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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
NEW STATE ARSENAL
Talk at the Capital as to Plans
for the Illinois
ArmOry.

Springfield, Ills, Nov. 12.-The re-
cent award made by the state arsenal
commission has caused much comment
and discussion in Springfield. Accord
ing to the general understanding the
building is to front ON Monroe street.
facing the state house. However
there is much opposition to this on the
part of Springfield people. They are
al Xious TO have the building face on
Second street, leaving the Monroe
street site for n supreme court building
1t is cOntended that under this arrange
ment it viii not be necessary to pur-
chase another site when the court
building is to be erected.
The front portion of the new build
ing is to be set apart for the officers of
the militia. the state museum and an
arsenal. Back of these is to he an i'm
mense auditorium, which Will be used
as an assembly and drill hall. 1t will
seat 10000 people and its principal use
VIII be the accommodation of state
conventions of various sorts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
MET HORRIBLE FATE
Cruel Death of a Woman at st. Jo-
seph, Mich, While People
Looked On.

st. Joseph, Mich. Nov. 12.-Mrs.
John Stinson was burned to death at a
late hour Saturday night in Main
street in the presence of a score of peo-
pie who were unable to save her. Mrs.
StinsOn occupied fat in the Burk-
hard block and attempted to kindle a
fire in a stove with kerosene. An eX-
plosion resulted. 'The stove was
wrecked, the contents of two-gallon
can of oil were Splashed all over her
clothing.
In an instant the oil soaked gar
ments We're in n blaze. Mrs. Stinson
rushed downstairs into the street COM
pletely enveloped in flames which eN-
tended several feet in the air above her
head. The noise of the explosion had
already brought scores of citizens on
run and the appearance Of the burning
woman nearly unnerved them Many
rushed to her assistant. She was dead.
however. before the blazing garments
could be torn from her.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
FROM MISS STONE
Letter in Which She Says She Docs
Not Dare Complain of
Treatment.

Sofia, Bulgaria. Nov. 12.-From an
other letter that has been received
from Miss Ellen VI. Stone, the abduct-
ed American missionary, it appears
that she is enduring the trials of her
hard experience with fortitude, forget
ting herself in her anxiety for her con-
paniOn, Mime. TSilka. Miss Stone does
not dare TO complain of the treatment
to which they are subjected. but she
finds the confinement irksCme and the
weather extremely trying.
The tone of the letter is hopeful. The
brigands, by dating the letters at
places in Macedonia and delaying their
delivery. seek to create the appearance
of being far distant. The Bulgarian
government continues to interfere in
the negotiations, with the object OF
forcing n transference of them across
the frontier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
OHIO VOTE DECREASED
Ballots Outside the City Show the
Greatest Short
age

Cincinnati. o.. Nov. 12.-With al
most half of the official returns from
the lightweight counties in Ohio re-
ceived it is estimated that the total
vote may be 100000 less than for gov
ernoF two years ago, when 920.ST2
votes were cast. and almost n quarter
of Il million less than for president
last year. when the total vote OF Ohio
was 1.249. .121.
The returns show that the greatest
shortage was among the Democrats
outside of the cities. and il is stil
variOusly attributed to the silver Ques-
tion. prevailing prosperity, the death
of Mckinley. Endorsement of President
Roosevelt. Governor Nash and Senator
Foraker. and other causes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
RATHBUN MAKES A STATEMENT.
Put Up n Job to Beat the Insurance Com
panies, and Failed.

Put Up n job to- Beat the Insurance Conn
panies, and Failed.
AT the detectives office Rathbun
was put through the sweating process,
and under pressure made the follow
ing statement. according to his inquisi-
tors: My name is Newell c. Rathbun,
and my home is in Little Rock, Ark.
Several months ago l deserted from
the army post at Plattsburg. y. ", In
company with another recruit by the
name Of W. III. Ellis. | soon lost sight
Of him and went on 10 Little Rock.
There / was married, and afterwards
took out the insurance policies. l came
To Louisville about ten days ago ana
formed a plan to make the insurance
company think l was dead, so that /
could collect the insurance. 1 fell in
with a man who said his name was
w. /. Ten Eyke in front of the Saliva
tiOn Army headquarters in Louisville,
and told him OF my plan. and he agreed
to help me. Our plan was to obtain Il
corpse from some place. put it in a
hotel i'm JeffersOnvflle, and then set
fire to the hotel.
"'While we were in Jeffersonville
we took Il number of drinks and Ten
EyIle got drunk. I think his death
was caused by drinking. | put the let
tefS auureSSeu 10 me IN MS pocket anu
left. / did not kill him. 1 then came
to Louisville and went to the recruit
ing office and enlisted. My real home
is in Detroit A gold watch bearing
the name w. II. Ellis was found on
Rathbun. He refuses to say where
he got it. The police say the hand
writing CT Lou Root the recruit, is
very similar to the signature w. l..
Ten Eyke' on the Jeffersonville hotel
register.
The corpse here is evidently not that
of Rathbun, as those who knew him
well here say that his hair is black.
straight and hard to control, while
that on the head Of the corpse is au-
burn and CURLY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
WED ON THE FLY
Transit Bridal
Tour.

st. Louis, Nov. 12-Trolley Conduc-
tor Leonard Shannon, of the st. Louis
and Belleville line. made a rapid tran
sit wedding trip on his own line. He
couldn't afford to lay off TO get married,
so he had the knot tied en- route. The
line on which Shannon rings up fares
runs from this city to BeIleville, but
his run is only from COllinsville to
Edwardsville. Shannon swears that
the prettiest girl along the line is-Or
rather was-AIiss Lucy Mclean. Her
father is a hotelkeeper. but he couldn't
keep all the boys that work on the
traction line from making goo-goo eyes
at her. The gracious young lady had
a smile for every one and a pleasant
word besides. but Shannon was the
only one for whom she was all eyes.
Sunday morning when Shannon got
aboard his car at Collinsville he said
to themotOrman: John, / want you to
pull into Edwardsville Il couple of min
uteS ahead Of time. I've got a little
business to attend to there and il won't
watt
'.All right" said John Bauer. I'm
make it If they don't turn off the cur
rent on me-
And John made 1.-TWO minutes and
n half ahead of schedule. but three
farmers dogs paid the penalty. and
one rural young man had Il terrible
scare at the point where the tracks
cross Skimpton's lane.
John had seen Miss Lucy Mclean
sitting there in the car and he had
suspicion that there was going to be
some unusual occurrence at Edwards
vile. And. sure enough. there was.
When the village was reached the con-
ductOr and Miss Lucy smiled on the
motorman. You viii stay here till we
get back" said Shannon to Bauer.
land then We'll tell yOu all about it,
Away went the young couple to the
office of n justice of the peace. Ar
rangements had been made by tele-
phone to have a marriage license at
the Justices office. and it was swift
wedding ceremony that followed.
The two minutes and n half were
Just M when the conductor and his
bride came back and got aboard the
car for their wedding journey. Mean
while another passenger had entered.
The mOtorman told him where the
conductor was. When Shannon came
in just after the car started the pas
senger said: "WeIl. Len, how did you
like your experience"
Fare" said the conductor. who was
too much engrOSsed in business by this
time to pay attention to pleasantrles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
KILLED BY A WOMAN
jerks Dillon Meets Fate at Clinton
Arrested in Daven-
port.

Clinton, Iowa, Nov. 12.-Jenks Dill
Ion, sporting man of this city, was
shot and killed this afternoon by
Anna Crawford. The woman, who
was Immediately arrested, stated she
shot Dillon in self defense. Dillon a
number of years ago was well
known pugilist and later was man
ager of prize fighters. At one time
he was manager and trainer of Oscar
Gardner.
y year ago the Crawford woman
was arrested at Davenport, with her
husband, j. McCum, whom she had
married but few days before, on
the charge of horse stealing. She
was acquitted, but McCum was sent
to the penitentiary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
RATHBUN IS A FRAUD
As Is Also the Corpse at Little
Rock, Ark, Purporting
To Be His.
TRIED TO MULCT A LIFE COMPANY
Hand, and Supplied the
Needed Remains.

Little Rock, Ark, Nov. 12.-Last
week Il corpse was received here pur-
porting to be that of Newell c. Rath-
hun. United States recruiting officer
at this point, who had recently married
here Those who had known Rathbun
in life said the corpse WAS not his, es-
pecially the insurance men who had
written $1,000 in life policies for him =
short time before he married. A tele-
gram form Jeffersonville, Ind, whence
had come the corpse, stated that Rath-
bun, in company with one Ten Eyke,
had put up at hotel there last
Wednesday night and then gone out on
a tear When they returned, said
the telegram. Rathbun was very drunk.
and was found dead next morning. An
inquest was held and enough laudanum
found in his stomach to kill two men.
The supposed Ten Eyke had left the
hotel before the tragedy was discov
cred, and from letters in the pockets
of the clothes on the corpse it was sup
posed it was that of Rathbun. and the
remains were sent here.
Light Is Received from Louisville.
The case was involved in much mys-
terry. which has been somewhat illun-
mated by the receipt of the following
from Louisville. Ky: Newell c.
Rathbun. who was supposed TO have
been dead in a JeffersOnville. Ind. ho-
tel last Thursday. was arrested in
Louisville yesterday. According to
Rathbun, the corpse which was shipped
to Little Rock for burial as the body
OF Rathbun was the body Of W. l..
Ten Eyke. The police say Rathburr
has confessed to deSertion from the
United States army. and to having
formed Il plan TO fraudulently collect
S4.G00 insurance on his life. but that he
denies having killed the man who died
in the Jeffersonville hotel. Rathbun
was arrested about II 4. III. at the
United States recruiting station In
Louisville. He is held as n fugitive
from justice.
Sergeant Suspected the Recruit.
'.Fhe arrest was made on informa-
tion frCm Sergeant Skinner. of the
United States recruiting station. Rath-
bun enlisted under the name Cf Lou
Root, Detroit Sergeant Skinner had
read the story of the JeffersOlville case.
and circumstances connected with the
new recruit aroused his suspicious.
One of these was the fact that the
man had on n government suit Of un-
derwear. He said he had bought thc
garments from a soldier friend. An
other circumstance was his knowledge
of army affairs about Little Rock. Sat
urday he passed the examination and
enlisted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12

threatened the entire state with revo-
luton and anarchy. and that today he
is a cringing Supplicant at your feet
Governor Beckham declares that
there would be no satisfaction to any
one in Furnishing an innocent man for
this crime: that no political advantage
could be gained by any one or any
party in convicting the two self-con-
S9ssed criminals now basking in the
smiles of your protecting care" that
the object in approPriating 100000 for
the conviction of the suspected murder
ers was the same which prompts the
government to pay secret service men
and other detectives, and that only
1000 has been spent of the reward
fund. all in legitimate expenses.
He closes as follows: The honored
name OF Kentucky needs no defense ut
my hands. Her history is one or
which we are justly proud.
Her people are brave. generous, hos
pitable and obedient to the law. Life.
liberty and property are as safe within
her borders as anywhere on earth.
Such n people as these could
neither be helped by your praise nor
harmed by your scurrilous abuse. and
such n people would never knowingly
permit any one to be unjustly deprived
of his life or liberty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
PENALTY FOR CRUELTY
Prosecuted Dog Puts It's Prosecutors
in Il PeriIouS
Hole.

Scranton, Pa. Nov. Thames Hea-
ley and George Wilson. of Thropp. tied
Il dog TO 4 tree and fastened Il dyna-
mite stick and Il four foot fuse to his
back. This they igHited and ran away.
Frightened by the sizzling the animal
broke his faStCnings and before the
men had got half Il mile away caught
up with them.
Paralyzed with fear the men stood
still knowing they could never Outrun
the dog. BY getting 800 yards apart
and calling the dog from one to the
ether. by each taking his turn i'll
whiStling they managed to keep the
dog away. When the explosion oc-
Cured the dog was midway between
them and both escaped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
NEWS IN OUTLINE.

While playing in a sand bank. Wal
ter Kingsland and James Love. 13 and
s years old. were buried alive near
Bateman Station, Wis.
The Schley court of inquiry has be
gun its meetings TO get at the gist OF
the testimony.
Francis Tit and Christopher Stef-
fenS. of New Haven. Conn. who went
fishing Sunday, have not returned to
their homes.
The governor of Arkansas threatens
to act with shotgun if an obnoxious
editor is not prosecuted for libel and
sent TO the penitentiary. The editor in
CRITICISM said the governor had ac-
cepted Il bribe.
At Elizabethtown, Tenn, Frank Kid
well shot and killed his sweetheart,
Ada Thompson, aged 16, and then conr-
mitted suicide.
Owners of asphalt mines at Ravia,
l. T. have received an order from Ger
many for 10000 tons.
charles J. Kershaw, Jr.. grain dealer.
of Duluth. Mimi, died in a sanitarium
at Milwaukee of nervous prostration,
aged 80 years.
The plague has broken out at Odes-
sa, Russia.
Seventeen passengers were robbed of
S40O on a stage coach at Valley City,
y. D.
F. Meyers, a deck hand, As years old,
fell into the river from the Goodrich
Transportation company's docks, Chi
cagO, and was drowned.
Paul Revere, great-grandson of Col.
Paul Revere, of revolutionary fame, is
dead at MorriStown, n. ].
Secretary of War Root donated to
Hamilton college. Utica, n. Y, brass
cannon from the Philippines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
Grigsby Takes Payson's Place.

Springfield. Ills. Nov. 12.-Governor
Yates yesterday appointed III. Delos l.
Grigsby. of Pittsfeld, member of the
state commission of claims, TO succeed
Charles H. Payson, of Watseka- Grigs-
by is a prominent lawyer and Repub-
ltcan politician. q member of the state
central committee and former member
of the lower house of the legislature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
Judge Hanecy Sentences
Chicago American At
taChes to Jail.
CHARGE is CONTEMPT
Publisher Hearst and
Others to Be Brought
Into Court Later.

Chicago, Nov. 12.-Judge Hanecy
today gave his decision in the con-
tempt case of the editors of Hearst's
Chicago American. He ordered An
drew NJ. Lawrence, managing editor,
to serve 40 days in the county Jail;
II. r. Garfield. writer of the objec-
tiOnable article, to remain there 30
days.
S. S. CarXalho and J. Hammond
were discharged.
Hearst's Hearing Later On.
The case against w. Il. Hearst,
Clara Briggs and Homer Davenport,
the judge said would be allowed to
stand until such time as they could
be brought into court by the sheriff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
Talk of a Duel a. Havana.

Havana. Nov. 12.-The papers as
sert that SenOr Tamayo, secretary Of
state. has been challenged to fight a
duel by n member of the Union club.
whom. It is said. SenOr Tamayo and n
friend assaulted at the close of the re-
recent banquet given by the Cuban So
ciety TO the visiting Chileans. Senior
Tamayo was detained by the police.
but was ultimately released by the
civil governor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
Lighted the Fire with Gasoline.

A1inonk. Ills. Nov. 12.-The 13-year-
old daughter Of Joseph Tomashiski. Il
Polish coal miner. lighted fire with
gasoline Sunday. with the result that
she and her brother, aged IL. are dead.
and the father and a child aged are
seriously. though not fatally, burned.
Their home was destroyed. causing n
loss Of $1,000, insurance covering one
half
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
TWO RAILROAD MEN
KILLED IN 4 COLLISION

Montevideo, Mimi, Nov. 12.-In n
collision between two freights on the
St. Paul road at CorrelI, west of here.
last night. Engineer Mike Doonar, of
Minneapolis. and Brakeman Bird. of
this place. were instantly killed. and
Conductor Crooker slightly injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
Unanimous Ratify smiths Election.

Salt Lake City, Nov. 12.-At a spe-
cial conference of general officers of
the Mormon church. held in the taber-
nacle in this city, the action of the coun-
Gil of apostles in the selection of JO-
seph +. Smith as president of the
church in succession of the late Lo-
renzo Snow was uStained. The confer
ence also ratified the selection Of j.
L. Smith, John Il. Winder and Anton
II. Lund as members of the first pres
ilaucy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
Accidentally shot by a Hunter.

Plymouth, Mich. Nov. 12.-"Dick'
Gutree. a member of the Detroit fire
department. was accidentally shot by
a member of Il hunting party here last
week The party of which Gutree was
one. were boarding car when gun
was discharged. Gutree receiving the
load i'm his left arm and side. The
weapon was loaded with bird shot.
Gutree was able to continue his jour
nRv TO Detroit
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
CITY Marshal Kills a Man.

NOblesville. Ind. Nov. 12.-Newton
Innes was shot and instantly killed
by William MOhler, the city marshal
of Atlanta, a town twelve miles south
Of here Innes had been drinking, and
when the marshal attempted to send
him home Innes drew a knife and
slashed the officer across the arm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
LATEST OF NORTHWESTERN:
INWAY OF PEORIA EXTENSION

Springfield Ills. Nov. 12-There is
Il rumOr here to the effect that the
Chicago and Northwestern people are
buying up the stock of the Chicago.
Peoria and st. Louis line with n view
to connecting it with the branch line
they are now building from Dixon to
Peoria. This would give them n
through road to st. Louis from Chicago
and would make one additional connec-
ton between these cities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
Shot Himself Through the Heart.

Elgin. Ills. Nov. 12.-Fred Karsted
committed suicide at his home in this
city by shooting himself through the
heart He was formerly merchant
tailor on Milwaukee avenue, Chicago,
and failed in business. He was a MEM
ber of Good Fellowship Camp of Mod
eru WOOdmen, Chicago, and mad rela-
fiYns in that CITY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
Man and Wife Kidnap a Child.

st. Joseph. Mich, Nov. 12.-Frank
Gross and wife. of Battle Creek,
created a sensation in Belding, Mich,
last week by kidnapping Edna Pass
more, 5-year-old child of Mrs. Gross
by former marriage. The child was
forcibly taken from a kindergarten. n
chase by the teachers and scholars took
place down the street, but the kidnap-
ers jumped into a carriage and drove
RAPIDLY toward Lowell
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
Lootinr am Unoccupied Hotel.

Owosso, Mich. Nov. 12.-W. II. Bige-
low. Guardian of Miss Romain Bram-
we'll. the 13-year-old daughter of the
late James BramweIl. has been investi-
eating the alleged disappearance of the
unoccupied Comemrcial hotel furnish
ings. at CorIlnna. the property of his
ward. He says that furnishings which
once represented many hundreds of
dollars have disappeared until but very
1itflo &c loft
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
BLOWN TO ATOMS
Three Miners Meet Death While
Opening a Keg of
Powder.

BluefieId. w. Va. Nov. 12.-Thomas
Sykes, Sam Davis and William Wood
son were blown to atoms in a coal
field today while opening a keg of
powder. y spark from n miners
lamp worn by one of the trio fell in
to the powder. igniting it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
wedding at Warsaw.

Warsaw, Ind. Nov. 12.-Major Geo.
ID. Miles. manager of the National
Graphite company. a corporation COM
posed of Chicago capitalists. with large
mining interests in North Carolina,
Yesterday married Mrs. Phoebe Chap
man. daughter of Colonel WOodford, OF
Weston W Va
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
NIachinists' Strike beaten.

San Francisco. Nov. 12.-It is an
nounced that nearly 500 machinists em-
ployed by the Fulton Iron works have
returned to work after having been on
strike for several months in an effort
TO obtain ten hours pay for nine hours
work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
MURDERED ON HIGHWAY:
CRIME NEAR EVANSVILLE

Evansville. Ind, Nov. 12.-Miss
Georgia Baly was murdered on the
road leading into the city this morn
ing. Her neck was broken by being
thrown from buggy. No clue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
CONSUL GENERAL DEAD
News of the Demise of Luther w. Os-
born at Opia,
Samoa.

Washington, Nov. ia cablegram
received by the state department to-
day from Auckland, New Zealand, an
nounces the death at Apia, Samoa, of
Luther w. Osborn, United States con-
sui general.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12

Logansport. Ind, Nov. 12.-The
plant Of the Logan Milling company
and the First Presbyterian church
building were entirely destroyed by
fire yesterday. The milling company's
loss is $4,000: insurance, $4,000;
church less. 10000; insurance, 81 eco.
The publishing house Of Wilson Hum
pbreys & Co. and the Episcopal church
were slightly damaged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
All Sin Barred from the Philippines.

Washington. Nov. 12.-Secretary
Root has approved certain suggestions
made by Governor Taft for the better
regulation of the immigration of Chi
nese into the Philippine islands. The
main object of the notifications sug-
gested is the better enforcement of the
immigration laws OF the United States
rs nnnlind to the PhilinDines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
wiz Con.lder a noer AppeaI.

The Hague. Nov. 12.-The admins
trativc council of the arbitration tri-
bunal will meet Nov. 20 to decide on
the appeal of the Beers against the rul-
ing that the war in South Africa is not
subject to the courts consideration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
DAILY BANK ROBBERY
Robbers Dynamite a Safe and Get
Away With 900 at Ply
mouth, Iowa.

Des Moines, Nov. 12.-The bank at
Plymouth was dynamited by robbers
last night and the safe, vault and
building badly wrecked and S1,5OO Sc
cured. The robbers escaped. There
is no clue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
Woods on Fire Threaten Dewey.

Washington. Nov. 12.-Fdre that
swept the woods for a considerable
area near Cleveland park. just beyond
the city limits. yesterday for time
threatened to destroy the summer
home of Admiral Dewey and the for
Eer country home Of former President
Cleveland. but was finally extinguished
without damage except to the woods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
ReD.irs MAKE Many Idle Men.

Joliet, Ills. Nov. 12.-Nearly 1000
men are Idle in Joliet as the result OF
closing important industries for re-
pairs The Scott street plant of the
American Steel and Wire company and
all three rod mills of the Illinois Steel
company are down for a week or ten
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