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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
MUCH MYSTERY LEFT
To Solve i'm That Curious Rath.
bun Insurance Fraud
Enterprise.
PRISONER ADMITS ALL CHARGES
Except That of NIurder-And All for
$4,000 Insurance
Money.

| Louisville. Ky, Nov. 13.-Newen G..
Rathbun, who, according to the police.
| has confessed that he planned to de-
| fraud an Insurance company out OF
| $1,000 by pretending that n corpse
shipped to Little Rock, Ark, was his
own dead body, yesterday admitted,
according to the authorities, that the
man who accompanied him to the hotel
i'll JeffersOnville. Ind. and was found
dead the next day, was Charles Good
man, who is said to have come from
Evansville, Ind. Chief of Detectives
Sullivan ana Chief Applegate and Cor
oncr CoOtS. of JefferSOnVillP. inter
viewed RathbUn yesterday. Rathbun
listened as one by one the circunr-
stances which the police regard as
proofs of his guilt We're laid before him
by Chief Sullivan.
Takes an Interest i'm Indiana Law.
According to the officers Rathbun
suddenly sprang up. and walking hast
lily to Il window looked out for a few
minutes. Then turning like an animal
at bay he faced the crowd OF men in
the room and asked in Il shaking voice.
What is the punishment for OfrenSes
of this kind in Indiana: Does the
death penalty exist thereE' He was
not told. and added moment later:
You are on the right track. Good
man is the name of the dead man.
met him in front of the Salvation
Army and determined To keep hin.
drunk for several days and then fix
him
Wants the sympathy of the People.
Here he stopped and then said: eff
| should make 4 confession il would
be printed in the papers. and would
turn the people against me" He then
lapSed into Sulleu silence and would
say nothing else. When questioned
further he denied having given Good
man laUdanum. and said lie would
have made use Of chlorOform. He
then refused TO 30 back 10 Indiana,
without requiSitiOn papers. Colonel
John ID. ROdman. United States re-
cTuiting officer here, notified Chief Sui
livan that no requiSition will he neces-
sary for the return of Rathbun to JEFF
ferSonVillc. Ind. Rathbun is now Il
government prisoner charged with de-
strtiOn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
GETS A PEACH FARM
Nine Thousand Acres to be Devoted
to Raising Delicious
Fruit,

St Joseph. Mich. Nov. 13.-Roland
Morrill, and Harry II. Fisher, of this
citys-aSsd-sA Baker q go. of Chicago,
Monday became owners of the largest
peach farm in the world. The farm
comprises 9.GO0 acres and is located
in Cherokee cGSInty. Tex. 4 company
is to be formed and articles of incor-
POrdtion were fled yesterday.
The corporation will he known as the
Morrill, Orchard company, with w. w.
Mcfarland, president; Roland Morrill,.
vice president: Harry r. Fisher. secre
tGry: NJ, Baker, treasurer. The COM.
pany will plant the 1900 acres into
peaches at once. The peaches will
reach Chicago earlier than Michigan
stock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
One With Capital of
$4OO,OOO,OOO in
New Jersey.
]. P. MORGAN IN 1T
Filing Fee of $4,000
Paid by His Check
Object.

Trenton, y. j., Nov. 13.-The North
ern Securities company with n capi-
tai of S4OO,OOO,OOO was incorporated
at noon today. The company is
formed to acquire and deal in the
stocks and securities of corporations.
Big Filing Fee in NIOrgan's Name.
The filing fee of $4,000 was paid
the check coming from J. Pierpont
Morgan who is understood to be iden-
titled with the company.
Names of Incorporators.
The incorporators are: George +.
Baker, Jr-, New York; Richard Trim
BILE. New York; Abram VI. Hyatt, Al
Ienhurst, y. J.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
HUGH r. BELKNAP DIES
IN FAR AWAY PHILIPPINES

Washington, Nov. ia cable was
received today from Gen. Chaffee, re-
porting that Maj. Hugh II. Belknap,
of the pay department, died at Cal
ahoa, Laguna De Luzon, the 12th
inst, and that his remains will be
sent to the United States on the
transport Thomas. Belknap was a
son of the late Secretary BellInap
and prominent in the republican
Party's councils. representing one of
the Chicago districts in the house of
representatives several terms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
AT THE LITTLE ROCK END.
People Down There Want to See the Al
legged y. &. Rathbun.

People Down There Want to See the Al
legged y. {. Rathbun.
Little Rock. Ark. Nov. 13.-The au-
thOrities here announce that they viii
have the supposed Newell G. Rathbun.
now under arrest ut Louisville, Ky.
brought here to testify in the inquest
over the corpse sent here as the body
of Rathbun, whose life was insured for
$1,000. One of the attorneys represent
ing Rathbun's relatives made the fol
lowing statement: THE family of Mr..
McKown and Mrs. RIthbun only want
to be satisfied beyond a doubt that
Rathbun is aliTe and that this body
they have here is not the body of Rath-
bun. So much dOubs has been reflect
ed on the case by the insurance COM
pany aud their detectives that no one
san say at this time positively what
the outcome Will be.
''The family of McKown and Mrs.
Rathbun and all parties interested have
offered to bear the expense of bringing
the person arrested in Louisville, and
who is said to be Rathbun. and is said
TO have made a confession, to Little
Rock, if the party proves not to be
Rathbun-otherwlse the insurance
company is to bear the expense. This
is the offer which has been made to the
agent of the insurance company Moth
Ing less than indubitable proof that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
ANNUAL MEETING OF
ME-. MISSIONARY COMMITTEE

Pittsburg, Nov. 13.-Ihe annual
meeting of the general missionary
committee OF the NJ. f. church opened
in this city today with Is bishops and
43 delegates present. Bishop {. C..
McCabe presided. The treasurer's
reports showed u total income of
$1,233 ,1s6; expenditure, $1,276.530; a
total deficiency of $163,9s3. With re-
gard to the state of the Goth century
fund it is announced the income has
been $14,160; disbursements, S6,S96.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
STATE COMMISSIONERS
PAY CITY ANOTHER VISIT

The Illinois board of railway and
warehouse commissioners paid the
city another visit last evening, ar
irving about o'clock from Aurora
ON Q special in company with Cen
eraI Superintendent j. ID. Besler.
They were on special tour of the
Q lines of the state and their object
i've point here was the Seventeenth
street crossing. This they viewed
early this morning and left the city
for the south before o'clock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
Great Britain and ireland
in Thr0es of Storm
For Two Days.
OVER HUNDRED DIE
French Bark and a Rev
enue Cutter Wrecked
Crews Lest.

London, Nov. 13.-The gale which
has been sweeping over Great Brit
ain and Ireland the past two days
continues unabated. Reports of
wrecks and casualties continue to
How in. The death list aggregates
over one hundred.
Craft Wrecked.
Early today French bark struck
of Iiendon. Nineteen of the crew
were drowned. The revenue cutter
Active was wrecked. Twenty-three
of the crew were drowned and three
saved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
Co-Eds Do a "sarInstiIsaI" Decd.

Kalamazoo. Mich, Nov 13.-The
male contingent of the senior class has
introduced an innovation which is
known here as the "seniOr mustache.
The new wrinkle has met with much
adverse sentiment in local college cir
cies and especially on the part of the
senior girls. Friday evening the senior
boys. who board at the Ladies' hall.
received donation of monster "mus-
tache cups at the tea table. The
senior co-eds were the donors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
Three More Fugitives Captured.

Kansas City, Nov. 13.-Three con-
victs were caught by prison guards
near Cottonwood Falls. Kan, late yes
terday afternoOn-Gilbert Mullen,
white: Fred Robinson. mulattO, ana
Sol Switzerland. Indian-after fight
in which SoutherIand was shot, not
seriously. None of the guards was
bT.r-f
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13

who assumed the fear that Uncle Sam
intended to concede Il great deal for
the sake of getting IL treaty agreeble
TO the senate. All sorts of stories have
been told about the United States Civ
ing England slice of Alaskan terri
tory in return for surrender of British
rights I'm the isthmus.
We Have Nothing to Pay.
The assertion is now made. how
ever. that no consideration was grant
ed or asked. This is considered sur
priSing 10y those who believed England
would not give all for nothing. The
CLERICAL work of drafting the new
treaty is being done with ScrupulouS
care. and viii he finished 30 that PreSi-
dent Roosevelt can have the result OF
the Hay-PauncefOte negotiations be
fore him in black and white within ten
days. While the substances of the
treaty is clearly defined in the minds
Of the diplomats, il is considered essen
tial that the wording of the measure
should he the subject OF infinite eau
ton. so that when it is laid before the
senate nothing need he done TO improve
its appearance.
Canal GounnIssiou Has a Meeting.
Yesterday the isthmian canal COM
mission met I'm Rear Admiral Walk
er's office to consider formally the re-
port 10 be made to the president and
congress. Several days will be devoted
TO reviewing the communication and
its contents win not be given out be
fore it has been read by the govern
ment. The intimatiOn that the COM
mission Will not recommend either the
Panama or the Nicaragua route prob
ably is true, as the members do not
care to assume responsibility in view
of the complicated condition of the
Panama part OF the deal.
England Favors the Nicaragua Route.
Experience indicates that England is
inclined to favor the Nicaragua route,
and il is not likely the Panama COM
pany's offer TO sell out will facilitate
matters. On the contrary, the asser-
tion has been made that President HUI
tin. of the company. wishes merely to
tie up the enterprise. If this is true
he will he wished gOdspeed by the
railroad interests, which desire to post
pone the building of an interOceanic
canal as long as possible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
BRIG. GEN. HENRY MERRIAM
RETIRED BY AGE LIMIT

c. Merriam, commanding the depart
ment of Colorado, retired today on
account of age. Gen. Bates succeeds
to the command temporarily. Gen.
MavArthur will eventually replace
Merriam.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
Poisoner After an Iowa Family.

Breda. Ia, Nov. 13.-JOseph Naber-
l:aus. Il farmer living near here. and
his wife and child were poisoned Sun
day by strychnine sprinkled i'm their
food while they were ut church. Ma
berhaus came near dying. and his wife
and child required the aid of physi-
cians to save them. This is the third
attempt TO poison the family within n
year. and the neighbOrs are aroused
oyer the last occurrence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
IS NO QU|D PRO QUO.
Abrogation of the cIayton-BuIwer
Treaty Does Not Cost
Us a Cent.
QUESTION OF ROUTES Is UP NOW.
Senator Mcmillan Opposes BouteIl's
Scheme to AbroSate the Rush.
Bagot Treaty.

Washington, Nov. 13.-The prospect
of the new canal treaty sailing through
the senate smoothly is said to be en-
hanced greatly by the announcement
that the United States has promised
England nothing in consideration OF
her consent to the abrogation of the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty. This announce
ment has official earmarks and should
quiet several belligerent statesmen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
Thrce xiIIed and Eighteen Injured.

Prescott, Ark. Nov. 13.-In n wreck
on the Iron Mountain railroad yester-
day about one mile south of Prescott
three men were killed and eighteen in
jured, all negroes. An engine was car
ryinG about forty wOrllmen, struck a
piece of new and crooked track, left
the rails and threw the men in every
direction
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
GENESE0 HAS PRIZE
Bunch OF Short Horns Carry or Rec
ord Price at Chicago
Yards.

Chicago. Nov. 13.-In the sale of -
shOrthorn steers at the stock yards
today the highest price of the year
was realized. The sale was made at
$40 per hundred, the average
weight being 1.572 pounds. Two
cars of cattle also sold during the
day at S6.S6. both sales being made
on their merits. The cattle were
shipped by George w. Mowry, Of
GeneseO. Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
MARTIAL LAW IN SPAIN
NO ACCOUNT OF RIOT

Barcelona, Nov. 13.-Martial law is
expected to be inforced today as the
result of the students riots during
the past IS hours. Troops charged
the students in the streets and
number of persons were injured.
Stores are barricaded and trades peo-
pie are panicstricken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
Busy Bank Thug stII at Work.

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 13.-The Bank
OF Plymouth. Ia, was dynamited by
robbers Monday night. The safe vault
and building was badly wrecked. Fif
teen hundred dollars was secured. The
robbers escaped, leaving no clew. This
is the seventh bank robbery OF the kind
occurring in Iowa within n month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
GRAND RAPIDS THEATRE
BURNS WITH 800, 900 LOSS

Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 13.-The
Powers theatre was destroyed by fire
early this morning with loss of
100000.
Edgar WarrentOn, an empIoye, was
suffocated to death.
Several others were overcome by
the smoke.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
HOLLANDS QUEEN ILL
TO Have Been PrematureIy
Delivered ofa
Child.

Berlin, Nov. 13.-The Voscische
Zeitung says it learns that Queen
Wilhelmina was prematurely deliv-
cred of a child Nov. 10. The queens
condition is satisfactory.
Berlin, Nov. 13.-The Kolnische
Seeitung today says the queen of
Holland is suffering from premature
confinement but there is no cause for
alarm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
MMILLAS ANTAGONIzEs BoUTELL
Senator Does Not Desire the Abrogation of
the Rush-BagOt Treaty.


Washington. Nov. Ex-senator Nc
MILAN, of Michigan. called on the
president yesterday. but did not have n
long conference, as it was cabinet day.
Mcmillan is opposed to the abrogation
of the RuSh-BagOt treaty. which is de-
sired by Congressman ROutell. The sen
atOr makes the point that most of the
large lake cities are on the American
if England had an armed feet in these
waters. Senator Mcmillan is author
ity for the statement that the lake ship
builders are not asking for the change
proposed by BOutell, as they have all
the work they can handle i'm building
ships for commerce. Speaking of the
subsidy question the senator said he
favored n subsidy based on tonnage
and not on speed.
Without desiring to discourage its
promoters, members of congress say
they do not expect the reciprocity con-
vention to be held here next week will
result in definite plans. The interests
are so conflicting that the opinion is
held that general resolutions indorsing
reciprocity as a principle viii be the
extent of the work accomplished. The
manufacturers managing the tariff
''Gabfest" are in earnest, however, and
predict that something more material
than talk will come out Of the meet
ing. Theodore G. Search. of Philadel-
phia, president of the organization, has
announced the programme. which de-
votes considerable time TO proposed
treaties with Canada and European
and Spanish-American countries. The
convention will begin next Tuesday
and continue three days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
Injunction Against Taxation.

Joliet. Ills. Nov. ia suit for a
writ Of injunction was begun Monday
by Bartlett. Frazier & Co. of Chicago,
to restrain the VIII county and joliet
township collectors from collecting the
taxes on grain i'm the Midland elevator
in this city. The company claims that
the grain was in transit and not sub
iect to taxation. The property is val
,rnd M e. On0
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
ADMITS AIL EXCEPT MURDER.
INSISTS That Eie Did Not Kill Goodman,
Vino Was Hard Up.

insists That he Did Not Kill Goodman,
VINO Was Hard Up.
Before he was taken back to jail
Rathbun said: II admit everything
except that 1 killed Goodman. Imeant
to kill him, and kept him drunk for
the purpose. hut he died of alcoholism,
ard was not forced TO make way with
him. Ny story about an accomplice
named Blanchard was fictitious. ]:
acted alone and without n cCnfeder-
ate" blanchard" was. according to
the story Rathbun had told. n corporal
whom Rathbun got acquainted with at
P!attsburg. y. \. 1t is said that
Goodman. who was of Il rowing nature.
came to this city on Oct. %. and took
up quarters at the Salvation Army.
He repeatedly told the clerk. J. c. Pei
ten. that he did not have any money
ana did not know how he would get
out of the city.
PeltOn says that about noon last
Wednesday Goodman entered the hotel
and remarked that he had ''juSt met an
easy mark" who had given him Il quar-
ter. Il have got an engagement with
him at Z o'clock tonight. and he is &C
ing to show me how to make some
money continued Goodman. Shortly
before . o'clock Pelton says he saw
Goodman meet Il man answering Rath-
buns description i'm front of the hotel.
Goodman returned to the Salvation
Army hotel shortly after Q o'clock
with new coat and vest on. and also
Il collar and necktie. and said he had
got the clothes from the easy mark.
Goodman told Pelton to check him off.
as he was going to spend the night
In Indiana with his friend. He then
went ont and has not been seen ut the
hotel since.
An Evansville dispatch says that
Goodman was known there as 4 sort
Of tramp. The police here want to
identify Rathbun some more-they do
not even know that Rathbun is his
name. \ dispatch from Little Rock
contains a description OF the body there
AMI it tallicS to Il dot with Goodman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
Death of . War Veteran.

Detroit, Nov. 13.-General James Z.
Pittman, = Mexican war. veteran and
prominent business man OF this city,
died suddenly of heart failure late
Monday at his rooms in the Russell
House. He was 20 years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
Knirbts of Labor in Council.

indianapolis, Nov. 13.-The twenty
fifth annual general assembly of the
knights of Labor opened yesterday in
Masonic Temple. Delegates were pres
ent from nearly every state in the
Union and Canada.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
I.nnasIide KiIls Three Men.

Troy. y. V, Nov ia big land
slide at Mechanicsville Monday caused
the death of three Italian laborers.
who were buried under about 1000
tons Of clay. =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
brotherhood Of American Yeomanry.

Dcs Moines. Ia. Nov. 13.-The quad
riennial national meeting of the Broth
erhoOd of American Yeomanry, having
delegates from nineteen states, opened
its session in this city yesterday. 1t is
Il fraternal Insurance organization with
Il membership of 0000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
Athletic Notes.

Coach G.. w. McCaSkrin, who has
arranged for a football game be-
tween the All Stars of this city and
the Social Athletics of Peoria at the
latter place next Sunday afternoon.
has secured an excursion rate of 81
for the round trip, provided he can
get Il party numbering 60 or more,
including the team. The trip down
will be made on the Peoria train
leaving here at sos Il. IN. and the re-
turn on the train arriving at 1924 p.
m. Those desiring TO go are re-
auested to notify Mr.. McCaskrin as
soon as possible. The game will be
a good one and there will be plenty
of time for those who go TO see some
of the sights of the city in addition
to witnessing the contest.
NJ
A change in the schedule has been
made so that the Armour Institute
team of Chicago will play the NJ. W.
\. All Stars here on Thanksgiving
dav instead of the Gem City Business
college team of Quincy. This will
bring much more formidable team
to this city than was at first prom
ised.
The Naval Reserves sustained an
other defeat at the hands of Com
pany A in basketball game at the
Armory last evening. The score was
% to Il. The teams lined up as fol-
lows:
Company \. Reserves.
Koch. center. .--.... Il. Blair
Mosher, Cox. guards. ..Tubbs Furbos
BIomquist,. forwards. Sullivan
Morgart Sharp
Officials-A. Blair, referee; w.
Carse, umpire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
FEAR EXPRESSED THAT MISS
STONE HAS BEEN MURDERED

Berlin, Nov. 13.-The Cologne Ga
zette today contains "a dispatch from
Sofia saying it is feared Miss Stone
has been murdered, owing to- the de-
lay as to payment of ransom.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
cripple Creek Banks Consolidate.

Cripple Creek, Colo. Nov. 13.-The
Bimetallic bank and the Bank of Grip
pie Greek have been consolidated. and
will be recognized as the Bimetallic
National bank. with increased capital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
K1nE Must BE Very FeebI-.

London. Nov. 13.-In spite of the
gales. and undeterred by the beating
rain. King Edward, the Prince OF
Wales. and distinguished party spent
yesterday shooting pheasants in Wind
SOr mark
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
Austria to Have a Trust.

Vienna. Nov. 13.-The owners of all
the petroleum works in Galiciai have
decided to form n trust to obyiate the
existing reckless competition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13

the man arrested IN Louisville Is New
ell {. athbun will settle all the doubt
raised in this case
Rathbun's wife is Frustrated, and it
IS sa:A by her physicians that her con-
dition Is preoariouS. Rathbun was
horn IN OSwego, \. Y, twenty-eight
years ago. His description answers
the description of the corpse here ex-
ccpt that without the shoes the body
measures only five feet, ~ inches.
while it is claimed that Rathbun meas-
ureS > feet S15 inches. The face rs
cIean-Shaven and has the appearance
of n man about ~ years of age
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-13
Rathburn duplicates His wife.

Louisville, Nov. 13.-Newell {. Rath-
bun. who is in Jail on suspicion of
having murdered Charles Goodman in
Jeffersonville, made another damag
ing admission to the detectives to-
day For the first time he admitted
that he had a confederate in Little
Rock, and when closely pushed stated
that his wife was in part of the con-
spiracy, although he insisted that
she was entirely innocent of com
plicity in any plot to put Goodman
out of the way.
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