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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

To dismiss the suit. MIS-. NIagIn OK
pressly stated in court that she did
not wish to resume her maiden name.
She is now with her brother at the
Palmer House. bat next weeck expects
To return to Clinton, Ia, to make her
home with her mother. Her family
is one of the wealthiest and most
prominent in that state and she is
not dependent for support upon the
$50 monthly alimony granted by the
court.
Gets Her AIimony Right Along.
An unusual feature of this allowance
is that the court ordered that il should
not cease. even in ease Mrs. MagilI
SHOULD remarry. However, she relin-
quisheS all claim TO the property OF
Magill. The couple were married in
Clinton. Ia. two days after Christmas
of 1881. and they have no children.
Magill. in securing his marriage Ii
cense. gave his age as IS and that of
Miss Sullivan as 23. The bride and
groom are now living at the Chicago
Beach hotel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
BASEBALL HAS A GAR
SpaIding Presides Over Magnates
and Secures Il Quorum
WiIIy-NiIly.

New York. Dec. ia. q. Spalding
presided at Saturdays meeting of the
National League. The New York.
Boston. Cincinnati or st. Louis clubs
did not participate. SpaIding made Il
Shor: address in which he said that he
intended to put base ball on the plane
it occupied some years ago. and. if
necessary. new clubs would he put in
place of those deserving the League. y
quorum was obtained for this meeting
by an odd parliamentary ruling by the
new president.
Freedman had sent his secretary. f.
VI. Knowles. 10 watch matters. When
the meeting was called Knowles ap-
preached the door and peered in.
Quick as Il flash his name was called.
There We're four other clubs represent
ed. and SpaIding ruled that New York
be counted as present. thereby making
quorum. The magnateS then pro-
ceeded To business.
New boards of directors and ar'bi-
tUatioE were elected and the regular
committees appointed. Spalding invit-
sd the press To attend all future meet
,ngS NJ the League magnates. The
meeting adjourned subject to the call
Ot the chair.
miles an nOUr Wnen II DrOke III TWO;
the air brakes set Immediately, pre-
venting Il more serious accident. The
largest number of injured was in the
day coach. All were asleep at the time
of the accident. The day coach caught
fire, but the flames were eXtinguished
by the passengers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
THREE BADWRECKS
Neglect of Orders Results in the
Probable Death of Eight
i'm Illinois.
MONTANA ADDS TEN TO THE LIST
Some Victims Are Incinerated--
Many Others Are
Wounded.

Rockford. Ills. Dec. 1G-Failure on
the part of conductor 10 obey orders
is supposed to have been the cause Of
II head-end collision on the Illinois
Central. between Irene and Perryville.
early yesterday morning. The Two
trains were the east-bOund passenger
train No. / and a through freight from
Chicago going west. As Il result eight
people are dead or missing and eleven
injured.
The known dead are-Richard OrmS-
by, engineer of passenger train; James
Reardon. Freeport. Ills. fireman of
passenger train: Robert Thompson, Du-
nuque. American Express messenger;
J. w. Funk Chicago. brakeman of pas
eenger train: David Behan, Freeport,
Ills. freight engineer: Edward Carey,
FreepOrt. HIS. freight fireman.
Missing and supposed to he dead
ncwsboy on passenger train, name un-
known: section foreman from Irene,
name unknown.
Names of the known Injured.
The injured. 80 far as the names
could be aScertained. are as follows:
II. G. Wellman. Chicago. right arm
crushed off at elbow; ID. X. Ahrendt
\
glass: J. II. Quinlan. passenger conduc-
ter. cut and bruised. crushed about the
chest: w Is. Keefe. Sioux City, Ia,
head severely cut; Frank Stadleman,
New Athens. Ills. cuts about head and
arms: Thomas Hendricks. New Ath-
ems. Ills. cut ana bruised and hair
Scorched off.
Slightly cut-G. +. Shurtleff; Gen
eral c. NJ Burch. Kankakee: NJ. L.
u-Us Z IL
st. Louis: John HusSey, Independence,
Ia.
Some of the Victims Crematcd.
The trains met in Il slight bend in
the track. both running at full speed.
The smoking. express and baggage
cars were piled on the locomotives,
penning in the occupants Of the SmOk-
cr. Only three of the half dozen in
that car escaped. The others. if not in
stantly killed, were roasted to death
and their bodies. along. with those OF
the engine crews, We're entirely con-
sumed. The temperature was 20 de
grees below zero. and an icy wind was
blowing across the prairie. The in
jured were without hats and wraps.
and suffered terribly. BY the united
efforts of the survivors the way car
was pushed back from the wreckage
To- escape the flames ana the wounded
were placed on the hunks inside.
Two Hours Before Relief Came.
Two hours elapsed before any relief
was at hand. Then an engine arrived
from the east and pulled the way car
to Irene. three miles distant. y relief
train WAS started from Rockford at.
80 Il. m. having on board Doctors :.
r. Catlin. Henry IichingS. w. Is.
Helm and Agent T. W. Brown. 1t ar
rived ut the scene of the wreck twenty
niuutpS Infer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
Mrs. Mckinley Bordering on Collapse.

Akron. o.. Dec 16.-Information re-
ceived by friends of Mrs. Ida McKin-
ley. the widow of the late president.
shows that her condition is much more
serious than is admitted in her home
city. Mrs. Mckinley has positively
announced that she will receive no
callers on Christmas day and that she
desires no presents or rcmembrances.
She refuses to talk of anything eX-
cept her grief and when guests are
present she often sits for hours at
time. speaking TO no one. 1t is said
that if she is not aroused she may
rot survive the winter. She is border
ing on mental and physical collapse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
DEATH TO TEN OTHER PEOPLE

DcraiIment Kills Eight and Two More
viii Dic-FOurtcen Injured.
Helena. Mont. Dec. ia special &c
The Independent from KaliSpell says
Il wreck occurred on the Great North
ern railway near Essex. in the Rocky
mountains. ut = Il. m. yesterday. The
engine, mail car and smoker remained
OIL the track. but all the others We're
derailed. Some ears We're overturned,
and all were more or less WrecAed.
The accident was due to rails spread
ing. Among the killed WAS Otto
Erickson. en route from Sweden Ia
California. Seven others were killed,
but their names have not been learned.
They were thtcc old women. Il young
girl and three men. Two other old la
dies were hurt internally, and neither
is expected 70 survive. Fourteen 9th
erS were more or less seriously hurt.
Among the injured was Advance Agent
Sycle. of the McPhee company. The
train was going ut rate of twenty-five
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

Troy. o.. Dec. 16.-The last span of
the Big -Four bridge across the Miami
river, One-half mile east of Troy. went
down at > o'clock in the morning as a
weSt-bOund freight train was crossing.
Fireman w. II. Clifford of Indianap-
oils was killed and his body has not
been recovered from the river. The
engineer firemen and conductor We're
in the cab of the engine at the time
The conductor. George Henry. had his
right hand badly scalded, but the en-
gineer escaped without scratch. The
engine and nine freight cars were
piled ND in the river bed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
CHINA is IN DISTRESS
Crops Will Not Last Until Harvest
2,5OO,OOO Famine
Victims.

Peking, Dec. 16.-Ihe Christian Her.
AIDS commissioner who is Investigate
ing the famin in China. writes from
SIAN Flu. province of Shen 81. that the
a;Itumn crops win furnish food for Il
few months. but beng the first success
full crops in five years will not he Suf-
ticient to last until the next harvest
is gathered. ana lie predicts Il repeti-
ton Of the famine in the coming
spring.
The commissioner estimates that the
deaths from famine in the Shen 81
province number 2.30O.000 or 20 per
cent. of the population. He rode for
four days through villages north of the
Wei Hi river. and during this time
SAW hardly 200 persons. The whole
region is deSolatcd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
Prison for Stock Jobberv.

New York. Dec 16.-The appellate
division of the supreme court has af-
iirmed the conviction of Alfred r.
Goslin. Eugene l.. Packer and Charles
T. Davis on charges of conspiracy. 1t
was alleged that these men conspired
to depress the stock of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit company. Goslin was
sentenced TO six months in the peni-
tentiary and to pay Il $500 fine and
Packer and Davis to three months in
prison and to paw $50 fine each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
Escan1np PRISONER Shot.

Columbus, O.. Dec. 16.-GeneraI
Prisoner George Leroy and Prisoner
Wright. awaiting sentence. escaped
from the guard at the United States
barracks about 11:30 Saturday and
Leroy was shot through the right
shoulder and arm by Private Barlow,
the guard of Company ID. Twenty
ninth infantry. Wright escaped in the
railroad yards and the guard is still
searching for him with orders TO shoot
him on sight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
SEEKING TO MINIMIZE
INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES

New York. Dee. 16.-Brought to-
gether through the good offices of the
National Civic federation. leading
representatives of labor and capital
met here today to discuss plans to
minimize the wages and industry dis
putes. Aiding them with counsel
were several prominent students of
economies and leading figures in the
religious world.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
COLD WAVE
FORMING IN THE WEST

Chicago. Dee. 16.-The southwest
winds have modified the extreme cold
throughout the west and northwest,
but the official forecaster here an
nounces that another cold wave is de
veloping in the northwest that Will
send the mercury below zero by
Tuesday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
Fireman,s Rack Broken.

Wheeling, w. Va. Dec. 16.-Fire-
man James Alexander had his back
broken and Engineer Fowler was in
jured internally in a wreck on the
Cleveland. Lorain and Wheeling rail-
road at Bridgeport. Engine No. l.;
struck a hand car, jumped the track
and went over a forty-foot embank-
ment The roadbed is badly torn up
and traffic will not be resumed before
Monday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
RAYNER TO ADVISE
Whatever He Says, That viii
Schley Do Relative TO the
Courts Decision.
MANY FRIENDS ARE HEARD FROM
Legislative Action Taken-Findings
of Admiral Dewey-Comments
of Belknap and Hobson.

Washington, Dec. 16.-In the senate
today Jones, of Arkansas, introduced
joint resolution which was referred
to the committee on naval affairs re-
questing the president TO cause Il
resolution to be communicated to
SchleY. officers and men rendering
them the thanks of congress and the
American people for their highly dis
tingdished conduct at the battle of
Santiago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

Baltimore. Md, Dee. 1G.-Rear Ad-
miral w. :. Schley has notified Attor
ney General IsidOr Rayner that lie is
ready to take any action with refer
ence to his case that Rayner may al
wise. Rdyn2r expects to meet the adj
miral il Washington today or tomor-
row. When asked whether he favored
congressional investigation Rayncr
said: Il doubt whether proceeding
of this sort is the proper one. 1t gen
orally assumes Il political aspect. At
this tine 1 am of the opinion that the
matter should be prosecuted in the
courts. There are plenty of ways in
which this can be done. and this week
we will begin to consult and deter
mine upon cur course of action"
offered Money to PAY the Freight"
Among the telegrams Rayner has re-
ceiVed since the publication of the
findings OF the court of inquiry was
one from Il gentleman in another state
who asked that his identity be kept Sc
cTet. with an offer of $1,000 for the
necessary expenses attending q further
prosecution of thee ase. Tie offer was
declined.
Chicago Admircs TeIcgraphs SchIey.
high etSeem iii which they hold Adj
miral Schley. and as Il renewed aSSur-
ancc of their entire confidence in his
professional attainmentS. his intrepid
ValOr and his high character rs an Ofii-
Ger and Il man" the members of the
IroquOiS club. of Chicago. met yeSter-
day noon M luncheon. and upon the
motion of ). :. Gregory. passed mani-
mOuSly IL set of resolutions which were
telegraphed to Schlcy at Washington.
They advocate the creation of the rank
of vice admiral expressly for Schley,
and his elevation thereto.
Virginia House Takes Action.
Richmond. Va. Dec. 16.-The lower
house of the Virginia assembly has
adopted Il resolution which provides Il
joint committee to bring before con
gTesS the sentiments of the people of
the state on the verdict of the Schley
court of inquiry and demanding vim
dicatiOn for the rear admiral. ReSO-
-TtIonS expressing approval of the
course of Schley in the naval campaign
n Santiago. thanking him on behalf
o. the people of Virginia. deprecating
the attempt of the naval clique to
malign him. and recommending that
only such histories he used in the pub
lie schools Of the state as shall cor
rectly record and narrate his services,
We're referred.
News of Naval Officers.
Boston. Mass. Dec. 16.-Rear Ad-
miral Belknap. L. s. y. retiredD. who
is at the head of the MaSSa chusettS
Nautical Training School. declined to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
Wealthy Indianian Dead.

Terre Haute. Ind, Dec. 16.-D. w.
IirShaIl. who was reputed to be the
wealthiest man i'm western Indiana.
is dead. aged "A years. He was for
merly collector of the internal revenue
for this district and recently gave $50
600 to DePauw university at Green
castle, Ind. for new science hall,
which is now approaching completion,
His estate is estimated at S2.OOO.OOO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
Child Sees Father kin Himself.

Chicago, Dec 16.-While his ;J-year-
old daughter was trying to amuse him
with her childish prattle. Rudolph Do
Ian, Il carpenter living at 651 West
Eighteenth place. suddenly drew re-
voIver and shot himself in the temple.
causing instant death. Friends be-
lieve Dolan was temporarily insane
for he was regularly employed. tenn
perate. and apparently had no trOu-
bleS. The victim was 80 years old
and leaves IL widow and four children,
varying in age from l to 10 years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
.Jury Decided for the ~Jointists..

CoTeyyille Kan, Dec 16.-NIrs. II.
H. Stansbury sued five ''jointists' for
an aggregate of $4,000 damages for
selling liquor to her son. alleging that
the defendants had caused him to be-
come a habitual drunkard. The jury
decided against her after having been
cut only few minutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
Rather Awkward Result
of Burglar Pursuit
at Perry, la.
CITIZENS ARE SHOT
And Meanwhile the Ma
rauderS Make Good
Escape.

Perry. Iowa. Dec. 16.-The general
store of Ernest Towne at Jamaica
near here was entered by burglars
Saturday night. Four citizens gave
chase. two going one direction and
TWO going in another.
Citizens shoot One Another.
They met on the cross roads and
each party mistool the other for the
burglars and opened fire before an
explanation could be made and
Towne. James King and Blaine Par
menter were filled with shot.
1t is not thought the wounds of
any will prove fatal.
The burglars escaped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

Washington, Dec. 16.-At Il confer
ence between Admiral Schley and his
counsel today it was decided to ask
Secretary Long to withhold his APP
proval oi findings of the court of in
quiry until the admiral can, through
his counsel. file objection thereto.
1t is understood Long will grant the
request.
Schley today requested the Asso-
ciated Press to announce his graft
tude and heartfelt thanks for the
kind words received from all parts
of the country. The magnitude of
correspondence renders it impossible
for tn admiral to personally ac-
knowledge the expressions of inter
est in his welfare.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
Ex-Minister to Turkey Dead.

Portland, Ore. Dec. 16.-David p.
Thompson, well-knOwn capitalist and
eX-United States minister to Turkey,
is dead. Mr.. Thompson was born in
Ohio in 1884. He came to Oregon in
1888. walking every step of the way
across the continent. In 1874 he was
appointed governor of Idaho territory
by President Grant and during the
latter part of President HarrisOn's
administration he served as United
SfatoS minister tn Turkey.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
Three Drowned in a Flood.

Nashville, Tenn. Dec. 1G.-A heavy
wind and rain Friday night resulted
III triple drowning about five miles
below the city. Ed Reynolds, fisher
luan. his wife and infant were lost. and
two others narrowly escaped death.
The five persons were out on house
boat. ----------e - -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
Peace Conference Ends.

philadelphia. Dec 16.-The final
days session of the American Friends
peace conference was devoted to
speechmaking. Arthur Perry of Bos-
ton presided over the morning session
and addresses were delivered by Pro-
fessor Ellen c. Wright of Wilmington
college. Ohio: James B. Unthonk
president OF the same institution. and
Professor Pearson of Penn college, Ia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
Took a Drop Of q. Depre-s

Muncie. Ind. Dec. 16.-At noon Sat-
urday the mercury registered 60 above
at the weather station. At midnight
Saturday it was below. There in
great suffering throughout the natural
gas belt from low pressure,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
Beats All December weather.

Kalamazoo. Mich. Dec. 1G.-Not in
years has Michigan experienced such
cold weather in December as prevails
here. Six inches of snow covers the
ground. The sudden unexpected cold
las entailed much suffering among the
door,.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
I,eatn Of a chicago Clergyman.

Flagstaff, y. L. Dec 16-Rev. DR..
]. w. Hanson, of Chicago. died of
heart disease on board Santa Fe
train en- route from Chicago to Pasa-
dena. Cal. near Flagstaff. A. T., Sat
urday. He was a Universalist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
Is Done by Floods in
Pennsylvania and
New York.
Is GREAT SUFFERING
Country is Submerged
and Traffic is Inter
rupted.

PittsbUrg, Dec. 16.-Only a sudden
drop in temperature averted one of
the grChtest floods in the history of
Pittsburg. At s this morning the
crest of the food and the lowest tenn
perature of the winter were reached.
The river is now falling.
The lower portions of Pittsburg
and Allegheny are submerged. many
cellars are flooded and people are
compelled to move. The traffic of
several roads is disorganized. There
was much suffering among the river
men last night in the endeavor to
save property from damage by the
high water and intense cold.
The damage to wharveS. ware
houses, stores. etc, is heavy. Many
mills and factories were compelled
to shut down temporarily and thous-
ands of workmen will he idle for
few days. All points along the river
report damage from high water.
Trains Interrupted in New York.
New York, Dec. 16.-Reports receiv
ed from the flooded districts through
out the state indicate that the dam
age may reach much higher figure
than former estimates. It is believ-
ed it Will aggregate over a million.
All the railroads in the flooded dis
trict are badly interfered with.
Numerous washouts on the Erie, Le-
high and New York Central stopped
the running of trains, several divisions
not having Il train over them since
Saturday evening. The floods are re-
ceding somewhat in Pennsylvania
and New Jersey although the rail
roads report trains much delayed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
nIurderer Meets Onick Retribution.

River Junction, Fla. Dec. 16.-While
attempting to arrest Samuel Arm
strong. colored. on board train from
this place to Climax, Ga. s. +. Ed.
wards. the sheriff of Gadsden county,
was shot and killed by Armstrong.
The negro was shot to death by Ed
wards before he died.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
DROPPED INTO THE ICY WATER.
Freight Train on the Pennsylvania Rail
way wreckcd-Three Men Killed.

Freight Train on the Pennsylvania Rail
way wreckcd-Three Men Killed.
Williamsport, Pa, Dec. 16.-A
freight train on the Philadelphia and
Erie division of the Pennsylvania rail-
road went through the bridge spanning
Lycoming creek. between this city and
Newberry. at a. m. yesterday. Three
lives We're lost, as follows: John
MartZ, engineer: Frederick Glass. fire
man: George Farley, brakeman-all
resided at Sunbury. The train was
running three hours late, owing TO the
diSarrangement of schedule in conSe.
quence of the storm. The bridge span
ming the creek was two-span iron
structure. the first span of which gave
way beneath the train.
The engine and nine cars were en-.
quilted in the icy waters. The creek
was greatly swollen as result of the
heavy rains. and it is presumed the
middle pier had been weakened. Nc
efforts could be made 10 reach the
bodies on account of the height of the
waters. All the streams in this sec
tiOn were greatly swollen, the Susque
hanna river here reaching a height of
twcDtV-One feet
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16

Chicago Dec. 16.-Judge Neely Sat
IIrday directed the drafting of a de
cree making perpetual the Injunction
which restrains the board of education
from furnishing free text books to the
pupils of the first four grades of the
Dublic schools
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
Decision on Osteopathy.

Birmingham. Ala, Dec. 16.-Judge
Samuel +. Greene. of the criminal
court has decided that osteopathy is
the practice of medicine, and any per-
son engaging in the same in Alabama
can be forced to procure a license for
practicing medicine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-12-16
News of Naval Officers.

Boston. Mass. Dec. 16.-Rear Adj
miral Belknap. L. s. y. TetiredD. who
is at the head of the Massachusetts
Nautical Training School. declined to
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1901-05-16
%tc5G A,-ss$" T. = " ~ h. ~ 20. :
1 NOT A BIG WINNER.

ssS# Jerry Jermane writes the Journal
from Washington: Senator Hans
brough OF North Dakota ran over from
New York the other day but did not
stay lone, He will remain In the
metropolis and ii Washington until
the latter part of the month, when he
VIII start for North Dakota for the
summer The senator denies with a
good deal III Yehemenee the rlmor
that hs has made biz money in Wall
street during the recent stock activity,
He loss not stre uollsly deny, how
ever, that he took Il small flyer 1o1. two
very earl in the game, but says that
his innings are hardly worth men
tioning HIS has had nd articular IN
terest in the stocl market, but has
spent bis time on private business
tiers. iss also denied that any
5of the other mort tern senators
sdabh1ed Id stocks. save, possibly Mn.
ettig grew of South IA, ao5is I'M
8derstood tp have ad the soft
inpeach hnnent. senat ansb rough
says BE Is staying iii the east very
largely on ace ollnt 81 the cIsanzie
case Ife does not want To 90 home
until after the president has acted on
the petition sor q pardon I,