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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
milwaukee SCHOOL
OF TRADES OPENED
Institution of Learning Established by
Merchants and Manufacturers of
the City.

Milwaukee, Jan. 1.-THE Milwaukee
school of trades, founded by the Mil
waukee Merchants and Manufacturers
association. was opened in this city to-
day The institution is one of few OF
its kind to be established in the west.
The branches to be taught at the be-
ginning are those considered import
ant in the building and manufacturing
trade. by its founders and the faculty
of instructors engaged to conduct the
school and will include mechanical
drawing. machine designing, plumbing
and wood and metal pattern making.
In time there will be added other in
structionS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
HEARST FORCES SPRING NEW RUSE To
HAVE NEW YORK BALLOT BOXES OPENED
TELEPHONE is A NECESSITY
Whiteside County Judge Makes a
Ruling on Rental.

Sterling. H., Jan. "A telephone is
a household necessity and legitimate
item of household expense, according
to decision rendered by Judge Irv-
ing H. Weaver. of Whiteside county.
1t is held to be on the same list as
flour. sugar, coffee and other eatables,
and therefore the husband and wife
are liable for its rental. The decision
was the result of a suit filed against
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Underhill for the
recovery of telephone rental. The de-
fense maintained that suit could not
be brought against husband and wife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
ROSE IN 30 YEARS
James O. Davidson, lnaugurated
Governor of Wisconsin,
Was PenniIess
LESS THAN GENERATION AGO
Becomes Wisconsin Head Through the
Resignation of Robert M. La
Toilette.

Madison, Wis, Jan. "A man who
so years ago walked the streets OF
Madison a penniless stranger, yester-
day was inaugurated governor of the
state of Wisconsin. BY the resigna-
ton of Robert NJ. La Toilette to ac-
cept the United States senatorship,
Lieut. Gov. James o. Davidson, of Sol
diers Grove. takes his. place.
The exercises were held at noon in
the executive chamber of the capitol in
the presence of a large company of
state and city officers, judges, legisla-
tors. and their wives. The Office was
decorated with roses, palms, holly and
mistletoe
The oath of Office was administered
by Chief Justice CasSoday, Mr.. David
son entering the chamber on the arm
of Gov La Toilette, who presented
him TO the chief justice.
Mrs. La Toilette aad Mrs. Davidson
and her two daughters, the Misses Ma
bel and Grace Davidson, were present
and joined the ex-governor in heartily
congratulating his successor.
Congratulated by Thousands.
IN informal reception followed in the
executive chamber and another public
enc was held at ) o'clock in the after
noon in the capitol, when hundreds of
citizens called to congratulate the new
executive, who also received scores OF
kilograms extending New Year greet
ings and felicitations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
PRINTERS START FIGHT
FOR AN E|CHT-H0UR DAY
NAVAL TRIAL NOW
ISSUE OF VERACITY
Midshipman Decatur Says He Didn't,
But Two Others Say He
Did.

Annapolis, Jan. I'm today's court
martial proceedings, Midshipman Ste
phen Decatur, Jr., charged with haz
ing Midshipmen McCrary and Church
denied absolutely all statements OF
McCrary and Church, which incrimina.
ted him.
The court is thus left TO decide be
tween testimony under oath OF upper
and lower claSSmen. Other witnesses
were introduced TO bear out the de
fense's theory that the prosecuting
witnesses were mistaken as to who
hazed them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
TROUBLE ENDS
IN BREATHITT;
ENEMIES SHAKE

Jackson, Ky, Jan. 2.-Bresthitt
county's political troubles are at an
end Judge Table, the recently elected
county Judge whose Office was contest
ed by former Judge James Hargis. the
noted leader of the feudists, together
with attorneys and friends. went to
Jackson last night. shook hands all
round, mutually pledged good will and
hearty cooperation in the reestablish.
ment OF law and order and decided To
call off the contest which threatened
to end In further bloodshed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
CITY LACKS POWER
TO FIX GAS RATES
important Suit Involving Peoria Con
tention Ruled on BY Supreme
Court.

Washington, Jan. 2.-The supreme
court of the United States today decid-
ed the case of the Peoria Gas and Elec-
trio company versus the city of Peoria
in favor of the company. reversing the
finding of the circuit court of the north
ern district of Illinois. The case in
volved the constitutionality of a city
ordinance fixing the price of gas in
Peoria. and the action was instituted
by enjoining the enforcement of the
ordinance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
Two Skaters Are Drowned.

Wakefield, Mass, Jan 2.-The find
ing of the bodies of John A. Ritchie,
aged 21, of Stoneham, and Grace Hold
en-, aged 10. of this town. in Lake
Quannapowitt has disclosed a double
drowning which occurred during the
night Richie and Miss Holden went
to the lake to skate last evening Their
failure to return during the night caus-
ed searching parties to drag the lake
today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
LOVER WHEN REJECTED
STAYS WHOLE FAMILY
PHILADELPHIA
PLACED ON TRIAL
John w. Hall, First of the Republican
Machine Men Involved in Dis
closures.

Philadelphia, Jan. John w. Hill
former chief of the liberation bureau
was placed on trial today in the Grim
inal court charged with forgery and
Justification of the records of the filter
alton bureau Hills arrest last June
was the first and most sensational de
velopment growing out of Mayor Weav
er's break with the republican organ
iZation and his crusade for good gov
eminent The Indictment contains
nearly 200 counts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
HIGHEST COURT
RULES AGAINST
JAMES HOWARD

Washington. Jan. 2.-The supreme
court today affirmed the decision of the
Kentucky court of appeals in the case
OF James B. Howard VS.. the state of
Kentucky. Howard was tried three
times on the charge of numbering Gov.
Goebel. and convicted each time. He
is now under Sentence of life impris-
onment and brought the case to this
court to secure a review of the ruling
of the Kentucky court Of appeals af-
firming the decision of the circuit
court against allowing him another
trial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
STARTLING STATEMENT BY HO
MER L CASTLE IN ANNOUNC-
ING CANDIDACY.

Pittsburg, Jan. 2.-Homer l.. Castle,
the bank buster" of Pennsylvania,
who declared he had proof of a cor
poration plot to capture control of the
national and state governments, in an
nouncing his candidacy for the COVER
norship on a democratic reform ticket.
yesterday added to his sensational de-
clarations
Mr.. Castle specified his charges. say
ing:
AT recent meeting of a dozen null
timillionaires of New York. Philadel-
phia and Pittsburg a plan of national
scope was outlined to win absolute po-
litical control by the corporations as
against the people. The first stroke
was TO be the reclamation of Pennsyl-
vania, first winning Pittsburg. by the
election of Jenkenson, the tobacco mil
lionaire, and then the state by carry
ing Philadelphia"
Presidency Involved.
1.-The plot is national and aims at the
presidency. The national financiers
have joined forces to reorganiZe their
states politically on an infallible basis,
if possible. If the millionaires succeed
in the plan already mapped out they
will control the councils and the legis-
latures of nearly every big city and
state in the union. They will control
the political machinery and operate ii
as they run their mills and their rail
roads.
1.-The issue at the next election will
be corporations versus the people. The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
EFFECTS OF HIGH
TARIFF ARE FELT
Brazil Comes Back at the United
States With Damaging
Schedule.

Washington, Jan. "A serious blow
has been struck at American export
trade by Brazil, according to advices
received by cable. An order has just
been issued putting in force a new
tariff which bears with great severity
upon imports of American flour, grains,
and many other important commodi-
ties. The state department has been
powerless TO offer Brazil any induce
ment TO desist from the increase of
duties ON American products.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
CONTEST BEGUN AGAINST PAT
TRICK r. MCGOWAN AS PRES
IDENT OF ALDERMEN.

New York, Jan. William X.
Hearst has surprised Tammany with a
new move TO have the ballot boxes
opened. 1t was sprung YESTERDAY at
the meeting of the board OF aldermen
of which the republican and municipal
ownership men have a majority.
Entirely unsuspected by Tammany,
contest by j. G. Phelps Stokes. the
Municipal Ownership League candi-
date for president, was begun over
President Patrick F. McGowan's seat
t became apparent that behind the
move on the part of the republicans to
unseat MCGOWAN and to force him TO
go TO the courts and open the ballot
boxes to establish his right to his Of
flee.
Plan il Announced.
This is the plan openly announced
by Clarence J. Shearn, William r.
Hearst's lawyer, who presented the
protest in the meeting and by the re-
publican leaders who fought unitedly
in favor of accepting the contest and
referring it to the committee on priv
ileges and election.
This new committee is to be made
up large of municipal ownership men,
with Aid. Kunze, a Hearst man, as
chairman. and it is expected 10 report
promptly in favor of unseating Meow
an That the republican and municipal
majority which has demonstrated its
ability to do whatever it wills with the
board will sustain such report, there
is little doubt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
Crime of Dentist Student
at University of
Minnesota.
BREAKS INTO HOUSE
Met by Sister of Sweetheart
With Revolver He Disarms
Her and Kills Three.

Caledonia, Mimi. Jan. 2.-Intatuated
with Pearl Wheaton, daughter OF S. y.
Wheaton, one of the richest farmers
in southern Minnesota and rendered
desperate by her refusal 10 marry him.
Matt Styer. a dentist student at the
University of Minnesota, broke into
the Wheaton home near here last night
declaring his purpose to kill the whole
family, and shot and killed Pearl, ia
ALLY wounded her sister Ruth, and her
mother. He then inflicted a mortal
wound upon himself.
Child Escapes.
The only other inmate of the house
was child of 10 years, who escaped
by leaping through a window. Wheat
on was away from home.
Unable to secure entrance through
the door, Styer broke through a win
dow. When he entered he was met
by Ruth Wheaton, who was armed with
a revolver and attempted TO protect
the remainder of the family.
Took Weapon.
Styer wrested the revolver from her
and shot her twice. He then turned
on Mrs. Wheaton. shooting her twice
and also bounded up the steps 10 the
room of Pearl. Breaking in the door
he shot the girl through the heart and
then shot himself. When help arrived
Styer was found with his head on the
girls breast. She was dead and he
was barely living.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
SHAW AGAIN AIDS.
THE FINANCIERS
Treasury Department Anticipates In
terest on Bonds Due
Feb. I.

Washington, Jan. 2.-Secretary Shaw
announced today the treasury depart
ment will anticipate the payment of
interest due Feb. l. 1906, on govern
ment bonds. Coupons due ON that date
will be paid at once upon presentation
to the treasury department and the
several sub-treasury offices. The
amount of interest anticipated is about
$1,700,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
CHIEF OF COURT OF CLAIMS
Stanton PeeIte Succeeds c. c. Mott,
Who Has Retired

Washington, Jan. 2.-Associate JUS
tice Stanton Peeite of the United
States court today took the oath as
chief justice of that court in place of
c. c. Mott. retired Samuel Barney
of Wisconsin was sworn in as associ-
ate justice in place of Peelte.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
Nav Have Assassin.

Caldwell. Idaho. Jan. 2.-The officers
believe they have one of the men re.
sponsible for the assassination of eX-
Gov. Steuenberg. He is one of those
who have been under suspicion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
Woman Sentenced for Life.

Minneapolis, Mimi. Jan. . Mrs.
Stella Brennan was today sentenced
TO life Imprisonment by Judge Dick
insOn. The woman shot her three step
children Nov t.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
Costly Fire at Harrisburg.

Harrisburg, H.. Jan. 2.-Fire yester-
day destroyed the east half of the pub
lie square and caused a loss of 500 900.
The postoffice building and fixtures
were badly damaged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
NEW MAYOR FOR LATE HOURS
Boston Executive in Inaugural Suggests
Changing of II O'clock Law.

Boston, Jan. 2.-Former Congress
man John F. Fitzgerald was inaugura-
ted mayor yesterday In his inaugur-
al address the mayor paid particular
attention to the excise laws, and de-
clared himself in favor of a modifica-
ton of the so-calIed II o'clock closing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
VICTIM OF HIS CELEBRATION
Third Fort Worth Death from Christ
mas Exclusions.

Fort Worth, Tex. Jan. Lee Rat
liff, aged years. died from tetanus.
caused by the accidental discharge of
his toy pistol on Christmas day. Viii
liam Howard Booth. aged ~ years. of
this place, and George Biecgech. aged
II years. of Dallas, have died from sim.
liar accidents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
FIRE AT CLEVELAND THEATRE
Building Scorched by Burning of a
Structure Adioininq

Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 2.-Fire early
today practically destroyed the Bradley
building adjoining the Cleveland thea
ter. The theater caught fire but was
not seriously damaged. The loss is
$4,000. Lieut.. Edward w. Sewer. a
fireman and formerly widely known as
base ball player, fell through an open
elevator shaft and was seriously in
jured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
SAYS KISS is AN ASSAULT
Minnesota Prosecutor So Decided in
Case Before Him.

St. Paul, Jan. "A Kiss is an as
sault So decided City Prosecutor
Emile w Heimes, who yesterday caus-
ed the arrest of c. B. Muller on CONF
plant of Miss Mary A. Lauder. who
says Muller. stopped her on the street
and caressed her Muller pleaded gull
ty and signed peace bond.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
QUIET AT MOSCOW
Little to Recall Reign of Terror
That Existed for 10
Days.
BUSINESS BEING RESUMED
Small Uprisings Being Put Down With
Stern Hand as They De-
velop.

Moscow, Jan. 1. (DelayeO Except
for numerous military patrols in the
streets and pillars of smoke lazily float
ing above the ruins of factories and
houses in the Presna district, there is
little to recall the nightmare of the
past 10 days. AS if by magic in "a
hours the appearance of the city has
changed. Stores every where have
been reopened and the streets are
crowded with holiday shoppers.
some Factories Resume.
Although the strike is off, some fac
tories decided it is, useless to recon-
mence work fourrdays before Christ
mas and have dismissed their work
men until Jan. 21.EMost of the other
undamaged factories resumed work.
RAILROADS and telegraph lines are re-
suming business slowly with entirely
new forces of employees and officers.
Repressinx with vigor.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 2.-The policy
of repressing the 'fsevolutionists con-
tinues with vengeance. Their an
nouncement that they proposed to car
ry on a guerilla warfare until a gen
eral armed revolt lis prepared has
stimulated the, gogernment to re-
doubled energy. { A band of terrorists
is known to be at work here and Sun
day night there were wholesale search
es for suspects.
The city prisons are so overcrowded
that hundreds have been removed to
Schlusselburg fortress and to the fort
ress of st. Peter and st. Paul.
Government spies are at work among
the workmen and revolutionary socie-
ties with instructions to give warning
of meetings which, are Immediately
surrounded. the members searched for
arms and the ringieaders taken into
custody. -
Moscow Revolt Crushed.
An interview with Gov. Gen. Doubas-
soft of Moscow is printed, in which he
explains that the difration of the re-
volt is owing to. the sextent of the re-
gion in which the military forces are
operating apd owing to the lack of
troops which compelled Doubassoff to
await reinforcements from Warsaw
and st. Petersburg before giving .the
revolutionists their death blow.
1.-The most difficult task the gov
ernor general continued, was to drive
them from their base .on. the Kazan
railroad between MOSCOW and Perovo,
three miles east of MOSCOW, and sur
round them in the Presna district so
as to prevent their escape. Both these
tasks were successfully accomplished.
1.-The strikers of the Prollhareff mills
which held the proprietor as hostage
were ready to surrender Friday, but
Col. Mimi, who conducted the negotia-
tions, declined to accept their surren-
der unless they also delivered UP the
'drujinists who had sought refuge
there
Gov. Gen. Doubassoff further declar-
ed emphatically that the artillery bonn
barded only the houses from which the
revolutionists fired.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
NEW YORK BUILDING STOPS
Strike of Housesmiths and Bridgemen
Ties Up Construction.

New York, jan 2.-The majority of
5000 members of the Housesmiths' and
Bridgemens' unions in this city struck
today for an increase in wages. Work
on 200 new office and factory buildings
is affected by the strike.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
ECUADOR HAS A REVOLUTION
Rebels Capture a Town and Govern
ment Forces Are After Them.

Guayauquil. Ecuador, Jan. q Revo,
lutionists under Col Tedan have cap
tured RiOhama. A strong division I'M
der Secretary of War Larrea has left
Quito To attack the revolutionists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
EDITORIAL TICKETS NEXT
Baltimore and Ohio Holds up News
paper Advertising Contracts.

Springfield, H., Jan Baltimore
and Ohio officials are considering join
ing in the campaign with the Pennsyl-
vania lines against the exchange of
transportation with newspapers for ad-
vertising. Local agents have received
orders not to make any new contracts
and not to renew any old ones until
further notice
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
Illinois Poultry Show opsns.

Danville. H.. Jan. 2.-The Illinois
state poultry show has opened here
with entries from eight states, aggre-
eating ! 500 birds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
Queensland Governor Dead.

Brisbane, Queensland. Jan. g. Sir
Hugh Muir Nelson. lieutenant COVER
nor of Queensland since 1908, is dead,
aged 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
Strikes and Lockouts Gen.
eraI in the Larger
Cities.
JOB BUSINESS HIT HARD
Employers in Many Instances
Avoid Trouble by Sign
ing Scale.

Chicago, jan 2-The National Eight
Hour Working Day Printers union
was declared by that organization TO
be In effect today in Chicago. The in
PRODUCTION of the new program was
not marked By strikes of any magni-
tude the bulk of the militant employers
having anticipated the movement
weeks ago by locking out their union
men, and continuing their shops with
non-union men.
Iowa Printers Out.
Des Moines, Iowa. Jan. 2.-Twenty
per cent of the printers in Iowa are on
strike today in conjunction with the
International eight hour fight Agree
inents granting the eight hour day
have been signed in every city in the
state. except in Des MONIES. Council
Bluffs. Cedar Rapids, Keokuk, and
Creston.
Ia New York
New York, Jan. Typographical
Union No. 6, of New York, the largest
aggregation of wage earning printers
in the world, has formally declared a
strike in all the book and job printing
offices within it's jurisdiction, and not
a line of type was set or cast by
union man in any of the great printing
establishments unless the employers
agreed to make eight hours the length
of the work day and at the present
scale of wages paid for a nine-hour
day.
New York Employers Yield.
New York. Jan. 2.-One thousand
printers struck today in support of the
demand for an eight-hour day, and 32
printing shops declared a lockout
against the employees In 160 printing
shops the typographical union gained
a victory without a man quitting work
philadelphia Printers Firm.
Philadelphia. Pa. Jan. 2.-Twenty-
four OF the 100 printing firms in this
city have signed the agreement giving
their employees an eight-hour work day.
These firms, however. are not members
of the Typothetae, the master printers
organization, which refuses to- concede
the shorter work day.
"AlI but % of our 1,2OO members
answered to the eight-hour day roll
CALL" was the joint report given out
today from three union meetings.
THE % names missing from our list
are those of 21 men who staid in the
Typothetae Offices when the lockout
was declared and four men who desert
ed in the first two weeks
Other Employees Join.
Cleveland, Ohio. Jan. 1.-Two hun
dred forty-five employees of print
ing houses joined the Us members of
the Typographical union already on
strike here today. Three fourths OF the
master printers refused to sign the
eight-hour agreement
Battle Won I'm Columbus.
Columbus, Ohio. Jan. 2.-Twenty-
one union job printing Offices in Co
lumbus have granted the eight-hour
day. nine hours having been the limit
up TO today. No trouble was expert
enced in securing the concession here
and about 125 men are affected.
sitxy strike in Louisville.
Louisville, KY. Jan. 2.-Sixty job
printers, members of Louisville Typo
graphical union, have gone on strike
for an eight-hour day and union of
fees.
A Banker Dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
Deaf Man Killed BY Train.

Waterloo. Iowa, Jan 2.-Samue.
Hustled. who was deaf. was killed by
an Illinois Central train yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02

A Banker Dead.
St. Paul. Mimi. Jan. 2.-William d.
Kirk, president of the C1pital City
bank, died today OF heart trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
Ia New York.

New York, Jan. 2.-One thousand
printers struck today in support of the
demand for an eight-hour day, and 30
printing shops declared a lockout
against the employees. In 160 printing
shops the Typographical union gained
a victory without man quitting work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-01-02
Iowa Printers Out.

Des Moines. Iowa. Jan. 2.-Twenty
per cent of the printers in Iowa are on
strike today in conjunction with the
international eight hour fight Agree
inents granting the eight hour day
have been signed in every city in the
state. except in Des MONIES, Council
Bluffs, Cedar Rapids, Keokuk, and
CrestOu
The oasis., 1906-08-04

FoR SALE OR RENT: House suit able for hotel and restaurant com bined, at Guaymas, Sonora, Mex ico. On main street, one block from postoliice, with telegraph office in the same block. Twenty two lower rooms, with corridors, kitchen, etc., two large upper rooms, with corridor. Store houses and corral, all in good order. All brick and stone walls, 1049 feet front on main street, north side; south side 129 feet by 2654 feet deep, good graded streets, cement walks and street cars running Tn front of house. A second story can be put up on building. The title is per feet. Will sell the property, free of stamps for my part, for $25,0OO United States currency.
 P. B. CHIsEM,
 Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico