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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
Alleged Fugitive Declares
Moros Compel 1000
to Draw PIoWs.
HE MAKES HIS ESCAPE
One of 80 Who Attempt 10
Swim Across Channel, Ma
jority Being Drowned.

Madrid, Oct 2S.-A Spaniard named
Bulguera, a recent arrival from Manila,
has caused some excitement here by
story to the effect there are more
than 1000 Spanish prisoners in Bula.
can province, Island of San Juan Del
mont. They are held by the Tagalogs,
who compel them to drag their ploys
They are whipped and treated like
beasts of burden, and the only reward
they get is a scanty ration of green
corn
Drowned Trying to Escape.
Bulguera says in June last go Span
ish prisoners tried TO escape by SWIM
ming. Practically all were drow aad,
but he succeeded in landing on the
opposite bank and subsequently vas
able to reach Manila.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
IS HAVING ALARM
SYSTEM REWIRED
Has Force of Men at Work Re-
placing Old Material.

George w. Hill, the city electrician
of the police department. has force
of men at work rewriting the fire and
police alarm system of the city. The
old wires, which are so worn that they
are unable TO give satisfactory service
are being removed and replaced with
new wire. All of the alarm boxes are
being taken to the police station, one
at time, for repairs, and each is
being given thorough oyerhauling.
The system will be put in the best
possible condition.
Yesterday Mr.. Hill made a demon
stration of the use of telephones in the
alarm boxes. Under the present ar
rangement, when an officer had occa-
sion to talk with the desk sergeant,
he must find a private telephone. A..
night this causes much difficulty, ana
reduces the efficiency of the force. The
boxes at one time were equipped with
telephones, but these have been out for
some time. Mr.. Hills demonstration
, yesterday proved satisfactory and
| showed the possibilities of installing
such equipment again.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
is BURNED IN ExPL0s al
A F. Barber Painfully Injured on Pas
Senqer Train,

A. F. Barber of this city, who for %
years has run out of this city as ;on.
ductor on the Burlington, was seve ely
burned Saturday afternoon at o'clock
a mile this side of Upper Alton, lie
in charge of his passenger train be rli
for st. Louis. The burns were ca I'd
by. the explosion of acetylene gas used
for lighting in one of the coaches, the
flames enveloping his chest, throat,
face and head. His eye brows, hair
and mustache were burned off. He was
relieved at Alton and received the at.
tention of a physician. returning 70
Rock Island yesterday morning at 1880.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
UNKNOWN VESSEL
WRECKED ON LAKE
All on Beard of Steamer Missing Dur
ing SnoWstorm Believed to
Have Perished.

Fort William. Ont. 2S.-Vessels ar
riving yesterday report the wreck of
an unknown steamer on Lake Superior
during Saturdays storm. 1t is be-
lieved that all on board were lost 1t
was first thought that the lost vessel
was the Canadian steamer Wexford.
which left here for the lower lakes
with a cargo of grain, but that steam
er reached Sault Ste. Marie at o'clock
yesterday morning. A northwest gale
has prevailed On Lake Superior for
several days, accompanied by snow
squalls. Many ships have put in at
different ports for shelter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
DENIS ]. HOGAN Is
SUDDENLY CALLED
Secretary of Democratic State Com
npttee Victim of Hemorrhaee
of the Lungs.

Chicago, Oct. 2S.-Denis ]. Hogan,
secretary of the democratic state cen
tral committee, died suddenly at his
home in Lake Geneva, H.. last night.
Death is believed to have resulted
from hemOrrhage of the lungs Mr..
Hogan has been prominent figure in
democratic politics in Illinois for years.
He was member of the state senate
in the early COS and a member OF
the state board of arbitration under
Governor Altgeld. He always took az
active interest in Cook county politics
and had been secretary of the state
central committee for several years
He was 80 years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
WASHINCTON'S IMPOSING PASSENGER
STATION OPENED; COST $4,000,

President Jackson and the country's
diplomatic corps.
The station building proper stands
at an elevation of 40 feet above tide
water and faces directly the capitol
building and the new senate office. and
is within few minutes walk of either.
1t is built of white Vermont granite
and is 632 feet 10 inches in length
and 210 feet 8 inches wide. The
height of the building varies from 65
feet in the east and west wings to 129
feet in the main waiting room.
Concourse Largest Ever Built.
The passenger concourse which eX-
tends the entire length of the building
on the north side is the largest of it's
kind ever built 1t contains 1880
square feet and practically the entire
army of the United States could wait
in it at one time. The inaugural
crowds which have been found difficult
to handle in the past can be accommo-
dated in the new building without
overcrowding.
The general waiting room is one of
the most commodious in the country
and is 220 feet long and 130 feet wide
The ceiling, which is decorated with
sunken panels is 120 feet in height
and the room is lighted by circular
window at each end, IS feet in diam
eter, and by five semi-circular windows
each with a diameter of so feet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28

for scolds. He told Mrs. Citing if she
would sign a pledge to refrain from
"nagging" her husband or using any
but the gentlest language toward him
for a year, execution of the fine would
be withheld. Mrs. Citing signed.
Judge Pollard gave some advice
about the proper treatment of the hus-
band and explained the conditions Of
her parole. First she was made to
apologize publicly to her husband
With him she must appear before the
judge at his home every Saturday
night during one month of probation
The husband on these visits will make
report of her conduct. If at any time
during the year the pledge is broken
the fine against her may be enforced
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
BAN KERS DISCUSS
CLEARING HOUSE
Representatives of Rock Island and
Moline institutions Hold Meet
ing in This City.

The bankers of Rock Island and No
line are holding a meeting this after
noon at the Rock Island Club for the
purpose of considering the financial
situation in the east, and also for the
more important purpose of discussing
the organization of a clearing house
association. 1t is likely that tenn
porary clearing house organization will
be formed, preliminary to permanent
organization later. The meeting con.
vened at o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28

New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad company has just decided
upon a sweeping policy of economies.
1t is announced that Immediately more
than 1000 hands in the steam system
will be laid off, besides several hun
dred more in the Rhode Island trolley
service. The work upon very large
number of improvements will either
be stopped or largely curtailed The
curtailment is indefinite, and depends
somewhat upon the general financial
situation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
Contrast With Old station.
ST. LOUIS JUDGE FORCES COMMON
SC0LD TO GIVE REFORM PLEDGE

ST. Louis, Oct. 2S.-Judge Jeff Po!-
lard of the second district police court
who has achieved fame by his pledge
plan for reform of the drunkard, Sat
urday applied the same treatment for
the common scold. The result was so
successful the system undoubtedly will
be made permanent in the judges
court
Mrs. Julia Citing. 25 years old, Of
2712 North Ninth street, was in court
with her husband Neighbors said she
."nagged" him. The husband refused
to testify. His silence, the Judge
thought, was significant. He called
the wife before him, fined her s25, and
then for the first time in the history
of st. Louis made public the new cure
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
MANY GIVE UP THeBTERS
Billy Sundays Preaching Converts
Sheriff. Alderman and Attorney.

Galesburg, H., Oct. 2S.-As a result
of Rev. w. A. Sundays revival meet
ings here hundreds of church mem
bers, many of them social leaders,
have renounced cards, dancing and
theaters At the mems meeting yester-
day large number professed conver-
sion, among them Sheriff R. G. Math-
ews, Alderman Harry Griffith and At
torney r. c. Hunt. Many members
of the Knox county bar were present.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
AUTO KILLS A POLITICIAN
James Reddiek, Chairman Cook Coun-
ty Republican Committee, Dead.

Chicago, Oct. 2S.-James Reddick,
chairman of the Cook county republi-
can central committee and public ad-
ministrator, was killed early yesterday
morning by the overturning of an auto
mobile in which he was riding near
Libertyville. Ill.,, Mrs. Reddick, Mr..
and Mrs Charles Taylor, and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Wells, the other occu-
pants of the car, escaped with slight
injuries, The accident was due to
the skidding of the automobile on a
muddy road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
SPANISH HELD PRISONERS
IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS?
SMILES At FOOTPADS
WHO SEE GOLD TEETH
AND PRY Them OUT

st. Louis, Oct. 2S.-Footpads held up
Justus Geiger, newspaper reporter,
and while one forced his mouth open
the other pried out two gold teeth.
When the robbers found only a small
amount of cash in Geiger's pockets he
smiled at their chagrin and revealed
two prominent gold teeth. They then
pried out the teeth. Geiger has not
smiled since.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28

Washington, Oct. 2S.-Washington's
new union station. which in dimen-
sions and architecture takes rank with
the most pretentious government build
ings and which is welcome relief
after decades of railway accommoda-
tions that would have disgraced a
city of one-third the size, was opened
yesterday. A passenger train of the
Baltimore e Ohio ran into this station
and simultaneously the historic old
Baltimore & Ohio station at New Jer-
sey avenue and c street northwest
was closed to traffic.
This immense building, which with
its yards. roundhouseS and shops. GOV.
ers an area of 1G0 acres and cost ap
proximately $20,O00,000, is the property
of the Washington Terminal company
owned jointly by the Baltimore & Ohio
and the Pennsylvania. Congress ap
propriated $3,000,000 toward the con
struction of the terminal, which mark:
a new era in transportation facilities
in Washington.
Contrast With Old station.
Contrasted with the first railwa,
station erected by the Baltimore
Ohio. the new station showed the evo
luton in terminals as clearly as di;
the great mogul locomotive whicl
opened it, when contrasted with tn
"grasshopper" engine which was wei
coined into the first station in 1888 b,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
Rail Rates in Mexico to Rise.

Mexico City, Oct. 2S.-It was author
itatively stated yesterday that a gen
eral rise in the railway rates of the
country would go into effect in the
near future. This conclusion was
reached after many sessions of the
railway commission and the officials
of the various railroads The latter
held out for a 20 per cent, increas =
but the commission agreed to IL pei
cent increase.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
CAR HITS A VALUABLE TEAM
Wedding Party Figures in an Acciden.
in Moline.

A team of horses valued at $4OO AMI
owned by Robert Blackwell, the Moline
liveryman, was struck by an Elm
street car on Sixth avenue and FIT
teenth street in Moline Saturday even
ing, and the horses so seriously in
jured that neither is expected to live.
Fortunately none of the occupants OF
the carriage, which was conveying a
wedding party from church, were in
jured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
BANK SCARE AT CHICAGO;
RUN ON ILLINOIS SAVINGS
TAFT NEARLY VICTIM
OF RUNAWAY IN THE
PHILIPPINES, NEXT

Baguio, Oct. 2S.-Secretary Taft and
wife escaped injury last night from
runaway mules, while in an autOmo-
bile with General Wood and General
Bliss. The chauffeur, who was going
at great speed, fled after the narrow
escape of the distinguished travellers.
This afternoon Taft attended a feast
given in his honor, in which Igorrote
dances were presented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
LARGEST BALLOON IN TRIP
"5en franklin" with Capacity of 92,-
coo Cubic Feet. Carries Five,

Springfield Mass, Oct 2S.-Th3
balloon known as Ben Franklin =
having a gas capacity of $4,000 cubic
feet, and said to be the largest in the
world, landed in BelchertOwn yester-
day after successful trip from Phila-
delphia. The balloon carried five per-
sons, all from Philadelphia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
A CABINET FOR ABYSSlNiA
King Takes First Step Toward Giving
Constitutional Government.

Ads Abeba, Abyssinia, Oct 2S.-l
King Menelik has taken an important
step in the direction of giving Abys
sinia a constitutional form of govern
ment, in issuing a decree today pro-
viding for the formation of a cabinet
on European lines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
PUT on ANOTHER CAR
Railway Men Accommodated Better on
the Line to SIvis.

One more early morning train has
been inaugurated on the interurban
between Moline and Silvis for the ac-
commodation of the railway men who
reside in this city and Moline. The
last car has left Moline at 2:45. but
another trip will be made at 3:45 in
the morning. The first morning trip
is at Sis, and this will give very
much more satisfactory service for the
men running out of Silvis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
PRISON OFFICER
SHOT AND KILLED

st. Petersburg, Oct 2S-General
Maximoffsky, director of the depart.
ment of prisons of the ministry of the
interior, was shot and killed today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28

being. held today. and much interest is
being manifested in the outcome. This
morning 5000 women and children
gathered at Capital park and paraded
the streets. visiting the various polling
places. They were wildly enthusiastic
and yelled and sang as they marched.
Later the women served lunches and
coffee as the men voted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
WOMEN ARE ACTIVE
on ELECTION DAY
March, Sing and Serve Lunch to Help
Local Option Carry at Bir-
mingham, Ala.

Birmingham, Ala. Oct 2S.-The To-
cal option election to determine wheth-
er or not the sale of intoxicating Ii
cuors shall continue in the county is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
ELEVEN KILLED IN A FIGHT
Austrian Peasants Resent Soldiers In
terferenc in Church Row.

Budapest. Oct. 2S.-During a church
festival in the WALLACE of Czarnova yes
terday a conflict arose between fac
tions in the congregation which led to
the Intervention of gendarmes. A free
fight ensued between the peasants and
gendarmes, in which II persons were
killed and a score wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
State Auditor Runaway Victim

Reno, New, Oct. 2S.-Nate Rolf,
state auditor of Nevada. and a prom.
inent Knights of Pythias, is dead as
result of injuries received in a runa-
way accident week ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
Want Larger Sums.
Free Boxes for Soldiers.

Washington, Oct. 2S.-Following
custom. the war department will again
this year transport free Christmas
boxes for officers and soldiers at for
eign stations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
RAILROAD CUTS ITS FORCE

New York, New Haven and Hartford
Will Lay Off 1000 Men.
New Haven, Conn, Oct. 2S.-The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
CAPTURE PR0WLER'
Students Startle a
Man Who Attempts to En-
ter Dormitory Room.
HOLD HIM FOR THE POLICE
c. G. Londborg Finds That Supposed
Joke of SchooImates Was Real
Effort to Rob Him.

While c. G. Londberg, a student of
Augustana college, was engaged IN
writing in his room on the second
floor of the dormitory about 1 O'Clock
Sunday morning he was startled to
hear some one trying to fit a key IN
the keyhole. Thinking some student
was attempting to play some joke op
him, he sprang to the door and was
confronted by a middle aged man
roughly dressed.
The man uttered a few surprised
words and fled to the rear door of the
building. LOndberg called for help
and was joined by three other students,
c. N. Emelius, A. Bloom and c. O.
Bengtson. The students began q
search of the building and soon came
upon the prowler crouching in a dark
corner near the kitchen The man Of
fered no resistance and was searched
by the students, but no weapons were
found on his person. The man gave
his name as John Collin and admitted
that his motive was robbery. He
claimed that he had "beat" his way
from Chicago to Rock Island and was
penniless.
Turned Over TO Police.
The students took their prisoner to
the college pharmacy where he was
held until the police patrol arrived and
took him to the station. Several stu
dents at the dormitory have been
robbed during the last few days and
the man captured yesterday morning
is suspected of being the thief.
Collin was given a preliminary hear
ing this afternoon. and was held tC
the grand jury under $500 on charge
of attempting to commit burglary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
President RansdeII OF Ma.
tional Congress Makes
Announcement.
WASHINGTON DEC. 4-6
Specifically States No Special
Projects Are to be Favored
by Organization.

Cincinnati, Oct. 2S.-The official call
for the meeting of the National Rivers
and Harbors congress has been sent
out by President Ransdell of Louisiana
and Secretary Ellison of this city. The
congress will assemble at the New
Willard in Washington Dec. 4, ad-
journing on the evening of Dec. G. 1t
will be the fourth meeting of the con.
gress and the second since its reor-
ganization.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
For No Special Project.

ton that no special project for river
or for harbor improvement will be ad-
Vocated or considered By the congress.
and that it will stand for broad and
liberal policy by the national govern
ment for all improvements that have
been favorably considered by the
board of engineers of the army and
by that board recommended to the
congress of the United States.
Want Larger Sums.
1t is the design and purpose of the
National Rivers and Harbors congress
to demand that a more liberal proper
ton of the revenue of the government
derived from commerce shall be ex.
pended in the interest of commerce in
improving the national channels OF
trade and transportation, the amount
heretofore appropriated for such i'm
provements having been about 8 pei
cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
Harvard Barely Wins.

Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 2S.-Harvard
had it's football slate blotted for the
second time this season, by failing to
win from the Springfield Training
school by a greater score than to j
Saturday. The Springfield eleven used
the forward pass a score of times sue,
cessfully.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
Michigan Shows Good Form.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Oct 2S.-Michiga1
defeated Ohio state by a score of %
to O. Michigan showed the best form
of the season with the exception of
Wasmund's handling of punts. Long
forward passes were handled nicely,
and Michigan got three touchdowns
by this method. The stars of the game
were Rheinschild of Michigan and
Darlington of Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
Navy Team Winners.

Annapolis, Oct. 2S.-The football
team of Lafayette college was defeat
ed by the Midshipmen Saturday, IL tt
0. The Midshipmen won by superio
all-around work in which they exploit
ed the various plays allowed under tn
new rules with much greater success
than did their opponents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
IOwa Defeats Drake.

Des Moines, Iowa, Oct 2S.-Iowa
university defeated Drake university at
football by score of % to 4. Iowa's
victory was largely due to the brilliant
work on both offense and defense of
Fullback Kirk and his punting and for.
ward passing. In the latter depart
ment of the game. however, Drake had
margin the better of it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
Affects Grain Prices.
Duluth Board Suspends.

Duluth, Oct. 2S.-Trading in grain
vas suspended On the board of trade
mis- morning owing to money condi-
tOGs. No sales were made in either
cash grain or options, although the
trading room was open and members
were on the floor Business will not
be resumed until conditions improve
Country elevators are being advised
not to buy grain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28
Kansas City Bank Closes.

Kansas City, Oct. 2S.-The Bankers
Trust company, with deposits of $780,
600, closed this morning. Cashier
Hughes said they had decided to close
temporarily because of clearing house
certificates
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-10-28

Leon Lift, the former high school
football star of this city who was play
ing fullback for Illinois, his first game
in the regular lineup, received much
praise in the big dailies for his work
Saturday. The touchdown he made
was the most spectacular of the con-
test. He got the ball in a scrimmage
in which he eXtricated himself from a
badly confused mass of players and
ran down a clear field to the goal.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-20
We originate, others initiate, BjOrL

Mrs. Fulmer, wife of a Washington
State college professor. and her
mother Mrs. Aughty, we're visiting
yesterday at the home Of Mrs. J. @.
White.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-20
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Following is a list of real estate
transfers for Kootenai county as fur
nished by the Panhandle Abstract
company.
T. E. Wade, ct. al. to j. Schmidt,
lot l, blk /, Capitol Hill addition to
st. Maries, 800.
D. H. Stetler to Engdahl, lot 5.
block 4, Settlers addition to Occur
d'Alene, 5000.
Dykes Hull to Joe Stark, part sw
or of section IL. township so, north
range 4, west, 1866.
American Trust company to Jospeh
Jobec, lot 2, block II, Glenmore
addition to Occur d'Alene, 1925.
H. o. Darnell to 7. B. Hav, hi
of ne or and SO or of NV or and ne
or of sw or of section 80, township
"A, north range l, west, 81.
j. R. Staples TO Pauline A. Staples
8 hf Of lot 80, plat 4, Greenacres. l.
j. r. Staples to Pauline A
Staples, lot Z, block IL, O'Brien',
second addition to Occur d'Alene
81.
Blanche Jones to r. II. Muncey
part of block II, Reid's addition II
Occur d'Alene, 81.
Taylor Brothers to r. Fl. Munoey
part OF ne or of section Is. township
so, north range 4, west, 5000.
Charles KiIdea to j. j. O'Brien
Fourth addition to Occur d'Alsne
$3.50.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-20
Same Kind Of CA.

Ethel, aged eight. had succeeded In
making her dog stand up on his hind
legs, but her efforts to make the cat
do likewise resulted in the little girl
getting a bad scratch, whsreupon she
exclaimed, You id catg'
Her hOrrifed mother. who overheard
Der, punished her severely, but, not
disheartened, Ethel the next morning
again endeavored to induce puss to
emulate the dog, and again she felt
the force Of the feline claws. You
the angry child began, when her moth.
sr said warningly:
''EtheI!
We'll" she continued, you are Just
the same kind Of a cat you were yes
tefday."-Judge.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-20
WILLING % compromisa.

During a match at st. Andrews,
Scotland, a rustic was struck In the
eye accidentally by a golf ball. Run
ming up to his assailant, he yelled,
This II cost We E5-f5p' But called
out fore as loudly as / could" ex-
planned the golfer. did We, STRIP re-
piled the troubled one, much appeased.
''Weel. didna hear. I'll take tower"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-20

Pedagogue (severely)-Now, sir, for
the last time, what's the square Of the
hypothenuse Of a right angled triangle
equivalent to? Boy desperately
It's equivalent to lickin' fer me, sir.
Go ahead.-London Express.