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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
TO OPEN THE SCHOOL.
Pupils to Have Access to the New
Hawthorne Latter Part
of Month.
MR.. YOUNG ON NoN-ATTENDANCE.

Holds Some is Legitimate and UnsvoIda-
BILE. but Says Great Deal of 1t is without
Excuse and should be Brought to the At
tention of the Legal Authorities-othe err
Matters Before the Board OF Education.
Hawi horne school, the magnificent
new building that has been provided
for the children of the west end of the
city, will tie opened to pupils Monday,
Oct. 23, and it was decided by the
b ard of education, ut its meeting last
night. that the evening of that day
he set apart as n time for public in
spection of the building.
In his report for the first month
of the school term, superintendent
Young states that, despite the fact
seven new and inexperienced teach
ers have been added to the corps
of grade teachers and three new teach
ers in the High school, bringing an
entire change IN the general manage
ment of the schools in the western
part of the city, owing to the non
completion of the Hawthorne build
ing, the work of the month has been
characterized, first, by remarkable
smooth beginning and an immediate
settling down to systematic work;
second. by an enrolment that was to
some extent n disappointment, it being
slightly under that of one year ago;
third, by an attendance and punctual-
ity that, while not as high as could be
wished, are at least not low enough
to cause any feeling of annoyance;
and, fourth, throughout all the schools
Il spirit of devotion to duty and pur-
pose to attain to higher standards in
the real excellence of the work done.
Mr.. Young expresses the opinion that
if possible, something should be done
to bring the non-attcndants into the
schools. He sIys further: The last
census of the city. taken in 1898,
shows n total of 3 OS7 persons in the
district between the ages of q and 81,
while the enrolment in the public
and private schools of the city was
4 1856 for the same time. This in
cludes 500 enrolled in Augustana col
lege, most of whom are undoubtedly
nOnresidcnts. If we assume that one
fifth of the college pupils are residents
of the district and of school age it will
reduce the total enrolment in the
city to / ,03S. 1t will be noted that
the figures here given refer to total
enrolment and not to daily attend
ance. The figures therefore repre-
sent great many who enter school
for few days or weeks at most and
then leave school not to return dur
ing the year. Much of this nOn-at-
tendance is Legitimate, some of it is
unavoidable, but Il great deal of it is
entirely without excuse and thould be
brought to the attention of the auth
critics for legal action"
Mr.. sweeney Reelected.
w. l. Sweeney was reelected truant
officer for the ensuing year. Princi-
pal j. +. Darby WAS authorized to
purchase books costing 1897 for the
High school library. Permission was
granted the Union Mission to estab-
lish free kindergarten in the base
ment of Hawthorne school, and also
to the University Extension center to
use the High school for its meetings.
Bills were allowed as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
Y. NJ. &. a. Lecture Course.

Tickets for this course will be
placed on sale Saturday morning, Oct.
II. Parties who engaged tickets at
the closing entertainment of last sea-
sons course, and others who have
engaged tickets since; are requested
to call and get them by Saturday, as
they cannot be held after sale opens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11
TRIES TO KILL CHILDREN.
| Hans Christ ensen Fails and Then Commits
Suicide.

Suicide.
Hans Christensen. of Savanna, made
a vain attempt Monday to drown his
six children. He tied the little ones
together with longrop and dragged
them to Plum river, Il considera BILE
distance from their home. Three of
the older children struggled so hard
that they broke away and ran back to
the city Finding that he could not
kill all of them at one time, Christen-
sen returned with the other three to
the house and committed suicide by
swallowing carbolic acid, DIVING in in
tense agony.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-10-11

in the War of the Rcbcllion.H lie
related an experience he had in con-
nection with his first and last meet
ings with Gen. Phil Sheridan-the
first after the battle of Wilson 5
Greek, when the great fighter was a
ieutenant-colonel,a and the last when
he was major-gemeral of the United
States army, at the time of the Chi
cago fire, Oct. 9, 1871. Dr.. Plummer
told of his official relations as army
surgeon with little Phil, and how
much impressed he was by his posi-
tive. yet pleasant, manner.
Loses Track of Him.
At the close of the war, DIR. Plum
mer said he lost all track of Sheridan.
and when the hero of Winchester
arose to the highest rank in the army
the doctor little imagined he was the
same officer he met at Wilson 5
Greek. When he was detailed to Chi
cago for service in connection with
the big fire, they met again, but it
was not until Gen. Sheridan intro
duced himself by a humorous refer
ence to incidents at Wilson's Greek
that the doctor realized that the dis
officer who had addressed
him and the little colonel
he knew in the war were one and the
same parsonage.
DIR. Plummer is the veteran surgeon
of the Society of the Army of the Ten
nessee, and is believed he the old
est surviving surgeon oI any of the
growing Odt of the re-
bellion.
Evening star., 1899-03-09
QUEENS VISIT POSTPONED
She Was to Have Started for South of
France Today.

LONDON, March 9.-The queen has post.
poned her departure to the south of France
until Saturday next. in consequence of the
storm in the channel. The postponement
of her majestys departure is a striking il.
lustration of the extreme care and of the
precautions with which she is surrounded
and the enormous amount Of machinery
which is necessary. when she travels
, Instead of going in her own yacht to
Cherbourg, as usual, she decided to avoid
the long sea trip and GO from Folkestone
to Bouiegne-Sur-Mer in a special passenger
boat, which has been entirely changed for
its eighty minutes trip. All sorts of stag
ing and platforms had been erected at
Folkestone, where Rear Admiral John Full
lerton, aid-decamp of the queen, who has
been in command of the royal yacht VIC
tcria and Albert since 1884, and the best
court officials have been experimenting the
arrangements. Two trial trips have already
been made and everything was in readiness
for today.
AT Boulogne-Sur-Mer, in addition to a
large force Of gendarmes and custom house
oflcials, two battalionS of infantry were in
readiness while the entire railroad line to
Nice was guarded by soldiers, posted at
Intervals, supplementing the usual force of
railroad employees detailed for duty in such
emergencies. The French government Is
taking unusual precautions on account of
the supposed hostility of portion of the
people to the queen. All these arrange
mentS In France were upset by dispatch
from Rear Admiral Fullerton postponing
the journey on account Of the weather pre-
Vailing in the channel, classed as storm ~
whereas only moderate sea was running.
Evening star., 1899-03-09
Trying to Induce Sherman to Run
for the Speakership.
DISSATISFACTION WITH The MAINEM MAN
Has Opposed Plans Of the Ad
ministration.
EFFORTS TO DEFEAT HIM

An effort is being made to induce Repre-
sentative Sherman of New York to decline
the appointment Of appraiser at New York
and to declare himself a candidate for the
speakership against Mr.. Reed in the Fifty
sixth Congress.
Mr.. Sherman, though elected to the next
Congress, has been nominated and confirm
ed by the Senate to one of the appraiser
ships at New York, but he has not yet ac-
cepted the position, and he could decline it
and remain in the House if he desired to do
SO. The opposition to Speaker Reed is
based on his alleged hostility to the ad-
ministration, which, it is claimed, found
expression in antagonizing during the Fifty
fifth Congress the measures and plans
favored by the administration. 1t is recog
nized by those who are hostile to Mr.. Reed
that he possesses great strength, and that
1t is not going to be an easy matter, if, in
deed, it is possible, to defeat him. There
fore they want to be surer of their ground
before making an open move in the matter.
What is being done now is being done
quietly. 1t is calculated by those who
would overthrow him that by his hostility
to the Nicaragua canal, to the arid land
appropriations and to a number of things
popular in the west he has excited feeling
of resentment among a considerable num-
Der of republicans in the House, which may
contribute to his defeat if the right sort of
man can be found to make the contest with
him.
Hostility to Reed.
There is feeling of intense hostility be-
hind the movement, involving politics of
the party in the future. The reserve of
expression at this time is due merely to
the immaturity of pans for the contest.
MIR. Sherman's Qualifications.
Mr.. Sherman is looked upon as the best
man to make the fight, because he is rec
ognized as one of the best qualified pariia-
mentarians and one of the most popular
men in the House, and it is calculated
moreover, that he could hold the New York
delegation away from Reed-a thing re-
garded as essential to the success of such
a contest.
A difficulty in the way of Mr.. Sherman's
entering into the plan, however is that he
and Mr.. Reed have long been friends. and
it is said that Sherman feels a great re-
luctance to enter into contest with
man toward whom he entertains senti-
ments of friendship and a feeling of some
obligation. Whether this reluctance can
be overcome is still in doubt. Should Mr.
sherman decline to make the fight the fur
ther development of the plan would de-
pend upon man being found who could
SO unite the elements hostile toward or dis
satisfied with Mr.. Reed as to give the
movement prospect of success as a fail
ing hight would produce serious situation
man We'll Informed as to the plans of
the administrators closest circle of friends
SAID today that no doubt in the world was
felt by them that Mr.. Reed could he de-
ieateu II MI sherman would undertake the
task. He said it was easy to figure out
Mr. Shermans election if he would remain
in Congress and declare his candidacy for
the SpeakerShip.
Evening star., 1899-03-09
DEWEY 4 VERY SICK MAN.
Capt. Fraser Says Strain of Duty is
killing Him.


Captain Fraser of London, late of the
British imperial forces, arrived at Van
cOuver, B. c.. yesterday direct from Manila
where he had the honor OF dining with Ad-
miral Dewey. To the New York World cor
respondent Captain Fraser said:
The war at Manila will have to end soon
or the life of the great American admiral
will be worth nothing
II dined with him at Manila within a
month and am convinced that if he is not
relieved of the terrible strain imposed upon
him he cannot last a month longer. AS he
sat at the banquet table, surrounded by his
STAFF. he looked TO me IKE Il dying man.
His hair IS snowy white, his face ashen.
and he ate hardly anything.
Il had the pleasure of a few minutes
conversation with him when We retired to
the smoking room. Having in mind his
terribly enfeebled appearance, l asked, him
if he thought of returning to America soon.
He replied:
'' would like to, but my work is by no
means finished here. When it is and only
then, will l return
Il am thoroughly convinced that only the
admirals indomitable will has kept him up
SO long. The strain on him is terrific and
the climatic conditions have reduced him to
a shadow.
His officers and men worship him.
'As an English officer and knowing the
magnificent work he has done, | have the
greatest admiration for him.
"One of his officers said to me Just be-
fore left Manila:
The war will be ended by the admiral
soon, or 1t will end him. No man can stand
such strain as he does in this climate and
live long
Evening star., 1899-03-09
WILL BE SOON RECALLED,
Four Companies of the I'd Volunteer
Engineers at Honolulu.

Four companies of the ID United States
Volunteer Engineers, comprising the garri-
son at Honolulu, Hawaii, are shortly to be
recalled home. They have been on duty
there since the outbreak of the Spanish
war The garrison will be maintained at
Honolulu and the engineer troops will be
relieved either by four companies of the
9th Infantry (coioredD. now In Utah or by
two or more batteries of the 9th Artillery
Two batteries of the 9th Artillery are in
Manila and the remainder of the regiment
now distributed along the Atlantic coast
is under orders to proceed there Although
not yet settled II IS probable that two or
more OF these batteries will be utilized for
military service in Hawaii. In that case
they Will be detached from the expedition
on It's way TO the Philippines. Gen. SHAFT
ter, commanding the Department of Cali
fornia. has been Informed that the 9th Ar
thlery may be utilized for this service and
he has been instructed to recruit the regl-
ment TO its maximum strength
Evening star., 1899-03-09
FoRGER NABBED N CHICAGO.
Had Been Arrested in New York and
Jumped Baii.

CHICAGO. Mach 9.-Jehn A. Peterson,
alias Carl Eglington, has been arrested in
this city and will be held to await the ar
rival of detectives from New York city,
where he is wanted on charge of forgery.
Peterson was a member of an organized
band of forgers, who succeeded in swindlng
a half dozen New York banks out of sew
erai thousand dollars by means of forged
checks.
The members of the band were all en-
ployed as janitors in office buildings, and in
the performance of their duties In many
offices succeeded in getting hold of numer-
our checks which had been paid and re-
turned to the makers, Cancelled. From
these checks the style of composition and
the signatures were learned. To Charles
Meline,. one Of the gang, was given the task
OF forging the signatures of individuals and
firms. So good was his work that members
of the gang found little difficulty in cash
ing the checks at the banks on which they
were drawn.
Last November Meline and Petersen were
arrested. The last named succeeded in OBJ
tanning his rlease on bail, which he jumped.
Meline is still in the Tombs awaiting trial.
Evening star., 1899-03-09
NAVY CRITICISES THE ARMY.
Comment on the Latter's Use of a
GunbOat.

Some comment has been caused in botb
the War and Navy Departments by the
press reports from Manila that the army
was controlling one of the light draught
sunboats captured from the Spaniards and
using 1t to shell out the rebels along the
faslg river. The reports are that the La
guna de Ray, small ''tinclad' gunboat
under command of Maj. Grant, has been
engaged in this service and has done very
effective work. This has been matter of
some comment on the Navy Department
side Of the building, and has been cited by
certain officers as another attempt by the
army to run an independent navy depart-
ment."
The institution of the army transport sys-
tenn met with the same criticism from a
number OF the naval officers.
The fact is, however, that this is NOT a
new departure, similar operations having
been carried on during the civil war under
somewhat the same circumstances. In the
operations on the Mississippi the LAY
haWkerS, an irregular guerrilla force
caused considerable loss to the federal gun
boats by sharpshooting at them from the
thickets and picking off officers and pilots
Wherever they were exposed. A Capt. Ell
HIT was given command of a light draught
steamer. protected with boiler iron, and
also known at the time 'itincad" He
had on board company of horse marines
who Travelled with their mounts ready sad
died and alert for a brush with the LAY
hawkers." The steamer had broad gang
plank, which worked on the principle of an
ancient draWbridge. When a gang of guer-
rillas was discovered on shore the boat
sheered in to the bank, dropped her gang
plank and the horse marines galloped
ashore. This system of warfare it may be
said, was successful up to certain point
but after one or two chastisements from
Capt. Ellitts men a small party of jay
hawkers lured his troop on Shore and after
leading them chase into the interior a
larger body attacked the boat and came
near capturing it with all on board. This
experience is a matter of common tradition
in the War Department, however, and it is
not thought likely that Maj. Grant will al
low the Laguna de Ray to meet with any
similar misfortune.
Evening star., 1899-03-09
CANNED BEEF NOT BEING USED.
The COmmfssary Department Not Civ
ing 1t Out as Travel Ration.

Regarding the statement recently made
that the troops now afloat for the Philip
pines and hereafter to be sent there would
be furnished with beef on the hoof as
travel rations, 1t was said at the War De-
partment today that this, in a way, is true
but does not indicate any material change
of plan in thu handling Of troops in transit
The transports destined for the Philippines
are being furnished with refrigerated beef
as far as possible, but this plan is limited
in a number of cases by the size of the re-
frigeratfng plant aboard the vessel. Where
the refrigerating apparatus is not large
enough to take care of fresh beaf for the
entire voyage, cattle on the hoof are ship
ped, to be slaughtered as required. 1t is
said that this is no new departure, but has
been practiced in the past whenever occa-
sion demanded. 1t is not plan in great
favor with the department, however as the
shipment Of live cattle requires a large
amount Of space, and their slaughter
aboard ship is at best troublesome and
disagreeable process.
1t may be said, however, that none of the
troops now in transit are being furnished
with canned roast beef as a travel ration
The commtssary department has Only
small remnant of its immense war supply
of this article left on hand, and is not buy
ing any more.
Evening star., 1899-03-09
army of es,ooO men.- This viii be carried

army of g, 600 men,. This win be carried
out quickly possible.
Representative Pearson of North Carolina
saw the President to ask for lieutenarlcy
in the army Tor william D. Pritchard a
son of Senator Pritehard.- The President
gave orders for the appointment. Lieut..
Pritchard is now an officer in the 1st Regi-
ment of Immunes, which is soon to be
mustered out. j
The New Canal Com mission,
Senator Harris of Kansas and Represen-
tative Burton of Ohio. chairman of the
House committee an rivers and harbors,
were among those who talked with the
President today about the new commission
to investigate the Nicaragua and Panama
canal routes. Admiral Walker himself saw
and talked on the same subject with the
Presiden,
Senator harris suggested to the President
that he receive the report of the commits
sion headed by Admiral Walker before
sending out the new commission. He said
that he understood that Admiral Walker
would be able to make a report on the
Nicaragua route by the 18th of April. It is
said that Admiral Walker also told the
President that his commission will be able
to report by that time.
1t Is thought that the President will not
al once decide what he will do about the
appointment OF Il newScomnlission, but as the
situation looks to him now he will probably
miral Walker and add several new men,
bers. 1t is contended by some that the in
t6ntlOn of Congress was to have an entirely
new commission appointed. bur a number
of administration officials believe that the
experience of the Walker commission will
be of great use to the new commission. For
that reason il is now believed that the
Walker commission will he reinforced and
continued in the field for the work proposed
by Congress.
Senator Morgan. who is also largely inter
ested in the canal subject, was one of the
Presidents callers. but he did not talk about
the Nicaragua canal. He Is satisfied he
said to a representative of The Star a few
days ago. that the Nicaragua route will he
finally determined upon, and canal built
Local Appointment Asked.
B. II. Warner, DR.. B. L. Whitman. presi-
dent OF Columbian University; John A
Swope and DR.. Muir called at the White
House to ask for the appointment of John
G. Muir, jr, as assistant paymaster in the
navy. The President said that he would
give the matter full consideration.
Evening star., 1899-03-09
TRANSPORT SHERIDAN AT vALETTA
Troops En- Route to Manila Debark
and Are Inspected.

NALETTA, Island Of Malta. March O.
The United States transport Sheridan. from
New York, on February 10, for Manila, ar
rived here yesterday morning. By permis-
sion of the governor Of Malta, Gen. Sir
Arthur James Lyon Fremantle the Ameri-
can troops, consisting of 200 men, landed
today and the governor attended byshis
stan. inspected them on the F'lorian parade
ground. Subsequently the Americans
marched past and created a splendid i'm
preston.
Admiral Sir John Ommanney Hopkins.
commander-in-chief on the Mediterranean
station. and Major General Lord CongIeton,
commanding the infantry brigade with
their stats. were present. There was also
a large attendance of naval and military
men and an immense concourse of spec
tatOTS.
The troops on board the United States
transport Sheridan consist of the 18th
United States Infantry and battalion of
the 18th United States Infantry The de-
tachment IS commanded by Col. Smith
Evening star., 1899-03-09
WILL BE SENT HOME FIRST.
New Rule for Mustering Out Troop.
AdODted,

Adopted.
Regarding the report from Atlanta of al
legged rioting by the members of the 10th
Regiment of immunes after muster out at
Macon, it was said at the War Depart
ment today that no official report had been
received, and that as the troops in question
had been mustered out of the service they
would have to be dealt with by the local
authorities for any breach of law that they
might have committed
The fact is, however. that repeated re-
ports of occurrences of this sort by white
and colored troops are becoming a sore
question with the War Department and il
is highly probable that hereafter troops 10
be mustered out will be sent first to their
own homes, or at least to the state camps
from which they were originally gathered
and given their discharges there 1t is
pointed out by some of the officers in the
department that repeated acts of violence
by discharged soldiers tend to give a bad
name to the service, and that besides the
strict control that could be kept over SOL
dierS during transit it would be cheaper
and more expeditions for the government
to send them home for muster out than to
turn them loose with arms in their hands
to terroriZe the inhabitants OF the states
through which they pass.
No official order on this subject has vet
been issued, but it is likely that the next
troops to be mustered out will be sent di-
rect to their own state for this purpose,
and any acts of violence they may commit
IN transit will be severely dealt with,