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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-07
ALL ESCAPE DEATH
Remarkable Wreck of a Santa
Fe Limited Train at
Holly, Col.
LEAVES RAILS; 0VERTURNS
Running at High Speed-Only TWO
Trainmen Hurt-Another Smash
up on 3. & o.

Holly. Col, May THE second sec
ton of the California limited on the
Santa Fe was ditched II miles east of
Holly last night, because of the spread
ing of the rails. The train was run
ming at an unusually hign rate of speed,
being six hours late. All the night
coaches except the last Pullman turned
over.
The porter and baggageman were
hurt. An eastbound local brought back
the passengers of the wrecked train to
Holly for supper and lodging while the
tracks are being cleared.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-07

Springfield, Ill.,, May 1.-THE chica-
go charter bill passed the house today,
90 to 46.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-07

II is Mayor Henry c. Schaffer now,
in form as well as in fact, and with
the change from Mayor George w. Nc
Caskrin to Mayor Schaffer came prompt
changes in the personnel of the ap-
pointive offices of the city. One of the
first official acts of the new mayor, af-
ter he had made the appointment of
the standing committees of the city
council, was to appoint slate of city
officers, which, though not complete,
makes decided changes in the person
mel existing under Mayor McCaskrin
The appointments are given above, and
ii will be seen that new men are man,
ed to fill the vacancy of chief and to
take the places of Night Captain Luke
Hemenway; Fred l.. Tubbs, chief of
the fire department; Hamlin Hull.
street commissioner; Health Officer A.
F. Sehnert, and the scavenger, George
Green, while Miss Dina Ramser, police
matrOn: Peter Frey, assistant chief or
the fire department.; Frank Yerbury.
plumbing inspector: City Engineer Wal
lace Treichler; John Williams. bridge
toll collector; Poormaster J. H. Lid
ders, and w. B. Petit. weighmaster,
! are named to succeed themselves in
| their respective places. The mayor
did not appoint a superintendent of the
waterwOrks or health commissioner,
neither were appointments made of all
of the members of the police depart
ment. The appointments will be COM
pleted at the next meeting or at an
early GATE. Mayor Schaffer does not
propose to continue the police depart
ment with its large number of men,
but will reduce the force materially. as
! far as this can be done without affect
| ing its efficiency.
| The New AppOintees.
| Many of the appointees are men
who have served the city either in the
capacity of the positions they are now
given. or in other departments. The
new chief of police-the first real chief,
with the exception of a short interval,
the city has had in two years-Louis
Eckhart, last evening retired as
member of the city council, with u
lrecOTd that speaks we'll for him as the
representative of the Second ward. ].
r. Bork. the deputy marshal has not
been in the city service. He is a resi-
dent of the Seventh ward, and is bar
ber by trade. Charles H. Hastings was
chief of the fire department until short
Ily after the Inauguration of Mayor Nc
Caskrin. when he resigned He prov
ed himself to be thoroughly efficient in
This former career as chief of the fire
department. Henry Thode, street CON-
missioner, served for some years as a
member of the police department, re-
Fsigning early in Mayor McCaskrin's
administration, when he held the posi-
| ton of desk sergeant. Frank L. Yer
bury was formerly alderman of the
Third ward. OF the patrolmen named,
but two are held over from the force
under Mayor McCaskrin-E. p. Kell
and David Fitzgerald. The force has
:. not been completed. however. and it is
well understood that there will be 9th
!, ers of the present force who will be re
appointed The majority will be new
appointees. OF the men named, Gus
kirsch. Fred Smith, and Adolph Carl
. son are not new in the police service
CONTINUED on Page Ffve.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-07
Passenger Hits Freight.

Wheeling. w. Va, May Train No.
I on the Baltimore & Ohio, westbound.
collided with fast freight. eastbound,
at Rosby's Rock, IS miles east of here,
this morning. J. l.. Painter, express
messenger, and C. G.. Warner, baggage
master, were killed. and the engineer
of the passenger train was fatally in
jured. The accident is alleged to have
been caused by a misunderstanding of
orders. The passengers escaped win
a severe shaking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-07

Springfield H., May 7.-Without an
objecting voice the pure food bill pass
ed the house today in the form into
which it was amended by the demo
cratic minority when in control of the
house last Friday. 1t is generally un-
derstood the bill will be amended in
the senate and then agreed upon in con-
ference.
Makes Statement.
Springfield, H., May 7.-Senator
Berry gave out statement last night
that is to the effect that if the Chicago
members of the house did not come
into camp and cease their obstructive
measures against having the local OPP
Ition bill come up, the Chicago charter
bill would lose many votes from the
down state members
Must Curtail Power.
Senator Berry also stated that the
consent of the Cook county members
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-07
NO PUBLIC SPEAKING IN
STREETS OF BOISE, IDAHO

passed to first reading the commercial
modus vivendi between the United
States and Germany and referred the
agreement to a committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-07
Referred to a Committee.

Berlin, May 1.-THE reichstag today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-05-07

CONTINUED on Page Five.)
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share of such Responsibility upon the remainder of tie comfnittee.
 HENRY e, ROWE,
 E. H. WEAVER,
 LUCIEN SANDERSON, II, STUART HoTCHKIsS, JOHN SG. NORTH,
SATURDAY. WAS BUSY DAY.

Streets Were Crowded and Stores
 Were Rushed-Flowers FreeiyiBought
 Seldom has the center of the city pre- sented such bustling scene as 1t did on Saturday night The streets were crowded with people at an early hour and the hustle kept up until late. Dur ing the height of the crowd many peo- pla forsook the sidewalks and walked in the street, This was preferable for any one in a hurry.
 The cars carried big crowds during the evening and quite number of summer cars were running. The weather was cool and pleasant ans conducive to heavy trading.
 Merchants reported a heavy business and the sales were undoubtedly ahead of those of last year. It was tired lot of clerks and tralesmen who left the stores late on Saturday night after the Easter trading.
 The flower stores were thronged with buyers, At one store there were twen- ty-two hundred Easter lily plants put on sale for Easter, with a total of over fifteen thousand blooms, and practical ly all were sold out There was also an excellent trade in japonicas, daffo- dils, narclssus tulips and violets, and the total flower sales in the city were estimated at fully one hundred per cent greater than one year ago.
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HARBOR MATTERS.

Five Members of the Harbor Commit
 tee Make Reply to MT. Martin.
 Following is a statement by five members of the Harbor Committee:
 MT. George B. Martin in a Sunday paper eriticises in an interview the re- port of the Committee on Harbor, which he signed a few days before the annual meeting, together with the rest of the committee except Mir Sperry, who had not then arrived in Connecticut.
 He also says some very unpleasant things about the other members of the committee. These are his words: "The Harbor Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, though it comprises six oth- CT members besides myself, is no more than a one-man committee"
 We have no reason to believe that MT Martin considers himself a cipher; therefore the conclusion is reasonable that he considers himself the one man on the committee, and that the follow ing names that appear on the official list of the Committee of the Chamber
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BAND CONCERT SALE OPENS.
Programme CompIete-The Big Event
 in wOolsey Hall Tuesday.

PrOBrammc OOmplete-lhe biE EVent
 in woOIsey Hall Tuesday,
 The sale of seats for the United States Marine band concert opens this morning at the M. Steinert Sons Co., when the Presidents own" appears on the stage of Woolsey Hall Thurs day evening the men will wear the full dress uniform used on gala occasions at the capital. This uniform consists of brilliant red coat anu blue trou- sers. Every button Is burnished to look like furnished gold, and the in- struments shine, too like the previous metal, for there is army discipline in the ranks of the band. Miss Charlotte St. John Elliott, soprano, has been en- gagged for the appearance of the band in New Haven. Following is the pro- gramme complete:
 Overture-"T Tannhauser" :. .... Wagner Suite de Orchestra" l. L'Ariesienne ........ .. .....s................ Blzet
 a. Prelude-Tempo di Marcia.
 b. Minuet-Allegro Giocoso.
 c. Adageitto-Adagio
 q. Carlllon-Allegretto Moderate. Euphonium solo, Song to the Even- ing Star .....,............,.... Wagner
 MT, Ole J. May,
 Invitation to the an"e.....,....,..,. .......... ........ ber-Welngartner Transcribed for Military Band by w.
 H. Santrmann.
 INTERMISSION. Fantasia-"L Boheme" ....... Puccins Soprano solo-"Thou Brilliant Bird" from "The Pearl of Brazil' ...,.." ........ ..... .......,......,....D David
 Miss Charlotte St. John Elliott. Flute obligato by MT. Robert E. Seel. Slavonic Dance No. Dvorak National anthen-"The Star Span gled Banner" ............,........K Key Many good seats at 25 cents will be on sale this morning.
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COURAGE AND PATIENCE.


 The Death of Miss Burke was Pathetic
 in the Extreme.
 The death of Miss Nellie J. Burke, who passed away at the New Haven hospital on March 26, was pathetic in the extreme. Miss Burke was left fatherless when three years of age, with her younger brother, Frank E. Burke, who was but one year old The children were adopte1 by John McNary of Haddam, just over the Middletowm line, and a well known rural resident of this community, and made their home with him. Some time ago Miss Burke was taken i'll with cancerous affection, and went to the Presbyterian hospital in, New York for treatment, ani returned again to the home of her adoption. Last December she was again forced to take hospital treat nent, and went to New Haven, leaving home alone and going to the hospital unattended. Her courage and patience astonished the doctors having her case in charge. Just before the end she kindly thanked the physicians for what they had done; also the nurses of the institution, and made arrangements for her funeral. She was certainly pos sessed of wonderful character, and all her life had been devoted to doing kindly things to those dear to her. Her aged mother, now in her eightieth year. is in feeble health, and on that account the funeral was held from the undertaking rooms of Beers & South mayd in this city on Friday afternoon. -Mt1dletown PressA
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AT MUHLFELDER's s.
Easter Depletion Followed by Reple-
 tion

Easter Depletion Followed by Reple-
 ton.
 To any one and everyone who visits MuhlfeldAr's there will appear to be something marvellous in the almost in stantaneous repletion of the immense stock which had been swept away by depletion.
 Hundreds of ladies called last week at Muhlfelder's and after gazing with rapture on the entrancing creations of loveliness in the shape of spring mil liLery eagerly made purchases, and yet to-day an equally large and attractive stock is displayed for inspection. The secret of it all is just this The firm s splendidly organized force has labored continuously day and night and in that way has kept pace with the demand which constantly took away from the store hats in great quantities. So you see how carefully and successfully ar engagements were made and carried out for the benefit of the thousands who patronize New Haven's favorite milli- nery emporium. This week the attrac- tions there are surpasslngly fine. New ideas and most handsome and beautl- full creations have been evolved. In deed, it would seem as if the very limit had now been reached By reading the advertisement in to-day's Courier, which can be found at the top of the eighth page, ladies can see the special and most alluring inducements which are offered to them this week at Muhl- felder's.
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YALE ACTORS SALLY FORTH.
THE EASTER TRIP OF THE UNI
 TERSITY DRAMATIC ASSN.

To storm Hartford and New York on
 Easter Trip With Ibsen's "Pretend-
 ers"-The Play and the Payers.
 The Easter trip of the University Dramatic association to Hartford and New York, an innovation this year, is a big step in advance, and the Yale ac- tors are boldly goig forth to show the alumni of these two cities how much they have grown. Their play, Ibsens 'Pretenders," is an historical drama of the finest type, full of excitement, with a plot of the most intense interest throughout, and 1t will be given in Hartford on Easter Monday and in New York the following Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
 As dramatic production "The Pre- tenders is in every way the largest task that has ever been undertaken by any college club in the country. The cast contains but twenty speaking parts, but a very large number of aux Hilary actors have been called in from the friends of the association in the university until the total number con- nected with the production is about one hundred and fifty. This great body of men is being drilled into shape by MT Franz Lea Short of New York city, the stage director of the associa- ton, whose success at Yale since he re- tired a year ago has long since been re- cognized.
 The play dealing as it does with Norwegian history of the thirteenth century, has been studied with the greatest care in regard to all the de- tails of costuming scenic effects and music There Is music, lots of 1t; bar barous drinking songs, the hymns of the monks and some of the famous old Gregorian chants of the Medieval church. A dozen of the best voices on the University Glee club have given their services, to act a "crowd of roys- | terers' in another and mob of shouting soldiers in a third All the music, which will be played for the entr'actes has been written by a Nor wegian and the choral chants are talk en from an old thirteenth century ser vice by Merbeck, which has been re- written for the play by Professor Har- ry B. Jepson, 93, of the Music school, To see that all this music is played just right at every performance, the Dramatic association will carry the University orchestra of fifteen pieces along with it on the trip.
 The cast of the play includes a num- Der of men who have had considerable experience in the associations former plays. Charles R. Hopkins '07, of Philadelphia the president of the club, who has the difficult role of Bishop Nicholas, played with great success in shakespeare's Henry " last year as the King, and the year before as Mir. Posket in The Magistrate" the Pinero comedy which was given for one night only at Carnegie Lyceum in New York. T. Achelis, who has one of the other great parts, Is an academic junior from New York city, and the future leader of the association He has played at the Hyperion every year In college and l made great hit In the comedy role of Comte de Grival in "The Amazons, the 1907 Prom. play. For the female element, without which na play Is com plete, there have been found four men of real histrionlc skill and with the highest type of feminine beauty.
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of Commerce represent ciphers Gin his opinion), namely; Henry C. Rowe Nehemiah D. sperry, F. Harris Weaver, Lucien Sanderson, H. Stuart HotehISiss and John c. North.
 While we may grieve at this estimate of his, we will not quarrel at his not rating us in his class. Some other things that he said, however. compel us to state few of the facts.
 The annual report to the Chamber of Commerce is part of the yearly duty of the Committee on Harbor The sec retary of the Chamber also sent us a written request, prior to the annual meeting, for this report Duty requires us to present the facts. If we do less than that we are not faithful.
 The facts as they have appeared dur ing the past four months are unpleas- ant and unpopular to relate. We knew that if we faithfully performed this duty we should incur abuse, but we did not anticipate that it would be as un- truthful and malicious as 1t has been
 At the two meetings prior to the an- nual meeting our committee had re- ported the facts in a general way, and the Chamber in both cases unanimously passed a vote of confidence and thanks to the committee. Tn order to make sure that we were required to state the facts in our annual report We wrote to President Woodruff, of the Chamber, and asked him if we should do so, and he replied in the affirmative.
 Our duty thus seemed clear and im- perative. However, we were desirous to secure all the advice and counsel available.
 l Therefore We invited the Harbor Commissioners to sit with us to make up our annual report. It was consider ed practically whole afternoon, and with great care Suggestions were made and considered thoroughly by all | present. In the preparation of the re- port four successive drafts were type written, and the fourth one, as unani- mously agreed upon, was signed by six members of the Committee on Harbor l (which is all of the committee except MT, Sperry) also was approved by four Harbor Commissioners, the fifth being in Texas and the sixth not present ! Three abusive attacks 1ave been suc- cessively made upon this committee foI | performing the unpleasant duty of making this report. We have made nc (reply. In this communication we will only answer MT. Martins attack, but will consider the others later, if neces. sary.
 Mir. Martin took active part in the consideration of the report, and at the end of the discussion the report was unanimously agreed to.
 Ttae afternoon being at an end, fail copy was then typewriter and left fol about twenty-four hours at MT. North! office so that the committee could cal and sign it at their leisure MT. Martin came in next day and read it very de-
 liberately himself and then signed it He could have had all day to read i
 had he wished.
 I make little comment on his presen latitude toward the other members O
 the committee, but can truthfully say that there are no others on the commit
 tee who will show the white feather be- cause opposition or abuse appears. NJ one o2 us, after deliberately assuming Ia responsibility, will try to throw oul
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-01
GROWN STREET SUICIDE IDEN-
 TIFIED.

Was John H. Malone, of Hartford
 Remains to be Taken to Westfield.
 The wife and son of the man who committed suicide by chloroform in a rooming house at 1T Crown street late last week came from Hartford yester- day and identified him by means of the clothing that he had worn and which was at Flynn's undertaking rooms He was John H. Malone of 165 Clark street. Hartford. His son is John H. Malone jr.
 MT Malone was a farmer who recent ly sold his farm in Westfield and moved with his family to Hartford to live, His wife and son can find no reason for his strange action. They came to this city because of a letter he wrote to them before he committed the rash act They read in one of the papers of the suicide on Crown street, and the identification of the clothes followed. MT. Malone's body was buried at Springside but arrangements have been made to take the body to West field, where 1t will be buried Wednes- day morning. MT. Malone was fifty two years old.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

Apenta-Druggists' Announcement-Bro & Durham. Brooches-W els & Gunde. Building Bots-J. H. Macdonald. Cedar Chests-Bowditc Co, Cracker Sale--S s. Adams. Acknowledgements Chuch Sittings-St. Thomas Church. For Sale-House-F M. Ward. Dr. Porters Oil-Druggists Extension Tables-The Bullard Co. Entertainments-Hy Entertainments-Hy Entertainments-N. H. Theater. Entertainments-N. H. Theater. Entertainments-Bij Theater. Exams.-Civil Service Board. Financlal--Yale National Bank. Fine Millinery-Muhlfeld For Sale-Houses-J. T. Sloan Co. Gas Ranges-N. H. Gas Light Go. Kanted-G -Girls-123 Temple St. Maple Syrup-E. E. Hall & Son. Mems Oxfords-N. H. Shoe Co. Postum--Grocers',
 Polo-Bridgeport vs. New Haven. Storage--The Chas. Monson Go. Spring Lamb-The R. H. Nesbit Co. Steamers--Am and Red Star Line. Steamers-White Star Line.
 Tours-Penn. R. R. Co.
 Unusual-Gamble-D Desmond Go. Vinol--Drugglsts
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A w1LD-GoosE CHASE.

Janitor of Plerson Hall Becomes
 Frightened and Sends for Police.
 A telephone message was received at central station yesterday afternoon asking that officers be sent to Pierson hall, on York street, to corral sus- picious-looking person who had been seen prowling around. Dooman John Allen and Detective Thomas Colwell were sent and they made thorough search The suspicious person proved to be stn assistant janitor who has worked at the building a number of years. The head janitor had heard someone in a room which was supposed to be vacant The door was locked, and the janitor, thinking he had a burglar, sent for the police.
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THE LATE COLONEL Fox-A rR1.

BUTTE.
 Few of the present generation of Ma tional Guardsmen know what they really owe to Colonel Fox's fostering care of the Guard. Beginning his ca- reer as assistant adjutant- general in 1869 as assistant to Adjutant General Samuel F. Merwin, for fourteen years he nurtured the National Guard, until when he was retired for political req sons in 1883, 1t had attained a condition of efficiency which was recognized throughout the country. He was the father of the military law of 1871, the foundation on which the present mili- tary law is built and the present arm ory law under which number of state armories have been erected, and the Elm street armory in this city was ac- quire1. He was the moving spirit in the establishing of the state camp ground at Mantle and it was through his efforts that the brigade of the Ma tional Guard was sent to Philadelphia, Pa, in 1876, and the First regiment to Yorktown, wa, in 1881, as a reward for excellence in rife practice. His was the genius which gave such impe- tus to the science of military shooting in the late '70s and early sos and throughout his entire service as head of the National Guard In the state, his aim was to attain as much excellence as possible with a due reward for the comfort and recreation of the men Service in the National Guard was never more popular than when Colonel Fox was the real head of the organiza ton. He was a firm discipinarian but believed in making the service attrac- tive as well as efficient Hartford Conrar1t.
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