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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26

This prescription should be signed by
the purchaser and kept by the druggist
in files open at any time to inspection
by representatives of the department
of agriculture Violation of these reg
uations should be made a penitentiary
offense"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26
BUFORD Is SENT AFTER
STRANDED AMERICANS

Washington, April 26.-The army
transport Buford will leave San Fran
cisco tonight for the west coast OF
Mexico to pick up American refugees.
The steamship is sent at the urgent
request of Americans stranded.
Reports today declare the situa-
tion throughout Mexico is becoming
worse. Bands OF marauders are
causing much uneasiness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26
Two Children Die in Explosion.

Rochester, Mich. April 26.-Two
chillren were burned to death. two
were seriously burned and the moth
er of the four, Mrs. Slack. and
fire department captain. John Poin-
ten, we're injured in a gasoline stove
explosion at the home of Charles
Slack
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26
Dissolution Hearing.

Philadelphia, April 26.-It was an
nounced today that hearings for the
taking of evidence before an exam
iner in the case of the government s
suit for the dissolution of the steel
corporation will begin in New York
May 6.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26
DEATHS IN A DAY

Seoul, Korea, April 26.-Rev.
George William Knox, professor of
philosophy and religion in Union
Theological seminary, New York,
since 1899. and a prominent mission
arV is dead
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26
Stanley Attacks Roosevelt.

Washington, April 26.-In the house
today Stanley attacked the Roose-
welt administration for alleged favor
itism of the harvester trust.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26
Dubuque Gets Paddock.

Chicago, April 26.-President Comis-
key, of the Chicago American league
club today announced the sale of Third
Baseman Paddock to the Dubuque,
Iowa, team.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26
FIND BODIES OF
HAYS AND ASTOR

New York, April 26.-The bodies of
John Jacob Astor and Isador straus
have been recovered, and are aboard
the cable ship MaCkay-Beunett, accord
ing to a dispatch to the White Star
line officials today. The bodies of As
tor and Straus were embalmed. The
dispatch also gave the names of Al
ether bodies, identified as follows:
WILLIAM ALE.
+. d. DUTTON.
J. STONE.
p. J. STOKES.
EDWIN II. PETTY.
WILLIAM EASTWOOD.
W. HANTON.
THOMAS ANDERSON.
A. LAURENCE.
J. ADAMS.
b. BOOTHBY.
+. ROGOZZY.
ABEL J BUTTERWORTH.
A. ROBINS.
CHARLES LOUGH.
OLSON w. PENNY.
CHARLES CHAPMAN
ALBERT WIRTZ.
ACHILLE WAILENS.
CARL ASPLANDE.
J. f. JOHNSON.
II. ALLEN.
W. Y. ANDERSON.
II. =. HODGES.
G.. TALBOT.
J. NJ. ROBINSON.
J. c. HE'LL.
J. W. GILL.
ERIC JOHANSEN.
\. LILLY.
Z. T. BARKER.
G. F. BAILEY.
O. =. WOODY.
T. HEWITT.
| =. CONNORS.
c. c. JONES.
REG BUTLER.
II. II. HARRISON.
/ T. W. NEWELL.
/ MILTON CLONG.
W. c. DULLES.
II. J. ALLISON.
/ GEORGE GRAHAM.
JACOB BIRNBAUM.
! F. i. WHITE.
TYRELL W. CAVENDISH.
HENRI X. VILLUER
Halifax. April 26.-The cable shi
Nina has recovered and identified tn
body of President c. NJ Hays, of tn
Grand Trunk railway.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

From nooB. today to noon tomorrow)
Sun sets 6:51. rises SOB Evening
stars: Mars. Saturn. Morning stars:
Venus. Jupiter. Mercury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26
WIRE SPARKS.

Ottawa, Ont.-The government has
decided to keep open Canadian ca
nails Sundays. Heretofore they have
been closed and much congestion has
resulted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26
The Weather

Rock Island. Davenport, Moline,
and Vicinity.
Fair and cooler tonight and Satur-
day. Probably frost tonight.
Temperature at I d. m. SO. Highest
yesterday 70. lowest last night "a.
Velocity of wind at a. III. 6 miles
per hour.
Precipitation is inch.
Relative humidity at p. m. 81, at
I a. m. 19.
Stage of water So, a fall of A in
last "a hours.
J. NJ. SHERIER, Local Forecaster
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26
Blows Himself TO Death.

Calumet. Mich. April 26.-Charles
Wilks. aged 55, set fire to a box of
blasting powder and then sat on the
box. He is suicide.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26

Winnipeg, Man.-William R. Sha-
yer of Canton, Ohio, arrested here
on a charge of forgery, the sum in
volved being $4,000, has waived ex-
tradition after a weeks. trial. ..-.- -,--t
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26
Candidate for States At
torney Held by Federal
Grand Jury.
PAST0RIS MAILED CARD
Rev. F. E. Shut, Formerly of
Rock Island, Furnishes
Evidence.
Especial to The Argus)

Peoria, ILL.,, April 26.-Indicted b.
the federal grand jury on a charge o
mailing an Objectionable postcard to
Rev. F. f. Shut of Geneseo, H., Harry
NJ. MCCaskrin, republican candidate
for states attorney Of Rock Island,
and prominent figure in the Rock Is
land riots, was arrested here today. Nc
Caskrin gave bond.
"GOD's CROOKS"
The indictment does not connect
him with the riots, but involves an in
cident growing out of the charges
against Rev. Charles E. Raymond, pas
tor of the English Lutheran church of
this city. On the back of the card
which it is alleged he addressed to
Rev. Mr.. Shut were the words, Gods
Crooks"
NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS USED
Attached to the card were two news
paper clippings relative to the action
of the Northern Illinois synod of the
Lutheran church in dismissing the
charge of improper conduct perferred
by Mrs. Katherine Howland, of Peoria,
and another clipping referring to an
address by Rev. o. A. Luce, pastor OF
the Central Park Methodist church of
| st. Paul, MINI. The latter was quot
ed as saying that ministers are isis
sizes and giving reasons why men are
not going into the ministry
! REV. SHUT FORMERLY HERE.
Rev. Mr.. Shut formerly was pastor OF
Spencer Memorial Methodist church In
Rock Island. During his Rock Island
ministry, McCaskrin resigned by re-
quest as superintendent of the Sunday
school of the Spencer Memorial
church.
DENIES THE CHARGE.
McCaskrin was arrested in the
| United States court room shortly af-
ter noon. He denied the charge and
said that it is merely a scheme to i'm
pair his chances in his race for the
Office of states attorney and has been
brought forth at the instance of Rev.
Mr.. Shut, who, McCaskrin says, is
being supported by the millionaire
tax dodgers" of Rock Island county,
whom McCaskrin says he has been
strenuously and steadily fighting.
OTHER INDICTMENTS.
Peoria, H., April 26.-The federal
grand jury yesterday afternoon return
ed II indictments. six of which were
suppressed until service has been had
upon the defendants. Those from
Rock Island county who were indicted
and whose cases were made public
are:
JOSEPH COOPER, who was caught
In the alleged act of robbing the post
office at Cordova.
BERT GOFF, JACK CHILDERS and
THOMAS KOLLMEYER, for alleged
bootlegging. Con is said to be Pc
orian. He was originally arrested in
Rock Island on a warrant charging
wife abandonment.
The jury Investigated the case of
Walter Harder, the Davenport me-
chanic, who was arrested at Rock Is
land, after he had written a number
of letters TO Lillian Russell, the act
ress, demanding that she send MIN
5000, but il was decided that he was
not mentally responsible. An inquiry
into his sanity will be conducted.
1t is said that among the six in
dictments not yet made public there
may be included other persons from
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26

Cincinnati-Dr. Ernest Kunwald
director of the Berlin Philharmonic
orchestra, has been engaged to con-
duct the Cincinnati Symphony or
chestra.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26
FAIR BUILDINGS DAMAGED.

Secretary of State Rose estimates
the damage to the building by the
storm last night, will reach $4,000.
About $1,000 damage was also done at
the state fair grounds by reason of the
ends of the grand stand being blown
off, and some more roofing from the
dome building, which was badly dam
aged by the storm Of last September.
being torn off.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26
STATE HOUSE HIT
BY SECOND BLOW
More of Roofing Torn From the
Structure at Springfield by
Last Nights Storm.
DAMAGE ABOUT $4,000
Will Necessitate Additional Appro-
priation-Fair Buildings Are
Also Injured.
Especial to The Argus.)

Springfield, H., April 26.-An appro-
priation of $4,000 in addition to the
$4,000 embraced in the bill passed by
the senate and now in the hands of
the house, for the purpose OF repairing
the roof of the state house, due to the
storm of last September, viii De neces-
sary, owing to the damage done by last
nights storm. Some more roofing
from the dome of the building, the pedi-
ment and the senate and house wings
was torn of by the wind and a guam
tity of the copper roof loosened.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26

- Business Buildings Burn.
Bennington, Kan. April 26.-Fire
destroyed IA business buildings here,
causing an estimated loss of $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26

Cincinnati-John F. Robinson,
founder of Robinson's circus, has
made a voluntary assignment in bank
ruptcy here. Liabilities and assets
are scheduled as unknown"
shington-Hearings in the grain
elevation cases now pending before
the interstate commerce commission,
will be continued in Chicago May 9
and in Kansas City May 10 and IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-04-26

Inc indictment does not connect
him with the riots, but involves an in
cident growing out of the charges
against Rev. Charles E. Raymond. pas
tor of the English Lutheran church of
this city. On the back of the card
which it is alleged he addressed to
Rev. Mr.. Shut were the words, Gods
Crooks"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-21

he stopped instantly at sound q my
voice. and stared at me in odd be-
wilderment: but my words had al
ready reached the ears Of the others,
and before he had found an answer
another voice spoke sternly what Is
all this? Who are you, sir? What
masquerade puts you into that parody
of captains uniform?" ~
turned and looked into the flush
ed, indignant face of General Lee
1T Is no masquerade. SIR" I an
swered, instantly removing my hat:
1T is the rightful uniform of my rank,
greatly as I regret its present condl-
tion."
"Where are you from?"
II was discharged from st. Mary's
Hospital in Richmond day before yes.
terday, and am now seeking to rejoin
my regiment"
Surely" he said gravely, II have
seen your face before. To what regi-
ment were you attached?"
"The til Virginia Cavalry"
The buzzing Of voices about me in
stantly ceased, and General Lee took
step nearer.
"The til Virginia? You were a
captain? Surely this is not Philip
Wagner"
So deeply surprised was his tone, SO
uncertain his recognition, scarcely
knew what to answer. Had lost my
very identity? was this all dream?
Il am Captain Wayne, Troop D.-th
Virginia.
He grasped my hand warmly be-
tween both his own, and his kindly
face lit up instantly with rare smile.
Captain Wayne, I cannot tell you
how greatly l rejoice at your safe re-
turn. We certainly owe you an apol-
ogy for this poor reception, but you
were reported as killed in action
many months ago. I doubt not Colo
upon a ghost when you first accosted
him"
For the moment l was unable ia
speak, SO deeply did his words affect
me.
II fear, Captain Wayne" he con
tinued gravely, yet retaining my hand
within his own, that must bring
you sad news"
"Sad news?" Instantly there came
to me the thought of my widowed
mother. mot from home, I trust
sir?"
NO." with great tenderness, "your
mother, l believe, remains well; yet
the words I must speak are neverthe'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-21

Il vas not dat che almost STAN.
mered IN sudden confusion, speaking
quite brokenly) 'bot. sair, It har come
to me dat you vos an insulter of WON
ems. an had refuse to fight NIT mems.
! know not; it seems not So" /.
was on my feet in an instant,
scarcely crediting my own ears, yet
on fire with indignation.
Il know not what you may mean" l
said, white with anger. but I hold
you personally accountable for those
words, and you shall discover that l
will fight init mems"
He pushed his chair hastily back,
his face fairly crimson, and began to
stammer an explanations; but Matt
land interfered.
what does all this mean, Carlson?"
be exclaimed, sternly. "Sit down.
Wayne-there is some strange mis-
take here''
resumed my chair, wondering II
they had all gone crazy, yet resolved
upon taking instant action If some sat-
Isfactory explanation were not at once
Forthcoming.
Come, Carlson, what do you mean
by addressing such language to Cap
tain Wayne?"
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-21
DEN MARK.

Fire broke out after dark in the
Bogebjerg manor, in the island of
Fyen. All the outhouses were burnt
to the ground. The main building and
the stock were saved. But three hui
man lives were lost-the gardener, an
apprentice working under him, and a
servant. All of them persisted in
the attempt to put out the fire. They
went into barn made of boards and
while they were there the flames
spread so rapidly that they could not
get out again.
Prof. Otto Jespersen, a noted philolo-
gist, who has cottage near Jagers-
borgshus, the summer residence of
Prince Harold, has written a pretty
sharp newspaper article in which he
scores the prince for having closed
up a pond belonging to the park of
the prince. The prince has had a
wire fence put up and the ice made
rough SO that no one can skate on
the pond, and this is what made the
professor hot. The fact that the criti-
cism appeared in the newspaper of the
Social Democrats did not make the
matter more agreeable to the royal
family.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-21

Next attraction at the opera
house will be Eugene Perry's beau
tiful rural comedy drama "Our Vii
lage Postmaster" with Mr.. Ned Bar
rington and his excellent company.
Mr.. harrington is we'll known for his
peculiar style Of acting, now playing
his second year in the Postmaster.
This play tells an interesting story of
all old postmaster Of a small village,
who spent all his earnings to educate
his son for the ministry. The sons
greatest ambition is to become an
actor, against his fathers will. So
he runs away to Chicago, failing to
find work in the theatres he gets dis
couraged. At the time the son leaves
home there is a valuable package
stolen from the postoffice and the
son is accused Of it. The old Post
master says there never was a thief
in his family and goes to Chicago in
search Of the thief and to find his
boy. His many funny experiences in
the city will keep you bubbling with
laughter all evening. Other scenes
will moisten the eyes and make the
heart beat with emotion. The Quincy,
ILL.,, Times has it: "Our Village Post
master is a play that runs from
tears to laughter and vice versa, with
a good moral and a we'll balanced
cast" One night only, seats on
sale at the usual place, SOC. 35c. Csc.
At the Opera House, Wednesday,
Feb. %.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-21

y uldy nelp 10 divert your mind trili&.
Now isten-you are to proceed witt
twenty mounted men or the escolt
| west as far as the foothills. and A.b
expected to note / carefully threb
things: First, the condition of iot
age for the sustenance Of a wagon
! train; second, what forces OF Fedea
81 troops, If any, are along the Honey
we'll: end third, the gathering of all in
formation obtainabie as to the report
ed consolidation Of guerillas for put
poses OF plumber between the lines. +
time suffice, you might cross over intt
the valley of the Cowskin and learn
the condition of forage there as we'll
A guide, will accompany your party
and you are to avoid contact with thu
enemy as far as possible. Your mel
, carry five days rations. You under
stand fully?"
Il do, sir; presume l am to star
at once?" I
Your squad, under command OF
Sergeant Ebers, is already waiting out
side.' - |
Are you all ready, sergeant?" ]
asked Of the rather heavyweight Ger
man who stood fronting me, his broad
red face as impressive as though carved
from stone.
I've vos, captain" ~
where is the guide?" - |
dot is him, NIT der mule, amt 1t?''
be answered, pointing with one huge
hand down the road.
VERY well, We will pick him up
then as We 60" ~
l cared so little as to whether or not
he accompanied us at all, that we had
advanced some distance before the
thought of him again occurred to me.
knew the gentry fairly well, and had
experienced in the past so many evil
dences of their stupidity, if not actual
disloyalty, as to prefer my own knowl.
edge of the country to theirs. My
thought, indeed, for several mics was
not at all with the little party of
troopers jogging steadily at my heels,
nor, in truth, was it greatly concerned
with the fate Of the expedition. That
was but service routine, and I rode
forward carelessly enough, never
dreaming that every hour of progress
was bearing me toward the most i'm
por'tant adventure of my life. 1t was
the German sergeant who recalled me
to the responsibilities of command.
Captain" he exclaimed apologet-
lcally, riding up to NY side and wiping
his round, perspiring face with great
energy, we are riding too hard, amt
We? Mein Colt, but der horses will
give out entirely, already"
rs that SOP" I asked in surprise at
his words. A single swift glance
around convinced me he was correct,
for the mounts We're exceedingly soft,
and already looked nearly played cut
from our sharp pace. Every we'll,
we will halt here.'
With a sigh of relief he drew back.
and as he did so my eyes fell for the
first time upon the guide. AS l live,
1t was Jed Bungay, and when stared
at him in sudden amazement he broke
Into a broad grin.
"Durn if didn't begin ter think as
how ye'd gone an clar forgot me,
Cap"
"Not bit Of it, jed" and I rode up
| to him and extended my hand. But
how came you here? Are you the
guide?"
"sure thing, cap; know this yere
kintry like bulk. faded horsemen
from the west, at evening to the castle
pressed By gum, you put Beelzebub
an me through blamed hard jolt OF
1t so fur
"Beelzebub?"
Eye bet, Their mule; reckon as how
70 amt gone an fer2ot him. hey YEP
ITO be continued.)
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-21
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
Ps,inclpaI Events Gathered IN the
Oh Scandinavian Countries


Stockholm, Jan. 19.-An agitation Is
conducted in Norway for inducing peo-
pie to emigrate from Jamtland and
Medelpad. An agent goes from Trond-
hjem. Norway, to the stations between
Storlien and Ange, carefully avoiding
the city of Ostersund, and picks up
parties of emigrants, and shows them
how to evade the Swedish laws. In
Trondhjem the emigrants buy vest
containing the necessary papers. A
regular system of emigration traffic
has been discovered. It should be
added that nothing is said as to
whether this agitation is carried on
by SCodes or by Norwegians.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-21
CHAPTER XIV.
A Lost REGIMENT,

It was bright, sunshiny gay In
early spring. Birds were sweetly sing
ing in the trees lining the road I was
travelling. I must have shown my late
illness greatly, for the few l met, as
! tramped slowly onward, mostly sol.
dfers, gazed at me curiously, as If they
mistook me for the ghost of some
dead comrade; and l doubt not my
pale face, yet bearing the deep imprint
OF pain, with the long, untrimmed hair
framing it, and the blood-stained,
ragged uniform, the same wore that
fierce day of battle, rendered me an
object of wonder.
All through those long, weary win.
ter weeks I had been lowering be-
tween life and death in an obscure
hospital at Richmond. The moment
the door was opened to permit of my
passing forth into the world again,
sought eagerly to discover the present
station of my old comrades in arms,
yet could learn only that the cavalry
brigade with which l had formerly
served was In camp somewhere near
Appomattox Court House. On foot
and moneyless, set off alone, my sole
anxiety to be once more with friends;
and now, at the beginning of the sec
ond day, was already beyond Peters
burg, and sturdily pushing westward
AS the road swerved slightly to the
left, passing through a grove of hand.
some trees, l came suddenly opposite
Q large house of imposing aspect. A
group Of Confederate officers stood in
converse beside the gate leading into
the open driveway, and as paused a
moment, gazing at them and wonder
Ing whom l had better address-for ]
recognized none of the faces fronting
me-one among the group turned sud
denly, and took hurried step in my
direction. as though despatched upon
IN errand Of Importance. He was a
tall, slender man, wearing a long gray
moustache, and l no sooner viewed
his face than recognized him as
having been one Of those officers pres
ent In General Lees tent the day
was sent out with dispatches. He
glanced at me curiously, yet with ne
sign Of recognition, but before h@
could pass l accosted him.
Colonel Maitland" said, "yo,
doubtless remember me. I am seek
. Ing my old command; would you kind
y 1pform me where It may be found?'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-02-21
ILLUSTRATION BY
ARTHUR B WILLIAMSON
Copyright. BY A. G. McClurg 4 60.
Rnsered n Ssaeiones's Hall London.

'Bungay, what has become Of Ma
ria?"
The little mans eyes suddenly filed
with tears.
Il jist don't know, cap" he answered
mournfully. ''Whin l got hum Their
Of cabin he'd bin plum burnt down,
nary stick O. it left, by gum! an Ma
riar she wuz clean gone. Hain't seed
neither hide ner hair O her since,
thet's fac. An sorter drifted back
ter you uns cause didn't hev nowhar
else ter co.
did you hunt for her among the old
plantations along the valley?" asked,
deeply touched by his evident feeling.
"She very likely sought refuge in
some Of those houses"
Then hand thrust aside the can.
vas, and face peered in. l caught
q faint glimmer Of stars, but could
distinguish little else.
Boys" said the leader, kindly, II
wish might give you better transpor.
tation, but this is the only form of We
hicle we can find. I reckon you'll get
pretty badly bumped over the road
you are going, but I'm furnishing you
all the chance to get away in my pow.
er. We shall guard you as long as
necessary, and then must leave you
to the kindly ministrations of the
driver"
He reached in, leaning down from
his saddle to do so, drew the blanket
somewhat closer about me, and was
gone. l caught the words of sharp
short order, and the heavy wagon
lurched forward, its wheels humping
over the Irregularities in the road
each jolt sending a fresh spasm oil
pain through my tortured body.
May the merciful God ever protect
me from such ride again! 1t seemed
interminable, while each long mile
We travelled brought with it new and
greater agony of mind and body.
The hours that followed were all
but endless. l knew we had reached
the lower valley, for the road became
more level, yet the slightest Jolting
now was sufficient to render me
crazed with pain, and I had lost all
power Of restraint. My tortured
nerves throbbed; the fever gripped
me, and my mind began to wander.
Visions of delir1um came, and
lreamed dreams too terrible for rec.
ord: demons danced on the drifting
clouds before me, while whirling saw.
lges chanting in horrid discord stuck
my frenzied body full of blazing
brands. At times I was awake, call.
ing In vain for water to quench a
thirst which grew maddening, then
apsed into semi-consciousness that
lrove me wild with its delirious fan.
lies. I knew vaguely that the Major
lad crept back through the darkness
Ind passed his strong arm gently be.
heath my head. I heard him shouting
IN his deep voice to the driver for
something to drink, but was unaware
bf any response. All became blurred
confused, bewildering. I thought it
was my mother comforting me. The
faint gray daylight stole in at last
through the cracks of the wagon
cover; I could dimly distinguish a
dark face bending over me, framed by
heavy gray beard, and then, merciful
Inconsistencies came, and I rested
"a one dead.