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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1907-07-31
NOTICE.

To Elizzie B Chesscr. Lille Y. Checker
Fora y. Bowen and sam Bowen. her
husband Dclvia r Bowen and John
Bowen. her husband Uurshel r Ches-
ser. William 3D. 3 Chesscr. I.,>ev
Ihesser and Reese Bowen Guardian.
ana the irginia Coal and IRON Conn
pany
TAKE NpEICE. That the Interstate.
Rhiroad Company. public service cor
poratiou. chartered and doirr haSiutes
under the laws OF the State or V;r..i,,f,
ana authorized 90 cOnd. nan lands and oil,-
or properties. or any Interest or estate
therein. Tor its uses and purposes. viii
on The 18th day Of August. 1917. that be-
ing the tenth day of the august Te-,n
i'V4, OF the Circuit Court for S. ise Con-,
", Virginia. apply to- the laid Courf al
the Court House thereof IN the Town or
Diadcvllc. for the appointment OF fv.
DISTINGUISHED frccholders resident .n s,si
ounty. 20 ascertain what VIII nea iu.t
compensation for the fec or tine parcri or|
iaid hereiuai er described the AZ. s'lnnie
estate in which IS sought io Doe condemn
e." hy the undersigned cr ns n>-s and
i"l i">eo IN constructing. maintaining
and operating a branch lime of railroad
ana certain railroad yards in Wise Conn
49,. -. "r"tA hiNlitNr. ID /
,,,.,,.' ',''',. ~ tne adjacent or other
ma S'" tii<lit Is hc~~cr. I
So, 49,. ''i@ - Bowen and I
II, al ~. ' =, n"N'anH' iiciyA j Bow t
..t,I ~ So '','" ',, n'i husband llur /
and -. "iii'iiN 80. h lhcs~cr /
f.,,..l,,.. n,e,,l. Reese Bowen.
H.. f....... .'. "e ,fsina Coal and /
o,i,.-- ,....i.' 's 'i '' 'ht property OF onv +
.st. A.. ., ''l"i'' iht peculiar hcu-
r,,.,,...'.s,.,,. 81. '.'iue q" SUCH properties.
,,,.,,,,.,. 'v" 'n' construction anal
Stencil '''' N"INe oi The nndCr-
-ri. .1
49,, ''t vt I"l.tl NI i1nn is thr
~, -. "'-'I i"'i and shown ou
,,,1 - f''"h pidt oi survey
Al a.. 49,, @ Joy inc undersigned
-i,,, 'i i,c County. Nlr-
-t.t. s.'' -'in .al oi July. 1900. u
49, n, NHl'h is styled. Inter.
,ics.,, p. =, .. ''Nl.nt VS. tI1fic b.
.-,,,..,.. '' ""i'h petition. dos
.,,., s. D. - survey .N" li"hit refer
,...,. 20" lN situate in thc
,~....i..- ,.. 'i Ninnr,f.llc or
T, ..5 p" " .-t county Virgin
an No.. ...'..' "s follows
.,,,,..fl.. '''' COY 'f parcel oi laul
ui,. N'ii iiit<.e D. the~~cr.
s,,, "'''.I- nora Bowen and
sam howcn. hcr husband n.,,.a D.
.f....t.f ..'N'h ncr husband
~ AL ...f,n ID h. 'ncs
el ""H t">eN J.. tlo--Cr. anl R,es.
William % r. Cb,lscr .,S n,.,'r
hcsscr and the Virsia'a Cosi sn5 r-,r
"iiltnN. lying anu being in the Town
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= 'ne popular cry throughout Europeaa
countries while in America. The ers ~
,ae present day is Long live Dr. kin
Se" Discovery, King Of Throat and Limo
n "a ~ which Mrs julia Rvde7
7'ie' suso. Mass. saws: III never fail.
20 give immediate relief and 10 ouieklv
cure cough OF cold" Mrs Paine.
SP,"io" - shered hy a majority OF the in
"a "'''''"N's OF '"is country. New Di-eov
- Ss'ss weak Lungs and sore throats af-
Ter al other remedies have f,;lsd. "a
Tor coughs aud colds is he ools -
c"'e- Doafanlecd bv j. V. Keli.. Drn~s
gust ''' and s 20 Trial bottle Frt,'
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NOTICE.


"','",''e' g. +. kobineiic, The
'-'"'" Goat and Iron Company, and all
'' persons whom 20 ua, concern.
TAKE NOTICE ri..
""ii'oaa Company, public service. r.r,...
i'"n chartered and DOING ln.in... ,.t.-
laws eff ihc State of Nirrini, ANA ....i.... -,
Go condemu lands aud other nr,,..rii... II. ....
interest or estate therein. c.- So. ....
purposes, VIII. coca thc 18th d,, .r t.....
i'o', that being ihc tenth da, of th. 49,.
Term, 1900, of the Circuit C.nri ~ ,r.
'onni1, Virginia. appl, Go ti. Said c..,.
'ne Court House of Wise County. ir ,i.. .r...,..
oi 1iaief.l,. f,f She sr....,.t,......,
'''es'ea nechoidefs Resident in said Count,
'' ascertain what would hs a Just commons.
''on Tor the iee tract, piece. or par,ei IN i.ra
hereinafter described, thc Zee .inple ,.,,,. 4.
which s.. sought to D.. ,...,...i' estate '"
"e'signed Tor ts uses and rnrno.e. io ~.
sirnetns. maintaining aud on.r,ii,.. 4. ..l
i"aH and certain railroad ward. h, NJ.
N'""i'' Virginia. and OBJ award lsn,,... ,,
"i''i resulting io thc adjacent anl other ,,,,,..
cry "i ihe said e.. p. Robincttc. e.. + Rms
"''ie aud The Virginia Coal ana Iron o..
p'nf' or to thc property of am, other ,........
'''"a 'he peculiar benefit. thatuiu acorn,
'' s"eA properties, respectively. fron. Tho c,,
~" ''''n and operation of ihc works Of l..
"n-, ''snea-
i"e said tract piece or parcel of land ii. ,l..
same mentioned, described ana -b,,.,. i, ,,..
le''','n' description, plat ofsur,e, and rr.e,.
"'.n ., tne undersigned Boz the Clerk on..
~ wise 'o'n'y, Virginia. oa ths 2lri da, I'LL
july 1879, iu this proceeding. which .,,i.s
Interstate Railroad Company rs. q. p. R.l,i-
",''e' % all to which petition. de.eri,.,,....
P'-. 'i sn'ey and profile, reference Is h,re
sue end D. situate, lying and being near to /
ana "'J"n'ng the town Of Miuerssiue. DIP
PREACHER, 90 Wise County. Virginia ana
bounded and described as follows. A sirir -
l."'ce' 81 land in Wise County. Virginia ., 4
'ne mouth q Preacher Greek, bounded Il
'o..o"s'
esnn'ng al a stake on the West side Of
Callahan Creek and on line Of the Fii por..
patent 81 one hundred and ffv ceres. 49,,
"a'h said line NORTH one degree ana 49,.
minutes west twenty one aud six sentns re,t
10 stake GA a division line between U.nr,.
! 'eeeh and Eli sturgill; thence iessinc s,;s
''gSs hne' and With said Creech aud s,nrg,,I
me, south eighty nine degrees East two Hmm
lrcd aud nineteen feet cro.s;., c.',-, "'''.-
,rsek' A. 'es mouth Of Preacher creek ~
''''N' on Inc 81 the right orway Of the Inter
sf"tNNAl innrIUNe llerr. ...tl ]
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Southwest Conservatory Of
Music.

TIE Southwest Conservatory OF Music
I" ~ 'e opee 10 AL those wishing 10 study
Hlnsic on tpril iSt The following
eraorhes vii be taught: Violin Viola
Cello. Piano. organ aud Vocal
Other branches vii be provided for If
needed
Special arrangements Tor chiidr,n AZ
tending public school have hccn made
rooms IN The pu'iie scloo' house having
been provided Toy taa' purpose.
All arrangements san i.e r.aie with
the directors of Zoe conservatory.
Mrs. A. G. Rogers.
Mr.. 20. Mcrtnn.
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EN ~ UR ANCE

] now represent several Life
and Fire Insurance Con,nan-
les and would oe glad to write
your policies.
FsHHe 80 {. L. hAMBiEN
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NOTICE.
To Rachel S'ckr,< aud W. n. N;ckei~. her
husband. The vrgir,s Coal aud Iron
Company, and an other persons whom !,


husband. The Virgin. Coal aud Iron
cemr~ns, and an other persons whom !,
may eoBcers.
TAkE NOTICE.: 1i-.t the Interstate
Railroad conFass. pvtlir service corpora
tion chartered and dong business ander the
laws % The State ~ Virginia. aud aushorir~d
T. eoeaema lands sod other rsopef,ies, or any
inisrest % estate fhercin 1,r iis uses aud mar
poses VII. on the 18th dnr 81 August. iea-
toat beiag the tenth dsy of tho August Term
49,. ~ tae Csrcait Court f,r WIS., c,n,fv
Virginia, appiy 10 The sid Court AZ The C..,s,
he'ise ~ Wise cceuty, ia the town of Glade
N''e, irf TIE appointment Of Eve di~intcrr~tci
''eeo"i'es>, rcsidcai in said county. a. s~cer-
s"'n what would ee q iust compensation Tor the
zee ~ The lots, strips O. parcels of land here.
matter described, the Zee simple estate IN
"h'ea Il soa1hi g. be condemned bs the ,,,.
aef>iSned ior ils uses and purposes h. com
s'ructicg, maintaining aud %. rating h,,,rh
fAiir'at aad CERTAIN railroad wards !, W..
county, Virginia, and a. award dan,.r.s ~
-n,, resulting 20 ii'c adjacent or other proper
y 90 gre s'ie Rachel Nickcis. W n. Nickel..
1'f husband ana The Virginia Coal aud Icon
''ni-nf' 81 &" Tie property or en-, other per-
son. beg ond Toe peculiar bcocfis sl.a, viii
accrue 20 socb properties. respectively. fran,
ihe construction and operation 81 the oo,l.s 80
the undersigned.
ine said petcci of land is Zoe sam, mem
leneo' described and shown Ia TIE ,e,iti,r
description, plat 90 sarscy and profile el,a d.,
ihe undersigned in the CLERKS Oh~e az w.
N'ant'' Virginia. on the csrd dar Of Ini,
i'''' 'n this proceeding which 4. ~i,l,s 90.
fff-i-i' Railroad Company w.. Rachel Ni,l.is
a. 20 which pciition, description. riat of
survey ana profile, reference Is Ter. n.a..
-o' are situate iu the iouu or settlement oeI
f''sis''iie, in Wise County. Nirrinis. and
described as follows.
Three CD lots, strips. or paceis of land IL,
" ise County. Virgins. owned D., the ss;5
h'chel Aickci- and n. u. Nicteis. her h,..
oaia' end The Virginia Coal and lr.. Com. =
i'"''' p int and being ir tac Town or S.i,i,. ?
''''' as Niners'iiic. in sail Couut,.
.'-'.ea a' iois fso f5A sia jc) and ?
az Ni'cA "''' of flst OF iat. mark 3
''' 'fsignaiei al "n.sou'. Addition d. the
'H 'i Ninrr-' iilr. which plat rs recorded j
i'e.ti'.t g hc recorded Boa ti,e Clerk. y
'H'. az Wise Corniti said iat. front "a,
tir' street un ihe Sonih side thereof said
'.. hir 90 ani .is fHl. each fronting uir,,
on thc .ad Third Street. and r.,.,i,.-
t'A between parallel iine, ono hundred .,l
nIt lr- i' hn,en fnai aiirt. said l.t
.."', twenty .hfr and fhirir-.ix
ilI, icrf 500 said Third street ana
..'A i ihr .aii fifteen f.nf aif.r. ~.
800 in' seven 90. being "a fine i, l
''N Do -Cfru cd and ini six fTl I'D
NV. ''i ',e tfsi iinc oi said loi being
= tfi i'no n' kaflfafi Af-~te. fi.. f..-fE
NIN $50 IlnN nn Railroad t...,... ....
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columbus Just landed; meet
ing a big Indian chief with n
package under his arm, he ask
what 10 was. Great medicine
n moliister's r oc ky Mountain
Lea, said the Injun. IS cents
Tea or Tablets --Hamblin Bros
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SFATF ~ ONO. Clrr o. T0lgDoI

STATE 90 ONO. City or T.lrnof
Lucas COUNTY. So.
f4anS j. Cheney makes oath t,at De is ~..,
'r partner oi the firm of =. j. Cheney a A..
"oi i business in The CITY OF Toledo. Cooni,
. '''~ 1'"le fcsaia, ana ihat said nrm viii
t'S 'ns sum 81 ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
10Y each and every case af Cafafrh fhst ,.,
not oe cured by the usc of Nam. C.t,r,I
FRANZ =. CHENEY.
sworn 20 before ME and sui.crihe3 in n,,
i'sSssence, this 9th day OF December. A ii. fs,5
N'"NNi a. ". GLEASON.
nm. NOTARY pUHllc
n",i Nsiarfh Cure Is taken internally. ana
49, "'fecti' GA i.sc blood and mucous surfaces
"i The system. Send Tor tcSfi,aa,iaf. f..'..
?. ), CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo. %
Sold By an Druggists. Use.
Take hairs Famii, pms So ..........
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NOTICED

The Dummy line viii not meet Train 30
70 when over one hour late, OF when tsi
No. % AID train No. - meet AID fAa
west Of Pennington Gap, Va.
A. B EATON s.it
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lax about your breakfast foods
\ thousand you can sec;
l would not have them as p oft
But would have Rocky Nom.
tain Tea.
-Hamblin Bros.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02
CONDITION OF PUGS
AFTER THE BATTLE
Britt in Good Shape But Nelson i:
Badly Bat
tered.

San Francisco. Aug. 2.-Altnough
Battling Nelson spent the entire day
in the Turkish baths. emerging yes
terday in a badly bruised and disfig-
ured condition, Jimmy Britt was 10
early and visited various sporting
headquarters showing few signs of the
hard struggle he had passed through.
The difference in punishment received
is clearly shown in the mems appeal
ance.
Cans bet 5000 on Nelson but coached
Britt loudly throughout the fight. He
smiled broadly when Nelson showed
his weakness in the last round. Fig
ures issued by the club show that Ne.
son received $500. Britt received Sc
600. and the club the same amount.
About 5000 persons4witnessed the
go. but many of these held compliment
tary tickets. given when it looked rs
if the fight game was in danger of b >
ing stopped here.
No intimation has been given by tn:
| board of supervisors as to their att
tude toward boxing, but it is freely pr,
dicted here that this will be the last g
held within the city limits for som'
| time
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02
is NOW ASSURED
Pacific Cruise to be Carried Out
as Originally
Planned
WHEN PRESIDENT SAYS go"
Fleet to PioW Around From the Allan
tic Officially An
nounced

Oyster Bay, l.. l., Aug. 2.-SecretarE
Loeb said yesterday that there had
been no change in the plans to send
the Atlantic battleship fleet to the Pa.
cific ocean and that the necessary prJ-
parations for the trip are now being
made by the navy department. Upon
their completion and approval by tn.
president the voyage will be begun
when he gives the word.
No Foundation for Contrary Reports.
Mr.. Loeb made this statement Incl
tdentaffy-iR saying that there was az
foundation for the report that Seer"
tary Metcalf had been or would b;
asked to resign from the cabinet be
cause of his announcement that the
feet would be in San Francisco har
Dor in the near future.
Secretary Loeb's statement that tn,
| feet will go to the Pacific is regardet
here as significant as being the frs
direct announcement to that effeC
made at Oyster Bay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02
HONOR HAYWOOD
Denver Union Men Planning a
Monster Reception to Ac-
quilted Leader.
May MAKE AN ADDRESS
To Ride In Carriage Drawn by Six
White Horses Typical
of Innocence.

Denver, Aug. 2.-Practically all the
unions in the city were represented at
q meeting last night when plans were
perfected for honoring William ID. Hay
wood on his arrival in this city Satur-
day evening.
Big Crowd to Take Part.
A demonstration will be held in
which il is estimated between $4,000
and $4,000 people will take part. Hay
wood will be met at the union station
and will ride to the hotel in carriage
drawn by six white horses, symbolical
of his innocence of the crime with
which he was charged
May Make Address.
An effort will be made to have Hay
wood address the populace somewhere
along the line of march. also to submit
10 a reception, when all VINO wish may
shake his hand
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02
CHARGES DESERTiON;
SEEKS HUSBANDS ARE 7
Another Matrimonial Misfit in Hiuh
Life Reported in the
South.

New Orleans, Aug. 2.-Chargin :
him with desertion and failure to sur
port her, Mrs. Joseph Lehman. form
erly Miss Helen Florence Hahn. daugiI-
ter of Henry Hahn of Chicago has pre-
ferred charges against her husband
son of Gustave Lehman of New Or
leans. Mrs. Lehman appeared II
court wearing diamonds and attired N
an elaborate costume of white. She
came in her automobile from the ST
Charles hotel where she has taken {
, suite, until she learns the whereabouts
of her husband She said that she wa;
married June %, 1906, at Hammond
Ind. A warrant was issued for the ar
f, rest of Lehman, but officers were un
able to locate him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02
GOTHAM POLICE ALMOST P0WERLESS TO
STOP MOST ATROCIOUS CRIMES KNOWN

New York, Aug. 2.-The murder Of
little S-year-old Katie Tietschler,. who
was found yesterday choked to death
with her own hair ribbon and her body
mutilated by s1ayers in dark cellar on
First avenue has called forth today eyerv
effort of the whole police department
TO find the fiend who has been satiat-
ing his murderous appetite in strang-
ling and hacking to bits his victims.
Most Atrocious in History.
Unlike the white chapel Jack the
Ripper" the New York slayer picks
out his victims among children as wei
as women. The killing of the Tietschler
child was the most atrocious in thc
fcity's criminal history Two men ans
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02
PASTORS AWAY;
FUNERAL WAITS
Ministers Vacation in Pittsburg Causes
Search for HOURS for Clergyman
to Bury Child.

Pittsburg. Pa. Aug. because the
majority of the Pittsburg clergymen are
on a vacation, the funeral of months
old Henry Monich was delayed ~
house. The funeral took place a day
later than announced. The elder MoT-
ich belongs to the Lutheran church.
clergyman to conduct the funeral serv-
ices. He knew his own pastor was
away, so sought others preachers. but
all were out of the city. The father
walked around the city half day ufl-
til he met the Rev John A jayne. miu-
lister of Christian church. Jayne as
sured Monich he would be present at
the funeral and hence it was held
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02
Five PEOPLE ARE DROWNED
IN THE DES MONIES RIVER
ALABAMA MAY
PUT SOUTHERN
out OF STATE

Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 2.-License
of the Southern Railway TO do business
in the state of Alabama have been re-
voked by Acting Secretary of State
Julien, who has caused to be entered
on the stub that such license in the
records in his office statement that
for violation of senate bill No. sc. ef-
fective July l, the Southern railway
has been deprived of its right to do
business in the state.
The action of the secretary is not in
resistance of the restraining orders is
sued by the United States court as this
law is not among those combatted by
the railroads and not included in anv
litigation now pending in the federal
court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02

utation of its public men above re-
spectacle mediocrity and representing
the old fashioned conservatism of La
mar and Walthall and George. he o..
cupied a dashing place in the hot fight
that has been waged for the senator
ship.
NnrtIaman "a Radical.
Nardaman stands for the most rad
ical ideas ever conceived in the brail
of southern man. He won the gov
ernorship on his race platform and
fought Williams with the same dogma.
In the gubernatorial contest he advc
Gated the separation of the school fund,
what the whites paid going to the
whites. and the negroes getting bacf
| their portion of what taxes that race
paid. As the negroes pay no polls
| and as they are small landowners an
pay few taxes save those per bale OF
| their cotton for levee purposes. had
| the Vardaman ideas prevailed the ne
| gro schools all over the state woul
| have been closed. with only one here
! and there kept open. In the senator
| -
repeal of the fourteenth and the modj
iication of the fifteenth amendment *
the federal constitution, but William;
asked him for a reply to the question
How do you expect to accomplish
this?" but the governor never answer
ed it.
Little Money Spent.
The senatorial campaign has bee.
described as a contest of brains ant
ha'r" Little money was used Oh
either side. The campaign was Tough
with argument and emotion, and ha
| been as intense as that of Hugh9
against Hearst in New York
They had one so-called joint debat
at Meridian on July 4. which was
keen disappointment to the Who'll
state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02
MAC|LL AND new WIFE ARE
BOTH CHARGED WITH CRIME
SPANIARD STABS
UNCLE SAM TARS;
TWO ARE KILLED

Hampton, Va. Aug. 2.-ThOmas F.
Maddox, chief master-at-arms. who
with two other sailors from the bat
tleship Maine. was stabbed in Phoebus
last night. died today.
Garrett Walsh. first fireman, was in
stantly killed, and ]. NJ. Alderman
first class baker, was painfully cut in
the shoulder.
Fred Gurtierrez. who did the cut
ting. is held 10 the grand jury with
out bail. He is a Spaniard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02
OCTOBER OPTIONS
JUMP rs POINTS

Washington, Aug. 2.-The agricu!-
tural department cotton crop report Is.
sued today shows the condition on Ju Y
% as $50 compared with S2.9 the same
date last year.
New Orleans, Aug. 2.-When the
government crop conditions report was
reported on the cotton exchange this
morning October option jumped 81
points on the first bid and continued Il
advance steadily. There are similar
advances on other options
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02

woman are being held today in GUS
tody on suspicion that they might
know something of the girls death.
The woman, Anna Messmer, admitte1
that she knew Gaietano Rippolone, a
cobbler. and his employe Giuseppe
Bonfanta. both of whom are detained
by the police She said she has bee ]
living for several days at the house
where the child's body was found Be
fore that she resided with the Tie'
schler family but Karl Tietschler re
Gently ordered her to leave the house
Reign of Terror.
f. The seeming inability of the polio:
/, to check wave of crime which i!
spending itself unchecked and the spoil
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02
HEROIC WOMAN
LOSES HER MIND
War Nurse and Daughter of Former
Louisiana Governor in
Iowa Asylum.

Marshalltown. Iowa. Aug. "A tardy
but tragic result of the Spanish-Amer-
ican war occurred here When Miss
Blanche Packard went violently ia.
sane and was committed to the state
hospital S. B. Packard her father, j.
former governor of Louisiana AMI
owns a beautiful country home just
west of this city. His daughters in.
sanity was caused by continued III
health resulting from her hard WORK
during the Spanish-American war n
the army hospitals in Cuba. Miss
Packard was yellow fever nurse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02
FORWARD, D,SUPPLlES
TO THE PHILIPPINES
Large Quantity of Merchandise, AM
munition, and 5000 men
Going Over.

San Francisco, Aug. "A large
quantity of merchandise. ammunition
and supplies of every description for
use in the army in the Philippines is
being forwarded to the islands Within
the next few days four transports will
sail loaded to the full capacity with
military stores. In addition they will
carry 5000 men of the 25th and 29;h
infantries
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02
Pleasure Launch Over
turns in Strong
Current.
RESULT Is TERRIBLE
Three Adults and Two Children
Are Included in the
Party.

Ottumwa. Iowa. Aug. 2.-Five people
We're drowned last night by the capsiz-
ing of a launch in the Des Moines near
this city.
The drowned are:
WILLIAM H. POWELL, wife and
son.
MRS. J. F. STEVENS and baby.
Launch IL Unmanageable.
The party had started out on a pleas
ure trip. The boat became unmanage-
able in the strong current due to the
high water. and finally the engine
broke down and the boat drifted over
the dam and crashed into the rocks be-
low.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02

REPRESENTATIVE JOHJ SHARP WILLIAMS
one, although Vardaman is making ua-
expected gains in the southern coun-
ties.
For governor Charles Scott and E.
f. Noel are making a close race. the
other four candidates being far benin /
Under the Mississippi double pfi-
mary system the two candidates for
each Office having the highest number
of votes in the primary will go before
the voters for the final test in the Sc
ond primary to be held Aug. Is.
Picturesque Campaign.
Never in its history has anythin4
so disturbed the placid trend of event,
in Mississippi as the Williams-Varda
man senatorial contest. The Missis
sippians are a proud race. Witt
memories of Prentiss, Robert ]. Wal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02
T0RNAD0'S SWEEP
DAMAGES THE CROPS
One of Those Characteristic Kansas
Whirls Cut Of Com
munication.

Marquette, Kas., Aug. "A tornado
that passed near Marquette late yes
terday did some damage to crops but
little to the town itself. Telegraph;S
communication with the outside world
has. been shut off for time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02
TAYLOR IMMUNITY
CAUSES EXCITEMENT
Effect of Offer of Kentucky States Al.
torney to Compromise With
Fugitive Governor.

Georgetown. Ky. Aug. 2.-Followins :
the statement of States Attorna.
Franklin that he would offer w. s
Taylor immunity if he would como
back to Kentucky and testify for Pow
ers and explain the pardon that was ii
Powers possession when arrested, thi:
place is in high state of excitement
Taylor has been fugitive in Indian:
for seven years.