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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
Reported That He Will
Quit Office at Close
of Month.
WAKNED OF DISASTER
Denied That There Is Any I'm.
usual Disturbance on Foot
in Honduras.

London, Dec. 9.-The United Statez
government has demanded formally the
resignation Of President ZeIaya Of Mic
aTagua, according to a cablegram from
Nicaragua received by business house
here today. The message adds that
this information was communicated by
Zelaya himself, who said his resigna-
tion from the presidency would take
effect likely at the end of December.
Denied at Washington.
Washington, Dec. 9.-The statement
telegraphed from Nicaragua to Lon
don that the United States had de-
manded Zelaya's resignation, is declar-
ed at the state department 10 be with
out foundation. The department also
discredits the story that Zelaya order
ed his soldiers to shoot all Americans.
The state department has not received
anything of consequence from Amer
ican officials in Nicaragua for some
days.
New Orleans. La, Dec. 9.-'Death
to the Americans" was Zelaya's order
TO the Nicaraguan army, according to
a cable to the Picayune. His officers
protested in vain against the order
and they warned him It would result
in trouble with the United States.
There are now four American war
ships in Corinto harbor
No Trouble in Honduras.
New Orleans, La, Dec. 9.-Denial is
made Of the present intention of enc
7mies' OF President Davila of Honduras
TO ovrthrow his government. General
Bonella, who it was reported. was at
the head of the revoluionists. is said
to be living quietly near Stammcreeks
British Honduras. Ii is declared Davl-
las declaration OF martial law IS
merely to allow him to wreak ven
geAnce on his political enemies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
DANCE FOR ID HOURS;
STOPPED BY MAYOR
Girls Faint in New Kind of Marathon
in Which 53 Couples Enter
at Butte, Mont.

Butte. Mont. Dec. 9.-After dancing
continuously for IA hours and Il min
utes without nourishment OF any kind.
three of the 50 couples that started
Tuesday night in a Marathon" waltz
contest were stopped last night by Of
ficers acting under instructions from
Mayor Nevin. Six of the girl contest
ants had been taken 10 a hospital. ono
suffering from a ruptured blood vessel
and another having been stricken with
muscular paralysis. As the hours drag
ged on the tongues of the girls fairly
hung from their mouths as their male
companions struggled 10 keep their
feet. A fainting girl seemed only TO
add to the excitement of the 500 spec
tators who crowded the hall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
TWO MEN ADMIT THE
MURDER OF A GIRL
Fate of Hattie linda at Milwaukee
Solved by Arrest of Two
Foreigners.

Milwaukee. Wis. Dec 9.-The mur-
derers of Hattie linda. the 14-year-old
girl who was assaulted and murdered
Nov. II. have been caught and arc
now prisoners in the central police
station. They are Kari Wojciechow-
ski, 36 years old. and Adam Peitrzyk,
25.
The men were arrested al Blaney,
Mich, b. Detective Eugene O'Gorman
and PatTolman Bernard Ronowski
Monday. When brought here Peitrzyk
made a full confession. which was Civ
en- out by the police last night. H9
duplicates Wojcicchowski.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

pleaded guilty to robbing the govern
ment of nearly $2,OOO,OO0 on import
duties. has never been explained.
When the tariff bill was under dis
cussion in the senate, Owen of Okla
homas and Bristow of Kansas, led a
fight to have the joker stricken from
the sugar schedule. and were defeated,
the vote being AZ TO sc against the
striking out of the words not above
No. 16 Dutch standard in color" 1t
is being recalled now that although
Senators Root of New York and
Smoot of Utah argued that the reten-
tion of the words in question would
not benefit the trust. the coincidence
was reported in the dispatches from
New York that as soon as the result
of the vote on the joker reached the
stock market. American Sugar Rein
ing company stock went up five points
Those who Passed Joker.
Here are the senators who voted for
(Continued on Page Four.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

vey of Norway. Captain Loose stud
led at the navigation college of Ber-
gen and was graduated in 1891 with
highest honoTs. He has been in COM
mand of many sea going vessels.
Lewis Nixon. the shipbuilder, who
vouches for Captain Loose's compe-
tence as a navigator, put the cap
tain in command of the torpedo boat
Gregory, built for the Russian gov
eRnment, when it was taken from the
shipyards in these waters and across
the sea. Mr.. Nixon declares that
Captain Loose is, in his estimation
one of the most competent, effic-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
DISASTERS ON
GREAT LAKES
Vessel Burns Near Cleveland
and Another Sinks at
Buffalo.
KNOWN SEVEN ARE DEAD
Captain and 12 Members of Crew of
One AfIOat in Life Boat with
& Prospect of Freezing.

Cleveland, Ohio. Dec. 9.-Two men
lost their lives and the fate of Cap
tain Bell and II others who are
afioat in a life boat is unknown, as
the result of the burning of the
steamer, Clarion. near Point Pelce,
Lake Erie today. Six members of the
crew were taken from the Clarion by
the steamer L. c. Hanna and brought
here. Those in the life boat are
without food and it is feared they
will either starve or freeze to death
before being rescued.
Mate Frozen 20 Death.
The mate was fyozen to death. hav-
ing been overcome by smoke and ex-
posed to the weather too long before
being discovered. An effort was made
by the six survivors TO enter another
life boat but failed and they remain
ed aboard the Clarion until rescued.
One sailor fell overheard from the
Clarion and was drowned. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
Five Go Down with Ship.
Buffalo, y. Y, Dec. 9.-The steel
freighter, w. c. Richardson sank to-
day five miles up the lake from Buff
falo harbor and five of the crew went
down with the ship. A life saving
crew rescued the other members OF
the crew.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
HASyBIG FIRE LOSS
Hole Burned in Kalamazoo S
Business Section With a
Heavy Damage.
ONE MAN PROBABLY DEAD
Hundreds of Hotel Guests Driven Ont
of Beds in Zero Temperature
Town Lacked Water.

Kalamazoo Mich, Dec. 9.-One life
was probably lost, many fireman over
come by smoke, 100 hotel guests driv-
en- scantily clad into the icy streets
and property valued at $l.00QsQ0Q- de-
stToyed by a fire which started at 10
O'Clock last night and was only extin-
guished after an all night struggle by
the combined fire fighting forces Of
Kalamazoo, Battle Greek and Grand
Rapids.
starts in 1O-CeDt store.
Starting in the basement of and
10 cent store at lis East Main street.
the flames, famed by a strong south
west wind. spread eastward along ths
north side of Main street. totally dt-
stroying the Burdick house. a -four
story hotel and store building. Sweep
ing eastward on Main street, the
flames ate their way through the Post
al Telegraph and American Express Of
fees. Chase's shoe store. Bowidecks
mems furnishing store. Kennedy :
drug store and several smaller bust
ness places.
Cali for Help.
The flames made such rapid pro-
gress that Battle Greek and Grand
Rapids were appealed to for assist
ance. The Battle Greek men arrived
at 3 a. m. and Grand Rapids at 8.
Guests of the Burdicll house, when
warned of the danger. hastily fed 70
the street. many scantily clad, and IS
other hotels were crowded. some of
these persons were compelled to re
main out in the biting cold several
hours before finding shelter.
Man Disappears.
While the flames were raging in the
hotel a man suddenly appeared IT an
upper window and cried for help. Be
fore the fremen could reach him ne
disappeared and it is believed he per-
ished.
ArteSfan Wells Fail.
To low pressure in the water mains
is principally attributed the extent of
the fire. The city depends for a sup
ply on artesian wells. SO great was
the shortage OF water that at one time
only two streams could be directed up
on the fire and these barely reached
the third floor.
A. Cut Down Estimate.
A later estimate places the total loss
at about $3.50, 900 More than 30 con-
Germs suffered losses. The heaviest
loser was the Arcade company, which
owned the hotel and Arcade building,
and whose loss is estimated at $3.50.
600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
BREATHE EASY;
TAFT APPROVED
BY THE KAISER

Berlin. Dec. 9-Ofhcial and journal
istic comment upon Tafts message to
congress notes wig approval what he
says regarding the unlikelihood u
trade wars between the United States
and other countries in consequence OF
the maximum duties clause Of the new
tariff law. German opinion Is favor
ably Impressed with Taft's declaration
regarding Nicaragua
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
Dec. g In american History.

1S24-The Peruvians gained their IN
dependence by decisive victory
over the Spaniards at Ayacucho.
1S75-John Ross Browne, author, artist
and traveller, minister to China in
1869. died; born 1917.
19O5-Louisa Eldridge (Aunt louisa.
well known actress. died; born
1920
19OS-T -Tercentenary of John Milton,
British poet and essayist. author
of Paradise Lost" observed in
America
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
reIIs Vehicle Men of "cost."

Peoria, Ill. Dec "a feature of the
open session of the convention of the
Illinois Retail Implement aud Vehicle
Dealers association at the National
hotel yesterday was an address by 2.
w. Mccullough of Chicago. secretary
of the National Wagon-makers' asso-
citation. on the Cost System" An eX -
cutive session held behind closed doors
preceded this meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
FARMS WILL
SOON CEASE TO
FEED PEOPLE

Omaha, Dec. 9.-James ]. Hill, in
IN address before the national corn
exposition here today. warned the
congress the time is not far distant
when the farms as titled at present
will not feed the people of the coun-
Ty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
BLACKBURN OFF THE
CANAL COMMISSION

Washington, Dec. Git was official
ly announced today at the war depart
ment that former Senator Blackburn
had resigned as a member of the canal
commission and the resignation was
accepted By the president effective
Dec. 4.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
Lowers Bate Of Discount.

London, Dec. 9.-The Bank of Eng
land today reduced the minimum rate
of discount from to Az per cent be-
cause of improved monetary condi-
tions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
MONEY CHOSEN
new MINORITY
SENATE LEADER

Washington, Dec. I'm caucus
this afternoon the democratic sena-
tors selected Senator Money Of Miss
issippi minority leader of the senate
to succeed Cuiberson of Texas, who
resigned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
RIVER BULLETIN.

Only slight changes will take place
in the stage of the Mississippi from
below Dubuque to Muscatine.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

Cairo. H.. Dec. EVERY official Of
Alexander county and the city of
Cairo, it is announced. will be asked n
appear before the grand jury which be
gan yesterday to investigate the two
recent lynchings and charges Of cor
ruption
A movement was started here yes
terday to make up the salary former
Sheriff Frank e. Davis has lost by be
ing ousted from Office Davis, who IS
the citys idol now, will be candidate
for the state legislature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
STILL WELL AHEAD
OF BIKE RECORD

New York, Dec. 9.-Records con-
tinue to go by the board in the 6zday
bicycle race at Madison Square Gar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

Temperature at . a. m. bellows max
Imum In "a hours, above; minimum,
below. Precipitation in "a hours, none.
Wind velocity at : n. m. miles. Rela-
tive humidity, last evening 81, this morn
ing 90.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

den. When the 10th hour expired al
7 o'clock this morning the score was
1859 80 miles, a new record by IS
2-5 miles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Sun sets 4:29. rises 10; moon rises
:56 a m
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09
Or. COOK, OF POLAR FAME
HUGE FAKER, DECLARE TWO
MEN WHO ASSISTED HIM
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Friday; continued
cold tonight, with the lowest tempera-
ture near zero. Slowly rising temper
ature Friday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-09

lcontinued on Page Four.)
Arizona republican., 1909-05-22

And I shall not answer one way
or the other"
She smiled and he laughed quietly.
He had put the question and she had
answered it.
Neither of them at much Of this
elaborate dinner. A game like this
might easily dull the sharpest appe-
tite. He studied her head, the curves
of her throat, the little gestures, the
way her shoulders seemed to narrow
when she shrugged; and all these
pictures he stored away for future
need. He would meet her again;
touch of prescience told him this.
When, where, did not matter.
A running conversation; a fencing
match with words and phrases. Time
after time she touched him, but with
all his skill he could not break
through her guard. Once or twice
he thrust in a manner which was not
in accord with the rules.
And that interesting dissertation
on the American gentleman" she
Arizona republican., 1909-05-22

the beast here is a peast: Stunned.
discredited, outcast. On the other
side, il he be mentioned in the AL
manach, they give him sashes and
decorations. And they credit us with
being money mad, 1t is not true 1t
is proved every day in the foreign
cables that our love ror money is
not one-tenth so strong as that
which our continental cousins evince."
But if you are not money mad
why these great foTtunes?' obviously
AT a certain age a fortune in this
country doubles itself without effort
on the part Of the owner Few Of
Us marry for money; and when
we do, we at least have the man.
hood to keep the letter Of our bar
gain. We do not beat the wife, nor
impoverish her nor thrust opera sing
ers into the house she shares with
us"
and when you marry"
well, it is generally the woman we
love. Dowries are not considered.
There is no social law which forbids
a dowerless girl to marry a dowerless
man." laughing But over there it
is always and eternally business
contract simply. You know that
yes, a business contract" listlessly.
And yet these foreigners call us
n business nation. Well. we are.
outside our homes. But in the home
we are husbands and fathers; most
Arizona republican., 1909-05-22

of US live cleanly and honestly; we
make our homes our Ravens and our
heavens. But of course there is al
ways the beast. But they talk Of no.
bility on the other size. That is il:
they talk, TAX. Italy, France. Ger
many! Why, | had rather be the son
of an English farmer than a prince
on the continent. And l had rather
be what l am than the greatest no.
bleman in England"
GO on, go on I like It. What
do you call it-jingo
call it what you will. Look at
the men we produce. Three or four
hundred years ago Europe gave us
great poets, great artists, great SOL
diers great churchmen and great
rascals. l admire a great rascal,
when he is a Napoleon. a Talleyrand
a Machievelli; but a petty one. We
have no art, no music no antiquity;
but we have a race of gentlemen.
The old country is not breeding them
nowadays"
mo, she simply prints new edi-
tions of the Almanach. Continue;
am becoming illumined."
IF | am boring you?"
mo. / have the greatest admira-
tion for the American gentleman. My
father was one. But 1 have met
Americans who are not so loyal as
you. who see no good in their native
land"
Arizona republican., 1909-05-22

brass lamp of three wicks, fed by
olive oil 1t was sufficient to light
the table, but the RESI- of the room
was sunk in darkness. He half I'M
derstood that there was a definite
purpose in this semi-illuminatiOn:
she had no wish that he should by
chance recognize anything familiar in
this house. Dimly he could see the
stein-rack and the plate-shelf run
ming around the walls. Sometimes, as
the light flickered a stein or a plate
stood out boldly, as if to challenge
his memory.
He watched her hands. The fingers
were free from rings. Was she
single or married? The maid had
called her signora; but that might
have been a disguise, like the mask
and the patches of court plaster.
MAY l ask you one question:"
NO" promptly. There was some
thing in his eyes that made her
grow wary of a sudden.
Then l shan't ask It. I shall not
ask you if you are married"
Arizona republican., 1909-05-22
:$$:$:$$$ Ddvidson's Cash Store

And presently she spoke, still playing
softly.
Ny father was an American, my
mother Italian. But I have lived in
Europe nearly all my life There,
you have more Of my history than I
intended telling you" The music went
dreamily
Il knew it. Who but an American
woman would have the courage to do
what you are doing tonight? Who
but one Of mine own countrywOmen
would trust me so wholly and accept
me so frankly for what l am, an
American gentleman"
Softly" she warned. You will
dig a pit for your vanityg
No. am an American gentleman,
and l am proud or it; though this
statement in your ears may have a
school boy ring"
"A nobility in this country? In
possible!'
Not the kind you find in the
Almanach de Gotha. l speak Of the
nobility Of the hearj and the mind.
He was very much in earnest now.
Indeed" The music stopped. and
she turned. She regarded his earnest
ness with favor.
4 have Travelled much: ] have
found noblemen everywhere. in all
climes, and also / have found beasts.
Oh, / confess that my country is
not wholly free from the beast But
Arizona republican., 1909-05-22

Il said we have beasts; | forgot
to mention the cads. l am perfectly
frank. Italy is the most beautiful
country in the world; France is in
comparable; Germany possesses
rugged beauty which / enjoy for my
country's sake. Every square foot
CT it is cultivated; nowhere the
squalidity one sees among the farm
houses of this country. Think of the
histories, the romance, the art, the
music. America has little history;
and. saving the wildernesses, it is
not beautiful: but it is generous and
bountiful and healthy mentally Eu-
rope is a story world, and l should
like nothing better than to read it
to the end of my days"
"Signora, dinner is served" The
little maid stood between the sliding
doors which gave entrance to the
dining room.
Signora! thought Hillard. He GER
tainly would look at her hands again.
after you, Mr.. Hi.lard,' she said.
He bowed and passed on before
her. But not till he had passed did
he understand the Vancouver To
follow her would have been nothing
less than the temptation to pluck at
the strings of her mask Would he
have touched it? He could not say,
the temptation not having been bic.
That dinner! Was he in New York?
Was it not Bagdad the bittle and the
genii? Had he ever. even in his most
romantic dreams, expected to turn a
page so charming, so enchanting, or
IL. l. ,,f n
A game Of magical hide -and-seek?
To see. yet to be blindfoldedI Here,
across the small table, within arms
length, was a woman such as, had
he been a painter, he must have
painted; a poet, he must have cele-
brated in silken verse. Three-and-
thirty? No, he was only lad this
night All his illusions had come
back again. AZ a word from this
mysterious woman, he would have
started out on any FOOLS errand. to
any FOOLS land.
And she? within, a fantastic,
unaccountable within; the within of a
woman seeking forgetfulness, not
counting the cost nor caring; simply
a within. She had brought him here
to crush him for his impertinence;
and that purpose was no longer in
her mind. Was she -orry? Did he
cause her some uneasiness, some re-
greet and sadness? 1t was too late.
There could be no Prince Charming
in her word. He had tarried too
long by the way. Not that there was
the least sentiment in her heart re-
garding him: but his presence, his
freshness his frank honesty, these
caused her to resort to comparisons.
1t was too late indeed.
on the little table was Tuscany
Arizona republican., 1909-05-22

said icily putting aside each thrust
with parry of this kind
That's the trouble with posing as
a mOralist; one must live up to the
precepts Would you believe me if L
told you that, at the age of three
and-thirty, | am still heart-whOle?"
She parried: Il trust you will not
spoil that excellent record my making
love to me-" She reached for the
matches. touched off one, watched it
burn for a moment, eXtinguished it,
and then deliberately drew a line
across the center of the table cloth.
Now what might that represent
he asked curiously.
"A line Mr.. Hillard. The moment
you cross that line, that moment you
leave this house. On guard"
Arizona republican., 1909-05-22
fnRs7


We have determined to reduce large stock of Stoves
Ranges, Crockery China Furniture Guns, Cutlery and
expect to make it historical event in Maricopa county
and one that will save money for our many customers.
Arizona republican., 1909-05-22
(To be continued.)

COLISEUM TONIGHT.
See Bob FitZsimmons and lin JEFF
fries in the great fight pictures.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-19

Inst arrived our spring consign-
ment of garden hose.-J. II. Nc
Kenzie. 545 Colorado avenue.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-19
Grand Junction in Freight Fight

of
fromB
Y.
This classification and supposed that the machine
this the kind the office of The Sentinel
to S
only a
but New
machinery charged half times the hrsass
the Missouri
do
ted to the
functions
fund have been usedf
light ahead the fight that nde making
mntar nd
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-19
END Justi6es the Means"

The certainly
The Ministerial Alliance
e @ t T N eHd hsT FfRhsaOe % ast Of their % egaq
mel that is the high Christianity
this city ~ ~ " " " ~ ~ "
Did language ministerial
and that their is quoting
organ as they have done in several instances
m ng put nave resorted to tactics that would in in
dominant parties The
~ % Tbe panrn Of 70 tb % S1a ne nGker IN ne ned ~ ,,.
cal in Its 1t stands for Greater Grand Junction
It is for the paving of the streetswhich
II for along line the
that there is more than issue stake this
dry territory? We think that there is much
their strength several times it all their
into hands o ano
They did de
feat their ticket
the
The advantage
OF st where 1t stands believes
to run this city on the narrow plane outlined for
No city Of merOpolan character
regard for the rights feelings
Neither the parties aligned
leave
The Citizens Taxpayers ticket stands join all
positively
those benefits for the people
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-19

Sne OIL the citizens
OF Ve people who
ao people Inc cases are Just as fragrant wherein the other
were registered
league people, they
why these should
IN whch the Good Citizenship
We're arrested Sentinel
have be the
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-19

A the Anti League
to get
he
Sou 40 TO keep him
him
fight;
string attached pravne
buckn as they he will ~ VI WI
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-19

Eighteen men ware arraigned in
police court this morning on divers
charges. This is the record for the
most men any one day in the Grand
Junction police court Fire Chief
Rogers made ten of the arrests and
the night men made the rest. or the
eighteen men seven were given SEN
tences. six received twenty days and
one ten days, and the remaining
eleven were given day to get out of
town. The men on the chain gang
VIII be put to work at once improv-
ing the streets.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-19
MOnteville Flowers Coming

the rarest treat that Junction will be
TO hear will be the mpersonatons OF Charles
famous characters Dy "onne fio' ii" w W "
ea house. Friday March ID
a the subtle art OF mpeohation
and MANY Grand viii delighted to learn OF their op
IN artuntv to listen to this gifted lecturer
umbr concludes Columbus Ioeum for
and possibly attend should not neglect the
Of hearing perhaps the most entertaining NUMBER Oh the
entire course so.
The daily sentinel., 1909-03-19
Wonder He Did 1t?

freight
him
astonishing
hurled In
freight cities of the
opportunity attack
o
asked
and cold response
commission will
Missouri
highway