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Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-21
INSPECT THE ROAD
Burlington Officials Take a Trip
Over the D., r. !. & N.
w. Today.
MANAGER DELANo HEAD OF PARTY
Considerable Time is Spent in Rock
<sD: Island and MeIine-Raii- q
way Notes.

n party of burlington officials com
posed OF General Manager +. y. Della
no, III. ID. Judson, superintendent of
Illinois lines, and Chief Engineer
Blake arrived in the city this morning
at 1880 in Il private car attached to
the regular train from the south and
spent the early part of the day in
specting the d., X. ]. d y. w. road.
With a special engine they went to
East Moline and came back over the
above road, spending considerable
time on the way. From this city
they went to Davenport, from there
to continue TO Clinton along the west
side of the river.
Change In Clerks
William Marshall, who has held the
position of assistant receiving clerk
at the local Burlington freight offices.
has resigned to accept a position at
Rock Island arsenal and his place has
been taken by Bert Young.
Palmer Promoted
X. f. Palmer, formerly division pas,
senger agent of the Peoria branch
of the Illinois division of the Rock
Island, with headquarters at Peoria.
has been appointed New England pas
senger agent, with headquarters at
Boston, taking the place of l. l..
Loomis, recently deceased.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-21
Treasurer,s Report.

The treasurcr's report shows that
the total receipts for the year
amounted to sol ,223.91, and the total
disbursements S63. .524.S2. The amount
of cash on hand Nov. 26 was $26, ,490.6S.
The total of cash and bonds on hand
Nov. was S54.77O.96. The amount of
cash in the general fund is S27. .925.2S;
in the j. II. Miller monument fund,
$37o.6O: in the orphans home fund,
s.. .243.09; in the old folks home fund,
$5,264.64; in the orphans home en-
dowment fund.- $724.43; in the old
folks home endowment fund, 1922 16.
In the reports from subordinate
lodges it is shown that the total sum
expended for relief during the term
ended March 81 was $191, 1,235.17. The
total receipts of the subordinate
lodges was $685.. .739.O1, and the eXpen-
ditures $3.50, ,96S.32. The total re-
ceipts of the Rebekah lodges were
SOS. .5o3.41; the disbursements. $I1,-
455. .96: cash on hand. $50.S97.45.
The reports of the officers showed
that the encampment degree of the
!. q. O. +. is in fiourishing cOndi-
tiCn. There are now nearly 5000
members of this branch in the state,
with over 200 encampments.
Receives Fifty-Year Jewel.
At the close of thS grand encamp-
ment n 50-year jewel was presented
to George Schaeffer, of Bushnell, a
member of McDonough encampment,
No. 10. The presentation speech.was
made by Gen. Alfred Orendorff, of
Springfield. Mr.. Schacffer is now a
resident of the old folks home at
Mattoon.
During the past year the member
ship of the Rebekahs in Illinois has
increased 1000. making total mem
bership at the present time of $4,000.
1t is estimated that fully 700 visiting
Rebekahs attended the Springfield
convention. OF this number 500 were
delegates and about 200 past officers
and visiting friends of the order.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-21
NEWS OF THE RIVER.

The City of Hudson went north and
the Helen Blair was up from Burling-
ton.
The stage of water was 4.30 at a.
m. and 4.40 at noon. The tempera-
ture at noon was 40.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-21

Makes people prick up their ears,
makes people strenuous, puts one on
tiptoe of expectation. That's what
Rocky Mountain Tea will do. 35c. T.
H. Thomas pharmacy.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-06
SHOOTING FOR THE
ROOSEVELT PRIZE
District Marksmen Are Hold
ing Their Own.
LIEUT.. FARR0W'S HIGH SCORE
First Shots Selected to Contest in the
Presidents Match and It Is Being
Watched With Much Interest by a
Large Crowd of Visitors.

SEA GIRT. Sept s.-Privste F. NJ.
DarIinskiller, Of the Twelfth New York.
and Lieut.. " NJ. Farrow. of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, are tied at s. at the
end Of the second 300 stage OF the Pres
ident's match
The Presidents match is the longest
of the meet. It is seven shots at 200,
900. 500, SOC, 500. and 1000 yards.
Until this year the number OF shots
was Eve. The match is open TO member
of the army navy. marine corps. naval
reserves, and state militia or National
Guard.
The contestants use strictly military
rifles adopted and issued by the State
thcv represent or the United States
army or navy magazine rife. The win
ner gets the championship for one year.
The championship medal and, $50.
Last year the match was won by
Lieut.. H. H. Leizear. then Of the Dis
trict of Columbia. now OF Pennsylvania.
who is in the match today He now
holds also the championship of the Dis
trict of Columbia and Pennsylvania.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-06
NEGRO SHOOTS HIS WAY
FROM AbGRY CAPIORS
Eludes Officers in Regular
Harry Tracy Style.
Posse Of Men Are in Pursuit and Have
Followed Him Into the Dominion
of Canada.

BUFFALO, y. Y, Sept. 6.-Pewee
Johnson. the negro murderer, who has
thus far eIuded the sheriff Of Erie
county, has finally escaE,d 10 Canada
Johnson killed John Fsszhasans anoth-
er negro. at the Kenilworth race track
on Thursday night. and. armed with
three revolvers, got away from Buffalo.
He was located last night at Port Rob
inson, Ontario, and the constable there.
with i citizen. attempted to place hand
cuffs on him. He ran and fred several
shots. The constable also fred and
wounded the negro, who stopped for a
moment. Then he started on and made
his escape to a piece of woods. The
Canadians we're thoroughly aroused and
a posse of about fifty surrounded the
woods and waited until this morning.
Then they closed in and searched the
woods. but johnson was nowhere to be
found. He must have eluded the posse
during the night in regular Harry
Tracy style.
Assisted by Deplty Sheriffs Bernhard
and Colby. the Port Robinson posse is
still on Johnson's trail, and il is ex-
peCted that he will be captured today
The murderer is said to be Cne OF the
blackest negroes ever seen in this part
Of the country. He is wearing tan
shoes. light cheCkered trousers. a blue
coat and an auto cap
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-06
PEECHED ON C0NVlCTS
WHO PLANNED ESCAPE
Discharged Prisoner Prevents Whole
sale Jail Delivery

NEW BRUNSWICK. y J., Sept a.
Frank Smith. Of Newark. who had been
in Jail for stealing a violin. upon hi
discharge last evening revealed the plot
Of wholesale Jail delivery.
He said that John Bucovieh and
George Rhein. committed from Perth
Amboy for theft. were saving bars and
had planned to kill Sheriff Barclay and
JaiIer David Messles II they interfered
when they made their dash for liberty
An investigation brought 10 light a
saw, q skeleton key capable Of unlock
ing every cell in the jcil, rope made Of
bedcIothess and heavy iron bar Some
Of the cell bars had been sawed and the
traces OF saving hidden With soap
This is the second attempt to break
jail discovered within a month. Among
the prisoners in Jail are two charged
with murder
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-06
HALF-MAST RULES FOR
FLAGS ON TRANSPORTS
must Show Mark Of Respect When Re-
mains Of Officers Are On Board.

Army transport captains are instruct
ed by general order just promulgated
by the War Department. 10 display at
haIf-mast all flags when their ships have
aboard the remains Of commissioned Of
fcers or representatives OF the diploma
tic or consular service of the United
States. The order follows;
Whenever a transport entering har-
Dor or in harboF has on board the re-
mains Of commissioned officers OF repre-
sentatfves of the United States diploma
tic OF consular service. who have died
en- route, the dag viii be displayed at
half-mast until the removal OF the re-
mains from the ship.
'.aIl transports while in sight OF a 6sg
at haIf-nlast on another transport or
naval vessel OF Government building on
shore shall also carry their flag At half
mas.
Whenever remains OF officers. SOL
diers. employees, or others are being
transported as a part Of the cargo OF
the ship. the flag viii be half-Easted
oEly during the transfer CT the bodies
from the ship, and for one hour there
afeec-
On Memorial Dav the flag wih be
displayed at half-mast until midday,
when Il viii be mast-hea ded-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-06
LIEUT.. TIGGINS' NAME
DROPPED FOR DISCRETION
Arrested at Fort Riley, But
Escaped and Disappeared.

The name Of Second Lieut.. Robert Il.
Virgins. Fourth Cavalry. was dropped
from the army rolls oday by the War
Department. he havirg seen absent
without leave and his whtr eabouts IN
known for three months rzIe is the
limit allowed by law for an such Of
fense.
Virgins. while on duty Al Fort Riley.
Kansas, last June. was arrested FOR
some oHense and placed in confinement
pending his trial by court martial The
nature Of the ofense - not known at
the war Department. as the report on
the case has not reached here.
On the night Of June s, Virgins. dur
ing the temporary absence OF the
guard. fixed up dummy on his cot and
escaped No trace OF him has since been
discovered. and the charge OF desertion
Eas been placed against his name in the
records
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-06
WBLL-KNOWN HORSE
TRAINER MURDERED
Quar- eled Over Game Of
Dice IN Columbus, Ohio.

charge of Ben Potts and other race
horses owned by George Snyder. OF Co
lumbus. was murdered at an early bour
this morning by Walter Hodge. OF To-
Ie..o.
Both the murderer and his victim are
about twenty years old. They met at
the Palace saloon. Charles Pierce was
with Johnson.
The three quarreled over dice and
were ordered from the saloon Reaching
the sidewalk, Hodge made a knife thrust
ct Pierce iu1icting a bad cash in his
neck Pierce attempted to defend him
self with a board. which he picked up
after being stabbed. Johnson sprang 10
Piercss aiG and Hodge turned en- him
sending the knjfebIade deep into John-
sons neck twice johnson started to
run. but had not gone far when he fell
into the arms of a waiter at nearby
restaurant ana expired before the am
bulance arrived.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-06
Mr.. DOUGLAS RECEIVERS
MISSING CUFF BUTTON
Gem, Supposed to Be Under Powerhouse
Stack, Returned Through Medium
Of The Times.

Mr.. ". J. Douglas. Engineer OF
Bridges Of the District of Columbia,
has got his gold cuff button back.
He thought it was buried, demolished.
lost to him forever under thousands of
tons OF bricks and mortar when the old
powerhouse stack fell last Thursday
morning. The Evening Times, how
ever. was the medium which secured its
return to the engineer.
After the dust from the fallen stack
had settled. Lewis c. Fuller and c W
Phillips. both of Baltimore. found Mr.
Douglas cuff with the shining precious
metal in it some twenty feet east Of the
place where the chimney had tumbled
The cuff had bean lying with Mr.
Douglas coat on 4 stone directly in the
place where the stack fell Mr.. Doug
las removed his coat, and himself TO a
safe distance gave the signal for the
blast. and then discovered that he had
left the cun in the saith OF destruction.
II is now supposed that the wind from
the falling masonry was sufficient in
force TO blow the cuff from beneath il
as IL fell
The men. who were here on pension
business, and who found it, did not know
10 whom tHa cul. belonged until they
read the account Of its being lost. IN
I hs Evening lanes last Thursday.
They Immediately looked Up the abode
OF MIR Douglas. MIR Douglas lives at 1872
Twenty street northwest. but
when they Called he was not al home.
The next day they hunted him up at the
District Building with the result that
Mr. Douglas got his button back. and the
finders received q reward
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-06
miners PUT FAITH
Tn SENATOR PLATT
Declaration That Strike Will
End Soon Causes Joy.
NON UNION MEN GO TO WORK
Strikers Ceasing to Interfere With
Those Who Desire to Return to Duty.
All Quiet Between Soldiers and Min
ers Throughout the Coal Region.

SHENANDOAH, Pa. Sept 6.-MineFs
are jubilant today on account Of so
many rumors from New York and PhfIa-
delphia that a settlement will be made
in a week OF two by President Mitchell
and the coal operators. The men place
much faith in Senator Platt's second
declaration that the tie-up will be end
ed by September 10
The operators this morning say the
tie-up viii not be concluded for d long
time unless the men 20 back to work
without concessions having been grant
ed
The operators base their belief on the
fact that the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal ard Iron Company would not have
issued orders yesterday to the captains
Of the regiment of coal and iron police
in SchuylkilI. Carbon and Northumber-
land counties 10 have cabins built at
the coIIieries for the armed guards
where the quarters are at present not
comfortable enough, if a settlement Of
the labor war was close at hand.
Everything is peaceful. and so far as
can De learned no efortS were MADE 10
stop any Of the men. The strikers are
now making no effort whatever to in
timidate or ccerce them.
The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com
pany is credited with shipping over
1000 tens Of coal 10 market vest erday.
Nest Of the coal was OF the smaller
size The strike leaders admit that the
company may be shipping 500 tens OF
E.cal from the i-ehigh No. u cDllTe-v
daily However. they say that in ordsr
10 produce this amount only about if
teen or twenty men are needed
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-06
MOB ATTACKS HOME
OF N0N-UNI MINER
Brighten Woman and Children and De
stroy Property.

WILKESBARRE Pa. Sent 6.-Dur-
ing the night mob attacked the home
Of Lawrence Twadusky at hudson. near
here, and drove Mrs. FwadIsky and her
children out, battering down the doors.
breaking the windows, and smashing
the furniture.
Had it not been for Father Spotanski
the house would have been torn to
pieces. He arrived after the attack was
made and succeeded IL gsttfng the mob
to withdraw. In tho r.tsGtine- q force
of deputy sheriffs had sea hurried to
the scene and remaihsd Oh duty all
night.
Twadusky IS ncp-uuIon man and has
not been at home for three weeks. This
morning a number @ deputies guarded
the workers On the say 20 the Frank
lin colliery OF the Lehigb Valley Coal
Co, A crowd of -w) or three hundred
had assembled. Al everal other mines
about this valley here we're attacks
upon non-union woT kers and guards.
chiefly by boys. and several were stoned.
Some Of the guards fred in the air 10
drive OF the crowd but no one was
seriously hurt The Eear that work viii
De resumed at a number OF mines caused
the outbreak.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-06

WHEELING, " Va. Sept. 6--Preai-
dent Roesevelts special train arrived at
Wheeling at $50 o'clock this morning. It
was foggy and chilly. and the people who
lined the streets we're apparently affect
cd by the weathsr
Later, when the President spoke TO an
audience OF 5.0O0 persons from the bal
ccny CT the Mcclure Hotel, they warmed
up more. The city was very freely dec
GRATED
The speech was on the Presidents po-
sition toward the trusts He reanrmed
his conviction that some means Of Gov
ernment control Of interstate corpora
ticna oU@ht to be devised.
He reviewed the history OF trade from
NiEeveh and Thebes until todsy, and
said that It vas only since the founding
Of Wheeling that a state Of affairs call
ing for new laws had core up.
Some Of M uItra-conservative
friends. he said. find it q serious OBJ
lection that my program viii take time
1t will take time It took time to build
the levees Of the Mississippi, but theg
were worth building
He said also:
We viii show a kindly-marl. I 50
kindly-determiuaticn not TO submit ~
any wrongdoing and not to do wrong.
The President was listen 10 with
the closest attentIea but was fre-
quently Interrupted with loud applause.
His utterances and his earnest manner
seemed to capture the thousands who
heard MIN.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-06
BAD NEWS BEATEN
IN Race FROM EUROPE
Prof. H. w. Wiley Hears Of
His Illness in Venice.
THE OLD ADAGE DISCOUNTED
Dispatch From Indiana Announcing
That Chief Chemist Of Agricultural
Department Is Sick in Europe Finds
Him Well at His Desk Here.

Prof. Henry W Wiley. chief chem
tst Of the Agricultural Department,
had somewhat forcible illustration
this morning Of the fact that there are
sometimes exceptions to the old adage,
Bad news travels quickly" IN this
case the bad news Travelled more slowly
than the professor himself, and the pro
lessor Travelled on an ocean greyhound
To begin the story Alright, the follow
ing dispatch was received by The Even
ing Times this morning from Madison,
IND.
-Relat lives here have received IN
formation that Prof. Henry W Wi
ley chief chemist OF the United
States Agricultural Department. is
very i'll Of appendicitis at Venice,
Italy
\ reporter vas Immediately sent to
the Agricultural Department to verify
the dispatch and secure more tails If
possible. With visions of bad news in
mind the reporter was somewhat
startled at finding the professor seated
in his Office chair calmly pursuing his
daily duties and Ioking hale, hearty and
in the best OF health.
Recovering from the shock. The re-
porter showed the dispatch to the pro-
fessCr. who laughed.
That's rather amusing" finally said
Prof. Wiley. .'It is true I was IN
Venice last month. bat / have been
home fer some little ti-re-
It is also true that I was Ill while
in the City of Bridges. In fact. I did
have q slight attack Of appendicitis.
But what puzzles me. :" lie continued,
is how the news has got out to my
old. home IN Indiana 1 have not lived
there for tacHJy-fiv@ YEAR, and / am
quite sure that I cid rot write to any
ore there about my j1'fsss while ] was
in Europe
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-06
STATUS OF ARMY
PAYMAS4BRS' CLERKS
They Are Sin the Service p"
According to Law.

Mr.. L. P. Mitchell, Acting Comptroller
Of the Treasury, regarding longevity pay
Of army officers. today decided as lol-
lows.
The status Of paymaster's clerk in
the army is about the same as a pay
masters clerk in the navy, and in view
Of decisions both Of the courts and Of
the accounting officers, ! think Il must
be held that q paymaster's clerk IN the
army is in service IN the army WITHIN
the meaning CT the act OF FeoTue~v p,
1881. and that therefore the tim eh
service must be counted in c1.-rr,- ing
his longevity in q subsequent service as
q commissioned officer
This view is contrary 10 the decision
OF Second Comptroller Maynard. which
alust be overruied, but IL Is 20 harmony
with the decisions OF the courts and Of
this Office in cases analogous and where
the same principle is involved
The decision was rendered ia answer
10 a request from Capt. James Canby-
paymaster 4. : =. 81 Louis 10
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-06
BELIEF THAT ARMY HAS
WON SIGNAL VICTORY
Fleet Theoretically at the Bottom of
Sea in Joint Maneuve1s.

The joint maneuyers of the army and
navy have closed As yet neither the
War nor the Navy Department is aware
Of the exact outcome of the weeks
mimic warfare. but from what can be
judged from the daily reports Of the
operations received from General Mac
Arthur il would seem that Admiral
HisginsOn's feet had been utterly de-
stroyed several times without very ma
tariaIly damaging the fortifcauons
guarding Long Island Sound
This, however, is nothing more than
Vas expected by the military authori-
ties, who were better aware than the
general public OF TIE strength of the
land defenses. Admiral Higginson.
however is yet to be heard from
The latest report received from Gen
eraI Macarthur by the War Department
IS dated September >, and tells OF the
theoretical destruction of the Brooklyn.
Olympia, Indiana and Alabama b. Fort
Niche. It follows:
Fort TrumbuII, Connecticut.
"Adjutant General. Washington:
During the preceding twenty-fcur
hours, movements OF the enemy's feet
we're under constant observation The
signal station at Montauk Point was
captured BY landing party. The import
ant event is covered by the report OF
the district commander as follows. Re-
port OF engagement with six OF enemy's
feet last evening. 40 o-clOck-Suspi-
eious vessels sighted south Of Mount
Prospect al anchor. Remained there IN
til close Of maneuvers5 probably placed
TO give range OF turning point $40
-Four suspicious lights sighted toward
Block Island, moving rapidly west and
toward Race; rage undetermined when
sighted. s:15-All lights out. except
leading one, which moved rapidly west.
9;2O--Ardois signals seen. tg-Oz-Range
leading light 5000 yards.
''I0:O5-BTooklyn shown up by search
lights 1G-o7-Action commenced al
Wright. I6.1o-Ships began 10 reply.
Brooklyn. Olympia and small cruiser
used searchlights in direction Of Wright
I0-I5-ThTee cruisers passed Race Ma
neuver supposed 10. be for destruction
Of shorelights, thus preparing way for
battleships Kearsarge Massachusetts,
and Alabama 10 run the Race which
they did at 1913 first being discovered
by searchHghts al i0:3T, seventeen
minutes after cruisers passed Race.
Wright ceased firing at 1I-UI p. 70.
Fired 22g shots. ali calioers, claims de-
structicn OF whole feet By three 10
four times number OF points required.
Ranges 3. 600 10 5000 yards
'.aGichie discovered Brooklyn 1906 p
0. m. range Of fifty-three 10 seventy
FIVE Yards. All batteries fred at all
ships until l1.19. when ships were out
or range. Niche claims 10 have put
Olympia. Brooklyn Indiana. and Ala
bama out OF action.
Terry reports engaging at long
range; 10 claim get received that Terry
put Q ship out of action. Il was q very
clear and BRIGHT starlight night Even
y all shore seaFchlights are ruled ont
on fire from cruisers. battlesbips must
have been seen and have suffered Sc
vereiy from gun batteries on each side
MACARTHUR.
General Commanding
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-09-06
WOUNDED NEGRO 70
BE TRIED WEDNESDAY
Witnesses Not Yet Located IN the
Bundy Case.

James Bandy. the negro who was shot
in the right leg several nights ago while
resisting Policeman Moffett. OF the Sew
enth precinct, who had placed him IN
der arrest for disorder1y conduct, was
arraigned in court this morning As all
of the witnesses in the case could not
De located he was sent 10 jail to await
a hearing next week BuDdy's wo<nd
was not of a serious character and had
entirely healed.
The shooting in Georgetown has ere
ated considerable discussion Of late.
The officials OF the Police Department
have made 20 investigation into the
natter. and il is net likely that they
will Major Sylvester, it is said. is af
the opinion that Policeman Moffett only
shot in self-defense.