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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-24
HAncb ok OF the Tar,E.

The understanding Of the complicated prov E
! ms Of the new iariG has been greatly simplined
by the issuance Of ihis manual. which c,ntaics
dc:isl nsof the federal courts. genera! sppriie
ere and the secretary Of the treasury on n oott d
poin's. To digest the tariff law IL no esey ia. X,
NJ TO digcft the food taken into the gsstric TT
oep.sele is rendered facile en- agreeable by the
Systematic zee Of that thorough s,orachic. uos.
{ Il ne Stomach Bir:crs. Thi. Is family medi-
cine Of comprehensive uses. 1t prevents and
care. ma'ar:al, kidney AID rheumatic trolb,e,
remedies n, rvoc.Dess and In omnia AID removes
constipation and bilousness. Appetite, 40 well
4. the ability to satisfy it without ssb.equen,
abdominal dis urbance, ID re.tor. d by this fne
stom.chie, which sl.o aeceierates convalt sceuce
Persons in tie decline Of life and the inf m CT
every aye ana sex nod itof ma.efiI assistance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-24
DOWN WITH RUSH ON GAINESVILLE


Forty People Misslng and Two Certainly
Drowned-At Other Points.
GAINESVILLE. O., March 24.-Muskingum
s1d Licking rivers have risen fifteen
feet and all the Eighth ward and parts
IF four other wards are submerged.
Four thousand people have been driven
from their homes. and very few of them
have saved any of their household eff
fec;s. The current Of Licking river has
turned down Lee street a half mile
and is washing out everything in it's
! path. There have been a score of mar
row escapes and more than fifty per-
sons are missing. Two bodies have
been recovered.
The supply of skiffs was wholly made
quate to rescue the people and it took
all night to get them on dry land
Every railroad entering the city is ted
up ard all CT them have experienced ac-
o:dents. The number Of lives lest here
Is still matter of conjecture although
II will rot reach the original estimate
The only bodies so far recovered are
those Of Mrs. Church and John Leach.
drowned in THEN homes before being
rescued.
on all night.
Pittsburg. March c4.-Three great
fivers-the MononEahela, Allegheny
and Ohio-are now in a flooded conCi-
ton and there is every indication that
the loss to coal operators. manufactur-
| ers and rroperty-holders in general will
ECLIPSE that of the freshet of 1891 AL
ready river coal interests have suffered
losses agsregating $100.Cco. while manu-
featuring interests are SO severely
| crippled that great loss and inccnven-
ience must necessarily fellow.
Newark. o.. March 24--H c. Ross, Of
East Newark, was drowned and John
T. Kinkead is missing and believed to
have been drowned. The Pennsylvania
bridge has been swept away ard many
bridges in the county are Destroyed.
Springfield. o., March 24.-The water
in Mad river and LaGonda creek is
four feet higher than in 1865. the high
est ever known. The damage is est-
mated at sl5o.OG0 in the city and
county.
Delaware. O.. March 2i-The flood
which began Tuesday night continued
all day yesterday, torrents of water
pouring through the business streets.
-Four squares OF business houces>are
under water and stock is either dam
aged or completely ruined.
Columbus. o.. March 24.-At 10 o'clocS
last night the danger from the flood
In this city and vicinity had passed. the
water in the Scioto river having fallen
about three feet. This was a great re-
lief to several thousand people on the
west side of the city, whose homes
had been inundated by the river break
ing over the levees. Sydney II. Brels-
ford, of the United States Express
company. and Percy Mayo. an employee
of the Ohio Central railroad. are miss
ing and it is feared they are drowned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-24
FLOOD IN THE OHIO PECULIAR.
All Comes from One side of the River,
Which L. Lucky.

Cincinnati. March ga peculiar and
remarkable food is fling the banks of
the Ohio river. 1; is peculiar in the
circumstance that from Wheeling to
Cairo no tributary on the left bank Of
the river makes the slightest contribu-
ton to this great freshet. Had the in
pour Of waters from streams on the
left hank been equal to that of those on
the right the flood would have equalled
that of lssi-perhaps surpassed it. The
stage Of water at Pittsburg is phenom-
email. There has been a steady ram
here since last Saturday. during which
time 2.f5 inches have fallen at this
pcinssuf which four-fifths Of an inch
fell within thirty-six hours. News from
central points in Indiana, and from
Springfield. Troy. Urbana and Zanes-
vile. o.. indicates a fall OF from three
and half to four and a half inches at
these places. with onc-half this precipi-
tation within thirty-six hours.
Nearly ali railroads in central anc
southern Ohio are either crippled or to-
tally disabled for the present. This is
because ~ washouts. dangerous and de-
stroyed bridges. and the like. All over
Ohio and Indiana. except perhaps in the
extreTs. northern parts. railroad traffic
Is 6emoraiized. The Muskingum. the
Hooking. the Scioto and the two Miami
rivers ir Ohio seem likely 20 break their
record from source to mouth for high
stages Of water and for damage and
destruction.
Last night at Cincinnati. with the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-24
IS UNLUCKY
When Il Means Thirteen Rainy
Days Followed by a Flood
y Costing a Million.
RAINFALL THAT Is REMARKABLE.

-Asgresating 7.as Inches In Indiana-Losses
VIII Ne Very Heavy, Amounting to
100000 ut Greensburg Alone-Rise in
the Ohio II Novel. Coming All from One
sIde-Inundation at Evansville, O.-Many
Missing Fatal Wreck On the Rail.
Indianapolis, March q. - Thirteen
rainy days in March have brought 10.
inches Of water to the earth. OF this
amount 3.55 inches have fallen since
Sunday. The heaviest rainfall of the
year occurred Tuesday. eliminating in
Q downpour in the evening which
brought the total precipitation for the
day up to 2.3s inches. White river, Big
Eagle and Fall creek are out of their
low banks and hundreds Of acres o.:
lowlands are overlooked and many
families have been driven from their
homes. The damage already done is
great. Several bridges are reported
washed away. The railroads are suf-
fering as a result of flooded roadbeds
and nearly all trains are late, while
others have been abandoned. Reports
from all over the state tell of the dis
turbed condition and destruction by
floods. Many important towns arc
temporarily cut off and trains have been
entirely abandoned on some roads.
Losses May Reach 81 ,OOO.0 900.
The reports from the state concern
Ing the damage will send the aggregate
loss up in the hundreds of thousands
Perhaps the figures may reach 81 ,000.-
GOO. All the streams are overlooking
their banks, houses and railroad tracks
have been washed away. growing crops
have been seriously damaged: in fact,
general havoc has been created by the
elements. Wrecks have been reported
from different parts of the state, and
railroad traffic in Indiana. east of this
city. is dsmcralized. Not a passenger
train reached this city from the east
or LEFT yesterday over the Big Four,
and other lines east Jared no better.
Damages 100000 Mt Greensburg.
a special from Greensburg estimates
the damage in that locality TO be at least
slco.co0. Nearly Loco people are unwill-
ing guests in that city. there having
been no trains departing since the
knlckcrbocker left at s o'clock for Gin
cinnati Tuesday night till noon yester-
day. Eight heavily loaded passenger
trains were lying there at one time. At
Shellyville the river levee broke AMI
the residence portion of the city was
flooded. causing considerable loss.
Richmond is in darkness owing TO the
high water Martinsville ard Column
bus are isolated from the rest CT the
state for the time being and from many
other points come tales of great woe.
All the bottom land outlying Indian
arolis is covered with water and White
river Is slowly rising. but no great ap-
prehension Is felt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-24
FRAUD IN PENSION CASES
BE- Job of That Kind Slid to Have Been
Guearsh ctl Mt Providence


Providence, r. J., March o4-Pensiou
frauds, said by the investigating agent
of the pension department to be the
greatest ever known in the United
States. have been discovered in this
city. Two arrests We're made Monday
and fifteen other warrants have been
sworn out against claim agents of this
city ana vicinity and others, charged
with perjury and uitering forged checks
or pension vouchers. The amount
fraudulently secured will reach in the
aggregate many thousands of dollars.
In one case alone sl5.C0O has been
traced. Those already arrested are
William J. Garrett cigar store clerk,
and Cornelius Draper. who has no en-
ployment. Garrett is charged with ut
tering forged checks or writing hisrame
across the backs of pension vouchers as
a certificate that he witnessed the sig
nature of the rensioner on the face
Draper is charged with swearing false
witness. r. former secured bail They
are held in 5000 each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-24
Administrators Sale Notice.
Sweeney & Walker, Attorneys.
STATE OF ILLINOIS.
ROCK iaiApp COUNTY. ~

IN TIE c,un,y eopr, At the March term, A. D.
fspS. Petition toeeil real csia'e.
Geoig ii hehmoue, sdnii istra.o- Of estate #
keneces Ra1sy. reoess,d. ". Frank Fdsia
Wilhsms, Jesie D IL beth Wiiiismr, Hal Vii
lam. Hazel y williams. Lula Wiilisrp,
Grorgc h. Richmond. guardian. etc.
Notice !. hereby siyen fh,t b. virtue Of de-
cree ~ -s'e maze aud 60 tered In tire sb,ve en-
rttd cause, on The h cay 20 March. A. ID
iss~. ~ tie Msreh rrn ~ .sd cont I, the un-
tsrpt.t cd sdnlini-irsior - "a q estate, will OF
saturday. the 10th d.. % April, A. ID. ISIS,
ntwcen the hosrs cf n o'clccs m. aud Ave
o'Slots =. m. towt the noar 81 one O'clock
=. m OF sid day n, the ga door a. the court
house. IN the ely % Rock I-isnf. IN said comfy
tnd sta'e, s.ll a. pahl'c vcr,iue 10 the hi. hes,
srd test bidder % bidic the foilUvins real
estaie, tosp:
1t nguiiyr siS &c, n block number on, uD
" wcoi,sa :. ar f--t sieiti ~ 10 Inc town 81
s.afs en- -itss'ed Ia the county Of Rock I.lsnd
and .tase 81 Illinois. frc= frura dOwrg AMI home.
etc &C rtgtt- o' Osc " Ramsey
rsrm- % ssie ossh az cat. OF sale.
Dated March 10, A. ID. iS9,.
GtoRar II. RicHunTp.
Adm',is'ra'or Of the esi,ts q Rcbce.a Ramsey.
declared.
swEENrY WAIVER. Atiorncye
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-24
SIN Or EIGHT DEATHS POSSIBLE.
Nearly Every Man of a Crew of wrcci,ers
More or Less Hurt.

Nearly Every Man of u Crew OF Wrcciters
More or Less Hurt.
Columbus. Ind, March ga train
consisting q passenger coach, clb Csc
and locomotive. with n wrockirg crew
of twcniy-four men aboard, was
wrecked near here last evening The
river broke over it's banks and the
scene of the wreck is surrounded by
water for a nile and can only be
reached by boats. The engineer cannot
be found. The fireman was washed
waited to he rescued. but on account of
the darkness and the swift current it
was impossible to reach him. A big
bonfire was built about half a mile
away to give him life and hope Nearly
every man of the twenty-four were
more or less injured. Six CT eight are
badly injured and may die.
Frank Lzensby, OF Petersburg. will
probably die. Engineer Connell. OF L.
ransport and two brakcmen are miss
ing and may be dead. The following are
Injured: Conductor Franklin and
Charles Sparks. Logansport; Samuel
darlington. New Albany: William
Moore. Sellcrsville: Joseph Scott, Aus
tin: William Whitson, Memphs-all in
Indiana.
man named MoCune says that he
and brakeman waGcd through the
water and carried Conductor Franklin
to the end Of the trestle. where they
lay him down. McCune went back to
help the others and neither the conduc-
tor nor brakeman have been seen since.
4 ccachload of school teachers bound
for the state meeting at Terre Haute
had passed over the place where the
wsshout and wreck occurred only few
moments before the fatal affair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-24
Administrators Sale Notice.
Sweeney & walker. Attorneys.
srArk 3, on ~, Illinois LIMOS Is.


" the epaniy eoirt a. the Msrrh tern, A, D.
f>cs Pstt,oa io -cii real sle IA pay dsbts
Agpss ketiv. sdmin'.t-s'fie Of tas c.tai. OF
darss W Kelly. deceased. We. Aetna Life In.
-srautc sorPsny. 81 psnt q Il. Com kos- &.
bel y. frete va keii,, CGt,arinc N X lily
sta John -. kels
Sc,Ac !. he-eby given thai nv viri ne Of de-.
cree os sslc r. ace Ind entered in toe Gi,c,, en-
ttiesi clss>. or Tire I'm day ~ Nsrcu A. ID.
is9S. o. ihe March tern o. -sii eonrt. .. The
anccrsi-r ed s.mt IL 2 tx oi aid es;stc. will
~ saurt-y. the iGth day % Aprii, A. ID
lsyS eefsesn iae boi 90 ten O'clock = m ani
f,vc ochek . m tO-~li AZ tht hSGr % sso
ceicsk =. m q ,aid day. nj tie eat ocor
~ the c1ar hoase. IN the city " Rcck
tsItnt. in .sii coui " an. .ts'e. ell a, public
ysnege D tAe axsc-t I'D best Vi ider OF rid
Ger. tse 70 Win va - G. sahi 81. hoseves
~ N tcwer sua horcstrsd 1h.. 81 aid Ag1ss
kel y. q. he wt-cv Of Jsze.w. Kelly N, rein.
tc--u:
Tie ws ore hdf % the sYutsue., aasrt.r ard
M ssa ..i aa.ster o. ths ga sscst gasrt-r,
Al In .sCtcr IN snsr tven;. six IS " iowa
SHE aaasi<r .css n-e-s tisl 10Th 90 rlnge nam
y fs.r 90 vc.t - thu "a T. NJ IN the tolnty Of
~ J. .tf n ~ stGU ~ o. itois.
ttr-- 20 sslc ,asN.
bsisc xarca 70. a. ID. ISIS.
is<Es Kr.iy.
Adnairst'aisiE ofiae ,s,ats e. Jsnss W. Kelly,
esctastd
.-sssrT 4 ws,k.s. Arsrrcy, fcr P,,l,,sser.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-24
Administrator Notice

Ds<ats OF Nels Johteon. deeeased.
Ies unds riHned havins b~er appointed id.
e'rs;fa,: ia Of the estate Of Scls johnson &c Of
TIE eprn,y Of RoeR I.l.nd, STATE If I liro.r
ceesseed, hereby gives notice that 81 ~iil az
Pear h-fore the ecunty eourt OF Rock Island
cJanty. 81 the equity eourt room IN the
es'J Of koek leland. st The May term, On
the sfs, Monday In MAY r,xi, ct which time
81 pereors having elaine scAlnst said eeta.e are
nused aus requested 20 attend, for the purpose
OF having The same sdI1e.sd.
an terrons indebted 10 said estate Are request
% W raks irnsdia.e payment 10 The ardef-
isrsd.
D.iei this is,h dsy ~ March A. D.. isos.
BKIlrs N. JON soN, Adminis;rattix.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-24
Administrators Notice.
1sssss Of Nsrie Kl. inn, ier, dcoes.ee.

Bsssss o. Nsr'e I,inm ier, tcoeseee.
ne ssdsuss1sd having been -, o'nter a
0in'ss'aiof o. the 20. ste Of MSfie KEN
msier. lste Of TIC on.n;y &C aocE Is,ana,
saie of NlinS!s. teeeassi, herehy give rcties
Us he will appear before the eolniy court NJ
soea Isltni county. At the oiscs OF the e.,rs %
ssh coast, N the cit, OF ROCK Island, O. h.
hty term. on the first Monday In MAY
ne,t sh.eh tias s,l persoas having claim.
sesite' ssss estate ere notlres and requested 20
s,.ssc 70. the perpoee o! having the cane sd-
Iss'ed Al Dsssone Indebted IN said st;A,e are re-
9ess'ef % make iranediste payment to the an
tssp.n-d.
Dated ths 9Th dsv ~ March. A. D.. ISIS
AreUsr GrIseK, Administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-24
Publication Notice.
s y! , 3, or ~ ILLINOIS I. les.

sTArS or ILLINOIS,
Ross leland Cousrr, IS.
In the eireui, court, May term, A. D, isgs.
In ehsnc~ry.
Villism X a. 2 Va Enc C. Keller
an iatIt 81 10 -rcsidcnce OF the above named
kme g. keritr. dcfe idant. hlviny been filed in
The clcrk'- ef'i:- % tie cifcuu ,oait OF ~ d
t"uniy. NJ. G ~ u fevre hereby gwen 10 the
,ald hen o. .tient dcfcrcart ihr The clmplaira ant
HE'D his BIZ 81 esmpi.iut in sah court, GA the
ensuc,ry ,iie he re- {. the fo,a Gay Of Ma ch.
Tvs, aud hs tsc-vupon Q summons iesuso ou,
~ ssid g uri. wherein s,id suit IL nov pcr d;n O.
ietu'I The On th- arst Notdsy In the month o.
NAY ny, ais b. az ngaird Now, unless
Tn. he said non.rc.ide defendant named,
Ene q. kercr. shsll psnoaal'y be End aescar
before sAid circuit court. on the frs. day of the
.. n term thereof, To be holden at the cur,
house In aaa Tor the SAID county, on the fret
Monisy In wsy next. and plead, snswcr or de
niur tn the sald oonplaisal,'s Till OF comp, sini
The 'ans an the m itiers snd things charged and
stated viii he taken ~ co seed, aud q decree
entered wans' you according to the prayer Of
0soRsE W. GAMBIA, Clerk.
Rscs r.isnd, Illinois. Msrsh ~, 1873.
JouS T. rAFFJsp, Conp,s.nsnts soicit,s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-24
LEGAL.
Executors Notice
E.,a.s N c,the,,,, Mana, scr..,

Esta'e 81 C,thefiae Murphy. dccta. d
The stder-iHu' having teen sppoined q ca.
tor Of The isst ~ili sni iestsneuI ~ Cab, rinc
nurthy. h's ~ the touaty oi Rock Island. stat.
ot lli nos. dsces-ei hereby gives no..ce tha, he
VII appesf befoee tn. comfy cou ~ 81 hock Il =
ard onuiiy. 81 the county court room. In the "
of kccs lslsnd. 81 the Nsy term On tire first Mon.
dsy J., Nay neIt. a. WI Oh time al y ron. hay-
inH Ella M sgsirs, "a 4 estale asc bo,ifed ana
fr7ssred 70 ,ttsnd fos the plrpoa Of h wing the
ssuse sftus'e-i All r, r-ons indebted 20 .aii e.
tate are requested - NAVE immediate ray:nsn,
~ the urd rsi ned.
Dated this 25th day a. February, A. n, 1873.
fHifiir CRosIx, FIX cutor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-24
by Way Of the Atlantic Cable.

London. March 24.-The Washington
correspondent of The Daily News says
that President Mckinley declared to a
recent visitor at the White House: Il
believe that there will be no war and
1 am determined to prevent it If pos
sib!e, by all the means in my power"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-24

mercury at IS degrees. a drizzling rain
was falling and the clouds were threat
ening. The stage Of the river at
p. m. was AZ feet and 6 inches, a rise of
nine inches in three hours. 1t will be
over 50 feet, and without further rain
will probably reach 55 feet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-24

New York, March 24.-The doubt over
the outcome of the Cuban controversy
between the United States and Span
was depressing influence in the local
stock market yesterday. as it was in
every market for securities in the
world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-24
[IIIlI![2IlEIIlZ'

ilave yoa sore ThRat rmpss. C.yver-
C"sosed Svo;s Aea-sl Cd Sorra. U,csrs IN
Nsuih. HSr RAliins? Write Coos Rsngpr
On, 20 Masonic Tempe. Chicg, IL. fa
pssfs os eur,s; capital. $500 WorA
as curd " u 70 - d<yS lsNuaSs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-24
They Saw the Kentucky Launched.

r Washington, March 24-Fully 1000
people left Washington yesterday to
witness the launching Of the battle
ship Kentucky, which took place al
Newport News this morning.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-05-11
WASHINGTON.

Satisfactory progress is being made
in recruiting for the regular army and
first class men are being enlisted.
Within month it is thought the army
will be recruited up to its full war
strength of 81, 600 men.
Orders for apparatus for distilling
water have been placed by the war de-
partment. 1t will be shipped with the
army to Cuba and used in case of a
prolonged camp on the island as pre-
caution against yellow fever
President Mckinley has issued an
order directing that all the hospitals
of the marine hospital service be used
for the treatment of sailors and sol
diers of the navy and army when they
are needed
Secretary Gage has requested the
resignation of Wortbington c. Ford,
chief of the bureau of statistics. o. p.
Austin, who is at present connected
with the national republican commit
tee will succeed him.
In January, 1896, the steamer Ber
muda, carrying large filibuster eXpe
dition and cargo of stores and am
munition for Cubans, was seized il
New York harbor. The stores and am
munition on board the Bermuda were
held by the United States government
until the 7th, when they were ordered
released.
President Mckinley has accepted thu
gift of Miss Helen Gould, of New
York, to the government of 100000 fol
war purposes.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-05-11
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

The schooner Crown was lost off st.
Johns, n. f., on the Sd and her crew
of II men were drowned. All the men
were married. The cause of the wreck
is not known.
Advices from Kingston, Jamaica, as
sert that official dispatches passing
through that city report that there has
been an anti-Spanish uprising in Porto
Rico and that a revolutionary move
ment is well under way.
President Dole has sent a communi-
cation to President Mckinley, offering
to transfer the Hawaiian islands to the
United States for the purposes of its
war with Spain, and to furnish Ameri-
can warships in Pacific waters with
large quantities of coal, supplies and
ammunition.
Martial law has been proclaimed
throughout Tuscany owing to the
bread riots.
On account of the international COM
plications growing out of the war be-
tween Spain and the United States, the
British government is arranging to
fortify st. Johns, N. f.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-05-11
Propose to Soon End the War.

Washington, May 9.-The Post says:
Following the receipt of official advices
from Dewey, important conferences
were held Saturday at the White
House, the war and navy departments.
AS the result of these conferences,
plans have been perfected for the re-
tention of the Philippines, the imme-
date invasion of Cuba and the occupa-
ton of Porto Rico. kilograms have
been sent in all directions advising
military and naval commanders of the
adoption of an aggressive policy, and
IN six weeks the war ought to be at an
end. In the meantime Spain's fleet on
the Atlantic will be sent to the bottom
of the ocean.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-05-11
is SAID TO BE A spy,

Secret Service Officers Arrest a Man Who
Is Accused of Giving Information to a
Spanish Official
Washington, May Q. - An alleged
Spanish spy was arrested in this city
Saturday night, and is now in confine-
ment at the arsenal. Chief Wilkie, of
the treasury secret service, believes in
the guilt of the man arrested at his di-
rection as a Spanish spy. The mans
name is George Downing, and he is
about 33 years of age. Mr.. Wilkie tells
an interesting story of the mans do
ings lately.
Downing" he says, sis an English
man by birth, but is naturalized
American and was formerly chief yeo-
man on the cruiser Brooklyn. His dis
chsrge from that ship occurred about
two months ago. Last Friday he had
conference with Lieut. Carranza, who
was naval attache of the Spanish
minister Polo and who was then at
Toronto. He furnished Carranza gen
eral information about the navy and
particularly about the Brooklyn. At
ter one and half hours talk he came
to Washington at the direction of the
lieutenant.
Before leaving Toronto Carranza
gave Downing an address, apparently
| that of residence in Montreal, to
which he was to send all the informa-
ton he obtained. When Downing ar.
rived here he went to GIG E street,
where he had stopped a week ago
Shortly after reaching his rooms he
went to the post office and dropped q
letter into the box for the address il
Montreal. Our officers recognized
Downing as soon as he arrived at the
railroad depot and kept strict watch
on his movements.
"The letter which he mailed was in
tercepted at the post Office. 1t con
tanned statement as to certain mat
ters in Washington, said the write
would soon be able to forward SOM
important information about the Hol
land submarine boat, gave summar.
of the steps for the relief of Admira
Dewey and promised data as to tn
movement of the American coalin
ships. Downing also said he intende,
to go to Norfolk and expected to obtail
, important information"