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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-12
Younp Roo,eveIt returning Homo.

Chicago, Sept. 12.-Theodore Roose-
welt, Jr., who has,been in the Dakotas
and northern Wisconsin for ten days
hunting and fishing with II. II. McCul-
lough and Marvin Hughitt. Jr., passed
through Chicago yesterday on his way
to Oyster Bay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-12
Died for Love of a1yyoman.

Carbondale, Ills. SEPT. 12.-Claude
Holley, aged 50, despdndent because
he had failed to win the love of Prudie
Hines, ended his life near Grand Tow
er, his home. He left II letter ex-
planning why he killed himself.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-12
Trick ofa BoIt of lightning.

Utica. Mich. Sept. PA terrific
storm did great damage TO late crops.
A bolt struck Abe Thomas house in
town. and hit the bed in which Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas lay, splintered the
bed posts, scorched the bedclothes and
let the bed down without injuring the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-12
CondItIon of Relelan oueen.

Spa, Belgium, Sept. 12.-The condi-
ton of the queen of the Belgian2,
who was seized with an attack of
asthma yesterday, is serious today,
but no immediate danger is appre-
hended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-12
Horace Boies for conrress.

Dubuque, Ia. Sept 12-Ex-Govern-
or Horace Poles, of Waterloo, Ia. was
nominated for congress by the Demo
Gratis of the Third district Yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-12
snarkfsnCo CostIr ono.

Stonewall, Miss, Sept. PA fire
caused from a spark in shaft box in
the card room of the Stonewall Cotton
mills completely gutted the spindle and
card rooms Of mill No. 1, the total loss
being S125-QOO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-12
stone AND MITCHELL
Governor and Strike Leader to
Have a Conference Over
the Anthracite War.
PLEA OF THE PEOPLES ALLIANCE
Heard by the Governor, Who Says
Nothing, Except THANK YOu'
Quay Calls on Baer.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 12.-While a
number of non-union men were on
their way to work in Prospect mine
of the Lehigh Valley Coal company
this morning they were attacked by
a mob, two of them knocked down.
and several shots were fired, but no
one was injured. The officers restor-
ed order.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-12
Miss .Iohnson.s BODY Found.

Janesvillle. Wis. Sept. 12.-The body
of Miss Edith Johnson, of Chicago. who
committed suicide by drowning herself
in Rock river Monday evening, was re-
covered Wednesday evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-12
Street Cars Tied Up.

Ottumwa, Iowa, Sept. 12.-Every
electric line with one exception IS
tied up today by a strike of motor
men and conductors, in sympathy
with the linemen of the Ottumwa
Traction and Light company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-12
"Putnam Bradiee strong and Lady.

Buenos Ayres. Sept. Il. - Putnam
Bradle Strong and May ohe arrived
here last Sunday and are at the Grand
hotel. registered as "'Bradlee Strong
and Lady,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-12
Dire Threat.

Fay-He behaved awfuiiy mean when
refused him.
May-You don't say so:
Fay-Yes; he declared he'd never pro-
pose to me again.-Philadelphia Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-12
First FOR south Dakota-

Lead, 5. D., Sept 12.-The first snow
storm of the season set in early yes
terday. 1t melted here as it fell At
Bald Mountain and other points north
of here the ground is white
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-12
Conrict Gets a Parole.

Lansing, Mich, Sept. 12-I,arling
Lee. sentenced from Detroit. June 16,
1900, for four years at Jackson for
forgery, has been paroled by Governor
RIiSS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-12
Extended Revival Becins.

1'aris. Ills. Sept. u. = All of the
Protestant churches of Paris have be-
gun an extended revival, to be con-
Quoted in a large tent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-12
Early cold wave Arrives.

Cheyenne, wyo, Sept PA cold
wave swept over Wyoming Wednes-
day night the mercury dropping to 80
degrees and yesterday it showed. -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-12
OIL FIELDS
ARE ON FIRE
Destruction Is Rampant
in Vicinity of Beau
mont.
DAMAGE is 100000
Difficulty Experienced
in Communicating
With Scene.

Beaumont Texas, Sept. 12.-The
fire which broke out early last even
ing in the Beaumont oil fields is still
raging. 1t originated in some waste
oil along the Texas & Sabine tracks
and burned go feet of trestle on the
Palatine company's land. The flames
later communicated to number OF
huge settling tanks, containing thOus-
ands of barrels of petroleum, which
exploded. scattering the burning fluid
over a wide area
The fire is being confined to the
Keith-Ward tract. which embraces
several acres and contains a large
number of wells.
Higgins company's $1,000 barrel
tank is burning, Woods gusher Is
shooting a column of flames 80 feet
high, gas escaping from other wells
is burning.
Owing to interruption in the tele-
phone communication with Gladys,
which is station at the oil field. par
ticuIars are hard to obtain. The dam
age thus far is estimated at 100000.
Started by CareIessness
Beaumont, Texas, Sept. 12.-Care-
lessness last night brought the great
est disaster that ever visited the
Beaumont oil field. An unknown man
went into the settling tank of the
Keith-Ward track on Spindle Top
with a lighted lantern and an eXplos-
ion followed The man escaped
with serions burns. but a moment Ia
ter the tank burst with blazing OIL
and spread over the Keith-Ward tract,
which comprises 10 acres. Derricks
ignited and burned like tinder. Nu-
merous small wood settling tanks
scattered over the tract also burned
and blazing piece of timber fioated
away about 200 feet into Higgins Oil
& Fuel company's tank containing
$3.50 barrels of oil. The~oiI ignited
and is still burning. As soon as the
disaster was known in the city hum
dreds of people went to the oil field,
but darkness. the dense smoke and
gas prevented any effective work be-
fore daylight.
Fighting the Flames.
This morning the fire fighters or
ganized and the work which was done
during the night succeeded in confn-
ing the blaze to the Keith-Ward tract,
though other parts of the field were
frequently threatened.
While the destruction of the settling
tanks entailed a great loss to indi
vidual companies, the real danger to
the field was not apparent until day
light. 1t was then discovered that the
Woods gusher was ablaze, the we'll
spouting a column of oil and gas
more than 100 feet in the air. The
Higgins tank being of steel and be-
ing sufficiently isolated to create nc
immediate danger, the efforts of the
fire fighters were concentrated on the
burning gusher.
Levees have been constructed to
confine the burning oil, and prepara-
tions are now being made to smother
out the burning gusher with steam.
1t will take several hours to complete
these arrangements, but the general
impression is the steam will be suffi-
cient.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-06-18
MARINE DISASTER.
Nine Lives Lost in n Steamboat Col
lision Near Duluth, Min

Duluth, Mimi, June 9.-The whale
back steamer Thomas Wilson, Capt.
cameron, master, was cut almost in
two Ivy the steamer George G. Hadley,
Capt. Fitzgerald, master, a half mile
south of the Duluth canal Saturday
and nine men went down. They were
mostly men of the night crew who had
not time to get out of their hunks be-
fore the vessel went to the bottom
The Wilson was coming toward the
canal and the Hadley going out, both
loaded. Just before reaching the canal
and when about opposite the Wilson,
the Hadley was given orders by tug
to go to Superior. Immediately she
sheered off for the Superior entry and
crashed directly into the Wilson.
The Wilson went down so quickly
that it did not seem possible to save
life. One moment the two boats were
blowing through the water 200 yards
apart, the next the crew of the Wilson
could be seen throwing off their cloth
ing and jumping into the water. One
man on the Wilson seemed to have
more presence of mind than all the
rest. He threw life preservers to them
that jumped in the cold water without
thinking and he certainly saved some
lives. The crew of the Hadley also
threw preservers to the men strug-
Cling in the water.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-06-18
THE CROP REPORT.
weather Bureaus Weekly Summary
OF Conditions Prevailing Through
out the Country.

Washington, June 1.-The weather
bureaus weekly summary of crop con-
dltions is as follows:
Although the week averaged somewhat
cooler than usual in portions of the lake
region and northern New England, where
llgnt trosts occurred, the tempe rature con-
o!tlons were generally favorable in the
dlstrlcts east of the Rocky mountains, and
also IN the middle and south Pacific coast
regions: The states. Of the lower Missouri
VaHey nave again suffered from excessive
rams, which have also interrupted farm
work IN the northern portions of Illinois and
lnolana and the southern portions of Wis
consln and Michigan. Rain is now gen.
erally needed along the gulf and Atlantic
coasts from Texas to southern New Eng
iaGo, and drought is becoming serious in
the Carolinas and in the central and west
gulf districts.
WIN ample moisture ard favorable tenn
pelatures corn has made good growth
throughout the central valleys, but is
lnuch IN need of cultivation in the states
OF the lower Missouri valley and Wiscon-
sin. In the lower Ohio valley and Ten
nessee the crop is we'll cultivated and in
promising condition, but in the central and
west gun states is suffering much from
drought.
Inc warm showery weather of the past
week Las been favorable to the develop
missouri and Indiana, and has caused lodg-
ing ing 10 some extent in Illinois and Missouri.
WIN these exceptions a general improve
nHent IN the condition of the crop is tndi-
cateu. harvesting has begun as far north
as North Carolina. Tennessee and the
southern portions of Missouri and Kansas,
put IS progressing under difficulties, result
ing from heavy rains. in the last named
state. On the Pacific coast the wheat
outlook continues promising, although
stossEoppers are causing some damage in
'ne sacramento and San Joaquin valleys.
otrlng wheat has made rapid growth and
IS II promising condition throughout the
spring wheat region except on low lands
"nere 1t has suffered from excessive moist
ure.
IN the states Of Missouri and upper Mis-
slsslppl valleys and lake region oats have
mace good progress and are in promising
coholtlon, although too rank growth Is re-
ported from portions of Illinois, Iowa, Min
Eesota and Wisconsin. In the upper Ohio
Vailey, middle and south Atlantic and east
gull states the crop is inferior.
On the whole the fruit outlook continues
un1avorable the most promising reports
oe'ng received from the lake region, the
northern portion of the middle Atlantic
states and New England.
EXCEPT In the middle Atlantic states and
ONO valley the grass crop has experienced
decided Improvement
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-06-18
DIR. HEPWORTH DEAD.
The Famed Clergyman and wrlter
Suddenly Passes Away In
New York.

New York, June 9.-Rev. DR.. George
H. Hepworth for many years a men,
Der of the editorial staff of the New
York Herald, whose Sunday sermons
on the editorial page of that paper
and the Chicago Record-Herald have
attracted worldwide attention, died
at II o'clock Saturday night at his
apartments. 222 West Twenty third
street. Mrs. Hepworth was at his
bedside when the end came. The
cause of his death was inflammation
of the nerve tissues, which affected
the heart, and it was the failure of
that organ which brought his life to
an end. DR.. Hepworth had been in
failing health for several months, but
his death came as shock, for no on.
among those with whom he came in
daily contact suspected that his ill.,
ness would have fatal termination.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-06-18
CAPTURE SAN FRANCISCO.
Members of Imperial Council of the
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine Be-
gin Annual Session.

San Francisco, June 1.-THE impe-
rial council of the Mobiles of the Mys-
tic Shrine began it's twenty-eighth an
nual session Tuesday morning in Gold
en- Gate hall. The meeting was pre-
ceded by parade, which, though in
tended merely as an escort for the
imperial officers, was quite an impos-
ing display.
The opening session of the imperial
council was begun with prayer and
music. Illustnous Potentate Charles
H. Murphy, On behalf Of the California
mobiles, welcomed the pilgrims to the
western oasis, and Mayor Schmitz
spoke for San Francisco, extending the
freedom of the city.
At an executive session of the inn
perial council, Saratoga Springs, N.
Y, was chosen as the place for hold
ing the next annual meeting, on the
second Wednesday in July, 1908.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-06-18

gold medals to r. C. Wedge, academic
'02; J. H. Kane, law 'O2, and J. B.
Ladd, academic 'o3, for honor won in
intercollegiate debate.
The mystery surrounding the blow
ing up of the safe of the Pabst Erew-
ing company, Minneapolis, has been
cleared up satisfactorily to the COM
pany. It is understood that all of
the money has been recovered, but
the detectives refuse to give details.
Chicago and Duluth capitalists and
iron men have closed the purchase of
a blast furnace with an ore dock and
12o acres of land at West Duluth.
The faculty of the college of law,
state university, will recommend to
the board of regents that the degree
of LII. M. be conferred upon the fol-
lowing named students: Frank Cur
It's Esterly, James Anderson Hyland,
Earle w. McElroy, Jessie Thayer Nor
gan, Alonzo P. Williamson, Hugh E.
Willis, John II. Wittmaack. And that
the same degree be conferred condi-
tionally upon Charles August Blom-
berg.
The residence OF w. E. Howes at
Hastings was almost totally Destroy
ed by fire. Mrs. Howes was aroused,
by the coughing of her daughter, and
had barely time to escape with her
children.
Eight-year-old Davy Backus went
sailing alone on White Bear lake. in
Philip Herzog's large cat boat Column
bia, and had he not been picked up in
the middle of the lake by Sam Shep-
ard and Young, just as a heavy gale
blew up from the southeast, he prob
ably never would have returned to
tell his mamma what great fun it is
to sail a yacht ''just like papa
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-06-18
Celebrate Centennial.

West Point, n. Y, June 12.-The cele-
bration of the one hundredth anniver-
sary of the establishment of the West
Point military academy reached it's eli
max Wednesday. President Roosevelt
was the chief guest, and there was
brilliant crowd, including army and
navy officers, cabinet officers, ladies in
bright costumes and handsomely-uni-
formed diplomats.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-06-18
Nugget Worth $4,000 Found.

Seattle, Wash, June 9.-The largest
gold nugget ever found in the north
has been picked up on the J. i.
Brookside Hillside claim, beside SOL
onion hill and Monte Cristo gulch,
Klondike. 1t weighs 800 ounces, and
contains $4,000 worth of gold. The
old record was $1.0S0, :
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
slUcGED BY JAP THUGS
ANACONDA MAN ASSAULTED
AND ROBBED IN SEATTLE.
Knocked S%enseIess and Relieved Of
Money and JeweIry-Police i"
Are Puzzled.

Seattle, Nov. 1S.-That Japanese
thugs attempted to murder Gordon
Dean of Anaconda is now firmly the
belief of the physicians of the Way
side Mission hospital. Dean, it has
been as%certained, is the true name
of the man who for a time was sup
posed tt be Will Lloyd, and who was
found insensible at the door of a Jap
anese brothel last Friday morning.
The police are now looking for the
Jap who did the all but fatal work,
in reference to the ase No suspect
has been arrested, however, and only
%haphazard efforts are being made
to get any one.
Long after the crime was committed
the police woke up and began a So
called investigation" and until the
evidence to the contrary became over
whelming, held to the theory that the
man had merely fallen down the
steps of a Japanese house in the new
tenderloin while in an intoxicated
condition.
The nature of the mans scalp
wound and suspicious circumstances
including the fact that the injured
man had only 25 cents in his pocket
and no jewelry, have finally brought
Chief Sullivan around to the belief
that there is an element of foul play
in the case.
Until last evening it was thought
that the name of the nan was T. H.
Lloyd or Lord. Now he is known to
be Gordon Dean. He was aroused for
a few minutes last night by DIR. john
son of the hospital and a few facts
were cleaned from his muttered
words. He said he had come to Seat
tie from Anaconda only four days be-
fore he was assaulted.
In Montana he was in the employ of
DR.. Jordan. His relatives, he said,
live in Pueblo, Colo. 1t is possible
that Dean may live.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
ANOTHER IDENTIFIES PERRY
Girl Says the Negro Seized and At
tempted to Assault Her.

Somerville, Mass, Nov. 1S.-To a
charge of having killed Agnes McPhee
in this city on October 8, George Perry
the Cambridge negro, already charged
with the murder of Clara Morton at
Waverley on November 1, pleaded not
guilty today in the Somerville Grim
inal court. At the conclusion of the
hearing Perry was ordered held for
the grand jury without bail.
Chief of Police Parkhurst stated
that another Boston girl had identifi-
ed Perry in the courtroom as the man
who had seized her on the street n
night several weeks ago and tried to
assault her.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
FIRE AND
Fifty Cases Of Dynamite in Burning
Depot Were Overlooked.

Birmingham, Ala, Nov. 1S.-A fire
which broke out in the freight depot
of the Southern railway at Pell City,
81 miles east of here, at 4 o'clock this
morning was followed by a terrific
explosion, which resulted in two per-
sons being killed and 10 injured, two
perhaps fatally.
When the fire was discovered the
night operator gave the alarm by re-
peatedly firing a revolver. This
aroused the citizens, who ran to the
depot to help say the freight. The
fact was overlooked that so cases of
dynamite were stored in the place,
and the explosion occurred while a
large crowd of citizens and railroad
men were near the scene. Ten bust
mes houses, including the Pell City
hotel, were also wrecked, causing a
heavy loss. Two freight trains on the
siding were gotten away in time to
them. Several of the injured
were brought here.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
WITNESSES INCLUDE CREW OF
TRAIN HELD UP,
TECHNICAL POINT RAISED
Attorneys for Defense Question LEGAL
ity Of Panel Of Grand Jury Which
Found Indictment.

Knoxville, Nov. 16.-The trial OF
Kid Curry, alias Harvey Logan, under
which latter name he was indicted,
the bandit who with others is alleged
to have held up and robbed the Great
Northern express train at Wagner on
July 3, 1901, was called in the federal
court this afternoon before Judge G.
D. Clark and in the presence of a very
large crowd. Witnesses from different
sections of the country, including two
representatives from the treasury de.
partment at Washington, who had
started the $4,000 taken from the ex-
press car on it's road to Helena, Mont,
to the National Bank Of Montana; A.
7. Smith, vice president of the Helena
bank; Mike O'Neill, engineer of the
train; j. H. McIllrath, express mes
senger; B. F. O'Neal, former sheriff
of Kalispell, Mont, the express mes
senger whom Logan compelled to as
sist him, and in return left him a
six-shooter as a momento of the &C.
casion; Ed Bryant, money clerk Of
the express company at st. Paul, who
handled the money at that point be-
fore it was put aboard the train. are
a few of the important witnesses here.
Lowell E. Spence of Pinkerton's men
from Chicago is also here.
This afternoon, when the case was
called, Logan's attorney entered a
plea in abatement to the indictment,
alleging that the grand jury had been
illegally impaneled. District Attor-
ney Wright made answer to the plea
and this will be disposed of tomorrow
and the trial will probably proceed.
Logan has been confined in Jail
since last December. He came here
to turn loose some of the unsigned
Montana bank bills, of which $4,000
were recovered here. He engaged i'll
a fight with the women in the Bowery,
and when the police interfered he
shot two officers and made his escape,
though he was fearfully dubbed. He
was captured in a few days by a posse
of citizens. His cases were removed
from the state court to the federal
court.
Logan, or Curry, has laid out many
men, including several sherifrs. He
has engaged in many train robberies.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
TEACHERS JOIN UNION.
Chicago Boy WALLPAPERS Are Members
of Organized Labor.

Chicago, Nov. 1S.-Chicago school
teachers were cheered yesterday as
they joined the ranks of organized
labor. Delegates from the Teachers
federation were seated in the Chi
cage Federation of Labor and the
public school educators became a
part of the organized labor movement.
"The %unification of the educational
and labor movements is the most ad-
vanced step taken in 20 years." said
James j. Lineham of the Carpenters
union. Some day we hope to seat
a delegation of ministers. Some ap-
%prehension has been felt among the
teachers that by joining this body
they would be required to strike if
called or to do so. l want to correct
that impression and tell them they
can secure decent wages without
striking"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
BANKERS INSURANCE.
Proposal to Insure Greater Security
for ~Depositors.

'0P0So' " tuSuTS 0FSdISr
for Depositors.
Boston, Nov. 18.-Samuel B. Archer
of Washington, D. c., secretary-treas
urer Of the Tariff Commission league.
is in Boston to confer with leading
bankers regarding . Plan to form a
voluntary association of national
banks throughout the country which
will issue insurance to- depositors for
their deposits in full. Under this
plan when a bank which is a mem
Der of the association fails, depositors
and all creditors Of the %insolvent in
stitution will be paid by check from
the central association within five
days from the time payment is sus-
pended.
1.-The organization will be somewhat
like a mutual insurance company
said Mr.. Archer, "and the losses
through insolvency will be borne pro
rata by members of the association"
Another object is to advocate a ma
tional law permitting associated bands
to issue asset currency in addition
to notes secured by United States
bonds. A convention will be held in
Washington to consider details.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
TALK Of CABINET CHANGE
SECRETARY SHAW TO GO TO
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.
Rumor That Gov. Crane Of Massa
chusetts Will Be Offered Treas
ury Portfolio.

Boston, Nov. 1S.-Private informa-
ton comes from Washington that
Governor w. Murray Crane of Massa-
chusetts is to enter President Roose-
velts cabinet, succeeding Secretary
Shaw, who will be given d position as
ambassador at some European court.
Just when this change is to take place
is not stated, but the belief is that as
oon as the foreign post is open it
will be rendered to Secretary Shaw,
and the way thus made smooth for
Governor Crane.
While the administration undoubt-
eddy is pleased with the way the Iowa
man has shaken up the dry bones in
his department, notably in the Gus
toms service, he has brought about
some daring innovations in financial
methods hat have made conservative
bankers of the country shake in their
shoes, and some pressure has been
brought to bear by these interests
for more conservatism in the treasury
department. They feel that it would
&c wiser to have at the head of the
treasury department a man whose
name is a synonym for conservatism
and safety in the American financial
world, and Governor Crane is so re-
garded by financial leaders. When
the treasury portfolio is available it
will be offered to Governor Crane.