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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-06
AZ, 900 BARRELS OF
WHISKY ARE BURNED
Blaze Supposed to Be lncendiary
Causes Loss Of 100000 at
Midway, Ky.

Midway. KY, Aug. 6.-Fire last
night believed 10 be of incendiary orf-
gin destroyed five warehouses con-
tanning $4,000 barrels of whisky, be-
longing to IS. ]. Greenbaum Distilling
company. The loss is 100000, fully
Insured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-06
TEXAS MAN NEW
HEAD OF KNIGHTS

Boston, Aug. G.-Henry B. Browne
OF Texas was today elected supreme
chancellor of the Knights of Pythias.
George H. Hanson of Calais, Maine.
was chosen supreme vice chancellor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-06
Athletes Return Home.

New York, aug. 6.-The steamer Ad-
riatic brought back today contingent
of the victorious squad of athletes who
won the worlds championship for
America at the Olympiad in London a
few weeks ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-06
River Riplets.

The Everett, B. Hershey and Mac
passed north and south. The Elinor
went up and the Columbia was up
from the south.
The stage of water was COS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-06
CARDINAL GIBBONS TAKEN Ill
Suffering With Intestinal Trouble and
Confined to Bed

Rome, Aug. 6. CarCmal Gibbons
was taken i'll yesterday at Castle Gan
dolfo with intestinal trouble. He was
driven into Rome and has been
biiged to take to his bed His tenn
perature at present is 101.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-06
HONOR FOR OUR AMBASSADOR
D. J. Hill Speaks at Opening of His
torical Conference at Berlin.

Berlin, Aug. 6.-Dr. David Jayne
Hill, ambassador from the United
States, today had the distinction of
delivering the opening address before
the international congress of histori-
cal sciences, which opened here today
His theme was The Ethical Func-
ton of the Historian
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-06
SUGAR 10 Gents Cheaper.

New York, Aug. 6.--All grades of
refined sugar were reduced 10 cents
per hundred today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-08-06

800 p. m. = Tumbling, acrobatic
feats, horizontal bar work, and a COM
edy sketch by members of the Rock Is
land Y. NJ C. A, under the direction
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-30
BROKEN LINKS
sv VandeIa Varnum Thomas Writer
Springs Florida.

go to Yellowstone Park. 1t is nearly
a weeks trip through the park, moth
ing is continued, each revelation is
beginning and end. No one can de-
scribe Yellowstone Park. The great
est writer's sit dumb before it. The
most eminent artists are pOwerleSs.
At one time you almost touch the in
feTnO. at another the pearly gates are
before you. and everywhere is the ire
mendOus manifestations of the I'M
known and the unknowable.
After saying this much | copy with
apologies from a Chicago paper my
own attempt to put in black and white
something which should be put, and
which if written could be understood
only by those who have seen and know
because of the vision sight
Forty miles the first day, cOntin-
uous panorama of never ending sur
prises There are first the terraces
at Mammoth Hot Springs Jupiter and
Mirceno great boiling springs OF liquid
blue pouring over the beaded terraces
sparkling with all the lines of orient
One can afford to look long and loving
ly on this scene for whatever else
may come there will be nothing of the
same kind. The mystery of this
wondrous coloring is supposed 10 be
solved by specialist appointed by
the government for this study. He re-
ports that the coloring is of vegetable
growth, vegetable that can live in
water at near boiling point, and around
these minute growths the minerals of
the water are deposited making the
bad formation
For four miles the road goes M and
up a thousand feet, then comes the
city of HoOdoes. just gray rocks like
houses and blocks, and Skv ScTa pPTS
and palisades and mountains rolled
and tumbled and twisted and turned.
The whole atmosphere is change the
coloring gone, bird life is lost. il is
the city of the dead giants. gray and
red and solemn. Then suddenly
through a shining vista YOU see the
Golden Gate, if you breathe little
shorter il is not the altitude alone. but
the glory of man and master. The
skill of man has wrought the most
perfect roadway high up into the heart
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-30

richer But If the picture OF Arizona
canyons will overshadow or obliterate
this, there is one who does not care
to see it This shall always be mine,
the penciling o. the Great Artist upon
His Great World A baby nephew of
mine stood by the window watching
for the first time in his little life the
falling snow. Down it came so beau
tiful, covering all in its mantle OF
white 'Oh, mammal" he says. oh.
mamma! Has God Gomez" L thought
of it on that sun-crowned summit
with the beauty of eternity about
has God Gomez
Yea, now. always, forever and ever,
only sometimes the veil seems liftet
wide apart
If you are wise next morning you
will creep out before the world is
awake, slip down TO Inspiration
Point" and while the sun is peeping
over the east, hold communion with
that city of gold.
After dinner al started out; some
TO Mt. Washburn on horseback Ctne
government road not yet COmpletedl .
and frenzied time they had up in
the clouds with hail and wind Others
went down the canyon on foot and
some kept to the carriage in the
driveways on eithe rside of the can
yon. Here / can not speak for others
but to me 1t was the day OF days. We
left the carriage at the point where
Thomas Moran painted the famous
picture of Yellowstone Canyon, now
in the national capitol-"Artists
POint'-and stepped a few yards over
to the projecting summit Whether
il Is the vastnPsS or whether the col
OrinE. or whether all combined, I DO
not know. but the grandeur is over
towering II seems more than eve
can grasp or mind master. Pen or
! brush or camera give no conception
of that glorious scene. ] was com
! PEELED 10 break law Of the park TO
| bring home a piece Of rock. just to
/ he assured that in the ecstasy of that
moment the eye did not deceive. So
! here is the rock in the desk before
me and in this calm hour il is as bril-
| liant is the richest gems. bright rcd
! and garnet and pink yelIoNeSt of vel
! low AMI OranCp and gold and cream
purple and white. Then imagine
acres an hundreds Of acres in all con
| Ceiva bile shapes down and down Sculp-
tuTed isCk-wax lovers know IL is time
! fer the pan of snow These have all
| the tintS of the rainbow with Turkey
added-tbe pearl and silver grays and
| deeper dTahS. the pink and salmon
and strawberry and chocolate ana
reds, each with its little cone running
! its Own machine That this mixture
can be used with oil in paint and cal
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-30
Some Pointed as Well
as Eloquent Comment
on Current Events ::

Of solid rock, giving each turn its
graceful curve and molding the abut-
ments with the hands of an artist. A
few miles farther on is ;he fire hole
basin containing Ia geySers and SOS
hot springs, a large plateau covered
with crust so thin it seems at any
time ready to give way Spring and
pools on every side bubbling and
boiling with innumerable spigots of
kissing water while all the time THE
Black GrowIer'7 and The Devils
Bath Tub" two ferocious. caldrops are
thunderin out the music of the In
ferno- A narrow board walk hot too,
to the feet leads across this plateau,
with hot binding steam breathing in
10 the face at every step, 1t must be
admitted that 1t is a trif1e uncanny I
think DR.. Thomas theology changes
a bit here at any rate he did not ven
ture on that board walk There are
the voices of the deep heavy centeTS
of life, the mysteries of God and We
should feel the touch of the creature
hand.
Mammoth Hotel is built over an ex-
tinct geyser and our lunch station
was in a cloud of steam, and so We
were not surprised TO find our next
hotel (Fountain) surrounded by steam
ers large and small. and several gey
sers in easy walk. The most interest
ing feature here was the CaldrOn
known as The Paint Pots" II i
f0X60 feet, with many cones within
and innnUmerabIe ones round its
rim, all SpIutterinC like maple sugar
when 1t puddin's as the children
say and the cliffs and CathedTalS ana
castles and CTaES, garnet glaciers
ShimmerinC in the sun shafts of opal
dOmeS of milky Wilderness, giistening
| turrets of gold and deeper and deeper
| in its narrow channel made narrow
by distance flows the Yellowstone
green aS emerald II winds around
like ribbon of grass until suddenly
| IL plUngeS over q prCCipiCe 40 feet
rises fTotbing and foaming and quar-
ter of mile below leaps into q
| chasm of $50 feet
They tell us this is miniature Ari
IONA canyon, and, of course ii is, but
all agree that the colOTing here is
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-30
PUBLIC DRY DOCK.
AND WAREHOUSE

any part of the state. with less labor
fertilizers Tobacco can be raised
with profit in the vicinity of Pensa-
cola, and natural grasses. such as
Bermuda. Fla. Glover and the Beggar
Weed grows very prolific. and make
fine feed for stock both for fsttening
and for milk. These statements are
moi made from theory but from pTsC-
teal experience
We now come to very large FISH
pond the Gulf Of Mexico. which
brings into the bays and inletS and in
20 every tributary of Pensacola bay.
bavoUs and IagoOns. fish Of the ChOiC-
est vdritieS. rcd snapper, black snap
per. spanish mackerCl silver trout.
SpeCkied salt water trout, pompano.
ErouDer. bass. blue fish. founder.
sheephead, rOnCOes. mUilet. red fish.
and many others, too numerous to
mention. These waters are stocked
with these kinds of fish from Fort Nc
Rec entrance TO Pensacola bay on the
west TO East Pass. Il miles to the
east. Pensacola Bay is so miles long.
Escambia Bay l. miles Ioa-. and San
Ia Rosa Sound. - miles long
The most delicious oysters grown on
pure soil in pure water away from all
!
plenty and no poisonous refuse from
the fIotsam and, the jetsam can come
near them.
These blessings were given by ma
turc. All YOU nave to do is to get
them and use them. There Is no en-
tpTprise OF business that the writer
has any knowledge of that has not
been started with an OUTLAY of money.
time. and labor. and yOU have to
create the respective articles or things
to start with. but FISH and oysters are
natural products that cost nothing eX-
ccPt the expenditure of appliances
necessary to take them ont of the
water and make immediate use Of
them to give support and comforts
Of life
Time is too short and space too
limited to 90 into all these things m
detail, and the object 7 have IN view
in touching on these various sub
ieCts. is to show that the citizens of
Pensacola do not fully appreciate
these blessings by which they are
Th~e1l
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-30

Seven coaches in Yellowstone Park
held I'D by one mani i would as
soon expect to part with the few pen
MES 7 carry on Palafox street right IN
midday as to line up with a hundred
and fifty tourists on that travel beat
en- road around the country's greatest
wonder park and obey the command
of one mere man. All OF which re-
minds me that this occurred in just
the place, the fire basin near the old
Inn. where we were held up too, only
II was a bear that did the friendly act
We saw a brown old fellow lying us
der a tree a little distance away. He
looked up at us with interest and we
returned the compliment with COM
Mound interest. We had seen many
before at their feeding grounds but
not met them face TO face by the
roadside. 1t was such novel greet
ing that the carriage was halted for
a more extended intercourse. Mr.
Brui1 rose on his baggy legs, watched
the new arrivals intently and gradual
" came toward them. BY that time
the crowd of tourists was watching
too. One young lady aiighted with her
camera. Slowly our friend came for
ward. DR.. Thomas held out his hand
with a sandwich. Come on you fine
fellow and have a lunch with US. ."
This FASTENED his foot steps ne reach
ed the wagon. put his forepaws on the
wheel and while Or. Thomas strOked
one paw he ate the bread and meat
out of the other hand (Please put the
paws on the right fellow OF course
il was very interesting and the pic
tuTe afteTWard sent us is a pleasant
memento of an UBsual experience but
il was all against the law which we
did not then know nor old bruin
either pToba bly,, Tor he paid the penal
" with his life. II was a dear sand
witch to him No bear that has been
thus tempered with is allowed to live,
If the authorities know it. They are
too treachous The next week some
ramper insurvsnt as ourselves tried
the trick and was well nigh Rugged
10 death.
BY the way if one wants to see the
most wonderful collection of wonders
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-30
]. G. Petersen Points Out
Two Necessities to In
crease Shipping Through
This Port-SuCh an Enter
prise Would Prove a Bon
ANA for It's BackerS-Pen-
SaCola'S Blessings.
Pensacola. Fla. Aug. -. 1908.


Editor Pensacola journal:
Pensacola beautiful? Yes. such is
fact. II is beautifully situated and
beautifully surrounded, and blessings
far beyond the writer's roweT TO de
scribe. have been shOUerCd upon her
BY nature. possessing as the city does.
the three most essential elements
that i absolutely necessary for health,
pure water pure air pure surround
inES-
Water So purified by passing
through the final hocr of white sand
that all vegetable and mineral i'm
purities are filtered our so that ii can
he used in compromising Of medicine
in its natural state. Pure air com
ing right from the gulf imprcGnatod
with ozone from ocean salt SU
rOundinCs, High rolling country sand
and pOrus soil. The rain hat CIcansCs
the atmosphere from impurities is not
left standing for DAYS cooperating tho
poison back into the air mt sinks out
Of sight in few minutes and per
coIates through the SANDY soil and
by reason of its elevation drains out
under ground into the hay and last.
but no; least the brcezes laden with
the health giving balsam of the pines.
pPTmPatPS the body ~ one IUhalC~ and
cxhaIes this perfume laden air
The soil viii produce every kind
Of vegetable and fruit in abundance.
As a matter Of fact the neaCh, pear,
plum and PeTSimm0n have flavor that
cannot he surpassed in any place. and
the Weld is as large as in any part OF
The state There Is nothing IN the
vegetable or fruit line but will give a
large return. for the labor bestowed
Two crops of irish potatoes can he
grown. sweet potatoes corn and sugar
cane viii give as large returns as il
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-30
Disaareeaplr at Home.

Lots of men and women who are
agreeable with others, get cranky
at home. Its not dispOsIuOn. its the
liver. If you find in yourself that
you feel cross around the house, little
things worry you, just buy a bottle
of Billiards. Herbine and put Your
liver in shape. You and everybody
around YOU will feel better for II.
Price, 80 cents per bottle.
Sold and recommended by w A.
D'Alemberte. druggist ard apOtheCaTy.
121 South Palafox street, Pensacola,
Fla.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-08-30

somine is demonstrated by its use on
the Fountain hotel
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Continued on Page Three.)
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
EASTERN MARKETS
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET

5-The speculation for the advance in stocks
wheat
Speculative operations discenbe partly responsible for the
in
the of the
a index OF conditions
relnquished comfortable faith
already practically assured The of
however, has been without
both
burden
These influences
With
Of taking
with of
of
although
which
generally The
ndustr all notably
outippd
through
preferred
of of
Of seeking evidence
railroad regarded possibly
looked
following The sustained
0 make the closing
Total sales, value $3o6O0o
registered advanced Z and the As registered cent bid
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
Butter, Cheese and Egg.

Continued light receipts and a brisk demand
kept the egg market very firm and there was
another general advance in prices. extras ad-
vancing &c TO 33c dozen, while the other
grades were from 15c to &c higher. Storage goods
were being used freely and added to the
list of official quotations. There a sudden
sharp jump in butter, extras going up 21bc a
pound on a sale at 2515c, while frsts and sec
onds were 1l51c higher. respectively. Extras
continued TO find a ready market despite the
sudden jump in prices. There was nothing new
in cheese.
On the exchange 10 cases Of extra eggs were
sold at 33c Dozen and the following sales of
butter were made: Ten cases of extras at dc
10 at 25c, 10 at 2515c and 10 cases OF light
weight squares at 26c pound.
Receipts were 500 lbs butter, Al 200 lbs
cheese and 1913 eggs.
The following official quotations estab-
lshed by sales. bids and offers on the floor of
the dairy exchange Prices in the street while
governed by the exchange quotations. generally
range from 1ac to &c higher, owing to the yari-
ous charges to be added:
Butter-Fresh creamery extras, 2515c per ID,
frm do frsts, 24c. firm; do seconds 211sc
firm; do thirds. zoe, firm; packing stock. steady
at 1870 for No. 1 and 1S15c for No. 2.
Cheese-Calfornia: Fancy fats 111ac per lb,
steady; do frsts, 1015c, steady; do seconds. 10c
steady; fancy Young Americas, 13c firm; do
irsts, 1215c. firm. Oregon: Fancy fats 13c,
weak; fancy Young Americas, 14ac, weak.
Eggs (per Dozen cases included) d)--California
fresh extras, 33c, firm; do frsts, 29c, firm; do
seconds, 24c, firm; do thirds, 22c, firm; eastern
selected, 25c. firm; do frsts 22c. firm; do sec
onds, 20c, firm; storage extras, &c; firm.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
Potatoes. Onions and VegetabIes

Receipts of tomatoes from the river districts
were unusually light, less than 900 boxes coming
to hand. and prices for good, sound stock had
sharp a1vance, but soft lots continued to drag
and some had to be sold for less than the inside
quotation Receipts of other vegetables from the
river were liberal, and with large carry over
on hand prices for cucumbers, squash. peppers
and egg plant were weak. Green corn from
across the bay was in oversupply and weak. with
few sales reported over $3.50 sack and only
the best offerings found buyers Potatoes and
onions unchanged, both ruling firm on light
receipts and steady demand. shipment OF
900 crates of yellow onions was being made
up for Australia
Potatoes (per ctl)-New white. s1G1.15 for
good to choice and 65@90c for poor; early rose.
75QS5c; sweet potatoes, 4@415c per lb.
Onions-New red, 70@75c per sack; new yel-
low. 65D75c per ctl. =
toes. 75c@S1.25 per box; cucumbers, 35@o5c per
box; green peas 2@3c per lb; string and wax
BEANS 215c per lb; lima beans, 5616c per Id;
summer squash, 4o@!5c per box; green peppers,
S5c@SI per box for bell and 50@75c for chile;
garlic, 4@5c per lb; cabbage, 50@T5c per cti;
caulidower, 75@S5c per dozen; tunips, 50@75c
per sack: green okra. 60@75c per box; egg plant,
650lS5c per box.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
Hides, TaIlow, Wool and Hops

Hides--C Culls and brands sell about 1sa1c IN
der quotations. Heavy salted steers, 12c; me-
dium, lie; light, &c; eowhides. 91ac fcr heavy
&c for light; stays, 6lzc; salted kip Zoe; salted
veal 131ac; salted calf, 1415c; dry hides. I7c
dry kip, 1se; dry calf. 19e; dry stays. l3c;
dry veal 1Sc; Mexican dry hides I6I1c
Mexican dry salted do. 1se; Mexican
picked do, 15c; sheepskins. shearlings
20@30c each; short WOOL 3JM6Oc each:
medium. 55Qeoc each; long wool. s5c@
Sl.25; lambs. 15@45c; horse hides salt 50 5c61
2.75 for large and $l.75Q2 for medium. 75c6
S1.25 for small and 25@50c for colts; horse hides
dry, $202.25 for large and S1G2 for medium
50c@$1 for small. and 25@50c for colts deer
skins, dry Mexicans, 2S930c; dry salted do. 940
26c picked do, zoe; dry Central American 26SS
30c goatskins, prime angora. 75e9S1; large hair
goats, 35c; medium, zoe; small, 5d15c
Tallow-No. 1 rendered, 4h@5c; No. Q 40
415c; grease, pa Q3Isc.
Wool-Spring clip (free). Humboldt years
staple 15@1sc; northern Humboldt and Mem
docino, 11@13c; San Joaquin, TQ9c; southern
coast 6qsc; Nevada, 9912e per h. Fall clip
northern mountain free. 6@sc; defective, 4G6c
Oregon wools-Eastern. S913c; valley, 119155e
per ID.
Hops-Prices TO growers are as follows: 1906,
112 @21ae; 1907 crop, 496e for all coast descrip-
tions; contracts, 9G110c per ID.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS

Wall street stocks materially changed Coppers firm.
Spot and future cotton several points higher
Local securities fairly active. Mining stocks quiet.
New York and Hongong exchange lower Silver declined 3sc
Chicago advances Sc crop damage in the northwest
Barley quiet Oats very firm. Corn lower Rye nominal
No further changes in hay beans or feedstufs.
Dried fruits continue improve in eastern markets
Spot supplies of fresh fruits less excessive
Poultry in good demand with lighter supplies.
Potatoes and onions firm and in steady demand
Cattle, sheep and hogs unchanged
Butter and eggs higher and firm. Cheese unchanged.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-06
CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE
Fu,ure Grain and proyis,on.

CHICAGO, Aug 5.-Fears for the spring
wheat crop due to the protracted period of high
temperatures and to the spread of black rust in
the northwest kept the wheat market in an ex-
tremely bullish condition all day and enabled
lines of wheat at steadily advancing prices.
Commission houses had been swamped over night
with buying orders and when the market open
ed the demand for wheat was great that
prices advanced by leaps and bounds, the initial
quotauohs on an denYerles showing gains OF
cent or more compared with yesterdays final
figures. An unexpected advance of nearly Id at
Liverpool and report that France having
her needs viii have TO import about 20, 0O0,-
600 bushels lent additional impetus TO the up
ward trend OF values early In the day. AS trad
ing progressed fresh reports received tell
ing Of injury TO the growing crop in the north
west by rust and hot weather. which caused still
greater aggressiVeness among buyers. AS q
suit prices continued to advance until all de-
liyeries were more than 2 cents above last
tember was reached at 967se December scared
TO 99asc and May at the same time sold at
ment as the session drew toward close and at
the finish prices were only trife below the
1c higher at 9414 @94ssc. advanced to 967sc and
closed at 96J5 0t96Mc. December ranged be-
tween 9essc and 99ssc and closed at 9s5s G9sc
May sold between $1.O094 41.03as and finished at
Sl.03k Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago re-
ported receipts of $50 against 40 last week
The corn market was also strong the greater
part Of the day, although rains in the Ohio
valley last night and light showers in few
places in Iowa Kansas and Missouri partly re-
lieved the drouth fears. Tie bullish sentiment
was due to 4 large extent TO the big advance in
wheat and oats. The market closed strong at
the high point of the session September opened
lxW4sc higher at 754s Q7b%c, sold Off to 75A a
75 CSC and then advanced to 76c, where it closed
Oats displayed a strong tone throughout and
closed at the high point Of the day; September
to 47Ac and closed at the top
Provisions were buoyed up by the strength
of grain and ruled strong all day. September
pork was up 20c at $3.50 lard was advanced
712c at Se.57la and ribs were 1o@121ac higher
at SS975L q9.
The leading futures ranged as follows: