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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
River ItinIets.

The stage of water was 2.65 at a.
III. and 2.9O at noon. The tempera-
ture at noon was "a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-12

+. y. Denkmann has gone east.
j. +. Montrose. of Peoria. is in the
Evening star., 1901-08-08
EXCURSION TRAIN WRECK
TWO SECTIONS OF ATLANTIC EX-
PRESS IN COLLISION.

PITTSBURG, August S.-!Two sections of
an Atlantic City excursion train collided
near Confluence, Pa, on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, eightyfour- miles east of
Pittsburg, about II o'clock this morning.
Ten persons were seriously injured and
number of others slightly hurt. Those
seriously hurt were:
Fireman S. Harmon, Pittsburg, Pa, prob
ably fatally hurt.
P. j. Collins, wife and infant, Youngs-
town, badly bruised serious, but not dam
gerous.
J. H. Davis, Newcastle, Pa, arm broken
and badly bruised
Mrs. J. H. Lewis, Newcastle. Pa, cut on
head and otherwise injured.
A. G. Shaw, Pittsburg, badly cut about
Miss Helen Lemont, Pittsburg, head cut.
Miss Dora Hartzeli, Newcastle, both legs
fractured. -
J. E. StillwagoE, Connellsvile, superin-
tendent water works. arms crushed.
The trains left here shortly after
o'clock this morning. At Confluence the
first section was stopped and the second
section rounding the curve going at the
rate of thirty-five miles crashed into it. The
engine of the second section and three cars
were wrecked and traffic was delayed sew
eral hours The injured named were re-
moved to the hospital anu the others con-
tinued on their way to Atlantic City. The
accident is supposed to have been caused
Dy a mistake in signals.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
NEGOTIAIl IONS AT PEKlN
STATEMENT GIVEN FROM AUTHORI-
TATIvE SOURCES.
Reached ON the Tariff Mat
Munitions ef War.

The following exact statement of certain
phases of the Chinese negotiations is given
from authoritative sources In order to cor
rect some misapprehension which has
arisen from published reports as to the
possible causes of delay in signing the
protocol at Pekin:
"AIl the negotiatcfs are agreed on the
tariff matter. The present ad valorem tariff
is to be converted into a specific tariff at
the average rates of the present treaty
tariff, 5 per centum, effective, and articles
now on the free list are to be included in
the new specific schedule. The details of
this arrangement are to be left to special
Shanghai.
THE details of the arrangement for the
prohibition of the Importation of firearms,
munitions and materials for their manufac-
ture, were settled some months ago. They
provided for the seizure by the foreign
warships Of any ihinese or foreign ships
entering Chinese waters with the prohibited
articles on board, end also for such steps
as each of the several foreign govern
ments may deem it proper or be in a po-
sition to take in order to prohibit the eX-
pcrtation of arms and supplies from their
respective countries to China. The State
Department is not officially advised of the
provisions of an amendment to this ar
ticle of the protocol, which Is reported to
have been recently introduced, but it's OBJ
ject would seem to be TO require the Chi
nese authorities to actively cooperate in
enforcing the prohibition, which the Chi
nese negotiators have already accepted in
principle
This government has received represen-
tatiOnS, made by Pacific coast commercial
bodies, saying the proposed per cent duty,
on a gold basis, will work serious hardship
on our trade in flour going in the orient.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
SELBY SHELTER ROBBERY.
One Suspect Arrested and Police On
Track of Others.

One Suspect Arrested and Police On
Track Of Others.
SAN FRANCISCO, August S.-The police
have now in custody a man known as
Buck Taylor, who is suspected of COM
plicity in the robbery of the Selby smelling
works. He was employed in the works until
about six weeks ago, when he quit, saying
that he was Ill. He lived in cabin half
a mile from the smelling plant, and 1t is
said had been missing from Sunday night
until he was taken into custody yesterday
He has been subjected to a rigid examina-
tion by the authorities. They refuse to re-
veal any facts they may have learned. but
express confidence that they are on the
trail of the criminals
1t is also reported that men now in the
employ of the smelling company are under
suspicion, and with the facts they have In
hand, the police appear to be confident of
being able to make further arrests within
the next few hours. The authorities are
disposed to believe that some experienced
eastern crooks were connected with the
robbery, owing to the clever manner of Its
execution.
Special guards are now stationed at night
in the neighborhood of the works, armed
with shotgunS
of detectives who are working on the case,
the Selby Smelling Company has increased
the reward offered from 5000 to S25,O 600.
This reward will be paid for the arrest and
conviction of the criminals and for the re-
turn of the gold.
The company places its exact loss at
S2S3 OO5 Oh
Evening star., 1901-08-08
SEVEN MEN DROWNED
Steamer Kincora Sunk by the Oceanic
in Irish Channel.
HALF OF THE CREW SAVED
Brief Panic on the Liner Quieted
by Captain Cameron.
HEAVY FOG ON AT TIME

QUEENSTOWN, August S-The White
Star line steamer Oceanic, Capt. Cameron.
which sailed from Liverpool yesterday for
New York via Queenstown, arrived here
this morning and reported having been In
collision last night in the Irish channel
with the steamer Kincora of Waterford.
Ireland. The Kincora sank. Seven per-
sons were drowned.
The damage sustained by the Oceanic
will not prevent her proceeding on her
journey.
The collision occurred in fog. The bow
of the Oceanic was damaged. The kincora
was coasting vessel trading between
Waterford and Limerick. She had crew
of fourteen men. The Oceanic brought
the seven survivors to this port
Later details of the collision were OBJ
tanned, and it was learned that the only
damage sustained by the Oceanic consisted
in few dents to her port plates. She pro-
ceeded at $3.50 pm.
The collision occurred this side of Tus-
kar, at about 1:30 in the morning. The
fog was very dense. The kincora was
struck amidship. All the passengers OF
the Oceanic We're in bed at the time, and
there was some commotion until Capt.
Cameron assured them that there was not
the least cause for alarm.
Headway was kept on the Oceanic after
she struck the Kincora in order to give the
crew of the latter a chance to clamor on
board the Oceanic. The boats Of the White
Star liner were lowered to rescue every
man possible. The kincora sank very
rapidly. The Oceanic remained in the
vicinity of the collision until daylight, but
nothing was then visible beyond some
floating wreckage
The Kincora was a steel screw steamer
of 463 tons She belonged to the Water
ford Steamship Company.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
Naval Orders.

Commander A. G. Dillingham;, Lieutenant
Commander w. P. White and Lieutenants
r. H. Clark, jr., and A. "A. Pratt have been
commissioned.
Lieutenant Commander NJ. L. Wood has
been detached from duty as navigator Of
the kearsarge and ordered to duty as ex-
ecutive OF that ship, as relief to Lieutenant
commander Merriam. who Is ordered home
on waiting orders.
Lieutenant Waldo Evans to Chicago Ill.
TO assume charge of branch photographic
Lieutenant c. C. Marsh from the Essex
to the Kearsarge.
Surgeon F. ]. B. Cordeiro to the Pensa-
cola navy yard
Passed Assistant Surgeon d. H. Morgan
folk hospital.
Paymaster M. NJ Ramsay from the bu-
reau of supplies and acc0ants to duty in
connection with the fitting out of the Illi-
nols and for duty on board that vessel
when commissioned
Passed Assistant Paymaster G. NJ Lu-
kesh to the Portsmonth, N. H., navy yard.
Passed Assistant Eagmaater G.. L. Dyer
TO the bureau of supplies and accounts.
fassed Assistant Paymaster 7. j. Arms
from San Juan station and home on watt
Passed Assistant Paymaster w. A. Mer-
r1tt from bureau of supplies and accounts
to San Juan station.
Ensign Adolphus e. Watson from the
General Alava to the Ffolic.
Ensign William B. Wells from the Frolic
to the bureau Of navigation.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
ICE AT DAWSON,
Consul McCOOk Says That 1t Costs
Two Cents a Pound.


Ice has gone down to two cents a pound
and rents promise to be cheaper, says Con-
sui McCook in an interesting report to the
State Department upon conditions at Daw-
son City, Alaska. Dawson, he says, is i'm
proving rapidly, with modern dwellings 60
ing up new court house about completed
and work started on the new administra-
tion buildings and a residence for the gov
ernor, not to mention a continuous supply
of pure water The gold output, the con-
sui states, will probably fall short of the
estimate made earlier in the year, and he
believes SEC, 1000, 900 to be a fair estimate of
this years product. BY orders from the
Canadian government the whole country
under it's jurisdiction has been thrown
open to prospectors, no claims being re-
served for the crcwn, as formerly, and
the royalty on the gross output of the
mines has been reduced from 10 to 5 per
cent.
Mr.. McCook says that good roads are
badly needed in the mining country of Alas
ka, and the government has started to
supply this deficit. The consul speaks of
encouraging reports from Chandler river
some 100 miles north of Fort Yukon, from
Charley river and from other points.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
ANTIDoTE FOR MOSQUITOES.
Prof. Starr of Chicago Makes an I'M
pOrtant Discovery.


CHICAGO, August S.-Mosquitoes, ac-
cording to the Chronicle, are to be banished
from the Chicago parks, If recommended
tion recently made to the commissioners by
Prof. Frederick Starr of the University Of
Chicago is carried out. All that is neces-
sary to drive the pests away, says the pro-
fessor, are castor bean plants.
This discovery was made by Prof. Starr
while he was travelling in tropical coun-
tries He was supposed to be studying an
thropology during these travels but the
exigencies Of the situation forced him for
a time to study the best method of driving
off the clouds of mosquitoes which made
life burden.
"One night" said the professor, "I was
annoyed more than usual. Thousands of
little insects hummed and buzzed about
me. Finally in desperation I tore some
branches from plant with which to brush
them away. I soon found that I did not
have to brush. The mosquitoes had disap-
peared, and did not come back that night
THE plant from which 1 had torn the
branches was that Of the castor bean. The
next evening again tried it, with the same
success"
Prof. c. M. Childs of the department of
entomology Of the University of Chicago
confirms the statements of Prof. Starr. He
says there is something in the castor bean
plant which is antipathetic to the mosquito,
but that he does not know what 1t is.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
TRIBUTE TO COL. RAYMOND.
Regret His Transfer
tn

to Another Place.
General Gillespie, chief of engineers, has
received a communication from the joint
executive committee of Philadelphia coun-
ellis on the improvement of the harbor of
that city and the Delaware and SchuyIkill
rivers, paying high tribute to Col. c.
w. Raymond, corps of engineers, and ex-
pressing regret that the necessities Of the
service required his transfer to another
field of usefulness. Col. Raymond has been
assigned to duty at New York as a men,
Der of the general board of engineers. In
letter to Col. Raymond Ga copy of which
was forwarded TO the Secretary of War;
the Philadelphia committee referred to the
important engineering works which had
been commenced, developed and carried to
successful completion in the vicinity Of
Philadelphia under Col. Raymond's per-
sonal direction, and said that these works
had resulted in giving the port of Phila-
delphia harbor facilities commensurate
with the demand of modern commerce.
The result Of ten years Of service"
says the letter, has not only created en-
during records of your (Col. Raymond 81
professional skill, but 1t has also given our
trade, commerce and maritime interests the
possibility of development which would not
otherwise exist" General Gillespie, refer
ring to Col Raymond said he was one Of
the brightest and most popular officers in
the corps, and that the work he had done
at Delaware breakwater was "a sufficient
monument to any engineer of any age."
Col. Raymond was formerly Engineer
commissioner of the District.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
PASSED STOLEN CHECKS.

Man Calling Himself f. c. BOIles Ar
rested I'm Berlin.
BERLIN, August S.-Dresdner Bank Of
ficials have informed the representative of
the Associated Press that the checks pre-
sented by the man representing himself to
be E. C. Bolles of San Francisco, but who
registered at the Kaiserhof as Bolles of
Boston, and who was arrested yesterday,
amounted to $780, Bolles claims that he
acquired them in regular manner at Bos-
ton.
The checks which were presented at a
branch of the Dresdner Bank have been
identified as part of the booty secured at
the robbery Of the American Express Com
pany's Paris Office. Bolles has not yet ap-
piled for help at the American embassy.
The Kaiserhof people say that he acted in
a suspicious fashion, and that he had or
dered his bill and his baggage made ready,
evidently planning to leave the town i'm
mediately after cashing the checks. The
police have seized the baggage of the pris-
Oner.
Evening star., 1901-08-08

would have, it is said. weighty effect upon
non-union men throughout the region.
Second That the anticipation of possible
friction at Homestead and Carnegie be-
tween strike sympathizers and non-union
men who want work is causing unusual
precautions to be taken in secret to quell
disturbances if they arise. All well-posted
persons here are apprehensive of trouble
in the territory lying along the river be-
tween Pittsburg and McKeesport, including
Carnegie, Homestead and Bessemer.
President Gompers of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor arrived here this morn
ing and talked with the Star correspon-
dent. He said it was too early to predict
what action he would take. He intended
to have an interview with President SHAFT
fer this afternoon but it might be several
days before he acted definitely. 1t is evil
dent that Mr.. Gompers desires to look care
fully into the situation before he makes
move.
He no doubt intends to sound the
strength of the present movement and esti-
mate its probable outcome before commit
ting his organization to active participation
in it.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
TOO BUSY FOR POLITICS.
Senator Burton Says Presidential
Nominees Are Not Being Discussed.

Senator Burton Says Presidential
Nominees Are Not Being Discussed.
Senator J. R. Burton of Kansas. who is
in the city, was asked today If he eX-
pected any legislation in the direction OF
tariff revision during the coming session OF
Congress He said:
Some changes in the present law may
be found necessary, but as far as general
revision Is concerned 1 do not think there
is much favorable sentiment in that direc-
ton. The democratic element of the coun-
try may be crying for reduction in the
tariff rates, but who, in the republican
ranks, will pay any attention to these peo-
pie? The democracy doesn't know any
thing about business and never will. In my
Judgment. Congress cannot afford to con-
suit the democratic party on any action
contemplated in this respect. AS for the
proposition to remove the duty from all
this was projected 1t caused general
smile. Ny candid opinion is that 1t is
generally regarded as joke"
Mr. Burton was questioned concerning
the reported presidential gossip now being
INDUCED in in Kansas. He said:
rhe people of the state are not talking
politics of any kind. Is Roosevelt being
doomed for the nomination three years
hence? No, he is not. Nobody is being
doomed in fact. The truth is that there is
SO much business being transacted in Kan
sas that the state has no time to be specu-
lating on who will be nominated for Pres
iLent three years hence.
Business throughout the state is -four
ishing. There is nothing now the matter
with Kansas. There Is a surplus there of
everything, even money. The farmers are
all prosperous and in all walks of COM
merce and industry the pulse of profit is
beating high. The report of ruined crops
which came east were all nonsense. Corn
was damaged to a certain extent, but not
so much as reported. The wheat crop Of
the season has been gigantic"
Mr.. Burton came to Washington for the
purpose of presenting to Attorney Gen.
eral Knox answer to charges filed
against B. H Tracy, who wants to be dis
trict attorney for Kansas. The papers in
the case have been forwarded to the Pres
ident at Canton. Mr.. Burton says Mr..
Tracy will be appointed Notwithstanding
the opposition to his selection.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
Personal Mention.
r. Joseph w. Trimble left this morning

Mr.. Joseph W. Trimble lett this morning
for the Pan-American exposition.
Wu Hsueh-lien, nephew and private Sec
retary to the Chinese minister. and Ou
Shotchun, also one of the officials of the
Chinese legation, are making quite stay
at Atlantic City.
Samuel T. Klawans has left for Orkney
Springs. Va. where he will remain until
September /.
Mr.. John r. Connolly, chief of revisers OF
the government printing office, has left
Washington for an extended tour, including
New York. Montreal and Buffalo. While
in Buffalo he will take part in the exercises
at the exposition on the District Of Co-
lumbia day.
DR.. c. c. Marbury has returned from
Europe.
George K O'Donnell and Harry johnson
OF Capitol Hill are spending their vacation
at Bridgeton. N. J.. and Cape May.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
Petition From Homeseeker..

LAWTON. o. r., August S.-A movement
has been started here among the home
seekers, who failed to win In the recent
land drawings, 70 have the government
open up the three reserves set aside in the
Lawton district. These embrace about
1880 quarter sections, and were set aside.
presumably to help out cattlemen who had
all of the kiowa-Comanche country leased
for pastures. A petition will be made at
once to, the Interior Department.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
PASSAGE ON TRANSPORTS.
Order Issued In Regard to the Filing
of ADDlicatfOns.

Of Applications.
The Secretary of War has made an order
that all applications for transportation of
their families on army transports made by
officers and enlisted men discharged from
the army, and by civilian employees not In
the insular service who have remained in
the Philippine Islands with view to enter
ing into private pursuits there, must be
forwarded to the War Department
through the commanding general. division
OF the Philippines, with his recommends
tion. Applications from officers. soldiers
and civilian employees who were discharged
from the service in the United States for
permission to travel on government trans
ports from San Francisco to the Philip
pines must be made to the quartermaster
general at Washington. In all cases the
applicant Is required to set forth In detail
his record Of service and the reasons for
desiring to go to the Philippines, and to
state whether or not he has q definite OBJ
ject in view or really hopes to find employ
ment after arrival. Persons thus ayailirg
themselves OF permission to travel on gov
ernment transports are required to pay
Evening star., 1901-08-08

The President Approves Death Sem
tence of an Enlisted Man.

Inc fHfeSluent Approves De0tn SEN
tence of an Enlisted Man.
For the first time since the outbreak Of
the Spanish war President Mckinley has
approved the death sentence in the case of
an enlisted man. The case is that of Pri-
vate Phineas FoutZ, Company K 10th In
fantry. This soldier was convicted by gen.
eral court-martial at Cebu, P. l., of the
murder of Geneviva Torres a native Fill
pino girl, by stabbing her to death with
sword cane in her home, at Mandaue. Cebu,
November 10, 1900. 1t is said that the girl
was his mistress. The crime was regarded
as particularly atrocious one The court
sentenced the accused to be hanged by the
neck until dead
The case being one requiring the action
of to President, he confirmed the sentence
and directed its execution at such time and
place as may be designated by the COM
manding general, Department Of the Wis.,
ayaS, P I.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
Artist Cox Falls Dead.

BOULDER, Col, August S.-CharleS II.
Cox, landscape painter and teacher of
water color painting at the Chautauqua,
fell dead in the State University. Mr.. Cox
came here from Thousand Islands, Canada
but is resident of Waco. Tex. He has
been teacher on the grounds every ses-
sion of the Chautauqua. He was seventy
three years old and a widower.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
SERIOUS SITUATION IN FRISCO.
Many Coasters and Deep-Sea Vessel.
Tied Up.


Tied Up.
SAN FRANCISCO, August S.-Although
the Municipal League has not abandoned
its attempt to have the labor troubles in
this city settled by compromise, both
sides are preparing for protracted strug-
gle. The labor leaders are holding almost
continuous sessions for the purpose of get
ting their forces In readiness to meet every
move Of the opposition, and the employers
are bending every energy to get men to
take the places vacated by the strikers.
The tie-up of shipping is becoming Sc
rious. There are at least ninety coasters
and twenty deep-water vessels at anchor in
the bay. Some of these cannot be unloaded
and others cannot be loaded under existing
conditions. The Sand Teamsters' Union
has decided to call out all men, not except
ing those employed by the street cleaning
contractors, who had been excepted in the
strike of the labor council
Evening star., 1901-08-08
Won WALDERSEE AT HAMBURG.
German Field Marshal Warmly Greet
ed by PODulace.

ed by POpulace.
HAMBURG, August S.-The steamer
Gura, with Count Won Waldersee on board
arrived here today. The field marshal land
ed Immediately amid ringing cheers from
the crowds assembled.
General Won Witch, representing EN-
peror William, welcomed Won Waldersee.
After an inspection Of the guard of honor
the field marshal, accompanied by Gen.
eral Won Witch ard escorted by a squad
ron of the Kings Uhlands, proceeded to
the town hall. He was warmly applauded
as he passed through the thronged and dec
Grated streets At the town hall the field
marshal was received by the senate, which
body subsequently gave luncheon in his
honor
Evening star., 1901-08-08

Many Persons Injured at the Pais-
ley Race Meeting.
PAISLEY, Scotland, August Sat the
race meeting here today the grand stand,
which was crowded with people, collapsed.
Many persons are reported to have been
injured.
There were no fatalities, but forty per-
sons were injured, a number of them sus-
tanning broken limbs.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
Photographer Elect 0mcers.

DETROIT. August s.-The Photograph
ers' Association of America. which is hold
ing its annual contention in this city to-
day. elected the following officers:
Presdent-George NJ. EdmondsOn, Cleve-
land 80.
Phiiadelphia; H s. Klein. Milwaukee.
Secretary-C. r. Reeves, Anderson, Ind.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
Increment. Of Naval ve...,.

Admiral Kempff has informed the Navy
Department of the following distribution
Of vessels in the waters of the Philippine
Islands: Frolic at Cebu, Vicksburx at
Zamboanga. Paragua coalfng at noilo and
then to proceed to Cuyos
The Indiana, with the naval cadets
aboard, has left Portland, Me-. for Halifar
The Brutus has arrived at Brooklyp.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
THE STAR By MAI.

Persons leaving the city for any
period can have The Star mailed to
them by ordering 1t at this office. In
person or by letter. Terms: l3 cents
per week: % cents for two weeks, or
90 cents per month. Invariably in
advance The address may be
changed as frequently as desired.
Always give the last address. as we'll
as the new one.
Evening star., 1901-08-08
Death of Joseph Farnaare.

LONDON, August s.-Joseph Farndale,
who was chief constable OF Birmingham
at the time Of the Fenian movement. in
which Egan. Daily and Gallagher were con-
cerned, died this morning. It was alleged
at the time that Farndale Matched the
conspiracy.
Evening star., 1901-08-08

the fixed charges in advance before the
sailing of the ship. and those who accept
transportation for themselves or their
families must do so with the expressed un-
derstanding that no obligation rests with
the government to furnish return transpor-
tation