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GAMBLING IN WASHINGTON.
BuCKETSHOPS AT THE CAPITAL
HAVE MANY CUSTOMERS.
Many Women Brought Into the Stock
Market by the Northern Pacific Squeeze
Tips From Government Sources That
Sometimes Win and Sometimes Don't.

Market by the n Northern Pacific Squeeze
Tips From Government Sources That
Sometimes Win and Sometimes Don't.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2t.-Men who should
know say that more folks in Washington
make occa sonal punts in or habitually play
the stock market than in any other city OF
Us size in the world. There are eighteen
or twenty stock brokerage houses here.
This is large number for town OF about
UO 900 inhabitants, about 100000 OF whom
lre negroes, and, therefore, mostly to be
eliminated from consideration.
-Four or five Of these establishments are
straight exchange houses, with the best
New York connections. The remainder
are straight out bucket shops or wire
houses The latter institutions -lay on
their play over the wire to the headquarters
Establishments most OF which are situated
In Jersey City and Philadelphia, on account
o' the stock transfer tax In New York.
The bucketshops here get tremendous
hggregate play. especially when there is
bull market. Most Of them would make
money If it were not for the habit OF their
projectors Of frivollng with the market
oh their own account.
The brcketshops OF Washington 60 broke
and begin again with humorous regularity
and fine insouciance on the part OF their
proprleiors One man who runs bucket
shop here has failed eight times within ren
years, He's going again all right now
Doing thousand shares or 80 day.
His time for falling again draws Nigh
however, and presently his patrons, who
well know the proprietor's amiable little
habit, will be taking their custom else
where to give him chance TO fail and
start up again before risking their piking
o''s on the market.
Another prosperous Washington bucket
thop went to smash couple Of years ago,
,hd its proprietors were openly accused OF
aking sucker patrons money after they
The sun., 1906-02-25
Telling the News in Holl and.

From TT Bite.
In Holland births. maria ges and deaths
instead OF being recorded IN newspapers
are indicated by windmills.
When miller gets married he stops his
mill with the arms OF tho wheel In a slanting
post ion and with the sails unfurled. HE
friends and guests frequently do likewise
with their mills. In token OF tho ceremony.
To indicate a birth the wheel is stopped
with the arms in slantng position. but at
q more acute angle than for marriage. and
with the two upper sails unfurled.
Should miller die the sails Of his mill are
all furled, and the wheel il turned round
Until the arms form an upright cross. In which
position they are left until after the funeral
has taken place.
The sun., 1906-02-25
Thorn Bush saved His Life.
From The Toronto Globe.

From Tie Toronto Globe.
Edward Fenton OF Queen street. Toronto.
had thrilling escape from death while at
the falls Yesterday.
He was walking along the top OF the clin
OF the gorge when he slipped on the ice and
went over the edge. Just as he vas disap-
pearlns he seized hold OF thorn bush which
grew Oh the brink Of the precipice. and to
it's toughness he owes his life,
lie could not gain a foothold or help him
self In any way. but his companion, Harvey
Whetmore. also of Toronto, took of his over
coat and let it down to FentOn, who sue
caeded in transferring his hold from the thorn
bush 10 the coat and was gradually drawn np
10 a place Of safety, az the imminent risk OF
both his own life and Whelmores
The sun., 1906-02-25
strange Injuries by Rails.

From the RdiiruV and Engineering Repen.
II is well known that the tendency for rails
TO creep on trestlcs is Frequently very strong.
section crew OF the Terminal Railroad OF
st Louis recently had an unfortunate ex-
perience In removing rail from one OF the
elevated tracks OF that company.
The rails had been creeping and were under
heavy stress. One OF them had buckled
sidewse, and as the spikes were withdrawn
It suddenly flew out of place, breaking the
limbs of three OF the workmen, one OF whom
had both legs broken lust above the ankles.
Still two other members Of the crew were
injured 80 seriously that they had to be taken
to a hospital.
A similar accident occurred on the Union
Pacific Railroad some years ago. In that
case the rail sprang out OF place. striking
the foreman and breaking his legs.
The sun., 1906-02-25
We'll Drilling Prompted by splrituaIIst


FFOnl Wo FhITddUphid KtcOFH
The deepest well drilled for many years
in northern Pennsylvania, now under way
in the Gaines field, was prompted solely BY
a dream She saw rich find OF the fluid at a
depth OF 1000 feet.
fer faith was 80 great that capital SITS were
induced tolput up $40. 900 Tor I he Work,
The sun., 1906-02-25
10 the Grave In \ Cab.

From he London D0iiy T. artw
The eccentric life of the late" l'ora'Io
Bright, a wealthy retired manuifcurer Of
Sheffield, was no more eccentric than his
funeral which took place yesterday,
kBefore daybreak an ordinary fab drove
The sun., 1906-02-25
Bite OF Goose Proves Fatal.

From the Chicago Rccord- H,r4h.
Former Councilman Samuel Wagpaman
of kokomo. Ind, poultry dealer, died to-
day from blood poisoning caused BY tine
bite of a goose.
The sun., 1906-02-25
CURIOUS FEATURES or LIFE.
Returns Nickel Borrowed go Years Ago.

WsNston correspondence Columbus Dispatch.
piece of conscience money was returned
to Joshua Devers. residing In this city. The
sender was Enoch johnson of Circeville.
and the nickel was borrowed nearly ffty
years ago when they were boys together.
Mr. johnson In the letter stated that he
had been searching for Mr., Devers for thirty
years. and great load was taken of his mind;
that he did not want to leave this mortal
sphere owing any man cent If he knew IT.
The sun., 1906-02-25
snee7ing DislOcated Arm.

ShelbpriHe corresp spondonce In didndpotis News,
HerSchel Conner. confectionery clerk
of this city, suffered a dislocation of his right
arm yesterday in the act Of sneezing
As the young man felt the inclination to
sneeze he threw up both arms, and when
he lowered them he found the right one had
been thrown from its snChcl.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
WESTERN Bal WAY
MEMS DEMANDS TN
Shorter Hours and Wage Increase
Asked for $4,000 on az Separate
Roads.

Chicago, Dec. 20 Demands for Il
wage increase of Is per cent and an s.
hour day for brakemen and conductors
on all through freight trains were filed
today with managers of all railway
systems in the west. The demands af-
feet $4,000 men on AZ systems, and the
increase asked amounts TO approXi-
mately sS,000.000 a year Trainmen's
and conductors organizations are act
ing in conjunction in the matter. The
railroads concerned include the Illinois
Central and all roads west of that line
in the south and all roads west of a
line from Chicago to Duluth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
BRINGS FOREIGNERS INTO CHURCH WAR
MAIL ORDER HOUSE IN
SUIT AGAINST BOYCOTT
Montgomery Ward 6 Co. Accuse South
Dakota Merchants of Conspiracy
to Ruin Trade.

Sioux Falls. s. D.. Dec. 20.-Mont-
gomery Ward & Co. of Chicago has
filed suit in the United States court
against the South Dakota Retail Mer-
chants & Hardware Dealers associa-
ton and its officers and directors,
charging conspiracy and boycott TO
prevent wholesalers. manufacturers,
and jobbers from selling their goods
to the plaintiff. 1t is charged further
that because of this boycott the COM
pany is unable to purchase goods need
ed to fill orders. Judge Garland fixed
Jan. 3 as the time for the defendants
to show cause why temporary in
junction should not be granted. The
case is the first of it's kind ever insti-
tuted in the United States by cata-
logue house 1t is in the nature of
test Should Montgomery Ward &
Co. win it would pave the way for
similar proceedings in other states.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
SECRETARY SHAW TO
HEAD THE MUTUAL?
Reported Tender of Position Has Been
Made and Friends Believe He
Will Accept.

Washington, Dec. 20-It is on the
cards that Secretary of the Treasury
Leslie NJ. Shaw will be president of
the Mutual Life Insurance company of
New York when he retires from his
present position on Feb. 1. While a
formal tender of the office has not been
made to Mr.. Shaw by the trustees of
the Mutual Life, he has been given to
understand that he can have the place
if he cares to take it. The secretary
of the treasury is now considering the
but no doubt is expressed
by his friends and intimates that he
will do otherwise than accept it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
FRANCE WRESTLING WITH PROBLEMS
AERIAL NAVIGATION WILL IMPOSE
New Questions In Dealing With Smuggling and Crime Already
Present ThemseIves-Airshps Numerous as Automo-
bIes When Equilibrium Is Solved

Paris, Dec. 20.-So confident is the
French government that the day is only
short distance off when aerial loco
motion will be practical, that several
commissions are actually at work elab-
Grating plans for meeting, in various
branches of the public service, the so
luton of the many new problems which
the revolution will entail. Captain Fer
Der of the French army, who is de-
voting all his time to aerostatistics and
who conducted negotiations on behalf
of his government with Wright Bros,
agrees with Santos Dumont that flying
machines in a few years will be as
common as automobiles today. In the
next war he is convinced there will be
battles between fotillas of airships.
Virtually Achieved.
Human mastery over the air." said
he to the Associated Press, ''is virtually
achieved. None of the startling achieve
ments of the past, neither steam, cleo
tricity. nor the telephone can compare
with what the future now holds in store
for us. Not only will the life of in
dividuals be revolutionized, but gov
ernments will be compelled to devise
in most every department new meth
DDS to meet changed conditions.
VIII Come Suddenly.
This change will come with an
amazing SuddenneSS, and France is
taking precautions to meet it. In the
customs service the present methods
of watching frontiers will be obsolete
Aerial patrols will be necessary to pre-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
DEMANDS THAT SENATE
MAKE AN INVESTIGATION

terial and supplies; 2,291 under the
department of government and santa
zion. and 137 in the auditing and dis
bursting offices.
"Of the 1900 men, about 300 were
on the gold rolls, virtually all white
and 1890 on the silver
rolls, mainly aliens. This number does
not include 1000 people employed on
the Panama railroad.
Many Not Included.
''The above number represents the
number that was actually
on the pay rolls for the end of Novem-
ber. 1906, and does not include large
of men-especially West In
dian iaborers-who for various reasons
are not continually employed by the
commission, but who possibly work for
a few months each year and who are
nevertheless under the jurisdiction of
the commission as far as quartering,
police and sanitation are concerned.
Including these men there are in round
numbers about $4,000 men under the
direct jurisdiction of the Isthmian ca
nal commission and Panama Railroad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
A LIFE SENTENCE
FOR A. T. PATRICK
Governor Higgins Commutes on
Ground Errors Were Made in
Trial.

Albany, Dec Ex-Governor Higgins
today commuted the sentence of Al
bert T. Patrick convicted of the muir
der of William Marsh Rice. the Texas
millionaire TO life Imprisonment.
The governor gave as the reason for
the Communication of the sentence that
three of the seven judges of the court
of appeal had strongly. expressed the
opinion errors were committed at the
trial prejudicial to the rights of
Patrick. and the governor felt under
the circumstances the death penalty
should not be inflicted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
CUMMINS PROPOSES
CAR SHORTAGE REMEDY
In Talk with President Proposes Fine
for Failure to Supply the
Shipper.

Washington, Dec. 20. = Governor
Cummins of Iowa who had a brief talk
with the president yesterday on the
car shortage question declared it to
be his intention to recommend in his
message to the Iowa legislature in Feb
ruary the enactment of legislation
which will impose fine on a railroad
company which neglects to furnish
cars to the shipper after a. certain
number of days. The governor also
thinks consignees should be required
to speedily unload their cars and not
to use them for storage purposes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
CABINET DECIDES
TO RETAIN POWER
Defeat of Education Bill by British
House of Lords viii Not Result
in Election.

London, Dec. 2O.-There will be no
dissolution of parliament as a result
of the action Of the house of lords in
defeating the government education
bill. Although the rejection OF this.
the main liberal measure OF the ses-
sion, is the most serious rebuff Ban
nerman's cabinet has yet suffered, II is
not regarded as being sufficiently
grave to necessitate an appeal to the
country.
London. Dec. 20.-Premier Banner
man, in the house of commons today
withdrew the educational bill. rejected
by the house of lords yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
BOAT is BLOWN up
Packet w. T. ScoveII Destroyed
on Mississippi River Near
vicksburg.
A NUMBER OF LIVES LOST
Most of Victims CoIored-Scene of Ac-
cident Near Where Providence
Was Destroyed.

Vicksburg, Miss, Dec. 20.-One OF
the most disastrous accidents in the
history of the Mississippi river occur
red at IL o'clock yesterday morning
when the steamer w. T. Scovil, plying
in the Vicksburg and Davis Bend trade
was destroyed by an explosion.
Owing to the large number of ne
groes on board it is impossible to as,
certain the exact number of dead and
injured, but officers of the boat who
arrived here last night state that not
less than 10 nor more than 16 were
killed.
They say a like number were in
jured.
News by Telephone.
The news reached this city by tele-
phone to A. G. Russell, who heard of
the steamer blowing up from Ashwood
Landing. Mr.. Russell telephoned to
Ashwood and there John G.. O'Kelly
said he had seen cotton floating down
the river and he would send man on
horseback at once to Gold Dust land
ing, eight miles away.
Mr. O'Kelly reports that Leval Yer
ger, cotton seed agent. who has rela-
tives in Jackson, is dead, and Captain
John A. Quackenboss, his son, Wade
QuackenbOss. and Clark Schmidt are
missing. believed to have been killed.
Captains Coat Found.
Captain Quackenboss' coat was
found 800 yards from the wreck. There
were about IS negroes on the boat
mono Of whom have bepn accounted
for.
The accident occurred within a mile
of where the steamer Providence was
destroyed in a hurricane and 90 people
lost several years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
WIRE CONCERN IN TROUBLE
Debts of More Than 100000 Wreck
Large Eastern Firm.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 20.-On the
allegation it is in debt more than two
million dollars, the National Wire cor
poration, one of the largest of its kind
in the east, has been placed in the
hands of receiver The receiyership
was instituted at the request of the
National Steel & Wire company of
Portland, Maine, which is the holding
company of the local concern, and 9th
er similar plants in Maine and Ohio.
The Maine company asks if the cor
poration cannot raise a new capital to
carry on the business it be dissolved
and its affairs wound up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
MENACE
TO VENEZUELANS
ported Near Death Gives Laws
lessness Rein.

Port of Spain, Dec. 20.-Latest Cara
cas- advices indicate President Castro
is much worse and it is even claimed
he cannot live more than a week long
er. Should he die, First Vice President
Gomez will Immediately assume the
presidency and be supported by large
section of the army.
The condition of Venezuela is deplor-
able Outrages by bandits are increas-
ing daily and the country is threatened
with anarchy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
Opportunity for Crime.

vent smuggling contraband across the
border.
Opportunity for Crime.
police of all cities will have to be
provided with flying machines to pro-
tect people from new opportunities for
crime which aerial locomotion will
place in the power of criminals. 1t
would seem that flying machines would
enable anarchists to achieve any end
by threats against not only rulers, but
whole cities. Even with police sailing
about in the air 1T will be more diff
cult to Illustrate their plots than it is
now on solid ground. In war the intel
ligence service will be entirely con-
signed to the aerostatic division and
armed warships will guard bivouacs OF
armies
Ferber believes the whole solution of
the problem of aerial navigation lies in
the question of equilibrium as the prin-
ciple of flight, that is, area of aero
plane surface and speed, are now de-
termined.
Must BE Automatic.
Practical maintenance of equilibrium
is yet in the experimental stage, and
will only be achieved when the present
crude and temporary eXpedients en-
ployed by Dumont are replaced by CO.
ordinatiEg the central mechanism
which will permit the operator with in
stinctive touch on the helm to right his
machine when it dips from one side to
the other, as, the bicyclist today main
tains his equilibriumby the instructive
inclination of his body Ferber has
just completed an interesting series of
experiments to prove birds are power
less to fly until they have been taught.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
To MERGE MINES?
Reported Great Concern is to be
Formed in Western
Illinois.
IGAPHAloF 100000, 900
East ST. Louis District All to Be In
cluded if Present Plans Are
Carried Out.

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec 20.-A gigantic
merger of all coal mining properties in
Illinois within radius of 60 miles of
East St Louis has been planned by
eastern capitalists, whose scheme is
said to be promoted by the Holbrooll-
Blackwelder Real Estate company of
st. Louis Officials of two of the big
gest East st. Louis coal operating COM
panies admitted that the report of the
merger had reached them.
Developed at Springfield.
That an effort is being made to eff
feet such a merger developed at a
of the Illinois coal operators
at Springfield last Tuesday. Persons
acquainted with the facts said that the
plan contemplated an organization with
a capital of $60,00O,0OO that should
control every coal mine in what is
known as the East st. Louis district.
If this is effected it will mean the
control by one company of more than
$50 mines, which are held by about 40
different operating firms.
Working Two Weeks.
E. c. Denk, president of the Denk
Bros. Coal & Coke company, said the
efforts to merge had reached
him two or three weeks ago. Charles
B. Odle of the Joseph Taylor Coal
company, said he had heard of the re-
ported merger, but believed that the
had not taken definite form
lie does not believe the promoters will
De able to buy up all the interests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
NATIONAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

among swine, but not one dollar was
ever voted for eradicating pneumonia
among human beings.
Bureaus, like the marine hospital
service, the bureau of animal industry
or the life saving service, might form
the nucleus of such department, and
the work of the labor, census, and i'm
migration bureaus might be considered
in ita field.
It's powers would include all meas
ures to decrease death and sickness.
and increase physical and mental eff
cheney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
EXPECT TO RESCUE
HICKS In FEW HOURS

Bakersfield, Cal, Dec. 2O.-Hicks,
the entombed miner, is still imprisoned.
Rescuers now are working on new
level, and expect to reach him by
this afternoon. Hicks is in good con-
dition and cheerful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
VETS" BEER HALLS GOOD
Annual Report of National Soldiers
Homes Strongly Recommends.

I1OfHCS 0tOii9iJ nSCOHHiCHuS'
Washington, ID. c., Dec. 2O.-Beer
halls in the several national homes for
disabled volunteer soldiers netted
profits to the government aggregating
$165,454 last year, according to the
annual report of Colonel John l.. Cham
berlain, inspector general to the sec
Tetary of war. The report says
THE beer hall | believe to be a most
valuable agent in determining the COM
fort, contentment, health and general
welfare of the members. Those who
desire drink can and will get it. In
the beer hall they obtain beer of the
purest and best quality, and the amount
consumed can be, and is, strictly reg
ulated. Should the beer hall be abol-
ished the money now spent-in fact, a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
Orders 5000 More Cars.
CHINESE NEAR CIVIL WAR
Body of Soldiers Advances to Meet
Rebels in Ping Kianq District.

Marking, Dec. 2O.-About two thou
sand Chinese soldiers from Marking,
ed by European officers, accompanied
by batteries of field artillery, have pro
ceeded to the front to meet the rebels
in the Ping Kiang district.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-12-20
Methods of New York Big
Trust Revealed in
Suit.
BROUGHT TO DISSOLVE
Shown Company Refused Offer
of Supply and Quadru-
pied the Price.

Albany, Dec. 2O.-Attorney General
Mayor today began action against the
American Ice company in the supreme
court for dissolution of the socalled
ice trust Summons and complaint
were issued here last night and for
warded to New York city to represent
atives of the attorney general for serv-
ice today upon the proper officials of
the company.
Secured Monopoly.
The complaints allege as the principal
feature a scheme and arrangement"
by which the company secured a prac-
teal monopoly of the natural and artl-
fetal ice output and distribution espe-
cially in greater New York and com
munities in that vicinity. and that 1t
secured control of the main ice field.
caused a reduction there last year of
the usual harvest from a million and
one-half tons TO one-third OF that
amount. Other sources of supply are
alleged to be similarly controlled.
Controls by Landing DcpOts.
The key to the ice situation in New
York city is pointed out as lying in this
cOmpany's control of landing depots,
by which means it is alleged the com
pany is enabled 10 fix the price of ice.
resulting last summer in an increase
from $1.20 per ton to s. and $6 per ton
to independent dealers, who are alleg-
ed to be controlled by the company.
and who supply the retail trade. II is
-
poorer customers it cost at the rate OF
from SO to S14 ton.
Urged Customers TO economize.
Correspondence Of the company with
its agents and others is quoted To show
that ar the very time when the com
pany was urging its customers to be
careful in the purchase and consump-
ton of ice owing to the shortage OF the
supply it was informing its agents the
ice situation from the company's
standpoint was satisfactory, that offers
were being received from various
sources. especially from the main in
dependent producers of an ample sup
ply and the company was at the time
to accept these offers on any
terms.
Sought TO Cause Fenr.
II is contended the efforts of the
company were designed TO create the
popular impression that an ice famine
was impending in order to forestall
public clamOr against the contempla-
ion of the enormous increase I'm price
o consumers. which increase did i'm
'act take place. 1t is declared by the
attorney general that on the Hudson
liver the American Ice company owns
III but z of the 1f1 ice houses and
hat it contracted with the Mountain
ce company operating in New Jersey
md Pennsylvania TO restrict it's sales
n Brooklyn whereby the free pursuit
If business in that borough was pre-
'ented; that it had like arrangements
With various Independent concerns
long the Hudson river and elsewhere
o prevent their entering the field in
in production and distri-
'ution of either natural or manufac-
ured ice.
Many Methods Used.
The methods alleged TO have been
pursued by the company include the
or lease of traffic agreements
nd control of capital stock, and other
evices to restrict the output of both
inds of ice and the limitation Of dis
ribution and sale.