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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
WOULD BE A CoINCIDENT
Should Peace BE Agreed to the Day
Rhodes Was Laid to Rest.

Rhodes Was Laid tn Rest.
BuluwayO. Matabebeland. April II.
Amid an immense throng of soldiers.
civilians and natives the body of Cecil
Rhodes was yesterday committed to
its rock tomb in the MatOppO hills.
The cOffiu was ShrOuded i'm a union
jack. and the wreath sent by Queen
Alexandra was laid upon il as il was
lowered into the grave. The funeral
party started from Fuller'S hotel early
yesterday morning. The procession
was five miles long as il wound
through the hills and gorges. Every
sort of conveyance was made use of.
Some were on foot. others were on
horseback or on bicycles while still
others We're in wagons and carria geS
When the procession was a mile
from the grave everybody diSmounted
and continued the journey on foot
Twelve oxen hauled the coffin to the
almost inaccessible summit of the
kopje. where the chiefs Shembli Fakn
and Umgula ana 1000 natives had
assembled to witness the Christian in
terment rites. which they afterward
supplemented in their. own fashion by
the sacrifice of fifteen oxen to the
shade of the great dead chief
Thousands of white persons congre-
gated around the wind-swept hill. The
grave was encircled by six boulderS
The interment was extremely impress
Sive. The Dead March schoeff
through the hills. and the natives
stood like statues Tears were in the
eyes of many of the onlookerS. The
bishop of MaShonaland. who conduct
ed the interment service. said: Il con-
secrate this place forever Here he
thought here he lived and died for the
empire"
When the coffin was lowered into
the tomb chiSeled i'm the solid rock all
thoSe present sang "Old Hundred"
and Now the Laborer'S Task Is Ger"
The remainder of the funeral service
was chanted. and the band played the
Dead March In Saul" The tomb was
covered with wreaths. At the close
OF the ceremony those present slowly
Inspected the spot where Rhodes lies
buried. and threw flowers upon the
grave. DIR. Jameson. Colonel Francis
Rhodes and all the other mourners left
Buluwayo last night on special
train.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
SHERMAN ACANDIDATE
Enters Race for the Legislature and
Hopes to Be
Speaker.

Macomb. April l1.-Speaker Law
renee Y. Sherman Yesterday joined
issue with GOV. Yates and his politi-
cal machine and iS Il candidate for
representative in the forty-third gen
eral assembly from the Thirty-Sec-
ond district This is taken 10 mean
that Judge sherman will for the third
time seek the Speakership of the
house. His success. il iS believed.
would forccIose on Congressman Hop
linS aspirations for the United
States senate and prove Il distinct
gain To eN-Comproller Charles C..
Dawes. Mr.. Hopkins rival. Moreover.
it doubtless would prevent Coy. Yates
from exercising any considerable in
fiuence over legislation next winter.
The information that MIR. Sherman
would again he Il candidate for speak
er developed i'm resolutions presented
at the McDonou@h county convention
held here yesterday. Speaker Sher-
man dominated the convention and
it. The resolutions indorse the pres
ent Illinois state administration.
The poison in this utterance appeared
i'm a subsequent clause. which APP
proves "all efforts that may have
been made by Gov. Richard Yates and
the other executive officers of the
state in the direction of right gov
ernment." The convention also
pledges its support ito their every
such effort i'm the future
The resolutions denOunce the levy
of political assessments. the conver-
sion of charitable and penal institu-
tions into political patronage and
recommend the consolidation of all
state charities under one board of
control. The proposition to indorse
a candidate for the United States SEN
ate at the state convention is opposed
as being 'subverSive of the spirit Of
our institutions and an effort by one
branch TO usurp the functions and
control of another branch of state
government"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
Lord Londonderry Influences.
Is KNOCKED OUT
iowa Merger Bill Abandoned in
View of Governors
Attitude.

DeS MOineS. Ia. April 11.-W. p.
Brady. OF the Burlington, Cedar Rap
Ids and Northern railway. one of the
leading members of the railway lobby
that has been urging the passage OF
what has been termed the MOlsberry
railway merger bill. and Chairman
Wise. Of the house committee on rail
ways. are authority for the statement
that no further effort will he made
10 get the measure through the house.
They state that they hoped the com
promise meaSur" passing the senate
would meet the objections raised in
the governors veto of the original bill,
hut that as they have been assured
that the governor Will again exercise
his veto should the bill pass the house
they will not embarrass their friends
in the house 10y asking them TO go on
record needlesSly but two days before
adjournment is TO he taken.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
THAT CEDAR LAKE SEEMING
About Which There Have Reen Quite 9
Number of Repbrts.

About Which There Have Reen Quite .
Number of Repbrts.
Cedar Lake. Ind. April 1.-THE
seining of Cedar lake. one of the larg-
est inland lakes in the state of Indiana,
will he continued throughout the sum
mer. This work is being done under
the direct supervision of the game and
fish commission of the state. and the
work is being closely watched by the
following scientific institutions: Acad-
envy of Science. University of Chica-
go. Field Columbian museum. tniVer-
Sity of Indiana. Purdue university. De
Pauw university and the Wabash col
lege.
The object of this work is To clear
the lake of predatory fish such as the
buffalo. gar. dog fish and German
carp, so as TO protect the spawn of the
black bass and crappie and other rec
OgniZed food fish. so that the United
States may be enabled To thoroughly
stock this lake with black bass, crap
pie and the spawn of other game
fish.
The work so far has resulted in Sc
curing iImumerable dog fish. buffalo
and carp, which We're thrown on the
bank. and the three or four hundred
black bass secured were returned to
the waters of the lake
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
Pleads Absence of Memory.
ORDER is RESTORED
One Hundred Wounded in Riots
at Brus-
sells.

Brussels. April 11.-'She semblance
of order was restored among the
rioters in Rue Stevens and Maison Du
Peuple this morning. The police.
who had borne the brunt of the fight
ing. were strongly reinforced by
gendarmes and civic guards with
loaded rifles.
The estimated number of wounded
during the riots varies from 40 10 100.
y large number of rioters were ar
rested. Telegrams from country dis
tricts indicate the widespread char
acter of the movement. which threat
ems to eliminate in grand coup
next week. during the reform debate
in parliament.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
REVENGE OF A WOMAN
Her Husband Beat Her and She Drove q
Nail into His Head.

Wellington, Kan. April IL. = In
Grant county. Oklahoma, just across
the line from here. Mrs. Peoples. a
farmers wife. is reporaed to have
killed her husband by driving nail in
to his head. Peoples went home drunk,
beat his wife and after ordering her
to get supper. went to sleep with his
head leaning against pine partition.
When supper was ready the woman
tried to awaken him, but failed. Fear
ing that he would beat her again when
he awoke for not calling him. she drove
n nail through from the other side of
the PARTITION into the mans head, kill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11

Frankfort. KY. April IA proceed
ing somewhat unusual marked the trial
of a criminal case in the Franklin cir
cult court. Edward Duncan was on
trial for maliciously shooting Richard
Kirk. To demonstrate the course of
a bullet in the body of Kirk. and that
it had been fired into his body while
he was lying on the ground. Common
wealth'S Attorney Franklin had Kirk
submit to an operation for the removal
of the bullet. which was lodged in the
back Its removal for which the court
and jury awaited. sustained the point
raised by the commonwealth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
MISS STONES STORY
Says Brigands Were Insulting, But
They Might Have Been
Worse.

New York. April 11.-Miss Ellen NJ.
Stone. the missionary who was cap
tured by brigands in Bulgaria and
held for ransom. arrived here yester-
day on the Deutschland. She looked
pale and worn and said the sea voy-
age had made her very i'll. She was
met at the steamers pier by her broth
er. Charles y. Stone. and by many
other relatives and friends. Miss Stone
said the brigandS We're not so fierce as
might have been imagined. They said
many insulting things. but never
struck or beat either her or her com
Danion. Nine. TSilka.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
Says the stone Is Poor.

Elgin. Ills. April 1l.-Mayor Arwin
e Price sprung ii sensation at the
meeting of the Elgin city council by
accusing the contractors on the new
federal building just completed in this
city of using an inferior quality OF
granite in the construction of the build
ing. The accusation was brought
about when the bids for erecting a re-
eeiving vault ut the cemetery were
read. the successful bidders, Markhoff
Bros. of this city. saying that they
would use granite the same as that in
the federal building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
PRESS Is GETTING INTO TROUBLE
Holds Meeting to Protest Against the
Action OF the Military.

Action OF the Military.
Manila, April 11.-EXcitement pre-
walls here on account of the arrest OF
the editor and proprietor OF Freedom,
local publication. WHO is charged
with seditiOn in publishing recently
an article from Il United States peri
Odical with which the editor of Free
dom agreed. He also added remarks
of his own. censuring the United
States commissions rule, and saying
that when it started in July last every
paper in the city upheld it, since which
time they had all dropped by the way
side. as they would not support arbi-
trary government. especially when
evidences of carpet-bagging and ru-
mors of graft were too thick to he
pleasant" The main charges made
We're that in many cases the Filipino
Ofiiceholders are rascals. and that the
commission has exalted to the highest
positions Filipinos who are notoriously
corrupt.
The editors of The Volcano have AZ
so been arrested i'm a suit of the gov
ernment for demanding the removal
of the judge who recently tried Senor
Valdez (the editor of local Spanish
paper. who was fined 1000 pesetas for
libeling two Filipino members of the
commissionl. and who is now trying
the editor of Freedom under the sedi-
ton law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
Voting Machine Went Wrong.

Jackson, Mich. April 11.-SOme-
thing went wrong with the voting
machine in the First precinct of the
Fifth ward Tuesday. The aggregate
of the vote east exceeded the total
shown on the machine register and
the poll lists The discrepancy is five
votes The Republican candidate for
alderman was chosen in this ward by
three plurality. The control of the
council hangs upon the election in this
ward
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
Watched HimseIrCnt Up.

Fort Wayne. Ind. April 11.-David
Jacobs. OF this city, was operated up
on here for the removal of distractions
i'm the gall bladder. He refused to be
put upder the influence of an anaesthet-
ic. insisting that he could stand the
pain and would not vince under the
surgeons knife. A group of electric
lights arranged above the table. with
"a reflector. anabled Jacobs to watch
the work of Il physician The opera
ton was entirely successful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
Mrs. rabor tIles Two Big sult-.

Denver. Colo. April 11.-Elizabeth
II. Tabor. widow of Senator Tabor.
has filed two suits i'm the district court
for damages aggregating $2j0.00O. and
to recover possession of Il large amOunt
OF mining stocks which she alleges
have been misapprOpriated ny defend
ants. One suit is against David H.
Moffat and the other against George
W. Trimble. A. V. Hunter and John
L Cnmppan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
NO MEET THIS YEAR
OF WESTERN COLLEGES

Chicago. April 11.-No athletic meet
of the Western Intercollegiate Ath-
letic association will be held this
year. This announcement was made
today by Wendell Huston. who was in
charge of last years meet. The meet
was successful from an athletic
standpoint. but lost money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
CHICAGO APARTMENT HOUSE
DESTROYED BY FIRE

apartment building, occupied by
about forty families. was destroyed
by fire today. All the occupants es-
capped safely. The loss is $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
Iowa Likely to Have a Hanging.

Des MOines. Ia. April 1.-THE jury
i'm the Busse murder case at Waverly
has rendered verdict of guilty in
the first degree and ordered sentence
of death by hanging. There has been
nos legal execution in Iowa for eight
years. Busse was charged with frac-
turing his wife's skull, cutting her
throat and then placing her Oh q
feather bed and setting it on fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
Hardly Paid for Their Dynamite.

Fort Dodge. Ia. April 11.-Cracks-
men blew open the safe i'm the post
Office ut Calender. near this city, and
made their escape without detection.
The work was done by experts. The
robbers secured only about So i'm mon
cy and stamps amounting TO $3.50.
They missed.a package containing sew
eFal tl,cssa DO stahAps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
win CuItirate tsoIdfi.Il

Winfield. Ills. April 11.-John Kline,
a farmer of this vicinity. will diversity
crops in a new way. He intends TO
produce goldfish. which he will sell
for use in Chicago parks. Kline is
building a reservoir near Glen Ellyn.
1t is claimed that there is a good de-
nland for goldfish
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
GEN. WADE HAMPTON,
SOUTHERN SOLDIER, DEAD

La Columbus. 5. C.. April 11.-Gen-
Wade Hampton died at 9 this morn
ing. Death was the result of Il gen
eral hrea ldown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
EUGENE F. WARE NAMED
FOR PENSION COMMISSIONER

Washington, April 11.-Eugene f.
Ware. of Topeka. Kansas. a member
of the law firm of GIeed. Ware &
Gleed, has been selected by the pres
ident to succeed III. Clay Evans as
commissioner of pensions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
o'KeiIy Asks a queer Question.

London. April Thames O'Kelly.
Nationalist member for North Roscom-
mon. i'm the house of commons asked
the curious question whether the gov
ernment would invite Secretary Hay
to attend the conference Of colonial
premiers to be held at the time OF King
Edwards coronation. He was told.
M
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
GARDENERS INDICTMENT
Charges Made by n Civil Governor Against
the Military.

Before the examination of General
Macarthur was resumed Judge. chair.
man of the committee, presented the
report of Major Cornelius Gardener.
civil governor of Tayabas. The report
was referred to by General Miles in
his correspondence with Secretary Root
relative to the Philippines. but was
withheld. as explained then by the
secretary. because he did not propose
10 publish such charges against the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
CHARGES OF CRUELTY
JUST 35 MINUTES LATE
Governors Respite Comes After st.
Louis Negro is
Hanged.

81. Louis. Mo. April 11.-Henry F.
Lutcher, colored. was hanged today
for the murder of Louis Roth. the
10th of August. 1900.
Thirty-fiye minutes after the drop
fell a telegram was received from
Gov. Dockery granting respite of Is
days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
THE AIR NAVIGATOR
Santos Dumont Has Arrived,
Looking for Balloons and
Such Things.
WILL STAY HERE FOR THREE WEEKS
When He Goes Back to- England to
Help Along the Coronation
Very Sanguine.

New York. April 11.-AlbertO San
tOS- Dumont. builder and navigator of
airships. arrived here yesterday on
the steamship Deutschland. He has
come to the United States to discuss
plans for an exhibition of aerial navi-
CATION with the managers Of the ST.
Louis exposition. and will he i'm the
country for three weeks. Engagements
in England during the coronation OF
King Edward require that he recrOss
the Atlantic by that time. but if the
necessary arrangements can he made
he will return here i'm July or August
for either IL race with rival or an
exhibition. That he might he prepared
for visit this summer. he has shipped
his latest built airShip-No. to this
country, and will lave il ready for
use.
VIII DO No Flying This Trip.
He will do no flying during the pres
ent visit 10 the country. The young
aerialiSt WAS accompanied by Manuel
Anne, former secretary of the Aero
club. of Paris. and Albert Chaplin. Il
machiniSt expert in airShip mechan-
ism. Santos Dumont will remain in
New York for live days before going
tn St Louis. Il hope To see New York
the principal airship port of the world
before l pass away" said he Il have
no doubt but that i'm my time-per-
hapS in ten years, If l get the proper
encouragement and help-aerial navi-
CATION Will be an accomplished fact
l have no doubt but that | will live
tO see passengers transported by air
ship across the Atlantic from New
York to Paris.
Wants the ST. Louis Show Postponed.
Il have not patented my airship in
this country. and | do not intend to.
/ want other men To take my ideas
and improve on them if they can. If
the ST. Louis exposition takes place
next year il iS possible that nobody
except myself would be ready To- en-
ter Il race of airships; but if it takes
place two years from now 1 am sure
there would he other entries. l have
great hope for the future of the air
ship. You are doing some excellent
work on il here in the United States.
and your Professor =. Il. Langley is
one of the greatest men i'm the field in
the world. This is the country. TOO in
which il should he taken up. for YOU
have the men, tie money and the en-
teIpriSe.''
Bows to the Greatest Country.
As the Deutschland neared Nan
tucket SantOS-Dumont attempted to
send the following message ashore: Il
bow To the greatest country i'm the
world" He did not succeed in getting
the message of.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
Prof. Miller Confesses
Killing Carrie M.
Jennett.
OETROIT'S TRAGEDY
Had Ruined the Girl and
Then ButChered
Her.

Detroit, April l1.-Prof. Joseph NJ.
Miller today confessed To committing
the murder of Carrie VI. Jennett. Mil
Ter said he had had Illicit relations
with the girl and was responsible for
her condition. lie said he offered to
send her to IA lying-in hospital. but
she refused To go. insisting that he
leave his family and go TO some other
city with her. This he would not do.
Planned the Murder.
Wednesday night when he started
from home for the lodge meeting he
had an engagement with the girl and
intended 10 kill her. He took the
hatchet found by officers yesterday
in his kitchen. He met the girl at
an appointed place and walked 10
where the killing was done.
Miller says they sat down on the
sidewalk. talked for a while. the girl
urging him TO abandon his family and
leave the city with her. He then
whipped out the hatchst and struck
her i'm the head.
Pleads Absence of Memory.
When asked why he bad mutilated
her so. Miller said he haC no recollec-
tion of anything after she first blow
until he found himself wiping the
blood off his hatchet ON the grass in
a vacant lot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
SYCAMORE FIRE LOSS
AGGREGATING 900

Sycamore. III. April 1.-THE Willl-
ins block. a three-story wooden build
ing. was burned early this morning
with its contents. The loss iS $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11

Washington. April 11.-Presiden-
tiaI nominations: James f. Gar
field. Ohio, United States civil serv-
ice commissioner; William Williams.
New York. commissioner of immi-
grafton. port of New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
Government Depository Named.

Washington. April 1.-THE secretary
OF the treasury has designated the
First National bank, OF Sioux City,
Ia, as a government depository; $780,
600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
DIT. Dewitt TaImege Is Worse.

Washington. April ia change
for the worse has again occurred III
the condition of Rev. T. Dewitt Tai
mage. and the physicians are again
very. apnrehensiye of the outcome.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
President in washingtno.

Washington. April 1.-THE presi-
dent and party arrived at 1880 this
morning from Charleston.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11

Conteutment is always perched on
the round Of the ladder just ABOVE y0u'
Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
THE PEACE PLANS
Situation as to the Anglo
Boer Adjust
ment.
LATE RUMoRs NOW DENIED
It is Claimed There Is
Ground for Hope at
Present.

London. April IA summons was
issued this evening for n cabinet
meeting tomorrow. This circum-
stance has started a fresh crop OF
rumorS to the effect that the gov
ernment has received dispatches
from Kitchener on the subject of
peace negotiations. Should the Beers
taking part in the conference decide
in favor of opening peace negotia-
tions they will submit their proposals
TO Kitchener. who has been instructed
to forward them Immediately TO the
government.
Denial by Harris.
London. April lI.-Frederick Ruth
erford Harris. former secretary of
the British Chartered South African
company. this morning denied the
rumor that he had received tele-
gram announcing the Boer leaders
had accepted the British terms. The
report * entirely without founda-
tion. The dispatch appearing in the
Financier and Bullionist is not con-
firmed from any other source.
London. April 1.-THE Financier
and HullioniSt publishes Il dispatch
from Pretoria this morning declaring
that the Boer leaders have accepted
the British terms. that peace has been
arranged and that the terms of peace
have been cabled TO the Boer agents
I'm Europe.
In the commons yesterday BrOdrick
said that Schalk-Burger. ReitZ. Lucas
Meyer and Jacobs had been Joined at
KlerkSdOrp by General Botha. and
added that Steyn. DeWet. Delarey and
three other members of the late Or
ange government arrived at the same
place Wednesday. No communication.
Brodrick further said. had been re-
ceived from the BOer leaders. except
regarding safe conducts for the par
tiCipatorS i'm the conference.
The colonial secretary. Mr.. Chamber
lain. added the information that no
limit had been fixed for the expiration
of the safe conducts. These would he
extended so long aS the negotiations
We're i'm progress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-11
England to Send Ten
BattaIiOns Forth
with.
ACTIVE STEPS TAKEN
Through Influence of
Lord Derry Against
League.

London. April 1.-THE Pail Mall
Gazette'S Dublin dispatch says 10
battalions of English and Scotch mi
ilitia are To be modified and sent To
Ireland within month. in pursuance
of the British governments deter
mination 10 apply the coercion act.
Lord London -Derry's Influences.
The correspondent understands
Lord Londonderry. postmaster gen
eral. threatened To resign from the
cabinet unless active measures are
taken 10 circumvent the United Irish
league.