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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-25

C., b. & Q. Railway company will
have on sale Feb. 18th and March
4th and 1stn homeseekers' tickets at
one fare plus $500 for the round trip,
good 81 days from date of sale, for
the principal points in the south, west
and north. Cheap rate one way
coLpnists' tickets will also be on sale
to points in the north, northwest and
west every day during March and
April.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-25

Diphtheria relieved in 20 minutes.
Almost miraculous. DR.. Thomas
Eclectric Oil. At any drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-25
TIPS TO TRAVELLERS.

The quickest, most direct and best
route to Beaumont, Tex, is via the
c., r. 1. & p. railway. Round trip
tickets on sale Feb. 4 and IS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-25
AT THE Y. NJ. c. A.

The tournaments at parlor bowling
and croquct at the Y. NJ. c. \. are to
become Il regular Saturday evening
feature. So much interest was man
ifcsted in the contests last Saturday
that Secretary Freeman feels that
there is real need for something of
the sort and he is now arranging for
a series of tournaments to continue
till warm weather. An effort will be
made to have music also on Saturday
evenings. Saturday evening there
were Is entries in the bowling con-
tests and 10 at croquet and the win
.ners were played off igainst each 9th
er till the last was reached. William
Marquis won both contests.
Prof. c. w. Foss, of Augustana col
legc. has consented to give an his
torical lecture before the members of
the Y. VI. {. y. Friday evening,
March :.
This evening occurs the annual
good story social. \ stage has been
erected in the chapel and a list of
takers engaged that insures Il good
time to all who attend.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
SUBWAY FOR CHICAGO.
Company. With $5o,oooooo Capital
Asks PERM ssion to Build. "a

4 ASKS feEmlSStOn 10 6utlo. l5cS
Chicago, June Former Mayor
Hampstead Washburne, William A.
Alexander and S. S. Gregory will soon
ask the council for permission to build
"a subway extending to all parts Of the
city and honeycombing the entire
down town district An expenditure
of between $40,000,OOO and $4,000, 900
is contemplated by the projectors,
who plan to turn the huge tunnel over
to the city at the end of fifteen years
for a sum to be agreed upon. Their
compensation during that period is
also to be agreed upon later -. X.
Thirty days after the ordinance has
been passed and accepted, says Mr..
Washburne, work will begin. 1t is
estimated 1t will take three and a half
years to construct and put into op-
Grafton the subway in the down town
business district. Everything in the
way of capital up to $50,O0O,O0O, it is
stated, has been secured
The project contemplates the use of
the subway by the traction companies
on all sides of the city, it's use for all
manner of electric wires, including the
wires of the Chicago Telephone COM
pany, and possibly at later day fore
ing the abandonment of the elevated
loop and the use of the subway by the
elevated trains, as in the case of Bos-
ton.
The ordinance will ask for permis-
sion to dig from curb to curb and
tWenty-four feet deep.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
LESS WHEAT soWN.
A Decrease of Over Two Million Acres
in the Northwest,

Washington, June 11.-Preliminary
reports of the spring wheat s.reage
indicate a reduction of about 2,yI1 900
acres, or 1928 per cent. Of the 10
states reporting spring wheat, 10 re-
port reduced acreage, Washington
being the only state having 100000
acres or upward in this product that
reports an increase. There is a re-
duction of $4,000 acres in Minnesota
and of 905,000 acres in, North Dakota.
due largely to unfavorable weather
conditions during sowing time in the
Red river valley, and a reduction of
100000 acres in South Dakota, result
ing in the main from an increasing
tendency towards a greater diversified
ton of crops.
The average condition of spring
wheat on June 1 was 95.4, as compared
with 80 at the corresponding date last
year, 87.3 on June 1, 1900, and ten
year average of 1926, the present re-
ported average condition having been
exceeded only three times in the last
fifteen years. South Dakota reports
a condition of 100, North Dakota, SO,
and Minnesota and Iowa, IS.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
GENERAL SMITHS; CASE.
Secretary Root Has Not Vet Had Time
to Consider 1t.

Secretary Root Has Not Vet Had Time
to Consider It,
Washington, June H. Secretary
Root says that he has not yet had time
to consider the case of General J. H.
Smith, tried by courtmartial at.Manila
for alleged violation of the rules of
war in the conduct of the campaign
in Samar. He added that as the Smith
case was based practically on the
transactions which led to the trial of
Major L.. w. T. Waller of the marine
corps by courtmartial, charged with
the alleged unlawful killing of Filipino
prisoners, he would probably await
the receipt Of the record Of that case
before giving final consideration to-
the Smith case. The Waller record is
not expected to reach this city for
several weeks. It is said at the war
department that the Waller case is
closed incident, but the Smith case
will not be legally closed until it has
been finally acted on by the president.
The significance of this statement is
that it is still within the power of the
president to return the case to the
court for reconsideration of the evil
dence adduced, even though the officer
was acquitted by the court, as the
press dispatches from Manila have in
dlcated. The court could not be le-
gally compelled to change it's findings,
however, against it's own Judgment,
and it's adherence to a verdict of mot
guilty. would stand despite the disap-
prevail of the president, which in that
case would be simply as a rebuke to
the court without affecting the legal
status of the accused.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
HIS WATCH WAS WRONG,
Irregu|arity Of Engineers Timepiece
Causes a Fatal Wreck,

Causes a Fatal Wreck.
Macon, Ca, June 1.-THE south
bound passenger train of the Southern
railway, which left Atlanta at noon
for Macon, collided with a northbound
freight train near Juliette, twenty
three miles north of Macon, at 2:1O
O'Clock in the afternoon. The engi-
neer and fireman of the passenger
train were instantly killed and nine
teen of the passengers more or less
severely injured
The two trains met on a sharp curve
while under full Roadway. Owing to
the sharpness of the curve the passen-
gers saw the approaching freight and
a scene of panic developed. The shock
OF the collision was so great that seats
were smashed into splinters and the
glass into fragments. The engines
and the tenders were piled on each
other. The freight was loaded with
fruit and watermelons, peaches and
vegetables, which were widely scat
tered. Engineer Pittman and Fireman
Ed West Of the passenger were pinned
down and killed in their cab. Engi-
neer Galley of the freight escaped by
jumping, though he was seriously in
jured.
Aboard the passenger train were
many dentists en- route to the state
convention in this city.
It is said the cause of the collision
was the irregularity of the timepiece
OF the engineer of the freight train.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
CUBAN RECIPROCITY.
Is the Subject of Many Conferences
Between Republican Senators,

Is the Subject Of Many Conferences
Between Republican Senators.
Washington, June 1.-THE question
of reciprocity between the United
States and Cuba was again the subject
of many conferences between Repub-
1ican senators. The advocates of
straight reduction maintain their posi-
ton firmly and are devoting them
selves to an effort to convince the op-
ponents in their party that this is the
only legal and practical channel
through which aid can be given to the
Cubans. They have definitely rejected
the proposition for a present rebate
and an ultimate commercial treaty as
being too slow and uncertain, and an
nounce their determination to prolong
the session Indefinitely if necessary to
accomplish their purpose. So far
there are no reports of OBJECTIONS from
the beet sugar ranks. There is talk
among them of another conference at
an early day.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
HAVEMEYER DENIES.
Says the Trust Is Not Absorbing Beet
Sugar Industry.

Says the Trust Is Not Absorbing Beet
Sugar Industry.
New York, June 11.-Henry O.
Havemeyer, president of the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company, denies a
report that his company has obtained
a preponderating interest in the beet
sugar industry in this country.
The report has it that Mr.. Have
meyer has purchased the controlling
interest in several beet sugar factories
in the West and Northwest When
this was called to his attention he
said:
1T is not my intention to tell the
public, the newspapers, the business
affairs Of the company. That report
about buying sugar interests was only
printed in the hope of urging an
avoWal from me. All will say is that
any statement to the effect that the
American Sugar Refining company has
preponderating interest in the beet
sugar interest is utterly untrue"
1T is stated that you have purchased
a controlling interest in five beet sugar
factories in Michigan"
THAT'S entirely untrue, too," Mr.
HaVemeyer reDlied
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
VICTIMS OF THE MAINE.
Secretary Moody's Recommendation
Regarding Bill for Their Relief,

Secretary Moody's Recommendation
Regarding Bill for Their Relief.
Washington, June 11.-Secretary
Moody addressed letter to the chair
man of the house committee on war
claims embodying his recommended
lions in regard to the bill now pending
in the house to provide relief for per-
sonal injuries suffered through the de-
struction of the battleship Maine in
Havana harbor. In March the Span
ish claims rendered an opinion that
the claims of the famous Maine vic
TINS were merged in the national claim
against Spain and could not be regard
ed as the claims of individuals.
Secretary Moody says that in case
congress decides to recognize the
claims of those lost on the Maine the
relief should be afforded in the shape
of a direct appropriation, which course
would do away with the expenses of
litigation to the claimant.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
TELEGRAPHIc BREVlTIES.

President Roosevelt has left for
West Point to attend the centennial
celebration.
Brigadier Generals Sumner H. Lin
coin and Samuel H. Whitside, recently
promoted, have been retired.
Webster E. Brown has been renom-
mated for congress by the Tenth
(Wis.) district Republican convention.
President Palma has signed the bill
liking the salaries of members of the
Cuban senate and house of representa-
tives at $4,000 year.
The rumor that Great Britain in
tends to purchase the district of Lou
renzo Marques, in Portuguese East
Africa, has caused great excitement
in Portugal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
STORMS IN IOWA.
Much Damage by Tornadoes Reported
From Several Towns.

VIII SSSSi al O"uS.
Des Moines, June liza tornado
struck Jordan coming from the north
west. 1t blew down one and a half
miles OF telegraph wires east of the
town. 1t is thought the lightest part
OF the storm struck Jordan and great
er damage was done further out. A
bad wreck between two freight trains
on the Northwestern road is reported.
AT Grinnell a repetition of the cy-
clone OF 1882 occurred, blowing the
roofs off the new and old opera houses
and a livery barn and doing minor
damage to other property. No one
was injured.
At Oskaloosa an electric and wind
storm did considerable damage to
property, partially unroofng a bust
ness block. blowing down one house
and prostrating telephone and tele-
graph wires. No one was Injured.
The Chicago Great Western reports
that it lost communication east on &C.
count of the wires being blown down
at Reinbeck. Officials are unable to
get any information.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
KILLED BY THE HOUSE,
Measure to Transfer Certain Forest
Reserves Defeated,

nSSSFVeS DeIeateQ.
Washington, June 1.-THE house
defeated the bill to transfer certain
forest reserves to the agricultural de-
partment and to authorize the presi-
dent to establish game and fish pre-
serves. It's death was accomplished
by striking out the enacting clause.
The motion was made by Mr.. Cannon
and was carried by 100 to 70. He
claimed that the bill would greatly in
crease the cost of administering for
est reserves and declared that the es-
timated receipts of the next fiscal year
already were exceeded by the appro-
priations UP to the present time by
over $51,0OO,O0O.
The house then adopted a special
order for the consideration of the Cor
liss Pacific cable bill by a vote of 1OS
to 70, and for the remainder of the aft
ernoon listened to the author of the
measure argue in favor of it's passage.
Mr.. Dalzell (Pa.), who introduced
the rule, announced that he was OPP
posed to the government building
cable to the Philippines. He said he
favored the construction of an Ameri-
can cable by American capital, and
gave notice that at the proper time he
would offer substitute bill to author
ize the president to contract for the
construction of a cable under certain
conditions.
The minority of the commerce COM
mittee oppose the Corliss bill on the
ground that the Commercial Pacific
company is now at work building ca
BILE which is to be laid by 1905.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
A Chicago Great Western Wreck.

st. Joseph, Mo-, June liza Chicago
Great Western passenger train, due
here at noon, was wrecked at Dean, a
small station about seven miles north
of the city, shortly before IL o'clock
Only one passenger was injured. The
entire train, consisting of seven coach
es. left the track and rolled down a
twelve+foot embankment. It is be-
lieved the accident was due to the
spreading of the rails. The sleeping
car was completely demolished, but
by the queer shifting of fate not
single occupant was hurt.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12

Evidence From Outside the Philippine
Islands Was Barred.

Manila, June 1.-THE members of
the courtmartial which tried Major
Edwin F. Glenn of the Fifth infantry,
who was charged with administering
the water cure to Filipinos, have re-
turned to Manila. The court held it's
sessions at Catbalogan, Island of Sa-
mar.
The Glenn courtmartial refused to
admit evidence from places outside of
the Philippine islands, which was
brought forward to show that practices
similar to the water cure had been
conducted by the police of New York
city in 1894, when Brigadier General
F. D. Grant was one of the police COM
missioners. General Grant was presi-
dent Of the Glenn courtmartial.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
NO PROMOTION FOR BROOKE.
House Military Affairs Committee
Votes Against the Bill.

Washington, June 1.-THE house
committee on military affairs has
voted against making a favorable re-
port on the bill which recently passed
the senate authorizing the advance
ment Of the senior major general of
the army, General Brooke, to the rank
of lieutenant general and his retire
ment at that rank.
Representative Adams (Pa.) moved
a favorable report of the bill, but after
only brief discussion the motion was
lost, 7 to 8. The vote was not on party
lines, Members of the committee said
that the adverse action was due to the
course taken by the house against the
bill advancing Surgeon General Stern
berg, and also because Aof Opposition
within the committee to retirements
at advanced grades.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
BOER AND BRITON,

Fresh Instances Of Fraternization Be.
tween Recent Enemies.
Pretoria, June 11.-Boer comman-
does arriving here bring reports of
fresh instances of determination be-
tween the Beers and the British troops
The surrender of a commando at Bal
moral, Transvaal. was followed by a
big Sing song" The British soldiers
stationed at the blockhouses between
Balmoral and Pretoria in some in
stances held up the trains and prof
fered coffee and tobacco to their late
enemies.
The Beers generally hold unfavor.
able estimates of their foreign allies,
except the Americans, whom they de-
clare to be crafty, and great fighters.
A prominent commandant said:
All the Germans are fit for is to
give horses sore Backs
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
MANILA STRIKE SPREADS,
Leader Becomes Frightened at Condi
tons and Resiuns.

-eoIS' DSCCtHtS TF!SnIeNo at COn0i'
tons and Resigns.
Manila, June 1.-THE strikes here
are growing general The printers,
the butchers, the tobacconists, the
hemp workers and the carriage max
ers, estimated in all to number over
1000 men, are out. Isabelle de los
Reyes, who organized the strike move
ment, has become frightened at the
conditions which have resulted from
his efforts and has resigned the leader
ship. A dummy leader has been ap-
pointed in his stead, but the strikers
admit that de los Reyes still issues all
orders.
The majority of the strikers tell
their employers that they are satisfied
with their present wages, which are
today three times higher than they
were before the Americans came to
the islands, but that they must obey
orders, as otherwise they will be
killed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
CHICAGO CITY OFFICIALS ARE
BLAMED FOR THE SANTA. .
s;..y. RUM FIRE.
SHIFT,THE RESPONSIBILITY
Each censures a Department With
Which He Is Not connected-Man-
ayers of the Hospital Will Be Called
on to Explain Their Method of Con.
Quoting the Institution-StiII Under
Arrest

Chicago, June characterization of
the causes and responsibility for the
catastrophe at the sanitarium of the
st. Luke society reveals, it is declared,
tale of negligence on the part of off,
Gals of the sanitarium and the city.
Out OF the mass of conflicting state
ments concerning the disaster one fact
stands prominently forth. Had the
city officials performed their duty the
frightful loss of life would have been
prevented.
This is admitted by the officials
themselves, who endeavor, however.
to shield themselves by shifting the
responsibility upon some department
with which they are not connected.
The health department, the office of
the building commissioner and the
boiler inspector are involved in the
charges of criminal carelessness and
it only remains for the coroner's Jury
to fix the blame.
AS for the officers of the st. Luke's
society, they will be compelled to show
by what right they operated SAM
tarium without a license and explain
the locking of delirium tremens pa
tlents In rooms on the top floor and
Stacking them.
At the instance of the coroner's
office the president of the st. Luke's
society and several employees who were
arrested will be detained to await the
action of the coroner's jury.
DR.. Miller, president of the SAM
tarium, has petitioned Judge Chetlain
of the superior court to grant him his
liberty on q writ of habeas corpus.
Miller claims that the death of the
people in the fire twas not the result
of any negligence or carelessness on
his part, either as an Individual or an
officer of the institution, but, on the
contrary, he used every human effort
to save the lives of the PATIENTS"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
ACTS OF LAWLESSNESS.
Strikers Get UnruIy in Spite of Their
Leaders, Efforts.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, June 11.-There is
no change in the strike situation in
this region. 1t was a very quiet day.
Notwithstanding the efforts of the
strike leaders to keep their men from
committing acts of violence there con-
tinues to be acts of lawlessness which
are rather annoying to the companies.
There was stone throwing and firing of
revolvers by crowd which congre-
gated in the vicinity of the William A.
colliery of the Lehigh Valley company
at Duryea. The crowd dispersed
however, before any one was injured
AS result OF the assault upon a night
Waterman at Nanticoke last Saturday
several persons, among them three
women, were arrested and held in bail
to keep the peace. More arrests for
the same assault are threatened by
the company for whom the Waterman
worked
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
Might Incriminate Themselves.

Duluth, June 11.-Engineers Leon
ard Mcnamara and Frost Barrows and
Captain G. H. Green refused to testify
before the local United States marine
inspectors here in the case wherein
they are charged by the Great Lakes
Towing company with being parties to
a conspiracy to hinder navigation on
the Great Lakes. The reason assigned
for their action was that other charges
were pending before the inspectors
and that by answering the questions
in the second case they might incrim-
mate themselves.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, June 10.-Wheat-June,
71kc; July, 1A@71%c; Sept, 69%@
70c5 Dec, TIC. Corn-June, 62ac;
July, ,62Ac; Sept, 58Ac; Dec, 44K@,
44Ac: May: 43Ac. Oats-June, 4Qc;ii
July,> 26AcS,Sept., 28A@28kc; Dec,
28Mc. Pork[June, $17.721z; July,
$17.727sH. Sept, $3.50; Jan, $16.25@
$780, 4. Flax-Cash, Northwestern,
s1.76; Southwestern, $1.56s Sept, $1,.441
@I.42; Oct, $1.36. Butter-Creanher-
les, 18@22c; diaries, 1S@19kc. Eggs
141s@15c. Poultry Turkeys; 10:
12c; chickens, 1112c. 3s
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12

Beers Would Return to Their Homes.
Washington, June 1.-THE British
embassy has received a letter in be-
half Of ten Beers at Denver, Colo, ask
ing that means be provided for their
transportation to their homes in South
Africa. The embassy will inform the
British foreign Office at London Of the
receipt of the communication. Mean
while nothing can be done by the en-
bassy officials in this matter, as 9TH
ers Of a similar character are likely
to present themselves, and there are
no funds for this purpose.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
Three Months Railroad Wrecks.

washington, June ia bulletin
issued by the Interstate commerce
commission shows that during the
three months ended Dec. 81 last there
were 1,481 railroad collisions and ST.
derailments in the United States, in
which 274 persons we're killed and
1859 injured. Accidents of all other
kinds increase the total to 813 killed
and 1925 injured. The damages to
cars, engines and roadway by these
accidents amounted to $2,075,O91.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
Cut the Time Eiuht Hours.

Washington, June 1.-THE fastest
daily mail service ever attempted be-
tween New York and Eastern cities
and st. Louis and Western points is
provided for in arrangements made by
the postoffce department, effective
next Sunday. The contract calls for
daily schedule Of 231a hours between
New Lork and st. Louis over the Penn
sylvania road. This shortens the pres
ent schedule between New York and
st. Louis by about eight hours.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-12
STOLE CLOTHING AND HORSES.
Escaped Convicts From Oregon Peni-
Tertiary Commit Further Crimes.

Tertiary Commit Further Crimes.
Salem, Ore, June 11.-During the
night Tracey and Merrill, the escaped
convicts who killed three guards in
making their escape from the peniten-
tiary, returned here, stole clothing
from two men, took team of horses
from a third man and started north
ward. The convicts met J. W. Rob-
erts, citizen, returning to his home
in South Salem, about 10 a. m. They
robbed him of his clothing and then
commanded him to enter his house,
which was nearby, and remain there
all night under pain of death. The
convicts later met an express man and
from him they took an overcoat and
pair Of overalls. They then stole
team belonging to Felix La Branch
and drove northward. At a. m. Rob-
erts ventured from his home and gave
the alarm. Officers have started in
pursuit Of the fugitives.