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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
HAS SIXTEEN WIVES LIVING
Aged vfrginIan Is Sent to the Poorhouss
by Seventeenth Spouse.

by Seventeenth Spouse.
Parkersburg, W. Va, March 25.-
George Washington Anderson, aged GS
years, has been sent to the poorhouse
by his seventeenth wife, who. when
she learned he had sixteen other wives
and all of thin living, dcided he had no
claim OH hr. Mrs. Martha Jenkins,
widow of a soldier living at St Mary'S,
owning her home and drawing a pen
sion, was "A last birthday and she met
Anderson and they came here and
were married. Anderson said he had
Il $40 pension and Mrs. Jenkins was
willing to give up hers, so they lived
in Mrs. Jenkins house, put in Ander-
sons name.
When pension time came Mrs. An
GrrsOn became suspicious. She accused
her husband, who had become i'll, of
deceiving her, and in his defense he
became mixed and admitted he had
been married before. He was very
feeble and little by little the woman
wOrmed out of him that he had sew
eral wives living. Mrs. Anderson bun
died him off to the poOrhOuse. entered
suit for divorce and the restoration of
property. Anderson has written a con-
fGSSiOn, giving previous marriages.
The ages of the wives range from %
to 90 and are scattered over ten
states. All were married for their
money and except his first wife, who
died thirty years ago, are living. The
bigamous marriages were all contract
cd within fpr vp1rS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25

Upon General MacArthurs recon-
mendation, the act in regard to the
Acknowledgement of insurgents has
been so amended as to extend its pro-
visions from April 1 to May !. The
first order provided that all rebels
who failed to surrender by April
would be disfranchiSed. This last
move was taken with the idea of Civ
ing the aiders and abetters of the in
surrection every chance to surrender
Major Garcia, an officer Under Gen
eral Trias, who surrendered to the
Americans recently, came into San
Francisco de Malabon Saturday with
twenty-one rifiemen. One band of
rebels had refused to obey General
Trias' order to surrender. In addition
they have made threats against their
colonel, Rosario. for his friendliness to
the Americans. Rosario has gone
with force of Americans in pursuit
Of the band. General Trias will visit
the United States when he has given
all the aid in his power TO the military
authorities here.
Bacolod. Negros. p. l., March 25.-
The Philippine commission has decid-
ed to defer the organization of civil
government here until May. when the
island of Negros will be divided into
two provinces and the local govern
ment. which was established under
the administration of Governor Gen.
eral Otis. will be abolished. - -.-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
MAY QUARANTINE SALISBURY
oficers Report Several Cases of Smallpox
I'm Illinois Town.

Springfield. Ills, March 25.-It is
not improbable that the sheriff of
SargamOn county will be appealed to
by the state board of health to main
tain Il quarantine at Salisbury, where
number of cases of smallpox exist.
The board received Il communication
Saturday from DR.. f.. S. Baker, of
Jacksonville. the smallpox expert, who
was sent TO Salisbury. stating that DR..
w. A. Halbert. a resident physician,
publicly denies that the disease is
smallpox. although admitting the ma
ture of the disease to DIR. Baker. 1t
is said that DIR. Halbert has taken this
stand because he does not want TO give
up other patients.
DR.. j. A. Egan, secretary of the
state board of health. said that with
the approach of spring he looked for
the eradication of the disease, which
has reached the proportions of an cpl
demic in several portions of the state
Smallpox germs. he says, cannot live
in fresh air. and with the advent of
warm weather the disease always is
checked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
CHINESE MUST
SIGN BY TOMORROW

PeB:n, March 25.-The time which
the Russians have given the Chinese
to sign the Manchurian agreement ex-
pires Tuesday, and should the agree
ment not be signed, then Russia will
break off negotiations. The agree
ment practically annexes Mauchuria.
Tien Tsin, March 25.-In an affray
last evening, two members of the
Welsh fusiliers and a member of the
Victoria contingent, who were acting
as policemen, were sabred and bayo-
neted. 1t is alleged German was
the principal culprit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25

an increase of S1,0736S3. OF the in
crease the Northwestern bears about
S420.OO0, the Rock Islands new lines
about $4,000. the Great Western
about $4,000. the Milwaukee about
SOB ,OO0. while the decreases are from
the assessments on the Union Pacific
and the Omaha and st. Louis. The
Northwestern main line is increased
from $50 to S11. 100 Il mile. max
ing it $500 higher than any other line
except the 20" and $3.50 higher than
it. The Great Western main line is
raised $500 a mile. from 81, 800 to
$4,000. Other mile reratings were in
significant. The increases were large
ly on the new mileage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
U. P. STOCKHOLDERS MEET
Action Is Taken to Increase Common Cap
itaI Stock by 500, 100000.

itaI Stock by $IOO, 100000.
Salt Lake City. March pa special
meeting of the stockholders of the Tn
ion Pacific Railroad company was held
i'll this city Saturday. among those
present being President Horace g.
Burt, Secretary Alexander Millar. Gen
eral Solicitor w. X. Kelly. and At
torney Lawrence A. Greer. of New
York. OF a total of 1,954.294 shares
of stock. Al, ,296 were voted
Affirmative action was taken to
amend the articles of association in
creasing the common capital stock by
500, 100000 and to authorize the issue
and use of such additional stock also
approving the action of the board of
directors of the company in the prem
iSeS and with reference to the pro-
posed issue of $100.OO0.O00 of per
cent. bonds and Il mortgage upon GER
tain railroads and property of the
company TO secure the action. This
action was taken in connection with
the recent purchases by Edward H.
Hartman and associates of the Union
Pacific. of Southern Pacific securities
The new 4 per cent. bonds are TO be
exchanged during the next five years
for Southern Pacific bonds and the
additiOnll stock is also to be used
TO cover the purchase of the big sys-
TEN. The filing fee was S25.026. The
total capitalization of the Union Pa
cific is now S295, 429. 400
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25

escort than four American officers anu
Il company of Filipinos, upon whose
faithfulneSs his liberty depends. Last
January Aguinaldo wrote letters to
Il number of insurgent officers who
had taken the oath of allegiance to the
United States, urging them5to return
to him. Later he ordered the leaders
of the insurgent forces in southern
Luzon to meet him at a designated
rendezvous in Isabella province. One
of these orders fell into the hands of
the Americans and was taken to
Governor Macarthur. General Funs
ton at once proposed to head an ex
pedition to Isabella province in an ef-
fort TO capture Aguinaldo. After much
discussion Governor General Mac
Arthur consented and preparations
were begun.
After being landed on the east coast
Funston and his four American com
panions were to play the role of
prisoners in the hands of the natives,
who were to represent themselves to
AguinaldO as loyal Filipinos. When
brought before Aguinaldo the latter
was to be seized by Funston's native
troops, made prisoner. and brought
to Manila. The success of Funston 5
plan depends upon the faithfulness of
his company of FilipinoS.4 He picked
them himself and is coniident III their
loyalty: .. .-Z---.----
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
FRENCH PEOPLE CRITICISED
BjOrnstjerne Biornson Calls them the
Chinese of Europe.

Chinese of Europe.
Paris, March 2j. - Biornstierne
Bjornson, the renowned Norwegian
poet, novelist and dramatiSt, who has
spent the winter in Paris, and is about
to leave for Germany, recently said:
The French are the Chinese of Eu-
rope This statement caused consid-
cradle i'll feeling in Paris. In defense
of his words, Bjornson said Saturday:
I'VE other Europeans consider Arnold
BockIin. the Swiss artist the finest
contemporary landscape painter. In
France only his name is known. and
he has grown old and is likely to die
without ever having his works eX-
hibited here. We consider Isben the
greatest dramatist of the present time.
His fame. which has been almost uni
versaOl during whole generation, has
not vet produced him permanent
place in the Fernch theatre. | think,
however there is a tendency in the
rising generation Ov France to view
things in a broader light. l have al
ways admired Gambetta because he
wished to widen the horizon of his
fellow men"
Bonnet Maury, professor of practical
theology i'll the Paris University Pro
teStant Theological schools. who lee
tured in the United States three years
ago, read Saturday before the French
national academy of moral sciences,
OF which he is a member. Il paper high
ly eulOgiStic of Chautauqua and its
educational system. The address was
listened to marked interest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
M.CLEvY BROWN DISMISSED.
Removal OF Director General of Korean
Customs.

Customs.
Yokohama. March 2J.-AdYiceS from
Seoul announce that the Korean gov
ernment has dismissed from office Nc
I.eavy Brown. director general of
Korean customs. and that Great Brit
ain rs protesting against his dismissal.
London. March 2J.-The dismissal of
McLeavy Brown from the post of di-
rector general of Korean customs is
regarded in London as another score
for Russia. In 1895, and again in
1898, Russian pressure was eXerted to
procure his removal. In the latter
case he was only reinstated after Il
British squadron had moved to Che
mulpo.
As recently as a few months ago
Russia strongly opposed an attempt by
Brown to raise a loan for the Korean
government to purchase shares in the
railway from Seoul to Fu-San. As Il
result of her opposition the negotiation
for the loan failed. The st. Peters
burg correspondent of The Daily Mail
asserts that NJ. Pavloff, Russian min
lister at Seoul, has protested against
Korea taking foreigners into the gov
ernment service with the exception OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
MINERS HAVE WON
NEW WAGE SCALE

Pittsburg, March 25.-PatIick Do
Ian, district president OF the United
Mine Workers association, announced
today after conference lasting more
than three weeks, that the operators
conceded the demands made by the
miners in the new wage scale and
fair settlement for the Pittsburg dis
trict has been effected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
Wife. Home. Property Gone.

Huntington. Ind. Mrach 25.-To
avoid payment of Judgment in a suit
brought against him six weeks ago
MoSse Batson testified that all real and
personal property about the place be
lcnged TO his wife. Mrs. BatSon sold
part of the personal property and
eloped with Grant Beeching. Batson
instituted replevin proceedings. but
now finds that his testimony in the
former suit nullified his claim TO any
rights, and he is now without wife,
home or personal property.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
Dowie Moves to zion Ci,v.

Waukegau. Ills, March 25.-Furni-
ture belonging to John Alexander
pOwie was moved in the Nelson Cole
residence at Zion City Saturday. This
is a fine new modern country house on
property purchased by Dowie. and
has until lately been occupied by
Dowie'S agent. Deacon Frank West It
is believed that Dowie intends to
spend good deal of time at Zion City
this season, and will occupy the house
and oversee the work
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
SHOT HIS WIFE DEAD:
THEN TRIED SUICIDE

Chicago, March 25.-Charles Latti-
mer went into his wife's millinery
store today and without word shot
his wife in the head. killing her in
stantly. Lattimer then placed the
weapon to his own head and fired, in
fiicting fatal wounds. The cause is
unknown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
PLOT AGAINST LIFE OF GAR.
COssacks and Workmen Fight-Klled
and Wounded Kept Secret.


London, March 25.-The Daily Mail
publishes the following. dated March
2I. from its st. Petersburg correspond
eEt:
Yesterday Saturday 800 workmen
frcm the Obucrower Metal works pa
raded on the NevskOi Prospekt. On the
way thither they demolished the state
brandy booths. Eight hundred Cos
sacks. with drawn swords, met the
wcrkmen and a Sanguinary encounter
ensued. The number of killed and
wounded is kept secret. The police
have discovered plot against the life
Of the czar. 1t appears that n group
of students drew lots and that the fa-
tai choice fell to the son of promi-
nent general. The student told his fa-
ther and the latter informed the czar,
inploring him to leave st. Peters
burg"
The st. Petersburg correspondent of
The Daily Express says: In the last
encounter at Narva Gate 100 wOrkmen
arc reported to have been killed or
wounded by the Cossacks."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
HEADED FOR KOREA
Japanese Squadron, Admiral Tsushima,
Commanding, Has Left Nagasaki.

London, March 25.-'A Japanese
squadron. Admiral Tsushima COM
manding. left Nagasaki Saturday for
Korea" says the Yokohama cores
pondent of the Daily Mail.
The general opiniOnhere is that
the situation is serious. Urgent in
structionS have been issued by the
minister of war. General NiScOunt
KatSoura, to the commanders of forts
to attend conference i'll Toxic. TO con-
sider questions of home defense.
The war rumorS are causing q fall
in prices on the various bourSeS. The
feeling of the country isu neasy and
intensely Russian. but the cabinet
shows no indication of its policy"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
Delay i'm Making Cuban Loan.

Havana. March 2J.-Owing TO tho
delay by the city council in arranging
for loan. the date for the opening Of
proposals for the sewering and paving
of Havana has been postponed from
April to May %, 1901. After April
> the postage rates between Cuba and
the United States will he the same as
the domestic rates in both countries.
Director of Posts Fosnes roughly
estimates the present loss in Cuban
postal revenues OH account Of this
change at about $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
In Illinois Cases Affecting
Operation of Water
works.
COMES FROM WASHINGTON
The Instances in Particular
That Are Affected by
the Decision.

Washington, March 25.-In the
United States supreme court today
opinions were handed down in sew
eral cases involving the construction
of the state law of Illinois authorizing
cities and villages to contract for
water and waterworks. The cases
decided affect the water systems of
Freeport, Danville and Rogers Park.
The water companies in each case
contended that the law of '72 and
other subsequent acts authorizing the
town and city authorities to contract
for water supply for 80 years in
cluded the right to fix taxes for that
time, and the rate once fixed, could
not be changed. They argued that
the ordinances fixing the rates were
in the nature of contracts for the
term of 80 years.
The Case as to Freeport.
In the case at Freeport the COM
pany rate was $75 for each fire hy-
drant, the first fixed by ordinance,
but it was reduced by the subsequent
order to $50. The water company
attacked the validity of this ordinance,
and took the case into the state
courts.
State Court Sustained.
The Illinois supreme court decided
against the company, holding that
the ordinance reducing the price Of
water to be valid. Today's opinion
sustained the finding of the state
court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
UNFoUNDED REPORT
ABOUTA SUICIDE

Stuttgart, Wurtemburg, March 25.
There is no truth in the report that
Baron Schott Won Shottenstern, Wur-
temburg premier, had committed sui
eide at Linn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
Cape Colony Situation.

Queenstown, Cape Colony, March
25.-The town guards have been
called out, owing to reports that 4
force of Beers are 20 miles from town.
Business is shut down in order to al
low employees to man the trenches
and forts day and night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
Paw $4,000 for steamer.

st. Joseph. Mich. March 25.-George
y. Oliver and John W. LutZ. represent
ing the Michigan City Transportation
company, arrived here Saturday morn
ing to inspect the steamer Mary, of
the Graham * Morton Transportation
company. with a view to buying the
steamer for the Michigan City and
Chicago route. After several hours
conference the deal was closed. 1t
is stated that $4,000 was paid for the
vessel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
skeleton Clears a slystery.

Warren. o., March 25.-The skele-
ton of James Tod arrived here and
mystery is cleared. Nine years ago
James Tod of Warren. a nephew of
War Governor Tod, disappeared from
Daytona. Fla. One day this week his
skeleton was found near Spruce creek.
in Florida. and was identified by gold
Filings in his teeth, a watch and ring
of l,pvS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
Zig Fight Settled.

Chicago. March 25.-It is officially
announced that the fight between the
Chicago board of trade and the tele-
graph companies over the distribution
of market quotations has been settled.
An effort will be made by the com
panies to resume the service which
was discontinued several months ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
NINE MEN KILLED
In MINE EXPLOSION

Connelesville, Pa, March 25.-Nine
men were killed outright and many
fatally injured today in mine explo-
sion in the New Klondike coal fields
near here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
Threatened to Kidnap a Girl.

ElwOod. Ind, March Pr. l..
Leeson, Jr., a prominent citizen, has
received. a letter threatening to kid
nap his 14-year-Old daughter Ethel
unless a specified sum OF money is
Forthcoming. Mr.. Leeson has turned
the letter over to the authorities and
meantime keeps a close watch over
his dnuOhfpr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
Safe Blowers Get Big Booty.

Wichita. Kan. March 2J.-The safe
in the combination bank and drug
store of Holt SS Co. of Geuda Springs,
fifty miles south of here. was blown
open early Saturday morning and
robbed of its cash contents. The
amount is not known. but some peo-
pie place it at the apparently eXaG-
gerated sum of $1,000. The robbers
got away without leaving any cIew.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
EUROPE is now
SEEKING GOLD
Great Britain and Germany Both
Turn to This Country
for Help.
AMERICAN BANKERS TO TAKE PART
British Faith in the Financial Re-
sources of This Country
Is Unbounded.

london, March 25.-The Bank OF
England is securing as much gold as
possible in view of the necessity for
financiering Il government loan of f5O,-
600. GOO at the end of next month. The
Berlin government has not helped mat
ters by ordering Il German loan of
E5O, 100000 in April, when full advan-
tage can be taken of an easy money
market That American bankers will
take part in both these loans is taken
for granted by the street with COM
Portable optimism, and large ship
ments of gold from New York are pre-
Gicted with confidence.
Faith in Americans.
British faith in the ineXhaustible
financial resources of America is un-
bounded. American capitalists are
now expected to help in floating every
foreign loan, and to work out the cost
Test experiments in electric transit i'll
London, after financing every practi-
cable industrial combination at home.
American Capital Welcomed.
Every investment of American capi-
tal in Europe is welcomed. but the
pressure of American Industrial COM
petition causes irritation and deSpend-
ency. Complaint is heard from the
provinces that American commercial
travellers are hustling about every
where and displaying phenomenal en-
ergy. Hardly a day passes in Lon
don without the appearance of fresh
batch of American engineers, capital
lists and mercantile agents brimming
over with energy. American enter
prise was never felt in England with
such cumulative force as at present,
aud it harnesses and worries a COM
munity which likes TO get on comfort
ably in Il Slow-going way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
~on waIdcrsee to Settle Dispute.

London. 23.-According to the st.
Petersburg correspondent of The
Times. wiring Saturday. Count Lams
dorff the Russian minister of foreign
affairs. has agreed with Great Britain
to submit the Tien Tsin railway sid
ing dispute to the arbitration and set
tlement of Count Won WalderSee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25

house of commons today ii vas
possible to change the offer of terms
of peace to the Beers, said negotia-
tions were closed with no intention Of
reopening tn am.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
PLACE FOR RODENBURG
ON CIVIL SERVICE.

Washington, March 25--The presi-
dent has appointed ex-RsPreseutative
Rodenbu of Illinois. member of the
civil service commission. to succeed
the late Mark S. Brewer, and F. l..
Allen, of Auburn. n. Y, commissioner
of patents, 10 succeed Commissioner
Duell, resigned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
Temperate.

Grimsby-So you want to marry my
daughter, sir! What are your princi-
pies? Are you temperate?
FledgeIy-Temperatei Why, am so
strict that it gives me pain even to find
my boots tight-Pick-Me-Up
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
Close Resemblance.

Contractor-You won't sell me car
load of bricks on credit?
Dealer-No. Me and my brick are
very much alike. We're hard pressed
for rcash.-Philadelphia Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
Glasgow Fair Proere..inr.

London. March 25.-The Glasgow
exhibition is making rapid progress to-
ward completion, although the
opening is not to take place until
May y America. although unofficially
represented. promised toOccupy prop
Ell and leading place in the machinery
hall. where many American tool and
machine making companies will have
ample and comprehensive exhibits.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
Actress sues for Breach of Contract.

Davenport, Ia. March 2J.-Ida
Orme. the vaudeville singer whose in
generation in an English madhOuse
and liberation through the effects of
Ambassador Hay made her famous Il
couple of years ago. has been attract
ing attention here this week as plain
tiff in Il suit for breach of contract
against Manager Oscar Raphael. Of the
HobSon Theater. Saturday afternoon
that suit was dismissed and another
immediately begun, in which Miss
Orme asks $4,000 damages for SLAM
der and malicious persecution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
Two prewaed in Kenosha Harbor.

Kenosifa. Wis. March 25.-A small
boat was capsized in Kenosha Satur-
day. and Albert Langenbach and Ru-
dolph KIos were drowned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL
DESTROYED BY FIRE

Grand Rapids, Mich, March 25.-
st. Andrews Roman Catholic cathe-
dral was destroyed by fire today. re-
sulting from a stroke of lightning.
The loss is $50, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
Charles S. May Dead.

Kalamazoo, Mich, March 25.-Hon.
Charles S. May, former lieutenant
governor of Michigan, and an emf
nent member of the Michigan bar.
died suddenly today at his home, aged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
State Court Sustained.
STEAMER BRUTUS LOST
WITH ALL ON BOARD

Kiel, March 25.-The overdue Ger
man steamer Brutus, from Scotland,
is lost with all on board.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25

The first Photographic portrait taken
was of a Mrs. Dorothy Draper in 1889
by her brother, DR.. John Draper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-03-25
Boy Sentenced for Murder.

Cleveland. o., March 25.-Nicholas
Heeney, the 19-year-old boy who muir
dered Frank Johnson. a Pennsylvania
railroad towerman. about month
ago, has been sentenced to life impris-
Gnment. Heeney's parents live in
Newark " J.