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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
TERRIFIC STORM OF HAIL.
Followed by a Wind That Played Havoc
and Hurt People.

Omaha. May "A special to The
Bee from Beaver City. Neb., gives
details of a tornado at WilSonyille.
Neb, Saturday. Many farm houses
were destroyed. The hail stones were
as large as base-balls. and wererdriven
through roofs. The twister appeared
after the bombardment, and took a
northeasterly course. 1t was funnel
shaped and did damage over u wide
area. Farmers west and north of Will
sonville were the greatest sufferers.
Many people fed TO their cellars.
\. Towers large house was de-
stroyed Tower and his wife and
daughter were seriously. though not
fatally injured. The houses and barns
of H. III. Parrish. II. II. COrbett and
II. A Bourne We're destroyed. The
latter was seriously injured. \ daugh-
ter of L. f. Mcfarland was in a sum-
mer house which was lifted and car
ried some distance without serious in
jury TO house or girl. Five cows were
carried n quarter of a mile. The resi-
dence of Rev. Lavine was destroyed.
His wife and child were carried forty
feet and not seriously injured.
Much live stock was killed by the
storm and the damage to crops and
fruit trees was great. The amount OF
damage has not been estimated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
MILLION DOLLAR BLAZE
Sweeps Over the Mallory Line Dock al
Gieiter New York.

New York May IA fire that
started ut the river end of the Mallory
line steamship pier. at the foot OF
Maiden Lane and the East river, early
yesterday morning completely de-
stroyed the pier and its valuable con-
tents. The police place the loss at
~. 10000 one life was lost. that of
the 9 months old daughter OF Captain
Charles LOchs. There were few yes
sells burned at the docks. aud much
excitement getting many others out of
danger.
The most thrilling feature of the fire
was the rescue or escape of the nu-
merOuS families on board of OargeS at
the docks. and the most. thrilling OF
these. aS well "a the only fatal one
was that on the barge Sherwood. Here
were Charles LOchs the captain: his
wife. Lenna. and their daughter. Rosie.
. months old. The LochS family was
awakened by the flames. Their barge
was already on fire at the time that
they We're aroused from sleep. The
father took the months old baby in
his arms ana with his wife jumped
into the water. Captain Timothy Boy
lau plunged in TO save the woman. who
bad become exhausted.
Her husband. who still held the baby
In his arms. saw that his wife was on
the point OF going down. 1t became
n question to him as to which he
should save. his wife or baby. He
therefore let the baby go. in the hope
that she would he picked up by some
one else. and went to the assistance
of his wife. He managed to hold her
reached them. All three We're then
la tNsHH 1,w 70
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
Control of Temporary Organization.
INJUNCTION AGAINST STRIKERS.
Legal Restraint Men Who Mobbed n
EOrCe of New EMPLOYEES.

Litchiield. Ills, May 7.-On April IA
the section men of the Illinois Central.
Wabash and Big Four railways joined
the Federation of Labor ut this place.
4 scale was adopted and on the follow
ing Monday al lrefused 10 resume work
until they were paid S1.5O u day for
ten hours work. time and Il half for eN-
ira tine. including Sundays.
The -nadmnSterS of the roads. eSpe-
cially the Central, whose roadbed be-
tween here anG Springfield needed
many repairs. Cndo aVored to have meu
import rd from other places Ia work.
On April - about forty men from hcrc
went seven miles north. where Road
master l.. ii. baldwin. of the Central.
was working with twenty men. GEd
drove oil the employees. leaving Road
master Baldwin at the mercy of Jhs
mob. lie was badly beaten and bruised.
For this offenSe and many others an
injunction WAS Saturday granted
against the strikers, fOrbidding them
to interfere with the property Of The
railroad ~ to iTtimidate or assault The
men employed hy ;hr road. The iniUnc-
ton deSignateS Il large number of
strikers who have been identified as
taking part in the assault upon Road
master Baldwin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07

workers for the national convention OF
the middle-of- -The-road PopuliSts. which
meets here Wednesday afternoon. ar
rived yesterday. They are all opposed
10 fusion and almost everything else
that has any connection with other po-
litical parties. 10 y. Parker, secretary
of the national committee of the mid
dle-of-the-roaderS, has had headQuar-
terS here at the Dennison for some
weeks. They all claim that they repre-
sent large majority of the People
party; that in the contests at state con
ventionS the Sioux Falls fuSioniStS car
ried less than 800 of the 915 delegates.
and that the convention at Sioux Falls
will he one of eXcurSionstS with mi.
nority of delegates.
They call IattentiOn of the claim that
their call is in accord with the Omaha
law of 1892. excluding all Ofticeholders.
and charge that the Sioux Falls con.
Nention is in charge OF Senators But
Ter. Allen and Pettigrew and other of
tticeholders. the same as Republican
and Democratic conventions. The con,
vention will be held in Robinson's
Opera House. The decorators have
placed many notices and StreamerS on
the columns and walls. Across the
front of the stage is large streamer
with a quotation from Senator Allen
reading: We have thrown them over
the tranSOm.'
When the fusioniStS and the middle
of-the-roaders split at the meeting OF
their national committe in Lincoln last
February Senator Allen is said to have
used the above language. and the mid
dle-of-the-rOaderS are said to have re
piled: Yes. and you have thrown the
party over the tranSOm with us" There
are also inscriptions referring to Sena.
tor Butler. chairman of their national
committee. and other leaders who IA
vor fusion. Among the inscriptions are
many large pictures of a hand pointing
to The middle of the road" as the only
way that leads TO the New Jerusalem
of the people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
ADVANCE on PRETORIA.
Roberts and His Army Seem to Have Be
gun 1t In Very Dead Earnest.

London. May THE war office has
published the following dispatch from
Lord Roberts dated Vet river, May >.
Z ID y. IN:
II marched here today with Pole
Carew's division. Headquarters and
WayclIs brigade. of the Seventh di-
vision. are two miles in the rear. Max
wells brigade. of the same division, il
the same distance to our right. The ell
emy are ia considerable strength on the
opposite bank OF the river. our guns
engaged theirs for some three hours
without our being able to force Il
passage of the river. hut shortly be
lore dusk the mounted Infantry under
General Hutton turned the cnemy's
right. and in very daShing manner
pushed across the river under heavy
shell and musketry fire.
Beers Leave Their Dead for Once.
We are now bivouacking for the
ni@ht within three miles of Vet river.
oar casualties. | hope. are not numer
Gus. Hamilton was in action yester-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
RIvALSIN CONVENTION
Two Wings of the Populist Party
Gathering at Sioux Falls
and Cincinnati.
FUSION MEETS IN SOUTH DAKOTA
And Road at Cincinnati
Latter Claims To Be the
Real Thing.

Sioux Falls. s. D., May THE city
is rapidly filling up with advance
guard of national Populist convention.
Secretary EdgertOn. OF Denver. of the
national committee; Chairman ID. \.
Mills and Secretary y. B. Gray, of the
Colorado state committee. have arrived
and are arranging the preliminary de-
tails. Elaborate preparations has been
made for entertaining the large crowds
+. expected. Secretary Edgerton has ar
ranged SO that only the ordinary rates
will be charged, running from 81 to
$3.50 at hotels and boarding houses.
Word is received that the Pacific roads
have granted i One-fare round-trip
rate. These We're the last roads to
hold out. The city is already gaily
decorated with every manner of bunt-
ing, flags, stTeamerS and portraits of
favOrite leaders. Gas arches with
varied lights span the streets and elab
crate electric designs. public and pri-
Vate, make the night brilliant.
Big Wigwam to House the Convention.
\ huge wigwam with u seating ca
racity of $4,000 has been erected and
Gaily decorated. and several large halls
have been deliberately arranged for
committee headquarters. Information
received from various parts of the
country leads to the belief that the
attendance will reach from $4,000 to
10000. Nebraska Will send up 800,
Kansas 200. Texas 100 or more. and
other states in like numbers. General
Weaver will head the Iowa delega-
ton. Minnesota will send large train
load advocating the nomination of
Charles y. Towne for vice president.
The New York contingent is coming
ready to make big push for Repre-
sentative SulZer, and Illinois will put
forward City ProsecutOr ii. :. Taylor
of Chicago.
Bryan for President Conceded.
1t is conceded that Bryan will be
nominated for president. The great
contest of the convention will be over
the vice presidency. While the three
gentlemen named above will make
gallant fight it is likely that the filling
of this office will be left to COM
mittee which will confer with the
Democratic convention at Kansas City.
All the POpuliSt leaders of the country
will be here. and owing to the fact
that this is the first national cOuVen-
ton of the year. and TO the bearing of
its acts upon later nominations. II is
expected that several hundred Demo
cratic and Silver Republican politicians
Will attend. The real work of the
convention will begin tomorrow.
OTHER WING OF THE PARTY.
Middle the Road People Are Gathering
Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, May THE advance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
Teller B,er Resolution Up.

Washington. May THE senate to-
day agreed to the request bv the
house for conference on the army
and fortifcations appropriation bills
and named conferees.
Teller, of Colorado. then recalled
from the table his resolution express
ing sympathy for the Beers. He was
satisfied it would be proper and right
to pass such q resolution and quoted
a number of precedent for such ac-
tlon nv the senate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
viii BE Two victims offered.

Waul,, gan. Ills. May THE Wau-
kcgan Bachelors club will within 4
few weeks offer up two victims upon
Hyu ems altar. The member selected
To marry last year-CyruS W. Blodgett
has failed to do 80. and has been
granted a short extension of time. in
which he expects To comply with the
clubs mandate. The club voted that
this year its new president, Charles K.
LYON. must marry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
Conference on Spring Valley Strike.

Springfield, Ills. May THE eNecu-
tive board of the Illinois district OF the
United Mine Workers and a special
committee from the Illinois Coal Op-
orators association held "A meeting at
the Leland Motel Saturday TO discuss
the existing troubles at the Spring Val
ley mines. II was agreed that the COM
mittee Of three from each organization
he appointed To meet at Spring Valley
Thursday and thoroughly canvass the
situation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
ro.,Iv Fire nj IouI.

St. Louis. May THE Mississippi
Valley Hay Storage company and the
lumberyard Cf the Hofner-Lothman
Manufacturing company. located at
Branch and second streets. were de-
stroved 10y fire Saturday night. The
total loss is estimated az S:SJo.UOO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
BRYAN Banuuet at Chicago.

Chicago, May T.-Wiliam Jennings
Bryan was the guest of honor At the
monthly banquet of the Seven O'Clock
club, held Saturday night. Many prom
lneRt Jews and members of the loc&'
bench and bar were preSnt. OF the SOC
persons present fully one-half were la
dies. Bryan and DIR. Hirsch made the
principal addresses. each taking half
an hour on the subjects of patriotism
and citizenship. Bryan carefully
avoided any reference TO party politics
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07

Chicago, May f.-A fire which start
ed on the surface OF the Chicago river
at Thirty-seventh street Saturday
threatened TO cause great damage in
the lumber-yards and packing houses
in that vicinity. The fire WAS caused
~ the ignition of oil which is emptied
into the river from the packing houses
in the vicinity Of Thirty-ninth street
T.ufar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
shiveIy win Not Be a Candidate.

South Bend. Ind, May 7.-B. +.
Shively. of South Bend, said last
night: Il am not n candidate for the
nomination for vice president and will
not be- This l have frankly stated in
reply to all inquiries since the subject
has been mentioned. Be assured that
am not insensible to the kind partiality
that suggested my name in connection
with such nomination; but be also as
sured my name will not be presented
TO the national convention"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
Book rnnrr MN. to CIoee.

Appleton. Wis. May THE report
that the book paper manufacturers OF
the west haye decided 10 close their
mills for a week commencing today
has been verified. and the action Will
he "A general one. including all the
makers of book paper in Wisconsin,
Michigan Ohio and Indiana.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
nigh school Athletic League.

CarbonGale, Ills. May The ans
nual meet OF the Egyptian High School
Athletic League, including the high
schools OF Sparta. Mound City. MetrOp-
oils Marion. Cairo. MurphySbOro and
Anna was held Saturday At Murphys-
bOro. MurplySbOro high school won
the banner: second place was accorded
To the Anna high school.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
GEN. HECTOR MDONALD.

y
day and succeeded in preventing
junction of two BoCr forces 10y Il well
executed movement 10y some of the
Household cavalry. the Twelfth lancers
and kitcheuer's Horse. who charged
body of the enemy and inflicted serious
loss. The enemy fed. leaving their
dead on the field and their wounded 10
be attended by our doctors. Macdon-
AIDS Highland brigade dislodged th"
enemy On the right flank under cover
of the naval guns. in which operation
the Black Watch distinguished them
selves and were very skillfully led
Hamilton and Hunter Engaged.
Hamilton was advancing this morn
iIg TO Il diicuIt drift over the Kleine
Vet river Hunter reports that BartOn's
brigade was heavily engaged this MORN
ing TWO miles north of Ruidam Rooi-
LanI The rucmy'S position was quite
four miles long and strongly held. II"
states that our men marched maSnin-
Gently and carried ridge after ridge in
grand style. Casualties in this force.
ia Hamilton'S and Hunters viii De re-
ported IL soon aS possible
Boer. Charged with Brutality.
..Captain Miller. who was taken pris-
ourr near Thaba N'Chu. has been sent
To RuudIe's camp by the enemy with
4 severe wound in the abdomen Bra
bant reports that one sergeant and
three. men were captured on May
while on patrol and that one of them.
who had been brutality ill-treated and
lett for dead hy the Beers. was found
the following day. Lieutenant Li!ley,
Victoria mounted rifles reported miss
Ing was found at Brandfort danger
uu>ly wounded and has been most
carefully attended by the Netherlands
ambulance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
New Way to Head OF strikes.

Little Rock. May President AL
len y. Johnson. of the Little Rock
Traction and Electrict company. has
been appointed receiver of the COM
pany by Judge John \. Williams. of
the United States district court. In
his petition TO the court Johnson
claimed that he was unable TO operate
the cars of the company on account of
the strike. Judge Williams issued au
order restraining any one from interfer-
ing in any manner with the operation
nf rho cars
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07

aged I3 years.
Although Endi-
colts SySteInhad
been somewhat
enfeebled by an
attack of the
grip from which
he suffered last
winter he had
Seen i'll appar-
emily good bodi-
ly health up TO
last Wednesday
when he took his
customary drive.
Shortly after he
was taken i'll
and pneumonia
developed. the
disease reaching
its most acute
form Saturday
evening.
During yeSter-
day his respira-
tion gradually
gre W weaker,
and about = p. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
new french Artillery idea.

Paris, May An innovation has
been introduced in the French artillery
service by the decision to furnish the
guns with n smoke shell. Hitherto the
cannon had been provided with Melin-
ite and Shrapnel shell only. This new
shell is intended to be launched at an
opponents artillery. and which, on
bursting. it will envelop in dense
cloud of smoke, thus hampering the re-
turn fire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
CUBAN EDITOR KILLED.
Shot by Unknown Assassin Near santI-

Shot by Unknown Assassin N6ar santI-
ego.
Gibara. Province OF Santiago de
Cuba, May 7.-Senor Albert, editor
of Don Clarid AIDES. was shot and in
stantly killed by an unknown assassin
at the theatre last night. Alberti was
an active politician and his paper has
recently been criticising the action of
American officials.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
CIne tnnDrnth My.tery.

AShtabula. -. May "A clue 10 the
identity OF the woman whose BODY
was found in an express box 1T cam
bridge Springs. Pa. has been found
William Seuber. clerk i'll a cigar store
here. believes the woman was his wife
from whom he separated al Cory. Pa.
near Cambridge Springs. four years
u.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
Price. ofGla.. to 60 Up.

Indianapolis, May The Ornament
al Glass association OF Ihe middle and
western states is lTOldirs an organiZI-
ton meeting here today. There are
over 100 al the meetil. from the mid
de and western states Prices are &c
ba advanced
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07

Washington. May Tt i authorita-
lively announced that until the pend
ing Issue relative TO the payment OF
the American indemnity claims IL set
tied 10 the satisfaction of the state de
partment. no United States minister
will attend at the Turkish capital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07

London, May =. - At the Catford
cycle festival Saturday T. J. Gascoyne
broke the quarter-mile record. with
flying start going the distance in
% % seconds. He also broke the mile
pursuit record covering the distance in
- minutes . Ii seconds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
CULLOM VS.. TANNER.
Popular Title of the Contest Now
Going on Among Repub-
licans at Peoria.
LEADS HIS OWN FORCES,
While Governor Heads the Opposition
-''Jo'' Fifer To Be Permanent
Chairman of the Meet.

Peoria, Ills. May THE Republican
state convention will be held here to-
morrow. Hundreds OF politicians
most OF them delegates. are already Oh
the ground. The interest i'll the CON
ventiOn is extraordinary: Two fac
dons are struggling for cOntrol-the
Cullom faction and the Tanner-Hanecy
faction. The result will probably be
conclusive as TO the SenatorShip, and
will determine the contest for the gu
bernatorial nomination. Cullom is
here i'll person. He arrived at 5 y. III.
yesterday and was rendered Il recep-
ton by his followers at CuIlom head
quarters. He made Il brief formal
speech. in which he urged the necessity
of ascertaining definitely and imme-
diately the extent of his strength in
the convention.
With CuIlOm's Friends i'm Control.
What Senator Cullom will ask of the
convention, or whether he viii laSk any
thing, Will depend on the strength
shown on organization. If his friends
are i'll control the convention will eth
er name him as the party's candidate
for senator or instruct for him for the
vice presidency nomination. No Re
publican state convention in Illinois
has named Il senatorial candidate since
1888. and the sentiment against the
policy is so strong that any effort to
adopt it this year will probably fail.
Vice presidential instruction. there
fore. are more likely To be sought by
CullOm.
Governor To BE on the Ground.
Governor Tanner is expected TO ar.
rive from Springfield today. His
friends say his health has greatly i'm.
proved during the last few days. and
they are jubilant over the prospect OF
his personal presence. The governor
will lendeaVor to defeat any resolution
inStructing for CullOm for either Sena-
tor or vice president. All of the candI
dates for governor are now on the
ground. Judge Hanecy declares EN-
phatically that he will be nominated
on the first ballot.
Control of Temporary Organization.
Representative Reeves. Judge Carter
and Judge Yates say the Hanecy
claims are greatly exaggerated. 1t is
settled that the Tauner-Hanecy faction
VIII control the temporary organization
of the convention. Hon. John !.
Brown. of Nandalia. will be temporary
chairman. For permanent cha the
Cullom faction will probably name eN-
Governor !. w. Fifcr and the Tanner
Hanecy faction will support Chicago
nan-probably John w. Smyth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
High school oratoricaI Contest.

Carbondale. Ills, May In the or
arorical contest held in the opera house
II Murphysboro between the high
schools OF Anna. Murphysboro. Cairo.
Marion. Metropolis. Mound City and
S-.Tta. the. IirsL pr!Ze was. Won by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07

Albert Lea. Mimi. May Mrs. o.
y. OIberg. the weIl-known flax pro-
moter of this city, has received her
appointment as judge of the textile di-
vision of the Paris exposition. and
Will soon leave for the French capital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
ENTERS A FINAL DECREEs
Does Jadge Dunno I'm Associated Press

Chicago, May Judge Dunno, of
the circuit court, today entered II
final decree in the suit of the Inter
Ocean Publishing company against
the Associated Press. The court
grants to complainant the restoration
If the service of the Associated Press
and removes tn" ban of suspt ptnsion
from TIE Associated Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
:.urpEysboro anG tile second by Me-
fFDDoIiS
.cI,ooi Council Closes.

Carbondale, Ills. May The Schoo
Council closed its two days session
Saturday night and adjourned TO NEE
iC this city again on Nov. y and 10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
Death ofaT.Nn. Statesman.

jefferson. Tex. May T--EX-RepTe
sentative David b CulberSOn. father
OF United States Senator Charles A
Culherson. of Texas. died this morn
ing shortly after midnight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07

Declared Infected with the Plague.
The Hague, May Port Said and
D Dieddah have been officially declared
Infected with the plague.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07

he passed peace WILLIAM c. ESDICOTT.
fully away. The funeral Will be private
and burial will he in Salem. Endicott's
daughter the wife of Joseph Chamber
lain. the English secretary of state Tor
the colonies was notified by cable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
Ex-sECRETARY ENDIcoTT DEAD.
Was I'm Charge of the War Office When
Cleveland Was President.

Boston. May William CrOwnin-
shield Endicott. secretary of war I'M
der President Cleveland's first admin
istration, died 1T his residence in this
CITY Yesterday afternoon of pneumonia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-07
Betrayed to Funston.

Manila, May I.-GeneraI PANTHEON
Garcia, the highest insurgent officer
except Aguinaldo. was captured yes
terday by Lieutenant Il. V. Smith, or
General Funston's staff. in the town OF
Jaen, three miles northeast of San
Isidro, province of New Ecija.
Spies reported that Garcia was sick
and had been compelled to hide ut Jaen.
and Lieutenant Smith. with Lieutenant
Day and forty cavalrymen. surrounded
the town. The spies led them directly
to the house where Garcia was. dis
guised as Il peasant, only major and
two servants being with him. These
also were captured.
Garcia commanded all the insurgents
in central LuZon, several generals, in-
Guiding Pho del Pillar and Mascardo.
being under him. He was the director
of the Filipino guerrilla operations.