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Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Youngest Reporter In the Country.


1t is supposed that Miss Ethel Keener
of Muncie, Ind, is the youngest news
paper reporter in the country. Miss
Keener entered newspaper work on
The Morning Star of that town when
she was Is years Of age. She was as
signed to the gathering of suburban
notes, but proved too valuable an en-
ployee to remain on this work alone.
The editor of the paper began assign
ing her on wedding and social events,
and at IA she became the society re-
porter of the paper.
Miss Keener's determination has won
for her the admiration of all with
whom she has come in contact. She
has never been "scooped" on an i'm
portant event, and the management Of
the paper considers her indispensable.
She attends high school during the day,
doing her newspaper work in the after
noon
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Navy Department Takes 1t
At Schley in Inquiry
Proceedings.
NO NOTIFICATIONS ALLOWED.
Admiral Must Stand On the
Record of Disobeying
Orders.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The navy
department has refused to accede to
Admiral Schley's suggestion that the
language inthe fifth specification of
the Precept of the court of inquiry,
that he had disobeyed orders. be mod
ified.
The department declines to make
the modification on the ground that.
according to official records, Schley
ackno wledged that he had disobeyed
orders, and disobedience TO orders
was an established fact, whether will
iDgly or unwillingly.
Young SehIey Called Down.
Washington, Aug. The war de-
partment has taken cognizance of the
published interview of Capt. Thomas
F. Schley regarding tie court of in
quiry upon his father. 1t is under
stood the department has informed
the captain that such interviews are
contrary to army regulations.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
BOLD BANDITS
WORK NEAR CHICAGO.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-The Baltimore &
Ohio passenger train from the east,
due to arrive in Chicago at o'clock
last night. was held up by five
masked men at s O'Clock between
E'gmore and Calumet Heights, Ind,
81 miles from Chicago. One of the
mail cars, which contained no money,
was dynamited and wrecked. Two
other mail cars were also detached
from the train and run q quarter of o
mile ahead. The failure OF the rob-
bers to make a rich haul was due to
the fact that the express car, which
contained the trains treasure. was in
an UNUSUAL place 1t was the third
car in the train After wrecking the
mail car aud obtaining no booty the
robbers disappeared in the darkness
without attempting to rectify their
mis- take. 1t is estimated that $50, 900
was stored in the express car and it
is believed the robbers kpew of the
large amount of money and valuables
on board.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
FURTHER FACTS IN THE CASE.
CoIombisns Scout the idea That Tribe
Uribe Has Invaded Colombia

Washington. Aug. Arturo de
Brigard. the Colombian consul gene raj
mt New York, is in the city in consul
tation with the officials of the Colon
bian legation regarding the situation
in Colombia. and especially with refer
eure to the seizure of Murrillo. one of
the aides OF General Uribe-U Uribe, the
evolutionary leader. at Cartagena.
Colombia. some time ago. According
To- officials at the legation the passoprr
with which Murrillo was armed stated
specifically the peaceful mission upon
which he was journeying. 1t Is claimed
that ne violated the terms of his pass
port and the officials do not believe
that his seizure will give rise to dip
lumatic incident with Germany.
The officials at the legation scout the
idea that General Uribe-U Tribe has in
vaded Colombia with 1J.OOO men. They
know. however. that he has purchased
arms in Belgium. AID that he went
to Curacao and from there TO the
Venezuelan frontier. whence he was to
launch his expedition. According to
all the information obtained here. how
overland the legation has news from
the seat of government at BOgUta up
to- the 27th-the invasion has not act
ually taken place. and no BATTLES have
been fought.
There X no information at the leSa-
tion. il is claimed. Confirma;ory of the
report that Masonic bodies have con-
tributed support to Uribe-Uribe on ac-
count of the hostility of the present
Colombian government toward Ma
sonry. Herran. the charge d'affaires.
explains that the alleged hostility
against Masonry i'm Colombia Is not
against the order alone. but against all
secret orders. The secret lodges. he
says. are made the plotting grounds
for intriguers and revolutionists, and
the order for their suppression is due
to that fact alone.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
ESCAPE WAS MIRACULOUS,
Two Trains Come Together on a Curve, but
Little Damage Results -

Peru, Ind, Aug. 1.-One of the mar
roweSt escapes from a disastrous
wreck in the history of the Wabash
railroad occurred seven miles east of
this city Tuesday night Train No. >.
the fast limited mail. due here at Z
o'clock. WAS delayed by burning
bridge. and received orders at Keller'S
station to come TO Peru. A special
bridge train was sent out of here, and
after ii had left came news Of de-
parture of the passenger. With no
telegraph station between the points.
the officers thought nothing could save
the trains. and the wreck train was
called out. all available physicians
summoned. and preparations made for
the worst.
The bride train had gone only four
miles when the passenger train was
seen coming. At the point where the
two trains met was long and round
ing curve, and the headlights of both
engines were observable. Even with
this in their favor. and the full force
of the emergency brakes applied. the
engines came together With sufficient
force to break pilots. headlights and
other parts of the front ends. Passen-
gers We're tossed about and two men
severely but not dangerously in
iJIred
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Corn King Transfers Trades
and Suspends Business
Operations.
HIS BOOKS ARE TANGLED.
And Time Must Be Taken
To Straighten Them
Out.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-George II. Phil
lips, the ''corn king" has transferred
ali his trades to McReynolds & Co.
He closed all open trades Wednesday.
The Phillips company is credited with
having done the largest commission
house business on the board of trade
last year. The business suspended
today.
Lack of facilities for proper cieri-
cal needs of the concern, according to
the statement given the Associated
Press by Attorney John S. Goodwin,
who has taken charge of the Phillips
company's affairs, was the sole reason
for temporarily suspending business.
Tangled CanditIon of Books.
The tangled condition of the books
became apparent some time ago when
the board of trade directors ruled
that the Phillips company should fur
nish to each member of the May corn
pool detailed account of the entire
transaction.
AS the firms business kept increas-
ing at remarkable rate, the
machinery of the house was
found inadequate, and it was
decided to simply transfer all trades
and for the time being throw
all the business of the house into
other hands until a complete new set
of books had been compiled. Tho
announcement of the turn of affairs
caused scarcely ripple in the board
of trade markets.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
FOURTH DIVORCE FOR HER.
Woman who Surely Cannot Get Along
with Her Husband.

East st. Louis. Ills, Aug. For
the fourth time Mrs. Benecia V. Eckel
has concluded that her marriage to Dr.
Joseph T.. Eckel is a failure. The
couple have been married four times
and divorced three times. Tuesday
morning Martin ID. Baker. attorney
FOR Mrs. Eckel. filed writ in the city
court for divorce from Eckel. In the
petition she STATES that they were mar
ried I'm St. Louis. Jan. 4. 1898. aud
lived together six days. or until Jan.
10. 1898. on which day. she says. lie
deserted her.
Dr. Eckel is said To- lie in the news
paper business in New York. About
ten years ago he arrived in East ST.
Louis from Chicago and went TO work
for physician. He became acquaint-
ed with the present Mrs. Eckel who
was then Mrs. Benecia WintOn. widow
of Dr. o. Il. WintOn. who for one
term was mayor of East st. Louis.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
HINsEY HAS BEEN INDICTED.
Late President of the X. of p. Endowment
Rank Charged with Perjury.

Chicago. Aug. 1.-Indictments charg-
ing perjury We're returned yesterday
against John A. Hinsey and Henry B.
StOlte. former president and secrc-
tary respectively of the Endowment
Rank. Knights of Pyth;aS. The
perjury charged is alleged To consist
In statements made in annual reports
o. the supreme lodge, knights of Py-
thias. which the defendants as officers
OF the lodge made to the Superinten-
dent of the insurance department of the
state of Illinois relative to- the finan-
cial condition Of the lodge.
Ii is not charged that the entire re
port is a perjury. but Il is alleged that
certain statements mSde in each are
false. These statements are in regard
generally to the amount of deposits in
bank. and sS TO the value of certain
securities. Hinsey surrendered and
was bailed in $500.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
TROUBLE REIGNS
IN VENEZUELA

Port of Spain. Aug. 1.-The Venez-
uelan minister of war. Pulido. who is
a leader of an important political
party. has resigned after vi)leut
scene in the cabinet. during which
the minister refused to accept
the orders of President Castro
to recognize the revolutionists
in Colombia as beiligerents. The
resignation caused a profound i'm
preston here. The situation is more
critical. The government trO. ps have
been defeated in the first encounters
with the rebels ear Iiristobal. Other
uprisings are taking place in the in
terror of the country.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
PENIcK's BODY is FOUND.
Probability Is That His Death Was Acct
dental and Not Suicidal.

Racine. Wis, Aug. 1.-The body of
c. T. Penick. the banker OF Charlton.
Ia. and brother of ex-Representative
Penick was discovered float 1S in Lake
Michigan Tuesday afternoon not a
hundred feet from where he fell into
the lake from the steamer Virginia on
Friday morning. Two men. &. OlesOn
and \. Humphrey, both claim to have
seen the body and will demand the re-
ward of $500 which has been offered
The money in Penick'S pocket. a ring
on the finger, filling in the. teeth, the
clothing. etc. all correspond with the
description furnished and there is no
doubt as TO the identity. There IS now
thought TO he little doubt that the
drowning was an accident and not n
suicide
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
HE Is A COOL THIEF.
'Gentlemnn" Burglar Points Ont Houses
He das Robbed.


He Aas Robbed.
Chicago. Aug. 1.-Leaning back in a
cushioned carriage, smoking a cigar.
Frank Williams the gentleman burg
lar" who broke into dwellings here and
posed as a successful promoter in his
home in MuSkegG1. rode through Hyde
park yesterday with couple of detec-
tiveS. Occasionally he would remove
the Havana from his lips and point out
a residence. Then one of Captain Col
leranS' men would get out and ask the
people if it was true the house had
been robbed. The number of residences
robbed was eleven.
Williams looked upon the trip aS Il
journey of pleasure after heing locked
up in Il small cell all night. He an
swered questions put by the detec-
lives without hesitation and seemed
glad to give all the Information he
could. Williams WAS captured through
his dropping Il letter from his sweet
heart while out rObbing.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Found Gold ON His Farm.

Pewaukee. Wis. Aug. Thomas
Whelan. who owns all eighty-acre
farm on the south side of Holly hill.
Washington county. reports that while
repairing tine interior of his limekiln
he noticed gold in some stones that
were loose on the fioOr. Whelan. who
is an old fCrty-niner and knows gold
when he sees il. at once began to in
veStigatc its source. On examining
closer into the composition of the rock
ne discovered further trace and later
sent few samples to Milwaukee The
sample when aSsayed prov eel 10 be unu-
sually rich and il was estimated would
rnn from 81 .NDn TO 81 300 ton.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
The 81 Is stin Missing.

Terre Haute. Ind. Aug. IA year
ago burglars entered the residence Of
President Van Horn. of the United
Mine Workers. and taking his trousers
into the yard carried away 50. With
the money WAS u Canadian l-cent coin
Of 1876 which Van Horn had carried
for many years as a pocket piece. y
fewS DAYS ago in n corridor Of the
Grand Opera House office building Van
Horn picked up Il coin which he rec
oGniZed - ibe stolen pocket piece. 1t
had certain marks which made its
identify certain
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Roosevelt ut Chicago.

Chicago. Aug. 1.-Nice President
Roosevlt. Governor Yates. Senator
Fairbanks. of Indiana. aud John NJ
Smyth were all at the Auditorium An
mex at the same time yesterday. and
the politicians found much material for
significant gossip about plans for 1904
in the meeting of the four big Repub-
licanS Roosevelt WAS here on his way
to attend n reunion of the Rough
Riders.
Governor Yates said he came up to
invite Roosevelt to stop at Camp Lin
coin and see the Illinois guardSmen,
and that RooSebelt had accepted.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
ARREST OF MURRILLO
Seems to Have Been Because He
Was Not Courteous to CO.
Iombian Governor.
WOULD NOT MAKE A GALL ON Hill
Gen. Uribe-Uribe's Movement Against
the Present Government-Ast to
the Secret Societies.

New York. Aug. 1.-The report of
Governor Nelez. of the department of
Bolivar. has been carried to the le-
cation at Washington by SenOr Arturo
de Brigard, the Colombian consul gem
eral in this city. In his report Govern
or NeleZ points out that Murrillo was
designated by Urrbe-U Tribe as his peace
agent. 1t being known that Cribe-
Tribe was disloyal to his government
officials at Bogota decided that the
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Clnr.rLe.rFrsIrht. Collide.

MattoOn. Ills Aug. 1.-Two heavy
Clover Leaf freight trains collided on
n sharp curve in the center Of Tril!a.
- villige nine miles south of this city.
The trains were running at a rate of
twenty-five miles an hour when they
met The engines teleScOped and with
twelve freight ears rolled down an EN-
bankment, completely wrecked. The
men on the engines leaped in time 10
save theirN lives. The damage to roll
inC stock was over $JO.OuO.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
BoERS ARE OVER
PORTUGUESE LINE.

Lorerz1 Marquee Aug. Ia Boer
Portuguese territory. encamping st
GuaneIz. Five hundred PoItuguG Sc
troops are already at Guaneiz, and
artil cry left here for that place this
morning Three hundred troops in
addition are in readiness to proceed
unless the Beers surrender.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
rremendou. Rum Of Salmon.

Tacoma. Wash. Aug. 1.-The present
run of salmon on lower Puget Sound
* declared by fishermen to be the
greatest ever known. Between Port
Townsend and WhatcOm and extend
ing out into the Straits of Fuca. the
waters are alive with fish. During
Sunday and Monday more than 4 mil
lion fish were caught.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Jewish Married to a Gentle.

Danville, Ills. Aug. Charles q.
Reynolds, of Terre Haute. and Miss
Stella Blout. of Attica. Ind, We're mar
ried in this city Tuesday by Rev. T..
Is. Randle. of the First Methodist EpiS-
copal church. Reynolds is Il druggist
of Terre Haute. Miss Blout is n
daughter of Jewish rabbi. She is but
10 years of age. and i'm addition to
the objections which her parents had
to her wedding a gentle. they fought
the marriage on account of her youth.
The two will make Terre Haute their
homo
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
HORRIBLE REVENGE OF
MINNESOTA FARMER

Sherburne, Mimi, Aug. 1.-Yes-
terday Fred Yost, a prosperous farm
er living near here, went TO the house
where Eliza Kunkls, his former house
keeper, was stopping, and shot and
killed her 10-months-old child and
fatally wounded the woman. He
then com mitied suicide. Yost was
recently indicted by the grand jury
on charge OF tastardy preferred by
the housekeeper.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
rhn, Ernudnlent GrnIn PooI.

New York. Aug. 1.-Concerning the
movements Of the person or persons
whose alleged atempt to organize a
grain pool has attracted the attention
of George Ii Phillips and the postal
authorities. the Herald says that
young man rented desk room last
Thursday i'm the office OF J. l.. Coady. q
Wall street paying the rent in advance.
and has not been seen since. He gave
the name of Phillips
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Made a Big Sale ofPrune..

San Jose. Cal. Aug. 1.-The Cali
fornia Cured Fruit association has
sold twenty-four million pounds = Of
piunes 70 eastern buyers. Fifty thou
sand dollars of the price was paid
down and the remainder. estimated at
$250.000. will be paid as soon as the
fruit can be weighed and shipped,
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
y.Iuable Lfbrarv Feed. the Fire,

Albion, Mich. Aug. 1.-The resi-
dence of James II. Kilpatrick. of this
city. burned Monday at { a. IN
Loss 5000. \ valuable library of
] 900 rare volumes was destroyed: also
set of history manuscripts from the
royal library of King George III. OF
England, valued at $500.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
EIu. GIenn Jury Fails to Axs...

Parkersburg. W. Va. Aug. The
Ellis Glenn case has been brought TO
n close by Judge Stapleton. who dis
missed the jury upon its own request
and upon the statement 10 the court
haf il could not reach n verdict.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Death .,horaweIl.Known Pr,..,.

Dallas. Tex, Aug. 1.-Rev. Father
Fl. ID. Brickley. well known priest
who had charge of the Roman Catholic
church at Ennis. Tex. died Tuesday
He came to this city for treatment for
catarrh of the stomach. He was born
in Harvard. Ill. in 1861.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
FORTUNATUS WINS
GOODWOOD CUP.

London. Aug. l. - Fortunatus,
owned by Arthur James, and ridden
by Maher. won the GoodwOod cup
valued at :. 900 sovereigns, for ) year
oIds. uncomfortable miles today; In
quisitive sc ,ond. Fleurdele third.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
SO Rain for Poor Delphi.

Delphi Ind, Aug Although
parts of the northern end of the state
were visited by showers within the
last forty-eight hours. this city was
passed by. 1t has noww been thirty
days since rain to amount to any
thing has fallen here. Other parts of
the county had showers ten days ago.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Not AfrAidorthe Plague.

New York. Aug. 1.-The possibility
of the spread of bubOnic plague
throughout the United States having
been discussed as Il probability by DIR.
Walter Kemster. of Milwaukee. Wis.
has brought out adverse opinions from
n number of New York physicians.
They condemn the views OF Dr. Kem-
Ster. DIR. ~ II. Doty, health officer
of the port. declares he has no fear of
the plague gaining any foOthold here.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Estimate OF the Corn Crop.

Chicago. Aug. Paul Morton,
second vice president of the Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad. speak
ing of the prospective corn crop said:
MY estimate of the corn crop for this
year places the yield for the entire
country in the neighborhoOd of 1,500,-
600 600 bushels
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
DoIin.ki Mu.t Pnx the Debt.

Springfield. Ills. Aug. 1.-GovernOr
Yates has refused to grant a commu-
tatiOn of sentence I'm the case of
George DOlinski. who was convicted
Of murder Mag i'm the Cook county
criminal court aud sentenced to hang
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
TIrer NIntiInie, a Child.

Logansport. Ind. Aug. IA tiger
i'm a cage with Robinsou's circus sue
ceeded Tuesday i'm getting far enough
through the bars Of It's cage to lay
open to the bone the flesh OH the top
of the head and face of n 6-year-old
son Of John Rush. an indulgent father
who held his boy to the upper window
of the animal cage that a better view
might he obtained before the side
boards were let down.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
COLUMBIA BEATS
INDEPENDENCE.

Bateman's Point. K. l., Aug. lin
n 3O-mi triangular race today for
cup honoTs. the Columbia beat the In
dependence by over a mile, crossing
the winning line minutes and II
seconds ahead of the Boston boat.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
The ChIId af Play.

Play is the means whereby individual
powers are acquired. 1t is the appren-
ticeship for the work of life A little
child at play is .'at his lessons. b.
Drummond's The Child"
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
About Right.

No man should ever make excuses to
Z woman who loves him. Let him say
lir is sorry and loves her, and she wiz
make the excuses and accept them too.
New LippIncott.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Rain. FaII where They DO Good.

Washington, Aug. 1.-The rains in
the corn belt Tuesday were considera-
bly, less than during the former forty
eight hours. but they fell where they
were most needed-in southwestern
OliJ and southern Illinois.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Greatest Trust Yer Proposed.

London. Aug. IA universal match
trust is contemplated according to The
Daily Msil. by Edwin Gould and Bar
ber. chairman of the Diamond Match
company, who are largely buying UP
the stock of the Swedish Match com-
nany.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Governor Was Much Incensed.

The incident described i'm late news
papers reports then ensued- Governor
NeleZ indicates that he was much in
ccnScd lay ;hp disposition OF both the
crew aTI passengers 10 prevent the ar
r0St of Hn Offender. Murrillo WIS not
Immediately committed 10 prison. and
il WAS the Intention OF the govern
or 10 hold him under surveillance at
Cartagena until his papers could he
searched The governor does not re-
fer To the possibility of an internation-
al question arising with Germany.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Bliss Held without Bail.

Mt. Clemens. Mich. Aug. Homer
Bliss. charged with the murder of his
father. Charles Bliss. who lived near
Washington. has been held for trial
without bail. His attorneys say they
will apply to the circuit udge for their
clients admission to bail
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Photographic Combine Pending.

St Louis. Aug. 1.-The Post-Dis-
patch says that negotiations fet
the consolidation of the leading photo
graphic dry plate factories of the
United States and Europe with a cap
ital OF S3O,OOO.OOO is pending
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
New Indu,trv fer women.

Washington. Aug. 1.-Chief Wilkie,
OF the secret service. has received n
telegram announcing the arrest in New
York of Alice Dougherty and Mrs
O'ConnOr. the former on charge oi
counterfeiting fifty-cent pieces. and the
latter on suspicion. Both women are
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Two Little noys Drowned.

Racine. Wis, Aug. 1.-Frankie Cas-
telIo and Berten Rogers. each II years
old. were drowned Tuesday while bath
ing The boys had been attending n
Sunday school picnic.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
LADY FREDERICK
DIES IN LONDON.

London, Aug. Lady Holda Brod-
erick. wife of Secretary of State for
War Broderick, died this morning of
brief illness.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01

Chicago, Aug. AFTER Il trial the.
directors of the board of trade have
expelled Claude Meeker. Meeker was
charged with being interested in a Co
lumbus bucket shoD.-
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
JuIr. Ieo1. CarrIs. enc eeIt.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-The weather
bureau report shows that the month
Of July broke all previous July heat
records by > degrees. the temperature
averaging a. degrees in Chicago. The
maximum temperature being lO3 de-
greeS.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Roman CathoIic Prsiate. at the Pan.

Buffalo. Aug. 1.-A-party OF dis
tinguished prelates OF the Roman
Catholic church has arrived here for
the purpose of seeing the Pan-Ameri-
can exposition. 1t is headed by Arch
bishop John Ireland.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
on Strike Near CLEVELAND.

Cleveland. Aug. 1-Oil has been
struck on a farm in Parma, a short
distance south of Cleveland The flow
thus far is said TO be about ff1y bar
rels per day.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
Sale of Line.tone OuarrIe..

Joliet Aug. 1.-The assets of the
Joliet Limestone company. owning a
number of quarrieS in this vicinity.
were sold at receivers sale Tuesday
Joseph stephens. of Joliet. represent
Ing several large ckholderS. Sc
cured the proDertV on n bid of SD 900
Rock Island Argus., 1901-08-01
AWenlfh ofRn.ea

1t is said that the display of roses at
the Pan-American exposition is the
finest ever seen in the United States,
Twenty thousand blush roses are in
full bloom.