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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
G. A. R. HEAD IN ACCIDENT
r. 3. Brown Slightly Injured When
Train Hits Switch Engine.

Cincinnati, Feb. 2.-R. B. Brown,
commander-in-chief of the G. A. R., and
one other passenger. and the engineer
on a Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern
train, east bound. were slightly injured
in a collision between the passenger
wood yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
CULLOM HITS SENATOR
PERKINS FOR WAR TALK

holders adjourned and the directors as
sembed and elected the following Of
fcGrs:
President-John Racster.
Vice Presidents Hartman.
Secretary-W II. Keeley.
Treasurer-S. r. Davis.
Superintendent-P. S. Farrell.
The regular meetings of the board
of directors will be held on the first
Monday evening of each month at the
office of Sweeney & Walker in the Peo-
pies National bank building in this
city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
ROCK ISLAND TRAIN
NO. 2 is WRECKED
Two Tramps Stealing Ride the Only
Ones Injured in Accident
in Oklahoma.

Geary, Okla. Feb. Rock Island
passenger train No. =, east bound. was
derailed near Weatherford late last
night. The coaches remained upright.
John J. Shannon of Toledo, was killed,
and companion. name unknown, was
badly injured. They were stealing a
ride. The passengers were unhurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
DEATH GAVE HIM DIVORCE
Millionaire Seeking Separation Dies
With $t,ooo,oOo Oil Stock in Pocket.

Yankton, Feb. George NJ. Meyers,
multi-millionaire of New Orleans,
died here suddenly yesterday. On his
person was found Standard Oil stocks
valued at $1,OO0,000. Meyers came
here nearly six months ago with the
intention of securing a divorce from
his wife.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
KING AND QUEEN DEPART
NO Ostentation Accompanies Edwards
Visit to French Capital.

London. Feb 2.-King Edward and
Queen Alexandra left London for Paris
this morning. travelling incOgnito as
the Duke and Duchess of Lancaster.
As their majesties desire the trip TO
be as private as possible there was al
most an entire absence of ceremony
or their departure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
Noted Horseman Dead.

Lexington, KY. Feb. 2.-Charles
Marvin. one of the most famous driv-
ers and trainers in America, is dead
here, aged 6S. He had probably more
victories on The turf than any other
American trainer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
CONGRESSMAN IS DEAD
William X. Flank 70 New York State
Passes at Home at Malone.

Malone. \. Y, Feb. 2.-Representa-
tive William X. Flank of the Twenty
sixth congressional district died at his
home this morning
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
DETECTIVES STOLE PAPERS
Two Convicted of Larceny in the
Hartje Divorce Case.

Pittsburg. Feb. 2.-Detectives Her
man G. Staat and John A. Anderson
have been found guilty of larceny in
connection with the recent Hartje di-
vorce case. 1t was proven the officers
opened the trunk of Thomas Nadine,
the coachman correspondent, and ex-
tracted the alleged letters of Mrs.
Hartje
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
FOLLOWS FRIEND
Chum OF Brooklyn Legislator
Takes Life as Latter
Did.

New York, Feb. John Boyd. aged
so. and life long friend Of Assembly
man William J. Donahue. who shot and
killed himself in a saloon in Brooklyn.
Thursday, committed suicide early to-
day under identical circumstances
while on his way home from his
friends wake.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
MERCURY IS Low
Another "Worst of the Sea-
son" Blizzard Raging in
Dakotas.

Fergus Falls, Mimi, Feb. q The
worst blizzard of the season is being
experienced here today. A heavy snow
storm began late in the night and the
mercury fell IL degrees before morn
ing. The wind is terrific and seems TO
be increasing in velocity. The snow is
drifted badly and ordinary traffic is
practically suspended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
EPIDEMIC SEEMS TO ABATE
But IT'S New Cases of Scarlet Fever at
Chicago Today.

Chicago, Feb 2.-The scarlet fever
epidemic showed signs of abating to-
day, the number of new cases being
but IT'S The number has run above
200 for several days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02

Washington. Feb. 2.-The house to-
day resumed consideration of the riv-
ers and harbors appropriation bill
Hepburn Knocks Waterway.
Hepburn Qowa), addressed the
house on the propect championed by
Missouri and Illinois members for a
deep waterway from Chicago to the
gulf. He made reply to Clarke CMo0
who. ne said. wanted to build water
way of 1000 miles extent between
granite walls 200 feet high.
scheme Utopian.
He had seen the Mississippi river
when FIVE miles in extent with vol
ume of water that would lcsy the puny
efforts of man to hold it. He charac-
terized the SCENE as ''utopian and Chi
merical," and declared that when the
proposed waterway from ST. Louis to
Cairo should be completed it would
have a velocity OF from 20 to % miles
ar hOuf.
That would be admirable for down
stream navigation" he said. but asked
how would vessels get up?"
Nothing Doing on Missouri.
OF the Missouri river Hepburn said
sandbars made ii absolutely impossi
bic for navigation and to his personal
knowledge net one steamboat had
passed up the river in 10 years.
---i:,A :: i.::,AlesAase@sspent-o the improve
ments of the waterwasy of tlres Unitet
States S240, 900 600 ard of this amount
nearly one hundred forty million have
been spent on the Mississippi he ad
| ded.
Rap mt Henncpin.
Hepburn said the steamboat as ;
mode of transportation was thin:
Of the past, it was his belief double
track railroad would have a cheaper
carrying capacity per mile than the
Hennepin canal
Hepburn's attack on the bill was fol
lowed closely by the house Hepburn
gave notice of an amendment he in
| tended to offer no limit to expenditure
of the appropriation for the Missouri
river to the. protection of its banks anC
channel, not for the Improvement o
the navigation of the stream
At O'Clock the bill was laid asid'
that the house might listen to eulogie
on the life of the late Senator Arthu
! L. German.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
HOLD LINCOLN SERVICES
L. c. Daugherty to Lecture at First
Methodist Church Tomorrow,

Under the auspices of the brother
hood of the First Methodist church
tomorrow evening a Lincoln anniver-
sary service will be given. l.. c.
Daugherty will deliver an address on
THE Life and Character of Abraham
Lincoln" There will be special music
by the choir under the direction of D.
W. Connell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
Bishop Stanu Dead,

Rochester, Mimi, Feb. q Bishop
Stang of Fall River, Mass. who re-
Gently underwent an operation at St.
Mary's hospital, died this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
GUNS FOR BALDWIN
Former Deputy Sheriff Attempts
to Kill Editor of Peoria
Star.
WAS ACCUSED OF GRATING
Intended Victim Sought Refuge in An
other Building and Escaped
Scandal Grows.

Peoria. H., Feb. 2.-Maddened by
sensational graft charges which have
been made against county and city OF
ficials in the present grand jury inves-
tigation. former Deputy Sheriff Sher-
man A Hunt yesterday afternoon made
a desperate attempt to kill Z. F. Bald
win, editor of the Peoria Evening Star
The deputy finally was oyerpowered by
Sheriff Hines and Deputy Andy Thomp-
son and a revolver and slungshOt were
taken away from him.
Hunt. who had been under, investiga-
ton by the grand jury and whose name
has been mentioned frequently in the
newspapers, became aGgaged at noon
when he saw his picture in the Peoria
Star as one of the central figures in the
graft scandal. Aiming himself. he
| started for the newspaper office. To d
number of persons he said that he was
going to kill Baldwin and clean out
the office
| Life saved by Boast.
! His boasting was -prebaaisz sl4--t4fat
saved the EDITORS life. for some one
ltelephOned ahead of the enraged former
deputy and Baldwin and the members
of the newspaper Office took up temper
ary headquarters in another building.
/ Still bOasting of what he would do
Hunt entered the newspaper Office. re-
volver in hand. He marched through
1.-THE entire building. but failed to find
d single member of the editorial staff.
Two w ten who were working in the
business department, had failed to re-
lceive the warning. and promptly faint
ed at sight of the man with the re
Ivolver.
Hunt went out on the street, where
he met Sheriff Hines, who arrested
him. Hunt was kept in the Jail foI
several hours and was then released
Last night he paraded the streets
searching for w w. Robinson. a mem
Der of the staff, who wrote the article
about him.
Scandal Grows Daily.
Graft charges continue to grow in
stead of diminish with the grand jury
. All day City Clerk Robert Joss wa;
before the grand jury. He had beeE
summoned and requested to bring all o
his books and records and show why
certain moneys had not been turned
over to the city.
New charges against county official.
were made. and a rumor was started
that 20 members of the board of su
pervisors would be indicted 1t is saiC
to be certainty that certain chairmel
of some committees would be held 70
allowing grossly enlarged bills to bt
| paid by the county
a member of the grand jury admit
ted that one-tenth of the charges hat
Inot become nIIhIic
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
California Member Pre-
diets Trouble With
laps in Speech.
STRUGGLE FOR TRADE
IIIinoisan Declares Affair Too
Trivial to Create Hos
tiIities.

Washington. Feb. 2.-After Il talk
with the president today, Senator Cul-
lom. chairman of the committee on
foreign relations. said:
This war scare is all bosh: I'd like
to go TO war with Senator Perkins for
talking as he did last night.
No Chnnce of Ho>tiiities.
There is no more chance of our
going to war with Japan over this lit
tie school question" said the senator,
than there is of fighting China, Asia,
or Great Britain"
Perkins Speaks for California.
Washington. Feb. 2-In an address
last night before the National Geo
graphical society, Senator Perkins of
California dwelt at length upon the
probability of conflict between Ameri-
cans and Japanese. two irrational
races as he pronounced them After
speaking of difficulties overcome in the
past in dealing with the Chinese, Per
kins pointed out possible dangers of
future relations between Japan and the
! United States because of the formers
commercial ambitions in the Pacific
Commerce Real Issue.
Perkins declared the occupation of
Manchuria and Notifications of Port
I Arthur not the real cause of the war
I between Japan and Russia The pres
| ence of Russia as a prime factor in
commerce on the Pacific was the real
! cause, according TO Perkins.
/ Root Denies Everything.
! Washington. Feb. Secretary Root
positively refused to make any state
ment touching the Japanese situation
in its relation TO the conference which
took place at the White house Wednes-
day evening between the president.
some members of the cabinet. and the
California congressional delegation. He
does. however. enter a sweeping denial
of the authenticity of any of the pub
lished interviews attributed TO him as
To the imminence of war or the state
of the treaty negotiations. or indeed on
any phase of this subject, which he
regards as one eminently unsuited for
public discussion at this time.
| Germany Not Alarmed.
Berlin. Feb. 2-The foreign office.
which naturally takes the greatest in
terest in questions being discussed be
tween the United States and Japan.
does not regard the difference as hay.
ing reached a serious point.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
Hiqqins Better.

Olean. y. Y, Feb. 2.-The condition
of Ex-Governor Higgins is somewhat
improved this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
zoo Converts at Galesburu.

Gypsy Smith. the evangelist, has
closed his meetings at Galesburg. Sc
curing nearly 700 converts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
THAW JURY COMPLETE BUT
MAY NOT Be next MONDAY

on duty in this city, have been ordered
to additional duty as naval aides to
the president at the White house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02

\ New York, Feb. Reports that
some jurors selected for the trial of
Harry X Tnaw will be excused from
duty when the court resumes its ses-
sion in the case MondaY- were in .circu-
lation again today.
1t is rumored the health OF one of
the men chosen is so precarious that
District Attorney Jerome hesitates to
proceed with the case through the APP
prehension that the close confinement
of the jury will result in his Illness ana
cause a mistrial.
After Another.
1t is reported also the district attOr-
ney is anxious TO dispense with ths
services of another juror. for reasons
only known to himself and employees
OF his office.
The activity of detectives in the EN-
ploy of the defense and prosecution in
seeking Witnesses and maintaining
watch upon the movementssof the otn
er side is on par With the care eXer
cised in the selection of a 3arT.s This
cXcites the belief both prosecution and
defense is preparing to delye deeply
into Thaws record as well as into the
circumstances leading up to the shoot
ing of Stanford White.
Miss Fitch to Testify.
The report today that Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Marshall has induce,
Miss Ida Fitch of Pittsburg to promis'
to come 10 New York and give evi
dence for the prosecution, was tallel
as further evidence of the eXtrem'
thoroughnessswith. which Jerome is pre-
pairing his case.
Accepted Eleventh Wan.
New York. Feb. 2.-The jury to tr.
Harry X Thaw for killing Stanfort
White on the roof of Madison Squar
garden on the night Of June %, 1906
was completed late yesterday after
noon after an all day search for tn
18th man.
The jury finally accepted by bot
sides is a man Sc years of ag
named Bernard Gerstman. He lives a
49 East Eighty-eighth street. is mai
ried, and is the manager of the Girar
company, a mill owning concern wit
Offices at 346 Broadway. When tn
juror had been sworn in the court az
journed to Monday morning, when it
expected that the real trial will begir
Naval Aides to President.
Washington, Feb. 2.-Lieutenants {
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02

Naval Aides to President.
Washington, Feb. 2.-Lieutenants C..
r. Millar and R. c. Buelmer. L. S. N,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
Germany Not Alarmed.

Berlin. Feb. 2.-The foreign office,
which naturally takes the greatest in
terest in questions being discussed be
tween the United States and Japan.
does not regard the difference as hay
ing reached a serious point.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02

There is no more chance of our
going to war with Japan over this lit
tie school question" said the senator,
than there is of fighting China, Asia,
or Great Britain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-02
Congressman Hepburn
Speaks Against River
Improvement.
HITS DEEP CHANNEL
Says Plans Are Not Feasible.
Refers to the hennepin
Canal.

Washington. Feb. 2.-The house to-
day resumed consideration of the riv-
ers and harbors appropriation bill.
Hepburn Knocks Waterway.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-16

King Chulalonehorn L., of Siam,
is having the time of his life in
Berlin. The King is away from bis
empire OH an extended VISIT TO
European cities and while in the
German musical center he spent
something like three million dollars
for diamonds and gold and silver
plate. The old boy has a lot of
money to spend and he had half the
merchants OF Lendon before him
with their priceless Jewels, a goodly
portion Of which he bought. Tbe
King hasn't been away from home
for a number OF years and he has
been saving up tc have a royal good
time. The entire floor OF n OF the
principsl hotels was reserved for him
and 1T takes about all that space to
take care of his retinue. The king is
making the hearts Of the tradesmen
feel glad by his liberal expenditure
of money.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-16

number of assistants, is arranging
every detail for the state fair to be
held in this city, beginning Septem-
Der 8, and closing September 13. The
board, together with those having the
matter directly in hand, propose
making this exhibit the largest and
most attractive of any ever held in
this section of the country, and to
this end much work has been and is
now being done. An army of car
penters and laborers are busily en-
gagged finishing new buildings, grad
ing, track, streets, etc., and putting
everything on the fair grounds in
readiness for the approaching exhib-
it. Among the new buildings is an
immense horse barn, two sheep
barns, an agricultural hall, women's
hall and other similar buildings.
About all the space in the agricul-
tural hall has been applied for. Many
counties outside of Beadle county
have secured space for county exhib-
its; that of Beadle county will be in
a building especially erected for the
purpose, now nearing completion.
Other counties would have erected
buildings, but were unable to do so
because of the scarcity of help and
the near approach of the date for the
fair. Premiums, aside from those Of
fered as special premiums by Huron
business men and others, aggregate
$4,000. Purses for race features are
up to $4,000, while $4,000 will be
expended for the amusement and en-
tertainment of visitors.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-16
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE FAIR
Be Loyal to Your Own State
Fair, Exhibit, Visit and
Urge Others to
Attend.
Huron, Sept. 9.1o-11-12-13.
in Premiums, $4,000
Race Programs, $500
Free Attractions.

Largest entry OF stock ever gath
cred in the state. -
Special rates Of one fare for round
trip on all railroads.
Special trains have been arranged
for from Watertown, Pierre, Aber-
deem and Sioux Falls and Canton,
Yankton and Chamberlain via
Mitchell.
The agricultural exhibit alone will
surprise all as it will surpass that OF
any state in the union.
The Huron Commercial Club will
see that all are properly cared for.
a new 1875 room hotel has recently
been upened to the public.
Fifty picked me,uhers OF the State
Militia win police the grounds under
Adjutan General Englesby.
The Fourth Reuimental tand of
30 pieces will furnish music the en-
tire week. Their dress and appear
anc and class Of music rendered will
alone be worth the time and expense
of visiting the slate fair.
The amusement program will be
the largest and best that has ever
been witnessed in the northwest.
4 few Of the features herein enmer,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-16
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PnAEo
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FrS Sale by GMn Bros

ated: Joe Joker, king Of guideless
harness horses, races without driver,
topples or sulky. The greatest and
most wonderful exhibition ever
witnessed.
The three.great Anestos, comedy,
triple bar bounding act. This is
undoubtedly one OF the best acts in
the business.
D%elbaugh & Meyer in a novelty act
consisting OF Roman rings and the
human elevator. This act at present
is playing the large eastern parks
and is brought to our fair under
heavy expense.
Lojett novelty aerial act, Pollard,
u of Americas greatest jugglers
All Of the above performers are world
renowned and stand alone in their
professions
Cow boy relay race.
Running three miles each day for
four last days for a purse OF $3.50.
Rider changing horses at end OF each
mile. This race will be extremely
sensational and one of the strong
entertainment features of the fair.
The citizens of Huron have ar
ranged for an evening entertainment
on the streets Of the city during the
entire week Of the fair, consisting Of
five big ODen air attractions. ahso.
lutely without price. The principal
streets will be illuminted with
thousands OF incandescent lights aud
will present a most beautiful spec
tacle.
Don't forget the date, September
3 to 10, inclusive. Begin to plan your
trip to the South Dakota State Fair
now and make the week OF September
9th a week of pleasure and sight
seeing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-16

John ID. Rockefeller, according to
his private physician, is in his
second childhood and is a stronger
man then ever before in his life. 1t
vas through the advice Of his ply
stefan that the oil king has been
rehabilitated and made new. Four
teen years ago Mr.. Rockefeller was
broken In health and nearly in spilit
during the panicky times and on the
advice OF his phvsicain he gave up all
business cares and commenced to live
the simple life in the open air.
Since then he has religiously followed
tile advice of his physician and MIR.
Rockefeller declares today that he
never felt better in his life, that he
could eat and sleep with pleasure and
that life seemed all new to him.
But the old gentleman said that 1T
cost him five million dollars to
regain his health, simply because he
lost that much by not attending to
business.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-16

1t is wonderful how John D.
Rockefeller has commenced to take
the people OF the county into his
confidence of late, and more par
tfcularly so since the Standard Oil
Co., has been the subject for so
many just attacks. In Saturdays
papers MIR. Rockefeller gives out a
very extensive interview OF what he
calls thoughtless AGITATION, and he
talks serene and pleasant, notwith-
standing the fact that his company
has been touched for a fine Of $780,
100000. The thoughtless agitation of
which Mr.. Rockefeller speaks and
which he condemns. has arisen to a
great extent by the actions Of just
such companies Is the Standard Oil
and its illegal transactions. II MIR.
Rockefeller will kindly explain why
the people, Of this country have to
pay % cents a gallon for gasoline,
when only a few years ago the Stand
ard Was selling it for as low as. seven
teen cents a gallon, perhaps there
would not be so much thoughtless
agitation. 1t is an easy matter for
the Standard to shove up the price
Of gasoline a cent every so often. and
to appease the wrath and indignation
OF the public, MI. Rockefeller comes
along with a few high sounding
phases and soft cooling words. intend
ing to allay the wrought ny feelings
Of his patrons. Mr.. Rockefeller says
that he and his fellow officers occupy
the position OF servants, OF the
people, and he is fearful that they
will destroy their power of serving
the public In their business capacity.
There is little danger that the
Standard Oil Co. will discontinue
serving the people as long as they
can get the fabulous prices for their
goods. The public will let John D.
Rockefeller and the Standard Oil
Co. alone when they learn TO Treat
the people fairly and give them a
chance to buy tile goods Of the com-
pany as a price that is o wholly
eXorbitant. After the years that
the Standard has imposed ON llne
public with it's high prices Mr..
Rockefeller need not expect TO receive
any sympathy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-16

In commoraIion of the tiftieth
anniversary Of the organization OF
Sioux City, the Tribune issued a
golden Jubilee edition Saturday that
was a perfect gem from every point OF
view. Tie review Of Sioux City
from its foundation to the present
day to an interesting story and told
with d completeness that will remain
of a historical value. The advertising
features Of the edition are excellent
and represents an exceedingly pro.
resSive set OF business men In tue gate
city. There are many illustrations
given in the edition which sets
Sioux City forth in attractive colors
and demonstrates a magnificent pro-
gress since che day of it's birth.
Sioux City has had its ups and
Gowns. but today she is on a more
substantial basis than ever and is
destined to become one OF the leading
cities Of the northwest. The edition
is made up of go pages, which is nlled
with interesting and we'll written
matter from the beginning to the
end.