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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-26
RAFT STRIKES SNAG
Large Float of Hardwood Timber
Tied Up in
Canal.
HELD TO SATISFY SMALL CLAIM
Captures Ondine With
the Tow.
HELD TO SATISFY SMALL CLAIM

Constable L. V. Eckhart. to execute
an order of the court, yesterday af-
ternoon found it necessary to emu
late the pirates of old, selling the
steamer Ondine as she was making
her way down the Hennepin canal
from Hillsdale with raft of hard
wood logs billed to the South Musca-
tine Lumber company.
The South Muscatine company had
an account of $50 with George Reu-
Der & Son, of Davenport. owners of
the steamer Hennepin, for towing
logs, which it refused to settle. So
writ of attachment was issued by
Magistrate G. A. Johnston at the So
licitatiOn of Jackson. Hurst & Stat
ford, attorneys for the Davenport
firm. and placed in the hands of Con-
stable Eckhart. who familiarized him
self with the movements of the On
dine, which succeeded the Hennepin
in towing logs for the Muscatine con-
Germ.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-26
Constable Gets a Tip.

yesterday afternoon the constable
got n tip that the Ondine, in charge
of Capt. Robert Brusso. had left Hills
dale for Muscatine via the Hennepin
canal, having in tow raft of $4,000
feet of hard wood lumber for the
South Muscatine Lumber company.
and stationing himself at a point of
vantage on the banks of the canal.
with spy glass in hand. he waited
the coming of his prey.
As it hove in sight he summoned
Elmore ii. Stafford and Sam Dart,
who had successfully aided in similar
operations on former occasions. from
Rock Island by telephone. and char
tering a skiff, ordered them to row
him to the good ship Ondine with all
possible haste
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-26
600 Arn Your KIdneys

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-26
PIONEERS ARE GONE
Joseph Mills Passes Away at
Home of His Daughter,
Mrs. leVey.
LIVED HERE OVERHAUL A CENTURY
Mrs. Jacob Suffer, a Former Resi-
= - dent, Dies in Grand
go Rapids. Mich.

Yesterday afternoon at o'clock
saw the closing of the life of one of
the earliest settlers of Rock Island
county in the death of Joseph Mills
from heart failure and old age. Mr.
Mills was born in Lancashire. Eng
land. in 1919. and came to America in
the 40's. He remained in the east for
a year or so and then came TO Rock
Island county in 1s45. and had made
his home here ever since. In 1861 he
enlisted in Company A.. 93rd Illinois
volunteer infantry. and served till the
close of the war. After the war he
was guard at Rock Island arsenal for
many years. He was member of
Buf0rd post, q. \. r., and also a Ma
son. Mr.. Mills is survived by two
daughters. Mrs. 5. +. Levey and Mrs.
II. NJ. Clark. both of this city.
The funeral. which Will be in charge
of John Buford post, will take place
from the home at 2:3O tomorrow at
ternoon.
Mrs. Jacob suffer.
Relatives here received 4 telegram
yesterday afternoon announcing the
death at Grand Rapids. Mich. of Mrs.
Jacob Suffer, former resident of
Rock Island and the mother of Mrs.
Rose Cochran and Mrs. Lille Clay
burn, both of this city. Mrs. Suffer
died at 9 o'clock yesterday morning
of debility due to extreme age, she
having passed her S7th milestone.
She was one of the early settlers in
this vicinity, leaving over twenty
years ago with her family for Grand
Rapids. In addition to the two
daughters above mentioned another
daughter, Mrs. Mary Hanshaw. and
two sons. John and James, all living
at Grand Rapids. survive Mrs. Coch-
ran and Mrs. Clayburn were at the
bedside of their mother at the end.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-26

All the news an the time-The
Daily Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-07-26

Camp 30, NJ. w. A.. will give troll
ley party and dance at Black Hawk
Inn next Tuesday evening.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
CHICAGO POLICE HAVE CLUES
They Also Have a Lot of Silverware Stolen
by Train Thugs.

Chicago, July 1.-THE detectives Of
the Rock Island railroad claim to have
several clues to the identity of the
men who held up the passenger train
near Dupont They assert that the rob-
bers were Dutch" Cassidy and Harry
Longbaugh, who are said to have be-
longed to the gang that held up a
Union Pacific train some time ago.
Watches, knives, spoons and jewel
ers' supplies, part of the plumber Sc
cured by the bandits, have been found,
and the indications are that the des-
peradoes are near Chicago. A sack con-
tanning the plumber was discovered
Yesterday on the farm of Henry
Schultz, three miles and half north
of FINLEY Park, by Dexter Manard, a
farmer who lives within half mile
of the place where the train was held
up.
T.. p. Moss, a farmer living few
miles from the scene of the robbery,
has furnished the police with a de-
scription of young man who called
at his house on the morning of the
robbery and inquired the way to Chi
cago. Moss was suspicious, and in
company with his hired man followed
the stranger a short distance. The
man, seeing he was followed, ran into
the woods and escaped.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
DISCHARGED THE JURY PANEL
Judge Murphy Received Information
Which Caused Him to Let the
Veniremen Go.

Detroit, July S.-Judge Alfred j.
Murphy of the recorders court Great
ed a sensation in the early proceedings
for the trial of Frank G.. Andrews, for
mer vice president of the wrecked City
Savings bank, by dismissing the entire
panel of jurors drawn for the July
term of court
Judge Murphy said in explanation Of
his action: lowing to the fact that
have received certain information af-
fecting members of the jury sum-
moned to appear in court this morn
ing, l consider it proper in the inter-
ests of justice, for the sake of the de-
Tense as well as for the people, to dis
charge all the jurors summoned for
the rest of this term. / believe this
action will be approved by all the hon.
est and intelligent jurors. 1t will re-
lieve them from all suspicion that
might be aroused through the informa-
ton to which l have referred"
While it has not developed in court,
it has been rumored that several of the
men on the Jury were very friendly
with some of Frank G.. Andrews close
political associates. These are the ru-
mOrs that Judge Murphy undoubtedly
referred to. However, he will not go
into particulars.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
DITCHED BY WASHOUT
Double Header Freight on the Michigan
Central Railway Wrecked
Near Thomas.

Rochester Mich, July "A double
header Michigan Central freight train
was ditched by washOut near Thorn
as at 2 O'Clock in the morning. En-
gineer William s. McGregor and four
tramps were killed.
Grand Rapids, Mich, July A ire
mendous downpour of rain early in the
day, which was almost a cloudburst in
severity, has done great damage
throughout southwest Michigan. The
fruit crop has suffered tremendous loss.
Wires are down to the north and south,
where the storm was most severe and
information is hard to obtain. All rail-
roads running out of Grand Rapids,
except the Pere Marquette east, are
tied up by washouts and damage to
wires and track. Grand Rapids and
Indiana passenger train No. 3, which
left here at IL o'clock at night for the
north, ran into washOut at Pelmont
and the engine and several cars left the
track. Engineer Coleman of this city
was seriously injured.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
WISCONSIN MATTERS.
Interesting Events Of the Past
Few Days Reported by
Telegraph.
STATE NEWS FOR OUR READERS
Items Caught from the Wire Which
Will Be of Special Interest to
A. Wisconsin, People.

Lacrosse, Wis, July 7.-Growing
out of a quarrel over the possession
of tin cup at street drinking foun-
tain on the north side riot was pre-
cipitated Saturday night, which in
point of numbers involved and inten-
sity Of excitement surpassed anything
of the kind ever seen in this city. The
battle was between the Assyrian col
ony Of the north side and several hun
dred railroad men and others.
About 800 of the 800 Assyrians of
the colony were engaged. The fight
lasted for an hour. Several shots were
fred, but most of the battle was fought
with clubs. Knives also came into
play. None Of the bullets took effect,
but one man was stabbed several
times and several were badly beaten.
The known injured are Hans Rorher,
John Murphy stabbed in the face),
Abe LOckman, Louis Wachter and
three ASSyrianS. unknown,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
ULTIMATUM IN MICHIGAN
Mine Operators Charge the Strikers with
Playing in Bad Faith.

Playing in Bad Faith.
Bay City, Mich, July S.-Mining op-
orators of Michigan met in this city
yesterday afternoon and presented an
ultimatum to the miners, notifying
them through President Williams that
the propositions submitted at the re-
cent meeting in Saginaw must be ac-
cepted by July II, or they would be
withdrawn. At the Saginaw meeting
the operators and miners committees
agreed upon a scale which was to be
submitted to the local unions.
The operators say they supposed
this scale was to be voted on at once,
but instead the miners deferred action
until July 2O-after the national con-
Vention. This, the operators declare,
is bad faith on the part of the miners,
and they want action before that date.
A letter embodying their ultimatum
will be sent to the state president at
once.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
China Wants Tientsin Evacuated.

Washington, July 1.-The Chinese
government has appealed to the gov
eminent of the United States to use it's
good offices to cause the allied powers
who still retain their soldiers in Tien-
tsin. to evacuate that place in con-
formity with the spirit of the agree
ment of Pekin, which settled the Box
er troubles. The appeal was made by
Minister WI directly to Secretary Hay
in the shape of cablegram from Vice
row Yuan Shih-Kai of Chilli, which
the minister supplemented with long
verbal explanation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
YACHTS HAVE A BAD TIME
They Get Caught in Gale That Give
Them Very Rough Usage.


Them Very Rough Usage.
Racine, Wis, July 4.-The crews of
three yachts bound from Milwaukee
to witness the Fourth of July yacht
races had terrible. experience off Ra-
cine in fierce gale. The yachts are
the Beatrice, Nina and Illinois. The
crew Of the Beatrice jumped over
board and reached the pier at Racine,
where it was rescued by the life-saving
crew. The Beatrice parted from her
line and drifted for miles out into the
lake, where she was picked up.
The Nina arrived in port minus
some of her sails, as did also the Hi
nOis. The Beatrice was in command
of Rene Hilbert; the Nina had J. M.
Handley and wife on board. The Hi
nois was handled by Captain Rudolph
Morbeck, and among the crew were
Robert and Erwin Uhlein, sons of Au-
gust Uhlein, the brewer. They were
accompanied by Case Sanger and a
young man named Bradley.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
DEATH AND DEVASTATION
In the Wake of the Storm That Swept Par
of Wisconsin,.

Hartland, Wis, July Sunday
nights storm was the worst that ever
visited this section of the country, do
ing great damage to crops and prop
erty. A barn on George Molster's
farm, near Merton, blew down, killing
two Of Mr.. Lemke's children. Also a
number of barns and houses were de-
mOlished at A. A. L. Smiths place on
Pine Lake, as well as in many other
places. Valuable shade trees were up
rooted.
A barn on the farm of Peter John
son, west of the village, was lifted
from its foundation and carried some
distance. On the Crouch farm, north
of town, a large barn was completely
wrecked and strewn in every direction.
Grain crops suffered great damage and
the country is strewn with fallen
trees.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
TROUBLESOME TIMES
Strikes and Lockouts Are Very
Numerous in the World of
the Laborer.
CHICAGO FREIGHT HANDLERS OUT
Railway Companies Bringing in Sec
/ ton Men to Do the Work
81 General Strike News.

Chicago, July S.-Nearly 5000 freight
handlers, at a signal given by men,
bers of secret committee, stopped
work and went on strike at $50 a. m.
yesterday. Pour hours laters vigorous
steps were being taken looking toward
a settlement. Meantime, officials of
the Interior Freight Handlers and
Warehousemen's union say every depot
in the city is tied up and that not a
pound of freight will be delivered to
Or taken away from the various houses
until the railroad companies cOncede
the demands Of the men. There were
exciting scenes around the union head
quarters after the action. ThrOngS Of
men gathered in Randolph street, pa
faded to the lake front and there held
an Open-air meeting.
Sts~ Arbitrators Offer Their Services.
At / p. ~. the state board of arbi-
tratiOn, through Frederick w. Job,
chairman, and W. A. Mathis, secretary,
made a formal offer to both the freight
handlers and the roads concerned to
arbitrate the questions on which they
are at variance 1t will be the duty
of the state board, under a recent
amendment to it's rules, to make an
investigation of the strike. 1t is the
wish of the board to settle the impend-
ing trouble, but should either side re-
fuse it's good offices it will doubtless
be called upon to investigate the mat
ter anyway.
Cause of the Strike Order.
The strike order came as the result
of refusal on the part of the various
railroads entering Chicago to concede
a wage scale contained in schedule
presented by the unions recently. The
companies declared themselves ready
to make concessions to the men in the
wage scale, but the increase was small
and in some cases, according to Off
Gals of the union, really amounted tC
decrease AS soon as the strike was
ordered the picket" appeared in force
at all the freight depots.
How the Roads Meet the Emergency.
The roads are meeting the emer-
gency in part in the manner described
in the following from Bloomington,
Ills, yesterday: Railroads are rush
ing section lien into Chicago to take
the places of striking freight handlers.
The Chicago and Alton sent fifty,
mostly colored, from this city on a
special train tonight. More are being
sent for"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
NEW JERSEY TOWN PARALYzED
Because the Shoe Factory Owners Object
to Union Labor.


Burlington, N. j., July 8.-For the
first time in twenty years the six shoe
factories of this place, employing
about 1900 men and women, are idle
as the result of conflict between the
manufacturers and their employees.
More than half the population Of the
town is dependent upon the shoe
making industry for a livelihood. The
firms affected are j. f. Budd Il Co.,
X. T. Wood q Co., j. w. Lewis & Son
and Garner & Carman
Recently the shoemakers, men and
women, organized, under the name Of
the arlington Boot and Shoe Workers
union No. /. 4he manufacturers OBJ
Jected to this proceeding, and last
Thursday posted notices in their fac
tories that beginning yesterday only
non-union labor would be employed.
The union at that time numbered
about 400 members, but since then, it
as said, all of the employees have be-
come members.
The shoe workers held a meeting
Saturday night, with the result that
not one of the union wOrkmen APP
peared at the factories yesterday. The
employees made no demands on the
manufacturers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
WIN Mitchell Went to New York.

New York, July S.-President Mitch
: ell, of the United Mine Workers, spent
yesterday in company with H. M. Tay-
lor, of Braidwood and Coal City, Ills.
Taylor is a soft coal operator, and he
said that he had telegraphed Mitchell
at Wilkesbarre to meet him in New
York. He denied that their meeting
had anything whatever to do with the
strike in any Of it's phases. Taylor
and Mitchell both asserted that they
were together simply as boyhOod
friends, and were enjoying each 9th
er's society after seeing friends off for
Europe.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
Continues to Defy the Whole
Power of the State of
Washington.
SLIPS PAST THOSE HUNTING HIM
Takes Possession of a Ranch and En-.
joys Himself.
Leaving There with the Family Bound
and Gagged, Himself Supplied
Generously and the Hired
Man to Row.

Seattle, Wash, July Harry Ira
cey, the Oregon convict, has again
eIuded his pursuers, after display Of
great daring. His last act was to inn
press a farm hand into embarking on
the sound in a rOwboat late Saturday,
and at noon yesterday Sheriff Cudihee
chartered the tug Sea Lion and with
a posse started in pursuit. According
to information received at the sheriff s
office here yesterday Tracey slept in a
graveyard on the outskirts of Seattle
after his battle Thursday night with
Seattle officers. On Friday morning
he proceeded to the ranch of a man
named FisheI, secured food and slept,
and rested in the woods all that day
and night. Early Saturday morning
he appeared at Meadow Point on the
water front three miles north of Seat
tie, his original point of landing.
Takes Charge of a Ranch.
There he compelled japanese fish
Ell boy to row him to Madison Point
twelve miles across and down the
sound from Seattle. He dismissed the
boy, declaring that the latter would
be killed by Tracey's pal if he told Of
the trip. They landed near the home
of Rancher Johnson, and Tracey
watched the house for an hour to make
sure of the number of men there
Finding but two, he entered and an
nounced that he intended to kill every
one on the ranch and take charge of
the place for a few days. He added:
"But after seeing your pretty little
girl 1 will kill no one if you all mind
me. will be here all day."
Why He Had to KiIl' Two Officers.
The family prepared breakfast for
Tracey and put one plate on table
against the wall. ''This is not right
declared the convict. Put the table
in the middle of the room and all sit
down with me-" This was done. Ira
cey then read Friday evenings papers,
and after learning how Mrs. Van Horn
had betrayed his presence in her house
to the butcher boy said he had been
careless in not keeping every. one in
that house constantly under his eye.
my careleSsneSS in this respect made
it necessary to kill two officers" he
said.
Went Away Well Fixed.
He forced the Johnsons to give him
a bundle of clothing and hats and six
days supplies of food, cooked for him;
put on Johnson's suit of Sunday black,
and had the food, clothing and blan.
kets made into bundles. AT 8 p. M. he
bound and tightly gagged the Johnson
family, made their hired man, Ander-
son, carry the bundles to Johnson'S
rowbOat, put Anderson in the boat at
the oars and started down the sound.
Mrs. Johnson released herself and the
others two hours later, and notified
Deputy Sheriff Mckay, who lives at
Madison Point. And that is how Sher-
if Cudihee comes to have taken wa
ter" in this case fifteen hours behind
the man he wants.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
MAYOR SEEKS HIGHER HoNORs
Rose, of Milwaukee, Wouldn't Shy at Run
ming for Governor.

Milwaukee, Wis, July S.-Mayor
David S. Rose has. written an open
letter, at the solicitation of A. +. War.
den, the chairman of the Democratic
state central committee, which is only
susceptible of one Interpretation, and
that is that the mayor of milwaukee
is trimming his sails to enter the race
as candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor of Wisconsin
Mayor Rose does not make an absO-
lutte declaration of his candidacy in
his letter to the public, but he seiZes
upon the weakness of the administra.
tom to make declaration of princi-
pies, at least by innuendo, upon which
he would like to enter the contest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10

Union Pacific shops at Armstrong. The
force has been gradually increased day
by day since Wednesday, when 263
men were employed INSIDE Tie fence.
All the gates to the big yard are
guarded, and watchmen see all who
enter or leave. The union men have
an unusually strong system. These
pickets watch the gates as closely as
the railway guards, and if a non-union
man is seen he is at once approached
and asked to join the strikers. Thus
far there has been no violence at Arm
strong and no threats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
Heat Deaths at Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, Pa., July Silk deaths
and a score of prostrations is the heat
record for the past twenty-four hours.
At 10 O'Clock in the morning the ther-
mometer registered So degrees, with
the mercury still rising and promising
to pass the years record. There was
much suffering among the mill work
ers. and many were forced to return to
their home
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
Fear for Pleasure Parties.

wind and rain storm did much damage
here and may have caused loss of life
Scores of persons were out in small
boats and cries for help were heard
Trees, barns, and houses were blown
down. There is much anxiety for the
safety of pleasure parties. 1t is feared
many campers are in trouble, and re-
lief parties have been sent out from
here
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
Confagration at Hartford, Conn.

Hartford, Conn, July 4.-Three
alarms of fire between and 3 o'clock
in the morning called out the entire de-
partment to fight blaze in the big
plant of the Capewell Horse Nail COM
pany. Famed by brisk wind the
fire spread with such rapidity that
when the general alarm was sounded,
the blaze seemed beyond the control
of the firemen, and threatened to
sweep many buildings in that part
of the city. The entire plant of the
Capewell company was destroyed.
The estimated property loss is between
5000 900 and 100000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
Ohio Chief Justice Dead.

Columbus, O., July S.-Chief Justice
Marshall j. Williams of the Ohio SUI
preme court died early in the morning
at his home in this city of diabetes,
aged 65 years. He was four times
elected to the supreme bench, having
served in all about sixteen years. He
recently declined q denomination on ac-
count of failing health.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
Deed af q Drink Crazed Man.

Chicago, July S.-Theodore Oelfeuer,
q Twenty-first place, Chicago, muir
dered his wife, Alkaline, in her sleep,
fatally wounded his baby boy, shot a
17-year-old stepdaughter and attempted
to shoot two stepsons and two pol
ice officers. Oelfeuer had been drink
ing heavily of late. He was arrested
and during the night hanged himself
i'm his cell
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
Now It's a Hot Wave.

Lacrosse, Wis, July 4.-The first
hot wave of the season has arrived,
the temperature being So degrees
above and the mercury rising. During
the month of June the mean tempera-
ture was GA, which, with one eXcep-
ton, is the lowest in twenty-nine
years. 1t also rained nearly every
other day during the month.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
Wilson Defies the Courts.

Clarksburg, w. Va, July 8.-W. B.
Wilson, secretary and treasurer of the
United Mine Workers, addressed 1880
people here in the opera house last
evening. He took occasion to roast"
the federal court and state courts for
their iniunctiOnS,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
Many Victims of the Fourth.

Chicago, July THE Chicago Trib-
une prints the following statistics of
fourth Of July casualties throughout
the country due to gunpowder: with
many cities yet to hear from the total
of dead, including the three in Chicago,
is twenty-one. the injured number 2.
172. while the fire loss was SS0.155."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-07-10
Kings Progress Continues Good

London, July liking Edwards
progress continues to be good. 1t is
said that if his Improvement proceeds
at the present rate he will probably
by the Ell of the month be well
enough to transferred to the royal
Yacht in Southampton waters.