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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-20


At noon 81 bodies had been idcnti-
fed. The death list is now figured
at rs.
Birmingham. Ala. Sept 2O.-The
national convention of Negro BaptiStS,
which met in the Shiloh Baptist church
three days ago. came to an abrupt
and awful termination last night in
panic caused by a fight between two
men in tie rear of the edifice. Book
er T. Washington. of TuSkegee; w.
| II. Counsel. of Normal. Ala. and Il.
r. Wright. of Savannah, Ga, three
of the most prominent educators of the
race. Were on the programme to speak,
and the church was crowded. when
suddenly the audience was thrown in
to Il panic by conflict between two
men over a cause which is as vet I'M
known. There We're cries of Fight"
Fight which the assembled throng
took for the more terrifying alarm of
Fire and a wild rush enSued for
the exists.
The Associated Press reporter, who
has just returned from the scene of
bodies. As many as eighty injured
have been already reported, but
owing to the confusion it is almost
impossible to identify the dead OF
learn the names of the injured. Book
er T. Washington was not hurt. The
national Baptist convention is perhaps
,he largest negro organization in the
United States. having Il following OF
100000 and missionaries at work i'll
Africa establishing churches and
schools and trying to civiliZe the na-
tiveS.
Object of the Convention.
The sessions are held annually and
large numbers of negroes are brought
together to hear the reports of the
secretaries of the departments and to
discuss the work The discussion of
the religious, moral and intellectual
condition of the negroes in the Unit
ed States is the object of the conVen-
tion. The sessions were being held
in Shiloh Baptist church. situated at
Avenue @ and Eighteenth street. ten
blocks from the center of the city.
Dead Bodies Were Everywhere.
The catastrophe occurred at p.
m., just as Booker T. Washington had
concluded his address to the conven-
tion. and for three hours the scenes
around the church We're indeScribable.
Dead bodies wer Strewn in every di-
rection. and the ambulance service of
the city was utterly incapacitated to
move them until after l a. m. DOz-
ems of dead bodies We're arranged in
rows on the ground outside of the
house of worship awaiting removal
to the various undertaking establish
mentS. while more than Il score were
laid out on the benches inside.
Church Was Packed with People.
The church is the largest house OF
worship for negroes in birmingham.
and the pastor says there We're at least
1000 persons in the edifice when the
stampede began. instructions had been
issued to allow no more TO enter. but
the negroes forced their way inside
the building and were standing in ev-
cry aisle; even the entrance TO the
church was literally packed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-20
Equipment of Cruiser.

The DcS MOines has Il protective
deck two inches thick. and her sides are
lined with ccllulose to exclude water
in case they are pierced by shell.
She has no other armor. She carries
five l0-inch rapid fire guns. eight g.
Founders, two 1-pOunders and four
Colts automatic guns. The indicated
horsepower Will aggregate 4.jOO, tn.
engines being triple expansion. Six
water tube boilers will supply the
necessary steam. The coal supply.
700 tons. will give this ship a radius
of action at 10 knots. Of 1000 knots
without coaling; thus she could
steam from San Francisco to Manila
without stopping for coal. The Des
Moines is designed for hard service.
without fancy qualities. somewhat
special consideration has been given
10 her strength, and the scantlings
are unusually heavy. She has no
ram, and the use of wood is confined
TO the minimum, only the main deck
being plankcd. The ammunition sup
ply Will be unusually large, including
go rounds for each of the main D.
inch guns, and 800 rounds for the Is
Founders, all smokeIcss powder. Dis
tilling plants and ice machines fit the
vessel for tropical service and she
has six electric ammunition hoists
and winches and blowers, and every
one of the latest devices that yes
sci of this size can carry. Four hun
dred and fifty men can be accomo-
dated on the Des Moincs. although
her regular crew is 263 men, so that
she can be used to advantage to carry
relief crews to foreign stations II
for similar service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-20
Dynamite for a Home.

Shenandoah. Pa. Sept. 20. - The
home of Richard Parfitt, of Gilberton.
was badly damaged by an explosion
of dynamite about II p. IN. Thursday.
The dynamite was placed under the
front part of the house. and the front
porch was completely demolished and
the house badly wrecked. Partitt was
at work when the explosion occurred,
and his wife and two children were
i'm bed. John Poath. stable boss. and
John Moller. assistant fireman mt the
MahonOy City colliery. We're held up
by a crowd of 300 strikers while on
their way to work yesterday and We're
being roughly handled. when the coal
and iron police rushed from the stock
adc and rescued them.
He Deserted the strikers Ranks.
WilkeSbaTre. Pa. Sept. 20. - Peter
ReminSky. Georgetown miner who
applied for work at the stockade of
the Lehigh and WilkeSbarre Coal com
pany. was shot in the leg yesterday
by John Savage. union miner. who
saw him desert the strikers ranks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-20
MORE TALK OF PEACE
Story from New York That the
Coal Strike Is To End in
a Short Time.
PROVES TO BE NEWS TO MITCHELL
Who Says Any Peace Proposal Will
Be Submitted to the Men
in Convention.

WilkesbaTre, Pa, Sept. 20.-In Or
der TO set Ill rumors about Il settle
ment of the miners strike at rest
President Mitchell states that if any
orators they would first be submitted
TO convention of the miners. and
the acceptance or rejection of any
proposition made by the coal compa-
MES would rest with the men them
selves.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-20

All the news all the time-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-20
Detense the Koad. so UP.

In answering the allegations the rail-
roads set up as n defense disSimllar
circumstances and conditions, such as
connection. density of traffic, number
of railroads, population, etc, and gen
orally deny any violation of the inter
state commerce law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-20

MES would rest with the men them
selves.
Harrisburg, Pa. Sept. 2O.-The Tel
egraph last evening printed the fol
lowing: "Information reached The
Telegraph through Il private source
this afternoon that the end of the
coal strike was in sight. The report
was to the effect that one of the
largest firms, whose representatives in
New York have been discussing the
situation for some time. had decided
upon Il settlement, and an official an
nOuncement would he made either to-
morrow or early next week. The in
formation seemed to have cOnSider;I-
bic foundation, and came as an an
swcr to inquiries sent to New York
parties regarding the filling of large
orders for coal in this city. intimating
that the orders would probably he
filled sooner than was expected be
cause of the encouraging prospects Of
an early settlement"
Mitchell Has Not Been Informed.
WilkcSbarrc, Pa. Sept. 20.-Presi-
dent Mitchell returned 10 headquarters
last night from Scranton. where he
delivered an address yesterday. He
uation and that he knew of no plan
of settlement of the strike being on
foot y dam on SoIomOn's creek. near
here. from which the Lehigh and
WilkeSbarre Coal Co. obtained water
to operate its AIaffet waShery was
blown up by dynamite yesterday morn
ing. The Lehigh and WilkeSbarre Coal
company intended to start the wash
cry yesterday, but owing TO the lack
of water the machinery could not be
put in operation. Striking miners are
accused of blowing up the dam.
Attack on "A Working COlIIery.
Pittstown. Pa. Sept 2O.-A mob
attacked the colliery owned by w. II.
Holmes, which is located In the heart
of this city. After driving the non
union wOrkmen from the mine the
mob set fire to the breaker. which
was saved from destruction through
the efforts of Il number of men en-
plOyed in the vicinity. The colliery
resumed operations last week for the
purpose of furnishing coal to the To-
cal trade. Several non-uniOnistS were
intercepted yesterday on their way to
No. 10 colliery. which resumed opera
tionS Thursday.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-01-30

day that he was ready to do so.
Even II the Senator succeeds in con
verting his committee to his views
the matter will be extensively dis
cussed on the floor of the Senate
and have heard rumors of Con-
gressional Committee being sent to
the isthmus to investigate for them
selves as soon as the session is over.
I II
The first gun in the fight for tar
1T revision was fired on the I4th
when Representative Babcock in
troduced his bill for the reduction
of the Dingley tariff o. iron and
steel. The bill is very carefully
drawn and is calculated 10 meet the
objections of all rational protection
lists. Only the extremists can SER
iously object to it and il may prove
to be the entering wedge that will
split the majority in the House.
There is some talk of another bill
which will remove the duty on
Dutch Towering bulbs and which, il
1t materializes, will result in the in
PRODUCTION of bill providing for
such reduction by Representative
Tawney of Minnesota. | mentioned
this matter once before, but at that
time it was believed that the object
of the Minnesota members could be
attained under the reciprocity
clause of the Dingley bill. That
may still be the case, but there are
some members of the Minnesota
delegation who are opposed to what
they call Legislation by the execu-
tive branch of the government and
they favor a straight bill similar to
that introduced by Mr.. Babcock.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-01-30
ORDER capitalization.

STATE or WEST VIRGINIA:
AT rules held in the clerks Office of the
Circuit Court for the County Of Preston. on
the FIRST Monday of January 1909.
William :. Knots ct al VS. Cambria
Land * Improvement Company. ct al In
Chauccry.
The object of this suit is to recover from
the defendants other than the defendant
William Jennings the sum of twenty four
hundred dollars deposited in the Bank of
Niugwood in the name of Cambria Land
and Improvement Company.
And II appearing from AN affidavit filed i'm
said cause that the defendants The Cam
bria Land and Improvement Company.
Limited; Cambria Land and Improvement
Company; f. w. Otto. John A. Carrier.
George II. Cole, George II Brown and 9th
ers unknown, partners i'm trade as Cambria
Land and Improvement Company Limited
are not residents of this State, on motion OF
the plaintiffs IL is ordered that the said de
PENDANTS be required TO appear within one
month after the date of the first publication
OF this order and do what is necessary to
protect their interests
IL is further ordered that this order be
published and posted as required by law.
copy-Tcste:
]. w. WATSON. Clerk.
Published first time. January 9th Ioo7
Attest; J. w. WATSON. Clerk
i. J. Crogan, Counsel for plaintiff
- 1902 1918
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-01-30

Governor White, Of West Viz
ginis, has appointed the following
prominent citizens as the Louisiana
Purchase Fair Commission for West
Virginia First congressional dis
trict, State Senator N. T.. Whitaker.
Of Wheeling, iron manufacturer .
second district. r. S. Landslreet. Of
Davis, coal OPERATOR third district
a. n. Winchester, Of Buckhannon.
lumberman fourth district. r. C..
GerwIg Of Parkersburg, furniture
manufacturer fifth district, Major
Ely Ensign, car manufacturer. Al
large, Hon John r. McGraw. Of
Grafton, and Col. p II. Grosscup.
OF Charleston The commission
can make no expenditures before
authorized by the legislature next
January.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-01-30
AIDE on PUBLICATION.

In the matter Of the Petition 81 the Trustees
Of the Presbyterian Church m Newburg.
West Virgina
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA..
Al circuit court held In and for the
county Of Preston at the court hoasc there.
OF on the roth day OF December. fooI came
the Board Of Trustees OF the Presbyterian
Church az Ncwburg West Va by their
their petition praying that they be granted
the privilege of making sale of their church
property IN Ncwbure. West Va. tOwit -
IS square pcrchcs, and no "A square feet
ana on which stands their brick church
building, said lot Of ground was convened
10 the trustees OF said church and their sue
ccssoIs by the Ncwburg Orrei Coal CON
pany by deed dated March z4th. 1870
Ana u appearing TO the Court that IL
would be 10 the intcsost of said church 10
have said property sold IL is ordered that
an persons interested In said church prop
cfty desiring TO resist a sale OF the same
are required TO appear in the Office of the
clerk ol the Circuit Court of Preston county.
West Virginia one month from the date OF
the trst publication hereof aud do what is
necessary TO protect their interests herein.
II is further ordered that this order be
published In some newspaper i'm this county
Tor four successive weeks. and that a COPY
OF same be posted az the front door of the
court house Of this county and on the prem.
iscs asked TO be sold.
Attest.
w. WATSON. Clerk
Published FIRST time January 9th. Iso7.
Attest,
w. WATSON. Clerk.
K. w. Monroe. Counsel for Petitioners.
I9I9o2 4 I 50 a.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-01-30
A PATRIOTIC PETITION.

Webster Davis is now on his way
to New York with a petition carry
ing the signatures of 2I2, 6o4 citi
zens of the South and West, which
eventually are to go before Con-
gress, asking for national sympathy
for the Beers. These signatures
have been received in answer to an
appeal sent out by Mr.. Davis some
four months ago, and are addressed
to the several Congressman asking
them to vote for a resolution already
framed for them.
The petition asks Congress to de-
clare THAT the people Of the Uni
ted States feel strong sympathy
with the people Of the South Afri-
can Republic and the Orange Free
State that they are panied by the
report Of the present sufferings of
this Christian people, and they
unite in the hope that this declara-
ton, which they feel it their duty
to make, will be favorably consid.
cred by the Government OF Great
Britain in settlement Of their un-
fortunate differences. deli
Mr.. Davis will not yer the
petition in Washington himself, but
intends to turn it over to the Boer
Consul in New York, by him to be
placed in the proper hands. The
documents are in sheet form, fools.
cap size, when packed for transit,
filling four steamer trunks.
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clothes IN those drawers ? DO you
suppose it ever crossed her mind
that your hands would some day
touch these time begrimed handles2"
81 don't think it ever did," re-
piled Mrs. Bowser as she backed
into the sitting room. 81 wish
could have seen the bureau before
you bought it "
"For what reason ?"
Because it isa't a colonial. It's
only soft wood veneered over, while
all the colonial pieces are solid.
The bureau we saw at Mount Yer
non was mahogany. It's simply an
old rickety piece of furniture you've
brought home. Examine it for
yourself"
"And this is what ] get for pick.
ing up an almost priceless antiq-
uity J" he gasped.
ITS not an antiquity, Mr.. Boy
ser. It's simply common old
bureau and was probably sold for
about S. in the FIRST place. Why do
you buy things in this haphazard
way ?"
"Haphazard ! Do you mean to
tell me don't know an old antique
when / see one When run
across and old colonial, have got
to trot home and ask you to 90 and
look it over for fear I'll be deceiv-
edF When or where did you post
yourself about antiques ?"
"When or where did you ?" she
quietly asked.
"You hear me now-you hear
me J" he shouted when he found
himself boxed up. "By the Jump.
ing Jim Grow, if the whole house
hold furniture of Benjamin franklin
should be offered me for 10 cents l
wouldn't buy it ! For ten long years
I've been looking out for Martha
Washington bureau to please you,
and now that by the rarest chance
on earth finally pick one up you
dub it old rubbish and insist that
Pm a fool"
cit was kind of you, but you
see"
see nothing" he yelled as he cut
loose-"that is, 1 do l see that
you've got about as much sentiment
about you as an old sitting hen and
that ought to have brought you up
a basket of clans instead. We
won't discuss the matter further.
I'll sell the bureau to morrow for
$500. Perhaps you had rather be
alone with yourself ?"
Mrs. Bowser arose with sigh and
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came she went 10 bed. 1t had come
midnight and she was asleep when
she was aroused by crashing and
smashing below. For two or three
minutes it seemed as if the whole
interior of the house was being torn
out. Then the sounds ceased,
pungent dust came floating up, and
she heard Mr.. Bowser swearing to
himself. Then she knew that the
old colonial relic was no more
on earth.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-01-30

Lawrence Henry of near Booths
vile, who held up FIVE different men
In this city last fall at the point of
revolver and robbed them, was SEN
fenced by Judge Mason on Thurs
day to serve ten years in the peni-
tertiary. He was arrested a few
weeks ago at his home near Booths
vile, Marion county, brought here
and lodged in Jail to await the &C
ton of the grand jury. That body
returned an Indictment against him
on Thursday for felony, to which he
confessed without trial. He is we'll
connected being a nephew Of State
Senator Lanham. His parents are
highly respected citizens of Monon-
gala county.-Clarksburg Herald.
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LETTER.
The Philippines Occupying the At.
tention Of Congress.
A Big Fight Over Tariff Revision
Among the Republicans.
From our Regular Correspondent.

1OffcSDOn0Hnt.
WAsHINCToN, Jan. 10, 1902.
owe are engaged in the unholy
office of crushing republic" were
the words with which the venerable
Senator from Massachusetts startled
his complacently self.satisfied col.
leagues on the floor of the Senate
on Tuesday. They were followed
by severe arraignment of the
course of the administration in the
Philippine islands. Among other
things, Senator Hoar said that he
had heard % the investigation of a
proceeding which if true "has COW
cred with foul blot the flag which
we all love and honor" He urged
upon his colleagues the ACCESSIBILITY
OF appointing an investigating COM
mittee to which Senators and people
could appeal for the verification or
refutation of some of the frightful
stories which were being brought
back from the islands by soldiers
and civilians. The Senator sought
to relieve, from the responsibility
Ola course which might bring odium
upon the administration, his col.
league, Senator Lodge, but the lat
ter, apparently fearful of entrusting
SO important a matter to a commit
tee not as thoroughly in touch with
the executive branch of the govern
ment as is his own, protested so
vigorously that Senator Hoar finally
yielded and the resolution was re-
ferred to the Philippines Committee.
Speaking on the subject last night,
Senator Lodge said that he did not
Imagine that any report on the reso-
luton, which calls for an investiga-
ton of the war in the Philippines,
would be made, although he admit
ted that "for general information
OF his committee" Governor Taft
might be asked to appear before it
and explain the needs of the islands
Whether Senator Lodge was per-
fectly frank in the matter is not
known, but another member of the
Philippines Committee assured me
that the public had not heard the
last of Senator Hoar's resolution
and that it was likely to precipitate
bitter fight in the Senate later on.
He also intimated that it might be
necessary to send a subcommittee
to the Philippines as soon as Con-
gress adjourned in order that the
Committee might know for itself the
real status of affairs. Senator Car
mack of Tennessee said, after the
Senate adjourned, that the Demo
Gratis Mad intended to introduce a
resolution similar to that introduced
by Senator Hoar, that he was fear
full that the Philippines Committee
would fail to report on the resolu-
ton, but that the Democrats would
bring the matter up on the floor of
the Senate and that a state of affairs
most embarrassing to the admins
tration was lidely to develop. There
are number of Congressman who
have been to the Philippines and,
while they have held their FIRE for
an opportunity, it is bound to blaze
sooner or later. Some of the Dem
ocrats believe that the basis of the
next campaign will be laid in the
Senate when this matter comes up
for discussion.
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I I /

Today Senator Lodge will report
his Philippine tariff bill and Sena
tor Culberson will make a vigorous
attack on its provisions. He will
receive the support of practically
the entire Democratic side as we'll
as of Senator Mitchell of Oregon
who told me last night that he ia
vored free trade with the Philippines
because of the commercial advan-
tages which would result to the en-
tire Pacific coast. An effort will
also be made to attach to the Phil.
ippine bill provision for recipro-
cal relations with Cuba. Senator
Mason is doing yeoman's work for
the latter cause and on Tuesday
delivered a speech on the general
subject Of reciprocity concluding
with the words, nothing can ex-
cuse us from honorable and fair
trade with Cuba We paid a mighty
price in blood and treasure for the
change Gin Cuba and the Ameri-
can conscience will demand that our
relations with Cuba must close upon
the same lofty plane upon which
they began"