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Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
RATHB0NE HEARD
One of the Principals in the Al
legged Cuban Postal Frauds
on the Stand.
MAKES A VERY GOOD IMPRESSION
Declaring Himself Anxious to Give
Testimony, When Told He
Could Refuse.

Havana, Jan. 14-The hearing Of
the charges growing out of the Cuban
postOtfice frauds was resumed yester-
day afternoon. +. q. RathbOne was
unexpectedly called by the govern
ment. The court told him he had the
right to refuse to testify if he so de-
sired. to which he replied he was glad
of the opportunity to testify. His
frank manner in answering questions
evidently impressed the court The
judges listened attentively to what
Rathbone said when, explaining the de-
tails of the working of the department
of posts, he asked the privilege of max
ing his statements more clear. The
court questioned him concerning the
appointments of Neely and Reeves, TO
which he replied that both men had
been sent him by the department at
Washington. He said that when As
sistant Auditor J. ID. Lawshe turned
over the office and the postal accounts
he highly recommended Reeves.
Question About the Word "Ordered.'
Much time was taken up discussing
the question as to whether or not
Rathbone had issued an order to the
effect that the Cuban postmaSterS rem
der monthly accounts. 1t was due to
the fact that the postmasterS had not
rendered accounts that Reeves was en-
abled to issue many duplicate war
rants, most of which Reeves now says
Neely cashed, keeping the money.
Rathbone claims that orders for the
Cuban postmasters to render monthly
accounts We're issued in June, 1899,
and that these orders were in the form
of recommendations from special
agents that monthly accounts be car
ried. On these recommendations Rath-
bone says he wrote the word Or
dered,'' signing his name below it.
The government contends that the
word Ordered was not written on
the recommendations when the irregu-
larities in the postoffice were discov-
cred.
Could Not See to Everything.
Rathbone produced letters written to
his chief clerk in May. 1900. calling
the latter's attention TO the fact that
the order for monthly inspection had
not been carried out, and asking an
explanation. The fiscal asked Rath-
bone if it was not his place to see that
his orders We're carried out as well as
to Issue them. To this the latter re-
piled that with all the details of the
office it was impossible for him to see
that everything was done.
value of Reeves Testimony.
The defense claims that so far the
only real conclusion to be arrived at
from the testimony of Reeves is that
he could have committed the alleged
frauds himself. unaided by either
Nicely or Rathbone, or both
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
Evidence of Use of Poison.
is A GREAT SUCCESS
on New York l.
Road.

New York, Jan. 14.-Electricfty dis
placed steam as motive power on the
Second avenue line of the Manhattan
Elevated Railway company, and the
experiment proved a complete success.
In the near future the entire system
will be operated by electricity. The
run from the Battery to the end of the
line. One Hundred and Twenty
ninth street, is now made in less than
half the time, and the accommodations
<Cr passengers have been materially
increased. Not only in the speed at
tanned is the improvement noiceable.
but also in the kind of cars used. One
of the minor facilities for the comfort
of the public is the ease with which
the cars are brought to stop and
started, doing away with the jolting
and discomfort which attends the use
of steam power.
The first train TO make regular run
started at 10 Il. III. yesterday. The
trial run was made last week. when
about 200 financial men, electrical en-
gineers and representatives of the trac-
tion companies were passengers.
There was no hitch in the schedule
and the regular trains were not inter
fered with. The principal difference
in the cars is that they are larger than
those in use ON other branches of the
system, and are we'll lighted with in
candescent lights. The arrangement
of seats is the same as in the old cars.
The roofs are higher. and for sanitary
purposes wooden racks have been sub
stituted for mats on the floors
During the rush hours SiX-car trains
will be run instead of fivecar trains,
increasing the carrying capacity 20 per
cent. Each SiX-car train consists of
four motor cars and two trailers, each
of the four motor cars being equipped
with two motors, which develop 300
horse power, the total weight of mo-
tors for each train being about $4,000
pounds and the total horse power a
train 1000. Th eold-style locomotive
weighs about 10000 pounds. which is
more than the weight of the eight mo-
tors and develops only about 300
horse power. or one-quarter of that Of
the motors.
Eighteen hundred of the new motors
have been ordered. These motors take
the place of about 300 locomotives. and
viii operate more and heavier trains
at higher average speed, thus giving
more satisfactory service to patrons
of the line.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
GORMAN ELECTED
Returned to Senate by the Mary
land Legisla-
ture.

Annapolis, Jan. 14.-Arthur Pue Cor
man was today elected United States
senator to succeed GeorgeL. Yelling
ton. The vote: German, 6s; Jack
son, (rep)52.
Murray \. Vandiver (dem.) was re-
elected state treasurer for two years.
Frankfort, KY, Jan. 14.-James ID.
McCreary was formally elected SEN
ator by the two houses of the legis-
lature today in separate session. The
vote will be ratified i'm joint session
tomorrow.
Columbus, o., Jan. 1.-THE house
and senate balIoted separately today
for United States senator. Joseph
B. Foraker the caucus nominee of
the republicans, received 81 votes to
So for Hon. Charles W. Baker, of Gin
cinnati, democratic nominees. Both
houses will meet in joint session
Wednesday to formally select For
aker.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
Is LEGALLY DEAD
And Now Has to Convince the Court
That He is Fully
Alive.

Elgin, Ills, Jan. 15.-JameS Morrow,
of this city, is in New York trying to
convince the courts of that state that
he is alive in Crde- to establish his
claim to 4 part of the $325.O00 estate
left by his uncle. William McMahon,
amounting to $4,000. Morrow came
recently to Elgin after an absence Of
thirty years, in response to an adver-
tisement stating that he was wanted
as one of the heirs of the estate.
He had disappeared in 1872 after
being divorced from his wife. His
son, In order TO inherit his fathers pOr-
tion of the estate. had him declared
legally dead. according to the laws of
New York state. Attorney II: s. Egan,
of Elgin, is looking after the interests
of Morrow. Sr.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
DUE HONOR TO SCHLEY
Is What Maryland Will Ask of Con-
gress-Bronze Bust at
Annapolis.

Annapolis, Nd, Jan. 14.-In the
house of delegates tonight Delegate
Broening (reP) presented memoir
ial to congress asking that body TO
adopt the report OF Admiral Dewey
in the Schley court of inquiry as the
verdict of congress-
Delegate Griffith (rePD presented a
joint resolution authorizing the gov
ernor to have executed by a Mary
land artist a bronze bust of Rear Ad-
miral w. S. Sehley. to be placed in
the statehouse at Annapolis.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
Ice Drives the Fishermen Home.

St Joseph, Mich, Jan. 1.-Two
weeks ago st. Joseph fishermen set
nets in the lake, believing the ice
would not interfere, but owing to re-
cent gales all have returned to port to
await open weather. The tug Ed
wards went out. but failed to find the
nets and returned to fiud the harbor
blocked with ice. 1t is believed that
the nets, which are new and are seven
miles long, viii be carried away by the
outer foA ting Ice.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
INSULT FROM CHILL
Furnished the Feature of the
Pan.American Con-
gress.
THE DELEGATE SHOWS INsoLENOE
Incident Grows Out of Trivial Mat
ter and is Passed
Over.

City of Mexico, Jan. 14.-Yesterday
mornings session of the Pan-American
conference had been dull enough, when
toward the end a ripple of excitement
was created. 1t began with an amend
ment looking to the suppression of the
final protocol in order to enable the
compulsory plan of arbitration to be re-
ported to the conference. This amend
ment was carried by thirty votes. Chill
abstaining from voting. SenOr Pardc.
of Mexico, offered Il substitute direct
ing that all treaties reported by the
conference to the department of for
eign relations should be drawn up in
Spanish, French, Portuguese and Eng
liSh.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
WHITEHEAD FINED
Aurora Evangelist Convicted OF
Misusing Postal
Cards.

Chicago, Jan. lin the United
States district court today the jury
returned verdict of guilty in the
case of Rev. William Whitehead, the
evangelist of Aurora, charged with
sending a postal card to 1. p. Bulls,
of Orchard, Iowa. bearing scriptural
quotations calling Bulls a hypocrite,
and charging him with disinheriting
his daughter. Whitehead was fined
S5C and costs.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
Miserable Insult to the Congress

Inereupon Walker Martinez. OF
Chill, remarked that the hour of ad-
journment had passed, it being after
l O'Clock. 1t was provided, he said, by
Article 16 of the rules that sessions
should begin at 10 o'clock and end at
l. President RaigOsa called Senor
Martinez attention to the fact that the
session had not begun until nearly IL
SenOr Martinez then rose from his
place and walked out of the hall. say
ing audibly as he did so: There is
no answering that; this is Il species of
chicanery TO which the people of this
country are accustomed" Immediate
ly afterward. upon the courteous re-
quest of Blest Cana. of Chilli, the chair
adjourned the session.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
QUITE A NEW ISSUE
Raised in the House Between Vets
Who Smelt Powder and
Others.
GRAND ARMY REPORT Is RESENTED
BY GrOsvenor and Hepburn-New Ex-
Confederate PropositiOn-Chi-
cagO Drainage Canal.

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE house ot
representatives spent yesterday in gen.
eral discussion of the pension appro-
priatlon bill. the first of the annual
budgets. The debate took a wide
range. Grosvenor and Hepburn de-
nounced a report presented to the last
G. \. r. encampment criticising the
course of themselves and other MEM
bers OF congress on the veteran pref
orence" bill, which was defeated at the
last session. They explained that their
opposition to the bill was due to the
Incorporation In the bill of a clause
which had not been indOrsed by the
G.. A. Il. placing veterans of the Span
ish war in the preferential class.
Grosvenor and Hepburn Explain.
In assailing the report Grosvenor
said that his objection to the bill, for
voting against which he was de-
nOunced, was that it contained n pro-
vision which would have given prefer
ence over the old soldier of the rebel
lion to a quarter of a million men who
enlisted in the Spanish-American war.
He did not think the provision just.
Hepburn pointed out that the bill as
indorsed by the G.. \. X. and as orig
inally introduced, did not contain the
provision giving preference to veter-
ans OF the Spanish war. Some of the
veterans of the Spanish war. he said,
were as much entitled to he in the pref
erential class as the veterans of the
civil war. but the vast majority of the
2T0.OOO Spanish volunteers had not
heard n hostile gun fired and he was
unwilling that they should be placed
I'm Il preferential class from which the
civil service would be recruited for the
next twenty-five years
COnfederates at Union Homes
Rixey of Virginia submitted an argu-
ment in favor of n bin introduced by
him to admit Confederate veterans to
rational soldiers homes and to extend
the same national aid to state Confed-
crate homes in the south as was eX-
tended to state Union homes. The re-
strictiOns against eX-COnfederates par
ticipating in the government and
against ex-COnfederates holding COM
missions in the army or navy having
been removed. he argued that the sol
diers' homes barrier which stands
across the path of eX-COnfederate sol
diers also should be removed. Rich
ardson of Tennessee, the Democratic
leader. declared that never would he
be willing to see eX-Confederates enter
Union homes. The Democrats agreed
with Richardson and the debate was
lively. but no action was taken on the
bill during the session
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
WOULD MAKE THE CANAL A LINK
Chicago Drainage Presented as n Grea
Maritime Highway.


Washington, Jan. 1.-THE project
of giving a national aspect to the Chi
cago drainage canal. making it a link
in water connection between the great
lakes and the gulf, was considered
yesterday by the house committee on
rivers and harbOrs. Two delegations
from Chicago were present, one in
Guiding the officers of the sanitary dis
trict Interested in this larger project
and another headed by ex-Representa-
tive Adams. of Chicago, who appeared
In advocacy of improved navigation
facilities, including turning basins in
the Chicago river.
The latter project was first presented
by Adams, who explained the vast
magnitude of the commerce on the
river and the difficulties and dangers
incident to navigation at this time. The
city is making extensive improvements.
widening the channel. erecting the
most modern bridges, etc. costing in
the aggregate about S11,0OO,OOO. All
of this benefited the general naviga-
ti0n interests and il was desired that
the federal government supplement the
work by providing turning basins to
cost about 100000.
w. III. Baker, chairman of the COM
mittee representing the canal trustees.
stated the general purposes of the prof.
ect of extending that waterway TO
the Mississippi and thence giving
deep water channel to St Louis. For
the present the committee asked only
a government survey, to develop the
feasibility and advantages of the plan,
this survey TO cost 100000. Baker
did not go into the general merits of
the project, saying that the arguments
were the same as those so fully pre-
sented last year
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
rhey Don't Know Mrs, j. king.

Niles. Mich. Jan. 14.-The report
that Mrs. ]. King and daughter Cath
crime, of Niles, are to enter convent
at Springfield, Ills, is news to this
community. No such people are known
here. There are Kings here. but they
are Protestants, and entering con-
vent is evidently far from their
thoughts FIR. CulIinan, pastor of St
Mary's Roman Catholic church, says
he knows no one here by that maine
who has Roman Catholic affiliations.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
Col. CampbeII's Candidacy.

Flora Ills. Jan. 14.-COlonel James
r. CampbeIrs candidacy for the Re
publican nomination for representa-
tive in the Twenty-fourth district is
arousing much talk. He was former
ly a Democrat and mis- party honored
him by sending him to the state leg
islatllre for several terms. When the
Spanish war began he went to Repub-
licanism and led regiment to Cuba
Later he served in the Philippines. He
has served a term in congress.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
Prosecution Of Bad Meat venders.

Chicago. Jan. II. - Prosecution
against the veudcTs of diseased meats
il the stock yards district has been re
vived by the government officials who
have heen investigating the matter for
several weeks past. The arrest OF
Fred Hess. a butcher at 6203 Halsted
street. was made yesterday. Hess is
charged with having removed govern
ment tags from condemned carcasses
Of hpaf
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
rrne ni11 Arninst pr. Krause.

London, Jan. 1.-THE grand jury
yesterday found a true bill against DR..
Krause. the former governor of Jo-
hannesburg. on the charge of inciting
Cornelius BrOecksman, the eN-public
prosecutor ~oI johannesburg (who was
executed Sept. 30 LAST to murder John
Douglas Foster, an English lawyer,
who was attached to Lord Roberts
staff,
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
n scHLEY's FRIENDS WILL WAIT
No Move in His Behalf Until the President
Is Through With the Case.


Is Through With the Case.
Washington, Jan. 1.-THE Maryland
delegation in Congress, including sena-
tors and representatives, yesterday
considered the course to be pursued on
the Schley case, and reached a deter,
minatiOn that pending the decision of
President Roosevelt on the appeal to
be made by Admiral Schley to the chief
executive it would be inadvisable for
the delegation to urge upon congress
any of the resolutions or bills intro
duced. The meeting was attended by
Senator AIcComas and by all of the
representatives from Maryland except
Jackson, who was out of the city.
The various resolutions and bills
now before congress were gone over,
and it was the general sentiment OF
those present that the delegation would
be favorable to any one of the meas
ures which fully indicated Admiral
Schley. But for the present. I'm view
of the admirars placing the matter be.
fore President Roosevelt, the delega-
tioE deemed it inexpedient to deter
mine upon any particular measure or
to urge the matter before congress.
t1eurv a. t,avne. me new pc.;tfnast
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
%G44


Kalamazoo, INCH, Jan. "A P.
Hooker, an American Express messen-
ger for thirty years, was found dead in
his car when the Michigan Central
train from Chicago arrived here yes
terday morning. He had died while
the train was between Chicago and
KalamaZOo
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
Fired on by Chinese.

Hong Kong, Jan. 1.-the British
steamer Hanning, belonging to the
Hong Kong, Canton and Macao
Steam Coal company, limited, of
Hong Kong, has been fired upon by
Chinese soldiers in Tam Chau chan
mel, west river. The chaplain of the
British flagship Glory, Rev. Charles
E. L. Cowan, who was on board, was
severely wounded.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
AN IOWA MYSTERY
That Involved in the Death of
Miss MabIe Schoe-
field.
RUNNING DOWN THE MURDERER
Des Moines Officers Believe They
Have Apprehended
Him.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 14.-Charles
Thomas, of Des Moines, was arrested
on the charge of administering knock
ont drops to Mabel Schoefield on Oct.
21, 1899. The dose proving fatal, her
body was thrown into the river. De
tectives think they have track of the
party who helped him carry the body
to the river.
Attorney W. y. Spurrier states that
the prosecution Will be able to show
that two days before the death of Miss
Schoefield Thomas purchased from
Druggist Hansen, then doing business
at the corner of Eighth and Locust
streets, 4 quantity of choral. and that
he stated ut the time that he was in
the employ of Wells x EnteS, under
takers, and that the drugs were for
their use.
Evidence of Use of Poison.
Tine e'contents of the dead girls stom-
ach have been analyZed by Professor
Macy. of Highland Park college. who
found there Were large quantities OF
both choral and chlOrofOrm. Several
physicians have testified that there was
enough chloral alone to have killed
eight or ten persons.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
Put On Free List.

Washington, Jan. 14.-Representa-
tive Babcock, of Wisconsin, today in
troduced a bill placing a number of
articles on the iron and steel sched-
ule on the free list. materially re-
ducing duties on other articles
throughout the iron and steel
schedule.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
Wants Her Second Divorce.

Washington, Jan. 14.-Mrs. Frances
Hodgson Burnett, who was married to
Stephen Townsend in 1900, is about to
seek divorce again. She was divorced
from Dr. Burnett in 1898.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
HONOR FOR STRAUS
Former Minister to Turkey Chosen
to Succeed Benjamin Harri-
son at the Hague.

Washington, Jan. 14.-Oscar S.
Straus, formerly minister to Turkey,
was today appointed permanent
member of the committee on arbitra-
tion at The Hague to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of eX-President
Benjamin Harrison.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
DanviIIe's Glass Faotory opens.

DarviIle, Ills. Jan 1.-THE Danville
window glass factory, the largest plant
of the kind in the state, commenced
operations Sunday night The Dan
Vile Street Car company ran its first
cars Sunday over the new glass works
line
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
TO BE SHAMROCK Ill
Sir Thomas Upton Places Order for
Yacht With William
Fife.

London, Jan. 14.-Sir Thomas Lip
ton has placed an order for the con-
struction of Shamrock Ill with Will
lam Fife. The latter has accepted.
The yacht Will be ready in the early
spring of 1908.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
POLICEMAN'S CRIME
Result of Domestic
Troubles.

Brooklyn, Jan. 14.-William II.
Ennis. a policeman, shot and killed
his wife and her mother, Mrs. Magee,
at the latter's home today. Ennis
escaped. Domestic trouble was the
cause.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
Had but seventeen Days to serve.

Morris, Ills, Jan. 14.-Warren
Wayne. who was sentenced last Sep
tember to serve four months in the
county Jail for eXtortion. died at the
jail here Friday. having had but sew
enteen more days to serve. He tried to
secure $500 from Samuel d. Holder
man last April by means of letter in
which hethreatened to destroy Holder
mans residence by fire and his cattle
by poison if the money was not left
at lonely place designated. \ pack
are WAS left and the man captured
after being shot by hidden officers. He
lived at Ray, Ind, and was 60 years
Il
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
Miners Lose Their Lives
BY After Damp Ex-
pIosion.
BODIESARERECOVERED
Fire Breaks Out, But is
Subdued With Little
Damage.

South MoAllister, I. T.. Jan. H.
Ten miners lost their lives in an
explosion last evening in the Dow
Mining company's mine at Dow, /. Il.
The ten men were the only persons
in the pit. None is left to tell the
story.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
Bodies Recovered.

All the bodies were recovered. and
as none was burned the conclusion
is that death was due to after-damp.
The explosion did not iniure the
shaft. The fire that followed was
put out before much damage was
done.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14

Wreschen had been greatly eXagger-
ated, and had been utilized to plunge
Germany into internecine difficulties.
What had occurred was the fault of
the Polish agitation, and not of the
PruSSian school system, which was the
same as had been enforced in the BIZ
lingual districts for the past thirty
years. and which was as little addicted
to cruelty asSwas the Prussian admin
istration of justice.
Poles Must Learn to Speak German.
Corporal punishment the speaker
said. would hereafter be omitted dur
ing religious instruction. No one pre-
vented the Poles from speaking Polish
but they must also learn TO speak Ger
man and participate in the German
work of civilization. The chancellor
disclaimed all desire to slight the Ro-
man Catholics, saying the govern
ment'S policy was neither Protestant
nor Roman Catholic, just as his policy
was neither Liberal nor Conservative.
Il know" added the chancellor. 'only
one policy, just as l know only one
single, individual nation.
Questions at Issue Are National.
The questions at issue in the east
ern provinces are not religious. but
national. thanks to our protection.
There has arisen Il community of Pol
ish citizens which has now taken up
the leadership of Polish agitation in a
fantastical spirit, and which is closely
connected with the Polish COLOMBIA tion
commission. Now that these national
conflicts are forced on us only two
possible courses are open-either to
allow ourselves to be vanquished
without n struggle or to protect our
skins. We cannot allow the roots of
Prussian strength to rot. The Polish
question is the most important before
the nation, and on its settlement de-
pends the development of the immedi.
ate future of our fatherland.
German Policy Interchangeable.
"Our policy is unchangeable. If
need be We shall provide further
means to improve the condition of the
German peasantry. promote industry
and establish garrisons. We hope to
be able to cope with the situation with
the existing legislation. We entertain
no doubt of the loyalty of the members
of this house, but l beg the house to
have no doubt about the dislOyalty of
the Polish agitation. The chancellor
concluded by assuring the Germans of
east Prussia that the government
would not devlate in the slightest from
the track laid out by that greatest
German" the late Prince Bismarck.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14
Sees President and Long.

Gov. Crane was caller at the
White House yesterday. This was
his first visit to Washington since
he declined the fiattering offer made
to him by the president. 1t was
significant that he not only called
on the president but also had an cX-
tended interview with Secretary
Long.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-14

henry Z. rayne. the new postinastel
general. takes office tomorrow.