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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-16
Trustees Recommend Re-
duction of Per Capita
to 10 Cents.
ARE 254,532 MEMBERS
Bad Weather Has No Effect on
Second Days Pleasures
at Convention.

Philadelphia, July 1G.-When the
great herd of Ellls who are grazing in
Philadelphia this week awoke today
they found The weather damp and
cloudy and threatening rain. Although
weary from yesterdays long program
Of pleasure and sightseeing the uncer-
tain weather conditions did not deter
the thousands of Elks from beginning
early with the second days program
which viii continue until II tonight.
Ladies' Well Cared For.
\ feature of the reunion is the eIab-
crate entertaining of ladies accOmpanvi
ing the out of town Elks by the wives
and other women relatives OF the local
Elks. The serious part Gf toiay's pro
gram was the first business session of
the grand lodge which met in the acl
DENY of music.
According to report the secretary
of the order has now opposed a qua.
ter million more i'll membership. there
being in existence 1851 lodges with d
membership of 25l,532
Reduce Per capita Tax.
The report of the grand trustees
recommends that owing to the large
fund now in the treasury, amounting
to more than a quarter of a million thi
per capita tax he reduced to - cents.
Is Formally Opened.
Philadelphia, July 10 The 43rt
grand lodge session of the Elks was
formally opened here last night wher
the visitors were welcomed on bcha!
of The Elks reunion committee by ;
banquet. Congressman J. fIampto,
Moore made the address of welcome OF
behalf of the Philadelphia lodge. May
or RCybOurn greeted the delegates on
behalf of the city. Wooda y. Carr wei
coined the visitors on behalf of tn,
lodges of Pennsylvania. Governor Ed
win S. Stuart welcomed The Elks t,
| the state. Grand Exalted Ruler MclviI
responded to the address of welcome.
Grand Secretary Fred Robinson is
sued his statistical and financial re
| port, in which it was shown 41,90,
members were received into the ordC
| during the year. There were 3S ney
lodges instituted and the total member
ship is now 255.432. The largest Iodg
is in Brooklyn, with 2,440 members
New York second. and New Orleans
Philadelphia and Chicago following.
| Rochester was so badly injured il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-16
Terrorisis Accomplish
Their Work on the
Second Attempt.
GOVERNOR OF TIFLlS
Nicknamed wild Beast" For
Cruelty Shown In Sup
pressing Disorders.

AleXandropol, Russia July 16.-Gen-
eral Alikanhoff, former governor gen.
eral of Tiflis, and Madmage Glioboff,
wife of General Gliobof, and the
CCachman who was driving their car
riage, were blown to pieces by bombs
thrown at their conveyance at this
morning.
A son of Alikanhoif and daughter of
Glioboff sustained serious injuries.
The party was returning To the resi-
dence of AlikanhOff from his club.
Called Wild beast.
Alikanhoff was nicknamed the wild
beast by Caucasian members of the
lower house of parliament, who often
referred to his cruelty i'll the Kutais
district, where he led number of pun
tive expeditions TO stamp out disor-
GCrs.
His rigorous methods TO this end
brought down upon him the enmity of
the revolutionists.
Was Pre-, iou>Iy Injured.
AiikanhOff was seriously injured by
Il bomb at Borjam May 80 last year.
This bomb was thrown just as he was
about to take train for Tiilis. Its eX-
piosion seriously wounded, in addition
to the general a member of his staff
and several Cossacks. The remainder
OF the Cossacks fired into the crowd,
killing many persons, and then burned
to the ground buildings into which the
HnJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-16
GENERAL AL|kANH0FF IS
BLOWN TO PIECES BY BOMB

planned in full. This plan has BEEN
strongly advocated by Archbishop
Messmer and Bihop McFaul, by the r..
Rev. Mgr Lavelle, the late Bishop
Stang, and the Methodist Bishop
Grant.
Two plans, say the report, have been
evolved for the formation of Il Young
Mems National Catholic union, along
the lines of the Y. NJ. c. A. and reports
of the committee having this matter il
charge will be made at this conven-
ton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-16
WOMAN TRIED FOR MURDER
Louisiana Jury ImpaneId TO Try Three
for Boys Death.

Hahnyille, La, July 1G.-The jury
which will try three men and woman
for the kidnapping and murder OF littia
Walter Lamana was completed ycster
day. Many talesmen were excused
because they objected to bringing in a
verdict which might mean the hang
ing of Mrs. Campiasco. the woman
prisoner This trial is expected as fa-
as possible to furnish an example
which will check Italian hIackmailins
Seven of the jury are planters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-16
VERDICT FOR THE CLAIMANT
Ira Venable Awarded $21o Judgment
Against an Estate.

The jury in the county court which
heard the claim of Ira Venable against
the estate of r. w Wadsworth this
noon returned a verdict allowing Mr..
Venerable $210. He claimed $500 for
board and caring for Mr. Wadsworth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-16
ALLISON AGAIN CANDIDATE
Angered by Reports of III Health, Aged
Iowa Senator Will Fight.

Des Moines, Iowa, July 16-Despite
his three score years and eight, Sena.
tor William b. Allison intends to make
an active campaign for reelection a.
senator speaking in at least half a
dozen cities. He is angered by the
tamts of Governor Cummins' friends
concerning his alleged weakness and
i'll health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-16
ROBBERS HOLD UP
A FRISCO TRAIN
Shot Two Harvest Hands in Commit
ting Crime at Cherry Valley,
Kan, Early in Morning.

Cherry Valley, Kan, July 1.-two
robbers held up the Frisco freight
train five miles east of Cherry Valley
early today, shot and killed O. j.
Brown, seriously wounded Otis Tay-
lOr, harvest hands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-16

Washington, July 1G.-A dispatch
this afternoon from Admiral Snow,
commandant of the Boston navy yard.
gives the condition of the men injured
On the battleship Georgia this morning
as follows: Midshipman Cruise. worse:
Sailor Walsh, fatal; Seaman Mecse,
worse; Seaman Bush, critical; Seaman
Fone, critical, but hopeful; Boatswain's
Mate Schlapp, favorable; Chief Yeo-
man Tagland, critical, but hopeful
Seaman Gilbert, critical; Seaman James
Patrick Thomas, critical; Seaman RO-
senberger, fairly good; Seaman Rich,
favorable: Gunner's Mate Hansell, ia
yorable, Seaman Malick, critical
Snow says the commanding officer of
the Georgia could not explain the cause
of the explosion.
Two Hundred Pounds Exploded.
Boston, July 1G-Eight officers OF
men were killed and 13 others terribly
burned yesterday by an explosion OF
200 pounds of powder i'll a gun turret
during target practice. Six of the vic
tins died before the ship reached port
and two more i'll the naval hospital.
The warship, itself undamaged tC
any appreciable extent, steamed into
the harbor late in the day from the
target grounds in Cape Cod bay, bring
ing the dead and injured. The lattel
were rushed to the hospital at The
Charlestown navy yard, where it wa.
found that several were so severely
burned that they cannot recover.
Cause Unknown.
The accident occurred shortly before
noon in the after superimposed turre
shielding the S-inch guns. What causet
it is a mystery. In some manner. how
ever, one of the bags of powder, o
cases, as they are called. became ig
nited In an instant there was flasl
which iguited the other bag of pOwde
and filed the entire turret with fire
The entire turret crew, consisting 0
three commissioned officers and eigl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-16
Tolstoi Not Dead.

st. Petersburg, July 16.-There is
no truth in the report which reached
Great Britain and the United States
that Count Leo Tolstoi is dead. The
count is in excellent health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-16


received agonizing burns. All were
alive when rescuers rushed to their aid
but death came soon to several of the
injured men.
Lieutenant Goodrich In Charge.
The explosion occurred i'll the turret,
where the men, under command OF
Lieutenant Goodrich. son of Rear Ad-
miral Goodrich. commandaut of the
New York navy yard, and Midshipmen
GOldthwaite and Cruise were operating
the S-inch guns.
The guns in the forward turret had
finished eight rounds of practice and
the guns of the after turrct had fired
one round. Two l00-pomd bags Of
powder had just been sent up through
the ammunition hoist and were ii the
arms of the leader, whose name was
withheld by the ships officer. The
leader stood at the brecch of one of
the S-inch guns, all ready to insert the
charge.
Slight Warming Given.
At this instant the turrct was seen TO
be smoky, and two men who stood near
the loader saw a black spot ON the bag,
indicating that the charge had ignitod
and was smoldering. The loader dis
covered the spot at -Xhe same instant,
and threw himself forward on his face
at the same time shouting warning to
his turret mates. The other men who
had seen the spot were Eich and Han.
sell, and they also threw themselves
on the floor of the turret
Before the other men could heed the
cry of warning there was flash as the
burning powder exploded. Flames
smoke and gases filled the little super
structure As the powder was not con
fined, there was no loud report, non
Gid the vessel suffer any injury. but
every nook and Granny of the turret
was filed with flame.
The loader, who was, of course, near
est the powder. was TERRIBLY burned. Z:
was every other man in the turret, with
the exception of Eich and Hansell, who
although scorched, escaped with injur
les much less severe than the others.
Horror Scene ON ship.
Blinded by the flames, choked by the
fumes and maddened with pain. tn,
men screamed i'll agony Some stag
gercd blindly up the ladder to the
hatchway in the top of the tUrret while
others crept along the turret floor, beg
giHsfer assistance.
Lieutenant Goodrich and Seaman Ma
: leck became craZed. staggered up tht
, iron ladder to the top of the turret anJ
then threw themselves into the sea
| Before the smoke had cleared ava,
| the shipmatcs OF the unfortunate mel
rushed to their assistance, tenderl1
lifted them ont of the fire-blackcnet
turret and quickly conveyed them t.
the ships hospital.
!! In the meantime Lieutenant Coco
! rich and Seaman Maleck had been res
cucd by a launch that was returning
/ from an inspection of the target Tn
IrcinfOrced by the surgeons of the otl
er vessels in the fleet, who had bee
informed of the accident and summon
cd to the scene.
Jap Admiral Thoughtful.
Boston, July 1.-two great boXe:
one addressed to Midshipman Crus
and the other to sailors of the Geo1
gia" were received at the naval no:
pital today. They contained flower!
and inside of each box was the card {
Admiral Yamamoto, the Japanese nav;
lnlIicer who NiSitnd Boston NeStnrdaN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-16
WILL TRY AGAIN
ranchise Ordinance to be Pre-
sented to East Moline by
Street Car Company
TO committee OF WHOLE
Conference Between Representatives
Brings About Reopening of
the Negotiations.

J. F. Lardner, manager of the TTi-
City Railway company, representing
the tri-city merger interests. will pre-
sent a franchise ordinance TO the East
Moline city council this evening at a
committee of the whole meeting. The
ordinance will embody features agreed
upon last evening at a conference be-
tween Mr.. Lardner and attorneys of
the company and Mayor Johnson and
attorneys for the city.
VIII Pro,idc Lights.
Mayor Johnson stated today that the
company will agree to provide 25 lights
of the character asked by the city, and
to furnish the bond required to insure
the payment of $4,000 in case the com
pany does not have a line TO Geneseo
i'll operation i'll five years.
The conference was brought about
through a conversation between Mr.
Lardner and S. W. Gould of the Union
Malleable Iron company, Mr.. Lardner
expressing desire for a settlement if
possible. Mr.. Gould notified the city
officials, who promptly communicated
! to Mr.. Lardner their willingness to
confer on the matter
May End Deadlock.
| The negotiations reopened last night
may end the deadlock in which the city
and company have been since the stop
ping of traffic a week ago. If the coun-
ell does not favor the ordinance, it is
Iprobable that the situation will be the
same as before, with 10 cars operating
through the village. and each side wait
ing for the other to act.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-16
GROWTH IS RAPID
American Federation of Catho-
lie Societies Near g.
100000 Mark.
REPORTS SHOW PROSPERITY
Gain in Last Year Particularly Nota-
ble-Fieht for Observance of
Sunday Taken UP.

indianapolis, Ind, July 1G-The enor-
nous growth of the American FEEDER
alton of Catholic societies during th1
last few years was described yesterday
by President Feeney OF Brooklyn 10
the 800 delegates who attended the first
business meeting of the sixth annual
convention of the league.
The annual report of Anthony MatrC
the national secretary, shows that the
federation has been introduced into
43 states and territories. Porto Rico,
Hawaii. and the Philippine islands.
There are twelve state federations
and leagues, besides fifteen Germa l
state leagues which are affiliated with
the federation through the German Ro-
man Catholic Central Verein and the
State League of the Catholic Bohem
ians of Texas
Near the 2,OOO,OOO Mark.
In the last year six prominent Cath
olic colleges and institutions have AZ
filiated, making eighteen in all. Up
ward of 125 parishes have joined the
movement, and fourteen national or
ganizations have been enrolled. The
total membership, says the report, Is
| rapidly nearing the 2,000,000 mark
The report also shows the efforts be
| ing made to preserve the sanctity 81
| the Lords day and the fight being
| waged by the society against employ
ers who force workmen to labor on thc
Sabbath. Active work along this liE(
| is being done in piitSburr Toledo
Louisiana, and New York.
| The contest against the divorce evi
is being carried on by the league an,
its efforts toward securing uniforr
marriage law, which resulted in tn
holding of national divorce congreS
and an appeal 10 President Roosevelt!
was described and shown to be gaic
ling force.
The federation's plan to gain aid i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-16
Iwo Cent Fare Law

Madison, July 16.-Governor David
son today signed the 2-cent railway fare
bills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-16

Rochester was so badly injured he
died several hours later and two other
passengers were slightly hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-16
EIGHT DEAD and LITTLE
HOPE FOR OTHER VICTIMS

teen men, was envcloped in flame and
received agonizing burns. All were
alive when rescuers rushed to their aid
but death came soon to several of the
injured men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-07-16
Jap Admiral Thoughtful.

one addressed to Midshipman Cruise
and the other to sailors of the Geor-
gia" were received at the naval hos
pital today. They contained flowers.
and inside of each box was the card of
Admiral Yamamoto, the japanese naval
officer who visited Boston yesterday.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-27

pris'ner to be a man with a whole lot
iv money, an supposin' he wint to this
house on tn night in question. an
suppose it was snowin', an suppose it
wasn't. an suppose he turned firm tn
right hand corner TO tn left gOin' up
stairs. an supposin' he wore plug hat
an a pair iv skates. an suppOsin' tn
next day was Wednesday, 1 Objict,
says tn states attorney. 'Th' statues,
with which me larned frind is no doubt
familiar. though I'll be darned if he
shows il. frbids tn mention iv tn days
iv tn week Scratch out Winsday an
substichoot four o'clock in JanOOarv,'
SAYS the cOOrt. Now. how does tn
sentence r-read?' TIL next day was
four o'clock in JanoOary. an suppOsin'
tn amount iv money, an supposin' We
haven't got a very large salary holdin'
tn chair iv conniption fits at tn col
lege. an suppOsin' We dOn't get a cent
onless We answer fright. l ask We, on
tn night in question whin tn pris'ner
grabbed III clock was he or was he not
funny at tn roof?' 4 object to tn form
iv question: says the states attorney.
In tn eighth sintince I move TO sthrike
tiouaI. unprofissyonal. an cOnthry TO tn
laws iv evidince' My Gawd. has my
clint no rights in this coort?' says tn
other lawyer. 'Ye bet he has says tn
coort. Wen sthrike out tn wurrud
land" but Wen substichOOt tn more
proper wurrud "aloOfness."
Ibid We see tn pris'ner afther his
arrest?' 4 did Where In tn pa
apers' What was he doin'?' His
back was TURNED What did that
indicate to YEP That he had been suf-
ferin' firm a variety iv tomaine excel
sis Greek wurruds.' says tn cOOrt.
Latin an Greek says the expert. Pro-
ceed.' says tn cOOrt. I come to tn
conclusion says tn expert, that tn
man. when he hooked tn watch. was
sufferin' firm a sudden tempest in his
head. sudden explosion as it were.
sudden l -what-th'-divv
that kind iv wint off in his chimbley,
like a storm at sea Was he in amy
way bug befure tn crime Not a bit.
He suffered firm warts whin a boy.
which sometimes leads 10 bOzimbral
acknowledgements, or
what tn Germans call tantrums. but
me gin'rall conclusions was that he
was perfectly sane all his life till this
minnyit. an that so much sanity wint
to his head an blew tn cover off,
Has he been sane liver since?' says
the lawyer 'Ye'd betther have a care
how We answer that question. me boy.
says the prisner. carelessly jingling tn
loose change in his pocket. sane says
tn expert We'll | shud think he was.
Why, l can hardly imagine how he
stayed feather-headed long enough to
take tn williams jOOlry. Sane. says We?
l don't mean amy disrespect to tn
coort or tn bar but il We gintlemen
had half as much good brains in ye'er
head as he has, me distinguished frind.
ye'd not be wastin ye'er time here.
There amt a man in this country tn
Arizona republican., 1907-02-27

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pound more successfully than by any
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A woman in good physical condition
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Arizona republican., 1907-02-27
Mr.. DOOLEY ON
EXPERT TESTIMONY
BY r. p. DUNE

Copyright. 1907, by II. H. Mcclure &
Coz
Whats an expert witness?" asked
Mr.. Hennessy.
'An expert Witness said Mr.. Dooley.
sis a doctor that thinks a man must be
crazy to be rich. That's thrue iv most
~ us. but these doctors don't mean it
tn way | do. Their theory is that
anything tn rich do that We want TO
do on don't do is looney. As between
two men with money. tn wan with most
money is craziest. If ye want a di-
ploma FIR sanity, Hinnissy, tn on'y
chance We have iv gittin' it is to COM
NIT a crime an file an invintory iv ye'er
estate with the cOort. Yen get certy-
ficate iv sanity that yen be able to
show with pride whin ye're let out iv
Joliet.
in tn old days if a man kilt an
other man he took three jumps firm tn
scene iv tn disaster to tn north CORY
dor iv tn County Jail. That still goes
FIR tn poor man. No one has thried to
rob him iv tn privilege won f'r him
be his ancestors iv bein' quickly an,
completely hanged. a photograph iv
him is took without a color. he's yank-
ed befure an awful coort iv justice, a
deef-mute lawyer is appinted to look
afther his inthrists an see that they
don't suffer be bein' kept in tn stuffy
atmosphere iv tn courtroom, tn State's
attorney presints a handsome pitcher iv
him as a fiend in human form, tn
Judge insthructs tn jury iv onpreju-
diced jurers in a hurry to get home
that they ARE tn sole judges iv tn
law an tn fac, tn law bein' that he
ought to be hanged, an befure our
proietory frind comes out " his thrance
he's havin' his first thorough fill-up iv
ham an eggs. tn clargy ARE shown
a wonderful amount iv Interest in him
an he's rayceivin' attintions firm tn
Sheriff that must be surprisin' TO a
man iv his humble station.
"A few days later r-read in tn pa
apers in a column called Brief News
Arizona republican., 1907-02-27
MRS. DANIEL SULLIVAN

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Arizona republican., 1907-02-27

akel iv this great man. Talk about
DanI Webster. he was an idyut COM
pared with this jOynt intelleck. No.
Sir. he's fine, thoughtful, able. magni-
ficent specimen iv man an has been
liver since between twelve four and
twelve four-an'-a-half on that fatal
night. An good fellow at that.
What dye propose TO do to stand
this here testimony Off?' says tn Judge
4 propose says tn states attorney. to
prove be some rale experts. men who
have earned their regulations be testi-
flying eight ways firm tn jack in
dozen criminal cases that so far firm
bein' insane on this particular night.
this was tn ony time that he was
perfectly sane oh. look here, Judge
says lady iv TIL Daily Flun,
This here has gone far enough.
TIL mans not guilty an il We don't
want a few remarks printed about we.
thatlI do We no good. yen let him on
Don't pay any attintiOn TO what Sh
says. Fifty says another lady Her
decayed newspaper has no more cir-
culation thin a cucumber. We expict
We to follow tn instructions printed in
our vallyabIe Jouranl this mOrnin'.'
sir says a tall man risin' in his
place. I'm tn Rivrend Thompson
Jubb.' Not tn NOTORIOUS shepherd IS
that nance TIL same says tn Riv'-
rend Jubb. That lOwly worker in IN
vineyard iv tn Lord who astonished
tn wurruld be atm glass in IN pulpit
an havin' tn Bible tattOOed on HIM I
wish tn privilege iv standin' on me
head an playin \ charge to Keep
have" on tn accOrieen with me feet
Granted SAYS tn cOOrt. I will now
charge tn jury as to tn law an IN
fact: l am all mixed up on tn law; IN
fact is there's mob outside waitin' To
lynch We if We don't do what IL wants,
TIL cOort will now adjourn be tn back
dure.' Where's tn pris'ner? says IA
expert. He has gone 10 address .
mothers meetin',' says tn clerk Thin
I must be goin' too says the expert.
An there We ar-re-'
Tim glad that fellow got me on,
said Mr. Hennessy. but thin experts
ARE a bad lot What's tn difference
between that kind " tistymony an
perjury
aye pay ye'er money an take yeer
choice" said Mr.. DOOley.