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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
PITH OF THE PRECEPT
Issued to Govern the Court of In.
quiry in the Case of Ad-
miral SchIey.
COVERS THE WHOLE CONTROVERSY
Court Is Required to Report the Facts
and Its COncIusiops-State-
ment by Long.

Washington. July 2I.-The precept
10 the Schley court of inquiry. which
the navy department has been prepar-
ing for several days, was given to the
public yesterday. 1t is document adj
dressed to Admiral Dewey, as preSi-
dent of the court. instructing him
concerning the matters 10 be inveSti-
gated. While ii directs that the EN-
tire matter of Admiral Schley's con-
duct during the operations in West In
dian waters shall he investigated. max
ing use Of the very words employed by
Admiral Schley in his letter to Secre-
tary Long. it also selects certain dis
tinctive acts of the rear admiral con
cerning the facts and prOpriety OF
which it calls for particular investiga-
tion.
Important Points That Are Covered.
These points cover briefly Admiral
Schley'S alleged delay with the flying
squadron at CienfuegOs: the slOwneSS
of his progress toward Santiago after
leaving CienfuegoS: the retrograde
movement toward Key West: the ef-
fectiveness of the bombardment of the
Spanish feet at the ranges used in the
reconnaissance of May 81: the state
of the coal supply on various ships
when he telegraPhed the department
that he would return To Key West; the
loop" of the Brooklyn at Santiago:
the accuracy of his reports. and mat
ters relating 10 the controversy be
tween him and Commander HodgSon
over the alleged cOlloquy which is said
to have taken place aboard the Brook
1yn when the loop was made during
the naval engagement off Santiago.
Court Is to Report Its Conclusions.
With the exception of the last two
counts. the others practically sum up
the criticisms of Admiral Schley's con-
duct made by Secretary Long to the
senate. which the secretary character
lied as Schley's ''reprehensible con-
duct" One of the important points in
the precept is the direction to the court
TO report in its conclusions ''all the
pertinent facts which if may deem TO
be established. together with its Opin
ion and recommendations in the prem
iSpS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
TRADE OUTLOOK is GOOD.
Notwithstanding the Industrial Situation
Caused by Strikes.


New York, July pr. q. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says: \
fortnight of the steel strike has passed
without materially altering the posi-
tion of the contestants or adversely af-
fecting the industry as a whole. EX-
ceptional activity is noticed at the
mills not affected by the strike. and
the movement of structural material
for bridges. buildings and track ele-
yation is Still heavy. Steel bars for
agricultural implement makers are
firm in price and freely purchased.
Railways seek freight cars, and rails
are sold for delivery next January. Pig
iron is accommodating, but producers
offer no concessions. Tin has fallen
to the quotations prevailing in May,
owing 10 the lack of demand here and
weakness in London.
New lines of wOllen goods for de
livery after Oct. l opened al moderat te
reductions from last years prices. Sup
plies of heavyweight goods have been
reduced to Il satisfactory peint. aud
the situation in all branches of the in
duStry is such as to endanger conf
dence. Raw wool. however. thus far
falls TO reflect the Improvement Cot
ton goods are dull. Mills are not fully
employed either north or south. Shoe
shops are producing at full capacity.
with orders arriving steadily. Business
improves as the season advances. Dry
hides are still in light demand, with
values firmly held. while q few grades
of Chicago country hides are lower.
Variations in the corn market on Mon
day Indicated manipulation by stock
market interests.
Failures for the week number 1913
in the United States. against 231 last
year, and 2S in Canada. against 2S last
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS.

The keel of the Pennsylvania, az
mOred cruiser. was laid in the yard of
the Cramps yesterday
Dr. J. NJ. Harlan, of Michigan City.
Ind. has gone to Europe to claim an
estate of 100000.
The story that Emperor Wilhelm
will mediate between Great Britain
and the Beers has no foundation.
4 mutiny of the soldiers on the isl
and of Guam is reported. The mutt
nous men were court -martialed.
Brooklyn bridge has been re-Opened
for traffic. Engineers say there never
was any danger.
Mrs jeanette Putnam. Mrs. Thomas
Chivington and Miss Lou Bergh are
going TO hunt the mountain lion in
Colorado.
Fire destroyed twenty-nine houses
and one convent ut LaPrairie. Que,
Thursday night: loss, 100000.
An offer has been made to England
by the TransvaaI League of Chicago to
remove n number of people from the
refugee camps in South Africa.
r. Frank Walters, druggist. at
Baltimore, was killed in his store by
coming in contact with an electric light
wire
A committee from Louisville has
gone to Canton. o., to induce the pres
ident to attend the knight Templars'
conclave at the Kentucky metropolis
in August.
Fire at Bonneville. Mo. destroyed
property worth $4,000.
Edgar and Harley Dalrymple. broth
ers. were drowned i'm the Bear river at
Montpelier Ida, while bathing.
Very Rev. T. W. Condor. assistant
general of the congregation of Holy
Cross. in the United States, died at
Notre Dame, Ind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
TRUST MEN STILL KEEP SILENCE
Situation Mapped Out by Men Not Direct
~ Interested in the Trouble

Among the officers of the manufac-
tureTs the same studious silence is pre-
served. The only statement obtain
able has been that the situation was
unchanged: that the manufacturers
had made no overtures for n settle
ment of the strike, and did not intend
TO. so far as was known locally As
viewed by manufacturers not inter
eSted directly wi,n the strike the situa-
tion was summed up in this way: The
strike is not affecting the United States
Steel Corporation as seriously as was
expected by the Amalgamated Associa-
ton. The feeling of ehe leading Off
cials of the trust Is that the strike Will
not last long after the summer weather
is past. That this is the belief is in
dicated by the little effort that the
company is making to force their mills
into operation.
If the officials of the United States
Steel Corporation seriously believed
that the strike was going To be a long
one they would undoubtedly have made
some organized movement for break
ing the strike before this. The manu-
facturers realize that ii would be n
hard task TO try and arrange this strike
settlement at a time i'm the year when
men do not want to work anyway.
There would he no incentive for the
men TO go TO work under any condi-
tions. They are waiting for the fishing
season to pass and the season for out
door sports and amusements, and when
this is over and the men are back to
their homes they will be ready to talk
To them with some reasonable show of
success This is the opinion of the
ma iority of the manufacturers. but
there ars few who believe the con-
test will be one of the longest and most
bitter ever seen in this country.
a telegram from Wheeling says:
Interesting developments are nearing
their climax at the Great Riverside
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
CURE FOR A sALKY HORSE.
Case in which Dowieism Was Used with
Great Success.


Kalamazoo. Mich, July 2I.-An ell
der of the Dowie faith from this city
attended Il meeting ut Zion City. Chi
cago. and told how prayer made Il
balky horse tractable. The horse. ac-
cording TO the elder. would have
caused David Harum TO trade shin off
at any price. but after a thought Of
DOwie and Zion the horse was a good
animal warranted TO stand without
hitching and to go when urged. Said
the elder:
They gave us n balky horse this
morning when we started out TO Zion.
We remembered that the general over
seer said: stop at 9 O'Clock and have
five minutes of prayer We stopped
and had five minutes of prayer. and
then we suggested 10 God that he
make the horse gentle and take the
devil out of him, and he did. The
horse was gentle all dav and did not
give us any further trouble"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
TERRIFIC RAINS REPORTED.
Lightning Strikes a Woman and Her Babs
Others Shocked.

Amigo, Wis, July 27.-During ter
rife rain here lightning struck and in
stantly killed Mrs. Martin Cherek. who
was calling on a neighbor. Her baby
was severely burned, and may. die. An.
other woman in the same house was
severely burned. Martin Cherek has
suffered a series of Affections. Three
years ago the tornado here destroyed
his house. Last winter his dwelling
was destroyed by FIRE. and now the loss
OF his wife in an Instant follows.
The members OF the family of Mil
ton Bacon were shocked by lightning
which entered their house, but were
not seriously hurt. 1t is reported that
the mill of the Northern Woodland
company. in the town Of Peck, was
damaged by wind and the boarding
house destroyed. Monroe, Wis, re-
ports that lightning struck ia twenty
places. and four inches of rain fell.
Janesville, Wis, also reports a severe
STERN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
THE TRIP TO CLEVELAND.
What l. Will Cost in Railroad Fare ts
Attend the 6. A. II. Meet.

st Louis, July 2T.-In general or
derS issued yesterday by Commander
in-Chief Leo Rassieur. of the G. A. r.,
in regard 10 the tlnrty-fifth national
encampmRnt. Sept. to IA. announce
ment is made that the Central PaSsen-
gen association has made a rate of 7
cent mile to and from Cleveland.
All other passenger associations
eaSt. south and weSt-have made rates
of from one fare for the round trip to
Il fare and Il third. plus 81. which will
apply through their respective terri
tories. bur when the Central PassengeR
association territory is reached the 1
cent mile will be charged.
Tickets will be good only on date
of sale. They will he made good for
return passage up to and including
Oct. s provided they are deposited with
the joint agent on or before II O'Clock
noon of Sunday, Sept. II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
OUR IMPERILED CORN CROP.
some Reflections Regarding Its ImpOr-
tanee In Foreign Trade.


Washington. July 27.-Talk OF fail
| ure OF the corn crop-which talk, how
ever. is not fully indorsed by Secre.
tary of Agriculture Wilson-gives un
usual interest to some figures collected
by Frank Hitchcock. chief of the sec
tion of foreign markets of the agricul
tural department. IT appears that
nearly half of our shipments OF In
dian corn goes to the United Kingdom
During the five-year period from 1894
Z" 1898 our shipments of this grain to
Great Britain averaged 10000. .00O
bushels year. the value being about
SiS.OO0.0OO. This gave the United
Kingdom, taking the percentage OF
quantity. about 43 per cent. OF the to-
tai exports.
Germany ranks next 10 the United
Kingdom as n market for our corn.
taking about 20.00O.OOO bushels year.
o. about IL per cent. the value being
slightly more than S7.OOO.OOO. Canada
was a market for about 10000 900
bushels. the value being about So. T00.-
600. Canada took about per cent. of
the total. The Netherlands. with TO-
100000 bushels, valued at S3.SO0. .OOO.
received nearly o per cent. Denmark
took nearly 8 per cent. receiving about
A.0O0.O0O bushels. with value of
about S3.OOO.OOO These five countries
the United Kingdom. Germany. Can
ada. the Netherlands and DeDmark-
were the chief markets for our Indian
corn during the period under consider
alton.
The exports of Indian corn have in
creased during the past thirty years
more than almost any other commod-
tty. In 1870 we exported IA little over
81 100000 of Indian corn. Last year
we exported nearly S7O.O0O.00 worth.
This growth is attributed largely TO
the growth OF the dairy industry all
over the world and the discovery i'm
foreign countries that American corn
forms a cheap and desirable food for
live stock. The threat Of foreign ma
tions TO put retaliatory duties on prod
ucts which the United States sells to
them gives additional importance 10
figures which show the extent TO
which American farmers depend upon
the foreign markets. During the fiscal
year which closed 1899 our agricul-
tural products reached I'm value close
to the enormous sum of $500. 600 200
Benton Harbor Mich.. July 27.-The
heavy rain which fell here Thursday
has revived the hopes of fruit growers.
Peaches which were suffering greatly
from tho drought may vet show a good
Weld. The raspberry and blackberry
.ropS have been cut short. and i'm some
fields the fruit is about entirely dried
up. Last season the supply of black
berries was so enormous and prices fell
so low that growers refused to harvest
-bem
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
Competition i'm Carnations.

Joliet. Ills. July 27.-The J. D.
Thompson company Is the name of the
new Joliet corporation to rival the Chi
cago Carnation company, owned by
Harlow \. Higinbotham, with green
houses in this city. Fhe capital stock
is $4,000. John Lambert and Fred P.
Story are the largest stock holders. each
having $4,000 The business of the
company is to grow. handle. sell, mar
ket and deal in flowers. palms. green
house supplies and horticultural sup
plies and produce OF all kinds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
Nun. Hold an Election.

South Bend. Ind. July 27-The
chapter of election of Sisters of the
Order of the Holy Cross. which meets
every six years for the election of gen
eral officers to form a council of ad-
ministration of the order. met Thurs
day at st. Mary's academy, this city.
Bishop Alerding presided. Mother
Perpetua. acting mother general since
the death Of Mother Annunciata, was
elected mother general: Sister Aquina.
superior of the Sacred Heart college.
Fort Wayne. local superior. Mother
Pauline was reelected director OF st.
Mary's academy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
LONG MAKES = SHORT STATEMENT
Lemly Is To he Jndge AdVOcate-Spnnish
Officers May BE Witnesses.

Lemly IL To he Jndge AdVocate-Spanish
Officers May BE Witnesses.
Secretary Long made the following
statement about the precept: ut is
simply an enumeration of the facts
that have been-to use the applicants
own words-'under discussion they
are referred to informally and sug-
gested to the court as matters which
have been discussed and. as such.
should be inquired into by them. They
are enumerated in accordance with the
general rule that when inquiry is made
the person interested should have no.
tfce beforehand as far as possible. of
all the specific things about which in
Quiry is likely to he made.
Judge Advocate General Lemly, who
was designated as judge advocate Of
the court yesterday. now will proceed
with the preparation of his case. He
will examine all documents and pre-
pare a list of witnesses. The court
probably will sit for several months
more than likely until after congress
convenes in December.
Lemly has not vet decided who the
witnesses before the court shall he.
They may he taken from the navy.
from the army. or from civil life-fer
undoubtedly some of the newspaper
correspondents will be called in this
case. 1t is even probable. in view OF
the recently published Interview of
Captain Eulate. of the Spanish navy.
that he and Admiral Cervera himself
will be called. if Admiral Schley de
sires il. OF course the court of inquiry
has no authority To compel their at
tendance. and it is more than doubtful
whether they would respond to a sum-
mons. but the opportunity will be af-
forded.
No word has been received from Ad
miral Kimberly. who. it was reported.
had written to the department saying
that his health made it inadviSa BILE for
him to attempt to serve on the court.
lie will not he officially notified of his
selection as a member of the court un-
til he receives the precept. which was
mailed To him yesterday. \ copy OF
the precept also will he sent to Adj
miral Dewey and Rear Admirals Ben
ham and Schley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27

Tube works of the National Tube com
pany. in upper Benwood. For several
days organizers of the Amalgamated
Association have been quietly at work
there and are said 10 have met with
success. This evening. ar their hall i'm
South Wheeling. a meeting of the
Amalgamated lodge made up of some
of the men in the Riverside plate mill.
will be held. when the men whom the
organizers have induced to join will
he taken in. As to how many recruits
the organizers have secured no infor-
nation can be obtained in advance of
this evening"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
THE SHAMROCK
STARTS FOR AMERICA

Gourock, July 27.-The Shamrock
III. accompanied by the Eciu, sailed
this morning for New York. Great
enthusiasm was displayed as the chal-
lenger departed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
coNvIcTs FEEL INsULTED.
Because n Clergyman Uses Language That
Is Too Pointed.

Omaha. Neb.. July 27.-Dean Camp
bell Fair. of Trinity cathedral. Thurs
day received rough treatment at the
county jail in fight among the pris-
oneqs The dean, who comes from the
most fashionable parish in the city.
has been holding afternoon prayer
meetings at the jail. to which a num-
ber Of prisoners have taken exception.
Dean Fairs remarks have on occa-
sions been pointed. and were especial
ly so Thursday.
Following the discourse. the clergy
man started the hymn THE Dying
Thief Rejoiced to See Joe Conrad, a
federal prisoner. took the song as an
insult and bestowed a buffet on John
Ellison, a prisoner. who had Joined in
the singing. The clergyman was
roughly handled before the jailers ar
rived
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
ELoIN SHORT OF MILK.
Supply shrinks Nearly 30 Per Ceat. Owing
to the Drought

Elgin, Ills. July 2T.-Unable 10 get
its full supply Of milk. owing TO the
prolonged drought. the big condensinS
factory here is not running half its full
force. The supply is shrunk nearly
one-half, and even at it's high price to
general consumers farmers who are
selling the milk say they are not get
ting what IL is worth. The average
from April TO September paid by the
factory is 65.T3 cents per eight-gallon
can.
Milk peddlers pay considerably i'm
excess of this, but the suppliers of the
factory are bound by contract. Bran
has advanced from SD to SIC per ton.
and grain is about one-third higher.
Pastures are bare. and farmers feel
well-night discouraged with the out
look. The rain of "Wednesday night
did little good.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
sensation Mt nrIchicen civ.

Michigan City. Ind, July &c. p.
Otis. who has moved in the best cir
cles of this city. has been arrested on
the charge of grand larceny. commit
ted in Marinette. Wis. He is reported
az being engaged to the daughter of a
prominent man here, and the arrest
caused a sensation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
Inger,oIr. widow Sues for sos. 900.

Butte. Mont. July 2T.-Eva A. In
GersOll. OF Dobbs Ferry. y. Y. widow
OF the late Robert g. IngerSoll. and adj
pIinistrafriX of his estate. has brought
suit against several heirs Of the estate
II Andrew ]. Davis to recover judg-
ment fer $4,000. with interest from
Aug. "a. 1897. for legal services rend-
cred 10y IDgersoII. for which he was to
get 100000. but was paid ONLY 81. 600
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
Big Hole in the servi.s Idea.

Portland. Or. July 27-Edward 4.
Beals. forecast official in charge of the
Portland office of the weather bureau.
says concerning the Serviss theory Of
heat causation through sun disturb
ances: "If Mr.. Serviss theory is cor
rect the excessive heat being expert
enced in the east should be correspond
ingly felt in the north Pacific states.
The normal daylight temperature at
Portland i'm JUL Is 66.3. This year
II has been 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
A GRAVEL TRAIN
IN FATAL WRECK

Dayton, Ohio, July 27.-The gravel
train used by the Chase Construction
company in the construction of the
traction line between this city and
Troy was wrecked this morning. the
engine jumping the track. Orville
d. Chase, of Detroit, and w. B. Gra-
veil, of Chicago, were killed and four
seriously injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
PROGRESS OF GATHERING
OF BAPTIST UNION,

Chicago. July 27.-At today's ses-
sion of the convention of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union, a message
of congratulation from President Nc
Kinley was read and received with
great enthusiasm. The banner for
the best work in the literature course
was captured by Minnesota for the
fifth time. The principal address of
the day was made by Rev. w. Nc
Kee of Mt. Carroll, ILL.,, on .'What
Christ Adds to Life
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
Kained some In Iowa.

Des AToineS. Ia. July 21.-Twenty-
bundredtlTs of an inch OF rain Is the
average i'm the Des Moines district
Wednesday night. and it has helped
the corn enough to cause tire state di-
vision of the department of agriculture
crop service TO give out an encouraging
report. Director Sage says that the
damage to corn has been plainly
checked i'm many localities. where the
rain amounted TO more than the aver
agP
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
Live wire Kills a Man.

Chicago. July 2T.-For several hours
Thursday NfternOon the body of Cor
nelius Daily. an electrician. lay he
tween two rendering tanks in Swift
& Co.'S hoghOuse at the stock yards.
When other employees found the body
a pair OF nippers in the right hand
were resting against live wire. Daily
wore no rubber gloves, so it is sup
posed he thought the current was
turned of. The flesh of the right arm
was scared from the finger-tips to the
Shouldaf.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
NEW FIGHTER MAINE
SUCCESSFULLY FLOATED.

Philadelphia, July 27.-The battle
ship Maine was successfully launched
at the Cramps ship yards today.
An immense Gro wd witnessed the
ceremony
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
In Missouri, Too.
GEN. WOOD STARTS
EOR HOME SICK.

Havana, July 27.-Gen. Wood was
taken on board the steamer MORO
Castle today. He EXP. essed himself
as being quite well, aud wanted to
walk aboard, but the doctors insisted
upon his being carried. The MORO
Castle is due in New York Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27
Prayer of Kansas Seems to
Have Been Ans
wered.
COPIOUS DOWNPOUR COMES
Topeka and the Surrounding
Country Flooded and
Good Done.

Topeka. Kas., July 27.-The most
extensive rainfall that Topeka and
Shawnee county have experienced for
a year fell for two hours this morn
ing. The downpour was almost in
the nature of a cloudburst, flood
ing the streets and congesting the
cutters. The atmosphere is consid-
erably cooler and the mercury was
around so at 9.
Extent of Rainfall.
The Santa Fe reports rain extend
ing for so miles west on the system
and east to Kansas City. On the
Rock Island and Union Pacific sys-
TENS and farther north the area COW
cred is about the same. This ends
the drouth in the sections mentioned
for the present, the rain reilling the
streams and restoring the pastures.
The rainfall was an inch aud three
quarters over the state for 100 miles
west of Kansas City.
In Missouri, Too.
Kansas City, July 27.-Soaking
rains fell last night and this morning
in western Missouri and eastern and
central Kansas. At many points it
was the first rain of consequence
since the middle of April. Condi-
tions favor a continued rain today.
In Kansas City there was a steady
downfall for three hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27

rounding Little Point Sauble the little
two-masted schooner Ida Jane was
struck by a squall. She was under
the management of James and VIII
lam Murphy. her owners. The gale
carried away the topmast and topsail
The schooner became unmanageable
and capsized. Her crew was picked
M Inv the life savers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-27

Washington. July 21.-Official re-
ports show that the corn belt region
continues hot and dry. with no pros
poets of immediate change in these
conditions. Showers have fallen in the
northern half of the corn belt area
since "Wednesday night