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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
BRUTAL MISSOURI HAzeRs.
They DO a Trick to Make an Apache Turn
Green with Envy.

Columbia. Mo-. OF. 3.-The first case
of hazing that has occurred at Missouri
university in many years WAS reported
to the disciplinary committee of the
faculty Tuesday. =. A. Thompson
was the victim. Under the suppose
ton that he was to be initiated into n
secret fraternity he was enticed into
the woods. stripped of his clothing, tied
To Il tree and thraShed with switches.
His hair was clipped close To his
head by his tOrmentorS. who. after hid
ing his clothing. deserted him. As it
was very dark and cold the victim suf
fered severely as he wandered through
the trees and bushes in quest of his
garments. Thompson reported the mat
ter and requested an investigation, but
as the victim was unable to identify
a single student implicated nothing has
vet been done toward Furnishing the
malefactorS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
HAZING AT THE VARSITY,
Illinois Students Garry the Pun" to Very
Great Extremes.

Champaign, Ills. Oct. 3.-Hazing of
freshmen by sophomOreS at the Uni
vcrsity of Illinois has been in progress
almost continually since the school
opened. and is likely to grow in vio-
lence until the color rush, Oct. u. The
upper classmen captured a number of
freshmen Saturday night, and after
putting them through a mild ''eXer-
else" wound up by ducking them i'll
the boneyard mud without giving them
and opportunity to disrObe. Sunday
night about dozen freShieS were
given a chase, and spent a good part
of the night riding the town cows, to
the qualification of their captors.
So far no serious injuries have been
reported. although one shooting affray
might have resulted in bloodshed had
the freshman who handled the gun
been n better marksman. He is en-
plOyed in the university dining hail.
and when attacked as he left work
used his gun to defend a pet mustache
against which threats had been made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
Celebrated Their Fiftieth.

Valparaiso. Ind. Oct. 3.-Mr. and
Mrs William Knapp celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary at their
home in this city Tuesday by entertain
ing 200 guests. Knapp was born at
Denmark. o.. July .. 1924. His fa-
ther served in the war of the revolu-
ton and was the first postmaster OF
that place. They are the parents OF
nine children, six of whom are living
and were present at the celebration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
OFFICER OF TIE BROOKLYN NEXT
First One CalIed-He Is Also Claimed by
the AppIicnnt-Mhat He Said.

The next witness was an interesting
one from the fact that he was an Off
Ger of the Brooklyn and present in the
fight of July 3. 1898 He is Lieu
tenant James !. Doyle. and he was
watch officer on board the flagship dur
ing the Spanish war. He was called
by the department. but when Captain
Lemly had concluded his examina ton
Rayner announced that il had been
Admiral Schlcy'S intention to have
Lieutenant Doyle summoned as a wit
ness in his behalf He. therefore,
with the consent of the court QueS-
toned the witness as if his eXamina-
tion had been in-chief. and did not con-
fine himself to crosS-eXamination.
In response to questions by Captain
Lemly Lieutenant Doyle said that dur
ing the battle off Santiago he had had
charge OF the two waist turrets. He
had, he said. written the log giving the
account OF the battle as there recorded.
but afterwards an addenda had been
made by the navigator. His teSti-
mony. in brief. was that at first-dur-
ing the actjOn-he had thought the
vessel was swinging with starboard
helm: he came to that conclusion by
observing when and where On the
Brooklyn he lost sight of the Spanish
ships. aud when and where he again
found them. He so entered it in the
ships log.
Two days after the action the log
was corrected. and now shows that the
vessel turned with a port helm He
Inen continued: we were headed at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
Columbia Outsails Shamrock
Under Adverse Cir
cumstauceS.
STARTS OUT VERY WABBLY
But Makes a Magnificent
Finish---Another Race
Tomorrow.

New York, Oct 3-When the Col
umbia and Shamrock started for San
dy Hook lightship at 9 this morning
the condition of water and wind
was ideal, promising a rare day g
sport. A 22-knot breeze from the
northwest was blowing and there was
scarcely any surf off the Jersey
shore and hardly ripple could be
taken on shore.
Today's course was triangular, the
first leg east half south; second south
west half south; third north north
west
The preparatory signal was fred at
10:45; the warning given at 1885.
At 11:01 they were off. the Shamrock
to the wind ward. The official start
ing time was: Shamrock, IL :00:13;
Columbia. 1l:01:47.
At 1920 the Columbia was stag
gering along uoder a stiff wind. The
Shamrock seemed to stand up better
and was leading.
The Shamrock lined the first mark
at IL :50:55, the Colum bia at 11:52:20.
Columbia Begins to Gain.
The time of the turning of
the first mark was: Shamrock
IL :51 :06, Columbia 11:52:l7. As the
boats aPproached the second mark the
wind steadily increased and the Co
lumbia gained somewhat The Sham
rock turned the second mark at
12:45:37, the Colum bia at 12:46:39.
The Columbia took a squirt after
rounding Ef1e mark and gained rap
idly and at l IL passed the shamrock.
The American boat soon widened the
gap until at 1:3S she was half a mile
ahead to the windward and had the
race easily won barring ac ;idents.
The Colum bia won the race, going
over the finish line one minute and
eighteen seconds ahead of the Sham
rock. With the time mark allowance
the American boat wins by three min
utss and thirty-fige seconds.
The official time at the first mark.
Shamrock, 11:51:1O; Columbia, 1852:
%. The official time at the second
turn. Shamrock, J2:45:51; Columbia,
12:i6:39. The official time at the i'm
ish. Columbia, 2:15:05; Shamrock,
2:16:23.
There will be another race tomor-
row.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03

Des Moincs. Ia. Oct. 3.-Admiral
George Dewey acquired another house
and lot Tuesday through the Iowa
courts through a decree signed by
Judge Holmes awarding him lot No.
So in University place. one Of the most
exclusive residence neighborhoods of
Des Moines. Admiral Dewey held
mortgage against the property, which
was forecIosed as against the admin
istrator of the estate and Judge
Holmes holds il constituted a prior
lion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
Greetings to Roosevelt.
STEAMER ADRlFT WITH
1000 PEOPLE ABOARD.

New York, Oct. 5.-Just as she was
entering Gedney's channel at 5
o'clock this afternoon the steamer
LaGrande Duchess broke down and
began to drift to sea. She had about
two thousand eAcursionists aboard.
An ebb tide is drifting her rapidly
eastward at $50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
nIcAIahon Was misunderstood.

Marion. Ind. Oct. 3.-MajOr George
W. steele. secretary of the board Of
mana gers Of the National Soldiers
Home. who has returned home from 4
tour of inspection with the board. says
that Il wrong Interpretation was given
TO the interview with President Me
Mahou. at Milwaukee. concerning can
teens. That interview implied that
CantecnS would be established in all
branches. This is wrong. for they will
he maintained in the homes where
they are now conducted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
ueId for sIurdering His wife.

ElGin. Ills. Oct. "A corOner's jury
brought in decision after being out
fifteen minutes Tuesday. which will
hold Rudolf Neuman for murder to the
grand jury without bail. In sub
stance the verdict was that Mrs. Mary
Moss Neuman. the prisoners wife.
came to her death from peritonitis
caused by brutal attack by her hus-
llnn1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
Kan.a. Farmer. 70 Grow wheat.

Salina. Kan. oct. 3.-AIany Kansas
farmers are changing their acreage
from corn to wheat and in some sec
fions the change is so great that local
papers say the farmers have gone
wheat crazy" The wheat producing
region is only a comparatively small
section of the state. while corn is
raised every where. Wheat has been
remarkably successful the past two
years. and corn this year was n COM
narrative failure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
OFFICIALS CANNOT AGREE
20 One of Them Concludes to Send i'm His
Resignation.

South Bend. IId.. Oct. 3.-BecauSe
superintendent of Police WILDER T..
GOrSuch AMI the board of public safety
were unable TO agree on the manner
in which the law was To he enforced
superintendent Gorsuch Monday night
resigned his office. GOrsuch'S success
sOr has not been named. but men >pOk-
on of for the position are Major George
w. Feaser. former Police Commission
or Samuel Leeper ana eX-Captain of
Police William Cassidy.
The place. however. will probably
he filled by 4 promotion from the
ranks. the present board of public
safety faVoring such plan. In this
case Peter Kline. who has been q pa
trolman for several years. Will get the
stars. Among the other members OF
the force spoken of for the position
are Sergeant =. Klingel, a former Chi
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
COMMANDER OF THE WHEN
Finds Some Peculiar Discrepancies-His
Dispute with Hod<son-

Lieutenant Commander Alexander
Sharp. who was i'm command of the
Vixen. was the next witness. He said
he knew no rea son for the SlOwness OF
the squadron'S trip from CienfuegoS To
Santiago. His boat could have kept
up at faster gait. lie also testified
about the loop" for which he said he
could see no reason. He also noted a
number of differences as TO distances,
position. course. etc. between the notes
taken by Lieutenant Harlow. who was
aboard the Vixen during the fight. ana
n copy of those same notes which was
printed on board the Brooklyn.
At one point in his testimony Sharp
said: Il took on board the Brooklyn Il
copy of the notes taken by Lieutenant
Harlow. the executive officer of the
Vixen. during the engagement. and
showed them to the commodore.
I was talking to the cOmmo-
OF the conversation of the way that
the helm of the Brooklyn had been put
70 form the So-called loop. | stated
that the helm was put to port. Lieu
tenant HodgSon spoke up and said,
No. YOU are mistaken: helm was put to
starbOard.' I said. NO. no: you put
your helm to port He said. 1 can
prove il TO YOU. Look Mt this chart
| said, L don't want to see the chart.
You swung with the port helm.
Sharp said his impression was that his
contention was finally conceded.
As to the blockade at Santiago he
said the ships We're three or four miles
off shore. and that at night Il ship COM
ing out of the harbor without lights
showing could not be seen. as he be
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
EIten.ion of the Northwe.tern.

Sioux City. Ia. Oct. 3.-Track lay
irg on the MovillO. Ia, extension Of
the Northwestern road to Sioux City
began at Sergeant Bluffs yesterday.
and it will he pushed as rapidly as hun
drcds of laborers can do the work. The
time of completion will depend upon
tho yypa thor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
REPUDIATES A BOAST
admiral Evans Denies the Asser.
ton That He Made Srag
at Santiago.
PRODUCES A LETTER FROM COOK
But Objection is Raised and He
Withdraws It-.More Loop"
Testimony.

Washington. Oct. 3.-Yesterday was
the twelfth day of the Schley court OF
inquiry. the whole time having been
occupied in examination of witnesses
for the navy department. The direct
examination OF these witnesses by the
legal representatives of the department
WAS intended to prove that Admiral
Schley was guilty of various counts in
the precepi-diSobedienc of orders. in
decision in going TO Santiago. making
q half-hcarted attack OH the Colon. and
various other sins. Judge Advocate
Lemly hopes 10 conclude the preSenta-
tiOn of evidence for the department
this week. This would permit the
Schlcy side To begin Offering evidence
Monday.
Attorney RaynGr said that th6 Schley
side had summoned thirty-seven wit
ncsSes. but might not examine all of
them. He expects the case to CON
time until the first or second week in
November. as it is proposed TO have
Admiral Schley read all the testimony
before going on the stand in his OwE
behalf. The testimony will make u
volume of 900 printed pages. 1t may
keep Admiral Schley up several nights
to study the book. which will not be
ready until the departments case is
closed. but his attorneys are deter
mined that he shall be we'll fortified TO
stand S-eNamina ion.
Admiral Evans Testiies Again.
Rear Admiral Evans took the stand
first yesterday with the purpose of eff
fectually mailing the statement that he
made a foolish boast as to what he did
at the battle of Santiago. SChley'S
counsel asked him the other day if he
did not tell Schley that he UvansD de
strOyed the whole Spanish fleet. Evans
at that time denied the report. and yes
terday produced Il letter from Captain
Cook. of the brooklyn. also denying
that Evans had made such Il boast.
The newspapers were the first To pub
lish this alleged boast. and when
Evans saw the publication he immedi-
ately took measures To profe il false
Evans said that Cook waS present
during all my conversation with Com
modore Schley." Rayner objected. and
Evans withdrew the letter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
I'Isu. for Expedition OF business.
spoonsr Goe. to ws.n,ueton.

Milwaukee. Wis. Oct. 3.-Senator
Spooner passed through Milwaukee
Tuesday evening on his way to Wash
ington. While the senator entered Il
denial his friends claimed that hc had
been called 10 Washington by Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt for n confCrcucc. The
senator absolutely rcftised TO discuss
his mission or his reasons for going
TO Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
Marrtea 10 n very sicI. Man.

Oshkosh. Wis. Oct. 3.-Dr. John
Mays COnley and Miss Beatrice Roche
were married here Tuesday under un-
usual circumstances. DIR. ConlCy is
seriously i'll with typhoid fever. Miss
Roche. to whom he was engaged TO
be married. is Il trained nurse. The
wedding was TO have occurred on Nov.
6. but she. desiring 70 minister to her
bctrOthed. asked that the marriage
ceremony he performed at once.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
Strike on Telephone Lines.

Joliet. Ills. Oct. 3.-The strike Of
the linemen. whicn was inauGurated
among the employees of the Chicago
Telephone company i'm Chicago. has
spread to Joliet. and all the linemen.
grOundmen and trouble men here who
are members OF the Electrical Workers
union are out. Twenty-three Of the
Joliet men We're laid off by the com
pany. and the rest Of the union men.
about forty i'm all. went out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
Mercy Asked for CzoIgosy.

Albany. " Y. Oct. 3.-Governor
Odell arrived in this city yesterday
from Newburgh, and when he reached
the executive chamber he was sur
prised to find on his desk two letters
requesting him TO commute to life inn
prisonmcnt the sentence Of CZolgosz.
the murderer Of President Mckinley.
one letter was sent by n man in llli-
nois and the other by man in Maine.
No attention will be paid TO them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
WOMAN SHOT BY A BOY.
He Was Playing Soldier and a Shotgun
Was the Weapon.

Battle Greek. Mich. Oct. 3.-Alrs.
Ed i. Linton was shot and probably
fatal wounded by George Darrow.
aged . years. Darrow and his chum.
LeSl Linton. We're playing soldiers
at the latter's home. Darrow took a
shotgun from shelf. and turning to
Mrs. Linton said: Can | have a shot
n yOu?'
SuppoSing the gun was unloaded.
Mrs. Linton laughed and said: Yes" ="
Darrow was only ten feet away when
he pulled the trigger. The gun was
loaded and the charge struck Mrs.
Linton ON the top of the head. plow-
ing furrOw four inches long and an
inch and n half wide i'm her skull.
leaving the brain barred in spots. The
woman was removed to Nichols hos
pital. Her wound is very serious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
Possible identification of a suidide.

st. Joseph. Mich. Oct. st is Civ
en- out here by Lawyer Hendricks. OF
Dowagnic. that the man who commit
ted suicide by jumping from the steam
er Milwaukee. while off this port last
Thursday. is believed to BE Peter Pot
ter. a blacksmith of Dowagnic, aged
IS years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
w,,,,o Rux som.Proper,ve

Milwaukee. Wis. Oct. 3.-The Had
field estate. consisting of the famous
stone quarries near Waukesha and q
square of land near the Fountain
House. i'm addition TO some thirty
houses and lots i'm that city and the
ater in Portage. Wis, all of which is
valued at nearly S30O.0O0. will he sold
TT cuction in Waukesha on Oct. 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
CoIIisiou KENTUCKY,

Louisville. Ky. Oct. Sin a col
I;Sion between Louisville * Nashville
passenger trains at Hubbard Springs
Engineer Seitz was crushed 70 death
in the wTeckage. The Pullman por-
ter was hurt and five passengers Sc
NerPlN in iurpl-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
ISoC MN To Resume.

Joliet. Ills, Oct. 3.-ROd mill No. .,
the last but one of the departments
closed by the great steel strike here.
will resume operations next Monday,
notices to this effect having been post
cd by the Illinois Steel company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
ILLINOIS POLITICIAN
COMMITS SUICIDE.

Jacksonville, Oct. George w.
Smith. for many years a leading
democratic politician and member of
the legislature, nitted suicide
this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
Death of an Alabama Judge.

was received here Tuesday night Of
the death that evening in Walters
Park. Pa. Of Judge John Bruce. of
Montgomery. federal judge for the
middle district Of Alabama. Judge
Bruce was n native of Scotland. and
was 40 years old He was appointed
to the bench by President Grant in
I 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
PLATT'S COLT WINS
DESPITE ITS NAME.

London, Oct. 81. R. Platt's bay
colt, Piettrmaritzbur, won the jockey
club stakes of 10000 sovereigns at
Newmarket today. Lord Roseberry's
EPSON Lad second. King Edwards
Diamond Jubilee third. Eight horses
ran.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
Doe. Not Believe the Confession.

De Soto Mo. Oct. 3l.-The confess
sion of w VI. Greenhill that he and
his brother Daniel murdered their sis
ter. Mrs. Sadie Uren, and John Maloy,
is rrpudiated by Daniel Greenhill. who
SAYS his brother is weak-minded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
Cincinnati In the Last Place.

Chicago, oct. 3.-NPsterday's League
base ball games put Cincinnati in the
Ias1 place instead OF Chicago. Follow
ing are the scores: At Cincinnati
Philadelphia $. Cincinnati =: second
gsmel Philadelphia >. Cincinnati =; nj
iflShnrg-BoSfOn 4 Pittshnrg y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
Family Had a Narrow Escape.

LOganspOrt. Ind. Oct. 3.-AnOthcr
DANA ging fire of mysterious origin has
visited Logansport. the ]. +. Cradle
residence being almost destroyed Tues
day morning. The family had mar
row pScaDp
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
HEAVY FIRE LOSS IN
AN EASTERN WAREHOUSE

Philadelphia, Oct. S.-The storage
warehouse at Fifteenth street and Col
umbia avenue. owned by A. S. Leach
& Company. Was destroyed by fire to-
day. The loss on the Lu..Lirgs is
$4,000. Household goods were
stored in them valued at $3.50, ,oOO to
100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
Yaoht race Every D.y.

New York. Oct. :i.-From and after
today. by agreement between repre-
sentatives of the Royal Uister and
New York Yacht clubs. the cup boats
will sail race every day, provided
that at the desire OF either club this
rule may be allowed to lapse between
any fur0 rocpS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
saviile Fotcles $4,000.

New York Oct. 3.-The brood mares
and stations of the Mayti@ld stud We're
sold at auction yesterday at Sleeps
head Bay SavilIe was in great de-
mand. and after some spirited bidding
was knocked down TO !. y. Hodge for
$4,000
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
Wisconsin smoke for the Kaiser.

sun Prairie. Wis. Oct. Six car
leads Of Dane county tobacco were
shipped yesterday to Berlin. Germany.
by Barnard & Wilder. dealers of this
place, TO -. Brennan & Co., tobaccon-
lists to Emperor William. \ small
shipment of the Wisconsin weed was
sent to Germany last year. aud il
proved so popular with the royal Gus
toner that another lot was ordered this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
Anti-nor.e-Thief Men Elect omcsr.

Lafayette. Ind. Oct. 3.-The Nation
al PIorSe Thief Detective association
yesterday elected the following officers:
Isaac +. Switzer. Otterbein. grand
president: =. II. Anglin. Warsaw. grand
organizer: ]. l.. Grouse, Alexandria,
grand secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
They Want CIau.eu at Keno.ha.

Kenosha. Wis. Oct. 3.-Requisition
papers have been issued by Governor
I.aFollette for Gustav J.. Clausen. of
Chicago. charged with bribing three
members Of the KenOsha city council
in connection with the passage of a
street railway franchise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-03
The Grain Dealers.

Des Moines, Oct. 3-The Grain
Dealers National association elected
Z A. Lockwood, Of Des Moines, presi-
dent, and V. I. Baxter, of Taylorville,
Ia. Vics president.