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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-21

a prominent attorney in this state for
years. Acting Dean R G. George of
St Marks Episcopal cathedral
preached the sermon. Nearer, My
Cod, to Thee" and other hymns were
sung by the St. Marks cathedral choir.
At the grave side N Mt. Olivet Ceme-
terry a short Episcopal service was rem
dered.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-21
REFUGEES ARE
FULL OF PLUCK
Victims OF the Michigan Forest
Fire viii Go Back and
Try 1t Again.
FLAMES CLEARED THE LAND
TWO THOUSAND PERSONS ARE
HOMELESS.

Milwaukee, Wis, May pa staff
correspondent Of the Sentinel, who
made a tour Of the district in the up
per peninsula of Michigan covered by
the forest fires in a special train. the
first train to go through the district
since the catastrophe, teleSraphS that
the fire appears TO be practically out IN
all Of the district. The ire ragged for
a distance Of sixty-fOur miles along the
line of the Escanaba & Lake Superior
railroad and for thirty miles beyond
Charming, the western terminus of the
road. II seems certain now that 1000
persons are homeless in that district
and that 900 are left desolate at Quin-
nesec. The QUinnesec fire, however,
was Of different origin than the Esca-
naba fire, having started in field
where men were pulling stumps and
burning debris This fire spread into
the city. wiped out all the buildings
except three residences and the paper
mill. Then the fire spread into the tim
Der and, running north for forty miles,
finally Joined the flames sweeping east
of ESCana ba.
Towns Destroyed.
It was also learned today that Wood
lawn and Kingsley. on the EsCanaba <
Lake Superior railroad, and Perkins,
on the Northwestern road, were de
strOyed. The strip burned along the
ESCanaba & Lake Superior line ap-
pears to be thirty miles wide. and the
alarming nature Of the earlier reports
of the fire seem to be thoroughly Veri-
fed Stories of heroic battles against
the flames are numerous Dozens OF
towns were saved only by the most
desperate battle with the flames. North
land, a town of LOCO inhabitants, was
three times threatened. The fire was
checked each time at a distance of only
ten yards from the houses on the out
skirts One man who carried the cOf-
fin with the remains of his dead babe
thirty miles to EsCanaba in his escape
from the fire went back on the special
train and found his home gone, but the
picket fence surrounding the house I'M
touched The ashes of his home had
been blown away by the gale, and the
fence was the only evidence of human
habitatiOn. The rest of the town had
been swept away.
Pluck of the Refugees.
A remarkable feature of the fire is
the fact that nearly all the refugees
are not disheartened, but are deter
mined to return and begin over. They
have only the clothes they wear. but
say this Is the fortune of the frontiers
man. and that if their homes are lost,
at least the fire has cleared the land
for them. and thus much labor IS
saved
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-21
MICHAEL DAVITT BETTER.

Dublin, May 20.-AIichaei Davitt, who
is i'll here, was better today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-21
FAREWELL TO ENA.

Mrs. George Smith
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17
The Difference in Community In
terests."

Nothing could be more admirable in
railroad management than President
Stuyvesant Fish's policy of building up
the Illinois Central road as a cOmmua-
ity interest in the country through
which il runs: and now that property
is TO be turned over to community
interest of quite another sort and made
a pawn in the great game of high
finance to place the whole country
under control of speculative freeboot-
ers.
The Illinois Central has been one
of the few great properties To- be con
tinued under old fashioned and unspec-
ulative ideas of railroad management
and development, and its fall from
that estate makes a long step forward
for the new policy of railroad consoli-
daticn under a remote and irrespOn-
sible Wall street autOcracy.
1t is a disturbing tendency. and will
not improve the popular temper in re-
laticn TO private control of railroads.
President Fish. who conducted the
road according to Il policy that kept il
new TO the people. lost his job not only
because of the greed and scheming Ut
Hartman. but through the betrayal
of the men he had made in the bus
mess and. who, prompted by I'M
worthy ambition, played the role of
IagO with success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17
Making 1t Plain.

In the lower Amazon country the
temperature ranges about 81 degrees
in the shade all the year round, says
the author of Ten Thousand Miles In
Yacht" At Manaos, 1000 miles up
the river. the temperature is six or
eight degrees higher. Thermometers
are little used in that country and little
understood. So when yachtSman re-
turned down river and was asked by
an official at Para, How is the tenn
perature at Manaos?" his reply, Eight
degrees hotter than here" elected a
stare of noncomprehensiOn.
AT ManaoS." said the yachtsman in
explanation, Il used to wilt six collars
a day; here in Para 1 only need three
day"
This was perfectly clear to the Bra
lillian. whose face lighted with under
standing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17
Democratic Opportunity.

Democratic prospects in Illinois will
be improved or the contrary by the
conduct of the democrats in the leg
islature which is to meet next Janu-
airy. The democrats are not in a ma
jority in the legislature. but they more
or less have the opportunity to place
themselves on record against bad bills
introduced and in favor of good legis-
lation. They should favor legislation
having as its object the weakening OF
boss influence and corporation control.
Let the democrats in the legislature
prove beyond all doubt that they are
democratic in fact as well as in name.
that they owe no allegiance either to
party bosses or TO privileged interests,
and they will earn for themselves and
their party the respect of the voters
of this state, and insure their being
favored by the voters at the next cleo
ton. 1t is hoped the democrats in the
legislature will prove themselves
worthy of public confidence by being
true to the interests of the people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17

Thomas T. Crittenden. ex-governor
of Missouri, celebrated his golden vel
ding anniversary a few days age. lie
and his wife were flooded VII con
gratulatOry messages from all over the
country. They were ma Tied in
Frankfort, Ky. he being p years OLD
and his wife formerly Miss Aal Jack
SOM II at the time. Mr. CrittHnJcn
had been graduated from Center col
lege. Kentucky. one year before. He
borrowed So to pay his marriage ex-
pcnses, and his salary as clerk in the
registrars Office was $50 a month.
J. NJ. Harlan, now a supreme court
Justice was one of the groomsmen.
Mr.. and Mrs. Crittenden went to Mis-
souri, in 1857 and settled in Lexing-
ton. For many years Mr.. Crittenden
was law partner of Francis NJ. Cock
rell, ex-senator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17
AN UNkiNGLY KING.
The Lion Is a Low, Crafty Brute and
Good Deal of - Coward.

The Lion Is Low, Crafty Brute and
81 Good Deal of Coward.
The liking of beasts declares writ
er upon the lions of Africa in the Met
ropolitan Magazine is an unmitigated
nuisance. The stock owner loatheS him
for the havoc he causes among the
herds There is no security against
him He is always travelling. y pair
of lions may find Il spot where game IS
easily obtainable and make consid-
cradle stay there, but their real homo
is the whole weld.
If the lion slew only as much rs he
could eat he would be less hateful, but
he ~ill often kill four or five oxen and
content himself with GevourinS only
the entrails of one.
He is low, crafty brute. one that
takes no risks, for, unlike the leopard
he will never leap wall unless he can
see what Is on the other side. paper
fence would keep him away from 4
herd of cattle, provided they did not
break out through terror of his growl-
ing and his smell.
The lions roar is the subject of an
other fiction. Not that he is incapable
of making the most terrible, awe in
spring sound emitted by any living
thing, but because when lie is roaring
he is harmless. 1t is the lion which
keeps quiet that is to be feared, for as
a rule the male and female work in
couples, and the one that makes the
noise is merely driving the game down
the wind to the silent partner.
In single respect Only-on the score
of strength-does the lion deserve his
name of liking of beasts" He can
drag a large bullock over rough ground
with the greatest ease; he can carry
mule on his back, after hosting it there
by some strange sideways jerk of his
head; he can leap Il five foot fence with
full sized donkey gripped in his
mouth. Otherwise, speaking from Il
seven years experience in the lion
country. l have no hesitation in de-
scribing the king of beasts as Il fraud.
at least SO far as his alleged nobility
is concerned.
His regal attributes lose some of
their glamour when one learns that the
SO called monarch frequently lives for
days at a time on such plebcian food
as field rats. and the vision of the
kingly creature sitting patiently on
fat rock waiting for the rats to come
out from underneath is a rather I'M
heroic one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17
Tests with s,lunLs to XIII wasp.

Experiments recently made at Will
limantic, Conn, show that skunks can
rid farms Of yellow wasps or hornets,
which have been remarka bly, plentiful
and vicious in the neighborhood of Will
limantic this summer, says a special
dispatch to the New York Tribune
Painful encounters with colonies of
hornets have been daily occurrences on
every farm, and many runaways have
been caused by the horses stepping in
to nests. SkunkS eat the hornets with
much relish and tear the nests to
pieces. They are experts at catching
the winged hot tails.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17
Happy For Life.

Great happiness came into the home
of S. c. Blair, school superintendent, at
ST Adams, w. Va, when his little
daughter was restored from the dread
full complaint he names. He says: MY
little daughter had st. Vitas dance,
which yielded to no treatment but grew
steadily worse until as last resort we
tried Electric Bitters; and l rejoice
to say, three bottles effected a COM
plete cure" Quick sure cure for ner-
vous complaints. general debility, fe-
male weaknesses, impoverished blood
and malaria. Guaranteed by HartZ &
Ullemeyer's drug store. Price 50c
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17
The Cost i'm American Blood.

Major General Leonard Wood. COM
handing the Philippines division of the
United States army, includes in his an
nual report some statistics to show
what the American occupation of the
islands has cost in human life. From
the records it appears that from the
occupation of the islands to July II,
1866. 1884 soldiers and officers, reg
ulars. have died in the islands; navy
and marines, 207; scouts. 1876; state
volunteers. 571; United States volun-
teers, 1851; total, 6,342.
Civilian employees, conyicts under
military control and miscellaneous cas-
es, since the occupation of the islands
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17
The Cause of Slaughters.

The Chicago Examiner referring to
the wholesale slaughter of half hun.
dred or more people, passengers on a
Baltimore & Ohio immigrant train,
and the cause of same, says:
'One report says that faulty signals
were the cause of the disaster AnOth-
er report says it was a misunderstood.
ing of orders. The truth is that the
cause of this disaster has been the
cause of many other railroad disas
tiers.
TOO many trains are run on a sin
gle track. Not enough men are used
TO guard these trains. Roads are run
up TO the limit of the amount of traffic
they will bear and not run with safety
TO human life as the main object
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17
The Arab Wnr Chant.

Captain Won Herbert describes how
the sacred chant was sung by Osman
PaSha's force in that last dreadful sor-
tie from Plevna. He knows. for, as he
says, las n yOungster of seventeen, be-
ing then in the Turkish service, L took
part in the charge" 1t is solemn
four part chant for deep male voices,
with intervals. the melody recurring
again and again, of alternating har-
monies hummed almost pianissimo. to
the words "Alla Akbar.' and then
again rising ito great outburst on the
fifth note" There is more than n sug-
gestion OF plain song, that song which
drifted westward from the east.-Pall
Mall Gazette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17

General Picquart, the defender of
Dreyfus and now RE French minister
of war, has defined his at;itIIe toward
his old prosecutors L the army. " hen
an officer who was invo, .ei in the con-
spiracy that banished Picquart 10 the
border of the Sahara, entered the min
listers Office and began to stammeT
out a statement on the subject, Pic
quart stopped him, saying: Il only
know one thing. and that is that you
have always been an excellent officer
You may be sure that l shall not for
get that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17

\ few days ago ex-senator David B.
Hill of New York was shown a dis
patch conveying the rumor that he
was in the last stages of Bright's dis
ease. He commented srimly: This
is another evidence of the republicans
trying to count me out Then he
added: The election did not Kill me. -
Mr. Hill is enjoying his best health i'll
a number of years and he has never
looked so we'll since he was governor
of New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17

If the reported disa lDearunre Of ST.
100000 from the san Francisco rs:icf
fund is confirmed and inc thief detect.
ed he will get little sympathy NY
where in the United States Liberal
as were the contributors :r:'m ether
cities, they were all tn small for re
lief of the town dOublv destroyed. tv-
cry cent wrongly appropriated WAS
stolen from the hung~y and the home
less. The guilty ones will live N his
tory as the meanest men in America
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17

Jeremiah Curtain. at present living
at Bristol. VT. is the master of 40
languages. He began life on a farm.
but by diligent study acquired one Ian
guage after the other He is at pres
ent doing special work. Besides his
many TRANSACTIONS he is the author of
a large number of books. He gradu-
ated at Harvard and shortly afterward
President Lincoln appointed him seq
rotary of the legation at St. Peters
burg
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17

We owe the young people of this
country the best example and teaching
that we chance to know That's good
advice.-Take HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea. Tea or Tablets, 30 cents. T.
II. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17

to July II, 1906, civilian employees.
939.
OF the victims, SIC were killed by
the enemy, $50 died of wounds, 406
were drowned, 522 died of cholera, 315
of smallpox. and 1876 were suicides.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17

Competitive tracks constitute the
sole essential TO industrial devel-
opment in the lower end.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17

Every man needs a trousers stretch
er, but he has no use for leg puller.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill. I'm
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17

Some fellows cant even foot the ice
bills without getting cold feet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17

BY THE J. w. POTTER CO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17

TERMS - Daily, 10 cents per week.
Weekly, 81 per year in advance
All COMMUNICATIONS OF arglimentative
character, political or religious, must
have real name attached for publica-
ton No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township in Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-11-17

latest improvements, at prices lower
than ever before. We are Offering the
greatest values ever offered i'm Morris
Chairs. You can not fully appreciate
the values we are giving unless you
look our line over carefully and com
pare them with Morris Chairs that 9th
ers ask from 10 to % per cent more for.
We have a beautiful solid golden oak
Morris Chair. with heavy frame. beau
ufully carved; can be adjusted to four
different positions; covered in good
grade of imitation leather has spring
seat and heavily padded back; a reg
ular 50 value; similar to
cut; our prlce ..'..-....... 1913
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-01
CASE OF TIE BEEF PACKERS
Ira N, Morris and Edward
Swift Testify as to Imnu-
nifty Garfield Promised.

Chicago, Jan. 31.-No facts Of great i'm
pOrtance were developed at today's hear
ing of the packers case. Edward Nor
ris, treasurer Of the Fairbank Canning
company; Ira N Norris. his brother, sec
rotary of the same corporation and Ed
ward F. Swift. vice president of Swift
& Co, were the only witnesses exam
ined.
Inc direct examination of Edward Nor
ris was almost concluded yesterday. and
he was cross-examined today at consid-
cradle length by District Attorney Nor
rison. He was asked if there was any,
thing in the books of his company which
might have convicted him of Violation
OF an injunction issued some time pre-
yious to the Garfield investigation by
Judge Grosscup of the federal bench in
this city, enjoining the packers from
combining in restraint of trade, but the
court declared that he could not be re-
quired to answer the question
Ira N Morris and Edward Swift de-
clared that they had been assured bv
Commissioner Garfield that none of the
information he secured from them would
be turned over to the department of JUS
tICe.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-01
FAVORED ONES
STILL GAMBLE.
Protected Houses Continue to Do Bus
mess Without Fear Of the
Police.
CUSTOMERS STILL MANY
INMATES OF MONTANA CLUB
PAY THE PENALTY.

While the Montana Gambling club
at 43 East Second South street was
raided Tuesday night by order OF
George A. Sheets. the Argonaut club in
the rear of the Kenyon hotel and the
Exchange club in the D. +. Walker
building ran full blast last night. The
patronage was not so heavy, but men
were seen to come and go there until
midnight. The proprietors evidently
had no fear of being raided. and their
customers were admitted as freely as
ever.
The other "club rooms mentioned
before in The Herald were dark last
might. The proprietors refused to take
a chance, for they feared they were
not in the favorite class.
After the wind Of the raid blows over
1t is understood that the back entrances
will be opened again on the quiet.
The twenty-three gamblers who were
arrested Tuesday night in the Montana
club We're released yesterday on bail.
Judge Q. B. Diehl reduced it TO $50
each, and Mac" Wilson. proprietor Of
the house, put up the bail for the play
ers as well as dealers. Several of the
boosters" were arraigned and pleaded
guilty. They were given a chance to
leave town. The other cases were set
for arraignment at 10 o'clock Friday
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-01
RAILROAD RATE QUESTION
Division in the Senate Over the
Right to Appeal From Com
missions Decisions.

Washington, Jan. 31.-The division in
the senate over the railroad rate bill now
seems to hang upon a question of appeal
to the courts from the decision of the
interstate commerce commission when it
f1XeS maximum rate. The house bill
and the Dolliver-Clapp bill in the senate
provide for no appeal, leaving it to the
railroad companies to take am case into
the courts under the present laws. The
opponents Of the house and similar bills
insist that the right of the railroads to
al appeal in every case where the COM
mission fixes a rate must be given. A
review of the action OF the commission
By the courts is the contention and it
appears that the rate fight is to be made
on these lines. Senator Elkins. chairman
of the committee. has had conferences
with Senator Dolliver- on this subject,
but they have come to no agreement
Senator DOlliver insists that the railroads
have the same protection II the courts
as other citizens, while Senator Elkins
says that the right of review by a court
of any order of the commission reducing
8, rate is necessary in order to protect
railroad properties. The present division
will develop further when the committee
meets next Friday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-01
TURNS OVER HIS COMMAND
Major General COrbin Leaves
the Philippines in Charge
of leonard Wood,

Manila. Feb 1.-Majer General Corbiu
today relinduished command of the mill
tary division of the Philippines TO Major
General Wood and sailed for Hongkong
accompanied by his personal staff The
TRANSFER of command was made with
impressive ceremony at Fort Santiago.
Army and navy officers. clergy and bust
ness men and others from civil life were
present For the first time in the change
of commanders there was no parade OF
the troops.
In giving over the command to Cen
eral Wood, General Corbin said:
1T has been my aim to make army
here an honor to the country and credit
to the military service. Coming here
placed myself in touch with Governor
General Wright and he met me in the
same spirit in which I approached him.
las result there has been a total
disappearance of the last vestige OF fric-
ton and jealousy between the military
and civil government"
Major General Wood and Governors
General Ide made brief speeches express
ing the universal regret over General
COrbin's departure. All classes of BUSH
ness men declare that General Corbin
has done more to aid commerce than any
previous commander. There was q pop
ular demonstration when General Corbin
embarked
General Wood has announced that he
viii continue General Corbin's policy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-01
HADLEYs OPINION.
Rogers Case Not Settled BY Yester.
DAVIS Decision,

Jefferson, City, Mo, Jan. Safeguarding
the decision handed down today in New
York by Justice Guldersleeve Of the dis
triCt court that Henry H. Rogers shall
not be compelled to answer questions he
recently refused to answer IN reference
to the Standard Oil company Attorney
General Hadley tonight made the follow
ing statement to the Associated Press:
From a telegram received from Henry
Wollman of New York, am advised that
Judge Gildersleeves decision is to the
effect that he VII not compel Mr.. Rog-
ers to answer questions asked him pend
ing the decision by the supreme court of
n -ssouri concerning the questions certi-
fled to IL by Judge Anthony. This case
was referred by the supreme court Of the
state of Missouri to Judge Anthony, and
he decided that similar questions to those
asked Mr.. Rogers were material and
Judge Gildersleeve at the conclusion of
the arguments before him, also decided
that the questions asked Mr.. Rogers were
proper and material, and his decision
today indicates that he is still or the
same opinion. If the supreme court OF
the state of Missouri decided that this
question has not been certified to IL by
Judge Anthony or if it decides that the
position taken by Judge Anthony and
Judge Gildersleeve in reference to the
materiaHCy of shese questions Is correct,
then under the decision of Judge Glider
sleeve it will be necessary for Mr.. Rog-
ers to answer the questions asked him.