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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21
Burned Woman's Grave
Marked the Claim.

Undoing the spade and pick. he dug a
| grave on a little swell Of earth where the
water would not wash it away should any
ever come to moisten the dried-up land.
Part Of the wagon was used for a rude
coffin without nails. but 1t relieved the
necessity Of throwing the earth in on the
unprotected body and spared the feelings
of the husband.
Suddenly it struck the old man that he
was responsible for this young fellow
failure to get a chance at the valley land.
"You must not stay here with me-" he
said. IT Won't let you. Go OF and max
the race you might not be too late. There
may be some good claims overlooked.
Lynch shook his head, for he had de-
termined.
mo. You stake this claim where this
grave Is and I'll take the next one to it.
They might be better than most Of these
fellows think You can Craze stock here
anyway, and may be there'n be water and
that is just as good as a valley claim,
pretty near.
The old man said no more in protest.
When they had dug the grave too deep for
the cayote to reach with his claws they
placed the body in and covered 1t with
boards torn from the wagon.
Lynch was a devout Catholic and, kneel-
ing down before a shovel full Of earth was
thrown in, he simply made the sign Of the
cross over the open grave, then looked up
to the parched sky. then down Into the
grave
When the last shovel full of earth had
been thrown on rocks were brought from
the bed Of the rravine where the woman had
met her terrible fate, and a little mound at
the head and at the foot marked the last
place.
1t was shutdown. and Lynch had lost the
great race for a good piece Of land. but he
had won the affection Of a human heart and
its burden in the heaviest hour.
1t made him happy that he had lost. Both
he and the old man abandoned their claims |
and went their different ways.
Lynch has since met with good luck in |
farming. and is now more comfortable than |
probably would be in the new Territory. |
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21
Hanged Because
He Was a "Sooner."

A Sooner who appeared to have been
caught more red-handed than the rest and
who showed an ugly mood when a party
who had rode in together told him to pack
up and git" was the one victim of the In
tense feeling against all men who had
stolen into the territory which ragged IN
the Shakaskia bottoms that night.
Toward SHUTDOWN he was surrounded By
a posse Of determined men who told him
to move on. When he refused they bore
him to a tree near the creek, which Is dig
nifed with the name of a river, and hanged
him despite his protests of innocence.
Unsuccessful homesteaders who passed
out Of the territory the next day were
startled at the sight Of a corpse with
placard tied about his breast reading SIM
ply:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21
Sooners too Swift
for Thoroughbreds.

When the settlers on race horses, others
nearly as well mounted and the ~scoundrels
who had set fire to the prairie. arrived first
to take possession Of the feftiIe valleys.
they found most Of the claims already oc-
cupied and staked Oh with uttIs nags nying
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21

I'll help you
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21

without rain, and the earth was as hard as
wood.
Although September was almost spent the
day was oppressive with the hot breath of
the tall brown grass and the relentless sun.
In ten minutes the cannon would boom
and be taken up by soldiers muskets down
the line. signaling the waiting thousands to
break and run.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-21

casionall0 pulled up and planted their flag.
which each man carried to mark his posses
sion.
The prairie claims were not much In de
mand then. because of the hard-pan nature
OF the soil. But they are prosperous homes
now. In search Of the rich valley land the
hunters ran over good homesteads. But
they did not realize it until too late. They
were athrill with the fire Of the chase ard
were running for the richer claims.
Now and then some satisfied Individual
whose horse was running we'll dismounted
ana could be observed industriously digging
up the corner stones which had been
stealthily buried before the race.
Although h Government had made a
faint-hearted attempt to mark the claims
1t was OF little avail, as many of the set
tiers had taken the pains to bury them so
they alone could readily locate the property.
Cowboy Ponies
Not in 1t With Racers.
Most Of the leaders in the race were head
ed for tho Shakaskia Valley, a fertile
stretch OF ground as rich as any in the
United States. Those who led in the race
were men mounted on race horses. These
thoroughbreds were snubbed and rfd,culed
by the border men who strutted around with
their cowboy ponies. and looked like arse.
nails.
When 1t came to the test the much-touted
cowboys were not in the hunt. Thev were
even beaten by the average good farm
horse. They showed considerable speed for
a while. but they belong to the bantam
class of sprinters and could not 60 the
route. That blood will tell was illustrated
IN the race, for the thoroughbreds were
not only fast. but game to the end.
Some Of the desperadoes who got off IN
the lead and found that their horses could
not keep up the pace set by the racers.
lighted matches and dropped them into the
grass so that the fire would DELAY those
coming from behind and give them time to
rest their horses.
Famed by the simeon from the south, the
little dots Of fire. burst into a wall Of fame
and started northward against the advance
ing wall Of horses M men only a mile or
SO. in the rear, for they were saving their
horses for the final run in the stretch for
homes.
Helped by the delay. those in front wers
enabled to ease up their mounts or SO in.
crease their advantage that men behind
would have no chance in securing the rich
valley prizes.
It was a terrible ordeal for those who had |
to face the raging sea Of fire. which made
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-13

Thomas and his brother. w. Aubry
Thomas. of Niles. O.. are promoting
the scheme. That the deal i an in,-
pOrtant one i'm the iron trade is shown
by the plans of the proposed ore docks.
The structure will be built Of steel and
equipped with six hOists
Inc plant ana property ot the Miner
va Pig Iron company have been pur-
chased by ]. NJ. Thomas and the site
of the old plant has been selected for
the erection of the new and larger one.
Five acres of land with a frontage OF
400 feet on the Kinnickinnic river were
included in the purchase and will be
used by the new company. When seen
at the Plankinton House. j. VI. Thorn
as admitted that the big deal WAS al
most completed. but refused to give
more than an outline of his plan. The
plant will he built" said he. and il
will not be affiliated with the trust.
Matters are not yet i'm such shape that
| can give out much Information. but
/ expect TO be able TO do 50 I'm Il few
days. The plant viii manufacture pig
iron"
Just what the cnect OF Dig iron
plant in Milwaukee Will be ON the steel
trust and the Illinois Steel company
is hard to estimate. They operate
large fleets of ore carriers and the
former practically controls the entire
output of all the northern Michigan
iron mines. In order TO compete Win
them with the ore from the Minnesota
ranges IL may be possible that new
fleet OF ore carriers viii be established.
although on this point no Information
could he obtained.
The plant IN hentucKy. wnivn WIN
be operated by William and Frank
Eagle. will also he indepedcnt OF the
trust. although It is stated there VIII
be no connection between II and the
Milwaukee concern Frank ;. Eagle
said that the Paduca-i = furnace Is small.
hut that the improvements which they
would make To il would give IL 4 daily
OUTPUT of about 100 tons Of pig iron.
He refused to make an estimate as TO
the capacity Of the proposed Milwaukee
plant but from the way IN which he
smoke IL would be inferred that the
daily output would exceed 100 tons
many times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-13
CADILLAC FOUIED IN
RACE BY THE INVADER

Chicago, Aug. 13.--In five knot
southeast breeze over triangular
course of 81 miles. she third of the
races for the Canada cup started at
IL this morning. The Cadillac
crossed the line at IL, followed a few
seconds later by the Invader. The
Yachts we're so close together that the
Invader fouled the Cadillac, which
caused protest flags to be hoisted.
At 11:20 the Invader ran to the Ca
dillac and announced that the De-
troiter vas disqualified by the Judges
and the Cadillac turned back. Com
modore Shaw ordered the boat to pro:
ceed over the course. The Invader
in the meantime had gained Il big
lead. Capt. Thompson intends max
ing a protest against the Invader.
The Invader rounded the first buoy
at 1928. The Cadillac turned about
and went to moorings. The Milwau-
kee having followed the course took
no the race when the Cadillac
dropped out.
The Invader crossed the finish line
at 2:49 and the Milwaukee at 2:54:3O.
Batemans Point. Aug. 13.-In the
race yesterday between the Columbia
and Constitution. the day being a regu-
lar Constitution day, the new defender
crossed the line IS seconds ahead of
the Columbia, whose time allowance
will give her the race by a few Sec
ondS.
New York. Aug. 13.-The cup chal-
lenger Shamrock II was towed to her
dock in the inner harbor yesterday and
was given a noisy welcome. The men
who came over on her said they had a
good voyage. meeting only one brief
gale. Discussing the prospects Cap
tain Matthews. of the Erin (which con-
voyed the Shamrock III, said he feared
the Columbia more than he did the
Constitution. The limit had been
reached. he thought, and did not be-
lieve the Herreshoffs could improve
much on the Columbia.
Captain Sycamore, who is the skip
per of the p-hunter, said: I'VE know
what the Columbia can do. We pret-
ty nearly know what is expected from
the Constitution. The latter has not
vet beaten the time of the Columbia
on an average of six minutes, and.
speaking for myself, 1 do not hesitate
to say that she must form that aver
age throughout if she is to beat the
new Sha amrock'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-13
MAN DOES DOUBLE MURDER
Kills His Wife and Her ParnmOur aud Is
Proud of His ID eed.

Baltimore. Aug. ia jealous hus-
band surprised his wife and the man
he suspected together on the street
here yesterday morning and killed
them without warming. Joseph /.
Adams. the husband. had long sus-
pected his wife of intimacy with
Charles HouCk. the other victim. and
yesterday morning he shadowed them
through Druil Hill park. He overlook
them on the bridge leading into the
park at Cedar avenue, and creeping up
behind them began to shoot.
Two shots struck HOuck, who fell
dead. Turning the pistol IpOn the ter
rfied woman Adams fired three times.
each shot taking effect. She fell dead
acrcSs Houck'S body. and Adams ran.
An hour later he gave himself up to Il
policeman in a distant part of the city.
TO whom he told the story of his crime,
for which he expressed nothing but
qualification.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-13
COSTLY BLAzEs IN EUROPE.
One Fire Costs 100 Livss-Dnmages I'm
Money Reaches Millions.


London. Aug. 13.-AccOrdinS to Il
dispatch to The Daily Mail from St.
Petersburg, in the recent cOnflagratiOn
at Witebsk 1000 houses were destroyed
and 100 lives lost. The prison there
was burned and many prisoners per
ished.
Paris. Aug. 13.-Pernod'S abSinthe
factory at Pontarlier. one of the larg-
est i'm France. WAS struck by lightning
Sunday during n violent storm. With
in a few moments all the buildings
were ablaze. as well as the immense
reservoirs of spirits in-the cellars. \
stream OF burning alcohol WAS soon
Touring into the river. causing the ut
1UOst alarm. The factory was COM
11etely destroyed. the damage being
estimated at S.OOO.OOO francs
Havre. Aug. 13.-Thc Gravilles Spin
ming and Weaving factory ON the Rue
Demidoff. and the Sawmill off De
Naux Frees. on the Rue de In BedO-
liere. with a whole block of buildings
between. have been destroyed by fire.
The damage is estimated as 100000
francs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-13
WOODS ASKS PROTECTION.
Squatters Settle All Over the Noted I6O
Acres at Lawton, o. T.


Acres ut Lawton, o. T.
Fort Sill. O. T.. Aug. 13.-J. r.
Woods, the prize winner in the land
lottery. who claimed Il strip along the
LawtOn town site, To the injury of
Miss Matte BealS. the Kansas tele-
phone girl. has appealed TO eX-Gover-
nor Richards. who conducted the open
ing. to have government troops put the
treSpaSserS off his homestead. Tele-
graphic correspondence is said to have
passed between Governor Richards and
Major H l.. Scott. commanding officer
at Fort Sill. but no official order has vet
been given.
Squa tiers are now camped on nearly
every lot in tine 100 acres of Woods
homestead. They have sunk wells and
contracted for the erection of frame
buildings. Woods processes TO be un-
concerned. His lawyers declare that
if his homestead rights are denied
every other homestead entry is worth
less and chaos will prevail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-13

son may wish to hc relieved, or whether
he Will wait until his retirement from
the service next February. However,
it is usual when the retirement of an
officer is ahead 10 look about for those
available to succeed him, and this led
the department some weeks ago TO de-
tcrmine upon Admiral Johnson for the
prospective service.
Admiral Not in Good Health.
1t has been known for some time to
navy department officials that Admiral
Sampson is not i'm robust health. and
that he might desire TO lay aside his
duties at the ward before the time of
his retirement from the service. As TO
this. however. il is stated at the navy
department that there is no definite in
formation from Admiral Sampson. He
has not asked to he relieved or indi-
Gated when lie would like to he de
tached. 1t iS stated that the action of
the navy department has no connection
with the Schley court of inquiry. Off
cialS of the department We're unable to
say whether Admiral Sampson would
he summoned as a witness or would
appear otherwise before the court, al
though il was said To he altogether
probable that he would he among the
witnesses.
May Not He Able to Testify.
In some quarters here il is stated
that reports from the Boston navy yard
regarding Sampson indicate q condi-
tion Of health which may make il inn
perative for the admiral TO go into re-
tirement and Seclusion. Friends of Ad-
mirv,l Sampson. and his professional
advisers also. il is said. are convinced
that he should not subject himself to
the nervous strain which would be
caused by his appearance as a witness
or n participant in the Schley court of
inquiry. Already ii is said Sampson is
showing the effects of the worry he has
undergone since the old controversy re-
opened. He never has been robust
man. and il is said he has not been well
since the battle of Santiago. The
strain and anxiety OF those days left
lasting mark.
The possibility that Sampson may be
incapacitated leads to the speculation
as TO the effect of this event on the
trial In some quarters it is believed
IL would result i'm an. indefinite post
ponement which might. = in event of
Sampson's failure TO recover, become a
pcrmanent abandonment. Without
Sampson as a witness il is insisted
that there could ue no satisfactory set
tlemept of the questions in dispute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-13
REMAINS OF EMPRESS
CONSIGNED TO GRAVE,

Potsdam, Aug. 13.-The remains of
the dowager empress were inferred
today beside those of her husband in
the mRusoleum of Friedenskirichc,
near Potsdam.
London, Aug. 13.-Memorial SER
vice. attended by many persons PROM
inent in social, political and diplo-
matte circles. were held today in the
Chapel Royal of st. James palace
simultaneously with the funeral of
Empress Frederick, at Potsdam.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-13
LONG TRIP BY WATER.
Chicago Families Propose to- Journey &
Mobile. Ala. That Way.

Chicago. Aug. 13.-In little steam
er built expressly for the purpose,
eight Chicago families. numbering
twenty-four persons, embarked Sun
day and left this city on u journey TO
Mobile. Ala. where they will colOniZe
tract of land on the Fish river. The
steamer viii go down through the old
canal to La Sale and then into the IL
linois river. At Peoria it will take on
a pilot, who will guide it down the
lower Illinois and the Mississippi
rivers.
1t viii go out the South Pass of the
Mississippi through the Eads jettieS.
and from the river mouth viii turn
north again to enter Lake Ponchar-
train and go through the lake and the
connecting inland waterways to Mo
bile. There il will be used as a
freight and passenger steamer on the
Fish river.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-13
wRorH WITH WESTERN MEMBERS
Action of the Illinois Steel Trust Lodges
To he Investigated.

10 ne AnFestiEnted
The executive committee OF the
Amalgamated Association will prob
aOly make an exhaustive Investigation
Of the action taken by the lodges at
South Chicago. Bay View and Joliet in
refusing To make the strike. President
Shaifer has been urged to go west and
personally investigate the matter. hut
il j. unlikely that he viii be able to
spare the tire for the present. \
radical element i'm the local lodges bit
terly denOunceS the western members.
and insists that there was something
irregular about the matter. Others i'll
timate that influences that would not
bear investigation were used on the
men.
IL is claimed that n canvass made a
week ago showed a ma iOrity i'm favor
Of striking. and that no reasonable eX-
PLANTATION OF the change OF front has
been made. President Shaffer refra inS
from any direct criticism of the act of
the western men. but il Is known he
deeply regrets the loss OF their SUD
port He says that he will await Off
cial reports bFforc acting. and tllt nc
can 10 nothing until he returns from
Wheeling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-13
VIII RebniId the Plant.

Wichita. Kan. Aug. 13.-The direc-
tors of the Dold Packing company, in
session in Buffalo. has decided to re-
build their Wichita plant. recently de-
stroyed by fire. When the news was
announced here whistles were blown
and bells were rung. The plant was
destroyed over two months ago, entail
ing loss of about S1J0.000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-13
PRosPECTs OF. vIoLENcE AXE GOOD
Workers Jeered at MeKeesport,-TroubIe
at BeIlaIre Expected

OeeFeu at MchGeapOrI@-IrOuDlO
at BeIlaIre Expected.
Officials OF the National Tube com
pany and Mayor Black clashed yester-
day over the question Of protection for
non-strikerS and property. a large
crowd of strikers assembled around the
works yesterday morning. and their
pickets intercepted tube workers on
their way to the mills. There was
some excitement. and the mill officers
claimed that their men were being
threatened and in danger OF violence
and called on Mayor Black to clear
the streets and protect them. The
mayor said that he would only inter.
fere TO stop actual riotang and assault.
Other appeals were made 10 him later
i'm the morning. bat he insisted that
there was no danger OF an outbreak.
Another crowd gathered at noon. when
the tube men were leaving the plant,
and while the workers We're ieered no
violence was offered.
Reports from Wheeling and Bellaire
indicate that there may be trouble
there. AT the latter place an attempt
is TO be made TO keep the plant i'm
operation, and the mill officials say that
IL they or the men who did not go out
are interefered with they will ask for
state militia 70 protect them. At
Wheeling reports that men were tO he
imported brought out crowds bent
on pre=enting their admission. and II
i predicted that there will be serious
clashes there before the strike is set
tied.
The superintendent of the tin mill It
Canal Dover. o.. has notified the men
that unless the plant i reopened with
i'm a reasonable time he has orders to
commence diSmantling il. The man.
ager Of the sheet mill has made the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-13
But Its War Record Was Good.

Boston. Aug. 13.-COmpany ID. one Of
the original divisions of the Massa-
chusetts naval brigade has been dis
banded by Governor Crane. The or
der Of diSbandment says: 1T appaers
that Company ID has fallen below the
standard of efficiency" Company ID
made a good record in the service of
the United States during the Spanish
war
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-13
LUCK FOR G. H. PHILIPS.
ue a. Good a. Finds the neat Little sum
Of RISt,O0O.

Chicago. Aug. 13.-The George H..
Phillips company has found itself bet
ter of 10y sl;;l.uuo than Il Thought by
the discovery of two errors in the
hooks found since the firm suspended
business TO have its hOusecieaning.
one was AN error Of an even 100000.
The firm deposited i'm the bank Sl3'i.-
600 in cash. for which it received credit
Icy the bank. but which appeared on
the books or the firm as deposit OF
$4,000.
was the failure 10 credit the firm for
81. goo OF warehouse receipts deposited
in the bank early in April. The de-
post of these receipts Is the same as
deposit of cash. and the failure TO ac-
count for them caused Il reduction or
the working capital Of the firm by that
additional amount.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-13
Noted a. a Philunthropi.t.

Cincinnati, Aug. 13.-NIrs. George
F Ireland. noted for her works Of
philanthropy. died Sunday night from
the effects of a fall from street car
last Monday She founded the Fresh
Air Home and a hospital here and was
connected with nearly all the charita-
BILE organizations of this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-13
POLICEMAN INDICTED
FOR NEGLECT OF DUTY.

New York, Aug. Is The grand
jury at the request of District At
torney Philbin today indicted Police
Captain Thomas j. Diamond on a
charge of neglect of duty as public
officer. The basis of the charge con-
sists in Capt. Diamonds alleged
neglect to report Lena Schmidt's dis
orderly house as q suspicious place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-08-13
BIG DEAL IN PIG IRON
Scheme Proposes to Throw Down
the Gauntlet to the Steel
Trust.
INVOLVES MAMMOTH ORE DOCKS
And One OF the Largest Blast Furnaces
in the West-New Lake
Freighters.

Milwaukee. Aug. 13-Plans for one
of the largest blast furnaces i'm the
west and for the construction of mann
moth ore docks ON the Kinnickinnic
river are about completed. The new
enterprise is undertaken to compete
with the steel trust and will absorb the
Minerva Pig Iron company and the
blast furnaces at Paducah. Ky. j, VI.