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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19
MRS. BONNIE TRIAL
Woman Charged With Killing
Young Ayres in Washington
Faces Court.
sHEHAs HER FRIENDS AROUND HER
Including Her Husband and Two
Boys-Brief of the Story Told
in Her Defense.

Washington, Nov. 19.-In the trial
of Mrs. Lola Ida Bonine on the indict-
ment for the murder of the young
census clerk. James Seymour Ayres,
Jr., in the latter's room at the Ken
more hotel last May. which began to-
day, Mrs. Bonine pleaded mot
guilty"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19

St Louis. Nov. 19.-Coroner Funk
houser has rendered verdict. finding
the st. Louis health department neg
Iigent in the preparation of diphtheria
antitoxin that caused the deaths by
lockjaw (tetanus) of seven children to
whom it was recently administered for
diphtheria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19
TO SAVE HER CHILD
Mother Burns to Death With Little
Daughter at
Senia.

Centralia, H., Nov. 19.-Mrs. Mary
Manering and her 4-ycar-old daugh-
ter. Edith. were burned to death at
Nenia. The child's clothing caught
fire from the stove and the mother in
trying to save her was fatally
burned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19
Washington. Nov. 1O.-Thls ]

Washington. Nov. 19.-This morning
at 10 o'clock, before Judge Thomas VI.
Anderson. in the criminal court No. 1
of the District of Columbia, began the
trial of Mrs. Lola Ida Henry Bonine.
under Indictment for the murder Of
James Seymour Ayres, Jr.. in the Ken
more hotel, in this city. on the night of
May 10 last. The case attracted wide
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19
NEW NAVAL COURT
One With Reference to \. II. L..
Meade Couvenes at
New York.

New York. Nov. 19.-Thc court
martial ordered by the secretary of
the navy to- investigate the charges
of intoNication and scandalous con-
duct made against ~ IL. l.. Meade of
the marine corps began at the navy
yard today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Occupies the Time ofToday's Meet
ing of the Cabinet-Its
Nature.

Washington, Nov. 10.-The time of
the cabinet meeting today was spent
reading the presidents message and
commenting upon its various feat
ures. The message is long, and said
To- be vigorous in tone. In that re-
spect, at least, if is quite character
istic of Roosevelt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19
steamer F.Iia Not Lost

Boston, Nov. ia private message
to the chamber of commerce yesterday
stated that the steamer Ella reported
to have been lost off the coast of New
foundland, passed Quebec Sunday,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19
At Least Two Killed and
Many Injured in
Collisions.
TROUBLE ON elevated
Most Severe Experience
City Has Had in Years
+SAmbu1anceS Busy.

Chicago, Nov. 19.-Dense fog was
responsible for numerous accidents
and collisions here early today. In Il
collision between two Metropolitan
elevated trains one person was killed
and II injured.
Another Fatally Injured.
In a collision ON the Lake street
elevated &. F. Ireland was fatally in
Jured. Harold Soderburg. Frank
Mum. motOrman. Anna Carr and J.
w. Cheney were more or less injured.
Collisions Are Numerous.
Collisions are also reported on
other elevated. steam and surface
lines but no one was injured. The
fog was one Of the most dense Chi
cago has experienced i'm years.
There was Il great number of col
Iisions between vehicles and the sur
face line cars due to the fog and the
police say scores of people were
slightly hurt.
Every ambulance in the city was
kept busy from $50 until o when the
fog cleared away. carrying the in
jured to the homes and the hospitals
Nine Accidents on Elevated.
Later in the day news of another
collision which occurred on the Met
r"Politan reached the public. The
train on which Otto Leinhart was
conductor. was overtaken by another
train, and Leinhart was crushed to
death. In all there were nine col
lisions on the elevated structures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19
KILLED BY DYNAMITE
Explosion in a West Virginia Mine
Attended by FataIi-
ties.

Charleston, w. Va, Nov. 19.-Oliver
Dodge and Frank Wilby were killed
and Frank Lancater and Pearl and
Robert Nicewerner seriously injured
by the accidental explosion of dyna-
mite in a quarry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19

spread Interest at the time the tragedy
occurred. largely on account of the
mystery which shrouded the death OF
the young man, and this interest was
augmented while the cOroner's inquiry
was in progress by the dramatic con-
feSsion of Mrs. BOnine of her part in
the tragedy.
story the Woman Told.
She told her story to the district at
teFAey and 10 the local detectives. say
ing that she had been the only person
in the room when -AyreS was shot. aud
that he was killed in a struggle with
her over the possession of Il revolver
with which he was trying to frighten
her into compliance with improper de
mands on his part. She has been in
jail under arrest since then. The room
in which the trial viii take place Is
incapable CT accommodating comfort
ably more than 100 persons. Marshal
Palmer was compelled TO announce
that admission could be secured only
by tickets to be issued by his office.
Her Friends To BE Present..
Mrs. Bonine asked that about a doz-
en- seats within the railing be reserved
for her friends. She was accompanied
to the court room 10y her husband and
two sons; by her sister. Mrs. Meacham.
who came from her home in Missouri
for the purpose of being present. and
by one or two women friends. 1t Is
also expected that later in the trial Il
brother. Grant Henry. and sister,
Miss Pearl Henry. will be present.
Seats also have been reserved for five
attorneys to represent Mrs. BOnine. al
though it is not expected that all of
them will he present ut any time. Dis
trict Attorney Ashley NJ Gould will he
assisted in the prosecution by Hugh
7. Taggart. Seventy-three witnesses
have been summoned on behalf of the
government. Thus far no subpoenas
have been issued for any witnesses in
Mrs. Bonne's behalf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19
Worry Causes Severe Illness.

st. Joseph, Mo. Nov. 19.-Mrs.
Mary Hensey. mother of Mrs. Ida
BOnine. is dangerously i'll at her home
in this city. She intended to leave for
Washington to attend the trial of her
daughter for the murder OF james
Sayrcs. Worry over her daughters
predicament has brought on her pres
ent illness and may cause her death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19
SCHOOL STIRRED UP
Question of OscuIation Proves a Sc
rious One in an Illinois
Township.

Williamsfield, lis. Nov. lJ.-The
school directors OF Knox county may
have their wisdom taxed in the matter
of settling the question of the right
OF Il boy pupil to kiss his girl school
mate without being punished for it,.
The directors of Truro township are
now wrestling with this question and
it is far from settlement. One OF the
boys kissed a girl recently and the
teacher. a man, thrashed the lad for
the offense.
The parents of the boy appealed to
the law TO punish the teacher, but the
grand jury has ignored the matter. and
now all the teachers i'm The county are
threatening to administer corporal
punishment to every lad who kisses
girl. i'm or oct of play. Since the out
break IN Truro township there has been
trouble i'm other districts i'm one OF
which the teacher thrashed twenty
boys to punish them for concoctinG
plot to ''do him up
Pulled the Gun nIuzzIe Foremost
Lincoln. Neb.. Nov. 19.-Walter
Ryan was instantly killed and James
Holek was badly wounded by the ac-
cidental discharge of shotgun near
Exeter. Neb. Holek was dragging the
gun along the ground with one finger
i'm the barrel. The hammer caught on
n board. the gun was discharged and
Holek's arm was blown off. while the
charge shattered the wrist of his other
arm. Ryan was I'm direct line OF the
charge, n few feet distant. and was
I-iIIod
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-19
Rosy Reports

Nothing but enthusiastic reports
come from cities who were IN last
year. Decatur has recognized ana
engaged manager. Cedar Raplds
reports "a comfortable sum IN the
treasury and as strong support next
year as this. Terre Haute and Evans
Vile have nothing 10 worry about III
money matters. Bloomington IS IN
the same position and Rock Island
and Davenport say that they couldn't
think of quitting"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-24
'BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE


side. The walls OF the ruins had been
shaken by the earthquakes OF the
tropics, until scarcely one stone rested
upon another. Whatever iron work
there had been in its construction was
years ago carried away, and little re-
manned 20 give more than a suggestion
OF the previous form or style.
"The building had been a fort about
one-half the size OF Castle Williams.
on Governors Island built Of great
blocks of stone and practically impreg-
nable. company Of men With am
munition could have held the place
against an army In those days. In
front and beneath Il lay the hay. look
Ing as though a stone dropped from the
hand would strike the water. Behind
II lowered the mountain.
I'm the interior we found the key 10
the place. In the center OF the groun1
floor a large opening or iissure leads
directly downward through the noun
tain into a great cave which we had
previously noticed on the waters edge.
ITO convince us that II did lead down
To the water our guide picked up a
large stone and, holding Il over the
opening. let 1t drop. a moment later
We could hear loud splash as II STRUCK
the water below.
According 10 the story told by the
natives on the island. Bluebeard In the
course OF his sailings discovered this
cave with the assure IN the mountain
side. Clearing away the top OF this
opening. ne built a fort and storehouse
combined. Whenever he captured a
ship he brought II TO 81. Thomas ana
ran Il into the cave 10 conceal II. Then
from the fort above he hoistcd up the
valuables After that the ship woula
D. taken outside the harbor and scut.
tied After the pirates death the place
was abandoned, the hurricane and
earthquakes " the tropics got In their
work aud little now remains except the
great hssure. the cave and few
crumbiing blocks OF stone.
"Thn lore Of ST. Thomas contains
many legends Of the castle, and among
them Is variation Of the story OF the
murder OF the wives According 10 the
island story the pirate had only three
wives. and they were In each cas-.
beautiful women captured on ships ne
had piraied. Al OF the wives we've
murdered as Blucheard became dlssat-
SIZED with them. and they are supposed
a. have been buried IN some cavern OF
the fortress. At any rate the island
ers have a supersiiiious dread OF The
place and Il Is seldom visited New
York Times. .
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-24

The origin Of the fairy tales one
hears in his childhood is in most cases
as unknown as the tale themselves
are marvellous Probably no story OF IA
mans youth Is better remembered than
the wonderful tale Of Bluebeard, VIII
was so fond Of killing his wives. A
curious sidelght is thrown upon this
story by one Of the officers In the
Brooklyn navy yard, who was at one
time stationed upon the cruiser New
York. He said a few days ago:
High up on a mountainside which
overlooks a bay in the island of ST.
Thomas, West Indies. are the ruins or
a stone fortress. Throughout all the
island II is known as Bluebeard's cas-
tie. Many are the tales told Of this
mysterious place around the camp fires
in front of the little cabins Of tho
island. 'Buebcard, according TO these
narratives. was an Old pirate who per.
petrated many bloody deeds years ana
years ago. all Of which have become in
ierwovon into the folklore Of the island
zone morning the New YORK dropped
anchor in the harbof Il IL land
locked bay. except Tor narrow en-
trance. such as one finds In many Of
The West Indian Islands. AT one side
a mountain rises abruptly from the
water TO a height OF 1900 feet, and half
way 40 the side on shelf perhaps two
acres in area stand the crlmoing walls
OF the old fortress
Two hundred years ago these waters
,eemed with pirates, who pillaged and
killed al every turn. But among them
All throughout the gulf Central Amer
lca and the West Indies there were
Two men whose names stood ont above
Inc rest and whose deeds are recalled
These two men were latte. who
had his stronghold IN the delta % the
mississippi. and 'Buobeard who butt
bis fortress upon ,hc island OF 81
Thomas. The last named chose his site
we'll. and for forty years dened the sail
ors Of spain and France In the new
world.
II visited the ruins the day after our
arrival in cor,vany with one % the
ward room officers and an old darkS
whom we hired 20 guide Us. 4 mar
row. steep path from the shore wound
in and out among the rocks and trop-
icai vegetation until Il finally brought
us 10 the little shelf or the mcuniaIh
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-24

He was a public spirited citizen ana
politician Of no small local influence
Back Of the story and a half cottage
was a small garden which the boys at
tended, and there was also barn with
room for the doctors horse and buggy
and the family COW. When George
was eight years old, this COW became
his special care.
Her name was Frisky, and she lived
up to IT, According to the ADMIRAL,
Frisky was the most predatory COW
that ever jumped fence or became
mired In a swamp. Al that time no
village ordinances prescribed the wan
derings of horses and cows, and the
Dewey COW with others was released
in the early morning and permitted to
roam the Landscape at her own sweet
win until located and conducted home
In the evening by George Driving home
Frlsky was his most important daily
stint as a boy and many an adven-
ture and some perils did he encounter
in the performance Of that duty.
PERcHED ON THE OUNCE
BLOCK"
At the age of six George Dewey was
as healthy and enterprising a boy as
one could find in the hills of Vermont.
The boiling heat Of the summer and the
numbing cold of the winter were alike
powerless to check the ilow OF his
spirits He was as full Of life as an
egg is full Of meat He Was led to
school by an elder brother and con-
signed to the task Of mastering prim-
err and the early mysteries OF numbers.
mo healthy boy likes to go TO school,
but 1t was positive misery TO young
Dewey. In the spring and summer the
CLEAN Of the waters Of the Onion river,
with thoughts of swimming or OF ash
lurking in the cool depths, lured all in
clinatlon to study from his head and
many was the time that he stood for
hours on the Ounce block
IN the winter the hills cleaned with
snow and the hollows were a glare Of
ice, and the hours went by IN dreary
procession of tagging minutes ur.il the
signal came that the days misery was
over. As n boy of from six TO ten.
George Dewey submitted TO school
rules and discipline with that obedi
ence that comes from fear. Then he
began to openly rebel and from that
time until numerically flogged by a
new schoolmaster was a terror to the
successive teachers who had him in
charge.
There was no schoolboy trek which
could be suggested or invented which
he did not attempt and, as a rule, cX-
ecute He put oil in the inkstands, lacks
on the teachers chair, snuff and pepper
on the red hot stove boarded up the
school house chimney, soaked the
teacher from ambuscade with care
fully prepared SNOWFALL. sprinkled tAe
school steps with water until they were
a glare Of ice and shouted with glee as
the outrushing pupils tumbled over
each other-thesc aud hundred other
pranks followed each other in bewild-
ering succession. If any piece OF devil
try were perpetrated. bod" Dewey as
he was nicknamed. was suspected, and
generally with good reason. He was as
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-24

,,ho boyhood Of the nero
f'' makes interesting reading
ISla IA polnt few morals in the
1ys school book. Not that
'a' Sa5 boy He was simply the
-, with an excess Of that ma
~ .,ery which goes by the more
.,, INIT less accurate name OF
,. Of that familiar type OF
fH boy that calls into vigorous
= witch in the hands OF stern
" ,rato teacher. He belonged
y . y class Of young barbarians
fond mothers in a state OF
~ from the moment they are
- ,be morning until securely
a,o bed for the night Thou-
years Of civilization nave
SAont effect in checking or sub
"a, sayagery which is instinct
ing male Of the human spe-
IA IL as much Of a barbarian
.,,acord as in the tiger infested
africa He rebels at restraint
I, destruction and accepts the
u Of civilization only after they
been whipped into him. A civil
| nlp Is q tanned boy
OLD AMERICAN STOCK
a. original American Dewey was
~ Thomas, and landed in Boston
d Five years later he married
/ frances Clarke. The Dewey line
T',i,uss through two Josiahs, two
| hams, two slmeons down to Julius
|rss Dewey, father of the admiral
r. successive grandparents mated
L, women bearing such standard
|,,,5eaD names as Lyman, Miller, Bal
!, PHELPS. Gamer and Yemans. DIR.
Nh, Y Dewey was welded to Mary
'r,. who bore him all his children
, dD thus be seen that Admiral Dewey
, sssnded from acceptable American
~ A calm survey Of their record
!, show that the Deweys were aver
u New Englanders, with the average
IN, and the average failings of that
,san Of humanity. The natural tend
81 q the American people to hero
Ishp frequently extends to the point
Z l,dfying the previously unknown
nsuy Of a newly arrived hero and
n Of our Dewey historians have
.re.led the ancestors Of Admiral
.ag and attempted to embellish
u plscid careers with tales of war
! ypWess They have found the
j. Isaediah Dewey the fighting par
/ d Vermont" who, according to
" RuatIye was preaching ser
s&h Bennington on the Sunday morn
! ., famous day In Revolutionary
ltl
I ault the pulpit long enough TO
4 kieat the British soldiery and
v Nturned and calmly finished the
saEe. All Of which may be true,
Z DE- fact remains that the chool
f.i.l Of three years ago were not
flA with the name Of any Dewey
Eaaned in text books, The truth OF
aitler Is that for two or three hun
y years the Deweys were average
ltinah citizens, on a par, so fas as
'Ns were concerned, with the
vans Johnsons, Millers aud thou
!. Of other American families, until
Asy morning George Dewey sank
spanish feet and immortalized the
as Of Dewey and Manila. Pre-
= % mat time Manila was vaguely
'elAlei IN American minds with
" and ropes, and George Dewey
neEn In a limited naval club cir
o Washington.
MISLEADING BIOGRAPHY.
siAng Is so discouraging to a boy
Y reading OF the typical history OF
Aleer OF a successful man or a
'asl hero. He cannot recognize
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-24

fertile in expedients for mischief as
an Apache Indian Is for torture. 1t
may be said with truth that there was
no intention Of being bad on the part Of
the future hero, but II is equally sure
that there was no especial attempt TO
be good
WANTED TO BE A SOLDIER
Such a boy is bound to be l. leader
among boys and George Dewey vas
the undisputed chief OF the elan IN
Montpelier. No boy can hold such
position-or at least could not In those
days-except by physical proves, and
George attained and maintained his
authority By a series OF conflicts in
which bloody noses were given ana re-
ceyed Some of his historians assert
that In these fights he never assailed
a boy smaller than himself, but mas
much as these historians were not pres
ent at all OF these encounters ! prefer
10 believe that he was much the same
as other aggressive boys, and that he
waded through slaughter TO throne"
irrespective Ct the size OF those who
dared challenge his supremacy. That
is a way boys have. That fine senti-
ment which respects a fallen foe and
bids one take no advantage Of weak
ness Is one oil the attributes OF civili-
cation, and boys are not civilized.
The eaijy ambition OF the boy Dewey
was to be a soldier lie had no inclin-
alton toward the sea. and did not come
from a seafaring family Even to this
day Admiral Dewey is subject 10 sea-
sickness. and expects TO pass through
siege Of this malady in the early part
of long cruise II was by pure ac-
cident as will be related later, that he
became a sailor rather than a soldier.
As a boy he was completely carried
away by tales of valor on bloody fields
and by stories of great campaigns won
by famous commanders.
Once his father read 10 him the story
Of Hannibal crossing the Alps. The
recital laade a great Impression on the
boy. II was In the dead. OF winter and
on the following day he told the story
to his little sister Mary, and asked
her 20 be his army proposing to cross
the OILY ALPS" In the neighborhood,
q large hill which nanked Montpelier
to the north. She readily consented and
young Icorge and his army set out on
their undertaking Ii was keen aid
cold the snow lying deep on the ground
end piled into huge drifts in ravines
and along fences. With wooden sword
In hand, George conducted his army 20
the ciCst Of the ALPS" from which he
looked down on that part Of Italy en-
compassed by Washington county. The
"arLy" froze the tip OF It's nose and
one ear, while Hannibal had two of his
toes frostbtten. farmer took the ex-
petition into his bob sled and carried
1t back to Montpelier
BELIEVED IN THE DRAGON.
In ali OF his games or amusements
George or bod" Dewey was equally
realistic. He was sentimental and I'M
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-24
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The Future Hero Manila belonged that Large Class of Young Babaans
Who Keep Fond Mothers State of Suspense from the Moment They Are
MhfA Boy Who Didn't Know What Fear
MFonder Fun Than Study He Often Occupied the Ounce Benhhis
Ambition TO be Soldier Was Forced Into the NyNO Sum
day School Book Boy by Any Means
[B Frederick n HHadl
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-24

to find some monster with which 20
give tattle. Failing 20 find any such
dragon, he did the next best thing, aud
imagined one TO exist. This huge beast
was supposed TO dwell in the waters OF
the Onion river, near the Dewey house
Mari vas the forlorn princess and she
would wade out w to her knees AMI
then shrek In simulated terror that the
dragon was after her Then would APP
pear the valiant knight ST. George
Dewey, mounted on his white charger
Ga lath), and armed with his trusty
spear Ga pointed stick). Thus accOu-
tired he would dash into the stream up
TO his waist, beating the water with
the stick and stabbing the dragon In
innumerable places. Then he would cs-
cort the splattered princess" to the
shore, only 10 repeat the performance
rnttl both were thoroughly drenthsd
and tired
General Israel Putnam was another
one OF his heroes and as result Of his
love for realism Dr. Dewey came near
losing his old and well trained horse.
George read the story Of how the old
Revolutionary hero escaped from the
British soldiery at Horseneck sby Al
ing his charger down the rocks az
hfeakneck speed, one day when the
doctor was busy at home George took
the horse from the stable and, accom-
panied by number Of boys. rode to the
top Of steep gravel bank. Mounting
he horse, he urged him into a gdllOp
headed for the bank When he came
70 the edge the horse swerved and
George went over his head and over
the bank. The animal lost his footing
and rolled and slid nearly 10 the bot
tom. His sides were badly scraped, and
ne was lame for a month. SO was
George Gut not from his fall. As a re-
suit OF this exploit he took his meals
standing for several DAYS
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-24
BELIEVED IN THE DRAGON.

In 6li OF his games or amusements
George or bod" Dewey was equally
rea Nc tic He was sentimental and Inn
aginatve, and all fairy stories we've
true 20 him. The story OF ST. George
and the dragon appealed to him, ami h.
scalct cd the woods around the village