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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17
ROCKHILL FOR PEKIN
Our Commissioner starts on n Journey to
the Capital of China.

Ticn-Tsin, Sept. IL - copyright,
1900. by the Associated Press. l-Will-
lam Woodville ROckhill. special repre-
sentative OF the United States to
China, has left for Peking. III an in
terview before leaving he said he did
not expect to remain there more than
few days. Ii Hung Chang is at Taku
on a Russian vessel.
Allied Generals Hold q Conference.
London, Sept. II. - The following
was received here yesterday. Its Pc
king date Is Sept. IL: THE allied
generals were in conference four hours
yesterday, the principal topic being
how best to encourage the Chinese to
return to work. 1t was agreed that
lCoting should cease and that foraging
parties should hereafter be accompa-
MED by an officer who should gives re-
ceipts for all supplies taken. The ques-
ton of wintering at Tien-TsIn was
brought up with Il view of ascertain.
ing, if possible, the attitude of the Rus
slams. General Linevitch admitted
that most Of his troops would winter
there. The Sixth United States cavalry
will leave tomorrow for the western
hills where is located the summer
house Of the United States legation"
Onr Men Have a Hot Time.
inc fOllOWlnR is from Ilen-TSin, I
dated Sept. II: "A British signal officer
reports a sharp engagement between n
company of the Fourteenth United
states Infantry and 1000 Boxers ae
Mo Tao Ma TOw?l on the road to Pc
king. The Americans made gallant
stand, and a detachment Of Bengal /
lancerS nearby, hearing the E1InG,
came to their rescue and charged the
Boxers in the rear. The Chinese were {
Souted. leaving 200 dead. The Ameri-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17
NO WELCOME AT CANTON
FROM MCKINLEY THIS YEAR.

Cleveland. Sept. IA special to
the Plaindealer from Canton says: 1T
is definitely decided that Mckinley
will not receive delegations which are
coming to Canton and has notified ac-
cordingly."
Canton. Sept. l7.-While the an
nouncement that President Mckinley
has decided to abandon the front porch
campaign, which was So prominent 8
feature of the presidential contest of
four years ago, is neither confirmed
nor denied, the news is great disaP-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17
POLICY OF TIE OPERATORS.
It Is to Open the Mines and to Protect
Those Who Work.


Those Who Work.
Scranton. Pa. Sept. 17.-General
Superintendent LOOMS, of the Della
ware. Lackawanna and Western com
pauy, is looked upon as the head of the
superintendentS' organization. He
said: The position of the companies
is thoroughly defined, and there will
he no deviation. We have conferred.
and while we think the men have been
ill-adrised we are decided that none
OF their demands shall he met. \ line
of action has been determined upon,
and this will begin ON Monday morn
ing with the blowing of the breaker
gOIIgS calling the men to their work.
Those who respond will be given
places in one OF the central mines so as
to he empolyed together and their
working safety the better assured"
\ WilkeSbarrp dispatch says:
The United Mine Workers spent
Sunday strengthening their lines where
they were weak. Organizer James
came up from HaZleton and arrressed
a large mass meeting at Hudson, a
mining town five miles north of this
city. 1t was reported Saturday that
the miners of that place intended 60
ing to work on Monday. James was
sent for and n meeting called. In the
course Of his address James was loud
Iy appIauded. There We're many wom-
en- in the audience and they seemed to
be as enthusiastic as the men. At
Plains Organizer Nichols addressed
n large meeting. He too aroused much
enthusiasm. He said the prospect of
winning the strike was most excellent.
and he advised the miners to stand
firm.
Vice Grand Master Fitzpatrick. of
the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men. addressed a secret meeting of
railroaderS at Parsons yesterday after
noon. After the address Il ledge OF
trainmcn was organized. Fitzpatick
will organize oTuer lodges in the dis
trict the next few days. The leaders
of the miners union are confident that
IL the coal-carryinC roads attempt to
carry hituminouS coal into the an
thrnclte regiOS during the strike the
railroaderS will stand by them. Fitz-
patick refused to say whether the
brotherhood men would go out on
strike in the case mentioned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17
TEDDY'S ACCEPTANCE:
LIKEWISE HIS TRAVELS.

Oyster Bay, n. Y. Sept. 17.--Hon.
Theodore Roosevelt's letter of acceP-
tauce of the republican vice pres
idential nomination was given out
to the public today. The nominee
deals largely with the Philippine and
money questions. defending the atti-
tude of the republican party and at
tacking the democratic platform on
both.
Miles City, Mont. Sept. II. - Inc
Roosevelt special train arrived here at
6 p. IN. yesterday. remained an hour and
then proceeded TO Billings. there to re-
main during last night. At Miles City
4 number of people assembled 10 greet
the governor and TO shake hands with
him. Saturday Governor Roosevelt
put in the day in North Dakota, speak
ing to and shaking hands with the peo-
pie and everywhere meeting enthusi-
astic crowds. At Bismarck he spoke
at night and his train remained there
until s a. m. yesterday when il pulled
ont for this city. During the trip
there We're no speeches, but much in
formal handshaking.
Delphi. Ind, Sept. 17.-Five thou
sand people gathered here Saturday TO
receive and hear Senator Marcus Han
ma. This is the home town of Repre-
sentative Landis, of the Ninth district.
and the first appearance OF Senator
Hanna on the political stump in In
diana caused great interest. His style
pleased the crowd and he was liberal
IL greeted with cheers. Following Sell
ator Hanna. Colonel w. T. Durbin. Re
publican candidate for governor. spoke
briefly. The Hanna party left here
for Chicago later
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17
as TO RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
This Was Not in China. but I'm the United
state Of Ohio.

state OF Ohio.
Mansfield. O., Sept. IA mob drove
Zion Elder Ephriam Bassinger. of
Bluffton. IEd., and two of DowieS dis
ciples here out of the city. and thus
broke the monotony OF the usual rou-
tine followed for The past four Sum
Says. Elder BaSSinger was in the city
Saturday, held several meetings with
out mOlestation. and had a number of
consultations with his attorney, \. y.
Douglass. He left Saturday night, but
returned again yesterday morning and
was holding a meeting at the home of
Il. II. Leiby. when the officers went
there and took him to the station, fol
lowed 10y Il jeering mob of several
hundred.
He was n target for apples, tobacco
cudS. missiles and kicks as he was es-
cortPd 10 the station. and when he
arrived there he was 4 pitiable sight.
The passenger train was missed by
about two minutes. and while they
were waiting for the next train the
mob went 10 the home of f. IL. Leiby
and took him and Frank Calver. both
Zion followers. and marched them to
the station. When an express train
arrived all three were put on II and
hustled out of tho CITY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17
COLD CASH IS MOST NEEDED.
Wanted immediately for Clearing Away
the Debris-Estimate. OF tho LOss.

Ine DeDT1s-ESIitnoIes OF tho LOIS
Galveston, Sept. 17.-The great I'M
mediate need of the city at present is
money-not subscriptions, but cold,
hard cash. 1t is nee0ed in every di-
reCtiOn and for Il multitude Of purposes.
The most important of these is TO pay
the men who are cleaning up the
streets, which work must be done and
done quickly If pestilence is to be
ayerted.
The waters of the gulf cover about
100000 square feet of ground that
WAS formerly a part OF Galveston.
This loss has been suffered entirely on
the south side of the city. where the
finest residences We're built facing the
gulf and where land was held at
higher valuation than in any other part
of the city with the exception of the
business district. For three miles
along the shore of the gulf this choice
residence properly extended, hut the
shore line was so changed by the
storm that at low tide the water is 800
feet higher along the entire three miles.
Estimates of the loss of life vary.
One writer says: 1T is beyond all pos
slbility that any actual count will ever
be had: but the best evidence obtain
able, allowing for those bodies which
have been cast up by the waters after
being once thrown into the gulf and
twice counted. and for the number that
were carried out to sea and will never
be heard of, shows that a total OF list
OF the dead cannot be far from 5000,
and is under that figure rather than
over IT,"
Again L. J. Workman. writing for
the Galveston News, says: 1T is diff
ficult TO go into detail, either as to
property or life. No man in Galveston
island can DO that now with accuracy,
and II is doubtful if. this can ever be
done. There are, or were. 10000 peo-
pie on Galveston island when the hur-
ricane came up. What the assessed
property valuation was do not know,
hut il was larger than that of any city
in Texas. Many men in whose tudG-
ments / can have Iaught but conf
dence tell me that rot less than one
third Of the property value Of Gal
vesron was swallowed up in the grind
ing storm and food. No man looking
on the scene will question this eSti-
mate. He is more likely TO advance
IL. Certainly not less than 5000 lives
have been destroyed. and twice that
number made homeless.
BABIES BORN IN A CONVENT.
One OF the Events Attending the Storm
That sUepsthe City Away
Galveston, Sept. 1.-THE UTusaline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17

pointment to the pe0p'e Of Canton.
and to the business men in particular.
who reaped handsome returns from
the incursionJ of the last can paign.
The close Personal friends of the
president fear that he has made a
great mistake in adopting such an
attitude and refusing TO meet. now
that he is president. those whom he
was so willing and eager to receive
when 8 candidate for the Office four
years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17
STEAMER BRADLEY
is REPORTED LOST.

Columbus. Ohio, Sept. LIT is re-
ported here that the steamer w. {.
Bradley. the finest boat on the river.
has sunk with all on board at some
point down the river. At the office of
the Merchants and Planters Steam
boat company. no Information could
be obtained. The Bradley left here
last Thursday on her regular trip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17

and Ii Hung Chang, who have full
authority.
Shanghai, Sept. LII Hung
Chang has arrived at Tien Tsin.
Berlin, Sept. 17.-An official dis
patch from Shanghai says the German
naval battalion, accompanied by 10
Bengal lancers, captured and burned
the town of Lang Sept. 2. One hun
dred boxers were killed. The Chinese
regular troops occupying the place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17

convent and academy in charge of The
Sisters of st. Angelo proved a haven
of refuge for nearly 1.000 homeless
and Storm-driVen unfortunates. Ne
groeS and whites were taken in with
out question and the asylum was
, thrown open to all who sought its pro
tecting wings. Within this religious
home and in cells of the nuns four
babies came into the world during that
dark night. Mother Joseph. in speak
ing of the incidents of the night with
in the convent walls, said that she be-
lieved it was the first time in the his
tory of the world that baby had been
born in the nuns cells in convent.
And they were christened. for no one
expected to live TO sec the light of day
and 1t was voted that these babes
should not leave the world they had
Just entered without baptism, and re-
Gardless of the religious belief OF the
parents the little ones were baptised,
Mrs. William Henry Haldeman was
one or the mothers, and her newborn
babe was christened William Henry.
The experiences of this mother were
terrible. Mrs. Haldeman was thrown
on the mercieS of the storm when her
home went down and was swept away.
The family had been separated when
they started to abandon their home to
the greed of the storm.
When Mrs. Haldeman was carried
away on the roof of Il wrecked cottage
she lost all trace of the other members
Of this family. The roof struck some
obstruction and the next instant Mrs.
Haldeman was hurled from her i'm
prOvised raft and landed in a trunk
which was rocked on the waters.
Cramped up in the trunk the poor wO-
man. suffering agOnieS. was protected
to a limited extent and was afforded
some warmth. On went the trunk,
tossed on the high sea, humping
against driftwood. until the crude bark
was hurled against the UruSaline con-
vent walls aud was pulled into the
building. The little babe was born
few hours later.
And while the good sisters and some
of the women in the building were at
tending to the mother and child anoth-
er chapter in this family's history was
heing enacted just without the con-
vent walls. In a tree in the convent
yard young man. brother of Mrs.
Ialdeman. battled with the wind and
waters while clinginG fast to the limb
of the tree which Swayed and bowed
to the winds. He knew not where he
was. He could barely discern the out
lines of the academy building. While
not knowing his chance for life or
death he heard the plaintive cry of Il
child near by. Reaching out with one
hand he caught the dress of little
tot. who, childlke. cried out, Me
swimming" The child had run the
mill race buoyed by the force of the
storm and had not had time to realize
her peril. The young man in the tree
was Mrs. Trademarks brother and the
child which had come to him on the
waves was Mrs. Haldcman's little girl.
\ few minutes afterward Il rescuinG
party was sent out from the convent
in response to cries for help and
brought the two in safely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17
PLEADS FOR A Halt.
Father Phillips Works TO the Last to Pre-
vent The Great Coal Mine strike.

Philadelphia, Sept. 17.-A1 effort is
being made 10 have Archbishop Ryan.
of Philadelphia. act aS arbitrator III
the great mine strike. Father Phil
lips. of Hazleton, who has been labor
ing hard To effect a peaceful settle
ment Of the labor troubles. was i'll con-
ference at late hour last night with
President Mitchell. OF the United Mine
Workers. urging him TO delay tho
strike until Archbishop Ryan shall
have exhausted his efforts.
Hazlcton. Pa. Sept. 1T,-With the
exception of President MitChell's ar
rival there WAS little evidence shown
here yestcday that Hazlcton was the
storm center " the present coal war
between labor and capital. Public
meetings of miners were held during
the day at HShley. EbervIle and Free
land. on the north side. Sheptcr and
HarwOod on the west side. and ut
Colerain. south Of here. The largest
gathering was that at Freeland. twelve
miles north. where the union men are
not so strong aS the organizers would
like to have them. This meeting was
by National Committeeman Benjamin
James and 4 number OF other labor
leaders we'll known i'll these regions.
There were 2.OOO persons in the crowd.
When James asked all those to raise
their hands who were against strike
not an arm wenr up
Embargo q ~uumInous Coal.
Committeeman Nenjamin James de-
MED the printed statement that COM
mittees had been sent To Altoona, Pa,
and other places in the hitumnous
coal fields Of this state for the pur-
pose Of agitating sympathetic strike.
James said that no such move IL con-
templated and no steps vii! be taken
II that direction while the anthracite
strike is on-unlesS the bituminouS fuel
Is sent into the hard coal regions In
that event President Mitchell would
call out the soft coal miners within
forty-eight hours.
What the Operators Propose
\ dispatch from Scranton says: IF.
+. LOomiS. superintendent Of the Della
ware company mining department.
said: We propose 10 operate our col
lieries. if such a thing X practicable.
If there are not enough men on hand
to work all our miles we viii congre-
gate what help we have in 30 many
mines as they can work The men
who report for work VII be given the
best places at the c1mpany's disposal
aud they wiz be allowed 10 retain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17
Bryan In Missouri.

Carthage. Mo-, Sept. 17.-Bryan
started his days work at this moIn-
ing. He made five-minute speeches
at Springfield. Aurora, Pierce City,
Sarcoxie. Carthage and joplin. being
greeted by good crowds at each place.
His talks r-ferred principally to
trusts and imperialism.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17
Princes Ii Hung Chang and Ching Want Conger to Treat
With Them.
MINISTER WI HAS BEEN so ADVISED.
Aged Monaghan Diplomat Reaches Ten Tsin From Shanghai
En- Route to Pekin

Washington, Sept. 17.-Minister
WI received dispatch, from Prince
Ching requesting him to ask the Sec
retary of state to instruct Conger to
open negotiations at once with Ching
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17
SAW HOWARD ON THE RUN.

Bowman Gaines Says He Jumped the
Fence After GoebeI Shooting.
Frankfort, Ky, Sept 17.-Bowman
Gaines, the most important witIcss
for the prosecution in the Howard
trial. testified today that Howard is
the man be saw run out of the state
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17
Some Operators Working in HazeIton Region, But Else
where Suspension is General.
THE GREAT ARMY OF MEN NOW IDLE
President Mitchell of Miners Estimates That 100000 are
Out and Many More Will Join.

Philadelphia, Sept. 17.-RePorts
from the anthracite coal fields OF this
state indicate that the tie up caused
by the strike for higher wages of
14O, 900 mine workers is at least as
complete as the lea lers have claimed
at any time. Some operators in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17
PRINCE OF SAxONY KILLED.
Met Death In a Carriage Accident Yester-
dRy.

Dresden, Sept II Prince Albert,
of Saxony, was killed in a carriage
accident yesterday near here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17

st. Louis, Sept. 17.--William II.
Mayo, grand recorder of the grand Cm-
campment of Knight TempIars of the
United States. wants it known by all
grand and subordinate communicates
throughout the United States that the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17
Heavy DesI in tsndins Pine.

Chippewa Falls. Wis. Sept. IL
The largest deal ever made i'm this sec
tiOn was closed in the office of the
Chippewa Lumber and Boom company
when that company purchased the en-
tire amount of pine on the ManitowiSh
belonging to the Mississippi River Log
ging company. The amount of pine is
estimated at 30. .OOOO 900 feet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17

house grounds and jump the fence
Immediately after the shooting of
Goebel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17
F1REMEN ON CoEUR DALENE.
IJsho's Governor. the National Govern
ment md Congress All Denounced.

Des MOines. Ia, Sept Il. = The
brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Saturday adopted resolutions intro
duced the first Of the week denouncinG
the governor Of Idaho for maintaining
martial law in the Occur d'Alene dis
trict; the government for sending regu-
lar troops. and congress for refusing
to make public the testimony taken
at the investigation by the house COM
mittee last winter.
The resolutions say the laboring men
of the district are deprived Of the
rights of American free men in being
compelled to sever connection with un-
ions before they are permitted to work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17

Nearly all the collieries of the
Lackawanna region that were not
closed down Friday began operations
Saturday morning. but before noon ar
rived they were one by one forced to
suspend, until only a few Of them were
doing anything at all. and these few
were so badly crippled by shortage of
hands that under ordinary circum-
stances the operators would have given
I'D the attcmpt to work them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17
FIVE NEW PLAGUE CASES.
r ported to the Glasgow Health Authori-
ties

Glasgow, Sept. 17.-FIve additional
cases of Bubonic plague are reported
here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17

had previously fed. The German loss
is one killed and five wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17

them Any man who surrenders a
place need have no assurance that he
will get il back Loomis showed the
Associated Press representatives a let
ter which he received from large soft
coal company. Offering to furnish
bituminouS coal for consumption in
this region. The mine workers officers
say that any soft coal mine furnishing
a pound of fuel to this region during
the strike will be closed down.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17

Continued on Third page
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17
BABIES BORN IN A CONVENT.

That suepsthe City Away
Galveston, Sept. 1.-THE Crusaline
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-17

Continued on Third Page.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-04-18
GUARDS ACCEPT INVITATION.
Company Will go to Albany on
the oath of April.

AT meeting of the Dawson Guards
Wednesday night it was decided to ac-
cept the invitation extended by the
Albany Guards to be present on gov
ernor's and military day of the Albany
Chautauqua next Tuesday, April 24th.
The company viii go by way of the
Central of Georgia.
The Guards are looking forward to
the occasion with anticipations of
much pleasure, and full company
will no doubt 60 to Albany.
If you want fresh groceries call for
phone 36. MARTIN BROS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-04-18
FOR STATE SENATOR.
Mr.. Benz. S. Baldwin of Cuthbert Enters
the Race.


In the announcement column of The
NEWS appears the card of Mr.Benj. S.
Baldwin of Cuthbert, who is candi-
date to represent the eleventh district
in the state senate.
AS the senator is to be chosen from
Randolph county Mr.. Baldwin propos-
es to the other aspirants for the posi-
ton that the one who receive the
most votes in that county be given the
nomination without further contest
He states that unless he carries his
home county he does not want the
Office.
Mr.. Baldwin is young man of abil-
ty and energy, and should he be elect
ed will make the district an intelli-
gent and faithful representative. He
has many friends, and will receive a
strong support.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-04-18
THE CROP REPORT.
A General Review Of the Crops Over the En-
tire State.

tire State.
The past week has been very dry
over the entire state, and notwith-
standing the previous copious rains
the need of seasonable showers has
been felt in every part of the state.
In many sections land has become
hard and baked, and is difficult to
work. Favorable use has been made
of the fine days and good progress
made in all lines of farm work. Sever
al heavy frosts occurred, but aside
from slight injury done to tender veg
etables in the south it is believed
that no material injury resulted.
Fruits continue in the same excellent
condition of the previous week, and
the prospects are still bright for
large yield. Pear orchards are suffer-
ing to a considerable extent from
blight. Apples promise to be plenti-
full. Corn planting is under way in
most of the northern counties, and is
nearing completion in the middle and
southern sections: some is already up
in the latter sections, but the stand is
reported as poor. Very little cotton
has been planted in the north and
and central portions, and much is in
the ground in the south. Gardens are
improving:
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-04-18
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