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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-03-22
Flesh propped of.

Burned so that flesh dropped from
her arms and hips in chunks. Mrs.
Frank Hill, of California township,
died after IL hours of suffering. Mrs.
Hill. was at home alone preparing sup
per, and It is supposed she was filling
the tank of the gasoline stove when it
exploded She was seen by neighbors
standing on the porch enveloped in
flames. By the time the fire was ex-
tinguished her body was burned al
most to a crisp.
She leaves q husband and one young
son.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-03-22
MISCELLANEOUS.

Messrs. McCrea, Mellen, Hughitt
and Newman, the railroad presidents
for whose visit to the White House j.
Pierpont Morgan arranged, decided
not to go to Washington because they
did not feel that they had any proper
mandate from the railroad corpora
tions to represent them.
The new constitution for the state
OF Oklahoma was completed. 1t in,
cludes some very modern ideas of re-
form in government.
Macias G. Tomayo, Mexican car
penter who was close to the barracks
at the time of the shooting at Browns
vile, Tex, made a good witness for
the colored soldiers.
A Rock Island passenger train gas
wrecked at Cuneo, Ark, and the en-
gineer and fireman were killed.
The house of representatives OF the
Tennessee legislature ordered the ar
rest of Mayor Thomas o. Morris and
% members of the city council OF
Nashville, Tenn, for contempt.
Standard OIL received the most
crushing legal blow in its history
when Judge lands in the United
States district court at Chicago over
ruled all the objections of the defend
ants counsel to the further trial Of
the Alton rebate case.
Judge Thomas Maloney, who was
private secretary to President Andrew
Johnson, died in Ogden, Utah.
Rather than face prosecution for
the embezzlement of $4,000 from the
Washington brokerage firm of Wade
& Hedges, OF which he was manager.
Charles Abbott, 20 years old, commit
ted suicide by shooting.
The date OF the national G.. A. r.
encampment at Saratoga, N. Y, was
fixed for the week of September 9.
George Stewart, Of Cedar Rapids,
Ia. dropped dead at the Trocha hotel,
in a suburb OF Havana. Cuba.
Arnold thinner (white) and Tom
Grimes (colored), who pleaded guilty
to the murder of John Gavin, Jan. %,
were sentenced to life Imprisonment
By Judge Withrow at Mount Pleasant,
Iowa.
The second section of freight
train on the Erie railroad went over
an embankment at Meadville, Pa. Two
trainmen we're killed and a number
fatally injured.
William O'Brien, member of parlia-
ment for Cork, was awarded six Earth.
ings in his libel suit against the Free
mans Journal.
Engineer Kellogg and his fireman
were killed in a wreck on the Chicago
Great Western railroad at Dubuque.
Fifteen persons were crushed when
Southern Pacific freight engine
crashed into a Maple avenue street
car at crossing near Ascot park In
Los Angeles, Cal.
Horace @. Mcdowell. president OF
the Farmers bank of Canton. o., shot
and killed himself
Adolph Huntemann, who died In the
general hospital, In Kansas City, Mo-,
leaving an estate valued at 100000
has no heirs, as far as the public ad
ministrator can learn.
A continuation of disorders, the sus
pension of service at three o'clock II
the afternoon after an intermittent
and Intellectual service. and the FIRST
move towards Intervention by the
commercial interests of the city
marked the third day OF the street cal
sstrike In Louisville,Ky.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-03-22
A WEEKS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM
RECORD OF MOST INTERESTING
EVENTS TOLD IN BRIEFEsT
MANNER POSSIBLE.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS

Information Gathered from All Quar-
tiers of the Civilized World and Pre-
pared for the Perusal Of the Busy
Man.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-03-22
South Lyon village went dry at the

South Lyon village went dry at the
recent election. and the fine brick
hotel, the Whipple, will be closed.
F. e. Pickle, bookkeeper for the
Hort Mirror Plate Co.. made a success
OF his second attempt at suicide by
drinking poison. He was engaged to
be married soon. Worry over lack OF
education Is said to be the cause.
make my life an object lesson to
young men and teach them to leave
liquor alone" This message from ],
II. Doherty, a former rancher, was de-
livered by Father ORanerty at Doher-
tvs funeral in Morrice, and made the
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-03-22
An Emergency Glue.

Take a small piece of cold boiled
potato In the fingers and rub a piece
OF paper with 1t for about Ave minutes.
At the end of this time II will stick as
we'll as the strongest glue.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-03-22

Miss Rose Van Hoten, aged 33, is
dead in Kalamazoo asylum. For years
Mrs. Van Hoten, a widow, concealed
her daughters insanity, and 1t was
only discovered when she escaped and
was found wandering in the snow bare
footed and in her night clothes. She
was then very i'll with consumption.
Rev. w. NJ. Laufman. pastor OF the
Hillsdale Methodist church, held, a
prayer and song service in saloon,
at the request of the proprietor.
VIM. Pellet, who pleaded guilty TO
burglary in Lapeer and who broke
Jail and was recaptured, was SEN
fenced to five to fifteen years at Jack.
son.
Cigarettes are blamed for the in
sane antics OF Thomas Bishop. who
imagines he has fallen heir to a steam
boat which he thought Alloys Biz and
his mother were keeping him from Sc
curing. Bishop promptly smashed
every window In the Biz ONCE build
lag In Spring Lake.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-03-22
Not Humorous.

John Ritter of Kalamazoo, says that
his wife has not only deserted him and
left him to care for three little chill
dren, the youngest but 20 months old,
but that he is continually annoyed by
the receipt of picture post cards, which
he accuses his wife of sending. The
cards are alleged to be humorous and
supposed to depict the woes of wife
less husband, caring for several in
fants. One Of the most recent cards
showed a man with HIS arms loaded
down by four crying babies and had
an appropriate verse in the corner.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-03-22
THE MARKETS.

Detroit-Extra dry-fed steers and
heifers, $5@5 so; steers and heifera
1000 to 1000 lbs. 81 25Q4 so; steers
steers and heifers that are fat, 500 to
200 lbs, SO 1904 25; choice fat cows
80 1904; good fat cows, 1903 so; COM
mon cows, t2@2 so; Gamers, 81 2592;
choice heavy bulls, So 1904 20; fair to
good bolognas, bulls, SO 25Q3 so: stock
bulls. 81 5OQ3; choice feeding steers,
500 to 1000 lbs. SO 1904 Is; fair feed
choice stockers, 500 to 200 lbs $3@3 so;
fair stockers. 500 to 700 lbs, 81 $50
15 stock heifers, 50 50@S 25; milk
ers. large. young, medium age, $40Q5o;
common mixers. $lS@25
Veal calves-Market soc lower than
last Thursday; best 81 to 81 so; others,
$4@6 so.
Mich cows and springers-Steady.
Sheep and lambs-Market active and
25c higher. Best lambs, 81 so; fair to
good lambs, So 5OQ7; light to common
fair to good butcher sheep, 81 5oQ5;
culls and common s3Q4.
Hogs-Market sc lower than last
F6od Esng 81 Sss hght 70
light workers.. $6 95Q7; roughs, $50
so; stays, 1-3 off.
Chicago-Market steady TO strong:
plain to best steers. 81 25Q6 S. heif-
ers, 81 65@5 25; cows, SO 1905 bulls,
50 25@4 so; calves, 81 50Q7 25; stock
Hogs-Market strong to sc higher;
choice heavy shipping, SIS S21s as 97h
pigs. 81 50Q6 So bulk of sales, Sc $50
sheep-Market steady; sheep, IS ESQ
25; lambs. $7QS.
Detrort-cash No, 2 red. 77hc; May,
5000 bu at sic, 5000 bu at s0Nc. $1,000
bu at sO%c c, 5000 bu at sOhc. 5000 bu
at S0%c, 10000 bu at S0hc, 5000 blu at
S0%c. 5000 Blu at sOAc,. 5000 blu at
80hc; July, 10000 blu at sic, 1000 blu
at sOHc, $4,000 bu at So7sc' 10000 bu
at S0%c, 10000 bu at SOAc, $4,000 Blu
at SOhc, 10000 bu at SOhc September.
10; goo bu at SIC. 1900 bu at sI%c, go
600 bu at size. 10000 bu at S1Ac TO-
600 bu at 81 NC; No. red, 74hc; No.
Corn-cash No. 8, 2 cars at 4sxc: No.
8 yellow. cars at 47%c: No. 4 yellow,
2 cars at acc; rejected. / car at 45c.
oats-Cash No 3 white, 45hc.
Beans-cash and April. 81 80; May
cISys %sssh me spot %, 20 bags s a.
pie. 90 bags al IS So o Is az az IS TO- 20 at
IS. IL at 81 rs. is at 81 %; prime alsike,
80 bags at 81 50; sample aisike. bags
Timothy seed-Prime spot, $40 bags
at 81 10.
East Bunalo.-Best export steers,
$4,000; best 1000 to 1.300-lb shipping
steers, $4.s0@5.40; best 1000 to 100
Id shipping steers, s4.25@5; best fat
cows, s4.25@450; fair to good, S32b0
s75; trimmers. s2@2.25; best Fat heif-
ers, s4.75@5; medium to good, $500
425: best feeding steers. S4.2564.b6;
best yearling steers. $4,000; common
stock steers. $2.75@3; export bulls, s42s
@4.75; bologna bulls. $1,000; stock
bulls, $2.50d3. The COW market was
steady at last weeks prices: good to
extra. s4o@50; medium to good, $3.50
So; common, $1SG23.
Hogs-Market lower; workers., mixed
mediums and heavies, $735@74O; pigs
81 5@7.50; roughs. s5.50@5.60.
Sheep-Market active and higher; top
natives, SS.15mS.20; culls. s717sO; top
westerns, sS@S.20; wethers, t66625;
culls, .s2.5064. $50; yearlings. t6.7507;
ewes, s5@55O
Calves-Steady: best, ss.75ds25;
medium to good, s5.500s; heavy, $40
$50.
- a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26

Senator William ]. Stone is in Wash
ington from Missouri and he can not
understand it. hence he asks them to
show him. He is troubled about the
plan pursued by Uncle Sam in getting
powder for his navy.
Senator Stone finds that the navy in
time of peace uses 100000 pounds of
powder a year. For this the govern
ment pays 10 cents a pound. The SEN
ator says the government could make
its own powder for half that price.
and so he would like to know why
Uncle Sam does not set up a powder
factory. or at least compel the private
manufacturers and their superior econ
Omies to sell at something like 40
cents a pound.
We fear that Senator Stone will not
get an answer to his query. In one
form and another it has been PROFOUND
ed for 40 years There are many 9th
er things which Uncle Sam uses in
large quantities and for which he pays
twice the price it would cost him to
MANI OiltIIi III a SlIOJ vi ulS ONH- VI
a generation there has been protest
against this way of doing the thing
but it availeth not.
Likely the government wishes to en-.
courage the infant-giant powder in,
dustry. The people do not like the
word subsidy, but the same result can
be reached by paying for thing twice
what il costs to manufacture it. The
powder men have been encouraged tC
the point where they have grown &c
be such lusty infants that they levy
forced tribute ON the plain people OF
all the land. The troubles of hunter
have but begun when he hands over 3
dollar to County Clerk Hubbard fOI
his license; after that the powder com
binG takes him in hand and shakes
him down for any spare change he has
left in his clothes. The victim does
not like it but he does not know how
to help himself. In d way. he is al
infant, and somehow the need OF en-
cOuraging him and inducing him K
grow strong has been overlooked.
He does not understand just wha
it is he has been guilty of or what j
is that ails him, AMI perhaps it is no
intended that he shall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26

dinance, and providing that this ordin-
next election.
Alderman Robbins moved that the
ordinance be referred 10 the ordinance
committee and city attorney TO repor:.
each alderman to- be furnished with
copy OF ordinance. Carried
Alderman Lawler offered an ordi-
nance regulating the use of automo-
biles and hospitals.
Alderman Robbins moved that the
ordinance be referred to the ordinance
committee and city attorney TO report.
each alderman to be furnished with
copy of ordinance. Carried.
Alderman Lawler presented an or
dinance establishing the office OF cleo
trio and gas inspector.
Alderman Robbins moved that the
ordinance be referred to the mayor and
ordinance committee to report back at
the next regular meeting. Carried.
Alderman Benson offered a resou-
ton instructing the city clerk to pub
lish the copies of the affidavits favor
able 10 the city in the telephone li;i-
cation. and that they be made part of
| the proceedings of the council
| Adopted.
Alderman Pratt offered n resolution
instructing the mayor and finance
committee TO investigate the advis-
! ability of employing special counsel
| to begin proceedings for the opening
of an alley in block u, Chicago or
! Lower addition.
Alderman Robbins moved that the
matter be referred to the mayor and
| finance committee TO report Carried.
Alderman Pratt offered resolution
instructing the street commissioner
to open a gutter on Fourth street be
tween Third and Fourth avenues.
| Adopted
| Alderman Trenkenschuh offered Il
resolution providing for the placing IF
a light at Sixteenth street and Third
avenue. Adopted.
| Alderman Smith moved that the
matter Of a light at Seventeenth stree;
| between Seventh and Eighth avenues
be referred to the alderman of the
Third ward. Carried.
Adjourned on motion of Alderman
Eckhart. II. c. SCHAFFER.
| City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26
The Official Killing.

As the result of last nights council
meeting the obnoxious Central Union
telephone ordinance was officially put
to sleep by the councils action of a
week ago last night. in suspending the
rules and reconsidering its former dis
position of the ordinance The pro
ceeding of the aldermen in the premis-
es stands as official. and the mayors
grand stand play in attempting TO read
his veto is NOT so much as noted in
the book of the acts of the councilmen.
The last reference TO the mayor in the
official records of the city in connec
ton with the telephone franchise, is in
recording his affirmative vote on the
question of immediate consideration
of the condemned ordinance when
there was a tie vote on the proposition
before the council.
So that the council has formally
claimed having put the ordinance into
state of suspended animation, at
least. What will develop in the future
concerning the franchise, remains tC
be disclosed.
But there is a strong suspicion that
some time along in the spring-per
haps after electiOn-that internal ordi
nance will suddenly come to life again
Unless the public does not watcl
OUt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26

600 gallon Snow steam pump at pump
ing station, and moved that the report
be adopted. Adopted by unanimous
vote.
alderman Wilson presented report
from the waterworks committee re
commcndng tha. the Snow steam
pump be accepted and that the mayor
and clerk be authorized to settle with
the contractors. contingent upon tn
painting of the pump. Adopted by
unanimous vote
Alderman Wilson from the wate~-
works committee recommended the
purchase of a centrifugal pump and
30-hOrse power motor for the Fifth
avenue sewer pumping station.
Alderman BIochlingcr moved that
30-hOrse power motor be purchased to
operate the Fifth avenue sewer pump
Adopted by unanimous vote.
Alderman Wilson moved that Il
1oX12 centrifugal pump be purchased
for the Fifth avenue sewer. Adopted
by unanimous vote.
Alderman BIoChlinger moved that
the mayor and city clerk and water
works committee DE authorized To puT-
chase at once the pump and motor
for the Fifth avenue pumping station.
Adopted by unanimous vote.
Alderman Lawler presented an D..
dinancc amending the ordinance relat-
ing to the salaries of employees in tn
waterwOrks department, and novel
the adoption of the ordinance. Adop.-
ed by unanimous vote.
Alderman Lawler presented an OF
dinance amending the ordinance relat.
ing to salaries of employees of the
street department. and moved the
adoption of the ordinance Adopted
by unanimous vote.
Alderman Lawder submitted an or.
dinance amending the ordinance re
lating to the salary of the city cngi
neer and moved the adoption of the
ordinance. Adopted by unanimous
vote.
Alderman LAWYER submitted an or
dInancc amending the ordinance relat
ing TO the salary of the plumbing in
spector. and moved the adoption Ct
the ordinance. Adopted by unani
nous vote
Alderman LAWYER submitted an or
Ginance amending the ordinance relaU
ing to the salary of health inspecto:
and moved its adoption. Adopted by
unanimous vote.
Alderman LAWYER submitted an or
dinance amending the ordinance relat
ing to the salary of the commissioner
of health. and moved its adoption
Adopted by unanimous vote.
Alderman Lawler presented an or
dinance providing that ordinance.
granting franchises on the streets G.
the city. or amending franchises nos
in existence, shall not become oper
alive until approved by a vote of the
people at an election held within tire,
months after the passage of such or
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26

Speaker Cannon was in facetious
mood when he arrived at the capitol
the other morning. The keen wintry
air that prevailed outside seemed to
invigOrate him. Meeting a prominent
democratic member from the sunny
south in the marble room. Uncle Joe
clapped him on the back and said:
Il say, old man, are you not ashamed
to be democrat?" "Well, no, MI
Speaker" replied the representative
from the southland. Strengthening him
self up, Il can not say that | am. But, -
he added after slight pause. when
| consider the tendency of the times
| often think that | am a fool for not
joining your party. However, | reckon
| prefer to remain poor and honest,
rather than become rich and a-repub-
liCan." The gentleman's time has eX-
pred said Uncle Joe. as he made
his way to the speakers room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26

The Washington correspondence to
the New York Times says: "A mighty
cry for help has gone up from the rail
road companies east and west In their
extremity they have appealed to the
president of the United States to hep
them out. They want something said
which will deter sitting legislatures
from enacting proposed legislation.
The two cents mile passenger fare
propaganda has spread until it would
appear that nothing now can be done
TO prevent that Legislation in a ma
jority of states. Not even the rail
roads in Pennsylvania have success
fully opposed the legislation for reduc-
ed passenger rates in that state.
1t is the fear that freight schedules
will be next considered and that the
graft which has been enjoyed by the
railroads since 1873 in the mail carry
ing contracts will be interfered with
that has caused the new alarm. To-
day there are present in Washington
lobbyists, and lawyers who are moth
ing but lobbyists. representing the Bur
lingtOn railroad, the st. Louis & San
Francisco railroad, the Great Northern
railroad, the Rock Island ralIroau, bal
timore & Ohio railroad, PENNSYLVANIA
railroad, New York Central railroad.
the Southern railroad. and numerous
other smaller lines. Pamphlets and
newspaper publications are being util-
lied to show the awful things that are
going to happen to the railroads and
the people if the proposed legislation
in the matter of mail transportation is
enacted.
The railroads which will suffer the
greatest in the proposed legislation are
the New York Central, the Pennsylva
mia, and the Burlington. Pamphlets
have been written by the attorneys fol
a half dozen lines and distributed
among members of congress with the
yelled threat running through them
that the railroads will not carry the
mail and make no effort to maintain
schedules if further interfered with.
Members of congress who understand
the situation are inclined to make mer
~ with this threat 1t has been but
short while since the Rock Island
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26
NO MORE CASH FOR MINERS
Food and Clothing for Illinois Strikers,
Instead of Money

Springfield, H., Feb. 26.-The Illinois
Mine Workers of America yesterday in
their annual convention amended their
constitution as regards strike benefits.
Heretofore the strikers have been paid
so much per diem. Hereafter a COM
missary department will be establish
ed and in case of a general strike. in
stead of money, food. clothing, coal,
etc. will be furnished the strikers out
of the strike funds. In case of local
strikes. the strikers will be given s.
per week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26

Al J. Smith. county attorney of Hen
nepin county. Minnesota. has found it
necessary to post this sign in his Min
neapOlis Office: Discussion of the
Thaw trial is tabOOed in this office.
Mr.. Smith says: 1T was absolutely
necessary to do something to relieve
the situation. We are up to our ears
in work and yet everybody who comes
to our Office wants TO discuss the Thaw
trial. 1t interferes with our work, and
the sign is the result"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26

The vigilance with which the Japan
csc guard the approach to the emperor
is shown by the fact that the director
of the household department was turn
ed away from the gates the other day
because he did not have his pass.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26

railroad was in position to get the
postoffice department TO give it con
tract for carrying the mail between
Chicago and Omaha In order to re-
tain the mail contract the Burlington
offered to carry the mail for a lesser
sum than the contract price and the
postmaster general gave the contract
to that company
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26

And, after all. that voluminous veto
on the part of Mayor McCaskrin Is
lost to record and to history. The
council undid for the time being its
own unpopular act, made possible by
the mayors casting vote-and that is
the long and the short of it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26

One of the recent candidates for po-
sition as librarian in the New York
public library wrote on her eXamlna-
ton paper in answer to a question re-
2arding the novels of Lew Wallace
that his principal work was Her Ben. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26


port of dog taxes collected.
Alderman Benson moved that re-
port be received and placed on file.
Carried
The clerk presented a petition from
Ward & Mcmahon for permission to
make a sewer connection for the Unit
ed Breweries company at First ave-
nue. and Nineteenth street Referred
to the sewer committee with power to
act.
The clerk presented the resignation
of Richard Sherwood as alderman
from the Fifth ward.
Alderman Robbins moved that the
resignation be accepted by rising
vote in appreciation of Mr.. Sherwood 5
services. Carried.
Alderman Brooks offered resolu-
ton instructing the clerk TO notify
the Davenport, Rock Island & North
western Railway company to open the
waterways across it's right of way be
tween Forty-third and Forty fifth
streets. Adopted
Alderman Brooks submitted sketch
plans prepared by Architect Drack for
the remodeling of the city hail build
ing
Alderman Brooks moved that the
plans be referred to the committee OF
the whole to report at the next regu
lar meeting Carried.
Alderman Wilson from the water
ri, Unit tol thn Hn1
report of the testing of the new 5000,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and weekly at 1924
Second avenue. Rock Island, Ill. En-
tered at the postoffice as second-class
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26

Secretary Leslie NJ. Shaw is to step
from the cabinet to the presidency OF
the Carnegie Trust company. How
startling
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26
Municipal Matters.

City Council Room. Rock Island. H.
Feb. -. 19O7.-Thc council met i'll adj
journed regular session at s p. m.
Mayor McCaskrin presiding and all
the aldermen present except Ander-
son.
The minutes of the regular meeting
of Feb. II were read and approved.
The minutes of the meeting of FEB.
Is were read
Alderman OberS moved that they b.
approved as read. Carried.
The minutes of the adjourned meet
ing of Feb. 10 were read and APP
proved.
Alderman LAWYER from the finance
committee. submitted ordinances III
lowing the labor payrOlls for the weeks
ending Feb. 16 and %. which were
considered and adopted by unanimous
vote. as follows: