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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-10
yuma

The Yuma Aid society will meet
with Mrs. Mamie Wake Thursday &f-
ternoon, April IS.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Brandt of Port b.
ron are spending few days with their
son, Henry Brandt.
Yuma school commenced Monday
morning after a weeks vacation.
Mrs. Martha Matthews and daugl-
ter. Millie, are the guests of Mrs. Clyde
Wake. Mrs. Matthews has purchased
a lot in WATERFOWL and built a neat
cottage where she and her daughter
reside
The Yuma Women's Christian union
met at Mrs. d. w. Mumma's Tuesday
afternoon and elected Mrs. d. w. Mum
ma president to fill vacancy, and
Mrs Mary Noah recording secretary 20
| fill vacancy.
J Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Nicholson's chill
dren have been very sick with the grip
| but are much better.
There was a hard times party at the
home of Theodore Fritz Friday even
ing. The young people had a very en-
| JONdDle Jlle.
Miss Edna and Cora Cox spent last
/ week in Moline and Ridgeview visit
ing relatives and friends.
Edna Mumma visited the school IL
Port Byron during her vacation.
| Clyde Wake. the assessor for Zums
township commenced his work Mon
day.
| Yuma has two new inhabitants. !
little boy was welcomed at Mr.. ant
Mrs. Clarence Johnson'S Saturday an
a bright-eyed daughter was welcomed
by Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Wainwright Mon
day.
! The men trying automobiles shout
go a little slower, as they may I'll:
against snag
Mrs. Johnnie Heron and Mrs. Wi
liam Schwennicker returned fron
Adair. Iowa, where they went to atten'
the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. JoI,
Tebin. a former resident of this COLI
munity. Since the death of her hus
band she has resided with her daugi
ter. Her friends were shocked on heal
ing that she drowned herself in a w
ter tank. Those who knew of he
cheerful disposition believe that sh
committed the act while insane Sh
seemed to be enjoying her usual de
gree of health. She was about 70 yea,
of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-10
EAST MOLINE.

c. R. Stoakes of Dell Rapids, S. D.,
has bought a half interest in the Ellis
Aldrich tinshop. They will add to their
stock machinery to do plumbing. and
to install hot water furnaces. Mr.
Stoakes' family will arrive here ii
May
The Congregational church is having
protracted meetings at their church or
Second avenue. They began the NEE.
ings Sunday evening and will prob
ably continue them for two weeks.
Mrs. Kinsman and daughter. Lima
are confined to their rooms with the
grip.
William Sackville received wOri
Monday morning of the death of his
mother who has been residing nea,
Coal Valley. He left for that place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-10
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

and Mr.. and Mrs. F. Grimm and daugh-
tiers, the Misses Caroline and Amelia,
all of Davenport, visited at the Shell
man home the first of the week
Robert E. Little made a business
trip TO Chicago this week.
Mrs. J. H. Criswell left Tuesday
for visit with her parents in Re-
nolds.
DR.. Henry Cullen, Miss Mary Kelly
and Miss Helen Lafferty left Tuesday
to attend the meeting of the Presby
terry in Sterling, III.
William H. Montgomery of Fort Col
Inns, Col, who came back to wed ;
Rock Island county girl. left Tuesda!
with his bride for his home at For
Collins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-10
TRIED TO DO SOME SHOOTING
Therefore J. w. Maddox of New Bos-
ton is in Jail at AIedo.

Aledo, April 10.-J w. Maddox. q
prominent citizen of New Boston. is
in the county Jail here to await the
action of the grand jury on a number
of charges resting against him. Mad
doX attempted to do some shooting at
New Boston Friday evening last, Fred
Baner being the object of his displeas-
ure.
The affair occurred, it is said, as a
result of Maddox being under the in.
fiuence of liquor The two were in
the postoffice, which was crowded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-10
period of five days by Magistrate Rod

period of five days by Magistrate Rod
dewig.
Gives Doctor Divorce.-Judge D. V
Jackson has issued a decree giving a
divorce TO Dr. Susan A. Snavely from
her husband, J. w. Snavely, on the
ground of cruel and inhuman treat
ment. The cruel and inhuman treat
ment consisted in worrying the wife
so that she could not practice her pro-
fession as a physician.
Obituary Record.-Mrs. jeremiah
Touhey. a former resident of Daven-
port, died Sunday at Maryville, Mo, at
the age of &C years. The remains were
shipped to Davenport Mrs. Touhey
was born in Ireland and when a child
came to America with her parents and
settled in Philadelphia. She received
her education here and in the year 1856
came to Davenport. Four years later
she was united in marriage with Jer3
miah Touhey, who now survives hnI
together with one son, John TOuhey
Mrs. P. J. Henehan of Davenport. :
niece, Marie. and counsin, NJ. J. Malloy
| also mourn their loss
Monday afternoon occurred tho
death of Martin Donohue, an old resi-
dent of Davenport. He was of Scotch
Irish descent, and 80 years of age FoI
the past Il years he has lived witt
his stepson, Thomas O'Shaughnessy, a
whose home on Fairmount avenue |,
died, and who with his other stepson
Patrick O'Shaughnessy, are the sol.
survivors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-10

out has been out since she has reco"-
cred from her illness which kept her
indoors almost nine weeks.
Mrs. c. L. Williams visited Saturday
with Mrs ]. Parker. who resides IN
South Moline.
Miss Vera Hinkley visited Sunday
with relatives in Rock Island
Mrs. Herbert Love has returned
home from a weeks visit with her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. F. NJ. Hooker n
Colchester. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-10

when Maddox became violent. He
pulled his gun, but the crowd imma-
diately interfered and took the weapon
away from him. He was brought here
and arraigned before Squire Emerson.
He was placed under the following
bonds: $1,000 on a charge of assault
with intent to kill; 5000 to keep the
peace; 5000 on a charge of carrying
concealed weapons. Maddox failed t.
get the bail and went to Jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-10

Franchise Up Tonight.-This even
ing the village board of Silvis will hold
franchise should be presented to the
street car company for the extension of
its lines from Warmers Crossing east
to the eastern limits of Silvis. The pc
tition has been signed by almost every
property owner along the proposed
right of way. and if the street car COM
pany managers give in on the conces-
sion asked by the board. it is highly
probable that the franchise will be
granted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-10

Bankers Coming.-James Mckinney.
director of the Illinois Bankers asso-
citation, telegraphs that the state asso-
citation will hold its convention in Mo
line this year and the date will be be
tween Oct. l and 10. This will mean
an attendance of several hundred del
egates representing about all the de-
posts in the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-10
DAVENPORT

Greek Black Hand Here.-Accord
ing to the statement of Pete Papas, a
Greek employee at the Crescent Maca-
roni works in this city, the BLACK
Hand secret Greek society which
swears vengeance on all Greeks who
betray or turn up fellow countryman,
has an organization in Davenport. Yes
terday in the vicinity of the macaroni
works, Papas was set upon and severe
ly beaten by three Greeks. Papas had
the three assaiants arrested.
Shot at Another Boy.-John Organ,
aged Is years, together with a rife and
revolver, were brought to the police
station yesterday by Officer Sanford
The boy, according 10 the complaints
of neighbors, had been in the habit of
shooting promiscuously about the city
and endangering their lives and prop
erty. On Sunday. young Organ discov-
cred Oscar Stueben, another lad, on
South street, and decided he would
make a good target. He thereupon dis
charged the rifle three times at the
boy. One of the bullets narrowly miss
ed the boys face. 1t was so close that
young Stueben could hear it whistle
by him.
Train Hits Bus.-Yesterday morning
a collision between the Golden State
Limited Rock Island train, westward
bound, and bus belonging to the ia
ger livery. occurred at the railroad
crossing at Third and Davie streets
near the plant of 1he Independent Malt
ing company. The bus was completely
demolished both horses were killed
and the driver, w f. Spillman. only
escaped by jumping from the bus be
fore it was struck by the fast passen
ger train.
Steamer Hauling srick.-The Daven
port Brick & Tile company has inaugu
rated an innovation by contracting with
the steamer Lone Star to do the haul
ing from the companys plant at Buf
falo to Davenport. The Lone Star ar
rived Monday with its first cargo
amounting to about five carloads OF
building brick. Here is one firm that
believes that the Mississippi has a fu
ture as competitor OF the railways.
Broke Quarantine.-If August Guen
Their, an employe at the tin can works
was allowed to have his way. probably
one-half of the residents of DavenpOr
would have smallpox within the mex
80 days. Guenther works at the tr
can works, where daily he is surroun I
ed by hundreds of other employees. He
has been boarding at the Nelson home
1927 West Seventh street. which i.
now guaranteed by reason of smallpox
in the household Guenther was NOT
fed by Disinfecting Officer Hency
Ramm that he would be obliged e
either remain at the place during III;
quarantine regulations or stay ava!
from it altogether and get a new board
ing place He refused to do either anC
insisted upon going in and out of tn;
house and about town as he please
Monday night Mr.. Ramm called Polio.
Officer Wendhausen to the place an,
Guenther challenged the officers to a,
rest him and showed fight A bloy
over the head from the strong arm o
Officer Wendhausen sent Guenthe
sprawling to the floor. He was thel
picked up. thrown into the patrt
wagon and hauled to the station.
police court he was sent to Jail for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-10
MOLINE
May Build Fine Home.-Joh

May Build Fine Home.-John Hoss,
trade manager for Deere & Co, has
purchased land on the southeast cor
ner of Eighth street and Eleventh ave-
nue., 15Ox160, from w. T. Ball, for S.,
600. The land is at present vacant
and it is understood that Mr.. Hoss in
tends to erect a residence on it. The
erection of a house by Mr.. Hoss would
mark the complete building up of thai
vicinity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-10
TIMBER.

S. E. Roberts is laid up with very
bad cold
Mrs. Mable Tompkins was a Rock
Island visitor one day last week.
Bert Andrews and family spent Sun
day at Maynard McDonald's.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. r. Schultz spent
last Friday in Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-10
FREIGHT Handlers Out.

A number of the freight handlers ct
the Rock Island road at Muscatine
went on strike yesterday because
they considered they were being over
worked. They did not complain about
the wages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-10

Fighters Training.-Kid Goodman and
Jimmie Gardner, his manager. have ar
rived in the city and established quar-
tiers in Billy Murphy's Turkish bath
pariOrS in the basement of the post
Office block. Goodman will do active
work in the coming week in final prep
aration for his 15-rOund battle with
Packy Mcfarland before members of
the Tri-City Athletic club in the BurtiS
opera house in Davenport next Tues
day night. The Boston crack looks fit
TO go the limit, and Gardner, who is
managing him as well as directing him
in training work, expects the Kid to
come out with flying colors. effectually
stopping the climb of Packy toward a
championship title. Mcfarland is hard
ever before in the estimation of his
friends who entertain supreme conf
dence in his ability to dispose of the
cOnqueror of AureIio Herrera. Two To-
cal boys are TO appear in the prelim-
| inaries. Otto Mechanism, who is an am
ateur favorite, makes his bow under
the name of Jack Mccarthy, meeting
Billy Guise of Davenport in one of the
siX-round bouts. Lafferty, the whirI
wind employee of the Rock Island road
in the Silvis shops. is TO battle under
the name of Kid Gray. meeting Irish
Landers of Clinton. Both are working
out daily at MurphyS' place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-10

Children eat, sleep and grow after
taking HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea.
Brings rosy cheeks, laughing eyes, good
health and strength. A tonic for sick
ly children. So cents. Tea or tablets.
T H. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-10

MRS. PINKHAM'S INVITATION TO WOME

during the last twenty years. and more she now has In the Company
laboratory under lock and and testimonial has been published
without special written permission Her advice is and
| LYDIA E. PINKHAM'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND
/ wOman'S remedy for wOmans Native
| Herbs complies with conditions Pure
| Drugs guaranteed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-30

biton. Arnold Bennett. vino wrote Anna
of the Five Towns published for their
benefit How to Be an Author, with re-
suits that were at all events eminently sat
isfactory so far as concerns his own pocket.
And now Barry Pain, one of the most sue
cessful English humorous story writer's Is
about to reap a harvest in the same pront-
able field by publishing little book on
story writers for beginners-a class which
in the British Isles alone probably foots up
a round million. No doubt they may OBJ
tain some valuable hints from Barry Pain
work His own inexhaustible fertility in in
venting plots will lend peculiar interest to
his chapter How to Think of IT. But to
think of it and to do It are two very diff
ferent things. 1t is that which makes
Barry Pain we'll aware that however haro
he may have striven to give away his Sc
crets no serious increase in the number OF
his own rivals will result therefrom.
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THE GRAIN MARKETS.

CHICAGO. March 30.-The wheat market
opened easier today but became firmer on
covering by shorts. May, 75AaI5B.
Corn steady; May. 46.
Oats firm; May. 43.
Provisions firm; May pork. 16.31h; lard,
S.971za3.00; ribs, 9.72a.
Good wheat buying by. commission houses
and a scarcity of offerings caused firm
market throughout the day. The close was
strong, with May a4a3s higher. at 76h.
Corn trading was dull for the greater part
of the day July was, In good demand. and
offerings for that month and for May were
small and scattered The close was firm,
with May hsaA higher, at 46h
Close: Wheat-May 761a; July, 7SAa7sss.
Corn-May. 46ls; July, 46ls.
Oats-May. 427sa43; July, 37as.
Pork-May, 1880; July 1925
I.ard-May, Sa5: July, 9.05.
Rfps-May, S.671saS. 10; July, S.85.
Rye-Cash, 69ta.
Barley-Cash. 6OaGS.
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AFFAIRS IN COREA.
Movement to Pay Off National Debt
Japanese Loan.

Special Cablegram The Star.
TOXIC, March 30.-The anti-Japanese
movement in the form of a popular sub
scrption to pay off the national debt Is
steadily growing in the Corean provinces
An organization in Hongkong province has
prohibited smoking by the natives with
view to increasing their subscriptions. So
also in the cities of Gensan and Pin Yang.
Japans important tobacco trade has prac-
tically been boycotted. The Japanese news
papers say that the foreign missionaries
are backing the movement. which threatens
to result in boycott of japanese goods in
general.
Yesterday the Corean emperor received
at luncheon in the palace Prof. George
TrumbulI Ledd. who was summoned recent
ly from Japan. where he was delivering
course of lectures in the universities and
government schools, to act as adviser at
Seoul of Marquis Ito. the Japanese resident.
The japanese loan, which the Coreans
believe is the part of patriotism to pay of,
amounts to $1.00O.GOo. 1t was issued In
July. 1905. In it, the outstanding balance Of
the Japanese loan of 1895 was Incorporated.
In Toxic alone it was subscribed four times
over.
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LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

No session of the Washington Stock Elk
change was held today as the adjournment
on Thursday was until Monday next.
There Is some confusion in the minds Of
holders of the United States Electric Light
Company's certificates asto,the date of their
maturity The semi-annual interest period
for these securities is April and October,
while that for the debentures of the same
company is May and November.
The last coupon on the certificates. how
ever, is payable May 1, and Is for $35. In
stead Of $50, making both series mature
May 1. The amount of the issue of the de-
bentures is 100000, and that of the GER
tificates $350,000.s
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THE BALTIMORE MAMKETS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Nd, March 30.-WHEAT-Steady
spot contract. '77lsa77A; spot. No. red western
75a7sh; March. Tzaa75*; April, 77aa77s; May
1857 bushels; exports. $4,000 bushels; southern
on grade 74aI1R.
CoRN-Firm; SPOT mixed. 5ONa50&; No. !
white 52Aa52M; March. mixed, 50esa5VH April
mixed. 9osa5oA Nay el5sa6iS ,7 5u "; h S%
els exports, 1877. 500 bushels southern white corn
52ha5l southern yellow corn, 4s'ssSoss;o ~, d.
white 471sa4S; No. 2 mixed, 47a47h; receipts
1892 bushels; exports. bushels ,,.-x
RYE-Firm; No. 2 western, domestic, I3aIo
choice 79aSO; receipts, 3,168 bushels.
HAY-Firmer; No. 1 timothy, p 50a22.0O No.
clover mixed, 1900.
GRAIN FREIGHTS-Quiet, unchanged.
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Changes in Navy Department.

Changes in the Navy Department are an
nounced a. follows:
Appointment-Bureau of ordnance: C. S.
Cunningham. by transfer, copyist at $40
per annum.
Promotions-Bureau of supplies and &C
counts: d. w. Johnson, from copyist at 500
to clerk at $1,000 per annum. John T.
Thomas. from copyist at 1910 to copyist at
$500 per annum; II. f. Kreitzer. from copy
list at $50 to copyist at 5000 per annum.
MISUNDERSTANDING office: +. NJ.
Rosa. clerk a 81 100 per annum. Office of
naval intelligence: Miss Nanny L. kuhl-
mann, translator at 81 400 per annum Blu
reau of supplies and accounts: R. B. Cam
erOn. copyist at 5000 per annum; Chester
NJ. Reich, copyist at $500 per annum. Hy
geographic office: ]. W. Trolley, nautica
expert at 81 900 per annum.
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THE FOREIGN BANKS.

LONDON, March 3O.-Bar silver, uncer-
tain. at 30 7-16d per ounce.
Money, 4a4A per cent.
Discount rates-Short bills, 5a5h per cent;
three months bills, 5a5 Lie per cent
Bullion amounting to $4,000 was taken
into the bank of England on balance today.
BERLIN, March 3O.-Exchange on Lon
don, 20 marks 90 pfennigs for checks.
Discount rates-Short bills. IN per cent;
three months bills, 81 per cent.
PARIS March 3O.-Closing: Three per
cent rentes, 81 francs 7211 centimes for
the account Exchange on London, %
francs 291h centimes for checks.
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Noted Maine Financier Dead.

BELFAST, Me, March 30.-Charles B.
Haseltine reputed to be the wealthest resi-
dent of this city, died today of paralysis. at
the age of seventy mine years. For several
years he was member of the firm of Drew
& Haseltine. real estate and shipping bro
kers at Jacksonville, Fla, and later he en-
gagged in steamboat enterprises on the Pa
citic coast In late years he had been inter-
ested in banking and railroad enterprises in
Maine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-30

NEW HAVEN, Conn, March 30.-Out Of
the large sums coming to the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad Com
pany from its foreign loan, its coming is
sues of new stock, payments on it's 81
per cent convertible debentures and other
sources, about SO. 900, 600 will be used for
the acquiring of new equipment. This will
not only expedite the handling of freight
upon the system. but also will decrease the
annual demurrage charge on detained cars
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Found Dead on Chicago Sidewalk.

CHICAGO. March 30.-GraZio cato. an
Italian, thirtyfour years old. who arrived
here two weeks ago from London, was
found dead early today on the sidewalk in
front of his home at 96 Law avenue. He
had been shot in the head The police have
fifteen suspects under arrest. 1t Is thought
that cato was the victim of a plot. An
Italian named Dominick Datolo is now be-
ing sought by the police, who say that they
have information Batolo is the man who
killed Zato
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ATTACK ON AMERICANS
LONDON NOVELIST THINKS THEY
NEED CENTURIES OF CULTURE.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON. March 10, 1901
Nest English reviewers apparently passed
here and perhaps its interest to American
readers would have been overlooked alto
gether If it had not been for paragraph in
this weeks Academy giving the novelist
called Rita" candid expression of its
opinion of her for what she had written
about Americans. 1t seemed best to get a
copy of the book called Personal Opinions
Publicly Expressed and see what the lady
had been saying. The result was entc 1:n-
ing. Here are some extracts from a chap
ter entitled The Amazing American
Il have never been fortunate enough to
meet American gentleman or an Ameri-
can lady. | venture to assert that
it will take centuries of refining and of
educating before an American-even one of
the ultra -civilized Four Hundred-can claim
equality with the English upper or middle
classes. Self-advertiSement seems
the first law of nature to an American. He
can never rest on his own merits and allow
other people to find out what he Is or what
he does He must Immediately shout and
advertise it, I" . Not content with their
own remarkable achievements. they are OBJ
SNuately bent on foisting some of their
atrocities on US. They have instilled
the noble art of bra ggadoci into our news
paper columns. and doomed unutterable
trash as literature O.. An American
has no refined instincts, refined feelings.
and assuredly no refinement of man
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STOCK AND BOND BROKERS.

Below will be found list of re-
liable firms with reputable Stock
Exchange connections.
When one deals with these
firms his money is not only pro-
tected by their own large capital,
but by Stock Exchange seats
worth as follows:
New York Stock Exchange Soc, 900
New York Cotton Exchange 1880
Chicago Board of Trade. $500
Boston Stock Exchange. -. 10000
Philadelphia Stock Ex-
change. .............. 10000
w a hington Stock Ex-
change. 10000
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Exchange Failures Exaggerated.

BRUSSELS, March 30.-It definitely
ascertained today that the amount involved
in the recent failures announced on the
stock exchange here was exaggerated. The
total only reaches about 100000, but the
banks furnished assistance to several
houses. Although further failures are
anticipated in the near future the next
settlement is awaited with some anxiety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-30

The Grafton Woodworking Company has
been chartered with 100000 capital, and
has taken over and merged the r. w.
Kennedy Company. O. G. Augir & Co.
and S. a. Shackleford & Son, lumber and
planning mills of Grafton. w. Va. Their
value is greater than the capital stock of
the corporation.