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Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-21
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED
Florida Excursion Via "DiNIe Flyer"
Route.

On Tuesday. January 9Th. an excursion
will be run from Nebraska to Fiorida-with
through sleeping cars from Omaha and Lin
coin. via Burlington Route TO St. Louis and
the pixie Flyer" Route from there to jack
sonville.
This excursion will be a personally con-
Quoted one and will be 10 charge Of Mr..
George W. Bonnell, c. 7. A., b.. g. NJ. r. r.,
Lincoln. NeJ., who is thoroughly familiar
with the points Of interest enroute and in
the state Of Florida,
As you pass through Cairo, Martin,
Nashville. Chattanooga, Atlanta and Macon.
and make a 12-hour stopover at Chatta-
nooga, where an experienced guide will
conduct the party through Chattanooga
Park, pay a visit to Lookout Mountain and
other points Of interest; the trip will be
an interesting and instructive one.
An early application for sleeping car
space is suggested. Ask for copy Of illus
trated booklet outlining the trip at 1902
Farnam St., or write w. II. BRILL, Dist.
Pass. Agt.. Illinois Central Railroad,
Omaha, Neb.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
Ono of rie1d,s Crnzy Jokes.

In his biography of Eugene Field
Slason Thompson says that shortly aft
er the humorist's arrival in Chicago it
occurred to him one bleak day in De
cember that it was time the people
knew there was stranger in town.
So he arrayed himself in long linen
duster, buttoned up from knees to col
lar. put an old straw hat on his head
and, taking u shabby book under one
arm and a palf leaf fan in his hand. he
marched all the way down Clark street,
past the city hall, to the office. Every
where along the route he was greeted
with jeers or plying words, as his ap-
pearance excited the mirth or commits
Grafton of the passersby.
When he reached the entrance to The
Daily News office, he was followed by
n motley crowd of noisy urchins, whom
he dismissed with a grimace and the
cabalistic gesture with which Nicholas
Kooran perpleXed and repulsed An
tony van Corlear from the battlement
of the fortress on Rensselaerstein.
Then. closing the door in their aston
iShed faces, he mounted the two flights
of stairs to the editorial rooms, where
he recounted. with the glee of the boy
he was in such things, the success Of
his joke.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
STOPS bonn MBARDMENT
Commander Potter, of Ranger, Takes
Hand in Panama Harbor
Fireworks.

Washington, July 2L-The navy de-
partment has received advices re-
specting the engagement in Panama
harbor referred to in Saturdays dis
patches from Commander Potter, of
the gunboat Ranger, which was rep
resented in the press reports as be-
ing in the line of fire. The announce
ment by the commander that he has
forbidden the bombardment will, it
is believed, cause the insurgents to
abandon further attempt against
Panama by water. Commander Pot
ter's dispatch follows:
%Panama. July 21.-A slight en-
gagement has taken place between
the insurgents and the government
vessels in Panama bay. No damage
was done. 1 have notified the insur-
gent vessels to cease the lombard
ment, or anchorage will not be per-
mitted.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
Police Have No CIews
FAST TRAIN TIME
Which the Michigan Central Pro.
poses Introducing in the
Near Future.

Grand Rapids. Mich. July PA
new Grand Rapids Chicago service is
being planned by the Michigan Cen
trail. and it promises to be the fastest
ever run between these cities. 1t is
known that the engineers have sur
veyed the ground for between five and
six miles of track, which will be re-
quired. and their report is that the
plan is feasible.
The Michigan Central proposes to
build connecting track from its
Grand Rapids division, five or six
miles south of this city. so as to in
tersect the Grand Rapids division of
the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern. whose tracks will he used to Kal-
amaZoo, thence over the main line of
the Central to Chicago. forming Il new
outlet for the Grand Rapids business.
Lapeer. Mich. July 21.-A farmer
by the name of Douglass. living in
MacOmb county, is here searching for
Sheridan Groat. who worked for hiIl.
Groat disappeared several days ago,
leaving behind some good clothing and
wages due him. Groat's home is in
New York state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21

night hre breaking OF these Ievees
would flood 1T5 square miles in Hi
nois and destroy $2,OO0,000 to $1,000
600 worth of corn. The levees below
Quincy are in the same situation, ~eX-
cept that they are lower and less firm.
Opposite Quincy, in Missouri, is still
another center of special devastation
which is appalling. North twelve miles
TO La Grange and south to HOltOn
large prairies are well under water
reaching from the Illinois bluffs to
the Missouri bluffs-at least ten miles.
Levees hastily thrown around farms
disappeared in n fierce current rushing
fro mabove through the draw of the
Burlington bridge, carrying everything
befOfe It. Lone Tree prairie, ten miles
square. is deserted, the population
having flown to Quincy and the bluffs
on the Missouri side. from which they
watch the complete destruction.
Around LaAIotte. Silverton. Busch Sta
ton. Clemens, Ashburn, north Of Han
nibaI. there is more wheat than at
other places. and all in the shock is
mostly washed away. The chief crop
there is corn however. and there Is the
same ruin as at other places.
The hopeful side of the picture has
Just developed. No levees gave way
yesterday. and REPORTS from up the
Des Moines river show a fall. If no
more heavy rains come Immediately
the worst is probably over.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
SOLDIERS REPAIR A RAILWAY
En- Route to Camp They Have Little
Real Military Experience.

En- Route to Camp They Have Little
Real Military Experience.
BeardStown. Ills. July 21.-The Bal
timore and Ohio Southwestern train,
bearing ten companies of the Sixth IL
linoiS infantry to Camp Lincoln, en-
cOuntered waShOut near BeardStown
Saturday morning at +:40 O'Clock, and
great loss of life was narrowly avert
ed. Warming was received by the en-
gineer of the train Just before the
treacherouS rails were reached. The
foundation beneath the tracks had been
loosened for distance of forty yards,
and the rails were sunken two feet in
some places.
The train was stopped. soldiers alight-
ing and working more than an hour
repairing the track. and succeeded in
getting the train of eighteen coaches
past the place The engine was de-
tached and run over by itself. as its
jarring would have caused the rails
TO sink lower
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
seems Plenty of Money in Sight.
NEW NAME FOR A UNION
Longshoremen Sort OF Reach Out I'm tho
Matter of Title.

Longshoremen Sort Of Reach Out I'm tho
Matter of n Title.
Chicago, July 21.-Before the ad-
journment of its eleventh annual con-
yention the International LOngshOre-
mems association became. by vote of
the POO delegates present. the Interna-
tional LongShoremen, Marine and
Transport Workers association. Dan
ieI J. Keefe, of Chicago, and Henry
G. Barter. of Detroit. were reelected
unanimously to the positions of presi-
dent and secretary treasurer respec-
lively.
AS the head members of the asso-
cations executive committee they will
be assisted by nine vice presidents. as
follows: John Walsh. Cleveland; John
j. Joyce. Buffalo: ]. Gordon O'Neill.
Duluth: J. A. Madsen. Portland. Ore;
Cornelius Wild. Buffalo; J. y. OWN,
Galveston: Frank Morrell, Ashtabula
james Mclaughlin. Windsor, Ont; j.
L. Porter. New Orleans.
The convention voted to ask for Il
joint conference of the freight ham
dlers of the great lakes and the mana
gers of the freight lines, to be held in
February. to decide upon a wage scale
for next year. The convention also
declared against allowing crews of
boats and non-union workmen to trim
ore and grain cargoes. and voted to
compel all wooden boats loading ore
at ports where longshoremen are or
ganized to employ union men. ard to
fine all refusing this 3k cents q ton
at unloading ports.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
WILL OF ARCHBISHOP
Nearly All of Chicago Prclatc's
$125,OOO Estate Goes
to His Sisters.

Chicago. July 21.-W.hen the CON
tents Of the will of Archbishop Feehan
were announced it was found that the
Instrument considered only the person
al affairs of the dead prelate. and there
were no requests or suggestions con-
corning the affairs of the diocese.
The entire estate, consisting chiefly
of life insurance. amounts to less than
S125. 900. The bulk of this amount goes
TO his two sisters. Bridget KavanaSh,
who was employed at the archepisco-
pal residence for many years. was CIV
en- $4,000. st. Mary's Training School
fos Boy at Feehanville was given S4,-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
Pro,se of Work Wen Done.

Perhaps there is nothing else so
productive of cheerful, helpful service
as the expression of approval or praise
Of work well done, and yet there is
nothing so grudgingly. so meagerly
given by employers. Many of them
seem to think that commendation is
demoralizing and that the voicing of
appreciation will lead to listlessness
and the withdrawal of energy and in
terest. This evinces but poor knowl-
edge of human nature, which is al
ways hungering for appreciation. But
how mistaken such views are is shown
by the loyal and unstinted service Civ
en- to those large minded men who
treat their employees as members of a
family committed to their care.-Suc-
cess.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
Asks form Resirnntion.

Springfield. His. July Ex-Governor
Yates has asked for the resignation of
tory inspectors. Governor Yates de
clined to give out any reason further
VIII Open the Demoeratic convention
Detroit. Mich. Jkily 21.-Alfred
Lucking, of Detroit. Mayor Maybury'
law partner, has been chosen for tenn
porary chairman of the Democratic
state convention, which meets in De
trot July 30-3I.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
STATE GIVES UP THE JOB
No More Organized Effort to Run DOwa
the Thug Tracey.

Tacoma. Wash, July 21.-After
thirty days of continual pursuit by
men and bloodhounds, all organized
effort to capture Harry Tracey. the
escaped Oregon convict, has ended. No
further posses will start after him.
The pursuit of Tracey through Clark,
Cowlitz, Lewis, Thurston, Pierce. Kit
sap. Snohomish and King counties has
cost these counties $4,000.
The fact that Oregon declines to pay
Mrs. Waggoner. of Chehalis. the re-
ward for Merrill's body has done much
toward the fiat drop of the Tracey
hunt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR HER
The Girl Recently Married at Indianapolis
to a Chinaman.

indianapolis. July 21.-If some of
the Chinese of the city are TO be be-
lieved the welded life of Moy Sam,
who married Miss Minnie Downs re-
Gently may not be free from annoy
ance. The Chinese of the faction that
is not the one AIoy Sam belongs to say
that AIoy Sam already has wife in
China and a boy years old. While
they do not say MOy Sam is bigamist,
they smile with characteristic bland
ness when asked if this is the case.
The Chinese are also discussing the
marriage of Pang Vim. which occurred
here ten years ago. According to
them, Pang Vim returned with his In
dianapoliS with (who was Miss Alice
Norton1 TO China, and there the Amerf-
can wife found Chinese wife who an
tedated her some years. They say the
American wife became dissatisfied and
ran awaV
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21

unpaid balance of $3.50 for speeches
delivered in Nebraska. and Il pamphlet
which she issued in the interest of the
party during the campaign of 1900.
Mrs. Cougar in her petition says a
contract was regularly signed with the
POpulist chairman whereby she was to
receive $50 a speech, the aggregate be-
ing $50, and for the pamphlet she was
to receive $500. The committee, it is
said repudiates the contract.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
Fire Destroyi Fair Buildings.

Dallas. Tex. July 21.-Fire broke
out shortly after 3 a. M. yesterday in
the exposition grounds. located in the
suburbs of East Dallas. and in thirty
minutes the main exposition building,
the music hall annex, the poultry
building, the private buildings of the
J. |. Case Plow company, Southern
Rock Island Plow company, and that
of the Parlin-O Orendorff company, were
destroyed. The loss will reach $780,
600, with insurance of probably $780,
900
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
PANIC IN
CHICAGO
Masonic Temple Safety
Company's Loss
Causes Raid.
AMOUNT GONE $50, 600
Struggling Crowd Pres
ent When Vaults
Open.

Chicago, July 21.-News of the dis
appearance of nearly 100000 from the
vault of the Masonic Temple Safety
Deposit company last Saturday
spread to such an extent today that
it caused a run on the vaults. When
the day vaults were opened for bust
ness there was a struggling crowd
OF men and women depositors in
waiting who feared for the moneys
and valuables they had deposited in
the company's strong boxes.
Police Have No Clews.
For a time there was almost pan
ic in the crowd. The police have Sc
cured no clews as yet to the disap-
pearance of the currency belonging
to the race track men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
Traction Deal nt sIoux civ.

Sioux City, Ia, July 21.-One of the
biggest financial deals in Sioux City'S
history has been closed by the pur-
chase of the Sioux City Traction COM
pany, which owns all the street car
line in Sioux City-43 miles-and the
Sioux City Gas and Electric company,
by the interests which control the
Sioux City stock yards. The companies
will be merged
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
status of a Filipino.

Washington. July 21.-Gradually the
status of the Filipino in his relation
TO foreign countries is being estab-
lished. The state department has
finally decided how it shall take care
of Filipinos outside of their archipel-
ago. Ambassador White has estab-
lished n precedent in the case of Ed
ward Fancixo native of Manila, who
is declared entitled to adequate pro-
lection, but not to passport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
WILL STICK 1T OUT
Convention Decides to Garry on
the Anthrocite Strike as a
Test of Endurance.
PLAN THAT WAS FINALLY ADOPTED
Address Issued to the People Justi-
lying the Strike and Asking
the u olic to Help,

Indianapolis, July 21.-Having de-
clared against general strike, adopt
ed report calling on the United
States people to contribute $1,000,000
n month to aid the striking anthracite
miners, provided for II maintenance
fund and issued stirring appeal to
public opinion, the United Mine Work
eTs' convention sang America at p.
IN. Saturday and adjourned. The ap-.
peal to the public recites at length the
hardships and low wages of the miners,
declares that they have lived up to the
letter and spirit of their contracts and
still refused to violate them, intimates
that the purpose of the operators is to
destroy the miners union and then
urges the people at large TO bring all
possible pressure to bear on the officers
of the anthracite coal interests TO in
duce them to treat considerably the
appeal of the miners for arbitration.
Says the Strug ggIe Will Go On.
1t also says: There is no more rea-
son why We should be required to sell
our labor ut lower price than we
are asking for it than that Il member
of a corporation should be compelled TO
sell his stock when he wants to keep
it. The struggle in the an
thracite region will be continued until
our demands have been granted or a
competent board of arbitration has de-
clared that we are wrong" The report
of the special committee, which was
adopted unanimously, is as follows:
"FirSt-That the national secretary
treasurer of the United Mine Workers
be authorized to appropriate $4,000
from the funds of the national treas
Of fl,s a IiGfr- 4 =
and 8 these are the anthracite dis
trictSl.
''Second-That all districts and sub
districts and local unions be asked to
donate whatever they can afford for
the support of the strike.
Three Kinds of Assessments.
"Third-That an assessment of 10
per cent. be levied upon the earnings
of members of the unions q, s, u, ID,
10, % and -. and that an assessment
of l per cent. per week be made of the
members of districts >, =, II, IA, 10.
16, 20 and 21. This assessment is not
to he made against members of unions
now on strike. but in such cases the
assessments are to commence when
the strikes are over. the manner of
this being arranged by the unions.
"Fourth-The assessments to be
paid direct by the local unions to Sec
retary-TreaSurer Wilson.
'.Sixth-That the assessments begin
from July 16" Other provisions are
that all the money is to 20 to the an
thracite region and that the idle men
be given other work as far as possi-
BILE.
Seems Plenty of Money in Sight
The miners of Illinois announced
that they nave appropriated $4,000
from their treasury for the support of
the anthracite strike. Ohio gave S10,-
600. and Iowa and Indiana promised
contributions TO be made later. PreSi-
dent Mitchell declared that there was
approximately $1.000,000 in the treas
uries of the various local unions and
that his construction of the clause di-
recting the unions to contribute what
they could afford" was one-half of this
money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
FARMS ARE IN a WASTE OF WATERS
Scenery Along the Mississippi Pictures a
Loss of Six Million Dollars.

KeOkuk, Ia, July 21.-EXploration
of the flooded districts of the Missis-
sippi river from Keokuk south shows
conditions beyond the appreciation or
realization of any but people of long
experience with the Fathers of Waters
in his most destructive mood. The sit
uatiOn is growing worse hourly, and
a great connagration in a great city
would not be more rapidly destructive
of values than the flood 100 miles be-
low Keokuk. There is absolutely not
the slightest chance of stopping this
doZen-timeS most costly flood in the
history of the great river above St
Louis.
The correspondent of the Associ-
ated Press went all over the worst
damaged area yesterday in the steam
er Silver Crescent, and found every
where the greatest crops ever known
under water deep enough to float u
steamboat People at the river cities
gave an immense mass of details all
to be generaliZed in losses aggregat-
ing many millions of dollars; hun
dreds of farmers rich ten days ago,
penniless and homeless, hundreds
watching and praying that the great
levees may hold, which are now their
bulwark against additional millions of
loss and many cases of penury.
Careful estimates of the territory
covered and generalization of the
statements of best Informed people
indicate the loss up to yesterday is
about $6,00O,000, with every prospect
of $2000,000 or $3.000.00O additional.
Most of this loss is on the Missouri
side of the river between Keokuk and
Hannibal. Passing the water-lapped
lumber yards of Keokuk. the mouth
of the Des AOines river is seen to be
nearly two miles wide.
AIexandri is protected so far by
the Egyptian levee. the breaking of
which would send four feet of water
all over the town. Gregory is sub
merged except the white church and
the railroad track. Other towns and
cities on the islands are beyond the
danger line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
Electric Motor struck by a Train.

Council Bluffs, Ia, July PA
cross-river motor car was struck by
an Illinois Central freight train ut the
Broadway crossing Saturday. Forty
passengers were on the car. and eight
were seriously. but none fatally, in
jured All the rest were more or less
bruised.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
Gift for Nortr,western University.

Chicago, July PA bequest esti-
mated at 100000 has been left to
Northwestern university by the late
James +. Robinson, president of the
Rock Island National bank and Cen
trail Trust and Savings bank, of Rock
Island, Ills. The money will be used
in the erection of new gymnasium.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
Police QueH Riot.

a riot call was sent to police head
quarters. and n dozen officers hurried
to the scene armed with shotguns. The
police marched down the street with
guns leveled on the crowd. They had
great difficulty in quelling the riot. A
dozen shots were fired along the front
of the mob of soldiers. -Four of the lat
ter were severely dubbed. Their COM
rades. mad with rage, We're unarmed,
and heSitated about rushing the heav-
ily armed police. Later the house was
set on fire, but the blaze was eXtin-
guished.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21

Portland, Ore. July 21.-The cham
pion prize ring belt of the world. held
by the late Jack Dempsey, has been
taken to San Francisco, where it vii.
be sold to the highest bidder at the
ringside of the -FitZsimmons
fight The proceeds of the sale will be
expended in the education of the two
Dempsey children. L
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
Engineer Loses His Nerve"

Terre Haute. Ind, July 21.-Arthur
Schroeder, an engineer ia the Big Four
yards. gave up his place when he look
ed onthe faceof Engineer Kellifer, who
was killed in the wreck at Lena Fri
day He was overcome at the sight of
his friend and had the experience
known among railroad men as losing
his nerve.'' after which they are un-
fitted for the work at the throttle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
show Tent wrecked by wind.

Madison. Ind.. July 2f.-At the open
ing OF Robinson's show the great tent
was blown down and i'll the panic
many persons were injured, breaking
up the performance. None of the IN
jured are considered in dangerous
condition
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
ANNEXATION on JAMAICA
Island Likely to Drop into the Hands Oi
the United States.

the United States.
Kingston, Jamaica, July 21-The
planters here are greatly dissatisfied
with the imperial offer of 6 10000 to
help the sugar industry. Robert Craig,
a Scotchman, former legislator and
one of the largest sugar planters, in a
statement published says;
The offer is insulting and will i'll
crease the clamor on the part of the
planters for annexation to the United
States. 1t has appeared TO me for
many years that the home government
has been deliberately playing into the
hands of the Americans. Its every
act would appear TO show this, and
that annexation will come sooner or
later l do not doubt"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
UnI.nown Negro 0Inr,Iered..

Hampton, Ia, July 21.-The body
of an unknown coIored man about &c
years of age was found on the side
of the Iowa Central track three-fourths
of a mile south of town. and it was
supposed at first that he was killed
by the cars. but his head was found
split open with hatchet. Evidently
he had been dead for two days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
King win BE Their Guest.

London. July 21.-The Sunday Times
saws that Thomas T. Walsh, of Wash
ington. ID. c., and Mrs. Walsh were
lately guests of King Leopold IL Of
Belgium at Ostend, and that King Leo
poId promised to pay Mr.. and Mrs.
Walsh a visit in 1903 at their home in
the United States capital.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
striEe Headquarters to Reopen.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. July 21.-The
strike headquarters of the United
Mine Workers in this city, which have
been closed since President Mitchell
went west. will be reOpened tomorrow,
when Mitchell and the district presi-
dents will return here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-21
Hiberninns Adiourn.

Denver. Colo. July 21.-The forty
second biennial convention of the An
cient Order of Hibernians of America
has adjourned. to meet in st. Louis
two years hence The following Off
GERS were chosen: President, John L.
Dollan: secretary. ]. l.. Bree. Resolu-
tions of syrnxesthy with the anthracite
strikers were adopted.