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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
INSTRUCTED TO AcoUIT.
Action OF a Judge In Case Where "A Mar
Was NrarIy Killed.

Wabash. Ind. oct. Thames Wat
SoH and Roy PontiOus. arriagued for
attempting 10 murder Frank Ireland.
were acquitted Monday by jury I'm
the FulIOn circuit court. Ireland had
been calling on Mrs. Watson i'm her
hrshand's "bSence. and the latter was
Informed Of it. With PontiOus he lay
in wait one night last June when Wat
son was supposed to he at lodge. and
caught Ireland and Mrs. Watson to-
Sether.
The men attacked Ireland with clubs
and beat him. leaving him supposedly
dead They pleaded not guilty and
after Mrs. Watson testified to her re-
lations with Ireland. covering Il period
OF three years. the court instructed
the Jury to acquit the prisoners. as Ire
lana had received only his deserts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
SIGNALS MADE on JULY
They Have a Bearing on the DisPu:e as to
Who Commanded.

Have you as flag lieutenant any
recollection OF the signal timed 11:20
Il m. May 81, Massachusetts. flag
ship. to the squadron" The witness
recalled such signal. which he read, as
fellows: The Massachusetts and
New Orleans and Iowa will go i'll after
dinner 10 Il distance of 1000 yards and
fire at the CriStobal Colon with eight,
twelve and thirteen-inch guns. Speed,
ten knots"
This ended the courts list of ques-
tions, and then the judge advocate
asked:
do YOU know which of the vessels
en- July first hoisted the signal
Enemy escapiDg?p II do not know
of my own observation The report
was the Iowa got it up first"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
SHORE EPER|LS
They Threaten to Involve John
Bull With Eithsr Newfound-
land or France.
PEOPLE OF THE ISLAND FEEL HURT
Because as Alleged. Chamber
lain is Ignoring
Them.

London. Oct. 16.-According TO dis
patches published today by The Daily
Mail. crisis is imminent in New
foundland unless the British govern
rlent pays more attention to the de-
mands of the colony than has hitherto
been the case. 4 long special from
st. Johns SAYS: ''Since Mr.. Bond 1.-THE
Newfoundland premierl left England
last April he has not received n single
word from the imperial government re-
Garding settlement of the French
shore question. nor has Mr.. Chamber
lain ever answered the dispatch from
the Newfoundland government. sent
five months ago. urging the imperial
authorities to persuade Sir Wilfrid
Lamier the Dominion premierl to
agree 10 a ratification of the Bond
Blaine convention" The dispatch
gives details. of the recent Bond-Laur-
ier conference, and asserts that the Do
minion premier based his refusal to
agree 10 ratification on the ground that
the joint high commission had dis
cussed the matter. and that all being
well the commission would discuss il
again.
Editor Profers Some Advice. ---><se
In an editorial taking the govern
h'thb ~ ldSk Inc lJdllN hdI
says: "Assuredly this is not the way
i'll which to create a loyal colony. II
is not business and it is not courtesy.
Can it be that the absent-minded
methods or our war office have affect
ed the great department of state which
Mr.. Chamberlain has hitherto con-
trolled so we'll: The colony has been
exasperated in the past by the dis
dainful carelesSness with which its in-
tcrestS have been treated by the pre-
decesSors of Mr.. Chamberlain. and its
temper is likely TO he strained if il
should beliere that. after so many sac
rificeS. it is being neglected. In sucN
a frame OF mind q conflict with the
French on the Newfoundland treaty
shore wOnh be only too proba able. with
consequences that can scarcely be fore
seen
British Need to Catch a Com pIaint.Ul0
London. Oct ,16.-Lord RoSebery.
speaking yesterday at Birmingham on
the necessity of Great Britain being
better equipped in political and com
mercial education. dwelt upon the
dangers or British complacency." He
urged his countrymeu to initiate the
United States. and referred to the
RESTLESS enterprise of the Americans.
their devouring anxiety TO improve eX-
listing machinery and methods. and the
apparent impoSsibility of accommodating
any fortune. however gigantic. which
shall satisfy or he sufficient 10 allow
of leisure and reposc." Later in his
address Lord RoSebery observed: a
disdain of fnality and an anxiety for
improving on the hest seems almost
disease in America, but in Great Brit
ain we can afford TO catch the COM
plaint-at any rate. i'm q mitigated
form-aud give i'm exchange some OF
our own self-complacency.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16

THAT Was the alarm signal to b1
EoiSted-nOt as an order but as a gen
eral alarm or warning to the fieet:"
THAT WIS in the orders of the COM
mander-in-chief."
With regard TO clearing ship for
action. to which you refer-were not
the ships practically cleared for action
eli the time they were on the block
adeI' Practically. but there were
some things left to be done always"
But it was not like clearing shin
stances?" No
1T does not appear before the court
as evidence that there was signal
directing the Oregon to open fire with
thirteen-inch guns. Can yOu point out
where a record of that can be found! =
NO. unless it is in the Brooklyn's sig
nal book"
Can you state as TO the time this
signal was made-whether the Oregon
had before that time not used her thir-
teen-inch gun? Il cannot"
DO You recollect the signal at 2:05
p. IN. ON May 81 from the AIassachu-
any cloSer%" Il do not recollect the
signal"
DO you know whether the Brooklyn
crossed the bow of the Texas" ''She
did not
BY the court-Did the vessels close
up July 3 in obedience to the signal
made from the Brooklyn. or was there
standing order for them to close up
IN case the enemy was seen attempt
Eng TO escape? There was a standing
order that if the enemy attempted to
escape the squadron must close in and
destroy it. or words TO that effect
When the court concluded its ques-
tons Commander Sears was excused.
and the court adjourned for the day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
Citizens Awakened by Dyna-
mite Explosion in How
ell, Ind Bank.
TOWN MARSHAL is WOUNDED
Three of the Desperadoes
Given Taste of
Cold Lead.

Evansville, Ind O3I. 16.-Burg-
lars early this morning blew open
the safe in the bank at Howell, near
here, with dynamite and secured part
of the contents. The amount is not
known.
Citizens heard the explosion and a
running fight followed.
Marshal Shot.
Marshal Sumpter was shot in the
leg. Three robbers were shot and
one escaped. The wounded robbers
are in hospital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
Address by Secretary OF
Treasury Before Ameri-
can Association.
FINANCIAL REFORM URGED
Intimacy Between Debt and
Taxation Injuriously
Close in Country.

Milwaukee, O5t. 16.-A feature oi
tOday's fession of the American Bank
ers' association was the address de-
livered by Lyman j. Gage. 81 cretary
of the treasury. Mr. Gage expressed
the opinion that 'rhere is too close an
intimacy between the governments
finance and our commercial affairs, -
but be added that cit is a comfort
and satisfaction to note that at the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
DrFnIIor's Murderer Arrested.

Des Moines. Ia. Oct. 16.-The muir
derer OF Dr. r. VI. Failor at Newton.
Ia. has been arrested. He was taken
from this city and is now in jail at
Newton. He has been positively iden-
tilted as the man who struck DIR. Fail
or down early in September. His
name is Chester Tyler. and he is a
negro. He has confessed to several
persons that he is the man who COM
mitted the crime. He was arrested in
hes Moines for theft and the watch
taken from DIR. Failor was secured
from parties to whom Tyler had given
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
TO RECEIVE GROVE.
Omaha Chief or Police Making Arrange
ments to Please the Suspected.

ments to Please the Suspected.
Omaha. Neb.. Oct. 16--Chief of PO-
lice DOnahue Is engaged in arrange
n,ents by which he hopes to be able to
accept the conditions laid down in Pat
Groves letter for the latter'S surren-
der. He has most of them completed.
his request for the withdrawal of the
reward offered by the city coming up
before the city council last night
Judge Nonsonhaler. of the county
court. before whom Grove must ap-
rear. however. refuses to bind him
self TO the proposition of putting the
alleged kidnaper under a $500 bond.
Speaking or the matter Judge VonsOn-
Ealer expressed his position as follows
"lf Pat Grove appears before me
shall treat him in the matter of bonds
and in every other way. Just as I
should treat any other criminal. | Ger
tainly shall not bind myself in advance
to fix his bond at any certain amount. =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
L. short and WIN Not Return.

Louisville. Ills. Oct I6-It was
said last week that Postmaster Pier
son, of this city. was a defaulter to
the amount of 500 and had left the
country \ hurried investigat ton Of
the books of the office. however. failed
to show shortage. Letters We're re-
ceived later from Pierson by his wife
and one of his bOndsmen. dated at
Cincinnati. in which he admitted he
was short and would not come back.
The department ha-s been advised.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
THREATS ON LIFE
OF JUDGE CANTRELL.

Georgetown, KY, Oct. 16.-Friends
of Judge Cantrell. presiding magis-
trate in the trial of Caleb PoWPrs. are
guarding him closely, sic is reported
threats are made against his life
Miss Ella Smith, of Barbourville, tess.
titled today that John L. Powers said
he would be willing to kill Goebel
himself if the contest was decided in
GoebeI's favor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
REGIMENTS CLASH:
MANY SOLDIERS HURT

London. Oct. 16 "A long standing
feud between the Durham and Wor-
cester regiments eliminated last
night in serious affray at Aldershot'
when the Worcesters, with fixed bay
onets and ball cartridges, attacked
the quarters of the Durhams. Sc
we're lighting followed, during which
many were injured. A number of
Durhams are suffering from danger
Gus bavonet wounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
GAMERS IN COMBINE;
CAPITAL OF $1,000, 900.

Marshalltown, Iowa, Oct. 10
Representatives of 90 canning COM
panies in Iowa and one in Nebraska
are in secret session at Cedar Rapids
TO formulate plans for the organiza-
ton of trust embracing all the prin-
cipal plants west IF the Mississippi.
1t is proposed to have paid up capi-
tai cf 1000. 900 and complete the
organization within two weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
naIf rhe Village wiped out.

ST. Joseph. Mich, Oct. Ex-senator
+ a. Blakeslee has received n mes
sage here that his store and half the
village of Galien burned Monday. Tel
ephone communications were cut of.
which means the loss OF the Smith
grocery. the VI. l.. Smith implement
store. the postoffice and the Blakeslee
building. the loss on which amounts
to $4,000. If the station Is burned
the loss will be $4,000. on account Of
the heavy storage of grain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
HOOVER ACQUITTED BY
ROCK RIVER CONFERENCE

Evanston, III, Oct. 16.-Rev.
George X Hoover, accused Of misap-
propTiating funds of the American
Home Finding association, was acquit-
ted here today by committee of the
Methodist Rock river conference.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
CHILD BORN TO
MISS STONES COMPANION

Sofia. Oct. 16 During the night
letter from Miss Stones companion,
Madam Tsilka. was found posted on
her parents door announcing that
the madam had given birth to
child. Both are doing well.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
GREGORY NOMINATED
FOR r, /, GOVERNOR.

Providence. &. l., Oct. 16.-The re-
publicans today nominated William
Gregory for governor and named q
full state ticket. The platform adopt
ed reaffirms the national platform,
pledges support to Roosevelt and calls
for legislation for the suppression of
anarchy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16

LThAS J. GAGE
present moment the injurious effect
of such intimacy appears to be at q
minimum" The speaker urged tat
the present is q most propitious time
for enacting reasonable reforms in
the currency and banking laws.
In every couf try" said Mr.. Gage.
There is more or less intimate re-
lstion between government fnsnces-
debt and taxstion-and the general
commercial or industrial affairs of
such country. In our own country
that intimacy has been and is oiur-
iously close. Memory readily recalls
those periods when our whole tiuan-
cisl and industrial progress has been
seri iusly checked, while great qnes-
tions relating to the condition OF the
treasury or the standard OF money
lave awaited decision. While u1der
our system tie people constitute Il c
government, yet in its organization
the government is legal entity. sep
psrate distinct. impersonaL. Within
Its proper sphere of action it is su
preme. but it cannot transcend these
limits without harm to itself and 10 =
jury to the people In other words,
Lhere are laws superior to the govern
ment, laws which it cannot defy and
escape penalty. They are laws which
have a wsv of self operation, blessing
the obedIent and banning the vio-
lator. or these. all men and all gov
ernments should be afraid. and TO
their mandates IeJpect should bs
shown.
Views Summarized.
Permit me to summarize into sew
eral brief propositions and express
sions my own foancisl convictions.
First. I bslieve it 20 be most de-
sirable that the demand liabilities of
the govern ment, known as legal
tender notes, should be put in the
way of retirement and cancellation.
Second. / believe that this can be
accomplished without any burden of
interest cost to the public treasury.
Third. believe that our system
of bank note circulation can be, and
ought to be, so modified as to make it
more responsive to commercial and
Industrial requirements, without any
increase of Iisk to the bill holder.
Fourth. / believe that beyond
acting as guardian and trustee for
the people in relation TO national
" inc "
bank note issues should cease.
Fifth. l believe that the public
moneys in excess Cf reasonable G
working balance for daily use should
be de p jsiied in national banks. That
a simple and safe system of distribu-
tion OF funds can be devised l have
no doubt.
Sixth. l believe thst in periods
of national peace and prosperity the
public revenues should be somewhat
in excess OF public Expenditures. and
that the surplus revenue should be
applied to the reduction of the pu Bile
debt"
After presenting some statistical
facts showing the present strong aud
s. ii factory condition of the national
finances, Mr. Gage in conclusio
said:
Looked at from the standpoint of
true craftsmanship il would appear
that the present is the most PcoPi-
tious houc in a our history, and as
favorable as any period we may hops
for in the future TO enter upon rea-
so, q 5Ie and judiciOus mea,ures to
eliminate all emeuts OF fioanci' Il
We kless which ,xOerience has
bought to light. and To perfect our
now faulty system Of currency"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
Wants 70 Wipe Ont Annrchi.m.

Fort Wayne. Ind. Oct 16.-The
Grand Army OF this city. as the resul!
cf a union meeting a which stirring
speeches N.ere made. will prepare pc
iit.ons for general circulation. asking
congress and the state legislatures tc
enact laws which will wfpe. out an
Rrchy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
Balloon Scheme Fails.

Paris, Oct 16.-Count de Vaulx. who
tried to go from TOulon 10 Algeria. has
failed. The wind blew and he gave it
Up and brought his balloon back in
TIE cruiser Du Chaylcr, which was es-
ICoTtiug him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
GRAVEL TRAIN UPSETS:
EIGHT MEN ARE BURIED

Walworth, Wis, Oct. 16.-Eight
workingmen on gravel train near
here today were buried under gravel,
one of the cars overturning. The in
iuries of some of the men may prove
fatal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
sm,IIpox Among the Iudian..

Washington. Oct. 16.-The smallpox
epidemic prevailing among the Indian
reseivat tiOns now includes, according
to the latest reports TO the interior de-
partment. total of eighty cases at
Bad River reserve ton Wis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16

London. Oct. 1G-British working
nlpn are advocating the establishment
Gf municipal restaurant where we'll
cooked meals and pure tea. coffee and
liquors can be obtained amid comfort
able surroundings at moderate prices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
HAD TEN HOURS TO EMIGRATE
Didn't Take Him That Long. for He Stole
ekRm= HOrse.


They came pretty near getting me.
but | told good story, and after ty-
ing me TO a tree for Il few hours they
were good enough TO give me ten hours
to get out of the district" Finding
walking bad. Bowling appropriated the
best horse i'll ale stable of the chair
man of the lynching committee and
was pursued two days over the plains
and mountains. Reaching a small
town he sold the stolen animal, stole
three other horses and started east one
dark night. Selling these he stole p
valuable horse from Il farmer near
Alpine, Minn. He was arrested, and
a mob surrounded the little wooden
Jail determined TO hang him. The
sheriff decided to save him
He led him out the rear door Of the
Jail toward the woods and was about
to chain him to post when DOwling
leaped upon his captOr and rescuer and
choked him to insensibiiity and made
his escape on one of the unconscious
Sheriff'S horses. Three times during
the next ten years was Bowling caught
red-handed with his plunder, but aside
from securing jail sentences he went
unpuni>h ned because of his lavish use
Of money among the police officials of
the small towns where he was invari-
from iails. One escape was particu-
larly remarkable because of the inge-
nuity OF the method. He was confined
in an Old-fashioned log hut in little
town south of St Louis and was wait
ing tral for stealing ten horses.
ing trial for stealing ten horses.
The court did not meet until fall and
he was arrested during the early sum-
mer. He planned to effect an escape,
hut he was too carefully watched. and
the building was too strong. Day by
day lie scraped the butter off his bread
and the fat from his dishes of meat.
At last he had nearly a quart of grease.
Then he made n wick from his woolen
underclothes and nightly lighted his
ImprOvised lamp and burned away the
wall. hiding the charred section with
lis coat in the day time. until at last
he had burned hole large enough to
crawl through. One day he escaped
and left the Jail i'm flames.
For years Bowling has been stealing
horses i'm this and neighboring states.
selling or trading them at the stock
yards His general appearance and
his business card. which proclaimed
him an artist with studio at Twenty
second and LaSalle streets, was suf-
ficfent to allay suspicion. Captain
LAWN long ago wondered where Pro
fessor Bowling" secured so many
horses that he didn't need. 1t was not
until ten days ago that he was caught
with the goods Now ne goes back
to answer the charge of stealing more
than twenty horses and S3.CD0 worth
of harness and trappinGs in the viein-
ity OF Madison. Wis.
4 Berlin paper prints dispatch
from Hilversum which says that HTu-
ger, in spite of all denial. is severely
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16

4 Berlin paper prints Il dispatch
from Hilversum which says that Kru-
ger, in spite of all denial. is severely
} Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-16
JUST A SMART THIEF
Who Would Long Ago Have Got
His Deserts but for Of
ficiai Corruption.
STORY BE TELLS HAS A LESSON,
Provided 1t is True; and the Les.
son is for the Small Towns
Not Cities.

Chicago. Oct. 16.-'Well. guess it's
all up with me this time" were the
| parting words of Jake" Bowling. alias
James Brown, TO Captain Z. j. LAWN
as he was being led, handcuffed. away
from the stock yards police station in
| the custody of Sheriff Burmeister, of
Madison. Wis. Two of Captain Law
iHs most trusted detectives followed
closely behind the sheriff and his pris-
Oner. ready to act at the least sign Of
attempted rescue or escape. Bowling
was arrested several days ago while
trying TO sell a pair Of valuable horses
Detectives had been watching him for
weeks. and the horses he tried TO sell
were easily identified as the property
OF a Wisconsin stock raiser. In II
barn at 800 Albany avenue detectives
found tifty-seven sets of harness, Il
large assortment of rugs and robes.
and ten blooded horses.
Is Refined Looking ScoundreI.
These. it is said. were all stolen by
Bowling. After being locked up and
closely questioned for days Bowling
informed the police of the whereabouts
OF fifty-three stolen horses, all of which
We're recovered and returned TO their
rightful owners. The man was arrest
ed by detectives acting under the i'll
structions OF Lieutenant NJ. l.. Clan-
cey. He is one OF the most noted horse
thieves of the country. Although more
than 30 years of age the man looks
scarcely 50. He has a refined appear
arce and is apparently well educated.
Since he was 10 years old. according To
his own confession. he has been Il horse
thief. and during that time has stolen
thousands of horses. has been arrested
many times. has three times faced
lynchers, but. as he expressed il today.
This is the only time they ever had
me right, captain"
Always Had q Full Flock.
Dowling'S method during the last
few years has been to steal fine horses.
He frequently went as far as Mime
sofa 10 steal fine private carriage
team. and would drive them by easy
stages 10 Chicago, where he readily
disposed of them. 1t is believed that
he has sold hundreds of stolen horses
to fashionable people in Chicago.
While averse TO talking about himself.
bowling. under the fiattery of Lieu
tenant Clancy. told much of his ca
reer. which reads like romance. At
the age of 10 bowling was a sheep
owner in Montana. His sheep died OF
were sold. but his flock seldom dimin-
ished. and one day a committee OF
sheep owners, the chairman of which
carried n rope. waited upon him.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-22
asss
r ONE FARE, ONE SEAT.
Milwaukee Road Starts a Campaign
Against the Railroad Hog.

The management of the Milwaukee
road has started campaign against
the man who pays one fare and occu-
pies two seats. and who is commonly
known as the railroad hog" Gener-
al Superintendent Goodnow has issued
an order directed to train crews and
conductors. calling their attention to
the train rules and insisting that they
be vigorously observed Particular
attention is called to the rule which
provides that passengers shall not be
permitted to occupy more seats than
they pay for.
Conductors are told that this rule
must be strictly construed and obeyed
to the letter, especially when APP
proachisg large cities and in places
where the passenger, traffic is heavy.
The superintendents attention was
called to the matter by series Of
written complaints which have been
made Is the management within the
last few weeks. Many of the COM
plants come from passengers on the
Milwaukee runs, and are to the effect
that they have been unable to obtain
seats owing to the fact that some
"hog' was in painful and obtrusive
evidence.
Some Of the compliments were wom-
en-, who stated that they had been
compelled to stand in the car while
some man with few grips occupie Il
double seat. Owing to the fact of
heavy traiic this year the evil has be-
come a great one on many lines. and
other roads are said to be taxing the
matter into consideration with view
to eradicating it. As a rule, however,
officials experience considerable diff
Guilty in dealing with the question,
and nothing short Of peremptory
order viii suffice to incite train crews
to the performance ef their duties in
this respect.