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Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
JURY WILL NOT CONVICT.
when the Case l. One Under the Anti
Butterine Law.

Elgin. Ills. July 1S.-The Pure Food
commission has attempted again to en-
force the butterine law and met de-
feat This is considered a favorable
spot for an attack. as il is headquar-
ters for the dairymen. but public senti-
ment i'm the city seems opposed to the
enforced abandonment of the sale Of
imitation butter. Recently suit was
commenced against five business men.
and the first hearing took place Mon
day in Justice McDonald's court.
The suit was against Kerber Bros,
packing house proprietors. and nearly
all OF the time was consumed I'm secur-
ing a jury. There was no dispute or
the facts as presented by the states
attorney. DIR. Eaton. state analyst,
and X. VI. Patterson. of the pure food
commission. were witnesses. The at
tOrney for the defense attacked the
constitutionality OF the law and de-
clared IL class legislation. The jury
failed to convict, all but one member
being i'm favor of the defendants. \
test case will be taken TO the supreme
court
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
IN HIS SHIRT SLEEVES.
indianapolis Preacher Goes in for Comfor
This Hot Weather.

Indianapolis. July 1S.-Rev George
Anderson. pastor of the Fourth Chris
tian church. is believer in the use of
the shirt waist for summer. and last
Sunday created n mild sensation by
appearing in his pulpit without coat or
vest. but attired in a white shirt. He
made brief statement concerning his
action and urged that hereafter the
male members attend church in simi-
lar attire during the heated season
In speaking of Ii Anderson said:
Il see no reason why n man cannot
he a good Christian and wear a shirt
waist at the same time. One of the
principal reasons for the church at
tendance falling off in the summer IL
the reluctance of the men TO put on
their heavy clothing. or in other
words, dress up | invited the men
in the congregation to remove their
coats. but they seemed a little shy.
have as yet heard no objections TO my
new ministerial apparel, and believe
that the congregation is as well salts
fed with the change as l am
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
MUTE WITNESSES.
Tell of DastardIy Crime Done by a Hus-
band and Father.

Glenwood, Ia. July 1S. - Three
charred bodies found in the ruins OF
the residence of Fred Fourhelm. with
a shotgun and razor by their side.
mutely tell the tale OF n tragedy be-
lleved to have been enacted in that
home. Fourhelm was young farmer
residing twelve miles south of this
place. His family consisted of his
wife and her 6-year-old child. Neigh
bors saw the house in flames at a.
III. yesterday morning and haSteAed to
the scene in time to render assistance
had any one been alive within the
burning structure.
The fact that there was no cry for
help. that the house was so small that
escape would have been easy and the
position of the bodies pointed to the
conclusion that Fourhelm had cut the
thrOats of his wife and child with the
razor. fired the house and then shot
himself with the gun. Fourhelm's
body showed a gunshOt wound. The
necks of his wife and child, though
burned TO crisp. appeared to confirm
the theory that their throatS had been
etrr
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
MAsoUERADEo AS AWoMAN.
Did 1t So Well That Men Made Love to
Him. II Is Said.


Memphis. Tenn. July 1S.-One of
the strangest cases on record OF a
man masquerading as a woman has
come to light through the arrest of
Albert Sears near here for the muir
der of a woman I'm Texas. Seven years
ago Sears was accused of killing a
woman in a western county I'm Texas
and disappeared before the sheriff
could apprehend him. A few weeks
later a comely young woman appeared
I'm Huntsville. Ark. giving the name
OF Evelyn Sears. ana asking for tHn-
ployment as a music teacher.
She obtained a position in the pub
lie schools and became a general ia
vorite She finally lost her place be-
cause it was said she refused to re-
Ceive the attentions of an influential
politician, and started a private school.
After living there seven years her dis
guise was discovered and the other
day a Texas officer appeared on the
scene and after questioning Miss"
Sears charged him with murder Sears
admitted his guilt and will be taken
back to Texas for trial
During his residence at Huntsville
Sears completely deceived the people
and was courted by many of the eligl-
BILE young men of the town Several
of his suitors offered to rescue him
from the Texas sheriff, but Sears spirit
was crushed and he expressed desire
to go back and take the consequences
of his crime
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
Ha. Hope. of the JoInt Commi..Ion.
LOOK uur, ,I.aKe smugeIer..

Milwaukee. July 1S.-The United
States government. through the treas
ury department. is preparing for an ex-
tensive raid upon sailors and lake cap
tains who are suspected of completely
in smuggling goods into this country
from Canadian ports. The first war
rant was sworn to before United States
Commissioner BloodgOod. in the office
of United States District Attorney
Butterfield. in this city. yesterday, by
Special Agent Charles s. Grain. and
calls for the arrest of one James II.
Walker who was a cook on the vessel
Bon Ami. for smuggling whisky from.
Port Arthur into Duluth
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18

McKeespOrt: There was but little
change i'm the strike situation at Me
Keesport. except the posting of no
tices at the W. Devices Woods plant.
The notices are TO the effect that they
will allow their employees of the forge
department to return TO work on Mon
day morning next ut union wages. But
the men do not seem to care about ac
cepting this proposition. and say they
will not return to work until the Anal
gamated Association has been recog
niZed. The mill officials repeat that
they will not recognize the Amalgam.
ated. and both sides appear to be firm
I'm their stand. Amalgamated organ
izers are working with might and
main i'm McKeesport and surrounding
territory, their efforts being directed
particularly TO organizing the men of
w Devices Woods plant. If the
strike is not ended by Monday i'm
pOrtant developments are looked for i'm
this locality"
The report from Wellsville. o.. says:
"The attempt TO start the WelIsville
Plant of the American Sheet Steel com
pany yesterday morning resulted i'm Il
partial success. AS a result one mill
was in operation yesterday with an in
complete force. Boys are doing mems
work and receiving mems pay. Help
ers are taking the places of skilled
workers. and confusion reigns. Al
though smoke is issuing from every
smokestack and the management says
three mills are working, mill men laugh
at the claim. and say there are not
enough men inside the plant to operate
one mill properly"
At Monessen. Pa. about 800 men OF
the steel hoop mill are out. Much
pressure IS being brought TO bSar on
the 800 men of the tinplate works. and
IL is now considered more than prob
able that they will refuse TO quit.
Notices were yesterday posted in the
tin mill granting a voluntary advance
OF 10 per cent. to heaters and catchers
and \ per cent. TO the rollers. Percy
Z. Donner, the superintendent OF the
tin mill. said yesterday: 'As far as |
have been able to ascertain. after a
close investigation. only four or five
men talk of quitting. | am firmly
persuaded the strike will last for at
least two months" The MOnesSen
tin mill has n, greater output than any
other mill in 1.-THE combine. and all ef
forts will be made to keep il running.
Repeated efforts to organize the mer
I'm the tin mill have proved futile.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
NEGROES WILL NOW SUE.
Joliet for Turning Them Out OF the An
cIent BisselI House.

OuC OF Inc An
cIent BisselI House.
Joliet, Ills, July 1S.-A lively legal
fight upon the city authorities on the
part of the colored people who were
turned out of the smallpox Infected
Bissell House is threatened. A meet
ing was held i'll the Second Baptist
church Tuesday to solicit donations
to prosecute the case Rev. w. H.
Denton was chairman. There are 800
colored votes in Joliet and they are
threatening to take political action if
the present prosecution, as they term
1t. is not stopped.
DIR. ]. H. Magee, president of the
Blackman's Burden Relief assOcia-
tion, of Chicago. came TO Joliet to in
vestigate the situation. He said:
These people are without shelter and
without food and are depending upon
charity for the neceSSaries to sustain
life. We understand that the mayor
and chief of police have ordered them
out of the city. under threat of send
ing them to the pesthOuse if they re-
main. We have advised Mrs. Love
and her children to remain right
where they are until the matter is
tested i'm the courts
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

Fire destroyed the Jewish quarter
of the town OF New Bidschow, Bo-
hemia.
Carnegie has offered $4,000 to Mat
toon. His. and $4,000 TO saltwater,
Mimi. for library buildings.
Billy" cleveland. the minstrel seeks
legal relief at Chicago from $559o0O
Indebtedness.
A train crew in Mexico. having
killed man ny accident. threw his
body into the fire box of the locOmo-
tive and fietf across the border to the
United States.
A Russian military balloon exploded
and blazed up. One person was killed
and twenty We're injured. several IA
tally.
The war over the Northern Pacific
has been settled, and there will be no
more trouble James j. Hill is on the
directory.
The Danish ministry has resigned.
Charles Dobh. IL years old, acct
dentally shot and killed his mother
while she was picking berries, near
Dexter. No. Dobb was hunting wild
turkeys.
The official call of the Bryan Dem
Ocrats" of Ohio has been issued.
Greater New York has accepted the
So. 200. 600 gift of Andrew Carnegie for
siXty-five libraries.
Governor Gambler has made Mrs. Le-
CARO- Hin BOwleS, of Washington, Ga.
a major general of the state troops. in
acknowledgment of her recent hospi-
tality to the G. y. G.
The Trans Mississippi congress is in
session at Cripple Greek, Colo, with
a very large attendance
BY a recent governmental decree all
exports from Colombian ports will be
subject to taxation.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
THINKS THERE WAY
Does L"rd Pauncefote by Which
Uncle Sam and John Bull
Can Reach Agreement.
UCTE5 70 CROWN HIS LIFE WORK
With the Settiement of All the Cues.
Iions "a: Issue Between the
1wo Countries.

London. July 1S.-LOrd pauncefote.
British ambassador TO the United
States. made the following statement
last night TO Il representative of the
Associated Press: Il am having con-
ferences with the Marquis of Lans-
downe not only about Nicaragua but
also with regard TO half a dozen trea-
ties pending between Great Britain
and the United States. These are
chiefly concerned with West Indian
reciprocity arrangements" When
asked il he thought there was any pos
sibility of arriving at an agreement re-
gardlng the Nicaragua canal before
congress reconvened he replied: Yes,
sincerely hope so. We are now in
the middle of the negotiations which,
although they have not yet reached
any tangible result. show good prom
Use. Naturally. l may not disclose the
details. but l may say that when l re-
turn to the United States at the end
of October l hope to take with me a
Nicaragua treaty that will meet the
views of boJh President Mckinley and
the British cabinet.
Must Reckon with the Senate.
"It goes without saying that the
president has made himself cogniZant
of the opinions OF the senate and of
the secretary of state. There is no
use wasting time over treaties which
the Senate : likely TO refuse. | really
believe the differences of opinion be-
tween the two nations are capable of
settlement in an agreement fair to
both. If l could finish my delightful
laborS in the United States by accom-
plishing this end l should indeed feel
gratified. But the only way this can
ha ~ fs 81 ht-S ST. wit
ositiOn followed by counter proposition.
and eventually happy medium. 1t
is slow. but l hope it is sure. If I
thought anything could he done before
October l would return prior to that
date, but j do not believe that any
thing would he gained"
Hay Knows What the senate Wants.
Reverting to the report that a major
ity of the senate favored a neutral ca
nal Lord PauncefOte said: III would
be good news. if true. l happen 10
know that Mr.. Hay consulted the sen
ate. both the section supposed to sup
port him and the section credited with
other motives. You may be sure that
whatever is agreed upon between the
two governments will meet with the
approval of the senate
Has Hopes OF the Joint CommissIon.
When asked If the joint commission
was likely To sit again in Washington
he replied: Yes. | think that IL will.
although this will not occur until aft
er my return. do not agree with the
opinion tina 1.-THE sessions already held
have resulted in no good. The joint
commission has threshed out many
points OF difference between Canada
and the United States. although the in
ability to agree as to the Alaska bOun-
Diary and the sad death Of Lord Her
schell appeared. perhaps, to nullify the
commissions lnborS."
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
CASE HAD NO PRECEDENT.
Decision OF an Illinois Judge in a Case
Against q City.

Decatur, Ills, July 1S.-The city of
Decatur has compromised the $4,000
suit of Mrs. Anna Hatfield for $500.
making about $4,000 that will be paid
because number of boys had a pri-
vate telegraph line across a street.
Mrs. Hatfield'S son was MANNED for
life and james Lees son was killed
while playing in Lees yard.
y storm broke the wire. and it fell
partly in the yard and on a trolley
wire. The court held that the city al
lowed the wire. a dangerous element,
to remain in the street, and was liable
The case was of Importance as being
without DrPc,blent
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
Made 1t Hot for the TagaIs.

Manila. July 1S.-Lieutenant Patrick
a. Connolly, of the Twenty-first regi-
.ent. who was sent with twenty men
to recapture the United States troops
taken prisoners in Mindoro, made his
first landing on the island Monday. He
attacked the town of Calapan. and
score of natives were killed. and the
town was partly burned. Private Kid
der. of the Thirty-eighth regiment. and
Private Blake. of the Twenty-eigh
were recaDtured.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18

Washington, July 1S.-MajOr J. G..
Warren. in charge of river and harbor
work in the Milwaukee district. has
made the following recommendations
for the fiscal year ending June 80. 1903:
Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan ship
canal. $33.5OO for completing existing
project; Ahnapee harbor. $4,000: She
boygan harbOr. $4S.400 for completion
of project and maintenance; harbOr of
refuge. Milwaukee. S1S1.OO0 for main
tenance: Milwaukee harbOr. S112.JOO
for maintenance: Waukegan, $1OO,OOG
for continuing DrOiect
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
Reciprocitv WIN CanndIa.

New York. July 1S.-At meeting
of the board of directors Of the Mer-
chants association resolutions were
passed urging the president and con-
gress to take immediate and effective
steps that will result I'm the consum-
nation of mutually advantageous
reciprocal trade agreement between the
United States and Canada.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
Threshers Are to orgs nIze,

Chicago. July 1S.-The threshers OF
Illinois are being organized into 4
protective association. and already
1900 men have Joined the secret or
ganization which has for its object the
maintenance of prices. The organiza-
ton is being perfected through Iowa.
Indiana and Illinois, and will be ex-
tended to other states as rapidly as
nnsSihlp
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
THE FOSBURGH TRIAL
BEGINS AT PITTSFIElD.

Pittsfeld. Mass, July 1S.-The
trial of Robert Stuart Fosburgh,
charged with killing his own sister.
May L. Fosburgh, last August, was
begun here today. The arrest of Fos-
burgh caused a wave of excitement
all over New England.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
Berry Crop Is Done For.

st. Joseph, Mich. July IS.-The
raspberry crop is ruined in Berrien
county by the continued dry spell, rep
resenting a loss to the farmers of
100000. If the drought continues the
crop of blackberries will be ruined by
drying on the bushes. 1t is the first
time in the history of the fruit belt
that the berry crops have been ruined
by dry weather.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
~Ptnched ON the House.

Jack-I just saw your wife. old man.
She was simply stunning. By the way,
you're looking rather miserable your
self. What's up?
Tom-Don't get enough nOurishment;
that's all. You see. I arranged with my
wife a month ago to give her a certain
amount each week. out of which she
was to pay household expenses and buy
her clothes.-Philadelph Press.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
Lyncbing story Not Credited.

Anaconda. Mont, July 1S.-A special
to The Standard from Great Falls,
Mont. says that the story of the lynch
ing of three horse thieves at the mouth
OF the Judity. on the Missouri river,
is doubted there. 1t is pointed out
that if there were any grounds for the
rumor the posses in pursuit of the
Great Norther= train robbers, which
have been in the immediate vicinity
for weeks, and which have now re-
turned would have heard of it.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
A PhfIoaonher.

wife-There's a burglar down cellar.
Henry.
Husband-Well. my dear, we ought
TO be thankful that we are up stairs.
WIfe-But he'll come up here.
Husband-Then Wen go down cellar,
my dear. Surely n ten room house
ought to be big enough to hold three
people without crowding.- Detroit Free
Press.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
FA|RNOTABLEW EWEDDED
Half.caste Japanese.EngIish Girl
Who Has Made an Inter.
esting Record.
JUMPED ON THE NATIONAL ENSIGN
Peculiar Family History and
Is Eccentric.

Chicago, July 1S.-Chicagoans who
remember the little black-eyed. half
Japanese girl. Winifred Eaton. known
under her pen name as Onota Watana.
and familiarity called 'Tacki HASH, -
will be interested in her marriage Tues
day TO c. A. BabcOck. a newspaper re-
porter. This took place during the aft
ernoon at the Little Church Around the
Corner. New York. Miss Eaton has
written considerably for magazines
and has also brought out a number of
novels. She lived i'm Chicago for sew
eral years. Jut year or so ago left
for New York. where she accepted n
position on Munsey's magazine. 1t is
said that she has completed a story
that Is TO appear in Harper'S next fall.
Shocked Loyal ChIcagoans.
She Is as well known through her
eccentricitieS as she Is through the
works of her pen. She is an odd mix
ture or passion. cleverness. sensitive
ness and impatience. She claimed to
be socialist and was a free thinker.
Many remember her TRADE against the
United States flag during the Spanish
United States war. at DR.. McKinney's
Sheridan drive home. which ended in
her tearing down the emblem and
trampling it beneath her feet. This
passionate outhurSt was brought on
hy an argument. ut n patriotic enter
tainment that was in progress at the
Mckinney residence. in behalf Of the
soldiers at Cuba. OF course there was
much Indignation. apologies We're de-
manded, and ''Tacki Hashi'' left the
grounds in tears.
The Romance in Her Family.
her past life. of which the most roman
tic Is this: Her father was an officer
in the English army and in such ca
nacitv he was sent to Japan. His
English wife declined to accompany
him. and not wishing to he deprived
of the comforts of home. he took unto
himself Japanese. maiden whom he
installed as the mistress OF his house.
A number of children were the result
Of this union. among them Tack
Bashi." and when the latter had reached
the age of 6 or 4. the entire menaSe
set sail for England. Eaton intent upon
obtaining legal separation from his
English wife on the grounds Of deSCr-
tion. and marrying the mother of his
large family of half castles. En- voy-
age the Japanese woman died. and
upon his arrival in England the father
sought out his wife. who promptly re-
ceived her husband and his motherleSs
brood. and thenceforth cared for the
latter as her own.
As to Her Personality.
"Tacki" has made considerable use
of her japanese birth. having located
all of her stories in the land of flow
ers and tea. and done il very cleverl!,
too. considering the fact that she has
not seen Japan since she was a mere
child. The authOress is pretty. very
vivacious. fond Of society. and quite
bohemian in her tendencies. She was
n member Of the One Hundred and
One club and was a frequenter of Il
number of other clubs whose member
ships were formed Of literary folk,
musicians and artists. She is very
petite of figure. has swapping black
ewes and the blacklist of hair. of which
she is blessed with an abundant guam
tity.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
CnIcago is Cutting Expenses.

Chicago. July 1S.-Police and fire
departments and every other depart
ment of city work We're ordered cut 20
per cent. Tuesday by Mayor Harrison
after his visit to the boardof review.
The mayor found that the board could
not possibly raise the assessed valua-
ton to more than $4O0,0O0.000. He
gave his instructions to Comptroller
McGann, who sent word to the heads
of every department on the proposed
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
BaIioyni.t in a Predioament.

Marion, Ind. July 1S.-Frank Reed.
the aeronaut. made trial ascension
with new balloon, and the cut of of
the parachute failed to work. He was
suspended 5000 feet I'm the air for two
hours. when the hot air escaped from
the balloon, and he returned to the
earfh safplY
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
Iowa State Bar Association.

Omaha. Neb.. July 1S.-At the meet
ing OF the Iowa State Bar association
at Council Bluffs yesterday the follow
ing officers were elected: President
II. ]. McCOnlogue, Mason City; vice
president. r. VI. Haynes. Grinnell: sec
reatry. sam $. Wright. Upton; treas
urer. George +. Harry. Des Moines.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
FuIford WIN, IN. shoot. 4

New York. July 1S.-Elijah ID. Full
ford. of Utica. y. Y. outshot field of
seventy-eight contestants In the pre-
liminary handicap at 100 targets per
man at Interstate park. l.. l., yester-
day, and won the event. He broke
- out of 100 targets and shot from the
eighteen-yard mark.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
- e nave Alway. .yItn U..

Portage, Wis, July 1S.-Mrs. Fred
Hodge. Il farmers wife. residing near
Oxford, was criminally assaulted by
two masked men while returning from
the field. yesterday. She was carried
home and was found to be very Sc
riously. possibly fatally. injured. The
enraged farmers have formed bands
and are securing the surrounding coun-
try for the criminals. They doubtless
will be lynched if caught
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
EARL RUSSELL
PLEADS GUILTY

London, July 1S.-Earl Russell to-
day pleaded guilty to the charge of
bigamy and was sentenced to three
months Imprisonment as first-class
misdemeanant.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
Dubuque. Ottumwa and Sioux City Win.

Council Bluffs. Ia. July 1S.-Du-
bu0ue. Ottumwa and Sioux City divid-
ed the honors in the senior races of the
seventeenth annual regatta of the Iowa
State Amateur Rowing association on
Lake Manawa yesterday. Dubuque
won the fOur-oared event. Ottumwa
was the victor in the doubles, and c..
O. Hiles. of Sioux City. had no COM
petition and was awarded the event
for singles
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
,T.-,;.- End. Fipat.

New Albany. Ind. July 1S.-Robert
Wright was shot and killed Tuesday
night by Benjamin Shadley, with
whom he was having fist fight.
Wright claimed that Shadley had made
improper remarks about Wrights
daughter. Shadley is in Jail.
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
HEALER SCHLATTER Is
ARRESTED IN WASHINGTON

Washington, July IS. - Francis
Schlatter, known throughout the
country as the "Divine Healer" was
arrested today on complaint of the
Central Union Mission authorities for
creating a disturbance in the rooms
of the mission. He is charged with
vagrancy. 1t is said steps will be
taken to examine into his mental con-
dition
Rock Island Argus., 1901-07-18
Rroom Corn IL a Bonanza.

Mattoon. Ills. July 1S-The scramble
between the Union Broom Supply
company. or trust, and the agent of
the big eastern manufacturers not in
the combination for possession of the
broom corn yet in growers hands
reached climax Tuesday when $125
n ton was offered. The Kansas crop
is a failure, and it is estimated that
there will be a shortage of $4,000 tons.