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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
AWFUL CRIME
Of TRAMPS
Butcher an Entire Family of
Helpless Children Near
Chastres, France.
THEN ATTACK THE FATHER
Fiends Rob the Premises and
Make Good Their
Escape.

Chastres, France, April 22.-Two
tramps entered farmhouse of man
named Briers, residing near Chartres,
in the absence of Briers last EVENING"
and killed four girls aged IA, IL, s.
and 4, and boy, Z, with knives and
cudgels, while asleep in bed.
Father Also Attacked.
Briers returned while the murder
ers were robbing the house. The
tramps attacked him and left him for
dead with four knife wounds in his
head.
The murderers then escaped with
1 600 francs and other valuables.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
TWO APPOINTMENTS
MADE BY PRESIDENT

Washington, April 22.-The presi-
dent today appointed Edward B.
Moore, of Michigan, assistant COM
missioner of patents. and Charles
O'Neil chief of naval bureau of ord
nance, with the rank of rear admiral.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
FOUND DYING ON
HER HUSBANDS GRAVE.

Port Huron. Mich. April 22.-Mrs.
Charles Moak was found lying across
her husbands grave in Lakeside Gem
etery in an unconscious condition. It
is presumed that during the night Mrs.
Moak. who has been brooding over her
husbands death, went TO the cemetery
and cried herself into doze on the
grave. finally becoming completely un-
conscious from the exposure. She IS
in a critical condition.
Cuban Commission I'm Route.
Havana. April 3322.-The, Cuban con-
stitutional conventions commission
left here for Washington Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
Saws the Story Is a Lie.

Sault Ste Marie. April Of. H.
Clergue vice president of the Lake
Superior Power company, states that
the Detroit dispatch describing the
building of the large steel works at
the American Sault, under the aus
piceS of the Lake Superior Power
company, is without foundation what
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
LITTLE GIRL SHOT
BY A PLAYMATE.

Marine City. Mich. April 22.-Spe-
cial.-The 4-year-old baby girl OF Wal
lace Lockhart was shot in the back
by boy playmate, the 5-year-old 1a77
of Mr.. Bonney The children were
playing in the Lockhart yard. Young
Bonney picked up a gun which had
been left within easy reach, and point
ed it at his little playmate The weap-
on was discharged, the charge taking
effect in the girls back. The wound
is SERIOUS -------- ---
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
GREAT ALARM AT CINCINNATI.
People Stay Awake at Night Waiting for
the Watery Destroyer.


Cincinnati. o.. April 22-There was
more alarm throughout the Ohio val
lev yesterday on account of floods
than at any period since February,
1884. when the Ohio river reached its
highest stage of Il feet and 8 inches
at this city. Most of the inhabitants
of the valley spent the night awake
in anticipation of the worst flood ever
known in the valley. They did not
know until this morning the water had
begun falling at Pittsburg. Until this
news reached the river men here it
was feared that the record of 1884
might be broken. but now it is gener-
ally believed that the river will not
exceed the floods of February, 1897,
and OF March, 1898.
The present food Ss the worst that
has ever been known so late III the
spring. The flood will do much more
damage now than it would have done
one or two months ago. While the
clOSe-ObServing river men are conf
dent that the record of 1884 will not
he broken, vet it is now evident that
much damage Will be done before the
present rise is exhausted. While the
water has begun to fall at Pittsburg,
both rain and snow have been falling
heavily all along the Ohio valley.
Cleveland. o., April 22.-The fierce
storm of wind and snow that swept
over this city and northern Ohio
throughout Saturday and Saturday
night gradually subsided Sunday. 1t
was followed by a fog so dense that
it was almost impossible TO see from
one side of a street to the other. Tele-
graph lines are down, railways are
in trouble and trains behind time. tele-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
President Pardons a 1.=,n=sIc.

Washington. April 22.-The presi-
dent Saturday pardOned Benjamin j.
Hamm. who was convicted in Illinois
in 1899 of using the mails 10 defraud.
Hamm is now in an insane asylum in
this city. and the evidence at hand
st ems to show that his using the mails
as he did was directly due to his men
tai condition. Z.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
KITCHENER ONCE MORE
TELLS OF VICTORIES

London, April 22.-Kitchener wires
the war Office: 'Since my last re-
port the British columns have cap
tured 242 persons, 24S rifles and some
ammunition wagons and carts. A
few men also surrendered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
Mother and Two BoysCremated.

jTalesburg, n. D.. April 22.-Two
miles west of here the home of Mrs.
Hannah Kjoren. widow. was burned.
The only inhabitants of the house
herself and two boys, aged and 10
were burned to death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
$500 VIRGINIA MINERS
STRUCK THIS MORNING.

Columbus, April 22.-Twenty-five
hundred mine workers on the lower
part of sub-district No. 5, on the
Ohio and West Virginia, went on a
strike this morning. caused by dis
agreement regarding the dead work
scale. There is likelihood of the strike
affecting other districts of the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
CongratulatIon. for MIR. Sherman.

Waukegan, Ills, April 22-Alonzo
Sherman the oldest living ex-mayor
of Chicago who was 80 years old Sun
day, was visited by the official board
of the Methodist church, who con-
graduated him upon his coming ami
VerSary Mr.. Sherman has been
prominent member of the Methodist
church for over sixty years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
Street RAILWAY system Tor Sale.

Indianapolis, Ind, April 22-The
sale of the New Albany street railway
system has been ordered by the United
States court, and Judge Baker has ap-
pointed f. ID. Conner, of New Albany.
to dispose of it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
Mayor johnson Ia Probing.

Cleveland. o., April 22.-As a re-
suit of the investigation ordered by
Mayor Johnson into the books and
records of the city clerks office a sec
ond shortage of about 81 800 was
found in the accounts of eX-License
Clerk Rowbottom. This does not in
clude the $1,566 which Rowbottom
took in 1890 and returned two years
later. The Mayor has ordered the
DrOhin0 kent llD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
CARTER IS DENIED
ADMISSION TO BAIL.

Washington, April 22.-The SUI
preme court today denied the applica-
ten of former Capt. Oberlin M. Car
ter to be admitted to bail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
Golden wins the Long walk.

Columbus. o.. April 22-Peter Col
den. of New York city. won the six
day go-as-yOu-please walking match,
which closed at 11:30 Saturday night.
George Tracey. Of KinderhOOk. y. V.
finished second. The final score of the
leaders were: Peter Golden, 30 miles.
6 laps: George Tracey. 325 miles. o
Iops: Gilbert Barnes. 81 miles, = laps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
BOERS APPEAL
TO WASHINGTON.

Washington. April 22.-The petition
OF General Samuel Pearson. the Boer
officer. who was refused a writ of in
junction by the United States circuit
court at New Orleans against the eX-
portation of mules for the British ser
vice in South Africa, has been received
at the White House. and has taken
the usual course of being referred to
the state department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
NIra. Boveu AsLs Divorce,

Newport; r. l., April 22.-Among
the divorce petitions that will be in
order for consideration at the May
term of the supreme court is one in
which the weII-knOwn society woman
Mrs. Augusta +. Bowen, asks release
from Harold w. Bowen, the present
minister to Persia from this county
The wife alleges desertion. 1t is only
few years ago that Mr.. and Mrs.
Bowen were married in New York.
Both were well known in society. aud
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
NOTABLE DEATHS
OCCUR IN LONDON

London, April 22.-Right Rev.
William Stubbs, bishop of Oxford,
died this morning, aged 76.
DR.. d. C.. X. Tanner, M. p, Irish
nationalist, died of consumption at
Reading last night, aged 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
WELLMAN WILL AGAIN
SAIL FOR THE NORTH.
Famous Journalist To Attempt
Once More to Reach
the Pole.

New York. April 22.-Walter Well
man. the Arctic explorer. arrived Sat
urday evening on the American liner
st. Louis. Wellman went abroad six
weeks ago to make Investigations with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22

field ana take up anew the struggle
for absolute liberty.
The facts secured by Lopez will be
embodied in a series OF letters to be
printed in number of the foremost
papers of the United States. Presi-
dent Mckinley also is TO be kept in
formed of the progress of this private
investigation and told the results of
Lopez inquiry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
DENIAL OF STORY
OF NOME CLIZZARD

Vancouver, April 2z.-The reported
blizzard at Nome, in which 200 min
ers are alleged to have perished, is
discredited by arrivals from Dawson
by yesterdays steamer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
BIG GUN GOES
THROUGH A SHIP.

London. April 22.-While the twen-
ty-eight-ton gun was being landed
from a government vessel for the new
Dover fort the derrick chain snapped
and the gun crashed. muZZle down,
through the deck and bottom of the
shin
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
Burial of Won SchwnrzkopE.

Dekin, April 22-The funeral of
General Won Schwartzkopf was held
here Saturday. The ceremonies con-
stituted the most imposing military
spectacle since the memorial service
to Queen Victoria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
Break Even

New York. April 22.-After con
test which lasted two days the chess
players representing the United States
and Great Britain broke even in the
sixth international match. which was
played Friday and Saturday by cable.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
EIGHT THOUSAND
PERISH BY PLAGUE

Tacoma, Wash, April 22.-Eigh-
teen thousand people died of the
plague in Lamlo district, Hal Nan
island, during the past month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
WORST CONDITION
EVER REPORTED

Berlin, April 22.-The Prussian
crop report just issued shows the
worst condition since these reports
were kept.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22

phone lines are In a bad way ana
street-car traffic is crippled.
Ironton. o.. April 22.-Several hum
dred families in the low-lying districts
of the city evacuated their homes last
night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
Briti.h loan i'm Hew Yo-lt.

New York. April 22.-The prOspec-
tus of the f6O.500.000 British loan was
issued Saturday from the office of ].
T. Morgan * Co. The Bank of Eng
land announces that f30,00O,000 has
already been subscribed for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
Incsndinry Charge FaII. Flat.

Wcnona, Ills, April 22.-The sensa-
tional Magnolia seminary incendiar
ism case in which Jack Horton was
on trial for having caused the fire,
ended ut Hennepin. Horton was dis
charged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22

Tor a time were prominent IN the so
cial life of New York. Their separa
tion Il few years later. after son
had been born to them, came as Il sur
prise to their friends
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
Scores on the Bali Field

Chicago, April 22.-Eollowing are
the National league baseball scores re
corded Saturday: At st. Louis-Chi-
cago 9. ST. Louis IL; at Cincinnati
Pittsburg /. Cincinnati >. Other
games postponed on account of bad
weather. (Sunday) at st. LOuiS-Cni-
Cago >. 81. Louis 12
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
Gen. Trias Is Very Useful.

remain here pending the completion of
the work of pacitication.
Gen. Trins Is Very Useful.
I'he insurgent prisoners at OlOngapo
will be returned to Manila. Many
prisoners are released daily in eX-
change for guns surrendered General
TriaS. who surrendered on March II at
San Francisco in Malabon, is accom-
plishing much in securing the surren-
der of outstanding insurgents. Lucban
in Samar, Malvar in Batangas. and
Mimic i'll Abra province are still head
ing bands large enough TO be trouble
some, but ii is almost certain that
these three leaders will surrender
within a month. The serious charges
against General Caller have placed
him in a different category, but the
fairest investigation will be offered
him in case he SurrenderS.
Filipino Reign of Terror.
The trial of the members of the
Mando- Ducat secret society, who are
charged with burying alive Filipinos
who were opposed to the inSurrectiOn.
and the trial of insurgent agents has
elected the fact that in one locality
all the local officers. the parish priest,
and the president We're the chief Of
tenders. \ reign of terror was Sc
cretly inaugurated. and persons re-
1uSlng TO contribute TO the lnSufgent
cause were buried alive by the direc-
tion of the president. All the details
of the conspiracy have been unearthed.
many arrests have been made. there
is abundant evidence. and it is prob
able that all the ringleaders will he
hanged.
Peace Reigns in BohOl.
The provincial 5Ovcrnment plan has
been applied i'm the island of BohOl.
Clarin, native, has been appointed
governor. The TagaloG leader. Sam
son. and several others are still out.
but otherwise the island is peaceful.
No fighting has taken place since
Feb. 26. when fifty soldiers killed
three natives. Lieutenant Dengler. of
the Forty-fifth regiment, has been ap-
pointed treasurer under the new adj
ministratiOn. The population of the
island is 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22

troops, klIilnS MdJOT DIONhiHS anu
one Sepoy and wOunding others. The
company retreated to Fu-Ning. Rein
torcementS have been sent from Shan
Hai-Kwan. The Boxers are apparent
ly well armed with modern rifles.
Allied SoIdiery Against Gen. Liu.
Pao-Ting- Flu. April 22.-This city
has been for the last four days u big
military camp of French and German
soldiers ON the way to the front 1t is
how estimated that 5000 French
troops and 5000 Germans will form
the entire force when all the rein
fUrcementS have arrived. There is no
truth in current reports regarding Sc
we're fighting between the OutpOsts and
the Chinese. Three men left Friday
under escort to convey Emperor
Kwang- -HSu'S first order to Gen. Liu
to retire Immediately into the province
of Shan-Si. Prince Ching and other
Chinese officials say the Chinese gem
cral has already retired, but their con-
fiTmationS or denialS are considered
very unreliable.
French and Germans Cooperate.
The French and German troops seem
to be cooperating fairly well. al
though until Friday there was some
doubt as to who would command the
eNpeultlOn. ms question mas Deen
settled by an arrangement under
which the French and Germans are to
work independently. and vet at the
same time to cooperate. If the Chi
nese retire over the Shan-Si boundary.
then, according to the international
agreement the foreign troops should
not go beyond it. The ministers of
the powers in Pekin earnestly hope
that this will prove to be the case:
They point out that the Chinese force
has not been aggressive, and only came
Il few miles over the border. arguing
that il might just as we'll have been
allowed to remain where it was.
One More Russian Story Denied.
St. Petersburg. April 22.-The state
ment that Russia has proposed to Ja-
pan an entente regarding the far east,
and offered to reduce her indemnity
claim to f10.000,000 on condition that
China signs the Manchurian conven-
tion and grants further concessions in
connection with the Siberian railway,
are declared to be quite unfounded.
On the contrary, Russia is determined,
it is asserted on high authority, to en-
ter into no negotiations with China in
the present circumstances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
ALoEe THE CANAL IN MANILA.

Spanish. 1t is believed AguinaldO is
sincerely DESTROYS of peace. He is not
an educated man, but is possessed of
considerable character and improves
on acquaintance. AguinaldO is not
anxious to visit the United States. and
it is considered best that he should
remain here pending the completion of
tho Of r,aaifiaation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
WIN
QUITE A VICTORY
British Company Runs Against
1000 Chinese and One Off
Ger Is Among the Lost.
ALLIES GATHER AT PAo-TING-FU
Preparatory to Attacking Gen. LII if
He Doesn't "Get Out'-Wu
Ting Fang's Memorial.

Pekin. April 22.-Brigadier General
A. J. +. Reid, commanding the third
brigade of the India Imperial Service
troops in China, who is now at Shan
Hai-Kwan, sent u company of Punjab
infantry to disperse a band of robbers
III the neighbOrhoOd of Fu-Nink. n
force of Boxers and robbers more than
/ 900 strong attacked the Indian
troops, killing Major Browning and
one Sepoy and wounding others. The
company retreated to Fu-Ning. Rein
torcementS have been sent from Shan
Hai-Kwan. The Boxers are apparent
ly we'll armed with modern rifles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-22
In the Great Flood of the
Ohio River at Gin
cinnati.
ADJOINING TOWNS SUBMERGED
Situation Becomes Serious
Throughout the Val
ley.

OAhOAAnabAs OulOB april ZZ--1 .
danger line was reached here today in
the Ohio river flood. Back water
along the Kentucky side inundated
parts of Covington, Newport and
other suburbs. In the lower parts Of
Cincinnati sewers are blocked and cell
lars are full of water and much dam
age done. The situation here and in
the lower Ohio valley is now serious.
Pittsburg, April 22.-Rain fell all
the morning until IL o'clock, when it
ceased. The Monongahela and Ale
ghany rivers are falling at the rate of
two inches an hour. There is little
apprehension of another Hood.
Pittsburg, April 22-The city was
a center Saturday of a widespread
and disastrous storm. For radius of
$50 miles in western Pennsylvania,
eastern Ohio and West Virginia rain
O~ snow had been falling almost with
out intermission for three days. Noun
tain streams had become torrents,
creeks were swollen and out of their
banks. and the big rivers were oceans
of turiid water. The financial loss
u.
the hundreds of thousands. and per-
haps millions. of dollars it will cost to
put large manufacturing plants in
commission again. tens of thousands
of skilled workmen are thrown out of
employment and lose their wages just
at a time when all the iron and steel
mills are rushed with orders.
Flood Has Cost Millions.
But Pittsburg and Allegheny are
slowly emerging from the murky
food. At s p. IN. yesterday the rivers
were receding nearly foot an hour
Conservative estimates of the total
damage in this district is between
S2,OOO.O0O and $3.00O.0O0. Fifty thou
sand workers are suffering from en-
forced idlenesS. While there have
been greater floods at this point, there
was never one that caused so much
financial loss and discomfort. This
was due to the denser population
caused by the recent rapid growth of
the two cities. and to the fact that all
the manufacturing plants on the river
banks were in active operation, most
of them working night and day. until
the rising water put out the fires and
drove the workers to higher ground.
The loss to the railroads entering Pitts
burg from flood. landslides, wrecked
bridges. heavy snow and the interfer-
ence with traffic is roughly estimated
at $1.O0O,00O.
In the Submerged Districts.
The submerged districts in Pitts
burg and Allegheny are n scene of alb
ject misery. Cellars. and. in some in
stances. the first floors, of stores and
dwellings are covered with water:
where the food has subsided it has left
behind greasy. yellow scum two to
three inches deep. The residents spent
all Saturday trying to restore their
homes to some degree of decency and
comfort. The damage to furniture
and buildings in Allegheny is eSti-
mated at about 100000. 1t will take
two months of hot summer weather
thoroughly to dry out these houses.
In Pittsburg the loss to residences and
stores and goods and the cost of clean
ing up will amount to about S21O,OO0.
GREAT ALARM AT CINCINNATI
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-01

80 L. r. A. $50. to be within the police power
which Congress can exercise over the District of
Columbia, and therefore not TO constitute a de-
privation of property without due process of law.
A teacher employed at a certain compensation
for the time actually occupied in school" is
held. In Mckay VS.. Barnett Utah, 80 l.. r. A.,
371. TO be entitled TO pay for the time during
of an epidemic OF smallpox. A note TO the case
presents the authorities on the general question
of the right Of a teacher to salary during tenn
porary interruption of school in term time.
A statute providing that no person shall engage
in the business of guiding in inland fishing or
forest hunting without registration and payment
of a fee Of 81 and receiving a certificate is up
held in State VS.. Snowman Me). so l.. r. A,
544. against the contention that IL is a depriva-
ton of the right to engage In a lawful BUSH
ness. since the FISH and game belong to the
people. who, through their representatives, may
permit or pro iibit their taking.
A school of osteopathy which teaches neither
surgery, bacteriology, materia medica nor thera-
peutics. but relies entirely upon the manipula-
ton of the body for the cure OF diseases. is
held, in Nelson VS.. State Board OF Helth CKy),
80 l.. r. A. 1888, not 10 be a reputable medical
college whose diploma will entitle a person TO
practice medicine; but il is also held that the
practice of osteopathy is not the practice Of
medicine within the meaning OF the statutes re-
curing a license therefor.
The duty OF a railroad company to inspect its
trains is held. in Proud VS.. Philadelphia & r.
Ry. IN. j.. 80 l.. X. A. 46S. not TO necessitate
a continuous inspection or 10 know at each mo-
ment the condition OF every part Of a train, and
therefore il Is held that the carrier Is not liable
for the slipping Of a passenger on steps upon
which filth was frozen. where this condition was
not known TO the company, and the car had
been inspected and found 20 be In proper cOndi-
tion only a short time before