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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
BATTLE WITH A NEGRO.
Resulting in His Death and a Severe
Wound to N Deputy.

Unadilla. Ga, June PA lively
battle occurred near Grovania. about
nine miles from this city, Monday be
tween sheriff and his posse and Il
negro desperate. which resulted in the
killing of Hence Wright, the negro,
and the probable fatal wounding of
John Mathis, of EllloN. Ga. The
posse surrounded the cabin and the
African came out. Winchester in hand.
and began firing at the posse. When
he had consumed what ammunition he
had in hand he turned and ran back
into the house.
At this juncture the word was given
and the crowd closed in rapidly, reach
ing the hut just as the negro began
firing again from the interior. The
doors and windows were quickly brOk-
en- open. In one minute over twenty
pistol shot We're fired. about ten tax
ing effect in the body of the negro.
In the engagement John Mathis re-
ceived a ball in his leg which severed
an artery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
MORE MEN LAID OFF
IN SHIP YARD STRIKE

Newport News, Va, June 12.-It
was announced this morning that
1000 men would be laid eff at the
yards of the Newport News Ship
Building and Dry Dock company on
account of the machinists' strike.
This would make n total of ? coo men
now out and It is expected the entire
plant will be closed Saturday
1t is the understanding here that
all the shiPyards in the country have
determined not to accede to the de-
mands of the machinists and all the
plants where the machinists are gone
will close down indefinitely rather
than grant the demands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
.ANT|-STR|KE COMBINE
Metal Trades Association Con.
sulting on the Strike of
the Machinists.
MEMBERSHIP CONDITIONS STATED
Many Applications for Admission
Machinists REFLECT O'ConneII
President.

New York, June 12-About 900 rem
resentatives of the metal trades held
a conference here yesterday at the
call of the National Metal Trades as
sociation. The session was held be-
hind closed doors. President Edwin
Reynolds gave out lengthy statement
of the position of the association as to
the machinists' strike, which was pre-
pared by the administration counsel.
The statement reviews the Chicago
agreement as to arbitration made in
March, 1900. and accuses the machin-
lists OF violating it. 1t also charges
that the machinists wilfully miscon-
Quoted and misrepresented the agree
ment of May, 1900. \ great number
of new firms We're accepted as mem
bers of the association. In order to
have the firms they represented adj
mitted TO the association the delegates
had 10 sign an application. in which
they subscribed to the following con-
ditions:
Conditions of Membership.
Il. In consideration of fair dealing
being n cardinal principle of the as
sociation we pledge ourselves TO pro-
tect any of our fellow members who
may require our support against any
unjust demands of labor organiZa tions.
and TO endeavOr to settle all disputes
amicably.
''2. We bind ourselves to obey the
constitution and bylaws and all prop
or rules made in conformity with the
same; provided they do not conflict
with the constitution of the United
States or the state in which we do
business"
New Applications for MembershIp.
Among the new firms which made
application for membership during the
session yesterday are: The Moore
Carving Machine company. Valentine
Bros, GuStavus Lagerquist. Strong X
NOrthway. Kennard Press company.
!. X. Kreissell. Minneapolis Brass and
Iron works. Union iron works-all of
Minneapolis; Theme & Co. st. Paul:
Washington iron works. Seattle: Whit
lock Printing Press company. Derby,
Conn; y. Garland Co. Bay City.
Mich; National Cash Register com
pand and the Dayton Manufacturing
company. Dayton. o.; +. VI. Prescott
Steam Pump company. Milwaukee,
Wis; Springfield Manufac curing com
pany. Bridgeport. Conn: Norwalk iron
works. \orwallS. Conn: \ewburgh Ice
Machinery and Engine company, New
burgh. y. Y; Rand Drill company.
Tarrytown. y. Y: Deere & Co. and
Barnard & Lee Manufacturing COM
pany, Moline. Ills; Sebastian Lathe
company, Cincinnati. o.: Watson Ma
chine company, Paterson, y. J.: Jack
son & Church company. Saginaw.
Mich: Scranton Steam Pump COM
pany. McLave. Brooks * Go. and Finch
Manufacturing company. Scranton,
Pa; Brown Cotton GIN company, New
London, Conn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
SHE COULD KEEP A SECRET.
Woman Who Refused to Tsii Who Gave
Her Counterfeit Money.


indianapolis, June 12-That a wom-
an can keep n secret, that she can go to
prison for a term of years rather than
reveal something that she does not
want to tell, has been proved to the
satisfaction of Judge John III. Baker.
of the United States court. About six
years ago he sent girl to the Wo-
mans Reformatory because she would
not tell who had given her some coun-
terfeit money which she passed. She
was arrested at Fort Wayne. when
she was 13 or II years old. and before
Judge Baker sentenced her he tried
three or four times to induce her to
divulge her secret. He sent her to the
reformatory to remain over night and
think about ii.
But the next day the girl appeared
before him again, as strong in her de-
termination as ever, and she said she
would rather die than tell from whose
hands she had received the counterfeit
money. Judge Baker warned her that
he would send her to the reformatorv
to remain until she was 21 years old
unless she told but the threat did not
move the girl. After the court had
made the threat good, the girl went TO
the institution with her secret care
fully treasured. Judge Baker finally
had her pardoned. and the girl, soon
after she obtained her freedom. was
married to an indianapolis man. She
called on Judge Baker and thanked
him for sending her TO prison. She still
refused, however to tell who gave her
the counterfeit money and the man
has never been caught.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
THE KENNEDY MURDER CASE
Defense Triss AIibis for Two of the Al
legged AccomplIces.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 12.-The de-
fense in the case of Mrs. Kennedy, on
trial for killing her husband. was be-
gun yesterday and twenty witnesses
were examined. The bulk of the teS-
timOny was brought out in an attempt
to prove alibiS for Bert and &. w.
Prince. the brother and father of the
prisoner, whom the state had tried to
prove were watching the entrances to
the Ridge building at the time of the
murder TO prevent Kenuedy's escape.
Although the defense tried to prove
that they had left the elder Princes
pool room after the shooting occurred
the time given by the witnesses varied
from 5:1J to 5:4i. The shooting took
place at $40. and the states theory is
that the woman was nerVed TO her
deed by the meSmeric influence of her
brother VIII. who was the principal
witness yesterday. He denied that he
had ever exercised meSmeric powers
over any one or that lie accompanied
his sister down town on the day of the
murder. and said that the revolver
used in the killing was not his. He
knew of the murder only after it had
been committed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
WORLDS OLDEST MASON
PASSES AWAY IN GENESEO

Joseph Hammond, who died last
Sunday at his home in Geneseo, was
said to nave been the oldest Mason in
the world. He was born July 9.lSI2. at
Wardboro, Vt. lie came u Illinois
in 1854, settling in Geneseo two years
later. He was a member of the first
board of aldermen of the town, and
was the second mayor, serving three
consecutive terms.
Funeral services for Nels Gustaf
Osterman will be held at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon from the residence,
$50 Fifth street, to the Swedish Lu-
theran church. Mr.. Osterman had
been a resident of Rock Island since
1868, having for years served as su-
perintendent of the glass factory in
been assistant street commissioner
during Mayor Knox's first admins
tration. Mr.. Osterman was born in
Sweden March 25, 1916. He was
married in this city Dec. IS, 1870, to
Amelia A. Bring. MIR. Osterman was
one of the leading members of the
Swedish Lutheran church, of which
he was deacon and trustee. He is
survived by his widow and four chill
dren, Anna Nj, Millie A., Emma S.,
and Carl August.
Elbridge G. White, whose death oc-
Cured in Moline Monday, was born
June IL, 1917, at Tauton. Mass, his
ancestors having come over on the
Mayfiower. For 20 years he had been
employed as molder by Williams,
White & Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
TRACKmEN's STRIKE GROWING.
All Out on the Maine CentraI-Demand on
the Canadian Pacific.

Portland. Me-, June 12.-The strike
of the track and fuel men on all the
lines of tn eAIaine Central railroad was
fully under way yesterday. and nearly
all of the members of the eight divi-
siOnS of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trackmen of America in this state and
New Hampshire had turned over their
keys TO the station agents nearest their
sections. notifying their rOadmastcrs
that they are no longer responsible for
the property heretofore in their charge.
The main Purpose of the strike is to
obtain recognition for the brotherhood
officials by the railroad company.
Montreal. June 12.-Grand President
Wilson. of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trackmen of America, yesterday morn
ing sent an ultimatum to President
ShaughneSsy. of the Canadian Pacific
railway. demanding n conference on
the subject of an increase of wages for
the trackmen of the company, and Civ
ing him until noon for a reply. At
five minutes to II Shaughnessy replied,
fixing n conference for today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
THE DOINGS OF
THE COUNTY BOARD.

Supervisors Hull, Ashdown and
Pears, a special committee appointed
to inspect the Union Mission, Eighth
street and Fourth avenue, an institu-
ton that receives support from the
county, submitted the following re-
port, which was adopted:
Rock Island, ILL.,, June live,
your committee appointed to visit the
Mission Home, would submit the
following: We find that the home has
fourteen children ranging from 3
months to IA years of age. The chill
dren seem to be healthy. The home
was reasonably clean on the first
floor; on the second floor, where the
children sleep, the ventilation is very
bad. The place has no sewer and the
water attachment runs TO hydrant
in the yard. There is pond of
water near the hydrant at all times.
no way is provided for the water to
run off the place. Where the chill
dren wash is out doors. The wash
water is thrown on the ground, where
there is no drainage, which makes a
smell and in our opinion is not
healthy way of disposing of said
water. We would recommend that
the committee be continued until
the next meeting so that we may
make complete report.
The board of county solons went to
Coal Valley today for the annual in
spection of the county iDfrmary.
They were accompanied by County
Clerk H. B. Hubbard, Judge Adams
and Sheriff CIalle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
ILLINOIS DAY AT THE PAN" "
Has Been Finally Postponed from June ed
to Sept. 16.

Chicago June 12.-Illinois day at
the Pan-American exposition has been
postponed from June p to Sept. Ii.
Governor Yates has decided that it
would be impossible for the state to
make as great a showing as was de-
s,rable if the day was as early as at
first planned. and in order to give
plenty of time for preparation he ar
ranged for the new date.
The decision was reached by Cover
ror Yates after n long conference with
Colonel II. Il. Rucker, western repre-
sentative of the exposition. The new
date for the celebration will he not
merely Illinois day. but also Chicago
day. The various committees will at
once begin preparations for what they
will call Illinois Chicago day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
CIas. Day at the University.

Crbana, Ills, June 12-Class day
exercises were observed at the Uni
versity of Illinois Monday. John r.
I.otz gave the presidents address and
Mason NJ. FiShback read the class his
tory The class Grafton was delivered
by Nuha NJ. Fletcher. and Miss Daisy
II. IddingS recited the class poem.
Harlan Ii. Horner. in his hatchet ora
tion, gave the usual roast to the jun
icrs. and Edwin l.. Poor, in his re-
sponSe made Il complete vindication
of the class 'O2. The class prophecy
was read 10y Miss Mabel Hopkins. and
the valedictOry grafton was given by
Katherine A. Layton. Albert NJ. Allen
sang the class song.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
Felt Familiar.

Bennett Burleigh related a pleasant
story in the London Telegraph. The
incident, which happened in his sight
and hearing. was as follows: Two Off
GERS, total strangers, new arrivals
from up country. rather lonely and
bored, were awaiting luncheon. The
elder having proposed that they should
sit together. a mutual friendliness de-
veloped so rapidly that at last one
said to the other: do you know,
rather like you. and there's something
about you that seems familiar, as if
we had met before? I'm Major S. of
the Blanks" Indeed Are you?
thought so. And I'm Lieutenant S. of
IS staff. just joined-your youngest
brotherv'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
ADMIT CHINESE REFoRMER.
Man Minister Wu Was Anxious to Keep
Out OF This Countrp.

San Francisco. June 12.-COllectOr
ef the Port Stratton has recommended
to the state department that Su-Shih-
Shin. the Chinese refOrmer and scholar,
be allowed to land under section Of
the exclusion act, as n trader. The
Chinese authorities in this country are
very anxious 10 keep Su-Shih-Shin out
of this country for political reasons.
He is the leader of the reform party.
which is seeking to place Emperor
Kwang- Hsu on the throne instead OF
the dowager empress.
Pending the decision of the treasury
department. Su-Shih-Shin is held in
the detention shed at the Pacific Mail
dock. Collector StrattOn says that
there is a reward of $4,000 on his
head. and he has taken means to pro-
tect him from assault by any of the
sympathizers of the dowager empress
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

William Plummer. alias Johnson,
sentenced to five years in prison for
highway robbery. made his escape
from jail At Sioux City, Ia.
James L.oyd-Lindsay, Baron Wan
tage. V. c., X. c. B.. is dead, aged 10
years.
French official circles are worried by
a new outbreak in Algeria.
Annual returns of English vessels
aud tonnage passing through the SueZ
canal show decided decrease
The military hospital at the Presidio,
San Francisco, was damaged S20,OOO
by fire.
Anna Schultz. OF jersey City. says
Joseph Ii. Corder, to whom she was
married last month, is woman and
has run away.
of fifty-nine candidates for West
Point only twenty-five passed the eX-
aminatiOns.
Jackson. Miss. is dry: but it is the
water that has given out.
1t is hoped that Mrs. Mckinley will
be strong enough to be removed to her
home at Canton by July l.
William Fawcett. one of the best
known ministers of Chicago, died at
Albert Lea. Mimi, of ptomaine poison
ing from eating canned salmon. He
was 30 years old.
Jessie Morrison is on trial again at
Eldorado, Kan. for the murder of Mrs.
Clara Castle in June, 1900.
The Louisville Railway company
will, on July l. increase the wages of
its motormen and conductors L cent an
hour.
The second annual convention of the
Grain Growers Association of America
is in session at st. Paul.
The Southern Industrial convention
is discussing quicker development at
Philadelphia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
OUR EXPERT MARKSMEN.
Defeat the Britishers in Sweepstakes and
Are Ahead iu the ScOrse.

London. June 12.-The Anglo-Amer-
lean trap shoot opened yesterday at
the AiddlcscX Gun club range. The
weather was bright. In Il preliminary
sweepstakes. - birds. X. o. Heikes. of
Dayton. o., killed - straight; w. Il.
Crosby. of O'Fallon. Ills. and Fred
Gilbert. of Spirit Lake. Ia. were next
highest. with 80 each. T. \. Marshall,
of KeithSburG, Ills. won the next
sweepstakes with 22 out of ~.
In the international shoot w. II.
Crosby took 10 out of the first 20 and
Il out of the second 20. The total
scores of the trap shooters for the day
were: Americans. S66: British. sol. The
British use both barrels and the Amer
leans only one.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
AovlcEs FROM HONOLULU.
Sea Tragedy That Has Striking Features
Politics on the Islands.


Honolulu. June > via San Francisco.
June 12.-Detalls of the most sensa-
tional tragedy at sea that has been
ever reported since the famous mutiny
on the bark Hesper some years ago
were brought last Sunday by the
American schooner J. \. Campbell,
Captain \. L. Smith, from Port Blake
ley, with lumber. The mate of the YES
sci, Adam Huber, was murdered by
the Chinese cook. and the latter, after
terrOriZing the whole crew by holding
possession of the gallery for nearly
twenty-fOur hours. during which Ii
was every moment feared he would
set fire to the vessel, was subjected to
a Steaming process to bring him out,
and but shot himself rather than come
forth and be captured, and when the
crew finally entered the gallery they
found the Chinaman's body literally
cooked by steam.
The Hawaiian Bar association on
the both ult.. by a vote of 81 TO q.
adopted a resolution asking for the re-
mOval of First Circuit Judge Hum
phreys. The resolution states that
the judge has been conducting a parti-
san newspaper; that he has continued
TO be n political leader; that his con-
been such as to destroy their conf
dence I'm his administration of Justice,
and that it is necessary 10 the admin
istration of justice that he be removed.
\ committee was appointed to take
dispositions and submit the case to
Washington.
The grand jury investigating the
charges of bribery i'm the legislature
has submitted partial report TO Judge
Humphreys. but ii has not been made
public. Judge Humphreys gave the
jury Il statement submitting to them.
il is said. Il new line of inquiry. The
grand jury has made very rigid in
quiry into the mattre. having exam
ined more than fifty witnesses.
The battleship Oregon arrived here
on the Both on her way home from
the Orient. As she was dropping her
anchor off port the chain broke. seri-
ously wounding Chief BOatswain J. +.
Murphy. one of the men who helped
Hobson to sink the Merrl-
mae at the entrance TO Santiago har-
bor, who was experimenting the work.
His leg was broken and he was dashed
a Sainst some machinery. receiving a
dangerous cash on the head.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
o'ConneII Reelected President.

Toronto. June 12.-At yesterdays
session of the International Machin-
lists association President O'COnnell
was reelected. as was George .. Pres
ton. of Detroit. reelected general sec
retary. Milwaukee was decided upon
as the meeting place of the next con-
ventiOn two years hence. The prOpo-
sition To remove the headquarters
from Washington was voted down.
After the installation of officers the
coDveption adjourned sine die.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
REBUKED THE REfoRMERs.
Judge at Denver Promises to Investigate
Some DenunciatOry Preachers.

Denver, Colo, June 12-Judge Peter
L. Palmer Monday administered Sc
we're judicial rebuke to more than 100
''reformers" who appeared in his court.
as they had previously announced
through the newspapers they would do,
to protest against the granting of in
functions against the city and fire and
police boards in the cases of a reStau-
rant claiming the right 10 serve drinks
on Sunday with meals, and a saloon
keeper who held that under the law he
was entitled to sell liquor to women at
his bar.
The judge closed his remarks by de-
claring that he intended TO make iudic-
ial inquiry into the question of whether
or. not certain clergymen of Denver
who denounced him in their pulpitS
Sunday We're in contempt of court, and
that if he satisfied himself that they
were he would Immediately take their
cases up and give them the full punish
ment under the laws.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
Church Trngedy in nIe.Ico.

City of Mexico. June PA clerical
sensation has been caused at San Ger
Onimo. near the village of Otuiba. 1t
is alleged that Sonora Nillavicencio,
madly Jealous of a Spanish priest
named Marcio on account of another
woman. penetrated the priests church
during the hour of confession and shot
him dead on the spot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
sint..n pend /: seven Hurt.

Port Royal, Pa. June 12.-Sixteen
men lost their lives and seven others
were severely injured by the explosion
i'm the mines here of the Pittsburg Coal
company Monday. Among those lost
are William NtcCune. mine superin-
tendent. and William +. Allison, as
sistant superintendent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
Bicycle Expert a Professional.

Des Moines. Ia. June 12.-The
games committee of the Iowa Inter
collegiate Athletic association last
evening. by vote of to 3. sustained
the charge of professionalism brought
by Cornell college against Leo Wellker.
Grinnell's colored bicycle rider. 1t
was shown he had ridden for money
i'm races at Newton, ColfaX and other
points. Wellker won both bicycle
events at the state meet. The decision
gives Drake first place and Grinnell
second reversing the original result.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
ANOTHER DEATH
IN THE MINE HORROR

West Newton, June II The death
Of Harvey Beveridge at McKeesport
hospital brings the number of fatali-
ties of the Port Royal mine disaster
up to IS. There have been five bodies
recovered since the first explosion,
with 13 bodies still in the mine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
Juue Fro.t I'm VyI.consin.

Kenosha. Wis, June 12.-For the
first time in many years KenOsha was
visited by n June frost Sunday night,
and great damage was done to the
growing crops i'm the county. The pO-
tato plants are said to be ruined. and
the truck farmers. raising produce for
the Chicago market, sustained heavy
losses. The frost was exceedingly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
blessing ola Corner.top..

Kalamazoo, Mich. June 12.-The
cornerstone of the new Borgess. hospi-
tai was laid and blessed by Bishop
Foley. of Detroit. Sunday afternoon.
Seven thousand persons attended the
ceremonies. Many dignitaries of the
Roman Catholic church were in attend
ance. and there was Il large parade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
Action on the Divorce Oue.tIon.

Burlington. Ia, June 12.-The Iowa
annual convention Of the German
Lutheran synod of North America took
emphatic action on the divorce ques-
tion. Resolutions adopted by a large
majority denOunce divorce. save for
adultery, and declare that only the in
nocent party Gall he married.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
K,Ired HI. wire and suIc1ded.

Louisville. Ills. June 20. s. Bry-
rnt shot and killed his wife in this
city. and as she fell TO the ground he
committed suicide. Bryant was about
90 years of age and his wife but two
years younger. They were married
two years ago. but alleged faithleSs-
ness on her part caused separation
and led TO Bryant's determination to
kill his wife. The deed was deliber-
ately planned and as coolly carried
ont
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
swi.. Want our Piows.

London. June 12.-"Lsrge orders for
plOws hitherto given to Birmingham,
says the Geneva correspondent of The
Daily Mail, are now going to the
United States, owing to the success OF
the experiments with the American
article at Grisons and Zurich.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-06-12
Assassin Abroad on Sunday.

Eldorado. Ark. June 12.-Webb
Morris, a leading young man of London,
Ark. was shot from ambush Sunday
night and fatally wounded. He
stepped out on the porch of his home
about o'clock to get drink of water
and an unknown person hred the con-
tents. of double -barreled shotgun into
his head and shoulders.