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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
SHAFFER CHALLENGED.
Gompers and Mitchell Resent the
Charges He Has Made
Against Them.
THEY INVITE HIM TO PROVE THEM
Presenting a List of Labor Lead
ers from Which He Is Asked
to Select a Court.

Pittsburg. Sept. 26.-WheD Presi-
dent Shaffer was shown the open let
ter issued last night by Gompers and
Mitchell, he said he would accept the
challenge and was ready to submit to
an investigation as to the truth of his
charges.
New York, Sept. 26.-In an open let
ter issued yesterday at the Ashland
House Samuel Gompers. president of
the American Federation of Labor, and
John Mitchell. president of the United
Mine Workers. challenge Theodore ].
Shaffer, president of the Amalgamated
Association, TO prove his statement re-
Gently made against them. The let
l.. ter follows as to its material parts. II
is dated New York city, Sept %, 1901:
Newspaper Account Probably Correct.
Dear Sir: There was. sent out by
the Associated Press and published in
the New York papers a statement pur-
porting TO emanate from you in which
grave charges and insinuationS are
made by you against the undersigned.
lnaSmuch as the accounts published
differ in phra seolOgy only, but in all
essentials agree. there Is no doubt in
our minds that the matter contained
I'm the publications emanateS from you.
For your information you will find
herein inclOsed the clippings referred
to from the New York papers of Tues
day. Sept. -.
Would Like shnffer to Prove His Charge
I'VE have already said that there IS
no doubt in our minds that the state
ments referred to were made by you,
and assuming this to be so we believe
that you should be afforded the am
plest opportunity of demonstrating the
truth Of your charges and insinuations;
so that If they are founded on fact the
wforld-and particularly the world of
organized labOr-may know 1t. We
believe that you should be afforded
the fullest latitude i'm justifying your
course and your charges, and at the
same time pillOry us if we deserve ii.
On the other hand. you will realize the
impOSSibility of our allowing your
charges and insinuations to go broad
cast and stand unanswered and I'M
challenged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
CROWNED QUEEN OF FAIR.
Miss Ethel King Given That Honor at the
EIgin Festival

Elgin. Ills. Sept. 26-In the pres
ence of 10000 spectators Miss Ethel
King, of this city. was crowned queen
of the Elgin street fair and industrial
carnival Monday. The coronation took
place in the Fountain square and
was conducted by Mayor Price. who
made the presentation speech. In her
queenly robes Miss King and her
maids, Miss Name Burke and Miss
Mary Crane, We're driven to the square
at 8 o'clock in a coach drawn by six
white horses secured for the occasion.
After introducing the queen, Mayor
Price made short speech, after which
the party was driven to the Kelly hO-
tel. where a reception was held. AS
a specimen of wOmanly beauty Miss
King is rare example. She is of the
blonde type and of more than the or
binary in stature. She is the niece of
\. b. Watkins and since her advent
in this city has been one of the social
bellies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26

years was made here Tuesday night
when about twenty cooperative COM
panies representing towns and rural
districts covering practically all of
western Indiana and eastern Illinois,
controlling nearly 10000 phones, con-
solidated under the name of the Peo-
PIES Telephone company.
Six miles of trunk line will connect
the systems with this city. where con-
nection is made with the wires of the
new Iong-diStance company, of Indian
apolis. The consolidation is regarded
as a great victory of the independent
lines over the Bell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
SIXTY, BUT LOVES FRED.
Freak of an Aged squaw In the Indian
Congress ut the Pan.

Buffalo. Sept 26.-PrincesS Many
Stars, of the Indian congress at the
Pan American. is in love. She is des-
perately in love. and the festive Cupid
is making havoc with her poor heart.
Princess Many stars is 90 years of age
and has considered herself proof
against the folly of falling in love, but
when Frederick Darlington, of Ba-
tavia, y. Y. came along, she sue
cumbed on the spot, and the little god
OF love has won another victory. II
was what is known as love at first
sight on both sides. Darlington is in
the seventh heaven CT ecstatic delight,
and Princess Many Stars lives in Il
chronic trance of bliss.
The 1rst meeting happened in Buf.
falo some time in July. Princess Many
Stars had come from the west to fill
an engagement with the Indian con-
gress at the Pan-American. About this
time Darlington was doing" the ex-
position. He had heard of Princess
Many Stars-how she had lived for ten
years disguised as a man, and how
she had saved Chief Calico's life. He
had read somewhere, too, that she
had killed more pale faces than any
Indian living, and that she did not
know what fear meant. So he re-
solved to go around and see Princess
Many Stars. this remarkable woman
who helped to make American his
tory.
Meanwhile Cupid chuckled to him
self and winked his other eye in a
knowing way. 1t was all settled with
Princess Many Stars after she had seen
Darlington. She didn't quite under
stand the symptoms at first. but when
ii finally dawned upon her that she
was madly, hopelessiy in love, she
Iacked her trunk and went to visit
Il friend who lived ten miles away on
the Niagara frontier.
For three days Princess Many Stars
kept herself in solitary confinement at
the home of her friend and tried to for
get what Darlington looked like But
she couldn't forget-Darlingto loomed
up before her and occupied every cor
ner of her mind. She saw him in the
trees, in the clouds. In the pattern of
thought she recognized his hat on the
head of a neighbOr's scarecrow. Then
she told her friend how she was pin
ing away. Her friend laughed and
said she was old enough To know bet
ter. and suggested cold plunge in the
river
This was too much for Princess
Many Stars. She put her trunk on her
shoulders and walked back to the In
dian congress and hunted up the for
iorn Darlington. The date of the we'd
ding day has not been made public as
yet. but the announcement is hourly
looked for.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
KLU KLUx IN VIRGINIA.
Thirtrcn Mel Arrested for n Number of
70 Mysterious Grimes.

Roanoke. Va. Sept. 26.-A special
from Bristol, Va, says: Considerable
excitement was created at StOnega,
Wise county. Va, when a dozen officers
arrived i'm that town with thirteen pris-
oners whom they We're taking to Pine
vile, KY, to he placed in jail for safe
Keeping until they can be brought to
trial The men under arrest are mem
bers of .'klukluX' band that. it is al
legged. has been operating in Letcher
county. Ky. and that immediate sec
tion for the past several months.
During that time a number of men
and women have been mysteriouSly
murdered, and these crimes are charged
To this ''KlukluX' gang, together with
numerous other crimes that have been
committed in that vicinity. The men
were captured near Whitesburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
ON A CHARGE OF FORGERY.
s. NJ. Swaney Convicted of Conspiracy 20
Obtain 81 600.


Hillsdale, Mich, Sept 26.-GeOrge
NJ. Swaney, of Edon, o., was convicted
i'll the circuit court Saturday of forg
ing the name o. William Richey to a
mortgage year ago by which he OBJ
tanned $1,000 of Abel -Wolcott, of this
city. Swaney Is a brother-in-law of
eX-RegiSter of Deeds Cummins. of this
city, who recently pleaded guilty to a
similar charge.
The two entered into a conspiracy
to get this $1,000 and other money by
4 series of fOrgeries, and on the trial
of Swaney CumminS turned states
evidence and testified to accompanying
Swaney to WolcOtt and getting the
money, which they divided between
them.
Judge Chester sentenced Earl COvey
to six years at lOnia for assault, and
Ambrose Pond to five years at Jack
son for larceny. Pond has previously
served terms at IOnia and Jackson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
SAFE FROM oHoULs.
Remains of Abraham Lincoln to Be Made
Thoroughly Secure.

Springfield. Ills. Sept. 26.-The re
mains of Abraham Lincoln will soon
be put away for all time, never to be
disturbed again, in accordance will,
the wish of his son. Robert T. Lincoln.
An excavation fifteen feet deep is be-
ing made beneath the vault where
they now rest. and in this the casket
will be placed.
1t will be surrounded by an iron
cage which is to be imbedded and made
n part of a solid concrete block SxS
feet and Is feet long. The transfer
will be made after the return of Gov
ernOr Yates. This will make the
twelfth removal of the body
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26

idcnt OF the board Of trustees OF Lake
Forest university. aud during his life
time erected several buildings and
made other gifts to that institution.
In the VIII Durand dispOses of an
estate valued at $2,OOO.OO0. and amo' =
the bequests are the following: Chi
cago Orphan Asylum. $4,000; Found
IirgS' Home. 5000; Nursery and Half
Orphan Asylum. 5000; Presbyterian
Hospital. $4,000; Rev. j. 6. X Nc
Clure, Lake Forest. 5000; Presby-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26

the clerk asked him if he had any
legal excuse why sentence should not
be pronounced. Czolgosz pretended
he could not hear the judge while he
explained the question.
Had Nothing to Say.
81 have nothing to say about that"
replied the prisoner.
Justice Titus asked that the pris-
oner be allowed to say something in
exculpation of his family. Titus had
to repeat everything the prisoner
said. his voice being so low he could
scarcely be heard. Turning to the
court Titus said:
Says He Is Alone Guilty.
s'He says no other person had any
thing to do with it. No other person
knew of his intention but himself. p"
While the judge was pronouncing
his doom Czolgosz stood erect and
stared straight at the judge. He
didn't tremble and not a music quig-
cred. As soon as the death sentence
was finished he took his seat with the
same Indifferent manner that has
characterized him throughout the
trial.
The officers Immediately removed
him to Jail.
vssssi Laketon Pays the Penalty.
Gceenburg. Pa, Sept. 26.-Vessel
LAX, ton was hanged in the Jail yard
this morning for tho murder of Pay
master Hassler. of the Southwest
Coke company while trying TO rob
tie paw wagon last October.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
Locomotive Kills a Man.

Springfield, Ills. Sept. 26.-The
Diamond special on the Illinois Gen.
trail railroad Tuesday struck a buggy
in which Alvey Fox and John Gra-
ham were riding to their home near
Farmersville. The train was running
at high rate of speed. Graham was
instantly killed and Fox escaped with
few bruises. while the horses were
cut in two. The men had fallen asleep
in their buggy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
rroops TO uue,. uloter..

Frankfort, Ky, Sept. 26.-Governor
Beckham has ordered out the Owens
boro and Bowling Green troops to go
to Madisonville. This was done in re-
spOnse to a report made by State In
spector Henry Hines. who has been
there to investigate the trouble. MIR.
Hines states that the request for
troops was made by both the strikers
and non-strikers. as they were not able
TO cope with the lawless element.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
Fined for shipping illegal Game.

Sioux Falls. $. D.. Sept 26.--In the
United States court Judge Garland
fined Herman +. Brecker $50 for vio-
lation of the act of congress of 1900
prohibiting the shipment of game killed
in violation of the laws of a state out
OF state. or the shipment Of dead game
out of the state without the name and
address of the shipper and description
of the contents appearing on the pack
01e
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26

OwOsso. Mich, Sept 26.-The 2-year.
old daughter Of Frank Munger. of this
city. was scaIded To death. Mrs. Mum
ger was mopping the floor. and put the
children in an adjoining room while
she was at work. She set n pail OF
boiling water on the floor behind the
door. The child. N play. backed
through the door, and losing her bal
auce fell down in the pail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
Boycott Declared OF.

Sioux City. Ia. Sept. 26.-The boy
colt of Sioux City unions against the
Sioux City Traction company, de-
clared Sept. II. has been called off
The street railway company recedes
from its position prohibiting a union
among its employees, and its order
threatening union men with discharge
will be rescinded. The union men are
iuhilanf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
Died While KneeIin-.

Chicago. Sept. 2G.-kneeling in an
attitude of prayer Mrs. Sadie Bell. a
widow. was found dead I'm her room
at 1856 West Congress street Saturday
by her daughter. Gertrude. having
been aSphyxiated by gas escaping from
wide-open jet. 1t is believed Mrs.
Bell committed suicide. She has been
despondent for some time on account
of noVerfv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26

Buffalo, Sept. 26.-Czolgosz was
sentenced by Judge White to be cleo
trocuted the week beginning Oct. %
Only $50 persons were present
when the assassin received his sen.
tence. After answering the usual
questions as to his name, birth, etc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26

Chicago. Sept. 26.-League scores at
base ball yesterday were as follows:
At Cincinnati-BrOOklyn 9. Cincinnati
=; at st. Louis-BOston l. st. Louis
eleven innings; at Pittsburg-
York ,. Pittsburg 10; at Chicago
Philadelphia 4. Chicago 3.
American League: At BOstOn-Chi-
cagO =, Boston =; at Washington-De-
troit .. Washington 3; at Baltimore
Cleveland >, Baltimore 3: at Philadel-
phia-Milwaukee 4. Philadelphia g.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
They Blocked That Switch.

Ann Arbor. Mich, Sept. 26.-The
Ann Arbor railroad Saturday heard a
rumor that the D.. Y, \. A and j.
electric railroad intended TO throw III
a crossing over its tracks ar Huron
street late that night or Sunday. and
promptly put a switch engine at the
crossing Hawks and Angus deny that
they contemplated any such action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
Britisher Employs q Boer.

Muncie. Ind. Sept. 26.-James Gra-
ham, English manager of the Atlantic
and Pacific tea store in this city, has
employed NJ. Vlaskamp. a Boer exiled
from the Transvaal. as clerk in the
store. Graham says he has no preju-
dice against an individual Boer. Was.
kamp was engineer on a Transvaai
government train captured by the Brit
iSh and was deDorted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
Ipippc,Ion ArnIn.t Striker.

st. Louis. Mo-. Sept. 26.-United
States District Judge Adams has
granted temporary injunction against
the striking drivers of the st. Louis
Transfer company. restraining them
from i'm any way interfering with the
teams. wagons or men now employed
by the transfer company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
GIVES MUCH TO CHARITY.
VIII OF Lake Forest Man DIsposes of $s,-
100000 I'm Property.

Waukegan, HIS, Sept. 26.-Several
Chicago charitable institutions, Lake
Forest university, Rev. James G. Il.
Mcclure, ID. D., pastor of the Lake For
est Presbyterian church. and others
will receive bequeSts by the will OF
Henry G. Durand, of Lake Forest, who
died several weeks ago. The VIII was
fled in the probate court of Lake
county. Durand was president of the
Du1and X kasper company, wholesale
grOcers. fD Chicago He was also pres
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
ProbabIv Has a ryetter Job.

Muncie. Ind. Sept. 26--George
Bard. of Muncie. vice president and
national superintendent the Republic
Iron and Steel trust, with headquar-
ters in Chicago. has resigned. He had
one of the most influential positions
in the gift of the big combine and is
a heavy stockholder. 1t is rumored
that he viii lead a monster combina-
ton of ipdepeldent iron mills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26

Ne York, Sept. 26.-FuIly O.OOO
people left the city this morning
aboard excursion boats and yachts to
witness the first international race
betweel the Shamrock III and Colum
bia. The weather was fi1e and clear
with 1O-knot breeze blowing from
the northwest.
The Columbia went over the line
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
serious AutomobIIe Accident.

The Hague. Sept 26.-During mill
tary maneuvers near Valkenburg an
automobile accident occurred in which
Captain Baron Won Asbeck. of the
Dutch army, fractured his skull, and
Colonel Won Siegler. the German mill
tary attache, and the Belgian attache
were so seriously hurt that it is feared
they will not recover. The Russian
and Norwegian attaches were also in
iured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
An,rcbi.t Driven From Town.

Guthrie. o. T.. Sept. 26.-At Lilli-
vale William Fairfield, who sympa-
thiZed with CZOlgOsZ and Emma Gold
man. and said it would have been bet
ter for the poor people if President Nc
Einley had been killed long ago, was
driven from town Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
First Race in the American
Cup Series Does Not
Count.
THE TIME LIMIT EXPIRES
The Columbia, However, Was
Well Ahead of the
Shamrock.
The Race for the Americas
Cup.

Columb bia versus Shamrock:
Best three in five.
Conditions of first race: Fif-
teen miles to windward or lee
ward and return.
Probable starting point: Near
Jersey shore, of SeAbright.
Shamrock's time allo vance to
Columbia 43 seconds.
Crew of Colum bia: Capt.
Charles Barr and 4S sailors.
Crew OF Shamrock: Capt.
William Sycamore and so sail
ors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
Confirm. the Defeat of Marin.

Washington. Sept. 26.-News re-
ceiTed at the Colombian legation con-
firms the reports OF the defeat OF Gen
eral Marin. the revolutionary leader.
who has been operating i'm the depart
ment of Tolima. General Marin him
self escaped capture. His original
force aggregated about 5000 men. Az
fairs in the border state of Santander
are reported TRANQUIL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
Launch of Two War Boats.

New York, Sept. 26.-The torpedo
boat destroyer Nicholson of the United
States navy. and the Holland submar-
Inc boat POrpoise have just been
launched at the Nixon ship yards at
y. J..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
R,vG. Purve. Dead.

New York. Sept. 26.-Rev. DIR.
George 7. .Purves. DID,. LID, pastor of
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church.
this city. and moderator of the presby-
terry of New York. died suddenly at
his residence. so West Fifty-eighth
street. at 10 p. IA. Tuesday. He was
in his 49th year and leaves a widow
and seve1 children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
uiphr.t Price for Beeve.-

Sioux City. Ia. Sept. 26.-The high
est price ever paid for beef cattle on
the Sioux City market since the stock
yards were established was recorded
Tuesday. For eighteen head of extra
choice well-bred shorthorns. averaging
1,429 pounds. the Cudahy Packing
company paid S6.22 per 100 pounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
Accidentally shoots His Brother.

st. Joseph. Mich, Sept. 26.-Theo-
dore Burke. aged 80 years, was acci-
dentally shot by his younger brother
while hunting on the st. Joseph river
The rifle ball entered Burke's side but
cannot be located by phYsicians.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
When the Laws Lightning
Will Strike Murderer
Czolgosz.
THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 20
Receives Sentence Indiffer.
emily and Says He is
Alone Guilty.
Remarkable Speed of Trial
of CZolgosZ.

Court sessions began at 10
o'clock MOI day morning.
Jury selected in 2 hours
and 45 minutes.
Examination of witnesses and
addresses to jury took five
hours.
Jury reported agreement in
% minutes.
Judgment rendered at 26
minutes after O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon.
Court actually in session s
hours and Is minutes.
Sentence was pronounced at
2 O'Clock this afternoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
r,,i Dead on the Road.

Terre Haute. Ind. Sept. 26.-George
Kennedy. an old soldier. of Prairie
Greek township. fell dead while going
to the farm of his son nearby TO get a
gun. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
at 11:14:5. followed By the Shamrock
seven seconds later.
Shamrock shows Well.

In the first i've minutes sailing the
Shamrock seemed to hold the Column
bia in good shape. but after that
the Columbia began to 60 away. The
wind had fallen of to about seven
knots and the yIchts were moving
very slowly.
At 11:42 the Columbia had Just
crossed the Shamrock's bow ard was
apparently leading by few hundred
yards.
At 2:SO the boats were within the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
EIGHT ARE KILLED
IN GAS EXPLOSION

New York. Sept. 26.-Eight men
Jured by an explosion of gas at the
works of the Essex & Eudson Gas
c,mpany at Newark, N. j.. today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
BIG DEAL IN PHONES.

Twenty Cooperative Companies, With
10000 Phones, Consolidate.
Frankfort, Ind, Sept. 26.-The big
geSt telephone deal in the state in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
child sca1ded to Death.

terfan board of home missions. S1O,UO'
Lake Forest university. $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-26
,. PIERPoST MORGAN.

2-mile mark. The wind was freshen-
ing and the Columbia increasing hsr
lead decidedly.
The Columbia turned the stake
boat at 3:06 and sent up balloon
lib. She is running home, the Sham
rock b slf mile astern-
No Race.
At 4:4O the time limit had expired
and hence there was no race. the
Columbia being still two miles from
the finish.
The course today was Is miles to
wind ward and return. The official
time of he start wa: Cosu Ia bia,
11:lQ:49; Shamrock. 1':11:01.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-10-24
HARNESS SHOP.
Certificates of Nomination.

County Auditors Office, Rapid City,
Pennington County, South Dakota.
The following nominations for judge
of the circuit court for the Seventh
Judicial Circuit, to be voted for at an
annual and judicial election to be held
November 5, 1901, have been duly GER
titled to this Office by the secretary of
state, to-wit:
For Judge of the circuit court, Sew
enth Judicial Circuit,
BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
Name. Residence. Bus. Address.
Chas. W, Brown, Rapid City; Rapid City, S. D,
BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Name. Residence. Bus. Address.
Levi MCGEE, Rapid City, Rapid City, S.
In witness whereof l have hereuntC
set my hand and affixed the seal of the
county Of Pennington at Rapid City,
the county seat, this 18th day Of Octo.
Der, 1901. l.. 9. TRoWBR1DGE,
SEAL. County Auditor.
First publication Oct "a.