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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-06
AM ms lance
Where One Dollar is
Worth Two Dollars is
Easily Proved by At
tending the Bankrupt
Sale.

An enormous stock of the highest
grade and best tailor made cloth
ing, consisting of mems, boys, and
chiidren's wearing apparel, all this
springs and summers very latest
styles and patterns to be sacrificed
regardless of cost or value.
This we'll known firm, located in
one Of the largest cities in this
country, recently failed for several
hundred thousand dollars and the
undersigned, u purchaser of bank
rupt stocks managed to secure part
of tire same at a cash price of far
below the actual cost of nnanufac-
turing, and part of the same has
been shipped to ROCK ISLAND,
ILL.,, all of which is to be sold at
retail regardless of cost or value.
The large store room at No. 1907
Second avenue, two doors from
John T. Noftsker's hardware store
has been rented and is now being
put in shape for this mammoth sale
of highest grade of clothing made.
This Sale Will End
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-06
Method of Procedure.

"Also that if the complainant or its
officers or agents shall give notice to
the street and alley committee of the
city council of the city of Rock Island
that it desires to erect and maintain
additional poles and wires upon the
streets and alleys within the city of
Rock Island, and that the said COM
plainant request said street and alley
committee of the city council to desig-
nate the location or relocation of said
poles and wires, and if the said street
and alley committee of the city council
of the said city of Rock Island shall
fail or refuse to locate or relocate said
poles and wires, or either of them, af-
ter the expiration of a reasonable time.
then the said city of Rock Island and
the said George w. McCaSkrin, and
each of them, and the attorneys,
agents, servants and employees of each
of said defendants are hereby enjoined
and restrained from preventing, pro-
hibiting or interfering with the said
Central Union Telephone company and
its employees in erecting and maintain
ing such new poles, wires, or either of
them. upon and along the streets, al
leys and public ways of said city of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-06

southern district. in some instances
satisfying pressing need, but many 10
calities are still needing rain.
The following table shows the mean
temperature and precipitation, with de
partures from the normal, of selected
weather bureau stations. and typifies
the prevailing weather conditions of
the state for the past week:
TEMPERATURE
Departure
Stations Highest Lowest Mean from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-06

CIGAR BANDS AND LABELS.
For producing beautifully decorated
PLAQUES, Ash Trays, Card Tables,
Fancy Trays, etc, at soc,
Plates at SC, &c and 12c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
PRIEST AND STUDENT
SKATERS DROWNED.
Clergyman Gives His Life to Save
Boys, with IL in
Peril.

Special to The Journal. '.-
La Sale, Ill, Feb. 3.-One of the
most distressing tragedies that has
occurred in this vicinity in recent years
happened at st. Bede college, near La
Sale, this afternoon when Father Gill
bert imon and three students, Cass
Bannin of Champaign, Charles Reuter-
Of Chicago and Fank Christie of St.
Louis lost their lives by drowning.
Several students, accompanied by
Father Gilbert, one of the professors
of the college, had gone skating. The
ice was supposed to be perfectly safe,
and after skating some time, twelve
of the students posed for a photo
graph.
Suddenly the ice gave way and all
were thrown into the water, which at
this point was about ten feet deep.
Father Gilbert IS attention was called
by the frantic cries of those in the icy
water and he skated to the spot and
into the water, ordering the others to
KEEP back from the hole. The priest
succeeded in saving three of the boys
and then sank from view. Reuter-,
one of the seniors who drowned, res
cued two boys before he sank, and
the others saved were pulled out of
the water by other students.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
WASHINGTON NOTES

Representative Stevenson has nomi-
mated John S. Peoples of Detroit, Mimi,
as cadet at West Point. Peoples is stu
dent a Shattuck military institute.
At the request Of Senator Hepburn,
who is i'll with appendicitis, Senator Nc
Cumber will manage the pure food Dill
in the senate. McCumber had charge Of
similar bills in previous congresses, when
he was; chairman Of the committee on
manufactures.
Representative Martin has nominated
Frederick G. Yates of Geddes, S. D., for
a cadetship at the naval academy, with
Charles Arthur Pike of Spearish as alter
nate.
dered patented to the state Of Minnesota
swamp land list number 100, embracing
1894 acres in the Duluth district.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
BADGER INSURANCE
probe IS WORKING
Investigating Committee Begins
on Northwestern Life and
Fraternal Concerns.
SEM HT

Special to The Journal.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 3.-The legisla-
tive insurance Investigating committee
resumed work today with all the mem
bers present, except Senator Roeh of
Milwaukee. The report of the sub
committee that visited the Armstrong
committee in New York was received
and will be used as the basis of an
investigation of the home companies.
The report will be published and much
Of the data Of the Armstrong commit
tee used, at saving of expense and
time to Wisconsin. Four lines, which
will be used as the basis for a pre-
liminary investigation Of the North
western Life Insurance company, will
be-.
First-The expense of obtaining new
business and the extent to which it has
been burden on the old polieyholders
of the company.
Second-The small aggregate number
of the real estate loans in comparison
to the large amount loaned on real es-
tate security. .s..--... S.
Third-The failure of maturing poll
cies in the Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance company to meet within a
| considerable amount of what the agents
representation Of what these policies
| would mature. r.'- " -2-.E
Fourth-Compariso of terms of the
Northwestern policies with those OF
other companies as regards its liability
Of contract, and an investigation as to
whether lapsing policvholders are re-
| ceiving a fair return for the premiums
paid by them on lapsed policies.
The subcommittee on fraternal com
panies reported in favor Of investigat
ing those concerns. 1t was decided tt
put actuaries to work at once to ascer
tain the value Of the assets of thu
| Northwestern.
The report of the actuaries on thu
assets of the Wisconsin Life compan,
was received. It scales values some
what and suggests further investiga
ton. The meeting today was behin'
closed doors, but it was announced tina
the future meetings would be public
Many grievances and inquiries fror
policyholders were received.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
NEWS BY WIRELESS
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

Tests Are in Progress and New Tele-
graph May Supplant Cables.
New York Herald Special Service.
NEW YORK, Feb. 3.--Tests made
IN tonight by the Associated Press
! may determine whether trans
Atlantic wireless telegraph system is a
possibility for the transmission and re-
ception Of news The trials. have been
in progress for more than a week be-
tween stations on the coasts of Scot
land and Massachusetts and while the
results SO far have not borne out the
success promised the system by its
projectors, on the other hand sufficient
encouragement have been derived to
have n high hopes built mp on the he out
suit will not be known until late to-
morrow.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
STEVENS TO REPLY TO
FOES OF RATE BILL
Minnesotan's Speech Has Been Ready
Since Wednesday,.
BY w. w. Jermane

Washington, Feb. 3.-There has been
a decided mix-up in the house this week
over speeches on the railroad-rate bill,
because of Chairman Hepburn s desire
the committee on interstate and foreign
commerce wind up the debate, they to
answer the objections of the opponents
of the bill One of these men was
Representative Stevens.
Early in the week Hepburn told Ste
|yens to be ready to speak on Wednes-
day. Stevens worked with a win and
distributed copies of his speech to cor
respondents of the twin city papers to
use on Wednesday. Then Hepburn
asked him not to speak that day. but
the next. Then he put Mr.. Stevens
above. Mr.. Hepburn s. action was de-
cidedly complimentary to Mr.. Stevens,
but discomfting to the twin city cor
respondents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

State Examiner Collins Calls
Attention to Need of Sew
eral Changes.

Helena, Mont, Feb. Estate Ex-
aminer Timothy E. Collins, in an in
terview today, takes decided stand in
respect to certain conditions in this
state, and makes recommendations
with view to remedying the situa
ton.
"Complete reports received by this
office show that in not a few coun-
ties of the state sheriffs are receiving
greater salaries than the chief ex-
ecutive,' said Mr.. Collins. "This
graft should cease. Mining companies
pay taxes upon their net proceeds I
recommend that system Of bookkeep-
ing be inaugurated whereby these pro-
ceeds may be definitely determined.
Transportation and express companies
pay taxes on their gross earnings. The
books Of these companies, as well AS
mining companies, should be subject
to inspection by the examiners de-
partment. The state would lose nothing
bv this. Private banks should also be
placed under the supervision Of this
Department. Publicity is the life Of
modern business and begets conf
dence.'
From figures submitted by Examiner
Collins, it is learned that the twenty
nine national banks in Montana have
assets of $3O,OOO,OOO; those of the
thirty-four state banks aggregate $780,,
100000 and those Of the thirty-three
private banks total $10,000,O00, q
grand total Of $6O,O00,000.
Mr.. Collins also stated that the aver
age cost to each man, woman anc
child in the state, for the support OF
state and county governments last
year, amounted to $21.26, which he re
CARDS as far too great, and says that
steps should be taken to reduce ex
penses and graft all along the line.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

Fortune Teller Told Wife Of Off
Ger that His Ship Would
Be Wrecked.

San Francisco, Feb. 3.-Intc the. story
OF the wreck Of the Valencia on the
Vancouver coast there creeps the ro-
nance of mysticism, the baneful predic-
tons Of gypsy fortune-teller, who,
writing on the wall, as 1t were, forecast
the doom Of the ship and named from
its crew one man who. would go down
to his grave in the icy waters when the
ship struck.
Herman Aberg, fourth officer of the
Valencia, is the man whom the gypsy
marked. He was fourth officer Of the
City Of Puebla when. that vessel was
battered and buffeted about the mouth
of the Columbia and was finally picked
up and towed into this port after a
most tempestuous voyage and after
hope of her rescue had almost died.
Aberg showed his mettle during the
eventful voyage Of the Puebla. When
that ship was drifting in the trough Of
the seas off Tillamook rock it was
Aberg who accompanied First Officer
+. Nielsen in small boat to take a
| running line to the Chehalis, the steam
schooner that stood by to lend aid to
the distressed ship. Nielsen and Aberg,
altho aware they were taking their lives
in their hands, thought only of duty,
and, amid the cheers of the passengers
and crews of both ships, succeeded in
passing the line. "'
1t was while the City of Puebla was
creeping against the head winds to this
port that the old and wizened gypsy
came to the door Of the Aberg home, at
1922 Powell street, and offered to tell
the fortune Of Mrs. Aberg.
| Knee]ing on the floor with deck OF
ancient, grease-covered cards spread be
fore him, his turbaned head bobbing uI
and down as he drew from his colore6
pasteboards the mysteries of the future
his palsied hand raised in warming, the
gypsy poured forth his predictions.
"Your husband is shipwrecked now,'
he said. che will come back to 70,
safe. He will 60 out again to the sea
He will again be shipwrecked. Yes, OF
his very next trip his ship will NEE
with disaster. Madame, you are soo1
to become a widow
| Mrs. Aberg laughed lightly at tn
words Of the gypsy. A day or so late
the news came Of the disaster to tn
City of Puebla. When the City o
Puebla was laid up for repairs and tn
valencia put IN her place, they Gale
on Herman Aberg to act as fourth off
Ger. .....
! Mrs. Aberg pleaded with her husban
to stop over. Fate stepped in an
Aberg failed to connect with the Waller
cia on her first trip. The Valencia wen
out and returned safely and eAbere twit
Ited his wife about her fears. Whe
a the Valencia sailed again, altho Mr.
}l*Aberg was beset with misgivings, sh
I could not persuade her husband to Civ
up the trip.
When Mrs. Aberg was told Of til
: grounding of the Valencia she gave wa
:, to paroxysms Of grief. =
my God, my God,' she moane
'Hes. will never come back to me.
did not want him to CO. Isbegged hi
i not to. I know that something hs
happened to him. He would not liste
: to me; he only laughed. Oh, if he onl
: comes back I'll never again let him s
to sea-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
MOODY AND WIKIE: " -
= AT PACKERS TRIAL
Attorney-General and Head Of Secret
Service Are in Chicago.
PuhIisharA' Prass.

BY Publishers Press. ri. -
Chicago, Feb. 3.-Additional interest
has been aroused in connection with
the "beef trust' trial owing to the
fact that the attorney general Of the
United States and the chief Of the ma
tion S secret service appeared here to-
day. -. -
Attorney General William H. Moody
and Chief John E.. Wilkie Of the pu-
reau Of secret service, will be specta-
tors at the hearing Of the immunity
plea Of the beef packers in Judge
Humphreys court next Monday. They
may remain two or three days.
The heads of the department Of JUS
tice and the secret service arrived at
the federal building today at almost
the same minute. Each professed sur
to Chicago and insisted he did not
know what the intention Of the other
was in attending the trial.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
CANADIAN PACIFIC
TO GROW OWN TREES
Railroad Will Produce It's Own Timber
for Ties and Lumber.

Railroad Will Produce It's Own Timber
for Ties and Lumber.
Special to The Journal.
Ottawa, Ont, Feb. 3.-The Canadian
Pacific has decided to plant large
quantities of young. trees at various
points along it's prairie lines 50 as to
be able, in f, ture, to supply its own
ties and fenceposts.
, The company fully appreciates the
fact that the day will come when, the
trees and lumber will reach high prices,
80 it is now preparing to meet the
emergency by establishing and main
tanning tree plantations in the west,
and thus have in due time a good sup
ply of it's own to draw from when
needed. 49,. 49,
The wood best adapted for railway
ties is the birch. This grows rapidly
on the western prairies: AS the trees
grow to large size and begin to crowd
one another, they will be thined out
for fenceposts. s
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
PITTsBURG Still, COLD.

Pittsburg, Feb. 3.--Zero weather
again prevails here today. The govern
ment thermometer recorded degrees
above, while points in the vicinity were
from 1 to 3 degrees below zero. The
Monongahela river is reported to be
freezing at the head waters.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
Improprieties Of Caucus.

Altho conceding the right of the
democrats to caucus, and admitting
there, are precedents for such action,
there are many men who, on high
grounds, question the propriety of such
action Independently of the fate of the
Santo Domingo treaty.
In nearly all countries the opinion
prevails that, no matter what differ
ences Of opinion there may be as to
domestic affairs, a united front ought
always to be presented to out bidders.
fractional politics should not enter into
international affairs, but every senator
should vote for or against this or any
other treaty as his Judgment dictates,
regardless Of partisan consideration.
Such a basis would give the treaty a
tremendous majority, for a large mum
Der of democratic senator's feel person
ally that it is sound.
Today's action is in striking contrast
with the action of republican sen.
ate, which insured the success of Cleve.
lands Venezuela policy ten years ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

Tests of the strength of wire rope,
conducted for the French government,
show that the ultimate strength of a
round rope is 33 per cent less than the
sum of the tensile strengths of its in
dividual wires before being laid.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
TuRBiNEs ON MARSHES,

Washington, Feb. 3-The board Of
construction Of the navy has about de-.
cided to recommend the installation on
board either the South Carolina or the
Michigan. the two new battleships now
being designed, of turbine machinery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
271 RURAL ROUTES ADDED.

Washington Feb. 3.--According to the
report Of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Degraw, I'll rural delivery routes
were established during January. OF the
BAGS applications for routes now pending
twenty-five have been assigned for es-
tablishment.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
CHANCES IN REVENUE
CUTTER SERVICE
Bright Minnesota Boys May Try for
Places as Cadets. III
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. zz
Washington, Feb. 3.-Members Of
the Minnesota delegation have been
notified by the civil-service commission
that there are openings in the revenue
cutter service for bright boys. Exami-
nations for a cadetship in that service
are to be held at st. Paul, Mankato
and Duluth on Feb. Is, Fl and rs: ),
third lieutenants at the end Of three
years and will be retired as are Off
GERS Of the army and navy on reach
ing the age linn. or after forty years
service.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
CHILDREN HELD IN PEoNAGE.

Birmingham, Ala. Feb. 3.-Henry
Crutcher, of Huntsville, Ala. a negro
farmer. has instituted against Edward
Nance, colored. a suit for the possession
of three grandchildren. He claims the
children are being held in peonage for
debt owed by their father, who has been
dead for two years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
WOMAN ALLEGES FRAUD
Mre. Hart Asks for Receiver for Green
Bay Transportation Company.

By Publishers Press. --... ....5
Green Bay, Wis. Feb. 3-Aleging
fraud. encouragement and appropriat-
ing of funds, a receiver for the Green Bay
company Is demanded in
a suit filed today by Mrs. H. W. Hart
executrix Of the estate of Captain Hart.
Minus three shares, the estate owns half
of the company's 'capital stock Of $685.
900. The annual statement, 1t. is alleged,
shows a deficit in the accounts of s1O3,-
900. This may largely be due. IL this be
the state of affairs, to the loss Of the
steamer Harriet A. Hart, by fire, near
Detour last June.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
SEVERE BLIZZARD IS NOW
RAGING IN NORTH DAKOTA
Worst Storm of Winter Reported With
Gale at Grand Forks.
Special to The Journal.

Gale at Grand Forks.
Special to The Journal.
Grand Forks, N. D., Feb. 3.-One of
the most severe billiards. this winter is
raging in this state and while there has
been only slight fall here, the west
ern part Of the state has had a gen
erous snowfall. The wind has blown a
gale all day and night and no trains
have arrived from the west since morn
ing. At midnight the storm was un-
abated, and it promises to tie up rail
road traffic badly. !
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
WOMAN FATALLY BURNED.
Special to The Journal.

Marshalltown, Iowa, Feb. 3-Mrs.
Sparks Beale was fatally burned and her
baby more or less injured as a result of
the woman's clothes igniting while she
was standing by the stove. The house
caught fire. but neighbors who lived
close by succeeded in extinguishing the
blaze. The family lives near New Sharon.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
BROWNS IN MUD PUDDLE
Iowa Girl Commits Suicide In Three
Inches Of Water.

Inches Of Water.
Special to The Journal
Mystic, Iowa, Feb. s.-Miss Sylvia Rab-
bit formerly Of Colchester, ILL.,, commit
ted suicide by drowning in a mud puddle
containing only few inches Of water.
In order that she might not move her
head after losing consciousness, she tied
several fatirons around her neck. She
pressed her face in the three inches of
water until she lost consciousness, and
the fiatirons did their part. Dependency
over ill-health caused the deed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
German Is Blamed.

It is almost universally believed that
if Senator German had been friendly
to rate regulation, the democratic eau
Gus today would never have been called.
The failure Of the other leading minor
ity members 20 see how they are being
used by the railroad forces is one of the
strange phenomena Of the case. How
ever, there is no man in politics quite
so blind as a southern member of either
house of congress when his partisan
prejudices are successfully appealed to.
Most of these democratic senators will
vote for the administration rate bill,
and yet by today's action they deliber-
ately play right into the hands of the
forces which are trying to discredit
that bill .--- -. = = =
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
SNAG IN PATH OF;
DOMINICAN TREATY
Continued From First Page.


time getting a grip on the senate. But
if this contest shall 60 on, it may force
another term of Roosevelt, and bring a
series Of senatorial fights in states none
too we'll pleased with the course Of their
senators, and thus give the country a
senate in accord with the people. Such
a revolution would put an end to some
distinguished careers, but it is surely
being brought in sight by the policies
of the men who seem determined not to
recognize what is in the public mind.
Offsetting this somewhat gloomy view
is the strong belief Of the president and
his advisers that the senate must ulti
mately. yield on the rate question thru
the instinct of it's members for self
preservation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04
WINDOW; STEAL JEWELS.

BEEHN WINOOVVj S1E3G JEWEIS.
By Publishers Press.
Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 3.Breaking the
show window of the Fuchs & Hentzel
jewelry store early this morning thieves
secured jewe1ry valued at $1,000. This
is the second time in six months the show
window has been robbed. 5as Fl
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-04

24th Annual Reduced Price Sale.
The Great Plymouth Clothing House