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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-03

Accidents come with distressing
frequency on the farm. Cuts, bruises,
stiDgs, sprains. DR.. Thomas Electric
Oil relieves the pain instantly. Never
safe without it. For sale by Mar
shall & Fisher, druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-03

is used in the family.
It's so pleasant to take,
so certain in its effects.
Children like it, too.
DIR. CaldwelPs Syrup
Pepsin is a family remedy.
Put up in Ioc (ten
doses, soc and $I.oo
sizes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-07-03
GERMANY Is AROUSED.

ketteIer-s Death Must BE Avenged Re-
gardiess of Constitutional Difficulties.
Tien-Tsin, June -, via Chefco. July
l. and Shanghai, July 3.-ltop light,
1900. by the Associated Press A
courier from Sir Robert Kart, inspec-
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OUT OF WHOLE CLOTH
STORY TOLD OF ALGER'S ALLEGED
CONNECTION WITH A CONTRACT.
His Bitter Decentralization of Harring-
toms Statement-NeeIy Investiga-
tors Take q Needed Rest.

DETROIT, Mich, May 20-"The whole
story is dastardly lie, and you cannot de-
nounce 1t in any too unmeasured terms"
said ex-Secretary of War Alger tonight
when told that John Harrington, late
superintendent of construction of the gov
eminent railroad in Cuba, asserted that he
was interested in the construction of the
above-named road. Continuing, he said:
mo senator or any other person ever spoke
to me about being interested in the con-
struction companies which built that road.
II have never invested or had invested
for me one dollar in any property in Cuba,
and neither 1 nor any of the friends around
me have ever made a hundredth part of a
mill out of the island in any way.
Further than that. 1 have consistently
refused, since 1 resigned as secretary of
war, to take part in any investments in Gu
ban property. / was asked to go into the
railroad now being built on the island, and
refused. 1 have also been asked to go into
timber-land purchases and purchases Of
tobacco or sugar lands.
These things / have refused to con-
slider, and 1 never expect to have any in
vestments there although the field is prom
Using. 1 should not like to have anybody
think that 1 had used information gained
as secretary of war for my own private
gain, as some might II l should invest
money in Cuba, even now"
General Alger, however, defended the
government railroad saying the construc-
ton OF IL was a rush job and there was no
opportunity to stop to figure the cost.
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MAY FIGHT A DUEL.
White and Red Aspfrants to the VIM
nebago Chieftainship.

CHICAGO, May 2o.-The winnebago tribe
of Indians is preparing to install new
chief. Whether IL will be Thomas X.
Roddy, of Chicago. who was elected a year
ago after the death of Chief Black Hawk.
or Tom Thunder, may depend on the out
come of a duel Roddy. who is an Irish
man and known as white Buffalo among
the Wisconsin Indians. is preparing TO go
to the reservation next week TO be inaug-
urated. Preparations are under way to
give him royal reception.
Tom Thunder, the son of a medicine man.
wants to lead the Winnebagos, however.
and has sent Roddy a challenge TO fight
duel. the victor to succeed to the leader
ship of the tribe. IF Thunder wishes 10
fight, i will give him choice OF weapons,
as / am at home with the tomahawk or
spear, and have met much better men than
him." said Roddy to-day. But / am sur
prised at his hostility. 1t was his father.
the oldest medicine man OF the tribe. who
came to announce TO me my election as
chief, and at that time he vowed allegiance
TO me. II was the wish OF Black Hawk
after the death of his only son. that I
succeed him, and / was chosen formally
at a meeting of the whole tribe.
"Green Cloud, whose brother-in-law killed
young Black Hawk. aspired TO the office,
but he is now loyal to me. l expect no
trouble, but even IL 1 did / should so TO
the reservation next week"
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the latter winning by 800 meters. Fixes
fell after covering twenty-five miles. but
remounted and steadily regained a part OF
the lost ground. Toward the finish the
race became very exciting.
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WELCOMED BY CHILDREN.
Presbyterfan General Assembly
Greeted by Sunday Schools.

ST. LOUIS, May 20.-The children's well
come to the Presbyterian General Assembly
at the Odeon, this afternoon, a very
successful affair, both in point of attend
ance and in the character of the exercises.
1t consisted of reception Of the delegates
and visitors by the Sunday schools of the
various Presbyterian churches in the city,
the leading feature being a chorus of six
hundred voices, which have been trained
by some of the well-known musicians of
the city. The weather was perfect and
many walked long distances to enjoy the
service The congregational hymn, "All
Hail the Power of Jesus Name was first
rendered by the audience, this being fol-
lowed by the rendition of two Sunday
school songs by the chorus
The Rev. DR.. B. p. Fullerton. of the Luz
caS-avenue Cumberland Presbyterian
Church. led the audience in repeating the
Lords prayer. The Introductory remarks
were made by the Rev. w. ]. McKittrick,
or the First Presbyterian Church. who ex-
tended a welcome to the audience, and
made few pointed remarks touching re-
ligious training in the Sunday school and
the Importance of Sunday-school work in
the salvation of souls. DIR. McKittrick, at
permanent chairman of the meeting, the
Rev. w. G. Craig D. D., LIZ d., of the
Mccormick Theological Seminary. The lat
ter spoke of the training of the children
who, he said, were the rudiments of both
church and state.
The Rev. James A. Worden, >. D., Ii.
D, of Philadelphia; the Rev. William L.
Rev. r. c. Sulsor, Of Minnesota, also made
addresses
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NO SIGN OF STACKING.
Oil Territory Development Is Being
Pushed to the Limit.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MONTPELIER. Ind, May 2o.-while
there is some talk of a shutdown in
is not being done. but the drill is being
pushed as actively as II has been since the
first well was drilled in the State, and there
Is no indication of a shutdown, with the
exception of through the gas belt. where
the oil people are prohibiting drilling under
the waste gas law of the State. The field
in the immediate vicinity of Poneto, in
has just been completed there on the Star
barrels. This will start the rush of the
drill there.
In looking the field over very carefully
IL Is discovered that one of the best stay
ing wells in the field, is one owned by the
Manhattan near the hamlet of Mollie on
drilled over six years ago and still
maintains monthly production of about
LOCO barrels. Friend & Thar have COM
pleted and shot we'll on the Pence farm
that started at 100 barrels.
The coming excitement Will be seen
around the hamlet of Poneto, as the
American Oil Company's big gusher on the
Mike Quill farm still pours out the fluid.
In the vicinity of the Star farm well the
territory is all held under lease and ma
terial is being moved to many new loca-
lions. The wildcat venture at Gravel Pit.
Knox county. has already started drilling
and will be closely watched by all inter-
ested in the oil business. for should
paying well be found. Ii will open up an
entirely new country of oil. The sand
found in Kentucky. which has so far
proved very productive.
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
william l.. Houston. a Cousin OF Gen.
Sam Houston, of Texas.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LEWISVILLE. Ind. May 20-Wiliam L.
Houston. one of the early settlers of this
city and Henry county, died yesterday
morning at the advanced age of eighty
seven years and eight days. from the effect
OF severe attack of la grippe contracted
in January last.
Mr.. Houston. In his boyhood served an
apprenticeship at the tanners and curriers'
trade with Isaac Conwell. of Liberty, Ind,
receiving as compensation for his service
six months schooling and freedom suit of
clothes In 1884 he married Fannie I.ybrools.
OF Union county, Indiana, and came to this
city and engaged in the merchandising
business. which he prosecuted successfully
Tor many years Eight children survive
him. also half brother, Prof. s. A. Latti-
more, of Rochester University, New York.
Mr. Houston was born near Lexington
Rockbridge county. Virginia, May L.. 1914
and on his last birthday was, as far as
known, the oldest native born Virginian of
the Houston family living. He had the
distinction of being a cousin of General
Sam Houston, of Texas fame, the general s
birthplace being near Lexington, Va also
Recently Mr.. Houston received from the
brother in New York and two of General
doutons daughters In Texas pleasan,
letters Of remembrance congratulating him
on having reached his eighty-seventh birth
day. Three children, Samuel Houston Mrs
Frank Jennings and Mrs. l. II. Cranor, live
In Indianapolis.
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KILLED In PHILADELPHIA
PROF. ROY WILSON WHITE, OF THE
PENNSYLVANIA LAW COLLEGE.
Native of Richmond and Graduate of
CIosed-Baby Shaved Himself.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2O.-Prof. Roy
Wilson White, twenty-eight years old. an
instructor OF the law department of the
University OF Pennsylvania, was struck
down and brutality murdered late last night.
near Thirty-second street and Powellton
avenue.
Professor White left the university at 10
o'clock for the railroad station on the Penn
sylvania. TO board a train for German
town. Shortly before IL o'clock he was
found in an urfrequented part of Thirty
second street. His skull had been crushed,
evidently by an iron bar. He died in the
Presbyterian Hospital at 2 o'clock this
morning, without regaining consciousness.
Il has not yet been positively established
that the motive was robbery. as the only
article missing was the professors watch.
A small sum of money in one of the pock-
cts was undisturbed. Three men, two of
them negroes. have been arrested on sus-
pfcion Of connection with the crime.
Professor White was a native of Rich
mond, Ind. and was a graduate of Earl
ham College. at that place. Last year the
University OF Pennsylvania sent him to the
Academy OF Law, at Paris. to study the
French civil law, which branch he was to
have taught in the university next year.
His father was a professor in Earlham
College.
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TO RECORD THE ECLIPSE
MANY SCIENTIFIC PARTIES LOCAT-
ING IN SOUTHERN STATES.
Priceless Instruments Set Up Along
the Line of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Scientists to Make observations.

ATLANTA, Ca, May 20.-Preparations Of
an elaborate nature are going on In those
parts of Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia,
North Carolina and South Carolina in the
area of the totally, for observing the solar
eclipse Monday, May 2S. Observations will
be made by parties at Thomaston, Barnes
Vile. Indian Springs, Griffin. Union Point.
Washington and other points in Georgia:
points where clear weather is generally to
be expected at this time of year.
Probably the two most important eclipse
stations in Georgia are those at Thomaston
and GAINESVILLE. Lick Observatory sent
Prof w. w. Campbell. senior astronomer
the observatory staff. and Prof. c. d.
Perrine with a quantity of valuable ap-
partus to establish a station at Thomas
ton. The period of totality, when the sun
will be entirely in eclipse will be one min
ute and twenty-five seconds. During these
brief seconds, If the day is a clear one,
Professor Campbell expects to secure about
forty valuable photographs. showing the
different shapes of the sun. About sixteen
scientists will be in Professor Campbell's
party, and the entire number will be needed
to properly handle the telescope and other
Beginning tomorrow Prof. Campbell will
spend the entire week in drilling his
sistants, to eliminate, as far as possible,
the chance of a hitch during the brief per-
iod in which all the observations must be
made.
Two Holland astronomers, Prof. A. A.
INLAND, director of the Utrecht Observa-
tory, and Dr. w. II. Whitterdink, astrono-
mer in the Leyden University. arrived In
New York May IA. They will not arrive in
Thomaston, however. until next Thursday.
their plan being to visit the various eclipse
stations along the path Of totality down
the Atlantic coast. beginning with the
Smithsonian Institution party at Wades-
boro, n. c.
The United States Naval Observatory at
Washington has established eclipse sta
tion at GAINESVILLE in charge of Prof. Up
-degraff.
Several parties arrived in the eclipse ter
ritory last week, bringing with them in
struments of priceless value for use in the
observations. The railroads have arranged
star gazers' excursions for the event.
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MAHATMAS IN CONVENTION.
Theosophical Meeting at Chicago
Reports and Addresses.

CHICAGO. May 2o.-The fourteenth an
nual convention of the American section
Of the Theosophical Society met to-day at
the Athenaeum building. DIR. NJ W Med
daugh. of Detroit. was selected temporary
chairman. Sixty-three delegates are pres
ent. coming from New York. Massachu-
sets, Ohio. Michigan. Illinois. Nebraska,
Missouri. Minnesota. Wyoming, Montana,
South Dakota and Canada. Letters and
messages of greeting were read from the
European section. besides kilograms of re-
greet from various States that could not
be represented at the convention.
d. d. Chichester. of the Chicago society
was elected permanent chairman OF the
convention, and Miss Pauline Kelly per-
manent secretary. Alexander Fullerton, gem
eral secretary and treasurer OF the Amer
lean society. in his report, said the society
Is improving both In membership and
funds. A business meeting was held in the
afternoon. and addresses were made in
Kimball Hall in the evening by Mrs. Kate
Burlington Davis and Alexander Fullerton.
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STORY OF A MUTINY
Just Received from the Philippines
Murders by Sailors.

TACOMA. Wash, May 20-News has been
received here of a terrible mutiny that took
place last March on the brigantine Navarro.
bound from Sorsogan, I'm the Philippines to
Manila, with a cargo of hemp. For
month the vessel was not heard from. add
il was given ND for lost. IL was then
learned that only two days out from Sor-
sogan the boatswain led the crew In a
mutiny which resulted in the killing or
Captain Acosta. Mrs. Ascosta and the yes
sells mate. The three were killed with
knives, without warning.
The boatswain started the mutiny TO en-
able him to pay grudge against the mate.
who had i'll used him. The crew finally
ran the vessel into the mouth of the Lucoi
river. in Mindoro. Several days later two
native women, who had acted as servants
for Mrs. Acosta, told the native authori-
ties of the tragedy. Then the entire crew
was arrested. The boatswain and mis- chief
accomplices were beheaded. The rest OF the
crew, seven persons. were imprisoned for
from ten to twenty years each
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CAPTURE OF NEWCASTLE.


DUNDEE. Thursday. May 1.-THE Brit
ish infantry passed through Newcastle at
o'clock few residents were congre-
gated at street corners, wearing the nation
al colors. After their walk of twenty-five
miles the men appeared in splendid style.
The Beers are endeavoring 10 reorganize
along the Heidelberg hills. Many rebels
have been found on the farms. well sup
piled with ammunition and arms.
Recent visitors to Johannesburg say that
Beers are beginning to realize the seri-
BUSINESS of their positions. and they are
anxious to know what Is to become of
them. The Boer women carry rifles in the
streets and are eager to go to the COM
mandoes. They say that the British will not
fire upon them. Muller, former officer in
the Prussian army. refused $50 a month
and a commission from the Beers to sue
oeed Colonel Schiel, the captured artillery
commander.
A tremendous quantity of looted furniturs
was found stored in the town hall. Evil
IDENTIFY the Beers had intended to burn it,
but they were prevented by the hurry of
the evacuation.
The three-span bridge at Ingagone has
been destroyed and the station burned.
The Beers blew up the water tank and de-
stroyed the water perks pipes. but the sys-
tenn can be renewed
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NO PARTY AFFILIATI0N
HAwAIIANs WILL FORM A PURELY
INSULAR ORGANIZATION.
Great Boom Expected at Honolulu
Two Big Sugar Plantations Have
Suspended Their Operations.

HONOLULU. May II, via San Francisco,
May 20.-If the leaders have any control
over their political destinies the natives of
the islands will not assume an express af-
filiation with either of the great parties.
So much was decided by a number of them
at meeting held secretly. At this meet
ing were men inclined to be Republicans
and some favorable to the principles of
Democracy. A majority, however, favored
some sort of Hawaiian alliance taking in
such whites as were acceptable 20 their
ideas. The Portuguese were mentioned.
The idea of the natives Is to form an indie
pendent party. 1t was remarked that out
of 1900 votes that could be mustered the
natives would poll 1900 Some of these
would be lost to the Republican and DEM
ocratic parties, but with white and Portu-
guese allies they would have a large ma
jority.
With the final assurance of a stable gov
eminent will, it is predicted. come finan-
cial boom in Honolulu. In addition to the
influx of capital that is expected from the
mainland, comes word that President Nc
Kinley has approved a bill lately passed
the council of state making available $780,.
900. Word has been received that Secre-
tary Gage has announced that within twen-
ty-four days the Washington government
will call in the s4.OOO,OOO bonds assumed by
the United States and pay for them. Prob
ably $S,00O.000 of these bonds are held by
the Hawaiian people, and 1t is estimated
that s.. 600 are now In the islands. Added
to this the plantations will pay their divi-
dends In June and July.
Kamalo plantation and the American
sugar plantation, both on the island of
Molokai have suspended operations. Work
on Kamalo has been stopped on account of
lack of funds. The American Sugar Com
pany' could not develop a pure water sup
ply, and therefore was compelled to sus-
pend what promised TO be one of the larg-
est sugar estates in the world.
For time the steamer freight and pas
senger service between the islands and the
coast will be less convenient than it has
been heretofore The steamships, carrying
foreign flags, will not carry freight pas
sengers between here and the coast after
June IA, in accordance with the territorial
bill. The Canadian-Australian line is not
affected. as their steamers go to Victoria
and Vancouver and not to American ports
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Easy to Get Passage.
Philadelphia Times.

Il
Prospective travellers across the Atlantic
who failed to book a passage In January
need have no apprehension that they are
not going to find Granny TO crawl into at
the last moment. Some passengers who
went over last week despite local rumors
that they would not even get aboard tho
boat they had elected to go on found IL
astonishingly easy to obtain far better
accommodations than they could have got
a fortnight in advance Whatever the
cause of this unexpected state of AFFAIRS
may be. 1t is true that staterooms are 10
be had at short notice. and the are not,
moreover, the least desirable on the boats
One almost unfailing method Of securing
good steamship accommodations exists I'm
New York and is regularly used by per-
sons familiar with its advantages. In one
of the hotels patronized by foreigners there
is youth in charge OF the ticket bureau
for guests. He is always able 10 secure
good staterooms at very short notice He
keeps in close touch with the steamship
companies, discovers the changes made
daily I'm the passenger lists, keeps him.
self informed of the rooms that are given
up and is in this way able 10 get passage
when all other means fail. He naturally
receives bonus for his work
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BOSTON, May M.-Mae Butler. an unusu-
ally handsome woman, twenty-five years
old. and said to have been mar
ried, was found dead in bed
a. the residence OF Mrs. A. f.
Wright, in Roxbury, early this morning.
with dagger in her breast, and Edwin
T. Wright. son of Mrs Wright. is under
arrest on suspicion OF having murdered
her.
The death was firss reported to the police
as a suicide. but soon after they had inves-
tigated the case they felt justified in taking
young Wright into custody. pending a
more searching inquiry. There is little evil
dence against him. however.
Wright Is twenty-one years old. and says
he became acquainted with Mrs. Butler
at a restaurant. where she was employed
as waitress. She was taken fiji two weeks
ago. and she appeared to be without home
or friends. and he took her to his home.
According 10 Wrights story Mrs. Butler
asked him to sit in the room with her last
night. and he remained there chatting with
her until after midnight. Then she asked
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washington Post.

Washington Post.
MY friend Barcus was beaten because
his name was not in the city directory,
said H. r. Newlands, of Terre Haute.
Ind, yesterday. II like tbs, little fellow
He has pluck and goes after things. He
may sound a little silly as the author OF,
Science of Selling which was got up
for himself and Richardson 10 help sell
their books. the Messages and Papers or
the Presidents But the training OF book
agents for any Of the older and fashionable
publishing houses would probably sound
silly. He is great man for system. and L
guess that is the way he made his money.
IL is just proper TO have agents APP
proach probable buyer OF book, hat In
hand. with an effective sentence prepared,
as il is for a newspaper reporter 10 put his
best news statement In the first sentence
of an article. 1 understand that Barcus
will remain and run again. He has
house and a newspaper. and next time his
name will be in the city directory. II really
such a joke for a man to run for Con-
gress when he had not been in the city
long enough to get his name In the city
directory that / believe that is what de-
feated him.
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him to get her drink of water. He went
Gown stairs, and. on returning, found her
lying on her back with the dagger in her
breast, just above the heart. He pulled
the dagger from the wound and shouted to
his mother, who. upon reaching the cham
the weapon in his hand. A physician was
quickly called, but the woman had died
almost instantly.
Benjamin Wright, the prisoners brother.
notified the police that Mrs. Butler had
committed suicide, but they found such
suspicious circumstances that they de-
clined TO allow the body to be removed I'M
til the medical examination had been made.
The police say she could not have inflicted
the wound herself Little is known of the
woman except that she had worked In the
restaurant, where young Wright evidently
fell in love with her