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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
Hotel is Wrecked.
DOESN'T REALIZE HIS LUCK
Indianapolis Man to Whom strattOn Left
the sum of $4,000.

Indianapolis, Sept. %. - Byron c.
Logan, of 81 South Summit street,
the blacksmith to whom W. S. STRAIT
ton left $4,000. does not yet seem to
realize fully the good fortune that has
fallen to him, although he says he is
not surprised, for StrattOn was IL
stanch friend. who never forgot Il IA
vor done him. though he was slow to
forgive an injury. Logan said while
on a visit to his Colorado home dur
ing the year 1896 he was told by sew
eral men who were in the employ OF
StrattOn that he had given each of
them Il house and lot.
Before Logan left for home he was
given, besides an elegant gold watch
he carries. several hundred dollars to
purchase bicycles for the whole fam
lily. Logan will take no immediate
action toward getting the beQueSt.
saying he will wait until he is notified
by some one in authority from Colo
RADIO as to the exact amount. He is
one of the oldest employees of the Penn
sylvania railroad in this city and
stands high with those in authority
on account of his faithfulnesS and in
duStrV
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATS
HOLDING STATE CONVENTION

New Haven. Conn, Sept. 25.-The
democratic state convention assem-
bled here today to nominate state
ticket. The platform adopted de-
mands repeal of all tariffs on trust
produced articles, stringent enforce
ment of all Legislative laws against
trusts, legislation compelling pub
licity as to the affairs of corpora
tions engaged in interstate com
merce; favors reciprocity with Cuba
and immediate reduction of tariff on
Cuban imports. protests against the
granting of ship subsidies, favors the
election of senators by popular vote
and demands legislation to prevent
government by Injunction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
PRESIDENT AT WASHINGTON
His Leg Getting Along All Right and He
Is in Good Spirits.


Is in Good Spirits.
Washington, Sept. -. - President
Roosevelt returned to Washington at
6:30 p. m. yesterday. He stood the
journey from Indianapolis all right and
when he was carried in wheel-chair
from the railroad car to his carriage
he was in excellent spirits and ap-
peared to be free from any pain With
Mrs. Roosevelt the president was
driven directly to the temporary White
House on Jackson place. where he will
remain until the wound is healed and
he is able again to be on his feet,
which will be in about ten days-a
length of time that fills him with Il
mild wrath
Yesterday on the train, after din
ner, the president expressed Il desire
to see the members of his party and
they went into his stateroom Il few
at Il time. He expressed his great
disappointment at not being able to
continue the trip. He said he had
strongly opposed the decision of the
doctors to have the operation per-
formed at indianapolis. He wanted
to continue his journey, but finally
yielded to the doctors, who repre-
sented that there was danger. that
the bone might become affected and
an atfiiction result that it would take
months to cure.
In his talk with his callers the presi-
dent made known his determination to
visit the northwest next spring when
he will extend his trip as far as the
coast. during which time he will Wis
it all the states in which he intended
to stop on the trip inst ended.
Washington, Sept. 25.- President
Roosevelt passed comfortable
night and ate breakfast with great
relish this morning. After breakfast
his physicians made an examination
of the wound and reported it in salts
factory condition. They expect the
inflammation to be all allayed with
out complications. The president is
in excellent spirits, but announce
ment is made he will see no visitors
save members of the cabinet, and
then only upon most important busi-
ness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
RABsoNs BODY Is FOUND
In the River Nearly Three Miles Below
Where He Plunged In.

Saginaw, Mich, Sept. PA post
mOrtem has been performed on the
body of Charles B. Rabson, which was
found in the river nearly three miles
from the scene where he plunged into
the Saginaw river, and his stomach
was found to be in a normal condition.
y telegram was recently received
from Victoria, +. c., by Chief of PO-
lice Ksjn, stating that relatives there
would not do anything regarding the
remains. The telegram intimated that
his widow will have to bear the eX-
penSe of burial.
1t is believed that Rabson must have
swan down the river Il long ways, as
there is not current enough to carry
him that far. His body was diScov-
cred by three boys in Il boat. His
head was sticking above the water and
his feet were buried in the sand. In
stead of the $500 or $500 which the
bride said was on his person when he
left the house, only two So gold pieces
and three pennies We're found on the
body. The pockets did not look as
though they had been disturbed. What
has become of the money is u ques>
tiOn-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
in A STATE OF SIEGE
Comes Near Expressing the Situa.
ton in the Anthracite Coal
Region.
TROOPS ON DUTY IN FIVE COUNTIES
Turbulence Reported Over 100 Miles
of Territory-Troubles of Men
Who Go to Work.

Philadelphia, Sept. 25.-Of the ten
anthracite coal-prOducing counties of
Pennsylvania state troops are camped
fin five. Despite the presence of the
troops in these districts rioting and
general lawlcsSnesS continues in the
entire hard coal territory. from For
est City, Susquehanna county, on the
north. TO Williamson. Dauphin coun-
ty, on the south, distance of more
than 100 miles. The section of the
strike region in the vicinity of For
est City, which has been comparative
ly quiet ever since the strike began,
was greatly wrought up yesterday by
crowds of strikers interfering with
and beating men who had returned to
work. and as a result Sheriff MaXey
of Susquehanna county, asked Gov
ernOr Stone for troops to assist him
and the other civil authorities to pre-
serve the peace. At present there are
four full regiments. two companies Of
another and two troops of cavalry in
the field
Mine Workers in the Ninth.
Wilkesbarre. Pa, Sept. 25.-In COM
pliance with the request of Sheriff ia
cObs and numerous other citizens of
LuZerne county Governor Stone yes
leTudH OrueTeu the NlIlIn regiment,
National Guard of Pennsylvania, to
mobilize at WilkeSbarre The regi-
ment has its headquarters here. and
three hours after the order had been
received Colonel G. B. DOugherty. the
commanding officer, had the regiment
with the exception of the Hazleton
companies. ready for the field. The
regiment consists of twelve companies
and has a membership of about $50.
There are quite a number of mine
workers in the regiment, but all re-
sponded readily to the call.
Sheriff Jacobs Explains.
Sheriff Jacobs in n statement issued
TO the public explains at length why
he called on the governor for troops.
He says the outbreaks were becoming
too numerous, and with the limited
number of men at his command he
could not cope with the unlawful as
semblieS that gathered in various
places throughout the county. \ Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey coal train
which was moving out of n mine sid
ing at Warrior Run was derailed by
an open switch which had been tam
pered with by unknown parties The
crew escaped by jumping. and the
cars We're piled up in n big wreck
The coal which the train was carry
ing was intended for the New York
market
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
AN AERONAUT
DROPS TO DEATH
Louis Girard Falls $50 Feet From a
Balloon at Taunton,
Mass.

Taunton, Mass, Sept. 25.-In full
sight of crowd variOusly estimated
at from $4,000 to 10000 people, Louis
Girard, one of the aeronauts with the
Stafford troupe, fell $50 feet with i
collapsed hot-air balloon at the Bris-
tol county fair yesterday, and died
an hour afterwards from his inim-
les. The ascension and parachute
drop following were to have been n
triple one, participated in by Prof.
and Mile. Stafford and Girard. When
the balloon ascended Mile. Stafford
was prevented from accompanying It
by slight accident.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
PHIPPS CONTRIBUTES.
Carnegie's Old Partner Gives
100000 to the Relief
Fund for the Beers.
WHAT HE SAYS IN HIS LETTER
And What Botha Says in Reply
ChamberIain's. Comments
Burghers Appeal.

London, Sept. 25.-Henry Phipps, Of
New York city, u director in the Car
negie steel properties, has sent TO the
Boer generals Il check for 100000 for
the Boer relief fund. In notifying Gen
eral Botlsl of the gift PhippS wrote
from Beaufort Castle, Scotland. Sept.
20, that he and his family had followed
the course of the war with anxious
hearts, and were anxious for the sake
of both sides that Il just ending might
be made. Now that the war is over
continued Phippps, 1T is privilege,
and 1 believe Il duty, l feel that the
best service L could render would be to
provide 100000 for the relief of the
Boer widows ana young orphans fund,
to be disbursed by you and two others
My desire is that the temporary mis-
cry of the women and children should
be relieved, and at the same time
trust nothing will be done which could
be justly described as unfriendly to
Great Britain
Reply of General Botha.
General Bothd in his reply, dated
from Brussels, Sept. 2l, acknowledge
ing this most generous and uneXpect-
ed gift" adds: Il have not the slight
est hesitation in giving you assurance
that the money Will be used solely and
entirely philanthropically and that it
will i'll no way be applied to do any
thing which could be justly described
as unfriendly to Great Britain. Hav-
ing laid down our arms and carried out
loyalty, as our late enemies admit, the
terms to which We subscribed at Pre-
torla, we made peace in the fullest
sense of the word, and my only object
now Is to try to alleviate as much as
in IL
my countrymen find themselves, after
war that has entirely ruined them
and made thousands of widows and
orphans VINO have no means of liveli-
hood, so that my people may be re
stored TO happiness and cOntentment
in the countries which are theirs and
my only home
Tenders His Deepest Thanks.
Il am more than thankful and more
grateful to you for your generous gift.
aS it Immediately contributes so largely
to make thousands of unhappy people
happier, and will gladden. so many
hearts. Your generosity will always be
most thankfully remembered by me
and all those who are to benefit there
by. In behalf of them. as well as
General Delarey and myself. l tender
you our deepest thanks and may the
Lord reward you"
Letter from Secretary Chamberlain.
Attached to the correspondence is n
letter from Colonial Secretary Chamber
lain to Arnold White. saying that as he
understands that Phipps' gift is pure
ly philanthrOpic he Will be willing to
render any assistance in his power to
secure its proper administration, even
though the fund is confined to assist
ing the Beers Chamberlain points
out that the fund, naturally. would ap-
peal more strongly to English Sympa-
thy if its object was to assist all the
widows and orphans who have suffer
ed through the war. without distinction
of races or politics.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
FARM WORK PROGRESSES
SATISFACTORILY PAST WEEK

Springfield. ILL.,. Sept. 24.-The
weather during the week was gener-
ally cloudy, and il was quite cool the
fore part of the week. but warmer
the latter part. Quite heavy rains
fell over most of the northern and
central districts on the 18th and 18th,
and there were several good showers
in the southern district. Very light
frosts occurred i'm the northern and
i'm parts of the southern half of the
state. While the rains prevented
farm work for Il couple of days and
made the ground too wet to plow in
Il few localities. the week was gener-
ally favorable for all kinds of farm
work. and blowing has been practic-
ally finished.
On low lands in the northern part
of the state the injury to corn by the
frosts of the 18th and 18th was con-
siderable. but the great bulk of the
crop in these districts was benefited
rather than injured by the frosts, as
they had the effect of Fastening its
maturity. From the southern part
of the state no injury is reported.
The frosts of the past week were not
injurious. Early corn is generally
reported to be safe from frost except
in portions of the northern district.
but late corn will require from one
to two weeks of exemption from
heavy frost in the northern half of
the state. In the southern half corn
is generally reported to be safe.
Cutting for fodder is in progress in
all sections and is nearing completion
in the southern district. An unusual
ly large percentage of the crop will
be cut.
Broom corn harvest is still in prog,
ress and the yield Will be fair. Pas
lures were benefited by the rains
and are in fine condition. The second
crop of hay is being cut and it is re
ported to he excellent. In the north
ern and central districts the apple
crop ranges from light to very heavy
and the quality is excellent; but in
the southern district the crop is light
and the quality only fair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
AWAY Goes strntton,s CHARITY.

Denver. Sept 25.--Harry Stratton.
of Pasadena. Cal. after conference
in this city between his attorneys,
Judge a. 7. Gunnell, of Colorado
Springs. and Wolcott X Vale. decided
to contest the will of his father, Win
field =. Stratton. which left the bulk
of his estate, estimated to be worth
from $1000o.000 TO S12.000.000, for the
establishment of home for poor sick
people at Colorado Springs. Under the
provisions of the will young StrattOn
forfeits the $4,000. which his father
beQueathed to him by making a con-
fest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
HOME BUYERS" MUST GO
All Such Concerns To BE Driven Out OF
the Prairie State.

Springfield, Ills, Sept. 25.-Attorney
General Hamlin has filed in the Cook
county circuit court an information in
the nature of quo warranto against
the Fidelity Home Buyers company.
He says he will use his best efforts
in driving eGery concern of like char
acter out of the state of Illinois,
The Fidelity Home Buyers COM
pany is one of a number of similar
companies whose business is the re-
ceiving of deposits from contract
holders" the latter being persons who
expect AZ some time to secure loans
from the institution To secure this
expectation the contract holders pays
$1.4O monthly for each $1,000 to he
borrowed, 81 of which goes into the
loan or "hOme" fund and 40 cents
is retained for Expenses of manage
ment" The contract holder gets his
$1,000 after all prior contract holders
have obtained theirs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
GREAT LAKES COMMISSION
Canada Asked TO Appoint Her Members OF
an Important Board.

Washington. Sept. 25.-In execution
of the purpose of congress. as set out
in the last river and harbor act. Act
ing Secretary Adee has invited the
Canadian government, through the
British embassy here, to name COM
missioners who will cooperate with
similar commissioners to he appointed
by the government of the United
States. to constitute what is to be
known as the Lake commission. which
is TO investigate and report upon ques-
tions connected with the changes of
level of the Great Lakes
As soon as the Canadian answer is
returned the state department will
make public the names of the United
States commissioners. who will be for
the most part army and civil engineers
of high reputation in their profess
s,ior1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
Then Takes Own Life in
Order to Have
Revenge.
LOVED DMARRIEDWOMAN
But Her Husband OBJ
jeCted--SenSation in
Washington.

Washington, Sept. 25.-Last night
Louis Brandt, proprietor of the Gold
en- Eagle hotel. New Jersey avenue
and ID street, gave a banquet in honor
of his wife, who had just returned
from Germany. at which Frank Nc
Kie. aged 26. was a guest.
During the evening Brandt and Nc
Kie quarreled over the latter's atten-
tions to Mrs. Brandt. McKie left the
hotel, threatening revenge.
Returns With Dynamite.
1t is alleged he returned about (
o'clock this morning and exploded
charge of dynamite in the room over
the one occupied by Brandt and wife,
subsequently committing suicide by
shooting.
Hotel is Wrecked.
The hotel was completely wrecked,
glass in adjoining buildings was shat
tered, and thirty guests in the hostel
ry were thrown from their beds, but
only Brandt and his wife were in
jured, the latter seriously.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
PIace for wives of Veterans.

cal post of the Grand Army of the
Republic has commenced an active
campaign for proposed change in the
operation of the Old Soldiers home
at Quincy. by which the wives of the
veterans will be accommodated as
well as the husbands. Indiana has
adopted the cottage system at the in
stitution in Lafayette. and provides
shelter both for the old soldiers and
their wives. The movement inau-
gurated in Illinois is for a duplicate
of the Indiana home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
Omcers fortbe Firemen,

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 25.-The
election of grand officers of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen resulted
as follows in full: John a. Hannahan,
grand master; G. A. Wilson, first vice
grand master; Trivart Shea, of New
Jersey, second vice grand master;
Charles Maier, of Parsons, Kan, third
vice grand master; Eugene Ball, of
Stratford. Can, fourth vice grand mas
ter. Grand secretary and treasurer, F..
w. Arnold. and Editor Carter. of the
Firemen's Magazine were reelected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
Goblin on MartIaI Law.

Shenandoah. Pa, Sept. 23.-Asked
about the request made 10y Sheriff Bed
dali yesterday to place Schuylkill coun-
ty under martial law. General Gobln
answered.: Il have nothing to do with
it. 1t is entirely a question for the
governor to decide. The sheriff wants
to relieve himself of all responsibility,
but the fact that the troops are here
is no reason why he or any other civil
officer should be relieved of their du-
ties" He doubted the constitution
atty of the martial law idea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
TROUBLE WITH THE MORos
Our Troops Having Difficulty in Getting
at the Enemy.

Washington, Sept. -. - That the
task of reducing the Moros to terms
is proving difficult is indicated by the
following cablegram received yeSter-
day by the war department from Gen
eral Chaffee. dated Manila, Sept. "a:
Captain John j. Pershing to Wears;
unable to reach Maciu forts; water
and Swamns prevented" The dispatch
means that Captain Pershing has been
compelled to retreat to his base at
Wears, and that the Moro position is
much stronger than was believed by
army officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
Chief Croker accused.

New York. Sept. %. - Charges
against the chief of the New York fire
department, Edward +. Croker were
served upon that official yesterday
They allege among other things in
competency i'm the management of
great fires. conversion of public prop
erty to private use and conduct unbe-
coming an officer and preiudiciaI to
diSciDlinP
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
Region Is Rich in Minerals.

Harrisburg. Ills. Sept 25.-The or
ganization of the Big Four Zinc and
Prospecting company here has di-
vulged one of the richest and finest
mineral beds in the United States. CON
sisting of zinc. lead and spar. The
land in the hills of Saline county now
owned by the company are found to
contain resin jack. carbonite of zinc.
and it is believed that silver and lead
will be found in quantities sufficient
10
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
srRIKERs ORGANIZE A HUNT
The Game They Are After Being Non-Un
ion Men at Work.

Scranton Pa, Sept. 23.-Three calls
were made on the Thirteenth regi-
ment yesterday to quell disturbances
The most picturesque of the dis
turbances began late in the afternoon.
About $50 p. M. two Hungarians
were returning from work ut the Tenn
pie company'S Sterrick Creek colliery
in Jessup, and were chased by crowd
of strikers. The fugitives fired sew
eral shots. and this brought the whole
neighborhood to the scene. Immedi-
ateIy n general hunt was organized
by the strikers and their sympathizers.
with non-union men coming from all
the adjacent collieries as their quar-
ry. Half a dozen different groups of
non-union men were chased by as
many different crowds in as many diff
ferent directions. Shots were freely
exchanged. While the neighborhood
was still in an uproar a couple of COM
panies from the camp at Olyphant,
four miles away arrived. and the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
Crooler.s nrIrade Reunlon.

Muscatine, Iowa, Sept. 25.-Crocl<-
er's brigade selected Waterloo as the
place for its reunion of 1904. The
brigade united with the 35th Iowa in
a parade this morning. Six hundred
were in line. Col. j. III. Rood. of Mt
Vernon. was reelected president of
Crocker's brigade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
nuntsmen proceeded to seek cover.

huntsmen proceeded to seek cover.
Charles Webster. of Peckville, had
three ribs broken and his head bat
tered: Charles Foley. of Peckville, had
his head badly gashed with n stone;
Fred Mason. of OIyphant. was badly
used up by blows from clubs ana
stones. All three work at the Ster-
rick Greek. 1t wac reported to Col
onel Watres that four of the strikers
had been shot by the fleeing workmen.
but this could not be verified. The
disturbances all took place within i've
miles of camp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
TELEGRAPH COMMUNICATION
WITH HONOLULU SOON

San Francisco. Sept. 25.-Richard
V. Dey. local representative of Clar-
ence II. Mackay, announces that with
i'm so days messages will pass over the
Pacific cable between San Francisco
and Honolulu
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
TOWER IS APPOINTED TO
SUCCEED AMBASSADOR WHITE

Berlin, Sept. 25.-President Roose-
velt has chosen Charlemagne Tower,
ambassador to Russia, to succeed Mr..
White. ambassador to Germany. No
tification of this decision and that
Whites letter of recall has been is
sued has reached the foreign office
here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
Lot OF Horses Cremated.

Lincoln, Neb.. Sept. 25.-Fire yes
terday destroyed the big barn on the
grounds of the lincoln Hospital for
the Insane, four miles from the city,
burning most of the horses, carriages
and grain. The main hospital build
ing was threatened and the patients
became frantic. All but those in the
violent ward We're released and herd
ed together in the corridors until the
danger was past. The fire was prob
ably. incepdiary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
FOUR STOCKMEN KILLED
IN BURLINGTON COLLISION

St. Louis, Sept. 25.-Four stocllmen
were killed and several injured in a
collision near Maiden. H.. on the
Burlington road today. y passenger
train crushed into the rear end of a
stock train, telescoping the caboose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
Keokuk Is Disappointed.

Keokuk, Ia. Sept. 25.-Intense dis
appointment was expressed here when
the Associated Press bulletin was
posted giving Secretary Cortelyou's no.
tice cancelling the presidents tour.
The city had completed arrangements
for the visit here next Wednesday, in
scluding IL speech by the president.
Transportation lines had arranged to
bring $4,000 people to Keokuk on that
day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
No Gas At &c Gents a Thousand.

Muncie, Ind. Sept. 25.-The Mum
Gle Natural Gas company and the
Heat, Light and Power company have
both formally rejected the proposed
franchises granted by the city coun-
ell, whereby they were to be allowed
to charge % cents thousand Feet
for gas, but were compelled to fur
nish meters free
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-09-25
check from Carnegie for $1,000.

Fayette. Ia. Sept 25.-The board of
trustees of Upper Iowa university has
received from Andrew Carnegie a let
ter enclosing check for $1.50O. which
will provide for the completion of the
David B. Henderson library, present
ed by Carnegie last year.