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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
Statement Made by DOL
liver After Seeing the
President.
NEYFORJAM MESTOWN
House Committee Declares In
surance is Not Inter-
state Commerce.

Washington, March 23.-"My judg.
ment is the railroad bill will pass the
senate within 10 days or two weeks"
This statement was made today by
Senator Dolliver after n conference
with the president.
No business with Insurance.
Washington. March 23.-By .unani-
nous vote the house committee on ju-
dietary agreed today insurance cannot
be regarded as interstate commerce.
and decided to make a report to the
house to that effect.
senate Names COnferees.
Washington. March 23.-Senators
Beveridge, Dillingham;, and Patterson
were today appointed conferees on the
part of the senate on the statehood
bill.
Ask Light On DniO.
Washington. March 23.-Culbersons
resolution calling upon the war depart
ment for further information relative
to the Mount Dajo battle was adopted
without discussion.
The railroad rate bill was laid be-
fore the senate. Spooner concluded
his speech on that measure.
Aid for jamestown.
Washington, March 23.- The house
committee on industrial arts and ex-
positions today decided to recommend
an appropriation of S1,4SO,OOO for the
jamestown exposition.
Senate Presents a snag.
Washington. March 23.-During yes
terday Beveridge. as chairman of the
on territories, asked for
the appointment of conferees to meet
the conferees appointed by the house
on the statehood bill. Foraker prompt
ly objected to the selection of senate
representatives upon the suggestion OF
the chairman of the committee. saying
that that gentleman did not represent
the sentiment of the senate. Disposi-
ton of the subject was postponed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
NEWSPAPER MAN TO PRISON
v. G. Gray, Old Writer, Gets 20 Years
for Forgery.

Marshalltown, Iowa, March 23-V
Gordon Gray, former Chicago news
paper writer. was sentenced to 20
years in the penitentiary for forgery.
Gray pleaded guilty to three counts
of an Indictment. He is said to be
wanted for forgery in many parts of
the country. He was married TO. Trixie
Shapcott of Marshalltown six weeks
ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
SUCCEED IN GETTING
SOMETHING FROM OCTOPUS
Pirates Loot Standard Oil Companys
Launch Near Canton,
China.

Hongkong, March pa launch own
ed by the Standard Oil company was
seized and looted by pirates near Can
ton yesterday. The pirates secured n
number of Winchester rifles and 900
rounds of ammunition. The United
States gunboat Callac is proceeding to
the scene of the piracy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
RICH milwaukee MAN
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
William Mariner, Well Known in So
ciety and Club Circles, Commits
Suicide.

Milwaukee, March 23.-William Mar
iner, son of Ephraim Mariner, one of
the wealthiest men in Milwaukee, shot
and killed himself in his home. 571
juneau place, some time during the
night or early yesterday morning. The
body was found in the afternoon Mr.
Mariner was one of the leaders in Mil
waukee society and very popular.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
Says There is Proof.

There will be further discussions of
the situation by members of the coun-
ell, among whom the remarks of the
president and Mr.. Cannon have made
a deep impression. Gompers insists
that the council is in the right regard
ing the statements set forth in the bill
of grievances, that it has abundant
proof of the representations made and
that the condition of affairs in the la
Dor world everywhere is the best proof
of its contentious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
ROBBERS KILL WATCHMAN
Shoot When Found Trying to Open
New York Bank Safe.

Sodus. n. Y. March 23.-Bank bur
glars murdered Edward Pullman. night
Waterman. here early today. He had
caught them trying to rob the safe of
the bank of Sodus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
OPENS FREIGHT HEARING
Interstate

Interstate Commerce Commission
Takes Up New York Complaints.
New York, March 23.-The inter
state commerce commission began an
important hearing on reported under
billing and misrepresentation of freight
by shippers in New York and other
eastern points.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
NO MORE FOOTBALL
AT Northwestern

Chicago, March 23-At a meeting of
the trustees of Northwestern univer-
sity it was decided TO abolish intercol-
legiate football at the university for
five years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
MAY DROP CANAL
Hennepin Waterway in Danger OF
Being Abandoned, Accord
ing to L. L. Wheeler,
ENGINEER IN CHARGE OF WORK
Litigation Causes Delays and Money
is Going With Little Re-
suit.

Engineer l.. l.. Wheeler, in charge of
the construction of the Hennepin canal
takes rather gloomy view of the out
look for the completion of his work.
He says it may require years and inti-
mates the possibility of its complete
abandonment. This at a time when
practically all that remains to be done
is to finish the feeder that extends
from Sterling east to the junction with
the main canal in Bureau county. Liti-
CATION over the location of bridges over
feeder is one of the main obstacles.
interviewed at Sterling yesterday Mr.
Wheeler said:
''As long as the matter of the high
way bridges is in the courts. nothing
can be done in the way of completing
the work on the feeder. and with the
feeder in an incomplete condition. there
is no use for the dam; hence. if the
litigation is continued there is a great
probability that nothing whatever will
be done this year"
May BE Abandoned.
In response to a question as to what
he meant by saying that the compile
ton of the canal would be Indefinitely
postponed and possibly abandoned be-
cause of the litigation, he said that it
would all hinge on the matter of Sc
curing the necessary money TO COM
plete the work. He pointed out that
the canal has already cost more than
was originally estimated and that the
additional money to finish it was Sc
cured from congress with considerable
This was barely enough to
do the work and left but a small mar
gin for contingencies. He says that
The long delay is causing the fund
available TO complete the work TO
shrink. for there is a certain amount
If expense necessary every year TO
maintain the work along the line which
S making a material hole in the fund. |
Is Helpless.
He said that he is helpless in the
natter. as he has but a certain amount
If money to do the work which will
,Ost nearly every cent of the appropria- /
ion and that the officer in charge is |
n danger of having TO face a court |
martial if he should proceed with the |
work when it is apparent that there |
s not money enough on hand TO COM |
,lete if
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
MINERS CUT OFF
Hundred imprisoned by Explo.
sion in West Virginia
Working.
ALL ESCAPE BUT TWENTY
Majority of Employees Happened to Be
Out at Time of the Acct
dent.

FairmOnt. w. Va, March 23.- Tel
tury mine. About ten miners are still
unaccOunted for. The majority of the
dead and missing are foreigners. The
work of rescue is going on slowly.
One Hundred Imprisoned.
Fairmount, w. Va, March 23.-One
hundred or more miners were entomb
ed by an explosion of gas in the mine
of the Century Coal company at Cen
tury yesterday afternoon, and many OF
them are believed to be dead. One
hundred and fifty of the $50 men en-
ployed by the company have been
found on the outside, having quit work
before the explosion occurred.
\ relief party headed by Superin-
tendent Ward entered the mine two
hours after the disaster The main
heading has been cleared, but there
are IA subheadings to be explored. 1t
is feared that none of the men still in
the mine are alive. having been killed
in the subheadings.
Relief Train sent
Following the explosion relief trains
we're run from Buckhannon and Phil
ipi, taking physicians to the scene.
If Baltimore and is one of the largest
n northern West Virginia Calgary is
30 miles south of here. on the Phillip
( Buckhannon branch of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
GERMAN LEADER STILL ILL
Therefore Moroccan Conference Ses-
sions Are Postponed Till Monday.

Algeciras. March 23-The next meet
ing of the Moroccan conference today
was postponed from Saturday until
Monday owing to the continued indis-
position of Herr Won Radowitz. chief
of the German mission.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
ALLIANCE
Russian Leaders Court Closer
Relations With the United
States.
BERING TUNNEL A MEANS
See Future Strength in Commerc iaI
Relationship Killing Revo-
lutionists.

St Petersburg March 23.-Russia is
looking to the United States as her
ally in the far east. The cZar, Premier
Witte and other members of the min
istry. as well as powerful influences at
court, are working to bring about an
economic financial and political Russo
American rapprochement. This they
are confident of accomplishing largely
by means of the construction by Amer
lean capitalists of the tunnel under
Bering strait, together with 5000 miles
of railway to connect the tunnel with
the Siberian road.
Russian statesmen and diplomats be-
lieve that. once Americans have inter
ested themselves financially and eco
nomically in the development of north
eastern Siberia, which will follow the
completion of the tunnel that their
country will be bound To the United
States with ties so powerful that they
cannot be broken.
A statement to this effect has been
submitted by Foreign Minister Lams-
dOrff TO the commission under the pres
idency of Ziegler Won Shaffhausen. min
lister of ways and communications.
which has been considering the tunnel
project, which statement really amounts
TO an important declaration of foreign
DOlicV
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
EPITOME OF DOINGS In
CONGRESS YESTERDAY

Washington. ID. c., March 23-Follow-
ing is a brief resume taken from the
official records of yesterdays proceed
ings in both houses of congress:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
La,vIessness Prevalent.

st. Petersburg, March 23.-Lawless-
ness and crime are keeping pace in
Russia with the repressive measures
of the government. Columns of the
newspapers are daily filled with rec
ords of murders and robberies, and side
by side are brief chronicles of con-
demnations and military. executions of
political affairs The majority OF
the robberies and assassinations are
of political nature, and everywhere
the revolutionists are fighting their op-
preSsOrs with bombs and revolvers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
No business with Insurance.
Senafe Names COnferees.

Washington. March 23.-Senators
Beveridge, Dillingham;. and Patterson
were today appointed conferees on the
part of the senate on the statehood
bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
F. L. Robbins Declares
He Will Meet All
Demands.
STRIKE OR NO STRIKE
No Progress Made Toward Set
tlement---G0es to the
Joint Meeting.

Indianapolis. March 23.-The joint
scale committee of the coal operators
and miners competitive and south
western districts went into executive
sessions today in final effort TO break
the deadlock that has existed since the
conference on the scale began.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-03-23
Mitchell Was Shy.

The effort was made to get a specific
statement from Mitchell as to whether
the Ryan resolution was considered by
him to be in force. bur he declined to
make any statement. \ recess was
taken until .
, 1906-01-15
About Reform in Russia.

1t would be impossible to overesti-
mate the difficulties that must attend
serious effort to reform the evils
in the present social and political or
g~anization of Russia. Even the sincere
friends of reform share the o con
viction. 1t is also impossible to esti-
mate the amount of suffering caused
bv weak stomachs, disordered hvers
and kidneys and constipated bowels,pu
we do know that where Hostetters
Stomach Bitters has been used the re-
suits have been phenomenal. In many
cases a permanent cure was establish
ed even after other remedies a faii-
ed. 1t always cures sick headache, bill
iousness, dizziness, backache, nausea
insomnia, ~costiveness, indigestion, oys-
pepsia, female ills, ohills, colds grippe
or malaria fever. Try a bottle to-day
but be sure to see that u private
stamp is over the neck. All druggists
and dealers.
, 1906-01-15
HAD NICE DANCE
ON THE S|BYLEE
MERRY GATHERING OF YOUNG
PEOPLE AT MILLER HOME
LAST FRIDAY EVENING.
Dancing Until Midnight, Followed by
Supper in the Dining Room and
Musical n Literary Program
Afterward-Dancing Not concIud-
ed Until Time for Breakfast.


Sibylee, Wyo, Jan. 12.-On Friday
evening, January 5, a jolly crowd of
young folks gathered at the ranch
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Miller, in 81
bylee. Dancing was INDUCED in until
II O'Clock, when supper was announc-
ed and all adjourned to the dining
room, where they did ample justice
to the feast prepared for them by the
hostess. After supper the dancers
were entertained by both instrumental
n vocal music, under the able direc-
ton of "the faculty." Messrs. Oscar
Waechter and Albin Playa. The 9th
er participants were Misses Eva
Millie Waechter, who, by turns, played
on the piano. the songs in which all
present took part. About 2 O'Clock
dancing was resumed until s o'clock
in the morning, when all sat down
to a delicious breakfast before taking
their departure to their many homes.
E~NSTyDOuy pTeSeuL HOpeS Inc MlilSl
boys will soon again o their
intentions of giving another such
dance. Music was furnished by Ed
win Moore. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Allen. Mr.. and Mrs.
j. E. Reed, Mr.. and Mrs. Miller, MIR.
and Mrs. Ross M. Jamison, Mrs.
Numes; Misses Eva Miller, Millie
Waechter, Maude Miller, Ina Miller,
Marguerite Reed, Mona Doyle, Maggie
Mcdonald, Ethel G%oodale, Mayme
Doyle, Anna Rooney, Agnes Clark,
Mary Leggett and Lucia Moore;
Messrs. Oscar Waechter, Albin Playa,
Fritz Henke, Rudolph Henke, Victor
Miller, Gus Miller, Arthur Trout, Rob
ert Mcdonald, Hugh Mcdonald, Lloyd
Ankney, Walter Berner, Henry
George, Ray, Andy and Robert Miller,
ROLAND Reed and Mr.. Moore.
A GUEST.
, 1906-01-15
Overland Kills Woman.

The Overland limited, e%astbound,
struck and killed a woman who was
walking on the track at a point one
mile west of Clarks, Neb., at 5:35 Sat
urday evening, A letter from the cash
Ter of the bank at Hinton, Ia, indi-
Gates hat her name is Mrs. l.. E. Fra
ry, that she had a son, Earl Frary,
working near Correctionville, la. She
has been at st. Paul, Mimi, Sumner,
Miller, and Kearney, Neb., recently.
She seemed to be a laboring woman,
rather poorly clad and about so years
old. The train was stopped and her
body was taken to Clarks and turned
over to the undertaken.
, 1906-01-15
PLANT CONSUMES
LARGE AMOUNT OF ZINC,

At Laramie is located the wood pre-
serving plant of the Union Pacific Rail
road COMPANY, where timbers are
treated with a solution of zinc chloride
in order to prolong their life, says the
Denver Mining Reporter. This appli-
cation of zinc in the preservation of
timbers constitutes one of the growing
demands for that metal and has been
and will continue to be q stimulus to
zinc mining. While there are at pres
ent no workable deposits Of zinc in
the state of Wyoming, the effect upon
the industry in other states is equally
as great as it would be on home pro.
duction.
, 1906-01-15
OFFICERS
INSTALLED
INTERESTING SESSION OF HER.
MON TEMPLE, RATHBoRE
SISTERS, SATURDAY.
Mrs. Emma knadler lndusted Into Of
flee as Most Excellent Chief and
Past Chief Mrs. James Stirlina to
be Presented With Jewel-Banquet
at Cafe After Ceremonies.

On Saturday evening the Rathbone
Sisters enjoyed a delightful occasion
at the Pythian Castle hall. 1t was in.
'%stallation night and officers were in
stalled as follows.
Past Chief-Mrs. James Stirling.
Most Excellent Chief-Mrs. Emma
|Knadler.
Most Excellent Senior-Mrs. George
Lynch.
Most Excellent Junior-Mrs. Gilman.
Manager of the Temple-Mrs. Lind
.sey.
Mistress of Finance-Mrs. Mamie
Fisher.
Mistress of Records and Correspond
ence-Mrs. F. w. Lee.
Guard of the Inner Temple-Mrs.
G~ottschalk.
Guard of the Outer Temple-Mrs. P.
C. Rauner.
Trustee-Mrs. Katie Converse.
The officers we're installed by Mrs.
w. q. Chaplin, and after the ceremony
the company repaired to the Johnson
cafe and enjoyed an oyster supper.
Toasts were responded to by Mrs. De-
Forest and Mrs. Yund.
On Tuesday afternoon the Sisters
will call upon Mrs. James Stirling for
the purpose of presenting her with a
past chiefs pin.
The lodge is in a flourishing condi-
ton.
, 1906-01-15
ROADMASTER RETURNS
TO NEBRASKA HOME.

Roadmaster George Cochrane, who
came here from Big Springs, Neb., sew
eral months ago TO succeed Thomas
Douglas as roadmaster for the Lara
mie-Rawlins section, has been trans
ferred to the section at Big Springs and
was succeeded today by ]. S. Lydell OF
Tie Siding, who arrived from that point
this afternoon and will accompany Mr..
Cochrane in a trip over the district to-
morrow. Mr.. Cochrane will go to Big
Springs as soon as he can return from
this trip of inspection.
, 1906-01-15
THIRTEEN BIDDERS FOR
THE HEATING SYSTEM,

H. l.. Scofeld, the inspector on the
government building here, has receiv-
ed a list of the bidders for the heating
system. There were thirteen of them,
the bids ranging from $3,497 to $4,S3S.
Mr.. Scofield has been informed that
the tin plate to be used on the roof of
the building has been approved by the
department at Washington, and it is
expected to reach the city at any time
now and will be put on as soon there
after as the work can be done. The
storm has delayed work only slightly,
as the building is now well enclosed
and the workmen are on the inside.
, 1906-01-15
ICE HOUSES
ARE BURNED
NORTH PLATTE PLANT DESTROY.
ED BY FIRE STARTING FROM
BUCKET OF TAR.
Said to Be Largest Ice Houses in the
World, Ice Taken from Laramie
River and Used in Icing Fruit and
Other Provision Trains En- Route
old Woman Killed.

Workmen on the two new ice houses
of the Union Pacific railroad at North
Platte, Neb., about $3.50 Saturday aft
%ernoon, upset a bucket of tar between
the two buildings and this caught fire
from the lamp which was being used
to heat the tar, and Immediately an
enormous conflagration began, with de
stroyed more than one-half of the larg-
est ice house in the world.
North Platte has for several years
boosted the largest ice house in the
world, which is owned by the Union
Pacific Railroad company, and IN the
main line here. 1t was used for icing
fruit and other provisions en- route, and
more trains and ears were iced here in
a year than at any other place in the
world.
The capacity of the houses burned
was estimated at 80, 900 tons of ice and
their destruction is complete, although
control of the fire was gained. The ice
houses to the east, in two separate di-
visions, were saved and the fire was
prohibited from their regions.
Word was received at North Platte
from Union Pacific headquarters in
Omaha that already the heads of the
road were making arrangements to ship
in new lumber and rebuild the entire
lost buildings, as it is impossible for
the company to get along without them
at that point. The loss will cripple the
traffic as to icing cars until the new
ones can be completed. One hundred
and fifty men are thrown u of en-
ployment.
, 1906-01-15

River, will go to North Platte. being
succeeded at Green River by Ernest
Burton, formerly of this city.
r. H. Coston Of Wray, Colo. a broth.
err of Mrs. e. P. Baker of this city. who
is here buying some horses to be shin
red to market, left for the Strong mine.
in which he is interested, this morning.
Mrs. Peter Hansen, son Louis and
Mrs. Jacob Berner and two children
left yesterday for Oakland and Los
Angeles, Cal, where they will visit for
three or four months for the benefit
of their health.
Mrs. b.. ID. Latimer returned Sunday
morning from her visit at Kansas City.
Mo, Fort Worth, Tex, and other
points east n south. Her health has
greatly improved and she is glad to re-
turn to Laramie.
Mrs. John Clarity and babe, John
Clarity, ir., are in the city and will re-
main until after the departure of Mrs.
Ed Clarity and Miss Agnes Clarity to
their new home at Rupert, Idaho,
about the middle of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. C. Let's and Miss
Let's are in the city, arriving from
Cheyenne last night, and are today
taking possession of the Mckee house,
at the corner of Third and Fremont
streets, which they will occupy as a
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Atherly spent
Sunday with their parents, Hon. and
Mrs. Jerome S. Atherly, at Ninth and
Custer streets, returning to Cheyenne
on the noon train, where Mr.. Atherly
has a position in the office of the sur
.veyor general.
w. B. Emmons of the Riverside ranch
left yesterday for New York and Bos-
ton, at which latter place he will meet
his wife, who is now on her way home
from Rome. They will spend the next
two months in the east before return
ing to Laramie.
Judge Carpenter arrived in the city
Tuesday forenoon from Lander to hold
the January term of court. Owing to
receiving a telephone message stating
his mother was seriously i'll at their
home in Laramie, he adjourned court
for two weeks and took the morning
passenger for home.-Casper Derrick.
, 1906-01-15
PERSONAL

Carl Piper is in the city today.
j. F. Regain of Green River is in the
city.
Louis Tyvold was at Hanna this
morning.
Fred Mclaughlin was here this
morning.
Henry Murdoch is quite sick from
pneumonia.
A. T. Holmes returned from Denver
Sunday morning.
Chris Christensen was in from his
ranch this morning.
w. d. McFadden of Cooper hill was
a city visitor Sunday.
j. A. Winkler, jr., of the Riverside
ranch was here Sunday.
w. S. Mcdowell was a visiting
ranchman this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mathison re-
turned from Denver last night.
Charles F. Kuster has returned from
Denver and other points south of here.
Mrs. Warren Rogers has returned to
her ranch, after a business visit to- this
city.
julius Merz went to Cheyenne today
and will probably return tonight or to-
morrow.
q w Damn. Of I aSlin raturnnl tn tho
mine this morning, after a business Wis
it to the city.
Otto Gramm went to Rawlins last
night, where he has business at the
state penitentiary.
H. D. Richardson was among the Wis
itors to the city this morning, from his
ranch east of town.
E. A. Croskery of Fort Collins went
to Boswell's ranch by the Walden
stage this morning.
o. o. Groves and family of Encamp-
ment are in the city, intending to
spend a few days here.
President Fred A. Miller returned
Sunday morning from Denver, where
he had been for a few days.
A. w. Whitehouse, the veterinary
surgeon, left this morning for the Bos-
well ranch on professional business.
Sheriff Reals and County Attorney
Downey have returned from Denver,
where they had been on official bust
ness.
Mr.. n Mrs. John Mckenzie have
returned from Oskaloosa, Ia, where
they have been visiting for several
weeks.
j. S. Lydell has arrived in the city
from Tie Siding and entered upon his
duties as rUadmaster for the Laramie.
Rawlins section.
j. Fred Dawson, auditor of accounts
for the hotel department of the Union
Pacific, spent Sunday with his wife
and babe in this city.
w. II. Mead of Walcott, a former
resident of this city, was here Sunday
to attend the funeral Of his late bro
ther-in-law, w. E. Mccain.
Mrs. Skidmore and babe, who have
been the guests of the family of E. A.
Carter, returned to their home at
Cheyenne on the noon train today.
Mrs. Brauner of Council, Idaho, who
came to attend the funeral of her son
W. e. Mccain, returned to Walcott to
day with her son-in-law, VIII. Mead.
Mrs. Langheldt and son, Herman, ant
Mrs. Emma Knadler returned Sunday
morning from Denver, where they hat
been to witness the production of Der
Hur."
Tim T. Keliher of Cheyenne, tn,
special agent for the Wyoming divis
ion, was here this morning, looking al
ter the secret service business of tn,
company at this point.
Mr.. Kistler, who has been in charg,
of the Union Pacific hotel at Greer