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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-28
ChiId Frightened to Death.

Marshtield, Wis. Feb. 2S.-The y
year-old son of Herman Kohlhepp, OF
Unity. was frightened TO death Tues
day Tie child was playing near the
house wien two black hogs. which
the boy no doubt mistook for bears,
gave him such a fright that he died a
few hours later from the effects
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-28
CnnanI Ordered Home.

Lisbon, Feb. %. - The Brazilian
government has ordered its consul
at Oporto to return Immediately to
Brazil with his family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-28
viii Probably All Recover.

Goshen. Ind. Feb. 2S.-It was
thought yesterday that all the passen-
gers injured in Tuesdays Wabash
wreck near Millersburg will recover.
Those who are in the most serious
condition are: T. 4. Flynn. of Brad
ford Pa: Rev. J. W. Vanderlip. of
Ransom. Kan; T. Kassing. of Wa
SEGA. Mimi: infant son of Mrs. W. H.
EIbOurnP of Omaha
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-28
pitchfork. No motive can be assignee
for the deed
Appointed to a Perilous Post.

indianapolis, Feb. 2S = President
Sexton, of the Iowa -Illinois-Indiana
League, has appointed John Mckenzie,
OF Terre Haute, an umpire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-28
Frank B. Posev Ha. the Grin

Evansville. Ind. Feb. 2S.-Frank r.
Posey. lawyer and politician. is serious
ly i'll at his home in, this city. of the
grip.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-28
Ciaybot. Attacks His Son.

West Superior. Wis, Feb. 2S.-Will-
lam Claybots, who was convicted of
numbering his wife. was brought into
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-28

bridge over which Mr.. Morgan must
pass before he can complete his COM
bination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-28
CLOSE CALL
To ANOTHER
Negro Named Brown at
BAIL, Ind Narrowly
Escapes Mob.
FOR TAKING WARDS PART
Indianapolis Wrought up Over
the Prisoner Held
There.

Brazil, Ind, Feb. 28.-At Seeley-
vile, mining town near here, last
night an angry mob of miners at
tempted to lynch a negro named
Brown who had openly denounced
the Ward lynching at Terre Haute.
After being chased some distance by
the mob Brown succeeded in boardin Q
an interurban car passing and came
to this city and put himself in the
hands of the police for protection.
LynchInE Threatened at Indianapolis.
Indianapolis Feb. 2S.-Fear that a
mob might be formed. and an attempt
made to lynch ''Doc'' Reed. the negro
brought here from New Castle yester-
day and identified by Dorothy Darter
as her assailant, caused the state,
county and city authorities TO take
every precaution. Gov. Durbin sent l.
900 stands of arms to the county Jail
where Reed is confined TO be used by
the soldiers in the event of the mob
gathering. 1t is quiet around the
Jail today. Reed says he was in Nor
ristown when the assault was COM
mitted. Several people of that town.
corroborate the story. In the mean
time gatling guns and squad and
company of militia are under orders
to be ready to move to the Jail if the
mob should form.
Prisoner is identified
indianapolis. Feb. 2S.-Afiss Dorothy
Dartcr. who was assaulted by a negro
on the outskirts of Iryington last
Thursday afternoon. was yesterday
Shown Il photograph of the man uu-
der arrest in Newcastle. and her first
words were: -'That is the man Aft
er studying the picture for some time
she said she was confident that he was
the man who assaulted her. and that
she would like to see him in order TO
identify him more positively. The ne
gro gives lis name as doc" Reed.
He insists that he was not in Irving
ton but was at MOrristown. a few
miles east when the assault was COM
mitted. The negro probably will be
brought before Miss Darter for identi-
ficatiO1. The people of Irvington.
which is Il suburb of this city, have
been much wrought up over the affair.
and threats of lynching have been free
" made. The chief of police says ne
will use his entire force to protect the
upoI-O
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-28

Instruments That WIN he Anected by War
Reduction BILL
Washington, Feb. 2S-The senate
has sgreed to the conference report on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-28
PROTEST WAS NO co
Democratic Impassioned Oratory
Fails to Impress the Vote :
in the Senate.
sPooNER's AMENDMENT A WINNER
Not Change Made In the Measure
Points of the War Tax Reduc
tion Agreement

Washington, Feb. 2S.-The Cuban
amendment to the army bill has been
adopted by the senate. The vote was
43 to 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-28

THE EXEMPTIONS AGREED 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-02-28

at is notable that the period Of
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
PANAMA CANAL
ROUTE MAY YET
WIN IN SENATE
It's Advocates Gaining
Adherents Among
Members.
Special Dispatch to The Cali.

CHICAGO, Dec 26-A Washington
dispatch to the Record-Herald says: 1t
may be Panama after all. AS soon as the
holidays are over and Congress returns to
town, the battle of the canals is expected
to rage with great fury. Nicaragua still
has the advantage, but it is not to be
permitted to carry off the honors with
out a struggle. Panama is developing un-
looked for strength.
A private telegram from Paris received
here indicates that the new Panama
Canal Company is prepared to submit to
the United States definite offer of sale
at value set by the Walker commission
namely s4OOO0,OOO.
If the Panama Company does submit
such an offer and includes in it all its
property Of whatever description, there is
at least chance that the strong tide now
running in favor of the Nicaragua may
be stemmed.
In the Senate a strong Panama party is
developing. Influential Senators say pri-
vately to your correspondent that they
are convinced Panama is by long odds
the better route, and that If any offer to
sell at the commissions valuation is re-
ceived, they declare it will receive favor
able attention at the hands of the Senate
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
WAVES BEAR
THE EVIDENCE
OF A WRECK
Fears Entertained That
a Steamer Has
Been Lost.
Many. Cases Of Salmon Float
to the Vancouver
Beaches.
shipping Men in the North Suspect
That an Alaska Liner Met
With Disaster in
Storm
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. 26.-From the
number OF salmon cases and other bits Of
9etsam now floating in along the shore
line Of Greers Beach and English Bay
bearing Alaskan marks il is greatly
feared that in the gale OF last night one
of the Alaskan steamships, possibly the
Cottage City, has come to grief near Van
coUver
The disaster obviously occurred not far
away since the bits Of broken cases all
show little signs of water wear and all
Weir markings are as distinct and fresh
as well can be. A number of painted
boards which evidently belonged to fbe
upper works Of some steamer were also
found
ms morning boxes were picked up on
the shore line all the way from the beach
Immediately south of False Creek right
around to the English Bay cannery. These
began to come in about 9 o'clock Most
OF the boxes were from the Icy Pass Can
ming Company, Alaska, the Star of India
brand, and from the Kanakan Packing
Company, Kanakan, Alaska, Red Beauty
brand The cases are intact. From the
marks Of the water on them it is plain
they have been in the water but q. short
time, for the boxes have not even been
soaked through, and from this it is
thought that the disaster must have oc-
curred on nearby shores The edges and
scorners Of the cases are hardly worn. and
notwithstanding the action Of the heavy
-iseas and the rolling on the rocks at the
beach evidences Of friction are barely dis
cernibIe.
What is remarkable is that the salmon
cases did not begin to arrive until late
this morning and were blown in BIZ the
wind from the direction Of Bowen Island
and Point Gray. nine miles out Ever
since that hour the cases have been float
ing in and salvers en- the beach are reap
ing a bountiful harvest.
It can only be surmised from what boat
the FISH have come The Cottage CITY.
which took the run OF the City Of Seattle.
left last Thursday on a trip to Sitka. and.
Il is thought, called at Icy Pass and Kan
skan. where she would take on salmon
at this time Of year and in all proba bilftv
would have some Of these brands. The
Icy Strait Cannery is owned by a COM
uany in which Thomas Earle, NJ P. was
the largest stoclholder. indeed virtual
proprietor. It is stated that the COTTAGE
City was more than likely to have some
Of his pack on board for Eastern ship
ment. 10 Alaska salmon. it may be men
toned, was stored at nearby points from
which it could have been washed.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
DIAMOND CHAIN TAKEN
FROM EXPRESS PACKAGE
Robbery Occurs While Gems Are in
Transit From Washington to
New York.

WASHINGTON, Dec. ga mysterious
robbery of a diamond chain valued at
$500. of which either the Adams Express
Company or Shaw & Berry, a local jew
elry firm which shipped it to New York.
are probably the victims, occurred some
time between Sunday afternoon and this
forenoon. The jewelry was dispatched
from here to Joseph Frankel & Sons, No.
6S Nassau street. New York When deliv-
cred there was no evidence that the seal
had been tampered with, and the pack
age was not opened in New York until
to-day, when the chain was found miss
ing.
The stolen gems numbered 200, and were
set in a platinum lorgnette chain fifty
four inches long. The package was made
up by the local firm under the personal
supervision of the proprietors, and duly
registered. Detectives here and in New
York are working on the case. 1t is SUD-
posed that the package was opened by
some one acquainted with its contents.
the chain removed. and the package then
restored to its original appearance.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
GIVES A DEADLY
SERUM IN LIEU
OF ANTI-TOXINE
Negro Janitor Causes
Deaths Of Sixteen
Children.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 26.-Before the teta-
Taylor. janitor for the chemical and bac-
THEOLOGICAL divisions of the Health De-
partment admitted under oath that he
issued for public use the toxic anti-diph-
theritic serum. which caused the recent
deaths Of sixteen children from tetanus.
He distributed the vials, properly label
ed, he said, because the supply Of diph-
liberia anti-toxine had become exhausted
early in October, and he did not believe
that the serum was bad enough to kill
children"
Taylor is a negro. He has held city po-
sitions for many years. In addition to
his duties as janitor he acted as assist
ant to Consulting City Bacteriologist
Amand Ravold. More or less in the ca
pacity Of an assistant he had charge Of
the anti-toxine when it was in TASKS and
after it had been poured into the vials
for distribution to physicians.
For two hours Taylor was closeted this
afternoon with Chief of Detectives Des-
mond. Taylor was placed on the witness
stand with the Chief of Detectives at
his side. Mayor Wells advised Taylor to
give distinct, true, connected relation Of
facts appertaining to the toxic serum.
Taylor then admitted that his former tes-
timony, in which he swore that serum of
September 20 had not been distributed
was false Taylor said positively that he
gave out serum of the make of Septem-
ber 30. This serum, it is alleged, was re-
sponsible for the deaths of sixteen or
more children.
Taylor said the serum of September 80
was not destroyed until after the trouble
began. and that he had been trying to
protect the whole Office"
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
Cursing Mob Beats Retreat and Makes a
Stand in the Preside Grove, Where
One Man Is Nearly Trampled to Death

the saloon and added a few finishing
touches to the work of wrecking the place.
About this time the police arrived and
charged the desperate mob with their
clubs.
The rioters retreated to Greenwich
street in front of the reservation and
assailed Anderson's saloon and the Can
teen across on Lyon street with mud and
rocks. They broke several windows and
a number of people were struck with the
flying missiles.
One Man Perhaps Fatally Trampled.
The police fought the mob gamely and
were gradually forcing the angry soldiers
inside the reservation when a detachment
of mounted light artillery, commanded by
Captain Rumbaugh, dashed up Greenwich
street toward the maddened throng. Cap
tain Miller, officer of the day, appeared
on the scene also with a big provost
guard and they, too, engaged the mob.
The mounted artillerymen drove the riot
ers into the reservation and they then
entrenched themselves in the thick grove
of trees just inside the gate. The soldiers
refused to go farther, thinking that the
mounted men would not pursue them into
the small forest But in this they were
mistaken as more than one of the rioters
found to their sorrow. The mob hooted,
jeered and howled at their mounted pur-
suers, and this, enraged the arttllerymen
beyond measure. Right on through the
thick grove of trees charged the artillery
men. They rode right into the middle
of the throng and trampled some of the
rioters down. William Hawley, recruit
from Alabama, had enough liquor aboard
to be particularly ugly, and one of the
artillerymen knocked him down and the
horse trampled over his PROSTATE body,
inflicting injuries from which he will not
recover for many day. When picked up
by a fellow-soldier shortly after the
trouble was quelled Hawley was uncon-
scious. They removed him to the Cen
eral Hospital on a stretcher, and DR.. Ben
nett, who was in charge, dressed his in
juries. Hawley's left leg was shattered
and over and under his left eye there was
a cash bearing the shape Of a horses
hoof. Hawley had not regained conscious
ness up to late hour last night, and the
physicians fear that he may have re-
ceived severe internal injuries.
Fear Still Another Riot.
After the mounted soldiers had routed
the mob, the provost guard searched the
grove for stragglers. Several were found
and locked up in the guardhouse.
After the disturbance extra policemen
were stationed on Baker, Lyon and Green
wich streets, and as fast as any soldiers
showed up they were hustled into the
reservation.
None of the police who were mixed up
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
Four Yeomanry Compa-
MES and Two Guns
Are Captured.
Lord Kitchener Telegraphs
His Fear That Casualties
Are Heavy.
Patriots Obtain Revenge for the Re-
cent Successes of the Foe in
Rushing Their Laagers
at Night.
Special Dispatch to The CALI

LONDON, Dec. 26.-GeneraI Dewet has
taken revenge for the recent successes OF
the British in rushing laagers at night,
and has captured a British camp in the
eastern part of Orange River colony by
the use of tactics similar TO those en-
ployed by the British. The scene OF the
reverse is within one Of the areas of the
Beers main resistance. where General
Dewet frequently foiled the British COM
manders. The following brief dispatch
from Kitchener tells all at present known
OF the affair:
JOHANNESBURG, Dec. 26.-RundIe
reports Colonel F'frEan's camp at
ZeefOntefn was. successfully rushed
on the night of December "a by a
considerable force of Beers under
DeVvet. L fear the casualties were
heavy. Firman's column consisted
of the Thirty-fOurth, Thirty-hfth,
Thirty-sixth and Fifty-thfrd cOmpa-
nics of Imperial YeOmanry, one gun
of the Seventy-ninth Battery and
one pOmpOn- They were guarding
the head of the bIOcl<hOuse line
from Harrismith to Bethlehem. The
First and Second Imperial Light
Horse have gone in pursuit OF the
Beers.
Beer resistance has always been very
strong in that part of the Orange River
colony which was the scene Of General
Dewet's Christmas coup A great quad
Tangle Of blockhouses is being built there,
/ the points of which are Vereeningen,
/ Volksrust, Harrismith and Kronstadt. At
/ the southeast corner of this quadrangle Is
an open space, from Bethlehem to Lind
ley, where the square Of blockhouses is
still incomplete. and here Dewet made
/ his attack. Colonel Ffrman's force
amounted to 400 men, and the disaster,
especially the loss Of guns, the possession
| of which may enable Dewet successfully
/ to attack the blockhOUses. creates dis
turbing impression
ISLAND OF ASCENSION, Dec Is
When the British steamer Goth, from
| South African ports, arrived here to-day.
a Boer prisoner. who had been smuggIed
on board the vessel in a box at St.
Helena, was handed over to the British
naval authorities here
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
GENERAL YOUNG
SOON To LEAVE
SAN FRANCISCO
Macarthur May Succeed
to the Command in
California.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-Major General S.
NJ. B. Young, at present in command of
the Department of California, will assume
control Of the Department Of the Lakes,
with headquarters here. The change,
which is made at his own request, will
take place March 1.
The transfer is in the line of promo
ton. On March 26, 1902, Major General
Elwell S. Otis will retire because of age.
He is at present in command of the De-
partment of the Lakes. having resumed
this position on his return from the Phil
ippines.
The successor Of General Young in the
California Department. it is believed
here, will be General Macarthur
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
AGREEMENT THAT STALLS
OFF WAR IS SATISFACTORY
Argentina Minister to the United
States Informed of the Agree
ment With Chile.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The Argen-
tina Minister. DR.. Garcia-Merou. to-day
received a dispatch from the Minister of
Foreign Affairs at BUenOs Ayres annOunc-
ing the satisfactory termination of the
e-Argentina trouble and giving the
basis of settlement. The dispatch is as
follows;
THE pending incidents with Chile have
been settled by agreement directly with
the Government of that country and in a
satisfactory form. Chile gives explanation
of the opening of roads through the dis
puted territory, and both Governments
agree to withdraw the police forces which
they have maintained in the territory in
controversy, situated near the inlet OF
Ultima Esperanza. ALCORTA,
Minister of Foreign Affairs
DR.. Garcia-Merou expressed himself as
highly gratifed with the disappearance Of
the war cloud, and pointed out that the
terms of settlement showed that Argen-
tinas earnest desire to maintain peace
had led her to make a considerable sacri-
fee. By both forces Withdrawing their
police from that locality the Government
ownership Of the Ultima Esperanza ter
ritory becomes a question for arbitration.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
Roosevelt Party Reaches Quantico.

QUANTICO, Va. Dec. 26.-The dispatch
boat Dolphin, with Mrs. Roosevelt and
party on board, anchored off Quantico
this afternoon. Soon thereafter the party
were conveyed in small boats to the ISL
and of the Metropolitan Club, of which
they will occupy the efuorooms for the
night. The feeding ground of the ducks
have been carefully looked after since
the President visited here. and with an
Improvement in the condition Of the
weather for this occasion some good sport
is likely
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
LONDON LABOR LEADER
DENoUNCES CARNEGIE
Says the American Millionaire Ought
to Buy Beef Instead of
Books.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26.-In an address at
Hull House tonight Ben Tillett, presi-
dent. of the London Dockers' Union, who
is in this country as the fraternal dele
gate to the convention of the American
Federation of Labor, said:
Andrew Carnegie ought to buy beef
instead of books. If he had given his
workmen more wages in the past he
would not have SO much money to give
away now and his former employees would
be in a better condition"
The audience was composed principally
of trade unionists.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
miles Passive Under censnre.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-GeneraI Miles
resumed his duties in command of the
army at his office in the War Department
to-day. 1t is said that he has decided to
accept the situation with the best possi-
BILE grace and will say or do nothing to
continue the controversy. So far as
known, the incident will cause no decided
change in his prearranged plans, official
or social, for the future.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27

2 HERE was rioting outside the
Preside gates again last night.
q Angered by the severe repulse
a they had received at the hands
of the police provost guards and
cavalry on Christmas day, the mob of in
furiated soldiers who tried to wreck Dave
Tarpey's and other saloons in the neigh
borhood returned to the attack last even
ing. Fully 1000 desperate men in blue
threw their fear Of the police and natural
instinct to obey their superior officers to
the four winds and charged pell-mell, like
a herd of infuriated cattle, on Tarpey' s
saloon, and many crowded into the place
in wild disorder.
Louis Tarpey, the 16-year-old son of the
proprietor of the 'gin MILL" was in the
act of drawing glass of beer, and one of
the soldiers picked up a chair and struck
him down with a blow on the head and
shoulders. Then the rioters demolished
everything in sight, both in front and be-
hind the bar, and rushed out again into
the street and prepared to give the police
a battle. Dave Tarpey and his son made
good their escape through the back way.
In the melee that occurred outside one
soldier was trampled down and terribly
mangled
The assault was evidently planned with
deliberation. The recruits and casuals
who participated in it were not under the
influence Of liquor.
After wrecking Tarpeys saloon the an
cry soldiers engaged in another riotous
| skirmish with the police, and a detach-
ment of mounted light artillery from the
Eighteenth Regiment was dispatched to
the scene as quickly as possible after the
first outbreak occurred. The police faced
the soldiers with their clubs, and the riot
ers, armed with sticks and rocks, beat A
sullen retreat.
Several Shots Are Fired.
Several shots were fired, windows were
broken and the shattered glass was
thrown in all directions. They yelled like
a band of Comanches. Vile epithets were
hurled at the police and the excitement
reached an intense pitch
On Greenwich street the soldiers made
their first stand. Policemen Hostetter,
Herring, Rice and Stratton were on duty
in the neighborhood when the trouble
commenced. A riot call was sent to the
North End and Central stations and Lieu
tenant Martin and a squad of police re-
sponded from the Central and Sergeant
Campbell with another squad came from
the North End.
Saloon-keeper Tarpey barricaded his
doors after the soldiers left and then ran
into the reservation to. seek the protec-
ton of the military authorities. While he
was gone the mob of soldiers secured a
stout board, and using it as a battering
ram, splintered the barricaded doors Of
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
Senator sewel Rapidly Sinking.

CAMDEN, Dec. 26.-The physicians at
sending United States Senator William j.
Eewell gave out the information tonight
that their patient was much weaker tnan
he was Yesterday. Unless some improve
rnent be shown very soon the END Is not
far distant.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
eenera1 seamans in critical Condition

WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.-There was a
serious setback this afternoon in the con-
dition Of William NJ. Seamans, adjutant
general Of California, but he rallied TO-
night When his physicians left, at il
O'Clock tonight, It was announced that.
although they stim had hope, the patient
was in a critical condition.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
President Entertains Dinner Party.

PRESIDENT EnCeTLa1nS O1nner rarity.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. - President
Roosevelt tonight entertained a party at
dinner. The guests were: Secretary Root,
Attorney General Knox, General Ran
dolph, Rear Admiral Robley Evans, SEN
ator Lodge and Justice Clarke of New
York.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27

King Edward to Open Parliament.
LONDON. Dec. 26.-It has been definite
ly learned that King Edward win per-
sonally open Parliament
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
Best Way Of Waking Up England

4 LONDON, Dec. 26.-As a Christmas at
81 raction the Daily News has been at
tempting TO obtain the views Of prominent
men on the best way OF waking up Eng
land" In view Of American and German
commercial competition. The paper con-
suited Sir Thomas Sutherland, Kenric B.
Murray, secretary Of the London Chamber
Of Commerce, and others, only to discover
the greatest divergence in the views Of the
persons questioned as to whether any real
necessity for waking UP England"
exists