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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20

, German proposition 10 postpone peace
negotiations with China until the per-
sons responsible for the Peking out
RACES are punished, and a French and
Russian notification Of the purpose of
those governments TO begin such nego-
tiatiOns at once, awaiting him the pres
ident found much matter of importance
10 dispose of upon his arrival in Wash
ington from Canton Yesterday. Al
though it was stated that no answer
would be ready TO the German note
yesterday, it appeared that the presi-
dent had ARRIVED at a conclusion as to
she nature of the response that should
be made. Adee spent the afternoon
consulting Acting Secretary Hill and
in drafting the note of response, but
all information as TO its nature was re-
fused at the state department.
The conclusion reached from the
days developments is that the powers
are dividing as to China, and that at
present Germany and Great Britain
stand aligned against France and Rus
sia. while both sides are ardently seek
ing the adherence of the United States
government. The issue appears to be
made up in such shape as to dismiss
further hope of attaining that har-
mony Of action respecting China that
the president has been seeking so far,
and the point has apparently been
reached where the United States must
take sides or at once proceed TO act en-
tlrely independent Of other powers in
reaching a settlement. The Chinese
government is urging the latter course
upon the state department.
The first definite determination TO
begin peace negotiations with China
seems to have been reached by the
French and Russian governments,
which have made known their purpose
10 proceed with negotiations with Ii
Hung Chang and Prince Ching as soon
as feasible. f1is doubtless will have
an important influence on the present
negotiations, which are hinging 10
considerable extent on the opening of
peace negotiations. As France is act
ing with Russia this determination ap-
pears to remove any prospect of a mod
ification of the RusSo-Franco deter.
minatiOn to withdraw from Peking. II
also disposes Of all question as TO the
credentials of Ii Hung Chang, and
places France in a position of being
ready to proceed on the credentials he
has brought forward.
Washington, Sept. 2O-Tne secre-
tary of the navy received the follow
ing from Remey: "Taku.-Have
called upon Ii Hung Chang officially.
Arrived the 18th in merchant vessel.
He proceeded at once to Pekin. He
desires that L tender his sincere thanks
for the consideration he received from
the United States government.
Portsmouth, n. H, Sept 20 Sec
retaries Long and Gage left here early
today for Washington. 1t is stated
they received summons to return,
from the president, owing to the ur-
gency of the Chinese negotiations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20
THREE CONVENTIONS
IN MONTANA

Helena, Mont, Sept. 20.-Three
state conventions met here yesterday,
the democratic, populist and labor
party. The latter two progressed
only to the stage of temporary organ
ization and adjourned until today.
The democratic convention wound up
in the evening by bolt of 65 DAILY
delegates. Their complaint was on
the seating of delegates. The regular
convention adopted platform which
endorses the Kansas City platform
and candidates. and specifically de-
manding the free coinage of silver.
1t endorses the services of Senator
Clark and demands his reelection by
the next legislature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20
CUBANS TO PREFER CHARGES
OF UNDUE ELECTION INFLUENCE.

Washington, Sept. 10 (Chicago
Chronicle Specially Serious charges
will be made against Gov. Gen. Wood I,
of Cuba, in a memorial to President
Mckinley, which it is understood is
now in course of preparation. The
governor general will be accused of
gross improperly and subversion of
the power of his Office in electioneer-
ing all over the island for the election
Of delegates to the constitutional con-
vention who, he believed, would be
subservient to his will.
1t will be charged that sums of
money, coming from nobody knows
where, were distributed throughout
al the eastern provinces for the pur-
pose of influencing the outcome of the
the election, and that Gen. Wood had
workers everywhere who openly pro-
claimed their allegiance to the COVER
uo- general. This the Cubans declare
was q serious breach of propriety,
and the president will be asked to
pass judgment on the governors con-
duct.
More serious still is the charge that
Wood pursued Gen. Ruiz Rivera, who
accepted a nomination n Pinar del
Rio. with malignant hate. Gen
Rivera has been one of the most out
spoken of Woods critics. he has re-
peatedly demanded fulfllment of the
pledge given TO Cuba by the United
States. so that gross mismanagement
Of funds may be stopped.
The governor is alleged to have
suppressed purPosely the dispatch
from Gen. Rivera accepting his par
tvs nomination for the purpose of
forcing into the conyention Quesada.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20
DOGS TERRIBLE TRIP
He Goes Clear Through a Big
Pump and Comes Out Mel.
anchoIy but Alive.
FIRED EMPLoYE WHO WILL NOT CO.
Holds His Position With a Gun-Pris-
oner Killed by a Marshall
Illinois Miscellany. SSS

Chicago, Sept. Ca terrier belong
ing TO Engineer Macarthur went
through the pumps of the Bridgeport
pumping station, and was none the
worse for its trip. 1t had been playing
on the footbridge over the race. or in
take, from the south branch, when it
tumbled into the black waters that fiow
from the stock yards region. Five of
the pumps We're in operation and a
swift current was running inward. Be
fore the dog could reach the narrow
ledge around the basin he was sucked
under the arch into the center pump
we'd
Went Through the Pump Alive.
a fireman who saw the plight and
apparent end of the beast walked
around to the engine house 10 tell the
engineer of the miShap. Macarthur
looked into the seething waters pour
ing from the pump and saw his dog
Vomited forth. 1t fell into the canal
basin and fioated swiftly away. A
few minutes later the dog, wet and
staggering, came into the engine room
and fer half day lay sick on Il pile
of waste. finally recovering completely
HOId-Up Campaign BeGins.
Hold-up men began their winter cam
paign Tuesday night by robbing a sa-
loon filed with customers, and at the
points of revolverS relieving them Of
their money and valuables. The place
chosen was the saloon of o. n. Bork,
sol Rockwell street. only short dis
tance from the West Thirtieth street
police station. The three robbers were
masked. and. when resistance was
shown, the leader fired a shot at Bork,
who was behind the bar. The bullet
missed him. A dozen men were drink
ing at the bar at the time and were
compelled to Zine up" against the wall.
The hold-up took place a little after 10
p. m, and the thugs got about S11 and
three gold watches.
Lloyd j. smith on Trial.
Lloyd !. Smith was placed on trial
yesterday morning before Judge Hol-
dom, when the latter ruled that the af-
fidavits, filed by the defense, charging
eight judges with being prejudiced
against the defendant, We're INSULT
cient. The prisoner was then formal
ly arraigned, and the case placed on
the trial call for this morpinQ>
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20

the erstwhile Cuban patriot who has
been on the war department pay roll
siEce the war with Spain closed. The
scheme failed. Nevertheless, Rivera
believes he has a grievance against
Gen. Wood and will communicate it to
the president.
Gen. Rivera is said to be prepared
to prove that officials are removed by
the governor because they were sus-
pected of being friendly to the ma
tional party; that salaries of mayors
were raised and that other officials
were bulldozed and threatened in the
interest of Quesada. Quesada is
hated by Cubaas because he is be-
lieved to be the tool of the Mckinley
administration.
The victory of the black party in
Santiago is believed to be due
to the Vaccinations of Gen. Wood.
He was familiar with social
and polictical conditions in that
province through having served as its
governor for long period. He knew
the hatred of the whites for the blacks
and he encouraged the black leaders
to run their own candidates.
The negroes did. AS a result the
white population is going over to the
side of the annexationists- Before
election day they were nationalists.
The convention will not meet until
November, and it can be put down as
a fact that it will consider no business
until after the election in the United
States. The purpose of the admins
tration appears to be TO break up the
nationalist party and increase the
power and influence of the anDextion-
lists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20
HE HAS A LITTLE LIST.
Kaiser Has. of the Names OF Lord High
E1ecutIonsrs In the Boxer DIabolisms-

ELeCualOnbEa 10 Ihe
London. Sept. 2O.-A copyrighted AS
sociated Press dispatch. dated Peking,
Sept. l.. says: Mr.. COnser. the Unit
ell States minister. says that PekinS
must b. occupied by foreign troops
until some settlement is effected, as
otherwise all the value of the expedi-
ton will be lost"
Berlin, sept. 81. - IL Is understood
that the immediate cause for the is
suing by Germany OF the circular note
to the powers regarding the Chinese
settlement was the fact that Ii Hung
Chang. during his recent interview
with DR.. Mumm Won SchwartZenstein,
tire German minister to China, men
toned a number OF names of alleged
high mandarins, hitherto wholly un-
known. as those responsible for the Pc
king outra GeS, and said that China
WAS willing to punish them. This eX-
PLANTATION seems II he borne out by the
following statement made by the Ger
man foreign Office yesterday to the cor.
respondent Of the Associated Press in
Berlin What We want 10 avoid is an
opportunity FOR allowing China to i'm
pose any sham concessions upon the
powers 10y delivering up for punish
mCnt persons who had nothing to do
with the Peking atrocities. Hence it
Is advisable for the representatives of
the powers IN China TO designate be-
fOrshand all who are notOriously
guilty. Germany does not wish to pre-
Judge the case in any way. She wishes
10 reach an agreement with the pow
ers regarding the guilty and their pun
ishInent"
Opinion of n japanese Diplomat
Sato, first secretary of the Japanese
legation here, said Yesterday: Il
think there will he no difficulty in
getting the powers 10 agree in princi-
pal TO the German position to punish
the guilty. The real difficulty viii he
in deciding how high 70 go. II they
decide to include Prince Tuan. then
they will find that the empress regent
was back Of him. Russia. in my opin-
ION. will not now withdraw her troops
from Peking. inasmuch as Germany
and the other powers remain She will
decide that circumstances have
changed and that she must remain
also
The chief of one of the embassies
discussing the question yesterday aft
ernoon. observed: Probably all the in
te-ested powers will agree to adopt the
German proposition. with the possible
exception OF Russia. who has hitherto
carefully avoided mentioning the pun
ishmcnt Of the guilty. Certainly the
United States will adopt IT." The Ger
man papers. with scarcely m excep-
tion. approve the circular note, The
Rerliner Post and The National Zeit-
ung declare that the note proves that
Germany does not wish excessive or
unreasonable demands. hut that She
VIII insist upon the punishment or
those really guilty as the only way IN
which China can he taught lesson
which she will not forget
SOME wAsHINGToS sPECULATIoS.
Ssture of Our Respaase to Germany
Agreed on perhaPs-
Washington. Sept. 2Q.-With the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20
BOERS HAVE LOST
ALL THEIR BIG GUNS.

London, Sept. 20.-Roberts cables
from Nelspruit as follows: 'Of 3 600
Beers who retreated from Komaid-
poort before the British advance from
Machadodorp. 700 have entered the
Portuguese territory. The Others de-
serted in various directions. A gen.
eral tumult seems to have occurred
when they recognized the hopeIessnes s
of their cause. Their long toms and
field guns were destroyed and nothing
is left of the Boer army but Jew ma
rauding bands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20
HOT FIGHT
WITH LOSS
IN LUZON.
Americans Have a Fierce En-
gagement Near
Manila.
TROOPS SUFFER SEVERELY.
Macarthur Gables Facts of
Battle and Regiments
That Were Affected.
PRESS NEWS OUT FIRST.

Washington, Sept. 20.-A dispatch
tirming the report cabled the Associ-
ated Press last night from Manila re-
garding the activity of the insurgents.
Macarthur says the casualties. which
occurred in company l., 18th infantry.
and company L, 37th, were seven Off
GERS and 1S privates killed and four
officers and Is privates wounded. The
insurgents loss was 10 killed and 20
wounded.
Manila. sept 2O.-During the last
seven days there has been a distincC
increase of insurgent aggression, par
ticularly near Manila, along the rail-
road, and in the provinces of Laguna.
Morong, Bulucan, Nueva Ecija ana
Pampanga, eliminating Monday in an
engagement near Siniloan, at the east
end of Laguna de Bay. in which de-
tachments of the Fifteenth and Thirty
seventh United States infantry regi-
ments, ninety men all told, met 1000
insurgents armed with rifles and en-
trenchcd
The American Losses.
The American loss was twelve killed,
including Captain David y. Mitchell
and Second Lieutenant George a.
Cooper, both of the Fifteenth infantry:
twenty six wounded, and five missing.
who are probably dead. The enemy
had been pursued for several days.
The natives of Manila are restless ard
many are leaving the city. I'll" insur-
gents have attacked gargisons and out
posts. In some cases they have charged
towns, fleeing when pursued. The
Manila mail escort OF thirty men was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20
Bob Long Knocks Him Out.

Springfield, Ills, Sept. 2O.-Under the
auspices of the Springfield Athletic
club last night, Bob Long, of Chicago,
defeated Barney ConnOrs, of Balti-
more. in the eleventh round of what
was to have heen Il twenty-round con-
test. COnnorS was counted out after
receiving n terrible left hook in the pit
of the stomach
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20
Mnrdernt NIiIWanEe.

Milwaukee. Sept. 2o.-Lewis Miller,
an eugrayer for Bunde * Upmeyer.
was murdered late Tuesday night He
was found lying on the sidewalk in
front OF Gimbel's store in Grand av-
enue unconscious, with his skull frac-
tured- evidently by 4 blow from club.
He died at the Emergency hotel. There
is no clew 10 his assailant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20
WOLCOTT DECLINES
FOREIGN MISSION.

Boston. Sept. 20.-The Journal an
nounces that Former Gov. Wolcott
will not accept the post ofambassador
to Italy rendered him by President
Mckinley
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20
SERIOUS RESULTS
OE NEW YORK FIRE

New York, Sept. 20.-Flve police
men were overcome by smoke in a
fire today in what was known as the
terminal store and warehouse block
on Twenty-seventh street. The loss
is $3.50, 600. The principal losers are
Smith Brothers, antique furniture.
and Eric Brothers, general furniture
stock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20
Hsr.s Thief and Queer" Dealers.

Pana, Ills, Sept. 20-Lewis French
and Frank Mackey, the first named a
former leading liveryman of Pana,
were arrested yesterday atCollinsville,
charged with horse stealing. When
searched French had a large amount
of gold and several thousand dollars in
spurious money on his person. This
section is flooded with counterfeit mon
ey and it IS hoped to ferret out the
gang.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20

severd leading mine officials as 70 the
best method of effecting their object.
They said that the operators they rep
resented. are willing to adjust the prin-
cipal grievances embodied in the de-
mands Of the Hazelton convention, and
they are anxious 10 get their PROPOSE
ton to National President Mitchell
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20

Dux, Bohemia, Sept. 20.-An e1-
plosion occurred at the Frisch Gluck
mine today. Thirty-five persons were
killed, Is injured and FIVE are miss
inc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20
Mccarthy to Retire.

London, Sept. 2O.-Justin McCar
thy, novelist and historian, announce:
retirement from parliamentary life OF
account CT failing health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20
brakeman turnover and Killed.

Carbondale, Ills. Sept. 20.-John Il.
FreiI, passenger brakeman on the H.
linois Central railroad, was run over
and killed in front of the division Of
fees of the system in this city yester-
day in sight of n score of people who
were on the street at the time.
More than $4,000 Americans have ar
rived in London this year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20
Liquor Dealers Pass Resolutions.

Springfield. Ills. Sept. 2o.-The
Liquor Dealers Protective association
concluded its convention yesterday
afternoon. The next convention will
be held at Rockford next year. Reso-
lutions adopted express belief in 4
strict compliance with the law. and
condemn the lawlessness of the prac-
tice of certain people who work against
the interest of the saloon business be-
cause in their opinion the business is
vicious. Warren s. Phelps, of Chica-
go, was elected president. and Joseph
Green, of Chicago, secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20

refusal with arms, and with the ale
OF which he has entire possession of
its warehouse and is preventing it
from handling $4,000 worth of its
goods, has been brought to light in the
Belleville circuit court here by an ap-
plication for a writ OF ejectment.
Thomas Hubbard Is the employe and
the Illinois Cotton Compress company,
of East St. Louis, is the powerful cor
poration which he holds ut bay. One
year ago the company made contract
with Hubbard 10 act as superinten-
dent until midnight Sept. II, 1900, on
which date he was discharged.
Hubbard refused TO recognize the
authority of the company to discharge
him, and defied its officers or agents.
He refused to allow any of the cotton
now in the warehouse to be removed
or delivered, and threatens to kill any
one who attempts TO deliver ii.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20

More Plague Cases.
Glasgow, Sept. 20.-Two additional
cases of plague were reported here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20
City Marshal Kills n Prisoner.

stantly killed Benjamin Lloyd, while
the latter was under arrest Tuesday
After the killing Knoemiller surren-
dered himself to Justice HoXSey. Lloyd
was a miner. unmarried. with home in
Danville, Ills. He had gone to his
brothers house while intoxicated, de-
stroyed furniture and struck his Sis
ter-in-law. Knoemiller arrested Lloyd
and when on the outside Lloyd, It Is
claimed, assaulted Knoemiller with a
knife. The latter stepped back a
few feet and shot Lloyd through the
heart. killing him instantly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20
HUBBARD HOLDS THE FORT.

Il Remarkable Case Developed by an Appeal
to tho Courts.
Belleville, Ills, Sept. 20.-Probably
the only case on record of an employe
refusing to be discharged by a mill
iOuaire corporation and backing that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20

Continued on Fourth Page.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-09-20
SOME wAsHINGToN SPECULATION,

Nature OF Our Respoase TO Germany
Agreed on PsrhaPs-
Washington. Sept 2Q.-with the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-08
BAPTIST CHURCH
MAY SPLIT.
Cleveland WOrshipers Take
Sides With Rockefeller.
QUARREL BETWEEN BROTHERS
Likely to Disrupt One of the Strongest
And weaithiest Congregations
In the Forest CIty-The
Situation.

Cleveland, May 7.-Although the most
heroic efforts are bing made by the
trustees and members of the Euclid
Avenue Baptist church to prevent a
division of the church over the difficult
ties between the Rockefeller brothers,
every indication points toward dissen-+
sion and discord with serious results.
The trustees, in their endeavor to
prevent the disruption of the church,r
are using the argument that the quar-
rel between John d. and Frank Rocke-~
feller is a personal matter and should,
not be dragged into the church.
With view of avoiding further
trouble and widening the already wide
breach in the church, the trustees have
called secret meeting of the board.
for Monday night to take action on thes
letter of resignation handed in by Frank
Rockefeller and his family.
Such meetings are generally held in
the church, and are open to all men,,
bers, but feeling is running so high at
present that the trustees have decided
to meet quietly at the home Of one OF.
the members of the congregation. TheG
program now is to accept the resigna-
ton of Frank Rockefeller withoutS
murmur, this being considered theS
easiest way to quiet the panicy feeling-y
in the church.
But in spite of we'll laid plans. sometz
Of the trustees, who are friendly to-r
ward Frank Rockefeller, are expectedE
to break loose. The friends Of FrankG
Rockefeller are anxiously awaiting hiss
return to this city before they do any
thing.
If Frank Rockefeller decided tod
affiliate with another Baptist church, hes
will have big following. If he decidess-
that Cleveland ought to have a new
Baptist church, there will be plenty off,
money forthcoming to enable him to-'
carry out his scheme.
At present the Euclid Avenue Baptist. :.
church is without a pastor, which addsN
to the uncertainty among the MEMBERS
as to what they may do. 1t is hardlyS
thought here that the difficulties be- q
tween the Rockefellers will reach a lawe.
court Frank Rockefeller it is said, 2
dislikes notoriety very much and wouldt
rather fight out his troubles with hisl
brother John than invoke the aid of the
law.
A warm friend of Frank Rockefeller
said to day that the only reason Franki
would avoid law suit with his brother,
would be on the above grounds.
Frank Rockefeller has steadily refus- .
ed to talk to newspaper men concerningT
his brother John. He broke this ruleC,
once, few weeks ago, when John d. .
Rockefeller retired as president of thee
Standard Oil company, Of Ohio. At
that time it was rumored he intendedA
to give up all active control in the>
Stanard Oil trust, and when Franks
Rockefeller was asked If this was true,s
he said quickly:
mo; John can't let go, not even ifS
he wanted to-
There was whole lot of force be-
hind Frank Rockefeller's remarks. The"
brothers face plainly showed that he
meant John d Rockefeller had the'
money-making disease and could never
rest.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-08
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