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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-23
THE OLYMPIC MIDDLE.

The Olympic trouble seems to have
arisen from lack Of organization on
the part of the football men. Instead
Of the matter being in perfect readi-
ness when the first communication was
made, things were not ready. 4 list
Of subscriptions was indeed published
but II is understood TO have been in
correct, and several men repudiate the
statement that they gave sanction to
any such sums being put down against
their names. And even with this list
there was only half the amount of pro-
missed If it really was promised, that
was required for the trip.
That the Olympics should feel sore
is perfectly justifable. They had ex-
pected a pleasant outing at little or no
expense. They expected to have a very
pleasant time, and 10 probably have
had a series Of games which have been
10 certain extent notable seeing the
stretch Of ocean that there is between
here and San Francisco. All this is
true. And that there should be disgust
expressed by the Olympics and their
friends is but natural
But il is not necessary to charge the
whole sporting fraternity here with the
sins Of apparently irresponsible parties
who got up the scheme TO bring the
Olympics down on their hook, and then
thought that all that was required to
be done was to go into Fort street and
pick up dollars right and left as the
yokel used 10 believe that the streets
Of London were paved with gold, and
III he could only reach that earthly
heaven, all he had 10 do was 70 fill his
gaping pockets.
People like sport here, and the older
men, who have money in their pocket
books, are very willing to give support
10 any scheme for the advancement Of
sport as witness the success which has
always attended the efforts Of the boat
clubs TO get up their prizes for their
races, or the ready subscriptions tow
ards the baseball league and so forth.
Money for boats, when needed, has al
ways been forthcoming, and all boats
ordered have been promptly paid for.
In these matters our sporting frater-
nifty stands spotless.
The olympic muddle should not be
put 10 10 the discredit Of the sporting
fraternity here, but should be charged
10 those who 80 grossly mismanaged it.
When matters Of this kind are in hand,
responsible men should be engaged in
them and not boys who have no idea of
the responsibilities incurred or the mis-
chief they may do. As a man, who has
any sense does not start to build a
house until he knows what it will cost
him 50 even young athletes or would
be athletes should not issue invitations
until they know where the money is to
come from where with to entertain
their visitors, Having found out (a)
that they had not the money among
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-23

Spain is in pretty bad way, though
it has been claimed that she has re-
covering from the effects Of the war.
Her finances continue to be at the
very lowest ebb. Spanish currency is
so deprecated that it now stands at
AZ per cent loss on gold standard
Moreover the Spanish workman has
learned the art Of striking and has
learned what an eight hour labor law
means. Consul Byrne OF Valencia
writes: Valencia maSOns struck re-
Gently for shorter hours, and, although
lacking effective organization, have
succeeded in obtaining for the first
time in this country an eight hour
labor day thereby creating a precedent
of far-reaching effect, as II has been
followed by a general strike of masons
and cOgnate trades all over Spain"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-23
GIFTS.

a great variety both useful
and ornamental in
J LAMPS,
BUsTs AND FIGURES,
} STEMS,
} BRONZES,
VASES,
ORNAMENTS,
DECORATED CHINA,
JARDINERES,
CUT GLASS,
STERLING SILVER,
PLATED WARE,
TABLE CUTLERY,
PRESSED AND BLOWN
GLASS,
DINNER SETS,
TEA SETS.
CHAMBER SETS,
and many other articles purely
useful in our house furnishing
\ Utensil department on 2nd hoor.
Everybody can be suited.
Store open evenings until
Christmas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-02
is BAFFLED
Police Descend ON Construction Gang
at Aurora and Make
Arrests


Aurora. Ills, Nov. 3.--SheriT Dem
Her. aided hy Il SQUAD OF Aurora po-
lice. G1scectled Thursday upon tie con
struc,ion force of the Aurora. Wheaton
and Chicago Railway company. and
arrested tWe3iy-onc mcu, including =.
Ii. RracPy and +. Il. Brac"y. Coltrlc-
tor and SUpcrintcntieu;. aud the Vari-
Gus forCmen. The twcHty-orc men
were loaded in:o a patrol wagon aud
taken to the police station, where thcy
were charged with violating 4 court
injunction.
The Braccy. Howard * Foster Con
struction company for the railrUad.
commenced work Thursday on The
street. Mayer .NSchuIcr withheld per
mits and ordered them to suspend
work tvcIty-foUr hours. pending an
opinion by the city attorney. The COM
pany ignored tho mayors order. IN
injunction was Yesterday issued aad
The sequel was the arrests.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-02
SCHWAB is AGAINST 1T
"It" Being Al CpIOrcd WaIchman
Who Did Not Respect
Persons.

.Ioii"t. Ills. Nov. 2.-Nhcn President
Charles NJ. S~hwab. OF the Tinted
states Steel company. was in iUl'Ct he
ran up against an employc Of his biz
company wEO was no respects: Cf per
SONS 1Gd G"iIietl TO the president Of the
Steel Corporation the right To enter
Cnc Of his own plants. 1t wa> Dad
Brown. rbc old coiCrCd NsItchman who
has charge of the nilroad gate Ir the
scott steel mill of&She American Steel
anu Wire compahT. who proved thu
i,arricr 10 President Schwab and hA,
p3rty.
As they started to so from the blast
furnaces of the Illinois Steel company
L. The wire mill they cOncluded not Ia
20 clear around TO the office to get iu.
hut 10 rake Il short cut instead in h!
the tracks. ''lOu can't come in heah.'
said Brown as the crowd came mp -
the gate. An effcrt wlS made by thr
president Of the American Steel aud
Wire company to explain. but il made
10 difference. They would have 10 get
a pass from The office before tley could
get through that gate.
y cure q pretty good man said
President SChw@h To- Brown. An"
then he pun Il 81 bill into the old mans
hand. Brown says thai he will keep x
aS n mementO of the occasion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-02
MUST ASSESS CAPITAL
SanSamon Circuit Court Issues War
rants as to the Chicago
Corporations.

Springfield. Nov. I'm the Sanga-
mon circuit court this morning Judge
Owen =. Thompson allowed the ease
of the Chicago teachers against the
state board of equalization to be re-
doclletcd and granted a writ of man
damus against the board compelling
the board to assess the capital stock
of the Chicago corporations mention
ed in the writ. it is returnable
Thursday. Nov. II. When the men,
bers of the board convene in regular
session Wednesday next the writ will
be served by the sheriff of Sangamon
county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-02
THE OUTLOOK In IOWA
Republicans Claim the Election Nc2t
Tue lay by .7,OOO, But Dem
ocrats Will Reduce IL.

Dcs Moincs. Nov. 2.-The campaign
in Iowa for the selection of "a gov erIi-
or closes tonight with meeting by
republicans in this city to bc adj
dressed by Congressman Cousins. ~
whole the 80 days canvas has been
the quietest i'm wears. kIl PROPOSE
tions are based ON a republican, ma
jority. Phillips. the democratic can
didate for governor. Claims his oppo-
nent. Cummins. will not get 10000.
This evening Chairman Spence will
issue statement predicting re-
publican majority next TuesdaE of
1900. He claims the republican
membership in the Legislature will be
increased 10. reducing the number of
to %. Two senators are
to be elected with no opposition to
the return of Allison and DoiliScr.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-02
SHORT SPECIALS.

Dr Jorge MuuoZ has been presented
to the president as Il special minister
aud plenipotPntiary from Guate mala
Tearing condolences on the death CT
McKiuley.
{. +. MCGrew. national bank exam
iner for Nebraska. has resigned.
Acting under orders from Chief
O'Nfill two Chicago detectives seized
Il slot machine and gave the contents.
$50. TO a youth who had dropped SIS
into it.
The total receipts of the Chicago fire
mems ball amounted to S44, ,4GO50.
Toplin X Brooks. stock brokers i'll
Po,'-on. have failed. with liabilities OF
$4,000.
The cabinet meeting at Washington
yesterday was devoted largely TO the
consideration of the recess appoint
ments
The Spanish Chamber of deputies has
passed the bill prohibiting the free
coinage of silver.
Andrew Carnegie has given $4,000
for the erection OF library building
at Los GatoS. Cal.
BY the collapse of barn during a
fire at Youngstown. o.. three firemen
were seriously injured.
Fire which started in livery stable
at CniontOwn. Il. destroyed ten build
,ngs. covering two blocks. Loss. $3.50
600.
Some Congo negro troops went to
queIl Il revolt of natives and were cap
tured and eaten Ivy the enemy,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-02

Omaha. Neb.. Nov. "A ton Of base
silver bullion has mystcriously disap-
pearcd from the criminal court room.
The silver few days ago figured a.
an exhibit in junk stealing case. ana
had been left in the court room await
ing such time as the proper owners
shoUld claim il. The junk dealers
We're tried and acquitted on a charge
of having bought stolen property. The
bullion was worth about $1,000
The smelter 10 which the bullion IS
said tn have belonged had taken no
steps to recover It's possession. and
the court had no power To remove il.
When court was convened Thursday
the silver was gone. The ianitor. who
admits more knowledge than any one
else. says a dray drove up TO the build
ing Wednesday night. and that four.
strong men carried the valuable bars
away. Judge Baker. who presides
over the criminal court, is much per
picked over the matter. and is taking
steps To unearth the whereabouts of
the metal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-02
DISCOVERS ONE MORE DANGER
Horse Must Have Been Infected WIFI
Germs and No One Knew IT,

Horse Must Have Been Infected Win
Germs and No One Knew It.
In the light or events that followed.
however it is thought thar the horse
was infected with germs OF the dis
case previous TO -Aug. ~ When the
first death from lockjaw !Cllowin.
treatment with anti-toXin was report
ed. the opinion prevailed that the ply
sician's Instruments had net been prop
erly sterilized. This theory was aban-
Goned when other deaths and half 4
dozen other cases of lockiaw were re-
ported. Different physicians had used
the serum and carelessneSS in pTeunr-
ing their Instruments could not bs
charged against all of them. This left
but one theory, that those i'm charge or
the preparation of the remedy had been
careless. The animal used was infect
ed or germs were permitted to get into
the serum after il was prepared, IS the
prevailing opinion.
DIR. X. &. Harris. 1908 North GarrI-
son avenue. estimates that the number
OF children suffering from lOckjaw as II
result of the treatment ut twenty-five.
Other physicians fear that the harEs
done will he greater than is now eS-
pccted from the official reports made
To the health department. Hospital
stafTs and societies OF physicians and
surgeons are discussing the situation.
At the Baptist hospital DR.. Norris ana
DIR. Harris are making miScroScOPicai
examinations of some OF the serum
that has proved TO be so deadly. They
also have inOculated animals with IL.
ard the GeSult will be watched. There
seems to he no doubt among physicians
that the medicine was impure. y
Scientific men who have favored the
use of auti-toXin i'm diphtheria cases as
Sert that the deaths were caused 10y an
infection of the serum. Others who
have discouraged inoculatiou with anti
toxin for any purpose are ready to CON
denim the practice and assert that Il
like condition of affairs is likely to
arise at any time if the remedy i
commonly used as at present. The
city began making anti-toXin in 1S:l1.
ard 2.34I cases have been treated.
There have been 2O6 deaths in eases
where il was used This is considered
Il good record. and enough 10 sustain
those that advocate the use cf the
Both Dr. StarklOn and I;r. RHv0lG
assert that the development Of tctaIrue
from the inoclGatiOn Of anti-tOXin i
unprecedented. The situation
has attracted the attention of scion
fists of st. Louis and other cities. and
II complete investigation will he made
TO discover the fault and place it where
IL belongs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-02
ANTI TOXIN is DEADLY
Many St. Louis Children Given
That Treatment for Diph-
liberia Have Lockjaw.i
FOUR OF THOSE TREATED ARE DEAD
Doctors and Scientists Are Investi-
eating TO Ascertain Where the
Mistake Was Made.

St. Louis, Nov. -Four children OF
st. Louis, treated with anti-toXin for
diphtheria. are dead. and nine others
are seriously i'll of lock jaw caused by
an infection of the serum with tetanuS
germs. These are the dead victims:
Veronica O'Neill, or Keenan,. > years
old; Viola May Baker. years old;
Bessie Baker. & years old; Jacob Cen
turia, 10 years old. The suffering are:
three children of Mrs. O'Neill. or Kec-
nan: three children of Patrick Ruane;
daughter OF Fred Bergmann; Frangie
Baker. years old; Isaac Stein. . years
old.
City Health Office Responsible.
Coroner Funkhouser has begun a
thorough investigation. and all the
anti-tOxin in the city probably will bc
destroyed to prevent other fatalities.
All of the serum i'll the possession of
the city health department and that is
sued to physicians and unused will he
called in. All OF the deaths reported
We're children that had been treated
with anti-toXin from the city health
office. After conference with Health
Commissioner StarklOff and DIR. Amand
RavQld. city bacteriologist. the coroner
decided 10 make the investigation.
History of the Deadly Serum.
The serum which is thought to have
been the cause of the deaths was made
Aug. ~. The horse from which the
blood was drawn to prepare the rem
edy had been used for the same pur-
pose for the last two years. The AMI
nal was regarded at that time as per-
fcctly healthy. and the serum was care
fully tested on guinea pigs in the usual
manner. This product WAS distributed
about Sept. 10. Sept. 22 the same horse
was again inoculated preparatory to
making another lot. and sept. 30 he
was bled. The next day he exhibited
symptoms of tetanus. and two days
later was killed. None Of the serum
made after the inOculation of Sept. -,
was used.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-02
PIaintin Carried into Court.

New York, Nov. John :. Sammis.
IL years old. was carried into the SUI
preme court in Brooklyn on Il stretcher
and was laid upon the lawyers table
iIi front OF the jury box. He was
covered with blankets so that his head.
resting upon pillow. WAS all Of him
that was visible. He was there la tes-
fifty in suit for $4,000 damages
brought 10y him through his father
against the Standard Oil cOmDany
The boy fell into barrel of buTnin.
waste i'm the yard OF fne Standard
OH works i'm Twelfth strecT. Long ISL
and City. and was burned from his an
kles to his neck. IL is alleged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-02
BEST PAID PREACHER
Cranes Change of Church Gives Him
This Distinction in
Chicago.

Chicago. Nov. 2-Ine Rev. Frank
Crane. who resigned the paStorate of
the Hyde Park Methodist church 10
accept a call from the Peoples
church. will preach the first sermon To
his new flock Il week from Sunday.
Crane will receive a yearly salary of
81 ,JGO tmore than twice his salary at
the Hyde Park church, and he viii be
the best paid minister in Chicago.
He will surrender at the next meet
ing of the Rock River conference his
license to preach as Methodist min
lister. DIR. w. II. Thomas, who re
signed the pastOrate of the Peoples
church because of HIS advancing age.
has been made pastor emeritus at an
annual salary OF 81. 800.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-02

most or them severely. and announces
that hfty-four non-commiS<iCned Off
GERS and men were killed and 1GC
wounded. adding that four of the lat
ter have since died of their wounds.
Believes the Guns Were Reiaken.
The dispatch then says: II assume
tEat the two guns have been recovered
and tue enemy has Withdrawn. but !
have no further details. | deeply re-.
=ret the loss Of Colonel Benson and
the other officers and men who fell
with bin. In Benson the service loses
- Nest gallant and clpabl officer. who
Invariably led his column with marked
success and judgment The fighting
was at very clcse quarters and main
tanned with determination Nv both
sides. The enemy suffered heavily. hut
have not YET received IA reliable esti
mate. The Beers retired east"
seventy Eight Beers Captured.
London. Nov. "a dispatch from
Lord Kitchener dated Pretoria re-
ceiFed here yesterday says that Col
Eekewich during n night surprise or
Van Albert's laager. northeast Of Rus
tenburg ,abOut sixty miles west OF
Pr'etoria). captured seventy-cight EOerS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-02

today as they passed through the
crowded streets of London was in
tcrmingIed with shrill cries of the
ncwsboys shouting Terrible disas-
ter in South Africa Beneath the
jubiIatiOn ON the safe arrival of the
heirs apparent there exists Il keen
undercurrent of grief ana anger over
the defeat OF BensOn's column.
London. Nov. e.-Lorl Kitchener has
reported 20 the war office disaster to
ine British near Bethel. eastern Trans
Ns,al. in which two guns were lost. 5eY-
erIl officers killed or wounded. and
fifty-four mon were killed ard 1GG
wounded. The following is the text OF
Lord Kitchener's Dispatch. dated Pre-
1Cr!a. Nov. /:
Il lave just heard of 4 severe at
tack made on the rear guard of Colonel
BersOn's column when about twenty
miles northwest of Bethel. near RrC-l-
cnlaagtc. during n thick mist. The
strength Of the enemy is reported to-
bavc been 1000. They rushed two
guns with the rear guard, but it is Iln-
certain whether they were able to rc-
i''o'f 'Aeii- i'ii Oii 'dSuiillcH " tit
heavy. Colonel Benson WAS wounded.
hut net severely. \ relieving column
will reach him this morning
Benson Dies OF His Wound.
Later Lord Kitchener teIegraphed ~
follows: Colonel Barter. who marched
from the cOnstabulary line yesterday
reached Benson's column early this
morning uDOppOsed. He reports that
Colonel Benson died Of his wounds.
The other casuaItic, are the following.
Killed-CO!Onel +. Guinness. Major +.
ID Murray. Captains VI. W. Lindsay
and J.. Il. ThOrould, LieutenantS +. V.
/. Brooks and Il. l.. Shepherd. and Sec
ond Lieutenant y. ]. COrlert: died of
wounds. Captain Eyre Loud Lord
Kitchener then gives the names of thir-
teen other officers who were wounded. /
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-02
HOOD And THE ADULA REPORT
Lieutenant Says lie Never boarded the
AduIa. as Was Intimated.

Lieutenant Says lie Never boarded the
AduIa. as Was Intimated.
While Admiral Schlcy was giving his
testimony something was said of Lieu
tenant Hood. of the Hawk having
boarded the Adula when that ship was
nj CienfucgOs. and was given pernis-
sion 10 go into the hIrbor. Hood was
the next witness after Scovel yester-
day. He said: Il never boarded the
Adula. l returned to the flagship
Brooklyn after collecting the mail. un-
der Commodore Schley's orders. about
IL O'Clock. Just as | came on board
[ met Lieutenant Simpson. of the
Brooklyn. who had boarded the Adula
and had his written report | asked
aim To let me see it. as there might
bc valuable information in IT, which
lie did.
Il then told him wanted copy OF
il to take back To the admiral rs there
was. in my or,niou. very valuable in
formation in It. SimpsC,l and myself
went TO the executive officers office
and nc re,d The notes over. He had
the executive officers writer make "a
copy for me to take back to the admir-
III rs valuable information. He had
Just come out from making his report
90 the commander of the dying squad
ron That as quoted i'm the appendix
is al exact copy Of Simrson's boarding
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-02
FIEND MURDERS TWO
And Then Suicides-TripIe Tragedy
Occurs at Amster-
dam, y. Y.

Amsterdam. Y. Y. Nov. Fred
erick Bankert gained admittance this
morning TO the apartments of Will
liam Green and killed Green by shoot
ing him with revolver and splitting
his head open with Il hatchet.
Bankert also shot Mrs. Green and
cut her head open with hatchet in
tlicting fatal wound. lie then shot
himself through the heart dying in
stantly.
Bankert gained entrance to the
by climbing a rope lad
der on >the outside Of the building
and entering the window.
He was suitor for Mrs. Green be-
fore her marriage but his love was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-02
Nicaragua Abrogates All
Agreements With
This Country.
AS TO CANAL RIGHTS
Statement is Made That
Action is in Interest
of New Measures.

Washington. Nov. 2.-Nicaragua
was given notice or the termination
of the treaty of 1867 granting the
United States authority to build the
canal across that country. also the
treaty of 20.
Minister Conveys Action.
The action is conveyed to the state
by the Nicaraguan min
lister of foreign affairs.
That officer declares the denuncia-
tions in no way affect the friendly
relations between the two countries
and the Nicaraguan government de-
sires the conclusion of the new treat
les
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-02
COMES TO TIME AGAIN
sultan Yields TO French Claims in
Their Entire

Paris. Nov. 2.-The French foreign
office this morning received a tele-
gram from the counsellor OF the
French legation at Constantinople
announcing that the sultan yester-
day sent message accepting all the
French claims. including the Lorando
claim.
London. Nov. 2.-A news agency
Rome dispatch says the second divis-
ion of the Italian Mediterranean
squadron has started for Turkey
with thc object ii is said. of counter
balancing the french naval demon
StratiOn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-11-02
FOUR MEN ARE KILLED.
While Eleven Others Are Injured in Collision on
the Pennsylvania Near Ply
mouth, Ind

valparaiso. Ind. Nov. Two mch
were instantly killed ard Il ,lczc;I irl-
Jnrcd in a collision at j.. III. ycStci-
day between the local freight on the
Pennsylvania road and the wCrk train
of the Clifford Construction cOmpany .
OF this city. The dead are Joseph Cliff
ford. of the Clifford Construction con-
pany. Valparaiso. Ind. and Conductor
Tompkins. of the work train. The IA
tally iuiUred-Charles Coyer. Of the
Clifford company. and Brakeman John
son.
The accident occurred on the grade
at Plymouth. The work train WIS
running at that station on the time or
the regular train. which WIS late. At
the bottom OF the steep hill. and at -
SlarD bend OF the track. the local. TJIn
ring at high speed. crashed into the
Clifford train. which consisted Cnly or
= locomotive and c;JbOosc in which
vas the crew of fifteen men. Cars ana
locomotives were crushed end smashed
into bits. Not man i'm the crow o.
caDod rniniured. and II IL icarFd soy
,.-s,I Of tsirTII :tre so badly W TnIcG ;!'J.
death j. iHey table.
Was Like Finding 1Trucy.
Ottumwa. Ia. Nov. 2.-Sherin 3. T..
Climmis. OF ADpanccse COUNTY,. was