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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
ACCUSED OF WIFE.MURoER
He Had Predicted Her Death. and She Had
Life Insurance.

Princeton, Ills, Sept. 25.-Charles
y. Hensel. a young farmer living six
miles north of town, was indicted by
the Bureau county grand jury Monday
OIL n charge of murder. Late Monday
evening he was arrested. A month
ago. while he was at home. his wife
went to the woCdshed after dark Osten-
sibly to fill a lamp with kerosene.
The building took fire and Mrs. Hen
sci was burned to death. only the trunk
being recovered after the flames were
cXtinguished. Three weeks before her
death she took out $4,000 of life insur-
ance. Witnesses before the grand jury
claimed that Hensel had predicted her
death before the fire took place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
TELE0RAPHIc BRIEFS.

Governor General Wood has sailed
from Tampa for Havana.
The collections of internal revenue
for the month of August from all
sources were SD. 16T, 191.
a merry war is on among hog buyers
o. the Missouri valley. which is cauS-
ing prices to soar.
AS a result of the official measure
ment of the Shamrock IL and Column
bia the Shamrock allows the Columbia
forty-three seconds.
Notices of an advance of , per cent.
in the wages of the 5000 operatives
have been posted in the Fall River
(N1ass.) Iron works.
The Berliner Neueste Nachrichten is
authorized to deny that King Edward
has invited Emperor William to visit
Great Britain.
Kruger, it is said. has decided to
send n special mission to President
Roosevelt.
Professor ]. s. Croswell, of Rolla
MOI school of mines, murdered Miss
MoIie Powell because he was jealous,
ard then disappeared with the newt
able mob after him.
Mrs. Lena Fair. of Cheyenne. Wyo..
who shot and killed Michael Fair, her
father-in-law, has been held legally
guiltless.
Londoners are frightened by the
spread of a smallpox epidemic. which
they charge to the lack of compulsory
vaccination.
The presidents daughter Alice has
been left 100000 by Nathaniel Haw-
thorne Cusack, who died at Boston.
The overdue steamship Oregon has
arrived at Port Townsend, WASH, from
I,,.fr nd
$T50,000 i'm gold.
President Roosevelt will attend the
Yale bi-centenial celebration, which be-
gins Oct. 10.
Extraordinary precautions have
been taken at ROminten for Emperor
Williams safety during the deer stalk
ins there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
UNSEASONABLY COOL
Weather In All Parts of the Cc..n-
try East of the Rocky
Mountains.
LATE CORN HURT BY THE FROST
Heavy Rains Do Injury to the
cotton-.Tobacco Escapes the
Danger.-Good Crop.

Washington. Sept. 2J.-FOllowing Is
the weather bureaus weekly summary
OF crop conditions: The week has
been unseasonably cool in nearly all
districts east of the Rocky mountains,
with light to heavy frosts. more or
less damaging. throughout the central
valleys. middle Atlantic states and
northern portions OF the central gulf
states. Excessively heavy and damag-
ing rains occurred in the east gulf and
south Atlantic states On the Pacific
coast the WEATHER conditions were very
favorable, except i'm northern and por
tions of central California, where rains
probably caused extensive damage to
grain, hay and grapes.
Late Corn Hurt by Frosts.
Late corn has been damaged to some
extent by heavy frOSts in North Da-
kOta, Kansas. Missouri and Iowa. the
percentage of damage in the last
named state being very small. The
crop has also suffered some slight dam
age on low lands in Indiana and Ohio,
hut the bulk of the crop east of the
Mississippi river is matured and safe
from injury from frost. Cutting has
progressed favorably and is nearing
completion in some states.
Cotton Was Much Damaged.
The heavy rains in the south Allan
tic and east gulf states caused much
injury to cotton. and the report from
the central and western districts of the
cotton belt continue to show the I'M
favorable effects of the rains of the
previous week, although a large part
of the laSt-named districts has received
only light showers or no appreciable
rainfall. In the central and eastern
districts much open cotton has been
discOlored. and considerable beaten
out. while rOtting and Sprouting are
quite generally reported. and cool
weather has checked growth. During
the early part of the week picking was
retarded in the eastern districts, but
was actively resumed at the close of
the week. In Texas picking pro-
greSsed uninterruptedly, and in lOcali-
Tfes some Improvement in late cotton
is indicated. but the general condition
of the crop in that state is poor.
Tobacco Fields Are in Luck.
But little damage was done by frost
to tobacco in the Ohio valley. and none
elsewhere. In the middle Atlantic
states and New Eagland the crop has
been housed in good condition.
Favorable reports concerning apples
continue from Kansas: more encOurag-
ing statements are also received from
portions of Arkansas and Tennessee.
and slight improvement in late ap-
pies in Missouri is indicated; elsewhere
the apple outlook continues unprOmis-
Ing.
With but few exceptions plowing and
fall seeding have progressed favorably,
and the reports from the states of the
Missouri valley indicate that early
sOwn wheat is coming up nicely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25

w ek, and the greater part OF that
to be used fr this pur-
pose is already in sh ok. Broom
corn harvest is well ad vanced, aud
the reports regarding the crop con-
tinue favorable. There has been con-
siderable injury to stock peas by
frost. Reports regarding the yield Of
clover seed continue favorable. Pas
lures have benefited greatly by the
recent rains aud in many localities
a-e becoming green as in spring. In
ome parts of the central and south
ern districts, however. the rains have
been insufficient to revive them
greatly, and they are not doing well.
Reports regarding the fruit crop have
not changed greatly. In few locali
ties apples are yielding better than
was expected, and in a few others not
so well. A good crop of peaches is
being marketed. The potato crop
continues poor. but there has been
considerable improvement in the
northern district. Sweet potatoes
and late garden truck have suffered
conSideIably from frost.''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
AGAINST ANARCHY:
REPUBLICANS ACT

Scranton. Pa, Sept 25.-The an
nual convention of the state league of
republican clubs met and Senator
Penrose delivered the address, ia
which he said as chairman of the i'm
migrant committee he would take
up the matter of dealiDg with the ex-
clusion of anarchists and cooperating
with Congressman Connell and Com
missioner of Immigration Powderly
in the work of revising the immigrG-
tion laws. Resolutions were adopted
expressing sympathy for Mrs. Nc
Kinley, commanding Roosevelt aud
assuring him of the hearty support of
the republic IN party and denouncing
anarchy as being deserving of capital
punishment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
TRIAL RESUMES
In Schley Naval Inquiry Pro
ceediDgs at Wash
iDgton.
CHARTS OF THE SCENE
New Counsel Appears for
the Defense-Today's
Witnesses.

Washington, Sept. 25.-Business in
the Schley court of inquiry was re-
sumed today at the usual hour.
Charts on q large scale adorned the
wall of the court today, showing the
ground site of the battle off Santiago
and also indicating the points where
the Spanish ships went down or
ashore.
Charts of Sea Fight.
They were prepared with q view of
expediting the work Of the court.
Admiral Schley today stated that
since the death of Judge Wilson At
torney Raynor would be the leadio G
counsel in his case, assisted by Capt.
Parker, Of New Jersey, and M. A.
league. of Baltimore.
Machinist Claxtou, of the Texas,
who was testityirg yesterday when
the court adjourned on account OF the
death of Judge Wilson, resumed the
stand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
STICK TO KITCHENER.
And His Methods of Conducting the War
Against the Beers.


New York. Sept. 2J.-Commentins
upon the South African situation The
Tribunes London correspondent says:
while there is no marked change in
the situation in South Africa there is a
return of confidence in Lord Kitchen
er'S methods of conducting the war.
There is no evidence either that the
war office is fiurried or that reinforce
mentS Will he dispatched on a large
scale from England. even if Natal be
invaded and the raiders succeed in
aking dash toward Ladysmith or
COlenSo.
General Kitchener's command of
the railways has already enabled him
tn concentrate forces in northern Natal.
where they are required. and General
French Is not in need of more troops.
Army men are now charitable enough
to make excuses for Major Cough. and
Beers through his energy in attempt
ing TO overtake retreating com
mando.
They attribute the loss of the gun
and several companies of mounted In
fantry to overconfidence of the officers
when the Beers had not made good
stand for long time. They are con-
fident that the warming received will
suffice. and that the army Will again
bc on guard against the wary foe.
These explanations from military Off
GERS may he inadequate. but the cheer
fulneSs prevailing at the war office Is
a sign that Botha's invasion of Natal
is considered Il hopeless eXpedient. as
he cannot obtain recruits there among
the loyal coloniStS'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
is THE MOUNTAIN SLIDING
Big Copper Mine Shaft Is Out OF Plumb
and Mine Shut Down.

Butte. Mont. Sept. 23.-The Never
Sweat, one of the principal producing
mines of the Anaconda Copper Mining
company, was shut down Monday.
Four hundred and fifty men were en-
ployed in the mine. The shutdown
was made necessary by damage done
in the shaft by n slide of the earth. a
displacement of fully seven inches hav-
ing occurred in the last few months.
The foundation of the big hOisting en-
gine. which was put down at a cost of
$4,000. has been broken and showed
out of place
II is generally believed that the
movement of the earth is due to the
mining excavations. but many mining
engineers and geologfS1s claim that the
movement of the Anaconda hill is simi-
lar 70 the movements that have caused
disDlaeements and crevasses in diff
ferent parts of the city OF Butte for n
number of years. and is caused by
gradual and continuous sliding motion
of the entire mountain range about
Butte.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
Strictly Approrriate.

One OF the pretty Sunday school
teachers has n class of little girls. and
il is her custom to tell them each Sun
day of some little incident that has
happened in the week and request the
children to quote verse of Scripture
to illustrate the story. In this way
she hopes to impress the usefulness
OF Biblical knowledge upon the little
ones. Last Sunday she told her class
of a cruel boy who would catch cats
and cut their tails off.
Now. can any little girl tell me of
an appropriate verseT she asked.
There was pause for few moments,
when one little girl arose and in SOL
emu voice said:
Whatsoever God has Joined together
let no man put asunder."-Carthage
Press 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
DID NOT ADVOCATE LYING.
Prof ndrews Denies n Report That Has
Been Current

Lincoln, Neb.. Sept. 23.-Chancellor
E. Benjamin Andrews. of the Univer-
sity of Nebraska, gave out Monday a
correction and denial of a report start
ed at Chicago concerning an address
he recently delivered there. The chan
cellOr said:
"A report is in circulation to the ef-
feet that i'm lecture on veracity last
month at the University of Chicago I
taught that under certain circum-
stances lying is justitiable. This re-
port is absolutely false and without
foundation. Some careless reporter
must have ascribed TO me view which
] mentioned only TO refute it. In the
lecture referred To l maintained with
all the logic and warmth at my COM
mand that lying is never justifiahle un-
der any circumstances or for any pur-
pose whatever No other idea Of
meaning could have occurred to any
attentive listener"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
CHICAGO MAN Is MISSING
Went 60 Kenosha with n Young Woman,
and Disappeared.

Kenosha. Wis. Sept. 23.-William
Herman, n wealthy Chicagoan, who
came to Kenosha accompanied by a
young woman Friday to attend n fu-
neral. is mysteriously missing. After
the ceremony Kernan escorted his COM
panion to the home of friend. then
went downtown and disappeared. 1t
is claimed that Herman was seen at 4
o'clock Monday morning in company
with three men whose identity cannot
be eSta bliShed.
The Chicagoan is said TO be worth
100000. and when he came TO Keno
sha had large sum of money on his
person. Ilhe liveEyman from whom
the carriage was rented states Herman
displayed Il large sum of money while
Re was i'm the stable and asked to be
directed to a saloon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
ONLY SLIGHT DAMAGE
DONE BY THE FROST

The Illinois crop bulletin for the
week ending Sept. 24 says:
The past week has been cjld and
frosts occurred on teveral days.
These were generally light and in
jured vegetation only slightly. but in
IL few localities they heavy and
caused considerable injury. ] he in
jury was generally greater in the
southern district than in other parts
of the state Light rains fell over
most of the state and the e, together
with the rains of the previous week,
have placed the soil in fine condition
for blowing and preparation for seed
ing. TOis work has been carried on
extensively during the week aud a
great dea of ground is now prepared
for seeding, which will be done with
in a few days. In some localities.
especially in the southeastern portion
of the central district. the ground is
still too dry for blowing, and this
work has been delayed considerably.
Considerable wheat and rye has been
sown in some places, and much of it
is now up and doing welt. The great
part of tue corn crop is nov beyond
danger fIom frost, though consider
able damage is reported 10 have re-
sllted in some localities from the
frosts Of the past week Some very
late corn would be injured ny frost
within a few days. but it is believed
that practicalls the entire crop will
be safe by October 1. The estimates
of the crop have not changed mt
L ,riaIIv In a few localiti. IL is bet :
t II than was expected. whiIe IN fs y
Others it 3 not so good A gielt da,
has bssn cut for FODDER during til }
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
SPRING VALLEYS SITUATION
Seems TO Have Been Somewhat Exagger-
ated An Order TO Leave.

atou An 10 LeaNe.
Spring Valley, Ills, Sept. 25.-The
editor of L'AurOra. John Ancebella,
proprietor of that anarchist sheet, was
notified yesterday to leave town and
remove his printing plant Immediately.
During all the stormy period he has
never deserted his post. and in the face
of strong opposition has gotten out an
issue of his weekly and sent it through
the mails. The government has made
no move toward excluding it from
the privilege of the mails. He sends
large bundles of L'Aurora to Paterson,
y. j.. and to Ishpeming. Mich. be-
sides having large local circulation in
Spring Valley, Ladd, Peru and La
Sale.
The notification presented him yes
terday by the secretary of the citizens
mass meeting will have no weight
whatever in getting this anarchist to
leave, and he is now busy preparing
the next issue of the paper for press.
Colonel Dietrich. who was ordered by
Governor Yates to report on the situ-
alton. expressed his surprise on his
arrival at finding so quiet and orderly
n town as Spring Valley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
STUDENTS PLAY A PRANK
Subject Thereof Being a Very Pious Mem
ber of the Faculty.

Olivet, Mich. Sept. 25.-The stu
dents of Olivet college are already at
their pranks. Hand bills were liber-
ally scattered throughout the campus
last week which have given the fac
ulty n shock. The bills read as fol-
lows: Everybody come tonight DIR.
w. E. B. Wright will give his first an
nual smoker and wine supper in honor
of his class in Christian evidence. Stu
dents and faculty are cordially invited.
Bring poker chips, Il. III. All classes
off tomorrow.
OF course no one took the wholesale
invitation seriously. DR.. Wright is
professor of psychology and Christian
evidences. He is known to be eX-
tremely pious in his views, and it is
said he wouldn't touch a poker chip
with a ten-fOOt pole. He is also 4
strict PrOhibitiOnist. Just how he
feels about the joke is not yet known.
Some students think he will try and
discover the culpritS and make it eX-
ceedingly warm for them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
SETH LOW FOR MAYOR
Columbia University President
Will Essay the Management
of Greater New York
IF ENOUGH VOTERS VOTE THAT WAY
Non mated by a Convention of
City Reform Parties on an
Anti.Tammany Platform.

New York. Sept. 25.-The Republi-
oan city convention to nominate a may
or. comptroller and president of the
board of aldermen Tlet at noon yester-
day, and after organizing adjourned to
meet last night. The night session
was attended by most of the leaders
of the Republican party. Lieutenant
Governor Woodruff was the chairman,
and prominent among the delegates
were Cornelius Vanderbilt, Frederick
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
score. at the Nat,onnl came.

Chicago. Sept. 25.-Following are
League scores at base ball yesterday;
At Cincinnati-Brooklyn 16. Cincin-
nati >; at st. Louis-Boston 4. st.
Louis 3-eleven innings; at PittSburg
New York .. Pittsburg II; at Chi
cagO-PhiladeIphi 4, Chicago O.
American League: At Philadelphia
Milwaukee /. Philadelphia >: at Bal
Is. Baltimore IL: 1t
Roston-Chicago 3, Boston s; ut Wash
ington-DetrOit l. Washington five
innings darkness
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
Told Him.

An old Scottish farmer, being elected
a member of the local school board,
visited the school and tested the intel
ligence of the class by his questions.
The first inquiry was:
MOO. boys, can ony O. you tell me
what naething isT'
After a moments silence small boy
in back seat arose and replied:
Its what ye gle me t'other day for
haudin yer hourseP'-London Answers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
TWO LOST IN THE FIRE
They We're Patients at the Nebraska state
Insane Asylum at Norfolk

They Were Patients at the Nebraska state
Insane Asylum at Norfolk
Omaha. Sept. pa World Herald
special from Norfolk, Neb., says: Two
fatalities occurred as result of fire
at the state insane hospital Monday
morning. The victims We're Victor
Casper. of Schuyler, who returned to
his room and was burned, and Jams
Jasperson. of Cheyenne, Neb.. both of
whom We're patients. JaspersOn was
discovered at a window after the
building had been, as supposed, emp
tied.
The interior was all ablaze and it
was impossible TO reach him from that
direction. Sledge hammers were
brought and by dint of hard labor the
grating was loosened sufficiently to
permit of his rescue. He was badly
burned upon the back and shoulders
and head and died from his injuries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
Young Mans Strange Act.

Amherst. Mass. Sept. 25.-Francis
NJ. Rose. of Faribault. Mimi. came to
Amherst few days before the open
ing of the term. having completed the
preliminary arrangements for entrance
into Amherst college as a freshman.
About noon on the 18th he paid his
bill at the hotel and disappeared. He
wrote a letter to his parents saying
that he was leaving Amherst and that
his parents would never see him again.
Rose is under 20 years of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
Well Gives a Mixed Product.

Portland. Ind. Sept. 25.-The I1li-
nois Oil company has n peculiar well
in the Geneva field. The rig was ac-
cidentally burned and the tools stuck
in the hole. and when finally complet-
eel the pump brought up nothing but
salt water. This is where the curious
part comes in. While only water can
be pumped up. the We'll flows naturally
at the rate of about sixty barrels daily.
X Is believed that after the salt water
head has been pumped of it will be an
old-time gusher,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
U.ednKnife ON Hnrar..

Chicago, Sept. "a hazing lark
at Morgan Park Military academy last
night resulted in a cutting ARRAY
which has excited the entire town. AL
bert Cobb, a New York boy, 20 years
of age. is alleged to have been the vic
tim. \ warrant charging James Etz-
Ter with the stabbing has been sworn
out by Dean Chase. Cobb. IL is said.
WAS stabbed six times with jack
knife and taken to the dormitory hos
DitaI i'm a precariOuS condition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
want. Freedom Of speech Curbsd.

Chicago. Sept. Exchanges city
council will memorabilia congress to
enact at its first session laws curbing
the freedom of speech employed by
anarchists, and providing for the de-
portatdon from American shores OF
those who by their incendiary utter
ances are attempting to subvert our
government and inaugurate series of
transformations "
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
Richter stiI Eear. Lynohins.

Pontiac. Ills. Sept. 25.-E. g. Rich
ter. who shot and killed James Thomp-
son and wounded sam England near
Cornell Sunday, was safely lodged in
the county jail here and still talks of
mobs and his fear of lynching. As
Richter has already been confined in
tho Kankakee asylum twice for insan-
ity it is thought he is talking so as to
strengthen an insanity plea in this
case. England. it is thought. cannot
rpcOyer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-25
5 Tnmmany Again.
SETH Low Runs FOR MAYOR
Columbia College President Heads the Re-
form TIcket-Other Candidates.

Columbia College President Hends the Re-
form Ticket-Other Candidates.
After the adoption of the platform
Robert G. Morris moved the ratifica-
tion Of the report of the conference
committee, which met with the repre-
sentatives OF the other anti-Tammany
crganfza tions. and formally. named
Seth Low. president of Columbia col
lege. for mayor: Edward VI. Grout. of
brooklyn. for comptroller, and Charles
V. FOrneS. of New York city, for pres
i6ent of the board of aldermen. There
was great enthusiasm when the names
We're mentioned, and several speeches
seconding the nominations were made.
The convention then nominated Low,
Grout and FOrnes by acclamation.
The city convention of the Citizens
Union. which was adjourned last April
after organization had been perfected
and a platform adopted. for the pur-
pose of permitting union to he ar
ranged between all of the anti-Tam-
many organizations, and candidates to
he agreed upon at conferences of rep
reSentativeS from all the organizations
opposed to Tammany Hall. reccnvened
in Cooper Union last night. This con-
vention was attended by over 1900
people packed in hall designed to
htih 1stNp. anu
the doors outside. There were 1850
delegates. The Bird :. Coler men
were plentiful. but just after the con-
vention was called to order it was an
nOunced as coming from COler that he
would not allow his name to be used
as candidate for mayor before this con-
Vention.
George Haven Putnam presided, and
in his speech attacked Tammany Hall
and its methods. II. Fulton Cutting
presented the report of the committee
of one hundred. which named Seth
Low for mayor. f. NJ. GrOut for comp
troller. and Charles v. Fornes for pres
ident of the board of aldermen. There
was much confusion at this point, and
Coler's friends made themselves heard.
but the report was finally unanimously
adopted and Low. Grout and FOrnes
made the candidates of the Citizens
Union.