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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
SHIPYARD MEN STRIKE
Newport News Company Loses
All Its Skilled Mechanics in
the Machine Shops.
NEW YORK FIRM FIRES" STRIKERS
Chicago Machinists Get Out Their
Pickets in Regular Military
StyIe-ConventionM Meets.

Newport News. Va. June 1.-The
machinists in the employ of the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
company TO the number of 5OO-which
virtually includes all the skilled me
chanicS i'm the machine department
went on strike yesterday morning,
their demands for Il shorter working
day having been refused by Superin-
tendent Post The yard Will continue
i'm operation until the absence of the
machiniStS interfereS with the work in
hand Superintendent Post says the
yard does not contemplate taking any
action whatever; that the company
will not admit of any interference with
the. management of its business. and
will not arbitrate any question with
the men on strike. a number of the
strikers have already left. and others
are preparing TO leave the city.
All strikers Were Discharged.
New York. June 4.-There was a
partial resumption of work at the
shops OF the CrockcrW Electric
company in Ampere. y. j.. yesterday,
the company having secured some nom
union men To take the places of strik-
crs. President Wheeler said that
Ilaces would he found for any OF the
old hands who wished TO return at
the former rate of wages and hours of
work. There was Il big crowd of
strikers at the works. but they made
no attempt To interfere with any man
that desired to pass into the works.
The company's first step when the
men struck was to discharge every
man who refused to abandon the
strike. The next was to arrange for
the employment of a force of nom
80 strong. including a number of stu
dents who have been studying electri-
cal engineering at Columbia college.
are said to be encamped inside the
works. 1t is known that the company
has built a kitchen and has placed 100
cots in the shops.
Chicago. June 4.-The manufacture
ers and the 1.6O0 machinistS who have
struck have apparently settled down
for a siege. The strikers put out pick
cts in military fashion. but so FAR as
known no attempts were made TO en-
gage non-union men. The pickets are
divided into companies. aud these sub
divided into squads. under the COM
mand respectively of captains and SER
geants. At stated intervals each
squad is relieved by another.
Maohinists i'm Annual Convention.
Toronto. Ont. June 1.-The annual
convention of the international Asso-
citation of MachinistS opened here yes
terday. About POO delegates were
present. In his annual address Prcsi-
dent O'Connell showed that during his
! term the executive had approved OF
| sixty-six strikes. involving $3.50 ma
, cbinists. of which fofty-one were won'
| ten settled on compromise aud ten
1 lost. Regarding piece work. the ad-
| dress recommends either TO accept II
] OF condition that the employer VIII
! unionize his shop. or to declare waT
against the entire system.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

The American Telegraph and Tele-
phone company has increased its cap
ital stock from S1OO.OOO,0O0 TO $150,-
100000.
Lord Pauncefote. British ambassa-
dor. has sailed for Il stay of some
months in England.
For the third time in four weeks
Mrs Aida Excel 10 years old, at
tempted to end her life at Chicago and
failed.
Vassar students have been granted
government in matters of dis
cipline and social affairs.
Fire destroyed the Tenk wholesale
hardware house at Quincy, Ills, the
loss being $4,000.
Robbers started a fire that destroy
ed most of the town of Jasper, Tex.
Owen Logan. of Ark0e. Mo, was IA
tally shot by \. +. Walker, his sweet
hearts father.
MendelssOhn's wedding march here
after will be played at st. Joseph,
Mich. on tn carnival of trains and
boats.
The generals of the allied forces
have agreed to evacuate Peking be-
fore July 1.
Liberals in Spain have won ma
iority of the elective half of the SEN
ate
The revolution iu SantO Domingo
has been completely crushed.
Dublin FuSileerS at Shorncliffe
Eng. rioted. wrecking their barracks
and firing on the guard sent to arrest
them.
Two Ohio men have wagered 500
on the weight of their bones, to be
weighed after death.
Amelia Chan and John Netting were
killed. and Tony Netrine and Barney
MetZniskI fatally injured in Il collision
on the rail near Powhattan. w. Va.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04

York society man. The ceremony
took place in 81. Patrick's (Roman
CathOlicl cathedral.
The combined fortunes of the six
men who acted as uShers is estimated
at $1,000. 100000. The men who per-
formed this service for the bride and
groom Were Clarence Mackey, w. X.
Vanderbilt. Jr., George Gould. o. Ii.
y. Belmont, Thomas Wanamaker and
John Jacob AStor.
Lehr comes of prominent Balti-
more family and has been known in
this city less than four years. Mrs.
Dahlgren is the second daughter of the
late Joseph DreXel, of Philadelphia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
wn. the skeleton Of Henry Fnrr.

Catlin. Ills, June A gold tooth
found in the woods two miles north
OF here Sunday was the last bit of evil
dence needed to prove that the skele-
ton found on the same spot last week
was that of Henry Farr, who disap
peared two years Sago. Farr was n
livery man at Sherwood, Ind. and
left home with 800 TO buy a team at
Ridge Farm. Ills. Absence of the gold
tooth had caused Mrs. Farr to think
the body not that of her husband.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
DEADLY WORK
OF A SWITCH ENGINE.

Atlanta, Ca, June "A passenger
train on the Southern railway was run
into by a switch engine as it was
passing the Atlanta shops at IL O'Clock
this morning three miles from the
city. Three passengers were killed
and II Injured. Dead: Mrs A A
Lemon, Mss Alma Lemon, McDon-
ough. Ga II. NJ BcVickers, Flor
lila; badly injured: Buunaud A. f.
A. L. Fouche.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
TOHAM|LTON
Sir Alfred Hickman Sticks to His
Claim of Unfairness to
England.
he CHAMPIONS BRITISH PRODUCTS
Declares Uncle Sans Locomotives In
ferior in Endurance and Make
Demands Investigation.

London, June 4.-Sir Alfred Hick-
man, former president of the British
Iron Trade association, has replied to
the response of Lord George Hamilton,
secretary of state for India, to his re-
cent attack in the house of commons
upon American-built locomotives and
bridges. He quotes from the report of
the Burmah Railway company for the
first half of 1900 to show that Ameri-
can locomotives used on the line
burned 80 per cent. more fuel per
train for each mile and 23.5 more per
vehicle for each mile than British
built locomotives; and he declares that
the alterations alluded to by Lord
George Hamilton We're made in the
tenders only so as to enable the carry
ing of more fuel. After inquiring why
certain reports have not been pub
lished he says. The Burmah rail-
way officials seem resolved to screen
the Americans at all cost
Makes a Point, If Correct.
After inquiring why. if American
competition is founded on superior
chemical research and technical edu-
cation. British makers should he full
OF orders from Americans to deliver
Immediately at any price. he remarks:
Surely that IS some evidence that the
world outside the Indian railway Off
cials considers British engines and ma
terial better and in reality cheaper.
The official locomotive engineer re-
ports to the Burmah Railway COM
pany that the engines show early signs
of wear and want of strength and that
cheapneSS in the first cost is not true
economy"
Says the Trouble Is Protection.
Sir Alfred then cites Egyptian rail
way reports against Belgian engines.
and quotes from an Assam railway
report, dated April Is, 1901, as saying
that American locomotives take ~ per
cent. more coal aud - per cent. more
oil than British. This. Sir Alfred
AYERS. cOnclusively proves bad work
manship. He afiirmS that the great
advantage which continental and
American manufacturers have over
British manufacturers is due to what
practically amounts to export bOun-
ties, adding: The American engineer
has Il protected market which enables
him 10 make enormous profits at home
and even To sell at a loss abroad. still
getting n satisfactory return on his
capital. | venture to assert with con-
fdence that hut for the 81 per cent.
duty we should sell more engines in
America than the Americans would
send here"
Charges had Faith In Contracting.
Discussing the Gohties viaduct IN
Rurmah Sir Alfred says Lord George
Hamilton refuses To give Constable an
opportunity of proving his statements
about the bad American work, ION
the assurance of gentlemen who have
proved their partiality to the Ameri-
can bridge building company by show
ing them in advance the private eSti-
mates for the projected bridge over the
Irrawaddy. aud who, by every shift
and contrivance, have endeavored 10
stave off the publication of the reports
of their own engineers" Sir Alfred 5
long arraignment concludes with a re-
quest fO- the appointment of COM
mittee to investigate the subject.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
NATION, ILL.,. BURNING;
LOSS ALREADY $4,000

Mattoon. H., June A tire which
threatens destruction to the residence
portion of the city has already de-
stroyed the Jordan poultry comPAny's
plant the Kingsilver & Dunkan ware
house and several dwellings. The
loss thus ( Vt is $50, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
The Lake Liners Tashmoo
and Erie Test Speed
on Inland Sea.
MUCH MONEY AT STAKE
Estimated That 100000 Will
Change Hands on the
Outcome.

Cleveland. June Stripped Of
everything that would unnecessarily
catch the wind the two large modern
sidewheel passenger steamers, the
City of Erie of Cleveland and the
TAshmoo of Detroit. went over
the starting line at S:37 Sc and 9:3S 81
Official time) respectively their
great dash from Cleveland to Erie to
decide the speed championship of the
great lakes.
Great Interest In Race.
Steamboat men from many lake
ports gathered to see the contest. A
special excursion of boats took large
loads of passengers to points along
the course. There was gentle swell
and both boats were apparently evenly
started. The Erie is 324 feet over
all, with rs feet beam, against the
Tashmoo's $50 feet length and 40 feet
width.
1t is estimat d that over 800. 600
will change hands on the result of
the race. Betting is even.
OF Nottingham, II miles east of
here, the Tashmoo led by length,
but the Erie was apparently slowly
gaining.
Erie ForEes Ahead.
A carrier pigeon message from the
City of Erie of Willoughby. IS miles
east, says the Erie is leading by a
length.
OF Fairport, % miles east OF the
starting line, the City of Erie led by
nearly a quarter of mile. The
boats were steaming at terrific speed.
The City of Erie reached the stake =
boat minute and 34 seconds ahead of
the Tashmoo.
The Constitution Crippled.
Newport, Il. l., June Al he cup
defender Constitution was dismasted
while on trial spin this afternoon.
To all appearances the Constitution
is badly crippled
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
Pan-Am.rican Getting Into shape.

Buffalo. June 4.-The distinctive
feature at the exposition yesterday
was the general beginning of active
operations in practically all the ex-
hibits where power is used. The shoe
makers. the government engravers and
printers, the looms. lathes, engines and
motors and other machinery and
manufacturers started work. The
weather was decided Improvement,
but il is still cool.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
Boy Murdered over Base Ball.

Chicago. June 1.-Two boys. II years
of age. got into dispute Sunday aft
ernOOn during Il game of ball. and aS
"a result John McGinn il lying at his
home with fractured skull. 1t is
charged that he was struck 10y Willie
McCann. Bystanders say n question
arose concerning the decision OF the
umpire. and that during the quarrel
that ensued Mccain grabbed Il base
ball bat and in the scuffie struck Me
CHM over the herd. McGinn is not
cxDccted to recover
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
KILLED HIS COUSIN
AND THEN SUlCiDED

New York. June 4.-Francisco
Alaska, aged %, shot and killed his
first cousin, Mrs. Angelina Faia, aged
%, at the womsn's home today in the
absence of the latter's husband.
Alaska then committed suicide. The
tragedy occurred in a tenement in
the poor heart of the city. Alaska
was in love with the woman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
DIVES INTO A POND;
DEATH is The PENALTY

Pensacola, Fla, June 4.-Lieut. St.
John Liddell Caffery, U. S. marines,
son of Ex-senator Gallery, of Louis
lana. died here today. In diving into
a pond Saturday he broke one Uf the
cords in the neck, resulting in
PARALYSIS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
STILL AFTER TIE SALOONS.
Miss Berry Keeps Up Her Hunt for vioIat-
ors of the Law.

Carlyle. Ills, June 4.-Intoxicating
beverages were sold at all saloons Of
the city Sunday, with one exception,
regardless of the declarations made by
Miss Addie Berry to the effect that
she intended to obtain additional evil
dence to be used to prosecute the sa-
loOnkeepers for violation of the law
pertaining to the sale of liquor on Sun
day. The young woman continued her
crusade. inaugurated last Sunday, Sun
day.
Miss Berry secured the necessary
evidence against several saloOnkeep-
ers. She will appear before States
Attorney Ford and ask that official TO
issue additional complaints against the
drink dispensers for violating the Sun
day closing law. The cases of last
week were set for today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
HERON SENDS LETTER
IN HIS OWN DEFENSE.

Grinnell, Iowa, June 4.-The trial
of Prof. George D. Heron, charged
with conduct unbecoming minister,
began at IL O'Clock this morning in
the Congregational church, with Is
churches of the district represented.
DR.. Heron has sent a letter in his
own defense, dealing with his specific
individual case and not with the mar
riage and divorce in general.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
striker Demands Conceded.

Terre Haute. Ind, June 4.-Tbe
manager of the street railway and cleo
trio lighting plants in Terre Haute and
Brazil at the last hour yielded to the
demands for an advance in the wages
OF the firemen at the Brazil plant and
thus averted a general strike in the
rVc cities
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
Surprise i'm the Detenbach Trial.

Chicago, June 4.-During the Def
enbach insurance fraud trial yester
day DIR. Raymond L. Leonard. state
witness who saw Marie Defenbach
the last few moments of her life. was
recalled by Darrow, of the defense, to
show that the young woman's death
had been caused by dysentery, and
not by medicine prescribed by DIR.
Cnger. DIR. Leonard said that death
was caused by heart failure due to
natural causes. which was a shock TO
the state, which holds that she was
killed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04

Laporte. Ind. June 4.-Bishop John
Hazen White. of the Episcopal dio-
cese of Michigan City Sunday conse-
Grated nj Winamac n monster tent
which will he taken to isolated Local
tiOns and small parishes in the do
cese for the holding of the regular
Episcopal services.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
WORK OF A BAD CRANK.
Proposes to Do Some Church Destruction
II Not Obeyed.

SOmerville. Mass, June 4.-The se---
ton OF the Third Universalist church.
III West Somerville. yesterday found a
note on the front door of the church
making a threat that by next Sunday
all of the West SOmerville churches
will be destroyed by dynamite unless
next Saturday is observed as a holy
day. The notice. written on note pa
per. with a pencil. read as follows:
Il. the Lord, live to reign This
church perhaps opened for the last
time yesterday. All thee hurches in
West Somerville will be destroyed by
dynamite before next Sunday morning
unless rhe pastors hold services and
observe next Saturday as a holy day"
The note is similar to one which was
posted on the doors of the North Cam
bridg churches Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
MurdereFsTri Mt Hand.

LaPorte. Ind, June 4.-The trial of
Louis Iacquinth, charged with killing
Police Officer Cooper, of South Bend,
will be begun in the circuit court here
this week Cooper detected Jacquinth
in a robbery and an exchange of shots
followed. both men being wounded,
Cooper fatally, while Jacquinth's life
hung in the balance for days. The
state will ask for the infictiOn Of the
death penalty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
Proved He Wasn't n vagrant.

Chicago, June 4.-Nil ilford A. San
ford proved to jury I'm the United
States circuit court that he was not
vagrant. in the sense OF the justice
court term. and he was awarded
verdict OF $1,000 against two officials
of Ottawa. Ills. who had kept him in
cell for eight DAYS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
EIGHT MEN KILLED
IN MICHIGAN MINE

Iron Mountain. Mich. June =
Eight men were killed at the seventh
level of the Chaplin mine this morn
ing by the explosion and suffocation
from the fumes of burning powder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
Product of the Indiana OIL Field.

Hartford City, Ind. June 1.-The
report from the Indiana oil field for
the month of May has just been issued
and shows that during the month there
were POI wells completed. of which
thirty-five were failures or gas wells.
The remaining wells show daily pro-
duction of $3.50 barrels, or an average
per well per day of twenty-five bar
rolls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
Bsveridge Reaches ST. Petersburg.

ST Petersburg, June 4.-United
States Senator Beveridse. of Indiana.
arrived here yesterday. He was met
by CharlemagDe Tower. the United
States ambassador; Secretary Pierce
and Consul General Holloway. The
senator at once began an inquiry into
Russian Industrial and commercial
conditions ami had an inter view with
Nj. \. RothStein, the banker. He eX-
poets to see many important person
ages and will remain here about a
week
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
YOUNG LUETGERT
DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF

cisco. June IA. G. Luetgert. son OF
the Chicago sausagemaker who muir
dered his wife. was arrested last night
for a brutal assault on Pearl Andrews
and n French woman known as Mar
garet. Iuetgert entered the house OF
the women and handled them both
very roughly. beating them and throw
ing them against the walls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
Constitution on a Trial Spin.

Newport, L. l., June 4.-The syndi-
Gates Americas cup defender Consti-
tuition was given trial spin yesterday
She put out to sea in the vicinity Of
the lightship. There was a piping
breeze The yacht was sent hither
and thither. close hauled and on long
reaches. Then she was put about, and
coming before the wind, swept into
the bay, making a splendid spectacle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
HenIev WIN BE Great This Year.

London, June 4-The entries of for
eign crews for this years Henley re-
satta closed yesterday. In addition to
the University of Pennsylvania, the
Club Nautique de Ghent has entered
for the Grand Challenge cup and silver
goblets. Nice has entered candidate
for the diamond sculls. The Henley
officials are anticipating a more sue
ceSSful regatta than for years past.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
INDIANS ON WARPATH
CAN'T BE PUT DOWN

Cheyenne, Wyo-. June "A tele-
gram from Fort Was hakie says the
Arapahoe Indians who recently defed
the Indian agent are arming and it is
feared the threatened outbreak can
not be averted without blJodshed AMI
the use of government troops.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
rwo KiIIed: One Fatally Hurt.

Erie, Pa. June 4.-While driving
across the tracks of the Lake Shore
railroad at North East Hugh Walters
and Micheal Findlay We're killed and
Bruce Hazlett fatally injured by a
naSsin1 train.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
EvangelIcal Lutheran synod.

Des Moines, Ia. June YESTERDAY
was church extension day in the gen.
eral synod Of the Evangelical Luther
an church. The annual report was
read by Rev. II. H. Weber, of York,
Pa, and was adopted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
s,.tamantof oftbe PuhIic Debt-

Washington, June THE monthly
statement of the public debt issued
by the treasury department Saturday
shows that at the close of business
May 81. 1901. the debt less cash i'm the
treasury amounted to S1,062. Az. .4.,4.
which is p decrease for the month
of SIO.26S. 162.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
Butte IL on the Slide.

Buettc. Mont. gune 4.-The strange
sliding movement Of the city of Butte.
which has been noticeable at intervals
for several years, has again manifest
ed itself by five large cracks in the
earth I'm different sections of the city.
There is no caving. but distinct part
ing of the earth and the granite walls
can PaSily he seen I'm thp cracks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
Rnoth war n. stIII .on."

Cleveland. o.. June 4.-Commander
Booth-Tucker. of the Salvation Army,
declared yesterday that there was no
truth in the report to the effect that
negotiations are in progress looking to
the amalgamation of the Volunteers OF
America and the Salvation Army and
to reconciliation between General
RoOfh and his SON
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
Perry Retains His NIodesty.

Chicago, June 4.-Perry s. Heath,
who was at the Annex with Il. c..
Kerens and others. laughs about his
vice presidential boom. Il guess it
i4asn't got across the water, he said.
LIN fact. | never heard of it until l
reached Chicago"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
Long-owed Debt Il. Paid.

Waukegan. Ills, June Am anony-
nous letter has reached T. II. Lindsay.
a local tailor. inclosing $24 to pay a
debt the writer says he owed Lind
says father thirty-five years ago. The
writer states that he left WaukeGan
many years ago and has returned aft
er years of wandering and recalls the
old debit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
mr. McKInIey's Cor dItion Unchanged.

Washington, Juue 4. - At 1l:30
Secretary Cortelyou gave out the
following: Mrs. McKinley's Physi-
clans report that she had a comforta-
be night. aud that her condition -
not mate, i.lIy changed since ye.ter-
day y
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
Ri.nna SONG at a Church Fe.tiraI.

Parkersburg. w. Va, June THE
singing OF "risque" song started a
row at a church festival at Pleasant
Valley thirteen miles from here. Il. s.
Hedr-ick and Mae Mclaughlin We're
dangerously cut and +. q. Knopp had
his teeth Knocked out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
We Have st5 Leper..

Washington, June 4.-According to
scientific investiga tiOns. directed from
Washington. which have been going
Oh for several months, there are about
2T5 cases of iepEosy in the United
SfatpS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
pigeon Flies Forty MILES an Hour.

Louisville. Ky. June 4.-Pokahon-
tas. pigeon owned by $. ]. Schreck.
broke the local homing pigeon record
Sunday by flying from Alligator Lake,
Miss. a distance of 400 miles, on an
air line, in nine hours and forty-one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
CO. nnrhin COO. En.t.

Anderson. Ind. June 4.-Governor
Durbin left Friday evening for Will
Jamestown, Mass. where his son. Lieu
tenant Fletcher NJ. Durbin, is IN col
leRe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-04
BILLION DOLLAR FEATURE.

attached TO the Marriage OF Mrs. JohD
vinton OahlGren.
New York. June Mrs. John Vim
ton Dahlgren was married yesterday
to Harry Lehr, Il well-known New