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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
GREwsoME CAUSE OF MISTAKE.
Wild Waters Wash Awny n Graveyard and
Its Dead Are Released.

Roanoke Va. June pa gentle
man arriving in this city yesterday
from the flOod-Stricken section of West
Virginia gives as an explanation of the
report first circulated that great
Masses of human bodies were To he
seen floating around in the water that
there is a graveyard between North
Pork junction and keystone, which
towns are about a mile apart. and mt
which point the storm was very severe
This graveyard is near the bank of the
river When the flood came the graves
gave up their dead and added greatly
to the number of bodies seen.
J. Il. Frances. Il Roanoke man who
is i'm keystone installing water plant,
and WHO was first reported dead, has
written his wife telling her he is safe
and sound. He has the following to
say about the disaster. "A big flood
visited the town last Friday night.
Everybody had to go up on the noun
tain. Men. women aud children were
drowned i'm the streets. and houses
went floating down the streams with
people in them. All our crowd are
safe We are entirely cut off from the
outside wCrld and provisions are get
ting short. There iS now no water in
the town"
Another letter from keystone says
between ten and httcen people were
drowned and forty houses washed
away ut that place. y report received
here that the father, mother. one sis
ter. two brothers and Sister-in-law,
with two children of !. w. Crotty. of
the Norfolk and Western railroad,
were drowned was 4 mistake. Crotty
is now i'm the coal fields and tele-
Craphed that they were all safe. TaZe-
well. Va. also suffered from the flood.
The house of Paris Nandyke, four
miles west of Tazewell. in a gorge of
the mountains. was washed away.
Nandyke heard the roar of water and
started home from the field.
When short distance from the
house he saw the water rushing down
the mountain sides. tearing up and
twisting off giant trees as if shrubs.
the water leaping forty feet high and
travelling with frightful speed. Van
dyke rushed for the house to warn his
family. but the wafer overlook him
and swept the house and all its in
mates away. Two children were in
stantly killed. 4 little girl holding Il
Young sister in her arms. was carried
200 yards. Another member of the
family died Monday afternoon, and
Vandyke is still unconscious and can
not live. At Pounding Mill four lives
were lost
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
eEALEs GOT HIS DESERTS.
But Perhaps 1t Would Have Been Better
Had He Hanged.

Seattle. June 2G.-The Dawson Daily
News OF June says: Dick Beales
was shot to death by Mrs. Thomas
HerndOn. near this city, while the wo-'
mans husband stood 10y and prayed
that her hand could not fail at the
trigger. Herndon had been searching
for his wife for the past three years.
y chance clew led him into the Klon-
dixie region last winter. and near Daw-
son HerndOn found his wife, deserted
and suffering. She had been persuad-
ed by Dick BealeS that Herndon was
dead. and had been married to Beales.
After cOnfesSing his duplicity to the
woman he had wrOngcd BealeS. II is
alleged. shot and robbed his partner,
jeff Alexander. and taking possession
of Il dog team loaded with provisions
started off. followed 10y several parties.
among them Herndou and his wife,
who overlook him near McKion's cab
i'm on the Anvil, where the killing oc-
Cured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
An Educational Mistake,

Whether or not n college education is
advantageous depends entirely upon
the ability of the recipient to absorb
and utilize such an education. Un-
fortunately such a view OF the case is
seldom considered by parents and
guardians who are inclined to send
their children to college simply be-
cause it is considered the proper thing
to do. Consequently we find through
out the country thousands of young
men who have passed through college
acting as cheap clerks, bookkeepers or
even as car conductors and restaurant
walters. Having learned no mechan-
ical trade for which they may be adapt
ed and being untitled by nature for a
profession, they go through life diScon-
tented with their lot and vaguely be-
lieving that the world owes them bet
ter treatment because they have gone
through college.-LOs Angeles Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
Tbe AppeoI to ,be Recora.

Little Tommy returned sore and
trembling from the torture room.
Doesn't your papa ever thrash
you?" he asked his chum, who is the
son of a cabinet minister.
II should say notp' replied the other
loftily. Every time he threatens to
cane me read him an extract from
his great peace at any price speech in
which he said: These barbarians are
like wayward children, but have we on
that account the right to take away
their heaven sent privilege to do as
they please? Let us treat them as we
would our own wayward children
plead with them. beseech them, but
never coerce them with either gun or
rod"
That's good deal to remember" re-
marked Tommy.
Yes, but now he's got so used TO 1t
that he drops the cane as soon as L
start."-London Answers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
She Alleges MonosyIInbic Cruelty.

A woman has consulted a Kansas
City lawyer about getting a divorce
from her husband because in his con-
versation with her he confines himself
to the monosyllables Yes" NO" and
'I guess So" The attorney is at a loss
to know whether to bring the suit. il he
brings it at all, on the ground of cruel
ty, indignities or failure to provide. As
a certain amount of talk" is indispen-
SADLY necessary to q woman he thinks
the suit might be brought on the last
named ground. However, IL the man
should file n cross bill declaring this TO
be the extent of his vocabulary no d.
yorce could be secured.-Kansas City
Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

The Fortieth infantry has been mus
tered out at San Francisco.
In Italy an unexploded h0rlb was
found i'll railway carriage that had
been occupied by two Montcnegrin
princes.
General Tung FuSianG is leading an
iilsurgent army of Chinese against
Tai-Yuen-Fu.
Japan demands S57.942.247 as her
share of the Chinese indemnity.
Richard Friedman. of Boston. insane
from overstudy, killed HIS sister Rosa.
shot AT Helen. another sister. and then
committed suicide.
Thugs strangled and robbed Mrs.
John Roach in front of her home at
Chicago.
Nicholas Schwickerlach. of Chicago.
who fell from Il roof while asleep.
died.
Paul Ilrugers friends deny that he
has sent ii wreath in honor of Adelbert
:. Hay.
old. is the father of IL fine baby boy.
His wife is as.
Alfred Anderson. of West Superior
Wis. killed his wife because she had
been away from home all night.
William J. Bryan arrived at Water
town. y. Y, yesterday. lie was met
by large crowd and given an en-
thuSiaStic reception.
There was serious street fighting at
Pampeluna. Spain. as the result of n
second jubilee procession.
The PyndrOn national bank at
Springfield. Mass, has been closed by
the national bank examiner. Deposit
ors will get 100 per cent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
Frightful Fatal Accident on
the Wabash Road at
Peru, Ind.
SIXTEEN KILLED OUTRIGHT
And Fifty Are Injured Train
Running at Rapid Rate
Breaks Trestle.

Peru, Iud., June 26 The Wabash
limited, No. 8, westbound, run
ming at high rate of speed in order
to make up-an hours time, plunged
through trestle which had been
undermined by heavy rains, nine
miles east of the city, at 1880 this
morning. Sixteen Italian emigrants
were killed. about so other passengers
were injured. The injured are being
brought to the city and placed in the
hospitals, where everything is being
done to ameliorate their condition.
Most of the casualties occurred in
emigrant aud day coaches, which
were telescoPed. The sleepers lett
the track, but were not badly dam
aged.
The Severely IDjured.
The following were most severely
injured:
Mrs. William Gotten, wife of the
general superintendent of the Iron
Mountain railway, badly bruised.
Three children, names unknown,
severely bruised.
David Agnew, Green Oak, Ind,
arm injured.
John Omarat. Donver, leg broken.
Unknown Italian, New York.
Nicola Polasa-
John Ickes. New York.
Anna j. Uber. St. Louis, badly
bruised.
Joseph Pozza. Trinidad. Colo, head
and foot injured.
Herbert Menger. Hillsdale. Mich,
face cut.
Joseph Cruise. Italian, New York.
Mrs. Joseph Cruise, will die.
George S. Milner, Alton, Ill, leo
broken.
John F. Williamson. Bowling
Green, Ohio, news agent, both arms
and both legs and shoulder blade
broken.
z P. Claugh. Toledo, Ohio. head. |
badly crushed.
j. B. Wood, LogansPort. Ind,
e. A. Thompson. Little Rock, Ark, |
bruised
William Bro1e, Angola, Ind. face
cut.
Clark Taylor, L0gansport, Ind,
head and body badly cut.
Rsv. Father Welsch, LogansPort,
Ind, foot crushed.
John Williams. Lafayette, Iud., |
arm and shoulder broken.
Walter Laid, Wabash Ind, leg in
Jured.
Charles Flanagan, hagman, bruised.
John Adams, fireman.
j. s Butler, head bruised.
j. B. Lucks, LOgansport, Ind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
French Hints.

The straight fronted corsets over
which everybody is raving are not
French. The Parisians appear to wear
the more old fashioned or perhaps new
er fashioned style of corset and have
not learned to despise a neat waist. At
the Louvre and Bon Marche they are
selling delightful boxes. round and OBJ
long. with gloves. laces or wells writ
ten across. The boxes are covered with
gay cretonne. One could make them
at home quite easily. Chased gold jew
elry is still much affected and dia-
monds and other precious stones set In
enamels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
FIGHTING A RIGHT OF WAY.
ELECTRIC Railway Meets DimcuIties-Re-
monstranoe Is Presented,

Kenosha. Wis, June 26.-Haynes &
Claussen, the Chicago promoters who
have been securing franchises in Ke-
nosha county, made an effort to block
the progress of the Chicago, kenosha
and Milwaukee electric road at the
meeting OF the city council Monday
evening. They presented a petition
demonstrating against the passage of
the amendment planned for the pur-
pose of giving the new company a
right of way through Kenosha. The
promoters declared that they had
never transferred the Kencsha fran
chise to the kenosha Street Railway
company, and on this account claimed
that the company had no right to make
n traffic agreement with the Chicago,
kenoSha and Milwaukee road.
1t is not thought that the claim of
the promoters will make any differ
ence in the plans of the through line.
as b. J. Arnold. the present owner of
the Kenosha franchise. declares that
there is no basis for the claim of the
men. The council took no ac-
ton on the petition. referring 1t to a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
VANDERBILT HAS GOT BACK.
Been Taking Note. In Europe of the Gen.
eral Situation.

ernl Situation.
New York. June 2G.-Frank \. Van
derlip. formerly assistant secretary Of
the treasury. who has just returned TO
Washington from a long trip abroad. is
quoted 10y The Tribune'S correspondent
as saying: Il think il not only pos
sible but highly probable that Europe
can and will agree to binding terms
of trade cOm bination against us within
the next few years, and that the re-
suit will be the most gigantic and stub
born commercial war in the history of
the world. As most of our commercial
treaties expire in 1903. l look for the
real beginning of the war then in Il re-
fusal of most of the continental ma
tionS to renew those conventions.
AT the present moment Austria.
which never did like us is leading in
the movement against the United
States. and | found GoluchowSki, head
of the ministry of that country. our
bitterest and most outSpoken foe. OBJ
viously the other ministers of the old
world, including even that of England.
are artfully encouraging ColuchowSki
in his course of opposition. with view
OF drawing our fire before they openly
declare themselves. For the immedi-
ate future our trade prospects were
never brighter in Europe.
IDefe mas Deeu Utmost n IOIal crop
failure in Germany. The agricultural
outlook is only Il little better in France
than in Germany. and even i'm England
the crop yield is not very promising.
But as soon as the continent RECEIVERS
from its present agricultural depres-
sion I confidently believe the tocsin of
war will be sounded In Russia there
are loud professions of friendship for
the United States and one hears many
expressions of admiration of our COM
mercial development and methods. The
Russians are modelling their tariff sys-
tenn after ours. and in a few years
will try to apply it with vigor and Sc
verify against all nations alike. but
particularly against the United States.
1--WE can meet Europe'S onslaught
with courage and confidence. We out
strip her now in every material re-
source, i'm labor-saving machinery. and
i'm the rapidity with which our surplus
capital is accommodating. Add to these
advantages a patriotic citizenship and
an intelligent working class. and who
can doubt for an instant that we will
win the battle? When il is over. then
the problem will he to keep the dis
tracted hordes of Europe from over
running this country. and to prevent
the desperate monarchies of the old
world from acts of territorial aggres-
sion I'm South America, upon which
they are already looking with covetous
eyes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
THE SALT OF THE EARTH.
1t VIII Soon Belong to n Trust That IL
Ready to Organize.

II " III soon boiOns 10 trust Ahht IL
Ready to Organize.
New York, June 26-1O control the
salt Of the earth will he the mission
of new combination that an officer
of the National Salt company stated
is about ready for launching. 1t will
be an international ''trust'-the first
of the sort. The National Salt com
pany has its office in the building OF
the Standard OIL company at 20 Broad
way, and Wall street Nelieves that
Standard Oil interests are connected
with il. 1t has Al capital stock of 81,
O00O00 of common and $j.O00,OOO of Z
per cent. non-cumulative preferred
shares. and it practically controls all
the salt deposits and trade of the
United States, with the exception OF
the salt i'm the seas that lave this cOun-
try's shores.
The officer of the company who told
abOut the plans for the International
salt combination said: "A combination
To include the National Salt company
of this country, the Canadian Salt
company, and the Salt Union of Eng
land has hereunder advisemsnt for
some months, and has been gradually
coming to Il head. The matter is now
practically ready for closing"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
BRYAN NOT IN 1T.
For Any ONCE. Nor Has He a Candidate In
Ills Mind.


Buffalo. y. y. June 26.-The follow
ing over the signature of Mr.. William
Jennings Bryan appears in The Times,
Norman +. Mack's paper. yester-
day afternoon: u am not only not Il
candidate for any office. but have no
candidate in my mind for any office
My interest CenterS in principles. and
men are important only aS they aid i'll
carrying ont these principles.
The Democratic party stands for
definite. positive principles. and unless
| mistake the sentiments of the masses
the voters will insist upon adhering to
these principles in spite of the threats
of reorSaniZerS. Those who argue
from the standpoint of eXpediency will
not have influence with the voters. be-
cause no one can say that is eNpedient.
We may deserve TO win and vet lose,
but it still remains that TO deserve to
win is the SureSt road TO success
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
MARRIAGE WAS UNHAPPY.
So She Jumped into the Lake from the
Steamer Nirginia.

steamer Virginia.
Chicago, June 26.-The identity of Il
woman who jumped from the steamer
Virginia Sunday was discovered Mon
day night when her sister. Mrs Anna
Wojcik. went to the offices of the
Goodrich Transportation company and
identified n package containing a shirt
waist and a skirt as that of her sister.
Rosa Ritcher. Mrs. Wojcik stated that
her sister, while employed as "A domeS-
tic in Pontiac, Mich, had met and fall
en love with the son of n well-to-dO
farmer of the name of George w.
Church.
After brief courtship the couple
were married. About two months aft
er the marriage Mrs. Wojcik received
Il letter from her sister stating that
she was sorry she had married, as her
husband did not love her. Finally
Church left his Wife. This worried
Mrs. Church and as she was unable
to induce her husband TO return she he
came Respondent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
Robbed a Bride nt Her wedding.

Sheboygan. Wis. June 2G.-AuguSt
de KanSke. an honOred guest at the
Hoffman Ref wedding Saturday night.
now occupies Il cell ut the police sta
ton. During the festivities the bride
missed her purse containing 500. 40,
which had been taken from bureau
drawer. \ policeman was called and
the doors locked. Everybody submit
ted to Il search. the work taking until
: o'clock the next morning. Concealed
in one of De Kanske'S socks was found
SO 40. the other SOD having apparently
pX-a nora ted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
CALLS HUSBAND A BRUTE
Tells Some Shocking Stories OF His Cruelty
to His Children,

Marion, Ind, June 26.-AIrS. Mary
Wright, wife OF Jacob Wright. prom
inent and wealthy landowner and
stock dealer. filed suit in the circuit
court Monday for a divorce from her
husband. In the complaint Mrs.
Wright makes some Sensational aIlega-
tiOns. She says they had four chill
dren-three boys and one girl: that the
husband whipped the daughter. who
was 10 years of age, with heavy
stick, striking her on the head and face
until the flesh was mangled and the
lips and face cut and bruised while the
child was screaming and begging for
mercy.
He continued beating her until she
fell to the floor helpless and Senseless
and bleeding prOfusely. AThe little girl
became worse and never recovered
from the assault, and died soon after.
Mrs. Wright also alleges that her hus-
band beat their son. George, with a
heavy club used as a poker. striking
him on the head. knocking him down
and rendering him senseleSS, thus caus-
ing him to become insane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
Prove. To BE a Noted Crook,

st. Joseph. Mich. June 26.-Infor-
nation received from eastern police
proves that the man who last week
forged the name of a travelling man,
George L. Oaks. TO a telegram and Sc
cured SIS from a Chicago house. and
was afterward sentenced from circuit
court here. is noted crook. The name
assumed in circuit court rs 4. G. Hull
is that of n reputable travelling man
for a Cleveland house. The court.
when re-cOnvened. will handle the man
undpr another charge
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
THAT DINNER CAME OFF.
Hon. j. j. Carton Entertains and the Lem
on Squeezer Breaks.

on Squeezer Breaks.
Flint, Mich, June 3G~The Genesee
County Bar association held, an enjoy
able outing at the farm of Hon, John
j. Carton, in Clayton township, on
Saturday. The distinguishing feature
of the affair was an old-fashiOned farm
dinner. which was served on the lawn
and discussed with ZeSt by a hungry
crowd of fifty guests. Speechmaking
was dispensed with and everybody de-
voted himself TO having a good time
along unconventional lines.
Judge Cahill, of Lansing, gave an eX-
hibition of moving with a scythe that
demonstrated his early agricultural
training. For half an hour the entire
crowd ceased their festivities TO watch
an exciting game of quoitS in which
the participants were Supreme Justices
Long, Hooker. Montgomery and Moore.
The only miShap of the day was the
breaking of the lemon squeeZer just
as the guests We're Beginning to find
their way to the coTimissary tent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
one of the Queer Sight. of Brooklyn

speaking of queer things that hap
pen in Brooklyn" said n member of the
finance department, "a few nights ago
/ was going out on a late train on the
Fifth avenue elevated road. There
were few passengers in the car. Sit
ting opposite me was demure looking
Brooklynite with large bundle under
each arm. The bundles were closely
wrapped with newspapers.
suddenly a violent internal move
ment agitated the bundle under the
mans left arm, and n moment later the
head of n large game rooster broke
through the paper. AS soon as the roost-
er's head was clear he crowed loud
and defiantly. Then the bundle under
the other arm heaved and struggled,
another beak and comb appeared, and
the crow of defiance was promptly an
swered by one of challenge.
''Then for five minutes those two
roosters crowed at 80 seconds inter-
walls. while their owner struggled des-
perately to get them back into the
wrappings where he had thought them
effectually concealed. He Indignantly
refused the request of the other passen-
gers to put them on the floor of the car
and let them fight it out."-New York
Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
F|FTYLIVES WENT OUT
And 100000 in Property Was
Destroyed by the West Vir.
ginia CatacIysm.
CORPORATIONS LOSE ONE MILLION,
vate Citizens-Dead Washed
Out of Graves.

Bluefield, w. Va, June 2G.-The
West Virginia flood situation has not
many new developments, but il is au-
thentically stated that the loss of life
has been greatly overestimated. The
most conservative estimate obtainable
places the loss of life at about fifty, a
greater part of whom are colored min-
erS and their families. y great many
more are missing and supposed to have
been swept away. The Norfolk and
Western Railway company will lose, at
conservative estimate, $500. 600, not
taking into consideration the delay to
traffic, etc. 1t will be four days be-
fore any traffic can he resumed. The
loss TO the coal operators will reach
about 100000, outside of the delay at
the mines in loading. etc.
Plus This Million Dollar Item.
The amount of property lost by pri-
vate parties is very heavy, and cannot
be estimated at this time. 1t is
thought it will reach the million dollar
mark. General BogEs and Colonel
Hudson, of Governor Whites staff. ar
rived yesterday to hold n conference
with the general superintendent of the
Norfolk and Western railroad to ascer-
tain what assistance is needed by the
stare authorizes. nth trafnc IL re-
sumed ana all communication opened
ii will he impossible to estimate with
any degree of certainty either the loss
of life or TO property. One point re
garding the death roll is that many
who have keen missing and mourned
as dead have turned up alive.
First List of the Known Dead.
Below are given the names of some
of the dead so far as recovered: Joe
White. Nellie Smith. Anna Smith ana
Charles Sheely. all white; Mrs. Mccoy,
Sam PoindeXter John Ballard. Bette
RrOwn. -- TriGg, Jacob Rifiin and
John BanniSter, all cOlored: mother
and babe, unknown.
The cOlOred man Trigg fiOated down
stream on the roof of his shanty.
When near the railroad he jumped and
struck his head against the rail. dash
ing out his brains.
The names of four persons drowned
at Pounding Mill. TaZewell county,
are: Mr.. Tate. 80 years of age: Mrs.
Hoops and two children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
Veteran Professor Passes Away.

Albert Lea, Mimi, June 26.-Dr.
Samuel J. KirkwoOd. who for the past
thirty-fOur years has been professor
of mathematics and astronomy at
Wooster university. Wooster. O.. died
early yesterday of arterial sclerosis at
the home of his daughter. Mrs. Angus
1us Armstrong. DIR. KirkwOOd was G1
old
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-26
NOTED LECTURER DEAD.
Joseph Cook, Who Tried to Harmonize the
Bible and Darwin

Whitehall. y. Y. June 2G.-Ioseph
Cook, the distinguished lecturer and
author, is dead at his summer home in
Ticonderoga. He was born Jan. 20.
1S3S. He had been In i'll health for
several years. Joseph Cook Is best re-
membered by his efforts to show i'm his
lectures the harmony of the Bible with
science.
The well-known lecturer had been in
failing health for some time. Over
work had shattered his iron constitu-
tion and impaired his vigorous mental
power. and his friends had realized the
seriousness of his condition for several
years.