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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
MAY TIE UP ALL
THE RUBBER WORKS
Outlook for Spreading of Strike
in the Big
Trust.

Chicago, Dec. 6.-In statement is
sued by Business Agent Dunn, of the
the Amalgamated Rubber Workers
International union has indorsed the
strige of the rubber workers here.
and unless a settlement is reached in
few days he would make an effort
to tie up all the plants controlled by
the rubber trust throughout the
country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
killing Men Hasn't stopped.

Frederic, Mich. Dec. 6.-Though thS
deer hunting season closed Nov. 80 the
fact does not prevent hunters making
the common mistake of shooting men
whom they mistake for antlered game.
William Murphy and Ed. Chalker were
out after rabbits Ace Valentine was
pursuing a Dig buck and caught sight
of Murphy, mistaking him for the deer.
Valentine shot Murphy through the
neck. killing him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
JUST INFORMED OF SONS
DEATH IN PHILIPPINES

Benton Harbor. Mich. Dec. C.
Ian II. Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Smith, of this city, died in
military hospital at Manila July %
last, and until Wednesday the par
ents did not know of the fact. The
information reached here in Il letter
written to Mrs. Smith by rutherford
". Davis. of the Manila police force,
and former comrade of young Smith.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
THE CUSTOMARY SCENE
IN FRENCH CHAMBER

Paris. Dec. 6.-In the chamber of
deputies this afternoon the members
of the right party engaged in a free
fight with the center party members.
Premier Combes was forciblF elected
from the rostrum. Sittings were suS-
pended amidst intense excitement.
The disturbance arose when NJ. Vale,
progressive republican, described
Frederick Humbert as a ''Boulangist
deputy"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
OmcIaIs Sentenced.

Denver, Dec. 6.-Mayor L. w.
Wright, Jr., and IL aldermen were
sentenced this afternoon by Judge
Mullins, of the district court, to serve
four months in Jail for contempt of
court in disregarding an injunction
issued by Judge Mullins to restrain
the enactment of an ordinance grant
ing a franchise TO the Denver City
Tramway company in the form in
which it was presented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
CUBAN CHILDREN
GO TO CALIFORNIA
Detained in New York They Are
Permitted to Proceed
West.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Eleven Cuban
children who had been detained at
New York during the past several
weeks by the immigration authori-
ties were ordered released today by
the treasury department. They will
Immediately proceed to Point Iona,
Universal Brotherhood School, in Cal
ifornia.
Investigation has developed that
the school is not Objectionable in any
way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
UNION MAN
AND' 'SCAB"
Relative Merits of Two
Developed in Anthra-
cite Hearing.
LATTER DOES INJURY
The Golfers Family
and the Rights He
Should Have.

Scranton, Dec. 6.-The cross exam
ination of Rev. J. j. Curran, of Wilkes
barre. who was on the stand yester-
day. was resumed when the coal
strike commission began its session
today.
Regarding the comparative intelli-
gence of children of miners, Curran
said they compared favOrably with
other children. Referring TO non
union men. he said most people in the
coal regions believed the miners
should have better wages.
Scab Does Injury.
IF so-called 'scab' takes the place
of a man who is trying to get his
rights. that so-caIled 'Scab' is doing
a wrong and injustice To- the people
i'm his community" said Curran.
He admitted most of the violence
committed resulted from attempts of
the mine owners to resume work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
CANADIAN PACIFIC
EXPRESS IS WRECKED

Thurons, Dec. 6.-The Canadian Pa
cific fast express which left Halifax
for st. John and Montreal this morn
ing was wrecked on the Intercolonial
railway near Belmont. Four persons
were killed and several passengers
and one brakeman injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
Took Action Against a Trust.

Des Moines. Ia, Dec. 6.-Before ad-
journment the Iowa Implement Deal
ers' association elected .. V. Eckart,
of Northwood. president, and ID. NJ.
Groves, of Nevada, secretary. y res
olution was adopted pledging members
not to sign the contracts offered by the
International Harvester company, the
so-called trust, in their present form.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
PRUNsWICK-BALKE COMPANY
TO HAVE CHICAGO FACTORY

Cincinnati. Dee. 6.-The Brunswick
Balke-Collender company, manufac-
turers of billiard and pool tables and
bar fixtures, today gave deed OF
trust of its properties here and III
other cities to the Union Savings d
Trust company, of Cincinnati. for half
n million dollars to be applied to
large establishment in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
Firemen Drowned.

Philadelphia. Dec. 6.-One fireman
was drowned, another is missing and
two others were taken to the hospi-
tai overcome by smoke as the result
of a fire which burned the Boston &
Philadelphia Steamship company's
dock early this morning. The loss is
$4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
KAISER TO WORKMEN
He Makes a Sharp Attack on the
Socialists in Speech at
Breslau.
GIVES HIS HEARERS SOME ADVICE
As to the Sort of Man to Send to the
Reichstag - Also Leads q
Band.

Breslau, Dec. G-Emperor William
made Il speech here yesterday in which
he attacked socialism and declared
workingmen should avoid and sup
press it. Many WOrkmen heard the
speech and their presence. Emperor
William maintained, showed that they
had not disappointed him in the eX-
pectation he expressed at Essen, and
had helped to keep free from reproach
the memory of his friend the late Herr
Krupp. The working classes were al
ways the object of deep interest and
solicitude of the emperor. Therefore he
was justified in addressing word of
warning to the wOrkmen. For years
they had let themselves be led by agi-
tators and socialists under the delusion
that they must belong to that party
if they wished to better their position.
Gives Proposition the Lie.
That was n great lie and Il serious
mistake. These agitators had tried to
stir up the working men against their
employers, against other clasSe; and
against the throne and altar, 81 at
the same time they had most unscru-
pulouSly exploited, tcrrorized and en-
Slaved them in order to strengthen
their own power, not for the promo
tiOn of the welfare of the working
man, but i'll order to sow hatred be-
tween the classes and disseminate
cOwardly ISLANDERS, from which moth
inS-not even the grandest quality
the honor of German manhood, remain
ed immune.
His Advice q Representatives.
With such people. the working class,
as honOr-loving men. should have moth
ing more to do. Emperor William CON
cluded by asking the deputation to
send Il comrade from. their midst Il sim
pie, unpretending man from the work
shop into the national parliament. Sucn
a man would he gladly welcomed as Il
working representative of the German
working class. The representatives, OF
other classes would willingly work to-
Sether with such representatives. how
every many they might he.
Kaiser Lends che Band.
Emperor William led the band of
the CuiraSSier regiment at Neudeck,
near BreSlau, Tuesday night. handling
the baton with quite Il professional air
The incident took place after a great
banquet at which the band played. His
majesty, together with Prince Hencker
Won DOnncrsmarck. Field Marshal Won
Waldersee, and Major General Won
Moltke. passed in front of the mu-
sicians. The emperor asked the band
to play an old cavalry march composed
in 1902 and called "Steerdebeker."
which Won Moltke himself. one of the
finest amateur musicians in Germany.
resurrected and rewrote as n musical
curiosity. Thereupon his majesty took
the baton and conducted several old
HanOverian marches. He afterwards
handed the baton to Won Moltke, who
directed several of his own compost
tiOns. The next day Emperor William
visited the band while it was at prac-
tice, remained for an hour. and again
conducted various numbers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
Wisconsin to Play Foot Ball with Utah.

Salt Lake, Utah, Dec. 6.-Arrange-
ments were concluded yesterday be-
tween Managers Roe and Riser. repre-
senting the Wisconsin and Utah uni
versity foot ball teams, TO play at Pas
adena. Cal, on New Years Day. The
Wisconsin eleven will leave for the
coast about Dec. 13 snd be joined here
by the Utah eleven.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
In Our System of FL
nance as Observed by
Hugh H. Hanna,
GOLD STANDARD MAN
The Laws Should Be
Strengthened and
Given Elasticity.

Indianapolis, Dec. 6.-Hugh II.
Hanna, chairman of the executive
committee created by the national
II letary conference held here i'll
1897. and who has ever since been
active in pressing the demands of fl
nanciaI reformers upon the president
and congress, today was asked what
further steps should be taken at this
time for the betterment of our mOn-
etary system"
Maintaining Parity.
Hanna replied: First. our gold
standard law of 1900 should be
strengthened by machinery for MAIN
tanning the parity between gold and
silver. y law providing for the pay
ment of gold for silver at the treas
ury on demand is one of the remain
ing steps necessary to secure an alb
solute parity of all our moneys. Both
the Overstreet bill and the Hill bill
introduced in the last session make
full and wise provisions.
Element of Elasticity.
'Second-An element of elasticity
in our national banking currency
should be provided. \ small step,
the capital bank. is sufficient for the
demonstration of its efficiency and
safety.
IF its deIrability is proved, Il
gradual increase within terms of
years to say 50 per cent of the
amount of the capital. with full and
unquesticned provision for the re-
demption of notes of insolvent banks
as afforded in the Lowering and other
bills. Is another step Immediately nee
eSSary-
Bank Currency.
Assured parity of metallic curren-
cies and scientific provision for an
elastic bank currency without risk of
redemption will not only strengthen
the fibre of our domestic commercial
interests. but will do more to make
possible the sale of the products of
American labor than any other one
act of legislation"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
Scab Does Injury.
TWO HUMAN WRECKS
introduced as Evidence on the Miners Side
of the Coal strike Inquiry.

introduced as Evidence on the Miners Side
of the Coal Strike Inquiry
Scranton. Fa., Dec. 1.-THE lawyers
for the mine workers called the wit
nesSes yesterday before the strike COM
mission to testify to the alleged black
listing methods pursued by several
coal companies in refusing to re-em-
ploy strikers who took a more or less
prominent part in the affairs of the
mine workers union during the re
cent suspension. All of them said they
had been employed before the strike,
but were refused their old places aft
er the strike was ended. In most
cases. according to the testimony, no
satisfactory IeaSOn was given why they
We're not taken back. Two blind men,
who We're also otherwise badly injured
by underground explosions, were pre-
sented as living evidence of the dam
gers in the mines.
Protest from the Operators Attorneys.
DarrOw presented blind witnesses
who had been injured in the mines.
One of them had also lost one arm.
and the hand of the other arm was
rendered useless. The other blind man
lost part of one of his ears in the
explosion in which he was caught. The
attorneys for the operators protested
against bringing those unfortunate
men TO the witness stand. DarrOw said
he did not intend to overdo the pre-
sentatiOn of such witnesses, but he
wanted to bring the commission to
realizing sense of the dangers of coal
mining. Chairman Gray here broke in
and said he hoped the thing would
not be overdone I'VE have n realiZ-
ing sense of the conditions he said,
land 1 may say that 1 never saw
sadder spectacle than that presented
by these two men,"
One Case of Alleged Blacklist.
One of the cases of alleged black
listing was practically ruled" out by
the commission. this was the case Of
William Markowick. an engineer en-
plOyed befO"e the strike by the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western COM
pany He struck when the steam men
We're called out and was refused his
place when the strike was over be-
cause it had been filed, and the COM
pany would not discharge his success
sor to make room for him. The COM
mission decided that where there was
reason given for not employing strik-
ers, such as that the places had been
filled, it would be waste of time to
permitted to continue, inasmuch as he
had already started his testimony, but
nothing new developed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
Work La Nearly Done.

Springfield, Ills, Dec. 6.-The work
of the board of equalization is about
complete and the members of the
board have left for their homes to be
absent until next Tuesday morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
Niger WAS BARRED
Which Is Why John O'conneII
Was Given a Shock by
Senator Clapp.
CUBAN RECIPROCITY IN DANGER
Panama Canal Treaty Will Be De-
layed-Proposed Survey of
the Ohio River.

Washington, Dec. 6.-John O'Con-
nell, president of the international AS
sOciation of Machinists, narrowly es-
capped being elected from the meeting
of the senate committee on labor yes
terday- O'COnnell. together with
number of other labor leaders, ap-
peared in behalf of the eight-hour bill,
and in maintaining that labor organ
lZations were necessary. declared that
the 'nigger' would still be i'll slavery
if it had not been for protection af-
forded him by others, even against his
own impulses"
Senator Clapp stopped the hearing
and scored the labor leader. Il don't
want the word nigger' used in this
committee ROOM" he shouted, ''and the
speaker must withdraw it or leave the
room" Finally O'COnnelI withdrew the
offensive word and the hearing was re-
Sumed.
Treaty Looked Upon as Lost
Washington. Dec 6.-The uneXpect-
ed turn i'll the Cuban treaty negotia-
tions ut Havana has greatly surprised
the officials here. who had every rea-
son to believe from Minister Squiers'
reports that the treaty was practical
ly an accomplished fact. Now that it
is To he thrown into the house of rep
reSentatiVes IL Havana. with Il Nation
aliSt majority supposed to be hostile
to the establishment of closer relations
with the United States, it is feared
that the treaty is lost. for if not re-
jected outright it is almost certain 20
! be amended so as to make it unac
ceptable to the United States
Negotiations for the Canal.
Washington. Dec. q. - If Minister
Hart at Bogcta is correctly informed
no treaty providing for the conStruc-
tion Of the Panama canal can be rati-
fed by the Colombian congress before
about June l next. He has reported
that the congressional elections have
been called for the middle of next
March, and ColOmbianS here say that
Il period of mt least sixty days is re-
quired to assemble newly elected
congress, and then some time must
elapsc before it is in working order.
Secretary Hay. therefore. has decided
to allow the treaty TO he ratified II
Washington first-prcsuming that he
succeeds in negotiating one-unless the
senate interSOSes an objection. which
is not anticipated. 1t is expected that
early next week DR. Hcrran. the Co
lombian charge here. will be given
all the powers necessary for him TO
sign Il treaty.
Proceedings in the House.
Washington. Dec. 6.-The house de
voted the day to bills on the private
calendar. The most important bill
passed was one to adjudicate in the
court of claims the claims of certain
importers of steel blooms who between
1879 and 1852 paid customs duties
equivalent to - per cent. ad valorem,
when it is claimed the correct rate
should have been 30 per cent.
Improvement of La Belle RivIere.
Washington. Dec. 6.-BromweIl or
Ohio. with 4 view to securing n mini
mum stage of nine feet of water in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
NEW MINISTRY AUTHORIZED
BY. LITTLE ALFONSO

Madrid, Dec. 6.-King Alfonso to-
day charged SilveIa to form a con-
servative cabinet to succeed the Sa-
gasta ministry which resigned We'd
uRSdaX
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
Proceedings in the House.
Improvement OF La BeIIe RivIere.

Washington. Dec. 6.-Bromwell or
Ohio. with Il view to securing Il mini
mum stage of nine feet of water in
the Ohio river. has introduced a bill
in the house apprOpriating 100000 for
n survey of the river from the mouth
of Big Miami to the mouth of the Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-12-06
PENSION APPROPRIATION Is
PASSED WITH S139, ,s47, 900

Washington, Dec. 6.-The house
passed the pension appropriation bill,
carrying S139. .s47,OOO without discus
sion.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-09

Sir Walter Raleigh seems TO have had
n pretty taste in stimulants. to Judge
by his cordial water" the recipe Tor
which is copied from cookbook near
Iy 300 years old. This Is how Sir wal
ter concocted his favorite drink:
Take a gallon OF Strawberries ana
nut them into n pint or aqua Vile
(brandyl. Let them stand so four or
five days. Strain them gently out ana
sweeten the water as you please with
fine sugar or else with perfume.
Queen Elizabeth was exceedingly
fond OF perfumes, and. according 70
this old book. her favorite scent was
made in this manner: Take eigh'
spoonfuls OF compound water the
weight of twopep"e in fine powdered
sugar and boil il on hot Pmbers or Goals
softly. Add half an ounce or SWEEP
marioram. dry IL in the sun the weigh
of twopence Of powdered benjamin
benzoin?p. This perfume is very goo'
and sweet for the time"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-09

A western man at fashionapie oar
In New York called for a horn ana
then had to tell the. : rink mixer that
II was whisky he wanted before he got
his order filled.
"Curious," commented the western
er, show people in the east can't under
stand plain English. Anybody down
in Kentucky knows what a horn Is
and now II got Its name"
"How did it get its nameT inquired
a bystander
well, along about 100 years ago the
first distillery ever established in Ten
nessee was set up in Davidson county
II was called the Red Heifer. and the
customers who assembled at the still
especially on Saturday afternoon tC
drink and gamble. got In the habit OF
speaking of dram as a horn OF th'
heifer' AS Tennessee was the mrs
state to be settled west OF the Ale
ghanies the phrase spread all over TIT
west and southwest. finally being con
tracted into the single word horn. =
New York Times.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-09
,p.,uc,.nt Candidate.

Dnrinc q local election in German
town oalq one man appeared az the
nomination desk. ,
Whom DO you nominater inquired
tae official.
"Myself!" was the answer.
"Do YOU accept the nomination.
We'll no.
The officer laughed and said:
"Then we must try again. Whom 10
you nominateT
"Myself.' -,
"You accept the nomination.
"No"
subdued "donnerwetter! escaped
the lips of the perplexed official put ne
went on:
"For the third time-whom do you
nominateT
"Myselfr same the invariable reply
$40 YOU accept the nomination.
The man rose up, and a smile OF
satisfaction spread over his race as he
answered proudly:
Having been three times sollcl'eo
by my fellow citizens to accept th'
nomination. | can no longer decline t'
accede TO their wishes" He then re
tired.-Tit-Bits
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-09
Garter SuDerstitlOns.

A worn garter is regarded by some
people as quite a valuable present FOR
II brings to it's new wearer luck. or at
any rate, is supposed to do so.
A bride should always wear a blue
silk garter at her wedding. Her garter
is often given her by a friend who
has taken away its newness by wear
inc. II a few times. says Home Notes.
The wearing of the garter does not emo
the ritual concerning II. After the
wedding ceremony ii is either cut into
pieces or hidden. When 1t is hidden
the bridesmaids hunt for 1t. ana the
finder Is assured of being happily mar
ried before the year is out. When II Is
cut. It Is divided among the brides
maids to give to each good luck ana
devoted husband. Sometimes the bride
bestows her carriers on the first brides
maid. and in Germany each bridesmalt
receives n pair of blue white SILK gar
tiers from the bride.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-09
The Fishing otter.

The otter used by Scottish poachers
Is one of the most deadly fishing instru-
meuts known. I'm some waters Is Is far
more effective than a net IL may be
described as water kite. which serves
TO take out over the water line bear
Ing 80 or more dies. The otter itself Is
n floating piece OF board loaded along
one edge to. keep II upright The poach-
er walks along the side of loch or river,
letting out the Ey decorated line as he
goes. the otter board gradually working
out toward llN center An enormous
area of water is fished at one time and
numbers OF fish are killed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-09

In China nqu.Ls are sold 10y weight
and grain by measure. John buys
soup by the pound and cloth by the
foot. A Chinaman never puts his name
outside of his shop, but paints instead
a motto or list of his goods on his
vertical signboard, Some reassuring
remark Is frequently added. such as
lone word hail" a child two feet
high would not be cheated" Every
single article has to be bargained Tor,
and II Is usual for the customer to
take his own measure and scales with
him.
When you engage n servant or make
bargain. it Is not considered binding
until the fastening penny" has been
paid. Although his bad faith is notori-
Gus in some matters. yet. to do him
Justice, when once this coin has been
paid by you he Chinaman. cody Oh
shopman will generally stick to bis
bargain even if the result to him be
| loss
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-09

A story Is told o. an English clergy
man who owed Ills appointment to a
rich living To II lucky pun. He was
tutor to the son Of II noblenan and
had not long taken orders when he
attended the funera! of the rector of
the parish In which the nobleman's
seal was situated.
The father of Ills pupil was patron OF
the living and was also present at the
funeral of the deceased rector There
was young clergyman present also
whose grief was so demonstrative that
the noble patron was much affected by
the sight and asked If the young man
was n son OF tile deceased gentleman.
ooh. dear. no. my lord-no relation at
ALL" said the tutor.
NO relation exclaimed the noble
man i'm surprised tone.
None. my lord. he is the curate, anc
think he.is not weeping for the dead
but for the living"
His lcrdship. who was something Of
a wit and II cynic himself. was so de
/ lighted with the bonmot that lie con
ferred the living upon the ready pun
! Stpr
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1902-01-09

A curious labyrinth in which ele-
plants are captured alive is to be seen
near Ayuthia, formerly the capital OF
Siam. The labyrinth is formed of a
double row of immense tree trunks set
firmly in the ground, the space between
them gradually narrowing.
Where it begins, at the edge or the
forest. the opening of the labyrinth Is
more than n mile wide, but as 1T APP
proaches Ayuthia it becomes so mar
row that the elephants cannot turn
around,
Suspecting no danger the wild ele-
phant enters the broad opening at the
forest end. lured on 10y a tame elephant
The gradual narrowing Of the bound
aries Is not observed until the ele'
phant finds himself in close quarters
Having reached the end of the LADY
rinth, the tame elephant is allowed tc
pass through gate, while men lying
in wait slip shackles over the feet OF
the captives. The sport is dangerous
one. for the mraged elephants some
times crush the hunters under theil
| feet.