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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
SUGAR CONFERENCE
Its Probable Action Stated BY Our
Minister in Bel
Sium.

Washington. March "a dispatch
from Brussels says the international
sugar convention was signed yester-
day. The state department has re-
ceived a reply from United States
Minister Townsend, at Brussels, to its
inquiry as 10 the accuracy of the press
reports of the results of the confer
ence of representatives of beet sugar
producing. bounty paying countries
Townsend reports that the proceedings
We're supposedly secret; hence it is not
possible to make an official statement
of the result of the conference.
However. it is the understanding
he says. that the conferreeS have
agreed to abolish all bounties on beet
sugar. and to adopt uniform customs
tariff on importS of sugar of 81. Ii per
DO pounds, or about half cent Il
pound. The treasury department must
row plan to remove the countervail-
ing duties on bounty sugar. which ac-
ton will not depend upon congress
Sional movement. but will nevertheless
considerably affect the customs re
ceiptS as whole.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
SEVEN MORE DEAD
Colorado Snow Slide
Region.

TenUrlde. Colo, March Ga rescue
party has been organized here 10 at
tempt to go TO Ingram Basin. where
seven men were known to be working
when the storm cut off all cOmmunica-
tion. Ingram Basin is one of the most
dangerous places in winter in the san
Juan country. II is above the timber
line. and the peaks are high and PIE
cipitOus. while the valley is narrow.
Many believe that all the men have
perishcd in Il slide. or that while they
were mt work in the tunnel their bunk
house. filed with provisions. has been
buried beneath tons OF snow and ice.
With their snowshOes lost it would he
impossible for them to get down. as
the snow is from six to eight feet
deep. II this is the cause then they
are perishing for lack OF food and shell
ter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
ENDS HIS EXISTENCE
Cashier CottIe of Suspended EIkhart
Bank Blows Out His
Brains.

Springfield, ILL.,. March 6.-Fran5 w.
Cottle, cashier of the Elkhart State
bank, which Monday closed its doors
because of the discovery of an appar-
ent shortage in his accounts. ended
his life Yesterday afternoon by firing
a bullet into his brain. The deed was
done while Il committee representing
the stockholders Of the bank was in
Springfield making arrangements to
reopen the institution. Cottle killed
himself with frontier pattern re-
volver which had been presented To
his son. Jordan Il. CottIe. by Col. w.
F. Cody and some of the young mans
friends with the Buffalo Bill show in
1900. The weapon had been hanging
in Jordan's room, near that of his
father. who was i'll in bed from the
effects of the dose OF morphine which
came near terminating his life Sat
urday morning.
During a brief few minutes that his
nurse and members of the family
were out of the room Cottle crawled
from his bed into the room of his son,
secured the weapon and loaded it
from cartridge belt that was hang
ing near it. 1t was 1870 o'clock in the
when the fatal shot was
fired
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
American Officers Brutal
Treatment of FiIipi-
no Captive.
FOUR DAYS TORTURE
Atrocities PraCtiCed
That Result in Court
Martial.

Manila. March Ga court martial
is ordered to try Maj. Littleton ". l..
Waller and Lieut.. John III. \. Day, of
the marine corps. on March Il on the
charge of executing natives of the
island of Samar without trial.
Death by Slow Torture.
Some of the circumstances in the
case are peculiarly atrociOus. One
native was tied 10 Il tree and publicly
shot in the thigh. The next day the
man was shot in the arms The third
day he was shot in the body and the
fourth day the native was killed.
Excuse of Loss of Mind.
Friends Of the ClTicers attribute
their actions to loss of mind. due To
privations which they suffered in the
island of Samar.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
Welded ALA MODE
Negotiations Done by Telephone,
Including the Summoning of
the Officiating Squire.
YOUNG COUPLE IN A GREAT HURRY
Couldn't Wait Two Weeks for the
Regularly Appointed Ceremony
Done at Chicago.

Chicago. March 6.-ThiS is q FIVE
minute romance of everyday life con-
cerning itself with recent events in the
career of Ernest G.. Damn. of f. q.
Damn X Co. school supply house, and
of the young woman who until recent
ly was known to her friends as Miss
Adrienne Sincere, daughter of DR.. Emil
Sincere, 1929 Michigan avenue. 1t
proposes to recount briefly these hap
penings. which are OF date, March l.
and TO make mention, without COM
ment. of certain felicitous results. The
story will begin ut 5:3O o'clock Satur-
day afternoon at Miss Sincere-S home.
The young woman was putting off her
furs when the telephone bell rang and
she was informed by her maid that an
inSiStent person demanded an inter
view with her.
Bat They Couldn't Wait.
She went TO the instrument, said
Hello" and then dropped the receiver
with Il little gasp. This is Ernest" "
she heard voice say; come on down
town and get married"
There was other conversation of
such Il successfully persuasive nature
that in Il few minutes Miss Sincere
was getting into her furs again, and
an hour later she and Damn We're talk
ing seriously together in the parlOrS
of the Great Northern hotel. Arrange
mentS had been made for the marriage
of Miss Sincere and Damn at the resi-
dence of the brides parents Il fortnight
hence. and as there was no parental
opposition the young woman had to be
shown reasons for the impulSiVe step.
So They Were Married.
But Damn had arrived ut that stage
of Il mans life when two weeks is an
eternity, and he argued so eIoquently
that his fiance finally forgot bridal
veil, orange blossoms, Wagner and
the presents and uttered 4 timid Yes"
WhereupOn Justice of the Peace Muir
ply and :. Kichner. Dann's intimate
friend received telephone instruction to
assemble at once in the office of At
tOrney Turner, in Il downtown build
ing. prepared to offer such assistance
as might he needed in the circum-
stances. The license formality hav-
ing been completed earlier in the day.
the wedding party fOregathered in
Turner's office at S o'clock. And so
they were married with Mrs. Turner
as the only other witness.
Glanced to Think of Her Dad.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs.
Damn and their guests went TO the
Great Northern hotel. where Il wed
ding dinner was served. in the course
Of which il occurred to Mrs. Damn that
perhaps papa would like to know
something about what had happened.
So she sent him a bulletin by tele-
graph Tuesday Mrs. Damn telephoned
her sister for information as to the
outlook and was advised to come home
and take Il chance. SO she did Tues
day night. and after awhile Mr.. Damn
49,, - 1
Damn herself said yesterday. I'VE are
here yet. Why didn't we
wait two weeks? Just because Mr..
Damn didn't want to wait that long"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06

sa1u Governor IaIU Is 10 esTaDlIsn 1Is
policy with respect to the United
States. treat the Philippine islands, 80
far as the introduction of Chinese into
the United States is concerned. as if
il were Il foreign country. and then
give the commission or the Legislative
Ecdy in the islands some power and
authority i'm its discretion TO admit
skilled labor.
Governor Taft was questioned con-
cCrning slavery in the Philippines. He
said the number of slaves who had
been manumitted was comparatively
small. The commission had undertake
en- no legislation as to slavery, and
the action taken by the military had
been. first. to release Christian slaves.
and. second, to prevent slave raidinG
parties from capturing slaves. Be
sides this there was the constant mo-
raj influence being eXerted toward the
eradication of the system.
The fact that Il woman and her
baby. two young men and young
woman. We're sold as slaves for $40
worth of dry goods and $50 Mexican
has been brought to light in the rec
OrdS of the court martial OF Il Moro
named Sulug. who was tried 10y Il
United States military commission aJ
CottabatO. island of MindanaO. OF
charges OF murder and kidnapping.
Sulug. ut the head of Il band of na-
tives. carried away the party of MOros
and sold them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
WHERE HE STANDS
President Says He Has No Par
ticuIar Plan for Cuba's
Relief.
WANTS CONGRESS TO DO IT'S BEST
Much Comforting Goes on Among the
Republican Leaders Oh the
Tariff Problem.

Washington. March G. - Speaker
Henderson and Representative Can
non, of Illinois, called mt the White
House and discussed with President
Roosevelt the subject of Cuban reci-
prOcity and sentiment thereon in the
house. Active canYassing continued
among the Republican members pre-
liminary to the third caucus on Cuban
reciprocity TO be held tonight. The
most positive claims We're made by
those opposed to Payne'S 20 per cent.
reciprocity plan that there was Il clear
majority against it. 1t was said in
this connection that Speaker Hender-
son is now favorable TO the position
taken by the majority on the ways and
means committee. and that this
wound exert much influence in shaping
the final outcome.
Tawney Calls on Cabinet OmciaIs,
During the day several members Of
the ca a'inet We're called on by Taw-
ney, of the ways and means commit
tee. who has proposed the rebate plan
aS substitute Tor Chairman Payne's
20 per cent. reciprocity plan. and Nor
Ills of Minnesota. who also has pro-
posed plan differing from that Of
Payne. As an outcome of these calls
the cabinet-namely. Postmaster Gen
eral Payne. Secretary Shaw and Sec
retary WilSOn-were hopeful of seeing
n solution of the problem which would
lot endanger any United States indus
try. This was construed i'm some quar-
tiers to show Il division i'm the cabinet.
hut it was stated by those cOnverSant
with the situation that the attitude Of
tho cabinet members did not warrant
any such construction.
Deal To Bolt the Caucus.
Later in the day Tawney called mt
the White House and had a confer
ence lasting nearly an hour and Il half
with the president. At its conclusion
Tawney joined several of his aSSoci-
ates who are opposed to the Payne
resolution. 1t developed that Tawney
had told the president there was little
or no possibility of adoption of the
Payne plan 10y the Republican confer
ence. ana that il it WAS adopted some
forty Republican members would not
consider themselves bound and would
carry the question to the floor of the
house. where there would he addi.
ticnal complications. owing to the at
titud2 of Democratic members.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
Senate and House in Brief.

Washington. March ct appears
likely now that the senate will reach
n vote on the pending shipping bill
one week from next Monday. This
bill was the principal matter before
the senate yesterday, but only as the
subject of argument. Early in the ses-
sion the senate passed the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
bill. An executive session was held.
The house continued the debate on
the bill to classify the rural free de
livery service. but without action ad-
journed early ont OF respect TO the
memory OF Representative Polk, of
Pennsylvania, whose death occurred
Tuesday night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
FORESTS NEED REpLENIsHING
Or Lumber Will be Among the Luxuries'
First Thing We Know.

First Thing We Know.
Chicago. March 6.-Speakers at the
tenth annual meeting of the National
Wholesale Lumber Dealers asSocia-
ton. held here yesterday, declared that
while business in the past year has
been prosperous, prices have been un-
usually high because of the growing
shortage of the supply of lumber.
President Lippincott, in his annual
address, predicted that there would be
a further rise in prices of the product
unless the supply was replenished.
General Counsel ]. !. McKelvey urged
action on the forestry question with
Il view of providing an abundant sup
ply of lumber for the future.
1t is the first time the association
has come to Chicago to hold its annual
convention. Four hundred dealers
from all parts of the country attended
the opening session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
Deal to Bolt the Caucus.
POSITION or THE PRESIDENT
He Has No Eavorite Measure. but Want:
Congress To- DO lis Hc.t.

He Has No Eavorite Measure but Wants
Congress to DO lis Best.
The president is understood to have
Taadc his proposition quite clear. and
III so doing is said to have removed
several misapprehenSions which have
been afoat of late. He said he had
no intention ut present of sending
special message to congress on the
subject. He expressed the most earn
est SOlicitudc that satisfactory ad-
justment be reached 10y congress. say
ing that this was an inherited prob
lcm"-mcaning that it had come to
him from the Mckinley administra-
ton. Furthermore the president. it
is asserted. Indicated no positive deter
minatiOn in favor of any particular
idea. but rather Il desire that congress
should deal with the subject accord
in. to its best lights.
After hearing from Tawuey his as
sociateS expressed the belief that the
president would accept the rebate
proposition if congress sent il to him.
They also We're considerably encour-
aged To hear from Tawney that the
president was not laying down any
emphatic ultimatum i'm favor of the
plan rs presented by Payne.
While these conferences were going
oil at the White House. Payne and
members of the ways and means COM
mittee supporting him We're in confer
ence. Later. one of the members said
that he was confident the Payne recip-
rocity proposition commanded Il ma
jority of the Republican members. but
that the minority was so large and so
disposed to carry the. contest into the
house that Payne and his friends rec
OGniZed the seriousness of the situa-
ton. However. there was no disposi-
tiOn. he said, to accept the rebate plan.
as it was stated that this was merely
Il repetition of the plan proposed 10y
the head of the beet sugar organiZa-
tion two months ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
t-nnston tn knIe nt nenver.

Washington, March c. Major Gen
General l.. :. Otis. commanding the
military department of the lakes. will
retire for age on March 81, and will
be succeeded in command by Major
General Arthur Macarthur. Brigadier
General Frederick Funston will sue
ceed General MacArthur at Denver or
take the vacant command of the de
partment of Texas, with headquarters
at San Antonio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
He stilI HoId. the Lnl,.

Madison, Wis. March 6.-Judge f.
W. Keyes has been reappointed post
master of the Madison pOstoffice by
President Roosevelt. He was appoint
ed for the first time by President Lin
coin and since then has been reappoint-
81 Ii ave other presidents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06

injured at SunnySide sanatorium,
which was among the buildings de-
stOyed. The financial loss was not
large.
y large reception was i'm progress
at the home of Major Mallory when
the fire broke out; the quests left the
house to obtain bettertview. Among
those who witnessed the destruction
of the buildings was Ihdy Constance
Mackenzie. The namef of those in
jured have not been Obt{ined, but none
of them is seriously hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
Platte slver ON a Knmnace.

Lincoln. Neb.. March 6.-The Platte
river is on rampage. Advices are
that the Missouri Pacific bridge at
UreapoliS has gone out and the Bur
lington bridge not far from there is
threatened. Five feet of water is run
ming over the Rock Island bridge at
South Bend and an ice gorge which
has formed to the west of the bridge
threatens TO take II ont
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
AmerIcnn League AdmIssion.

Detroit. March 6.-By unanimous
vote the magnates of the American
League have adopted resolutions fixing
the admission to the grounds in all
cities except Philadelphia ut - cents,
10 cents and az cents. for bleacher
pavilion and grand stand. respectively.
and increasing President Ban John
sons salary from 5000 per annum
tn 81 800
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
Opened Another MANS ,IaiI.

Clinton. Ia. March 6.-United States
Deputy Marshal Nealy arrested and
brought here from Maquoketa DIR. G.
y. Larkey. charged with opening mail
belonging to DIR. BernadOn. He was
taken before United States Commits
sioner Keefe and bound over to the
federal grand jury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
Spanish Treaty Claims
Commission and
Maine Victims.
AGAINST CLAIMANTS
They Must Appeal to
the Government
Direct.

Washington. March 6.-The Spanish
treaty claims commission today
handed down Il decision against the
claimants for deaths and injuries re-
ceived by officers and seamen in the
wreck of the battleship Maine in Ia-
Vana harbor.
Must Look to Government.
The commission holds the claimants
can only look to their own govern
ment for such remuneration as il
chooses to give them.
Claims Aggregate &2.5OO.OOO.
The claims affected by the decision
amount to about s.. 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
Prince George Uses a spade.

London. March 6.-The Prince of
Wales yesterday turned the first sod
of the new dock at AvOnmouth. GlOu-
cestershire. on which the sum of a.
100000 is to he spent. and by which it
is hoped to revive the trade of Bristol.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
Extension of Bank Charters.

Washington, March 1.-THE house
committee on banking and currency
has directed n favorable report on the
senate bill authorizing the extension OF
national bank charters for twenty
years. =
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
ExpIosion wa. DouhIr FntaI.

Muncie. Ind. March 6.-Elmer New
kirk and Burt Lee, the victims of the
explosion at DeSotO which destroyed
the $4,000 natural gas pumping sta
tion for the American Window Glass
company. have died of their injuries.
Both men had inhaled the gas. being
burned internally. Each left young
vvidOyv
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
PUNISHED FOR TREASON
IN THE sULTAN's REALM

Corstantinople. March 6.-Osman
Pasha. son of the famous Kurdish
chief. Bedrahan Pasha, charged with
high treason. has been sentenced to
death. but the sentence to be com
muted to perpetual imprisonment.
Gen. Nazmi Pasha, son-in-law of the
former Grand Nizier Ali Pasha, has
been arrested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
They Danced i'm the ChapeI.

Minneapolis. March 6.-Thirteen
students of Tabor college. Ia, have
been suspended by DIR. John Gordon.
A week ago. about midnight, n COM
pany of college girls and boys forced
an entrance to CASTOR hall, invaded the
chapel. and there the couples danced
for two hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
QUARTER MILLION FIRE
IN PLAINFIELD, N. ].

Plainfield, y. J.. March 6.-Fire
eaL-ly today destroyed the Babcock
building. five-story brick. and two
adjoining buildings with loss of
S25O.OOO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
Kansas Has a Mrs. Sofrel.

OswegO. Kan, March 6.-Mrs. Car.
ric Kearney has been arrested,
charged with aiding prisoners in the
county Jail to make a plot to escape.
1t is alleged that she gave a pistol
to VIII Geary, in Jail for burglary.
and DIR. q. \. Calhoun. who will
shortly begin a penitentiary sentence
fOI the murder of his wife. She was
Sent to the county Jail in default OF
$500 bond which she refused to give.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
WOMAN SENTENCED
Mrs. Mary LinhoT Given Two Years
for n Murder i'm
Iowa.

Mason City, Iowa, March G.-Mrs.
Mary Linhoff was this morning sen
fenced TO two years imprisonment
for fatally shooting Edward Bromley
last August. The shooting was the
result of quarrel between Mr.. and
Mrs. Bromley and Mr.. and Mrs. Lin
hoff.
Mrs. Linhoff alleges she shot Brom-
ley to save her husbands life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
sunday Base Ban or None.

Indianapolis, March6.-MayOr Book
walter says there must be no Sunday
base bali in indianapolis. Manager
Watkins, of the base ball club, says
there must be Sunday ball or no ball.
because n club without Sunday games
would not pay well enough to be pers
mitted in the American Association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
STOPS A RECEPTION
Fire Does Considerable Damage i'm
South Carol IN"
City.

Aiken, $. G, March G. l'ire here yes
terday destroyed nine fildings in tile
center of the city. y GALE was blow
ing and the flames We're fought under
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
GETS OUT OF 1T EASY
George Murray Who Pleaded Guilty
To Conspiracy i'm Chicago
Escapes Prison.

Chicago. March 6.-In the criminal
court today George Murray. indicted
with Alexander Sullivan and others
for conspiring to keep eN-Bailiff
James l.. Lynch, under indictment for
jury bribing. pleaded guilty to the
charge of conspiracy and was fined
$500 and costs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
TWO STATES TAXIT
Property of Portland Mining Com
pany in a Peculiar
Position.
REACHED BY IOWA CODE
Although the Plant is Located Far
Onin Col
OradO.

Council Bluffs. Ia. March City
Assessor Everest has included i'm his
assessment roll the property of the
Portland Mining company, whose
headquarters are in this city, but
whose property holdings are in Colo
RADIO. The Iowa code makes Il provis-
ion for taxing corporations having
their principal place of business with
in the state. The local representative
Of the company refused To make Il
statement of its taxable property. and
the assessors has decided to assess the
company on the basis of its alleged
actual value of S9.OOO,OO0, as pro-
Vided by the law
Basis OF the Calculations.
The recent BurnS-DOyle SUIT FOR pos
session of Il million dollars of stock in
the Portland company, the assessor.
says. formed basis for calculations
on the value of its property. The ac-
tiOn of the city is expected to precipi-
tate 4 law suit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
Explosion EntOmbs Many
Golfers in Penn
syIvania.
FIRE ADDS HORROR
Rescue Party Making
Brave Batt1e7-FearS
of Results.

Monongahela. Pa. March G.-An
explosion occurred shortly before
noon i'm the CatsbuTg mine. Two
men were seriously burned. Many
others are reported cntombed in the
mine, which is burning furiously. 1t
is feared all are dead.
At 2:3O Il rescuing party was trying
to fight its way into the mine.
The number of men in the mine is
unknown. Some reports say 10 9th
rrS 30.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
CHINESE QUESTION IN THE ISLANDS
Taft Opposes Letting I'm An sin-sIavery
Among the SuIUs.

Washington. March G.-GOvernOr
Taft was before the senate committee
OH immigration and gave his views on
the subject of Chinese immigration TO
the Philippine islands. He said the
general conviction of the commission
was that the Chinese ought not to be
allowed to enter the islands. Governor
Taft said the FiliPinO-Chinese half
breeds should not be kept out of the
United States, because they are Fill
pinos pure and simple" The best way
for CONGRESS 10 meet this problem,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
To Vote Monday.

Washington. March 6.-The senate
today agreed that final vote on the
shipping bill and all amendments he
taken Monday at 3.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-06
ConsummatiOn DevoutIy To Be wisr ed

New York. March 6-After Il CON
ference which lasted for two days the
visiting committee of the Amalga-
mated Association of Iron and Steel
Workers and the officials of the Amer
lean Tinplate company reached an
-sreement yesterday. The mills of the
american Tinplatc company will now
be uninterrupted during the summer
months. when the annual scale of
wages is formulated. This, it is de-
clared. means practically Il continuous
scale. prevents the mills of the Ameri-
can Tinplate company from closing,
and renders Il strike impossible.