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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02

iaUure is in session. as at present. and
the other provided for an Increase in
TIE salary of circuit judge i'll Bay
county. The Democrats made a
marked gain in Jackson, where their
entire city ticket was elected. The
city went Republican last year
In OwosSo, :. ID. Emery, Prohibi-
zionist. was elected mayor, overcoming
Il Republican majority last year of
go. He was the only member of
that ticket, however, who was sue
cessful
In Detroit. John B. Whalen. Repub-
lican, was reelected police Justice, the
only municipal officer voted for. by
4,2SJ majority. Judge Montgomery
carried Detroit by over 2.3O0 majority.
OF the seventeen school inspectors
elected, eleven We're Republicans and
six Democrats.
Marshall. Mich, April John w.
Howell, Democrat, was elected mayor
by 80 majority. The Republicans car
Red Calhoun county for justice of SUI
IRENE court by 800 majority.
Manistee, Mich. April 2.-The DEM
ocartic city ticket was elected yester-
day by majorities ranging from 200 to
500. The state and county Republican
ticket was carried by small ma iOritieS.
Benton Harbor, Mich. April .
The Republican city ticket was elected
yesterday except for treasurer. A. s.
Mills Dem) won out for that Office by
100 majority. st. Joseph county was
carried by the Republicans by large
majority.
st. Joseph, Mich, April 2.-This
city voted to bond itself for $4,000
for n viaduct. The Republicans car
red the city and municipal ticket.
Ionia. Mich. April 2.-The Demo
Gratis yesterday elected the entire city
ticket by ma joritieS ranging from 700
to Z. The council is Democratic.
Cadillac. Mich. April 2.-Wexford
county gives the state Republican can
didateS the usual Republican majority.
G. s. tSanley Oem) is elected mayor
of Cadillac. Other city officials Re
publican. The $4,000 bonding propo-
sitiOu for bonuses to manufacturers
and $4,000 bonding proposition for
completing the city hall We're both car
red by large majorities.
Jackson. Mich. April 2.-YeSter-
days election resulted in a sweeping
Democratic victory. Frank f. Palmer
Dem) defeating William NJ. Palmer
Repl for recollection as mayor. by 800.
The Democrats also elected the bal
ance of the city ticket by 242 to J42
plurality. five of the eight supervisors
and three of the eight aldermen. This
leaves the city council Republican.
Ann ArbOr Mich. April 2.-Dr.
Royal s. Copeland. of the varsity
staff. was elected mayor yesterday by
the Republicans by 242 majority. The
Republicans control the city council.
Traverse City, Mich. April 1.-The
Republicans carried this city yeSter-
day. electing j. w. Patchin mayor all
CITY officers and four of the five alder
rlen. Montgomery (Repj fo' justice
of the supreme court carried Grand
Traverse county by 1900 over AdSit
(DemO.
Albion. Mich. April 2.--'he Demo
Gratis yesterday elected J'mes Shan
ley mayor over c. W. Daletymple, the
present incumbent. by 81. Frank w.
Colver. clerk, and half II the alder
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
POOR REWARD FOR BIG FIND
st. Louis Barber Refuses 81 for X .stora-
tion of $23, 900.

ST. lOuis Barber Refuses 81 for X aStOra-
tion of $4,000.
st. Louis. April 2.-GeOrge GiesebeI.
a barber. picked up $4,000 in checks
from the platform of a street car and
had he been dishonest might have
cashed much of the money and made
good his escape. as the checks were all
properly indOrSed and negotiable.
The checks We're the property of @.
G. Taylor. cashier of the Continental
Tobacco company. GieSebel informed
him over the telephone that he had
some papers which seemed to belong
to him. Taylor lost no time in getting
TO the barber shop. After establish
ing that he was the owner of the val
liable package of papers they were
given to him. Overcome by his sense
of gratitude and appreciation for the
recovery of such paltry amount as
S23 900, Taylor offered the barber the
whole sum of 81. 1t was n bright,
new dollar, but the barber politely.
but firmly. declined to receive so large
a testimonial TO his honesty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
A Blow From Behind.

zone winter, when things were rath-
er slow in New York city-it was just
before John LIS time"-said the old pu-
gilist, 1--WE made up little party and
hired hall in one of the fishing towns
not far away. We advertised a prize
of $40 for any one who could stay on
his feet against our men for five
rounds. 1t was safe money, although
when two or three of the boats came
in at the same time we had all we
could handle.
"But one night Il fellow as big as the
side of a house came along, and we
smelled trouble. We put him up
against the heaviest man in our par
ty. who, though he only tipped the
scales at $50 pounds. had two good
hands and a head that you couldn't
hurt with n piledriver. But the stran-
ger was no slouch. and at the end of
the fourth round we began to worry
about the tenner.
''The ring was on the stage at the
front of the hall, and at the rear of the
stage there were two windows. So L
says to our man as 1 sponged his
mouth, Work him over to one of the
windows
''It wasn't no easy job, but he did
IT before time was half up, and as the
duffer backed up near the window he
got a crack in the head from behind
that dumped him in a heap. That's
the way we saved our ten.
But the funny part of it is that our
champeen had caught the local guy on
the jaw the same moment, and we
could never persuade him that it
wasn't himself that secured the knock
out."-New York Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
FOREST FIRE IN NEW JERSEY
Town of WinsIOw Observation-Disclosures
Carried Into Fields.

Hammonton, y. j., April 2.-One of
the most extensive forest fires that
have visited this section of the state
is raging in the big woods north of
this city. The fire reached point just
east of the town of WinSlow Saturday
night. and for several hours il was
feared the town would be wiped out.
Men. women and children fought the
flames and succeeded. by back firing,
in turning the flames to the north of
the town. While the men threw up
trenches to keep the fire away. women
and children carried their household
goods TO places of safety in the fields
Several farm buildings. about 5000
acres of big timber and thousands of
cords of wood have been consumed.
Many narrow escapes of the fire
fighters have been reported
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
TRUE STEEL TRUST CAPITAL
is FINALLY MADE PUBLIC

Trenton, y. J., April 2.-The Unit
ed States Steel corporation yesterday
afternoon flied with the secretary OF
state articles amending its charter and
increasing its capital stock to $1.10O,-
c00.0O0. The states fee for the fling
of the papers was S22O.G0O. The orig
inal articles filed some time ago were
only amended in one particular.
This amendment was made for the
purpose of taking advantage of an act
passed by the recent Legislature. Origi-
nally the corporation could not mort
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
Late Filipino Leader Takes
Oath of Loyalty to the
United States.
THE DECLARATION IN FULL
Binds Himself Before the AL
mighty and Without Res
ervation to Be True.

Washington, April 2.-Secretary
Root announces that Aguinaldo takes
the oath of allegiance to the United
States. The oath to which Aguinaldo
subscribed and swore to follows:
81 hereby renounce all allegiance to
any and all so-called Revolutionary gov
ernments in the Philippine islands and
recognize and accept the supreme
authority of the United States of
America therein. do solemnly
swear that will bear true faith and
allegiance to that government; that
will at all times conduct myself as
faithful and law abiding citizen of
said islands, and will not, either di-
rectly or indirectly hold correspon-
dence with or give intelligence to an
enemy of the United States, nor will
l abet, harbor or protect such enemy;
that impose upon myself these vol
untary obligations without any men
tai reservations or purpose of evasion,
so help me Cod"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
In Trouble.

Mrs. Turtledove-Do you know. dear,
I'm afraid Harry does not love me the
way he used to.
Mrs. Kissimee-You do not mean to
say he is cross to you?
Mrs. Turtledove-No, but he says
that he is hankering for square meal;
that he'll starve to death il he does not
get away from chafing dish diet be-
fore long. And he used to be so enthu-
siastic over the things l cooked in the
chafing dish when he came to see me!
Men are so changeabIe!-Boston Tran
Sc1Dt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02

Washington. Until the secretary has
had an opportunity to talk freely with
Mr.. LOOmiS as to the conditions of
Venezuela it cannot be known posi-
lively whether or not he will return
to his post. Mr. Loomis has been the
object OF bitter attack by some of the
Venezuelan newspapers. not solely be-
cause of the asphalt controversy. but
also because he was charged with
making false reports to his govern
ment touching the insurrectionary
movement in Venezuela
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
ANOTHER APPEAL MADE
IN BEHALF OF THE BOERS

New York. April Charles d.
Pierce. representative in New York
of the Beers of the Orange Free State,
has issued an appeal to Americans in
which he analyzeS the British terms
of peace and applauds the Beers re-
fusal to accept them. He charges
bad faith on the part of the British
government in offering to grant am
nesty, and declares Lord Kitchener is
trying to make a Benedict Arnold OF
General Botha by treating with him as
81 individual rather than as a reDre-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02

gage or pledge its real property or any
of the stock of any other company
except by the affirmative vote of the
owners of two-thirds of the capital
stock. Under the amended charter
if is necessary to have only the affirm
ative vote of two-thirds of the stock
represented in person or by proxy at
any meeting of the corporation. The
reason for the change is the fear thar
the stock will become so scattered
that it would he impossible to get
two-thirds of the entire stock repre-
sented at a meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
WAR IMPOSSIBLE
Venezuela Not Seeking n Conflict with tho
United States.

United States.
New York, April "A dispatch to
The Herald from San Juan, Porto
Rico, says: The Venezuelan consul
here thinks war between the United
States and Venezuela is impossible a3
President Castro will make conces-
sions. He says. however. that it is
probable that Generals Andrade and
Pietri will take advantage of the recall
of Minister LoOmis to start re-
belliOn. Advices that came by the
steamer Philadelphia We're that it Will
be impossible to avert n rebellion.
Washington. April 2.-The future OF
Minister LoomiS depends upon the con-
ference which will be held at the state
department between Secretary Hay
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
BIG FIRE AT RACINE
Bell City Iron Works Badly Damaged by
Flames.

Flames.
Racine Wis. April 2.-rhe core and
pattern department of he Belle City
Malleable Iron company was destroyed
by fire yesterday morning. causing Il
loss of $4,000. On account of the
terrible condition of the roads it was
almost impossible for the fire COM
panies to reach the factIry. The build
ing and its contents we're consumed
before the department arrived. Had
there been any wind blowing every
fastory building in the vicinity would
have been destroyed as the fire depart
ment could do nothing.
Three weeks ago the core room of
the company was destroyed and the
loss amounted TO $1,000. Over two
years ago the entire plant was wiped
out by fire. The destroyed buildings
will be rebuilt as soon as possible. One
hundred and fifty men are thrown out
of work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
BONDS BOUGHT
FOR SINKING FUND

Washington. April 2.-The secre-
tary of the treasury has bought in
New York $4,000, 600 of short term
bonds for sinking funds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
Obtained Money by Fraud.

New York. April ROSS Ray
mond. alias James +. Sandys. former
newspaper man. who pleaded guilty
last week of getting 5000 fraudulently
from Henry +. Clarke. paying teller
of the Lincoln National bank, on Jan.
2S last. has been sentenced TO four
YCnrS i'm prison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
Washington to The Tribune yesterday

Washington to The Tribune yesterday
says:
President Mckinley, ii is said. is
willing to reappoint Russell B. Har-
risOn TO the place formerly held by
him. and permit him to serve IN that
capacity until he must be mustered
out according to law. With COM
mission of this kind. Harrison could
serve until June 80. when. it is said,
the president intends to give him q
commission in the regular army.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
Disobeyed a summon. as Juror.

Argos. Ind. April Gus Reisa,
merchant of Knox. refused to pay a
fine of SD and costs assessed against
him. and was committed. He was sum-
moncd to appear in the Starke circuit
court as juror. but his business was
pressing and he refused 10 go. He
was then arrested for contempt of
CO1ff
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
Painters Get Eight-Hour Day.

Syracuse. y. Y. April 2.-Syracuse
painters gained an eight-hour work
day yesterday. all but three firms
having signed the contract with the
union for the ensuing year. Four hun
hf ed painters are benefited.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
SHOT HIS MOTHER
AND HIS BROTHER.

Sunbury, Pa, April John Gu
lick, aged 80, today shot and instantly
killed his mother, aged 6S, and
his brother Philip, aged p, at his
home on a farm near this city. The
cause for the crime is unknown. The
murderer is at large
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
Bnbonic plarue increasing.

Cape Town, April 2-The buhOnic
plague is increasingly yirulent in Cape
Town. Five deaths, one European
and four colored, occurred yesterday.
and six new cases. two Europeans and
Il ur colored. were officially reported.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
Union station and Yards Sold.

Spokane. Wash. April 2.-The Tn
ion station and yards in this city. oc-
cupipd for many years by the Great
Northern and the Oregon Railroad and
Navigation companies, has been sold to
n New York corporation known as the
Spokane Union Depot company, for
SS73. 600. Deeds were filed yesterday.
The new company represents the Ore
con Railroad and Navigation and Tn
ION Pacific interests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02

Thirty Thousand Miners Idle in Scotland.
London. April 2.-RepOrts received
at a mass meeting of the Lanarkshire
colliery engine handlers at Hamilton,
showed that thirty thousand miners
were idle in Scotland owing to the
strike for an eight-hour day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
ARgie stin a Prisoner.

Notwithstanding the taking of the
oath by AguinaldO, he is still to be held
a prisoner by Macarthur. The action
of Aguinaldo in taking the oath, it is
believed at the war department, will
have far reaching effect in the Paci-
fication of the islands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
Operation on Frances Premier.

Paris, April 2.-Surgeons today
operated on an abscess under the
tongue of Premier Waldek-Rosseau.
He hopes to return to work Thurs
dow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
Severed JuruIurVein.

Two Harbors. Mimi. April John
Sullivan. n woodsman, was pushed
through. plat glass window and is
dead. His jugl1r vein was severed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
SHARKEY MATCHED
TO FIGHT RUSSELL.

Denver, April 2.-Tom Sharkey is
matched to fight Fred Russell here
Anril 26
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
Sir John StninerI. Dead.

London, April Sir John Stainer.
organiSt, composer and writer on
musical topics, is dead. He was born
in 1910,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
MONTGOMERY REELECTED.
Republican Justice Gets i'm by About 40.
900 Majority.

Detroit. Mich, April 2.-Robert NJ.
Montgomery, of Grand Rapids. Re
publican, has been reelected justice
of the supreme court by about 10000
majority and Frank w. Fletcher, of
AIpena. and Henry w. Carey, of
Manistee. Republican candidates for
regents of the state university, have
also been elected by majority almost
as large. The vote cast was light. eX-
cepting in those cities where there was
a fight on some local issue. There were
two constitutional amendments voted
on. both of which were defeated. One
fixed the compensation of state leSis-
lators at 81 900 per term and mileage,
instead of So per day when the legis-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-04-02
sentative of the Boer republic.

Sentative OF Lhe boer repuDIIC'
"They promise enfranchisement aft
or u period Of military rule as crown
colony" lie continues, but disfran.
cbisement will be indefinitely pro-
Ionged." He likens the acts of their
army to the cruelty of the Turks in
Armenia and adds: 1T lies now with
the American people TO decide whether
the war is to be one of determination,
and the Beers appeal to them for theiV
mediation" "
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-29
DOBIE WINS HONORS
IN SECOND HALF.

In the second period new honors We're
opened for Minnesota, and Dobie, the
quarterback, marked by several Minneap-
oils critics as the scapegoat for all the
faults of the maroon and gold team, Won
these honors The Him. desperate in
defeat, fought this. half like Wild men.
Smash they went against 4lle Minnesota
line and some of the smashes told
Huntoon was sent againsts the left side.
and he went through the wl,oe iilc, and
with gilt-edged interference he started
for the line.
"a touchdown A touciriownr' roared
the crowd, but the crowd forgot Dobie.
In front of him the quarterback saw
a line of running men, one of whom
had the ball, and Dobie went into the
orange and blue bundle of flying legs.
Three or four pairs of legs went on down
the field but Dobie had his man, and in
stead of a touchdown the ball. was on
Minnesota's thirty-fye-yard line. Dobie
stopped it there.
That vi.s the Illinois last rally They
fought on, but with sinking hearts.
Johnnie Stahl was continually called up
on to punt. The hero tried several drop
kicks. but he missed them all. The punts
held Minnesota away from the goal line
for a time, but the rushes told, and at
last Aune went over for the last touch
down. Knowlton kicked goal Score:
Minnesota, 16 Illinois, 0. This was The
end of the scoring.
Stahls punts managed to keep Minnesc-
ia away until the minutes left were used
up, and the whistle blew with the ball
in the middle of the field. The game III
detail.
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MANY ARE LOST
Continued From First Page.


breeze. Inside of two hours the iron
work of the cars had all been hauled
into the ditch at either side of the road
At o'clock the wreckers removed the
last piece of wreckage from the tracks
1t was Engine No. ISL. Although consid-
erably warped and bent, its wheels We're
still true enough, so that they kept the
track after the engine had been pulled
back On the rails and it was towed to the
Seneca sidetraek.
Many Completely Incinerated.
That the officials of the Wabash rail-
road are trying to minimize the results
of the catastrophe is evident from the
official lists of the dead given to the
local papers. This list shows tho names
of but ten dead and forty-eight injured
The Detroit newspaper men who were
at the scene of the wreck and talked
with survivors of both trains, say that
the official list does not bear out the
statements of the passengers nor evidence
of the horrible loss of life which they
witnessed at the spot where the accident
occurred
The Free Press tomorrow will say that
the loss of life was in round NUMBERS
&c., and that the statement made by the
Italian immigrants in train No. 10 bear
out this claim. These immigrants say
that there were about 125 of their ma
tionality on the train, and that only
about twenty-five of them escaped. While
there are only ten of them known to
be dead, it is asserted that the other
ninety were completely incinerated, and
that with the removal of the wreckage
the bodies crumbled to dust which was
scattered by the wind which swept across
the country. If the names of these dead
are ever known it will be when friends
make. inquiry for them, and in many
instances this seems highly improbable.