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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
WOES OF HOLLANDS REGNING HOUSE:
DEATH OF QUEENS GUARD LAID TO PRINCE

and who have since been at their
royal mistress beck and call on
every occasion. They pride them
selves on their servitude and in this
matter-of-fact twentieth century
their chivalrous devotion To Queen
Wilhelmina j. pretty thing to see.
1T is whispered that every man Of
the handsome youths who surround
her majesty's carriage when she
she skates. ride with her when she
rides and dance attendance on her
generally. has been at one time or
another over head and ears i'm love
with the dainty little lady in whom
Hollands hopes arc centered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07

tertaih genuine belief in the good
ness of the presidents intentions. we
should regard his diagnosis of the in
duStrial situation as inSincerc." The
Speakers word picture of the wide
spread ruin. corruption, economic ty-
ranny ana domestic atiiiction brewing
over i'll America as the result Of trust
domination would he Il revelation to
the most ardent antitrust advocate in
the United States.
The Saturday Review. on the other
hand. remarks: All industrial under
takingS in the United States are more
scientifically organized than in any
other country. as we have learned to
our cost. The trust is the develop
ment of this system Of scientific organ
iZatiOn and the president is right when
he declines to hamper the captains of
industry"
Turning to the canal treaty. how
ever. The Saturday Review declares
Great Britain has sacrificed everything
to gain the problematical friendship of
the United States. which Will last just
so long rs it takes America to build a
fleet. and not Il day beyond"
The Outlook is mildly cOmmendatory
of the message. 1t SAYS: THE an
archist programme is splendid in the
ory. but in practice it is impossible -
As regards reciprocity The Outlook re-
marks: Frankly. selfish America will
accept freely whatever benefits herself
but Will be careful that no infant in
dustry is squeezed out of the peram0u-
lator."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
A BRUTAL ATTACK
Made by Negro, Who Narrowly
Escapes Being
Lynched.

Peru. Ind. Dec. T.-Charles Fox, SUI
perintendent for the kenefick * Hunt
railroad contractors. working on the
Cincinnati. Richmond and Muncie rail-
road mt this pOin1. was brutally assault
ed shortly before noon Thursday by a
negro who refused to obey orders. His
assaiIant used Il blackjack, and as Fox
was lying unconscious the negro
jumped upon his head.
Fifty other negroes took after the
aSsailant with the intention of lynch
ing him. but he jumped into the icy
waters of the Wabash river and es-
capped. Men are securing the country.
The negro had becRRvOrking only two
days. and his name is unknown. Fox
may recover The sheriff says Il lynch
ing will be prevented if tine fugitive is
caught.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07

mittee.
TariH concessions TO L-uDa. wnlcn VIII
give the islands fruits an opportunity
10 compete with American products.
RabcOck's retention on the ways and
means committee. which was pre-
dicted, shows that the speaker is not
willing TO punish a representative be-
cause he advocates legislation opposed
by majority of his party. BabcOck
is an earnest revisiOnist so far as
'.trust-made'' products are concerned.
but even if he voted with the Demo-
Gratis the anti-revisiOnists would have
ten votes to the revisionists' seven.
L Cannon Has His Old Place
Cannon of Illinois heads the appro-
priatiOns committee. also announced
yesterday. 1t is likely the speaker viii
he able to announce all the committees
before adjournment for the holidays
so the house will be ready for business
when it meets in January. The ways
and means committee will probably
report n bill for a Philippine tariff sim
liar 10 the one Senator Lodge intro
duced. In each of the committees an
nOunced the majority representation
was increased one and the minority
representation reduced to that extent.
his policy is to he followed i'm the ap-
pOintment of the other committees
The announcement of these committees
and the introduction of n few bills en-
braced all that was done in the house
yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
SEEK RECIPROCITY
France Would Like to Improve
Her Trade Relations with
Uncle Sam.
sIEGFRIED TALKS TO MERCHANTS
French Industrial College in This
Country London Editorial
ComIoent on the Message.

Paris. Dee. 7.-Franco-American
commercial relations and the proposed
French Industrial college in the United
States We're warmly discussed at 4
melting yesterday of the French In
dustrial and Commercial society, which
is composed of prominent manufactur-
ers and business men. Senator Jules
Siegfried, the former minister of com
merce. who recently visited the United
States. greatly impressed his hearers
with his arguments in favor of reci-
procity between the two countries. He
quoted President Roosevelts allusiOn
TO that subject in his message to con-
gress. and said that in case of the
miners executing their threat to de-
clare Il general strike French indus
trial interests could reckon on big sup
plies of American coal.
DESTROYS OF Reciprocity.
Francis Kimble. president Of the
American chamber OF COMMERCE. who
was the guest of honor. said the cham
Der was equally tleSirOus OF Franco
American reciprocity. and announced
that lie had written TO the minister Of
commerce. NJ. Millerand, Offering the
chambers cooperation in the projected
French industrial college in America
Other speakers expressed warm praise
OF NJ. MillerandS college scheme and
the choice of the United States as the
field for experiment. Jules Siegfried
said the Union of Higher Commercial
Schools had forwarded to NJ. Milleraud
an appeal TO extend the scheme to the
study of American business methods
and send a number OF commercial stu-
dents to the United StIteS on the same
a mi ipl cfY
Philadelphia Offers site.
NJ. Siegfried also said that the Unit
Ell States was as equally ahead in
commercial ideas as i'm industry, and
proposed that the society send NJ. Mil
lcrand Il similar appeal. The SuggeS-
tion WAS accepted. Neiderlein. Il rep
reSentative of the Commercial NIu-
scum. of Philadelphia. then read a let
ter which had been sent TO VI. Miller
and in behalf OF the museum. offering
the use of a laboratory and work
rooms. and even Il site for the prOpOstI
college. He said he had just received
a reply from NJ. NIillerand thanking
him for the offer. which was under
consideration. all asking for further
particulars as to- how the establish
ment of the college would be received
hy the various Philadelphia institu-
tionS. and maxim" inquiry ms to the
estimated expenses Of the college. etc.
France to Investigate Our Trusts.
The French government has decided
to make a special investigation Of
United States trusts I.azare Weller.
councillor of foreign commerce" and
Maurice la GotellCrie. an engineer.
have been intrustcd with the mission.
They will proceed to the United States
To investigate the economic. fiscal and
nj 1n
system may have to Europe. and eSpe-
cialy to France. They viii sail Dec.
Ia on the French line steamer La Sa-
vote.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07

Washington, Dec. T.-Speaker nv,r-
dersOn announced the house committee
on ways and means yesterday. and as
the names of well-known tariff defend
ers We're read the reciprocity advocates
and tariff revisiOnists gave vent to
signs of resignation. They see the fin
ish of their plans to modify the Ding
ley law. The committee which Will
control tariff legislation is the same.
with the exception OF one member. as
that - the last session. The men,
bers are Payne. DalZell. Hopkins.
GrosvenOr. Russell of Connecticut.
Steele, BabcOck. Tawney. Mccall Of
Massachusetts. Long of Kansas, Met
calf Of California. Metcalf is the only
rev member of the committee.
Anti-Revisionists Have the Committee.
The fact that Metcalf comes from n
great fruit-grOwing state like CalifOr-
ria is an assurance that he VIII oppose
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07

Official contradiction notwith-
standing. nobody at The Hague
doubts for moment that the queen
and her consort have been at logger
heads practically since the wedding.
Prince Henry is an unpleasant per-
son. He eats too much, drinks too
freely and hunting occupies him far
more than his wife.
''Wilhelmina. on her side, is not a
woman to allow herself to be neg
lected with impunity. 1t is said that
she stanched Van Tets wound with
her own hands and insisted on her
husband begging pardon of the
young man as well as of herself be-
fore she would forgive him.
"All the romance of the marriage
of WiIhelmina and the man she her
self chose has Disappeared
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
As TO STATE KEPEESENTATIoN
Southern Member Moves an Investigation
of the Bay state Case.

Southern Member Moves an Investigation
of the Bay state Case.
Washington. Dec. 7.-Crumpacker of
Indiana introduced n bill in the house
yesterday for an amendment to the ap-
portiOnment act so that the member
ship of the house OF representatives
will be 3I2. The representation Is
based on the vote cast instead of pOpu-
latiOn. and reduces the representation
in the southern states and makes in
creases i'm northern states.
AprOpos of the proposition of Moody
OF Massachusetts for a congressional
investigation of the right of Louisiana
members Of congress to hold their
seats. Fleming of Georgia yesterday
presented n resolution in the house for
an investigation of the right of the
Massachusetts members of congress to
hold their seats. Moody's resolution
asserted that a certain class of voters
were disfranchised in Louisiana, thus
iEValidatiug the election OF Louisiana
Representatives. Fleming's resolution
recites that the constitution of Massa-
chusetts. in cOntraventiOn of the provis-
ion of the federal constitution imDoseS
addluOnaI quallncatlOnS Tor suffrage
by declaring that no person shall have
the right to vote who shall not be able
to read the constitution in the English
language and write lis name.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
Church Drops Old HYMN.

Cincinnati. Dee THE Methodist
hymnal revision committee. which is
in session i'm this city for the purpose
of revising the hymn book. has decided
to eliminate that old favorite. Sweet
Hour of Prayer" objection to the last
line of the hymn having been found.
He Leadeth Me- .. Blessed Thought" :"
is anthoer favorite taken ont
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07

EcnoSha. Wis. Dec. THE big Chi
Cago ice Companies which in past years
have harvested large crops of ice in
this county for the Chicago trade are
preparing for Il contest with Governor
LaFOllette over the export ice tax
law. The companies have decided to
fight on the grounds that il is an in
reference with the interstate COM
merce law. If this fight fails the su-
perintendentS are ordered to pay the
tax. and at the close of the season the
companies will retire from the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
Ends an Unusual Romance.

Valparaiso. Ind. Dec. THE mar
riage of John NJ. Currier. of Naparai-
so. and Mrs. Laura NJ. Morse. of Chi
cagO. writes the final chapter to an
unusual romance. The groom is an
old and prominent resident of this
city. and was divorced from his bride
of Thursday more than forty years
ago. He is 20 years old. she is -.
Both have grown children from mar
riages subsequent to their separation
from each other
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07

OwosoO. Mich. Dee. THE body of
\. w. Covert. of this city. was found
sitting against log i'm the woods near
Garland with shotgun between his
knees. The charge had entered his
breast. He had announced the pur
pose of going hunting and is not known
to have bad any troubles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
E,cnpetl in Light ,Inrchtng 0rdcr.

ElSin. Ills. Dec. T-MarSnret I'lem
ming. 4 Chicago patient ut the north
ern Illinois hospital for the insane. eS-
capped Wednesday night and Scantily
clad pHraded the streets OF the down
TOWN district for half an hour before
she was finally captured by a police
officer and turned over to the asylum
authorities. Before she escaped she
entirely disrObed and dOnned mans
white and red shirt and made her way
through the back streets to the center
of tleA civ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
VIII IsaIId Six Additional Mills.

Muncie. Ind. Dec. Chief Engin-
eer Ely, of the American Sheet Steel
company, from PittSburg, has COM
pleted the plans for the long talked
of Improvement for the Midland Steel
works in Muncie, and these with the
estimated cost will be submitted to
the executive board of the trust at the
January meeting for their considera-
tion. There will be six additional
mills built at a cost estimated at $3.50
600 and nearly 400 additional men will
be given emnlnYment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
SIGNS FIRST BILL
Does President Roosevelt, Sent From
the Present Con-
SreSs.

Washington, Dec. President
Roosevelt today signed the first bill
sent to him by congress. thus Great
ing the first law to be enacted under
his administration. 1t was to admit
free of duty exhibits to the South
Carolina Interstate Industrial Expo
Sifinn at Charleston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
FROM THE LONDON vEEKLIEs

Comments Ihey Mako ON the Messnge OF
President Roosevelt.
London. Dec. THE comment OF
the weeklics on President ROosevelts
message to congress is not generally so
friendly as that of the dailies. The
speaker dcvOteS the entire space TO
acrid comment on the trust references.
The paper declares that the presidents
treatment of a grave economic situation
is trivial in form ana unsatisfactory i'm
substance. adding: ibid we not en-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
OHIO BANK ROBBED
The Thieves Get $4,000 and Escape
i'm a Stolen
Rig.

Archbold, Ohio, Dec. Three rob-
bers broke into the bank of the
Archbold Banking company last
night and secured about $4,000. The
bank vault was completely destroy
ed. The thieves stole a horse and
surrey and escaped. John Hoff-
mayer, a resident of Delta. received
a slight wound in the jaw from
shot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07

London. Dec IA dispatch to The
Daily Express from Bombay says that
during the celebration of the feast day
of st. Francis Xavier. Dee. 3. at the
Portuguese city of Goa Ton the west
coast of Indial the sinking of Il launch
resulted in drowning 80 devOtees
fifty yards from the shore.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
Crushed with a Heavy Log.

Alexandria. Ind, Dec. 7.-While
raising the ruins of an old log cabin
north of the city Walter Freestone,
aged p years. and Carl Welsh, aged
22. were caught beneath a twenty-five
foot long, eighteen inches in diameter.
foot log, eighteen inches i'm diameter,
and both young men We're probably ia
tally crushed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
NoPrayer i'm the schools.

St Paul. Dec. Attorney General
Douglas has upheld ruling of former
Attorney General II. w. Childs. in an
opinion given TO State superintendent
Olson. that under the state constitu-
ton the Lords Prayer cannot be used
in the public schools.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
Trial. Mrs. Ronine.

Washington. Dec. THE testimony
in the Ayres murder case yesterday
was devoted to proof that there was
blood on Mrs. Bonine's wTapper-the
one she wore the night of the homicide
and that the pistol was held very
close to the person shot. which was
proven To the satisfaction Of the de-
fandant'S counsel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
HANDS FULL HERE, TOO.
British Expedition Against AIahsuds That
is Meeting with Opposition.

Calcutta. Dec. THE punitive eX-
pedition against the Mahsuds is
meeting with considerable opPosi-
ton. After the British destroyed
seven villages Dec. ). the Mahsuds re-
assembled and attacked the formers
camp at night. Ten British were
killed and - wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
SAMPSON VERY ILL
Grave Alarm Felt for the Condition
Of the Rear Ad-
miral.

Washington, Dec. 1T is author
itatively stated that there ism mark
ed change for the worse in the CON
dition of Rear Admiral Sampson.
However he is now. as he has been
since he came to Washington. in very
feeble health and chances of with
standing any serious strain upon his
vitality are said to be slight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
lnsane A.yImm AssocIntIon Onlcers.

Lacrosse, Wis. Dec. THE trus-
tees and superintendent of the County
Insane Asylums association of Wis
ccnsin elected the following CtficerS:
President. J. T. COffiand. Richland
Center: vice president. W. II. Smith,
Eau Gale; secretary. Ross c. Grignon,
Kaukauna. The next convention viii
hn held nt Oshkosh in 1902
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
obcys a Civil Service Circular.

Columbus. o., Dec Vivian J. I'a-
gin. United States marshal for the
southern district of Ohio. has resigned
from the Ohio Republican state cen
tral committee. His action is the re
suit Of the circular issued to all federal
officers stating that the present admin
istratiOn holds that membership by
federal officers in any political party
organization is not in accord with the
spirit of the present civil service laws.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
ON TriaI Tor TIipIe Murder.

Watseka. Ills. Dec. THE jury in
the case of Burt Maggie. on trial for
killing his wife. child and mQther-in-
law at the home of his mother-in-law
last May. has been completed. Eli
Hershberger. brother-in-law of Mag
gee. gave testimony damaging to the
prisoner.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07

London. Dec. Maj. Van Tets.
personal bodyguard of Queen Will
helmina of Holland. * reported TO
be dead in dispatch received from
Amsterdam. Whether his death was
due TO the duel he is said to have
fought with Prince Henry. husband
of Queen Wilhelmina, or whether he
succumbed to sickness seems impos
sible of definite ascertainment.
When. however, Maj. Van Tets CON
dition was first announced TO he crit
ical it was said that in the event of
his death statement concerning
the alleged duel and the unhappiness
i'm the royal family would be publish
ed to the world. This statement had
been written by Maj. Van Tets and
il was said that it not only confirm
ed the story of the duel and the in
Fiction by Prince Henry of dan
gerous wound. but that il also con-
firmed the reports of the princes
harsh treatment of Hollands below
ed queen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
Two More Caught.

Kansas City. Dec. Two more of
the 2G convicts who escaped from
Fort Eeavenworth military prison
Nov. /. were captured at Lawton, o.
T. They are Turner Barnes and Bob
Clarke.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
CHICAGO EDITORS WIN
OVER JUDGE HANECY
Judge Dunno Releases Members
of American Staff Sentenced
for Contempt.

row. 1t is hoped the final tests Will
be made by the middle of next week
and Supt. Bancroft proposes to have
the council present on that occasion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07

Chicago. Dec. Judge Dunno dis
charged Andrew NJ. Lawrence and
II. F. Garfield. editors of the Chicago
American. saying they were not
guilty of contempt:
Lawrence is managing editor and
Cantie Id reporter on the American
and were sentenced recently by
judge Hanecy TO 40 and 80 days re-
spectively. in the county Jail for con-
tempt OF court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
She Started Home Alone.

Bay City. Mich. Dee. Mrs. Mar
tin NJ. Oakley. aged al. of 905 Fraser
street. was found at daylight Thurs
day i'm front of her home. frozen tC
death. Wednesday night there was I
party near her house and she attended
and started home alone. She had beer
troubled with heart disease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
TREATY REPORTED FAvoKABLY
But Some Senators Cannot See That 1t Is
Entirely satisfactory.

EntireIy NatIsfactOry-
Washington. Dec. while not
agreeing that the new Hay-Pauncefote
treaty is what they want, Money and
Bacon, members of the senate foreign
relations committee. agreed to a favor
able report on that document at the
meeting of the committee yesterday,
during which the provisions Of the
treaty were reviewed very fully by the
committeeman. Bacon and Money
were the only ones who sharply criti-
cised il. especially for its reten ion OF
the neutrality idea of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty.
The parts of the ClaytOn-Bulwer
treaty referred to in the new treaty
where If SAYS il is not intended to inn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07

ing the refusal the American printed
articles and cartoons strongly init
mating that the judge had been un-
duly influenced and when he again
came up for election he would dis
cover the people had no confidence
in MIN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
Sixtv-Fiye Persons Poisoned.

Prairie du Sac. Wis. Dec. 7.-Sixty-
five persons were poisoned at a wed.
ding feast at the home of John Mulky,
at eWst Point near this place. 1t is
claimed that there was poison in the
coffee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
The History of the Case.

The contempt case and habeas cor
pus proceedings which followed
grew out of an effort made by the
American to secure am order for quo
warranto proceedings TO compel
the Peoples Gas. Light and Coke
company TO show by what right it
operated in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
Miss stones Freedom Imminent.

London. Dec. "A dispatch to The
Daily Telegraph from Eofia says that
the surrender at SalOnica of Miss Ellen
NJ Stone. the American missionary.
and her companion, Nine. TsiIka, is
imDendinC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07

ivan Tets was one of the ten no.
BILE youths who formed the body
guard of the smiling young queen
when she was married in February
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07

In view of the many rufnOrs that
have been started and denied by all
except the persons most interested
as to the situation in the royal
household of Holland this statement
is awaited with feverish interest.
Upon its disclosures depends proba-
bly, whether the Dutch people shall
continue to look upon the prince
consort as a monster or whether he
shall be purged of the charge of in
humanity toward his wife
The Evening News prints a cable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
Eestrlctive aIea.ure ln .a,.s,raIla.

Restrictive Measure IN Australia.
Melbourne. Dec. Tile imm1gra-
tion restriction bill, which excludes
from Australia all persons who cannot
speak European language. has
passed the commonwealth senate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
TO TEST THE PIPE NEXT WEEK
Diver Ram Completing Repairs on Water
works Intake

Repairs on the cracked joint of
the intake pipe have reached a stage
where preparations are being made
today TO place the bands on tomor-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07

gram from The Hague which says
that Maj. Van Tets was wounded in
defense of Queen Wilhelmina iT a
duel with Prince Henry. "or, as all
Dutchmen now contemptuously call
him, the German The dispatch
then goes on:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-07
Hanecy Refuses.

Judge Hanecy refused to allaw the
quo warranto proceedings. Follow
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-11-12
Ahe "reafest Surrender

sfeatest surrender in the annals
 S-a S-[afe was that of Metz on Oct.
 P'o' ft' As q fortified place Metz, i,S iu,a surrounding forts, was practi- ,+.a3 ;,+4Pfesaable, but bad scuelalShip 'a 1s'sa e Il 10 be completely surround 'I @ gol o'f. Tine surrender included
 re "iafShaIs, 66 generals, COCO off, pa bi+.p l9%ef Y, degree, oyer -l0o guns,
 Fre eFr.eCf5ailleases, 59il aaafIy e standards EE'o990 rank and file