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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

The Cuban commission has arrived
at Havana and will tell the convention
what il learned in Washington
The Russian Y. NJ. c. A. founded
six months ago. now has 800 members.
DIR. Nehrman. of Grenna, Sweden.
went insane and stabbed nine persons
Hundreds OF wealthy Russians have
been arrested for alleged completely
in conspiracies.
France has sent a war ship to Tan
gier to enforce the demand for an apol-
ogy from the Sultan of Morocco.
Miss Frances Raymond. actress and
authoresS. committed suicide at New
York by inhaling gas.
Prof. J. Il. Steer, government sci
enlist. has brought a fine lot of curios
from the interior of Brazil.
Women Will be admitted to the Chi
cago Homeopathic Medical college
hereafter.
Empress Frederick, of Germany. has
had less suffering for the last ten days.
Professor Heron told meeting
Sunday at New York how he thought
the world could get along without
God.
\ new Persian ministry has been
constructed.
The plague riots I'm the Sialkat dis
tricr of India have been suppressed by
the military.
NJ. NJ. Jameson & Co., one of the
largest and best-known brokerage
firms in Chicago. suspended yesterday.
but say they will pay out if given a
chance.
A large watch movement combina-
ton is at present under consideration,
co If is raDOrfad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
SHORT AND NOT ON HAND.
Popular Man Who Could Get the Peoples
Votes without Trouble.

Liberty, Ind, May THE town is
startled with the news that Kosie Kel-
ly. clerk and treasurer, has left. and
that his accounts with the town are
incorrect. Kelly was elected clerk aud
treasurer for five years continuously,
and this spring he was defeated at the
Republican nomination. In addition
to his official work. Kelly had charge
of a bucket-shop. owned by DR.. George
l.. COughlin, of Indianapolis. Notwith-
standing his connection with this brOk-
erage business, he was reelected last
spring. and his integrity was never
challenged. At the last meeting night
of the old board. however, Kelly failed
to present himself.
At that time committee, previously
appointed. made report that. as Il
result of a partial examination. a
shortage was shown ranging from $3.50
TO 81 600. 1t is also said that n $40
check had been given by Kelly in his
official capacity for bucket-shOp use.
and that Kelly was delinquent $500 in
his accounts with DIR. Coughlin. Be
fore leaving the city. Kelly decided a
fine piece of property in the city to his
wife. in consideration of 500. and his
wife is confident that he will return.
and that he is able TO meet all legal
demands upon him. His absence at
this time has left the municipal affairs
OF the town in Il muddle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
REPORT ON THE cANTEEN.
Chic ago Ministers Say the AboIishment {
Has Made Little Dtnerence.

Chicago. May THE committee of
five ministers who investigated con
ditions at Fort Sheridan reported yes
terday morning that drunkenness
among the soldiers. has not increased
since the post canteen was abolished.
The committee did not go into the mer-
lis or dement's of the canteen itself.
as its churches already have gone on
record in that direction.
The committee presented records
supplied by the post adjutant. show
ing the number of drunken soldiers
from Nov. 3, three months before the
canteen was abolished, to May >, three
months after the canteen was done
away with. These records, the COM
mittee figured. showed that there has
been little difference in the conduct of
the soldier, the percentage of arrests
being fifty-two under canteen cOndi-
tions and fOrty-nine without the can
tCpQ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
soLoNs HAVE GONE HOME.
Echoes OF the Recent Session of the ILL.,
nols Legislature.

Springfield. Ills, May THE last
of the legislators took their departure
from Springfield Sunday night. The
only member remaining is Speaker
Sherman, who is i'll. Governor Yates
VIII neither sign nor veto the teach
ers' pension bill until he gets further
light oil the subject. Representatives
OF the anti-pension law teachers of
Chicago were here urging the governor
10 sign the new bill Immediately and
so make II law. This teachers pen
sion bill was rushed through the legis-
lature at such a late day the governor
has been told that there has not been
time to ascertain with any degree of
accuracy the sentiment among the
teachers affected.
Governor Yates plunged into the ex-
animation and approval or rejection
of bills yesterday. For the next ten
days he will do nothing else. Appli-
cants for office on their own or 9th
ers' account will not be received. At
.Crney General Hamlin and Secretary
of State Rose are working with the
governor reading all the bills to see
that they are in proper form.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
COULD NOT RAISE THE DEAD
Christian Science Woman who Made Too
Large n Claim.

Stanton. Neb.. May Mrs. Kate
Achels walked into the little country
cemetery where Stanton's dead is
buried Saturday. and proceeding to a
shady spot where three little graves
mark the resting places of her chill
dren, demanded that they arise and
follow her home. She Is Christian
Scientist of considerable reputation
and her trip to the cemetery was i'm
accord with a promise she made her
scientist friends. a few days ago that
she could raise the dead, and on that
Saturday she would give a demonstra-
tion of bringing to life her three chill
dren- who had been dead many years.
The woman called loudly the names
of her dead children. and when the
graves failed to open she repeated her
orders and stamped her feet in rage.
The woman was found by the authOri
ties, but refused To leave the cemetery.
and was forced away. a charge OF
insanity has been filed against her,
but she says her reason is good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
YORKANDHISPR|NCE
Heartily Welcomed by 100000
Australians on Their Arrival
at Melbourne.
DISPUTE OVER A VICTORIAN GIFT
Flag Given TO the Hospital Ship Maine
Claimed by Two Persons-Boer
War News.

Melbourne, May THE Duke and
Duchess u: Corn VII and York lan,lcu
from the steamer Ophir at ? p. m. yes
terday. The duke and duchess were
received ut the pierhead by Lord Hope
toun, governor general, and the state
and federal ministers. After the min
listers had been presented the party
passed down a quarter of mile OF
carpeted pier and entered carriages
surrounded by a guard of honor COM
posed OF Victorian troops just returned
from South Africa, and proceeded Il
distance of seven miles through bril-
liantly decorated streets, bordered with
almost continuous lines of stands filed
to their utmost capacity.
Melbourne Very Full of Visitors.
The entire route was lined with
demoBstrative crowds. and the decora-
tlons. arches, Venetian maStS and col
umns along the line of march were
very effective. Opposite the town hall
the procession passed beneath the
Queens arch. canopied with the royal
cOlors and shelterins a golden statue
OF Queen Victoria. Twelve thousand
troops were in line There are 5000
visitors in Melbourne. The drive ter
minated at Government House.
Arrival at Government House,
There was Il picturesque scene at
parliament house y len the procession,
accompanied by Lord HOpetoun, the
governor general; the state and fed
oral ministers. and the guard of honor.
arrived there ut a quarter past three
d. m. Assembled on the steps OF the
building were the foreign ministers,
the representatives of colonies. includ-
ing William VI. MulOck. the Canadian
postmaster general; the American and
other consuls. the officers OF the visit
ing warshipS. and a host of other PROM
inent persons. The royal party reached
Government House at 4 p. m. Here
there was the scene OF the greatest
enthusiasm. \ salute was fired and
the royal standard was hoiSted. 1t is
believed that crowd numbering 800
COO persons witnessed the procession.
Last night the city and harbor were
ablaze with illuminations of a most
elaborate deScriDtion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
Record. of The 1,nII PLAYERS.

Chicago May National League
base ball scores for yesterday are Civ
en- as follows: At Cincinnati-St.
Louis l3. Cincinnati s; at New York
Philadelphia q, New York 4; at Bos-
tOn-BrOoklyn >, Boston .: at Chicago
Rain.
American League: At Philadelphia
Baltimore =. Philadelphia g: at De
troit-Cleveland 4. Detroit >; at Wash
ingtOn-BOStou 9. Washington ,: at
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. g. Milwaukee 3.
Western Associations: At Dayton
Louisville y. Dayton >: at Marion
Fort Wayne 9. Marion 1 at Indianap-
olis-Columbus l. Indianapolis ;; at
Tolodo-lGrhnd RanidS S. Toledo 9.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
A Large Some of Money May
Have To Be Paid for the
Maine Victims.
GOVERNMENT IN A DILEMMA
Will Have to Pay or Prove
That a Spaniard Did Not
Blow Up Battleship.

New York, May Two claims
were filed yesterday by Butler K Har-
wood, of 135 Broadway, New York
city, with the Spanish treaty claims
commission in Washington, one on be-
half OF Harry McCann, United States
seaman. for $4,000, for injuries sus-
tained by him from tn" blowing up Of
the United States battleship Maine in
Havana harbor, Feb. u, 1898, and the
other OH behalf of Catherine Burns.
for $4,000, whose son. Il corporal OF
marines, was killed by the same ex-
plosiOn. While they have only filed
these two claims it is understood
that Butler * HarwoOJ represent a
number Of claimants. all of whom will
file claims within the time prescribed
nv law.
We Have the Bill To Pay.
Charles Henry Butler, senior MEM
der of the firm Of Butler x HarwoOd
when seen at his office. said that he
had always believed that a claim ex-
listed against Spain either for direct
cOnnivance in blowing the Maine up
or for negligence in not preventing it.
The Spanish treaty claims commission
is to sit as an international tribunal
and is bound to adjudicate fayOrably
all claims which Spain would be adj
judged to pay if the claims had been
referred to international aribtratio
instead OF being assumed by the Unit
ed States.
Naval Board Report Helps the Claims.
lin fact" Butler said. the only way
in my opinion for the United States
To now avoid responsibility for these
claims is to prove that the Maine was
blown up from the inside, which would
be rather difficult to do. especially as
the naval cOuri of inquiry has decided
that such w9s not the case; we claim
in our petitions that the government
is now estOpped from going behind
that decision" The Maine was blown
up at $40 p. M. Feb. II. 1898. in Ha-
vana harbOr. There were $40 persons
on board: officers and 2G4 seamen
and marines were killed or died short
ly afterward from wounds then re
ceived- - officers and 76 of the seamen
and marines escaped alive. but all
were more or less severely injured.
Spain's Responsibility Involved.
The question of Spain's responsible
iry for this act will now he settled. as
by the treaty of peace of Dec. 10. 1898.
the United States released Spain from
all claims OF the citizens and agreed
to settle and adjudicate them. 1t was
stated recently that claims amounting
to over $50 100000 had been fled with
the state department. mostly for dam
ages to property in Cuba. This does
not include any claims for those in
jured or Killed on the Maine. which
will greatly increase the amount which
the United States may have to pay in
settlement of these claims.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
COST OF THE BoER WAR.
Number OF Britons who Have Died There
in-Late Military Moves.

London. May THE war office yes
terday officially gave out the total
number of deaths I'm the South Afri-
can war at ia officers and 14,264 men.
Cape Town. May "A compli-
mentary address signed by 10000 per-
SONS was presented to Sir Alfred Mil
ner at a banquet here last night.
Sheeper's and kritZinger's COM
mands, which have been rowing i'm the
midlands of the Cape Colony districts
for five months, are being sharply
hustled. Kritzinger recently burned a
supply train near ROyner.
Klerksdorp. Transvaal Colony, May
T-General Delarey's force of 1000
Beers, which has been i'm the hills
hills around Hartebeestfontein,i Is split
ting up. Some of the men are moving
TO the southwest, while others are go
ing north. Delarey himself is moving
south.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
Lackawanna Employees Leave
Work on Refusal of
o-Hour Day.
RAILROAD STRIKE SPREADING
Word Sent Along the Line
From Scranton-Car
Lines Tied Up.

Scranton, Pa, May 7.-Another
strike of the Delaware, Lackawanna
& Western railroad employees was
precipitated here at noon today by
the refusal to grant the request of the
workmen for a 9-hour working day at
the present rate of wages. All
the men went out including
the machinists, blacksmiths, boil
ermakers, helpers, engine wipers
and laborers to the number of
900. Word of their action was sent
to all other men in similar occupa.
tions along the line from Hoboken to
Buffalo. These, with the shopmen
who struck Saturday for reinstate-
ment of the man Hicks, discharged at
Dover, N. j.. makes nearly 1000
Lackawanna men on strike in Scran-
ton.
Lines at q StandstIlI.
Albany, May THE employees of
the United Traction company, which
operates the street surface lines in
Albany, Troy, Cohoes, Watervliet and
Rensselaer,, went on strike this
morning. All lines in the five cities
are completely tied up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
CHANCES AT COLLEGE.
New Rule as to Degrees. the College Year
and Admissions.

Olivet. Mich, May THE college
has issued a bulletin in which impor-
tant changes are announced. Hereaft-
er, instead of granting three degrees
A. B., b. s. and Phi. B.--the degree of
A. B. will he conferred upon Ill gradu-
ates. BY this arrangement there will
be greater opportunity for electing
work. The old division of the college
year into three terms has given way to
the division into semeSters.
A change of still greater Importance
To prospective students has been made
in the terms of admission to Olivet
college. Sixteen units of preparatory
work are required. unit being four
hours of class work per week for one
year, or five periods of forty-five min
utes per week for one year. There are
ten units of required work. as follows:
Mathematics. three units; English,
three units: Latin, two units; history,
one unit; physics, one unit. The re-
mainder of the preparatory work is
elective.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
TRIAL OF GILBERT
BEGINS IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, May The directors of
the Chicago Theological seminary.
who will decide whether the books of
Rev. DIR. George E. Gilbert are heret-
ical. began 3-days' session here TO
day. The meeting WAS private. but it
was announced that the Gilbert case
would not be taken up today Over
a year ago it was charged that the
Gilbert book. Revelation of jesus"
contained paragraphs which were
heretical.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
DISPUTE ABOUT A FLAG.
One Queen Victoria Presented To the Hos
pital Ship Maine.

London. May IA dispute has
arisen as to the ownership of the flag
which Queen Victoria presented to the
hospital ship Maine. Mrs. George
CORVALLIS West 0ady Randolph
ChurchilD asserts that it belongs to
her. and Bernard Baker, owner of the
vessel. declares that it is his property.
The flag is now an Lady Randolph'S
possession. 1t seems that while the
Maine was stlll in service as a hospital
ship Baker gave orders that the flag
should be surrendered to no one with
out an order from himself.
The officer in charge of the ship. a
few days later. sent it to Lady Ran
dolph upon her written request. He
was dismissed for disobedience. and
Baker requested Lady Randolph to re-
turn the hag to him. which she. in
spite of more impOrtunate requests
and demands. has failed TO do. Lady
Randolph claims the flag as her own.
hut has intimated her Willingness to
send it to the United States govern
ment. to be placed as a relic in some
national museum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
WHICH Is THE BARBARIAN?
Question Suggested by Two Reports Rela-
tive to Atrocities in China.

Question Suggested by Two Reports Rela-
tive to Atrocities in China.
Washington. May 7.-Apropos of a
statement from China giving the story
of the public butchery of fOrty-five
Christian misSionarieS-men. women
and children-by the Boxers at Pal
Nuan-Fu. July 9. 1900. mail advices
from China to the state department
bring stories that make it Il question
whether China is not entitled to in
dcmnity. The forty-five missionaries
included RevS. Farthing, PigOtt, Rob-
inson, LOvett and Wilson, PrOteStants.
the Roman Catholic bishop and a num-
Der of priests and nuns. Then there
were several children of the mission
aries. Mrs. I4ovett. Mrs. Pigott and
Mrs. Farthing, and Miss Duval and
two Misses Atwater-all suffered
death the same day.
Since then Christian soldiers have
been in charge in part of China. and
this Is what is written in the govern
ment's Chinese mail adviceS: IF the
whole horror of the murder and pill
lage done between Tien-TSin and Pc
king comes to be understood in the
United States and in Europe. the sum
of it is so great as compared to the
number of Christians who have suf-
feTed ut the hands of the Chinese that,
rightly or wrongly. the Chinese are
likely to be held the injured party.
I.ancerS wantonly impaling little chill
dren by the waySide in the streets of
Peking are some of the least of the
well-authenticated horrors. and to
some foreign soldiers dead Chinese
Christian i> just as satisfactory an
evidence of no quarter as Il dead Box
er-they neither know nor care for
such trifiinG distinctions"
The North China News of March 2S,
endeavoI-ing to tell why such situa-
tion as the one alleged can exist. says:
simply because Chinese civil author
ity has been suppressed. harried. driv-
en- away. and nothing substituted for
it. the country between the sea and
Peking has been devastated. and the
people have been killed indiscriminate-
ly or driven out of their homes to be-
come bandits. We should have thought
that one of the first acts Of the foreign
administration after Peking was re-
lieved would have been to strengthen
the Chinese civil authority and make it
responsible for the preservation of or
der"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
Brave Deed OF a Dog.

Springfield. Ills, May "A shep-
herd dog belonging to Arthur Sattley
made pitiful attempt Sunday TO save
the life OF young Walter Watts Gard.
who was drowned in brick yard
pond. Only the closing scene of the
tragedy was witnessed. Just as com
panion of Gard reached the pond the
lad sank for the last time. \ moment
later the dog rose to the surface and
SWAN TO the bank i'm an exhausted con-
dition. When the body was recovered
prints of the dogs teeth upon the arms
showed the efforts the brute had made
10 save his friend.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
Cost of the Jaek,onvIIie Fire.

Jacksonville. Fla. May An csti-
mate on the total loss by the fire as
given ont by former tax collector. Is
as follows: Public buildings. $1.0SS,-
600: stores. north side of Bay street.
S495. 600: stores, south side of Bay
street. $SSO.0OO: stores. Forsyth street.
SiO3.000: stores. Main street. S'O9.OOO;
residences. prominent. $TTS.0Oc: resi-
dences. 1.5OO small onesfi, S2.OOO.OOO:
personal effects. $4,000 900; stocks of
goods i'm large stores. 81 500 600: stocks
in 200 smaller stores. $5J0.O0O: street
railways. $4,000; pavements. 100000;
total Sl056J. 600
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
PARDON IS FAVORED
FOR YOUNGER BROTHERS

st. Paul, May AT the regular
meeting of the board of managers of
the state prison today at Saltwater,
unanimous action was taken in favor
of paroling the Younger brothers,
now serving life sentences. Before
the parole can be effective all three
members of the state pardon blard
must approve and the action will be
submitted to that body as soon as
possible
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
The ostrich,n Legs.

Although the ostrich has powerful
legs and can kick like mule, his limbs
are very brittle and are easily broken.
He has two toes on each foot, one being
armed with horny nail which he uses
as his principal weapon of warfare.
When an unarmed man is attacked by
one of these birds, the chances are
very much against the man unless he
can climb a tree or jump over a five
foot wall
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
HER PIPE WAS HER DEATH.
Smoked It in Bed and Set the Bed Clothing
Fire.

Racine. Wis, May Mrs. Gather
inc Brumton, aged 40 years. was
burned TO death while in bed at her
home in this city. 1t is thought that
she was smoking and set the bedding
on fire before going to sleep. The
body was found near the door and in
dicated that she had attempted to get
out. but was overcome and fell back.
A verdict of accidental death was rem
dered.
Mrs. Brumton had been a resident
of Racine for fifty years. Her hus
band was suffocated in a fire about six
years ago and at the time she also
came near meeting her death. Her
niece died in the same fire. Only
nephew survives her. She had been
living alone for some time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
One i,ov killed: Two Injured.

Kalamazoo. Mich, May LEO Sny-
der was killed and Alfred Beck ana
Frank Madigan injured i'll an accident
at the North street crossing in this
city of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern railway. The boys were
bound on n fishing excursion Their
carriage was run down by south
bound passenger train. while they
were intent upon n ball game in
uear-by lOt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
Another job Goe. BeggIng.

Washington. May THE civil sery-
ice commission announces that there
are not enough qualified candidates for
the office of meat Inspector for the
bureau OF animal industry. department
of agriculture. to fill the demand. The
offices pay an entrance of S1.2OO and
salary of 81 400. with a good chance
Of promotion. The appointees must
be veterinary college graduates
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
Dead Man. Chsrred Body Found.

Fond du Lac. Wis, May THE
charred body. consisting of portion
of the trunk and head, was all that
WAS found of Israel Raymond. who
lost his life in the Gurney refrigerator
fire of April 2S. \ pocket-knife and
his square used in the factory were
sufficient to make the Identification
DoSitiVe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
win Hunt Up Fugitive Husbands.

st. Paul, Mimi. May THE county
board of control has decided to seek
requisition papers in order to secure
the return TO this state of thirty hus-
bands who have deserted their wives.
The last legislature passed a law max
ing wife desertion a felonX. -----
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07

a Jersey farmer visiting New York
stood looking at a sign in n bookstore
window, Dickens Works All This
Week For Two Dollars" WAL" he
remarked, my 'pinion is that that
Dickens feller is either a mighty poor
workman or else he's confounded hard
I'D for a job.'-Boston Courier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
Soma National Rank Dividends.

Washington. May THE controller
of the currency has declared dividends
i'm favor of the c.edi'ors Of insolvent
national banks as follows. viz: - per
cent. First National bank Ct VII
Mich: - per cent. the First National
bank of White Pigeon, Mich: y per
cent. the Citizens National bank OF
HiIlSbOrOugh O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-05-07
Truat in AIn.ic.

Chicago. May T@Arrangements
were completed Saturday for the for
nation of a combination of the eight
leading publishers OF popular music in
the United States. The trust will be
known as the American Music Pub
fishing association and will have
capital stock of from $3,000,OO0 to So
600 600