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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-13
ENDS RIVER WAR
Swain Packet Company Pulls
Out of Keokuk- Quincy
Trade.
SILVER CRESCENT IS LEFT
New David Swain Will Go to Illinois
River to Enter Excursion Bus
mess.

Evidently the threat made by Cap
tain Walter Blair. of the Carnival City
Packet company, that he would drive
the Swain boats off the Illinois river
If they interefered with his business
on the Mississippi, had its effect. for
ii is now announced that the steamer
DAWN Swain will be withdrawn from
the Mississippi river and will be placed
in the Illinois river trade out of Pc
oria
The David Swain is a passenger
steamer recently built by the Swain
Packet company at Saltwater. MINI.
Ii was placed in the Keokuk Quincy
service in competition with Captain
Blair's boats and the owners threat
ened TO drive Captain Blair from the
river.
Had Something tn Say.
But the captain came back at them
with the declaration that if they kept
their boat on the Mississippi he would
take the Columbia TO Peoria and would
run the Fred Swain out of business.
He was in Peoria Friday and directly
after his departure the owners of the
Fred Swain announced that the David
will be taken off the Mississippi and
will be placed in the excursion business
out of Peoria.
The B. Hershey and Everett were
down with logs. The Emily Mac. and
Eclipse were north and south The ST.
Paul. George s.. Isaac Staples. Zalus
Davis and North Star were up. The
Helen Blair was in port from the
south.
The stage of water was $50 all day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-13

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60. Sugar 1861. st. Paul 1885. Cop
per 103ss. Republic Steel preferred
| 80, Republic Steel common 30.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-13
the approach of the northwestern stOrI
center.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local FOrecaster.

Temperature at a. m, IS; mt 33O
ID. M, so. Minimum temperature I'm "a
hours, 81; maximum, 81. Velocity of
wind Mt a. M, miles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-13
RIVER FORECAST

Falling stages will continue from Du
buQue to Muscatine.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28
REX HANDICAP.
John Carroll Gailoped Home an Easy
Winner mt New Orlcnns.

~ Ht new OFICNhN.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2S.--The Cor
rigan colt John Carroll. a strong favor
lite in the betting. galloped home an
easy winner in the Rex handicap at 4
mile at City park. The race was worth
$3.50 to the winner. The colt was
buffeted about considerably and cut
off on the back stretch, but came up
again at the end and won out easily by
a length. The Clean and Jack Dolan
were the only other winning favorites.
Summarizes:
First Race.-King Leopold, first: I'M
position, second: Merry Leap Year,
third.
Second Race.-The Clean. first: In
golthrift, second; Bradley's Pet. third.
Third Race.-Big Bow, first; Padre,
second: H~elgerson, third.
Fourth Race.-John Carroll, first;
Debar. second; Shawana. third.
Fifth Race.-Jack Dolan, first: Quinn
Brady, second; Polly Prim. third.
Sixth Race.-Wild freshman. first;
Astnrita second: Fmerpancv third
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28
IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS
TINS FROM STATEN ISLAND.

TIC annual bowling match between
the Friday Nights, and a picked team
of the Staten Island Bowling League,
with Dan Libby as 'generalissimo,"
will take place Tex Saturday after
noon, on Joe Nickel's alleys, Staple
ton. Hot Stuff Brother Frank" a
well known bowler of the Jersey town
who rolled 255 the other day on
B~loodgood's alleys, will, it is expect
ed be a member of the Perth Amboy
team
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28
Wrestling
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

AS all the students in the Catholic
colleges are aware of the fact that
the Turk was educated by the Siles-
ian Fathers, in Tyre, Syria, he will
have a strong partisan following to
offset the encouraging influences
Bothner is likely to have from the
Pastime, Indians, and from the
Princeton College students, who will
be at the Grand Central Palace on
March 6 in battle array, with their
flags, bunting, and college yells.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28

LIE PUY, France. Feb. 2S.-Serious
disturbances occurred during the TAX
ing of the inventory of "A village church
near Saugues. department of Haute-
Loire. An enormous crowd armed
with sticks and stones surrounded the
gendarmes, many of whom were beat
en- or pelted with heavy stones. The
gendarmes in order to extricate them
selves fired their revolvers. wounding
fifteen of the manifestants, two of
whom were MORALLY hurt.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28

VALPARAISO. Chile. Feb. 2S.-Fire
started in the San Martin vaudeville
theater in Santiago when the hall was
half crowded from a defective electric
light which exploded behind the scenes,
spreading fire to the nearest curtains.
and a few minutes later the whole
building was in flames. -Four persons
are dead and three missing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. Feb. Esd
ward Frazer and his friends won a
large sun at Oaklawn on Convolo in
the third race. The horse was prepar
ed at Louisville and shipped here for
Il coup. which went through without a
hitch. He opened at 90 to ] and was
soon backed down TO 8 to /. Radtke
rode three winners.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28
SOUTH AMBOY ROMLERs-

Representative OF the South Am
boy Yacht Club We're in Town yesler-
day afternoon and they parJly com
pleted arrangements for a match
game with the pop" Social bowling
team. The match will most likely
take place on the Kirby alleys one
night next week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. %. Two
first choices. Bucolic and Tam-o'-shan-
ter, fought it out in the second race at
Oakland. and in a driving finish the
former proved the gamer and won.
Another close and exciting finish
marked the fourth race, which was
won by Massa under a clever ride by
BruSSel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28
BLOOD HERE.
Some of the Local Men Who Have
Made Reputation.

This city has turned out more ath-
letlc and sporting men, it is thought,
than any place OF its size. Among
n professionals now ire: Johnny
DWyer and Frank Mccormick, prize
lighters; Fred Burchell, ball player;
John Larson, wrestler and fighter;
Oscar Steinquest, bowler.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 2S.-Despite
the carnival attractions the crowd at
the Fair grounds was a large one.
Ben Holder was far superior to his
company in the fourth and won in a
gallop. Avoid, who won in a hard
drive. was the only other successful
favorite.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28
steel Trust Order. $40 Coal Strike.

PITTSBURG. Feb. %. NO coal
strike.' was the positive command is
sued by the steel trust to President
Francis l.. Robbins of the Pittsburg
Coal company while the latter was in
New York negotiating with President
John Mitchell Of the United Mine
Workers of America.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28

HAMILTON. y. y, Feb. 2s.-Colgate
university defeated Allegheny college
last night in the last basket ball match
of the season by the score of b TO IL.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28
Sign of BnsebaIrs Advent.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 2S. = The
members of the Philadelphia American
League Baseball club left here for
their spring training ut Montgomery,
Ala, in charge of Captain Harry Da-
Wis.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28

NEW HAVEN. Com. Feb. 2S.-Yale
defeated Columbia last night at the
Yale gymnasium at basket ball 10y a
score of II to II.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28
SEWARENS

On the Kirby alleys tonight the
Sewaren bowling team of Sewaren,
will roll up a few cores They are
getting in practice for the. match
games with local and out-of-town
bowlerS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28

LOS ANGELES. Cal. Feb. 2S.-A
big coup was worked at Ascot when
the third race. Favorites won four out
&c the six races. 81
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28

SYRACUSE. n. Y, Feb. 2S.-The
Rochester team of the New York State
Bowling league defeated the Syracuse
team on the Long Branch alleys last
night three straight games.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28
KIRBY'S HIGH SCORES.

Herman Albrich rolled 200 and
Larson. of Sewaren, made 200, on the
Kirby alleys last night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28

Want" advs. for the EVENING
NEWS received at F. Killcnbcrger's
store, 247 Smith street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28
FRIDAY NIGHTS TONIGHT.

The Friday Night bowling team
will meet tonight on the Hartmann
alleys.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28

Leave WANT" advs. at branch Of
fees.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-28
BOHNsACK HIGH SCORES.

Richard Hibbett rolled high score
on the Bohnsack alleys last night. He
made 203.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-24
WOMEN FORGED NOTES TO ORDER.
Banker said 10 Have Imposed on Thelr
GuileIesxness.

PIrTsBUR0. Dec. 23.-Evidence indicating
that women clerks employed in the Farm
ers and Drovers National Bank Of Waynes-
burg, which closed several days ago. are
guilty OF forging HI spurious notes which
Cashier j. B. r. Rinehart ~rediscounted with
other banks, will be turned over TO Special
Agent Reed OF the Department Of Justice
by United States BAN Examiner Gun
ingham upon Reeds arrival here next
Wednesday.
II is charged that Rinehart took ad-
vantage Of the women having no WI
edge OF banking Law or practice and CAUSED
them to make out notes u sign other
persons names. under the pretence that
they were merely making out a new note
10 take b place Of one about TO nature.
Twelve OF these notes are said to be in
possession Of Examiner Cunningham.
1t developed to-day that when Rinehart
was deposed as cashier last summer on
demand Of the Federal authorities he made
his headquarters in the once OF State
Senator l. s. Walton. president OF the
hank, in the building adjoining. n still
nan ged TO keep his control over the in
stitution. He had himself elected vice.
president at a secret meeting of the direc-
tors and transacted business in the name
OF the bank When his underground
scheme was discovered by Examiner Cum
ningham he closed the bank.
Twelve years ago Rinehart was a country
school teacher earning $40 q month. At
the time Of the bank failure he was inter-
ested in nearly every business in Waynes-
burg. To-day Rinehart and his wife both
attended the Methodist Church and also
taught their classes in the Sunday school.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-24
Clue FOR JEwISH CBTLDREN.
n Harlem Federation Opens Is New
HOUSE Jacob n. sehln speaks.

Harlem Federation Opens It's New
House Jacob n. schln speaks.
The new home Of the Harlem Federation
Settlement AZ 2tO Fast IOsth street was
formally dedicated yesterday afternoon.
Speeches we're made by the Rev. DR.. N. H.
Harris, president OF the federation; Michael
N. Davis. secretary OF the Peoples Insti-
tute; DR.. ID. Blaustsin, superintendent Of
the Educational Alliance, and Jacob H.
Schi6. Daniel p. Hays presided.
The new clubhouse has q gymnasium,
reading room, library. auditorium, music
room and game room. Classes are on
Quoted in sewing, art, music and cooking.
There are go children enrolled.
Mr.. Schif in his dedication speech called
attention TO the need Of federation in Jewish
charitable work and indirectly promised
the organization future support. He said
in part:
permission from Peter Stuyvesant $50
years ago to land on these shores only
when they promised forever after TO take
care Of their poor. They have done 90,
but the task has zen one OF increasing
difficulty. There are nov from 100000 to
$50 900 Jews in this city. II We take
children and make OF them self-respecting
and self-supporting citizens 1t will be I'M
necessary 10 take care OF paupers.
Il wish you success with your work.
I like that name, federation; il is a word
Of the future. There 10 too much OF single
efforts. Jewish sltruism, il II 10 10 be
eficient, must be federated. Again | wish
you success with our work. You need
not fear 10 continue Il. support will be
forthcoming
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-24
CHRISTWAS HEGIRa ar VASSAR.
% u Preceded by CeIebratIOa sf Naletide
ia the Chapel and on Ine Campus.

% IL Preceded by CeIebraiIoa Of NaIetde
ia the Chapel and on Ine Campa.
PoUGHkEEPsIE. Dec. 23-Tbe annusl
Christ mas hegiTa Of NssssT students this
year was preceded by an impressive Yuletide
celebration at the college. which began
with the chapel service and terminated
with the old English custom Of singing
carols on the campus. The arched and
pil3 red sisIes Of the great new church were
left in darkness eIcept in the front. where
the organ was lighted. The members
Of the choir Of college girls were all in white.
and as they walked in singing the splendid
professional composed by Miss C~hittenden
OF the music department. they q q very
lovely picture.
In pretty contrast to the church services
were the campus carols, which we're ung
by a few members Of the choir. Old familiar
hymns we're rendered. oh, Little Town Of
Bsthehem.- 1T Came Upon the Midnight
ballads. The sweet clear strains carried
far on the night air. All over the campus
the college girls stopped packing Tor their
homeward trips and threw up their windows
TO listen.
FoIlowinK the formal celebration Of the
YuIetide, the popular college jollIdcation
was Christ mas parties, with all the filings
Christmas trees and Santa Clauses. Usu-
ally the guests came dressed as children.
the grave and reverend seniors with the
rest, and presents were given them not
generally conceded to be suitable for COL
Lsge OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES little woolly
lambs. Teddy bears and like things. One
OF he German instructors was Iris krinR 10
and gave out presents to the kinder.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-24
HOLDUPS NEAR BALTIMORE.
Farmer and wife Robbed sf the Proceed
Sf Their Days Sales AMI q Geld watch.

BALTIMORE. Dec. "a series OF holdups
early this morning on the Hartford road,
one OF the most travelled roads out Of Balti-
more. closed with q desperate fight between
two holdup men Inc a returning market
man. b wa finally forced to give up the
proceeds Of his Christmap sales in Baltimore.
A large number Of truck farmers who eel
their produce in the Baltimore markets
come inc 60 by way OF the Hartford road.
The holdups occurred scarcely 500 feet
from the barn OF the Hartford road cars,
within the city limits and under the
rays OF an electric light. An attempt had
been made { hold up the conductor OF a
car. and John Wight Of Barney had been
relieved OF his money. q gold ring and ps
SOM time before Mr.. and Mrs. James
Buelker OF Greenwood. Baltimore county,
drove by in their market wagon with the
receipts Of their days sales in the Baltimore
markets.
The early morning was cold. and Mr..
and Mrs. Buelker had wrapped Themselves
in blankets, allowing the horses 10 jog
n nssasd at sn snerr ,Ss " gar. As the wagon
leaped from either side Of the road 20 thu
ago steps and poked their pistols in
the faces OF the startled occupants with
the stereotyped Your money OF your life
me wagon iamp was thrown 10 the traces,
o the horses, becoming frightened, dashed
on, throwing the man who had clutched
Mns. Buelker's throat into the wagon, the
woman. who was mistaken by the thieves
Tor a man, fainting as she fell with them.
Both men then combined against Mr.. Buell.
ker, who was getting the better Of the one,
and the plucky farmer was finally Obliged
TO surrender his days receipts, about So,
and his gold watch and chain. Mrs Buei-
ker's gold wedding ring was also taken
from her hands as she lay unconscious In
the wagon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-24
FREEHOLDERs SUPERSEDED.
County commissioner WIN Soon LeGisIats
for Monmouth County.

Freehold, N. j., Dec. 23.-On January
the newly elected County Commissioners Of
Monmouth county will assume ONCE, dis
placing the former Board of Freeholders,
which was voted but Of ONCE last Novem-
her. In place Of twenty or more repre-
sentatives from the individual townships
the county affairs will be managed by a
board OF FIVE men elected at large. The new
board is composed entirely Of Republicans,
whereas the old boards for years have been
composed almost entirely OF Democrats.
Ii was alleged that the old board did
not exercise 81 ficient economy and good
management in administering county af-
fairs, 80 the people turned around, ousted
the Democrats and elected Republicans to
I'LL their shoes.
The election OF a new board. OF course.
means that a humble of Democrats will he
ousied, as the County Commissioned have
the filling Of a number Of sinecures.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-24
FOUR HURT N COLLISION.
salvage Csrps wagon In Newark Runs into
an Electric Car.

-Four men were injured in a collision be-
tween a wagon Of the Newark salvage
corps filed with MEMBERS Of the corps
on their way to a fire and a Mulberry street
trolley car /at Mulberry and Lafayette
streets. Newark, about midnight OF Satur-
day. The salvage corps had passed
through Lafayette street. their horses at
top gaIlop and their bell sounding a warn
ing signal and had u into Mulberry
street without diminishing speed, when they
noticed for the first time the approach OF a
rapidly moving car.
Driver Berton Lutes Of the corps tried
to maze a short turn when he saw the
danger, but there was not room enough,
and the two vehicles crashed together with
force enough 20 partly wreck both and
throw the members OF h corps to the
pavement. The fact that Lutes had sue
ceeded in turning his wagon partly aside
prevented q beadon crash.
Lutes and william Bennett OF the sal
rage corps men and George Rothe, motor
man. and Edward Smith. a passenger on
the trolley car, all received injuries hat
required hospital treatment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-24
CONFESSES JEWEL THEFT.
woman Maxi . Clean Breast Of the stein
Robbery In Chicago.

Urea. Dec. 2s.-Madsline Kreeger, who.
with her companion, Frank Niedzielski,
is cid at local police headquarters charged
with the theft OF SIS 900 worth OF diemonds
and other gems from the residence Of
Charles v. Stein. a Chicago brewer. where
they were employed. made her hrst oral
statement to-day in regard 10 the robbery.
She had previously admitted the theft in q
letter she wrote Mrs. Stein after her arrest
To-day she made 4 clean breast Of the affair
and declared that she committed the rob-
berry alone.
The coachman. who had represented him.
self TO the Stein family as Miss Kreegeris
husband. both going by the name OF He'll
berg. the woman declared to be simply her
lover. N;edzielski, the woman averred
came away with her to shield her after she
took the gems.
HE wouldn't touch anything. she said;
he is too honest.
1T was all because / wanted to see the
beautiful things in the strong box Miss
Kreeger said when asked how she came to
take the Stein gems. She explained that
she was curious 10 see what her mistress
kept in the chest. She had never seen the
jewels she declared.
As pulled open the cover two boxes
fell out oil b floor che said. Il knew
l could not put them back as they had been
before. and I was scared because I realized
my mistress would discover that I had been
looking at them and would think I planned
TO steal them I threw them into a corner
OF a sofa and covered them with pillows.
Then I went ~downstairs and told Frank,
the coachmsn. what had happened. He
thought IL was money I had found there.
We talked it over and decided that as long
a. I would be blamed anyway We might as
well go away. So | packed my trunk and
we started"
When asked in regard to the report from
Chicago tina she had attempted to poison
several members OF the Stein family az
pam Of the plot she had arranged to secure
possession Of the jewels. Miss Kreeger
denied the story in vigorous fashion. She
said she thought too much OF her employers
TO attempt anything Of that nature. Chicago
officers will arrive here tomorrow for the
DriSOneTa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-24
JEWS sH0rLD STAND TOGETHER
ar,h1r Brisbane says That Thsy Dso's
knaN Their Own PsNer.

Arthur Brisbane saSs That They Deot
know Their Own ps~er.
Joseph BaroDdees. who was sent to Wash
inKtOn by the FEDERATION ~ Jewish oreani-
zataons TO find out sJ-ther any attempt 10
to be made by Congress TO restrict Jewish
immigration. reported 20 a nesting 81 the
delegates st 81 Fast Broadway yesterday
afternoon that be had received ASSURANCES
that the President would. II necessary
ssnd in q special message IN an Effort 20
defeat such q bill.
Arthur Brisbane urged the delegates 10
Impress upon tbeir friends that they must
be o~utspoken in this matter Of immigration
legislation. He tolu them not TO nince
words with their Representatives In Congress.
Tell them. . said he. that IL the Govern
ment Of the United States aays IL doesn't
want the Jews il 10 just a. much as saying
that il doesn't blame phs Gar for murder
Mr. Brisbane declared tina, the Jews In
tins country were ignorant Of the real
power which they Possess. Their power.
be asserted. il entirely out OF proportion
TO their numbers.
If the Jews went out " bueinese.- said
he. half the newspapers would quit.
Mr.. Brisbane deplored the fact that some
OF the most prominent Jews in this city
appa renily forget sometimes that they are
Jews.
"One Of the best known. : said he. refuse
TO write against the immigration law, be-
cause he IL apparently afraid Of arousing
resentment. ] refer to the owner Of the
Ttmes.-
Mr. Brisbane would welcome any move
ment which would supply the Jews In Russia
with arms Anybody who would advise
force in this country would te . criminal.
but anybody who ouid and did not want
TO see 1t used in Russia vas worse than
a criminals fool. Every American jew
ought TO take pride in the knowledge that
he had contributed for weapons TO protect
one of the Russian Jews homex.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-24
JAN DELIVERY IN CINCINNATI.
Eight Prisoners Escape. Bui FeurSsf Them
Are ReeaDtured,

HFc @rVApsuFcp
CINCINNATI, Dec. 23.-Saw ing an non bar
in two while religious services were in
progress shortly before noon to-day. eight
prisoners escaped from the Hamilton
county jail. Two were almost immed iately
~retsken. but the Others have thus far eluded
an army OF police and deputy sherihs.
The prisoners were: George Sherrod, FIRST
degree murderer; John Southgate. bur
glary; Clarendon Henri, grand Ia rceny;
Edward Ness, burglary; John Curtis, pick
pocket: o h Thatcher, robbery; Frank
kanauf, burglary, and William Douglas,
O0bored, horse stealing.
Jailer Kushman was notified OF the de-
livery by Q citizen, who came to his Office
and calmly reported that he had counted
nine men jump n by one from the Board
OF Review Building. The alarm was
sounded and all other prisoners were locked
in their cells. 1t was then found tina a
locker had been opened and a KEY taken
out. This key opened a to the cor
ridor. Vbere the bar was sawed and twisted
back.
Curtis and Kanauf, who were retaken,
say that Henri had the saw and planned
the delivery. Henri recently stole a valu-
able painting from the Cincinnati Art
M1seum and sold il in New York.
Kanauf bad impaled himself on an iron
picket, the same penetrating the muscle Of
the left forearm. He had been to a doctor
TO have the wound sewed up. He was
captured at his home. being found under A
bed. His mother denied that he was in the
house. but the glistening Of his finger nails
betrayed him.
All Grand Juries for the last ten years
have condemned the jail as unsafe.
At 10 o'clock tonight the police recap
tured Sherrod, the murderer. and Thatcher.
hi ghwayman, in the west end Of the city
after a running fight. Thatcher was sbot
and seriously wounded.