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Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
SHAW STARTS EAST
Takes Account of Stock and Finds
What He is
Worth.

Des MOineS. Ia, Jan. 2S.-ES-Gov-
ernOr Shaw has placed his business
affairs in shape to permit of his alb
Sence from the state for an indefinite
period. has taken formal leave of his
late official associates at the state
house, and departed for Washington
today to assume his new duties as
secretary of the treasury. The news
papers of the east have contained eX-
aggregated accounts of his financial
condition. his wealth being stimated
at various amounts over $1,0O0,O0O,
and that these miSstatements are ecauS-
ing the new secretary real annoyance
is not doubted.
In pointing out the embarraSSments
which win come To him through the
false stories concerning his wealth,
Secretary Shaw said: Il find upon
striking Il balance that l am possessed
of this worlds goods to the amount
of $12J, ,0O0-nOt more. If the impress
sion gains ground in Washington cir
cleS that I am Il millionaire l will be
expected to entertain accordingly, and,
therefore. 1 have 20 contemplate prov
ing a disappointment socially or see
ing the modest accumulations of a
lifetime disappear before the end Of
my official term is reached"
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
NEARLY GOT HIM
Young Woman Goes Cunning
for a Base Ball.
ist.
HE JUST STOPPED IN TIME
Chick Stahl Comes Pretty Close tC
Getting a Home
Run.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Jan. 2S.-"Chick"
Stahl, the outfielder of the Boston
American League team, had narrow
escape from death Sunday night at
the hands of woman. Miss Lulu Ort-
man, stenographer for the Kennedy
Lumber company and a member of
Il good family, was looking for Stahl
on Calhoun street and one of her inti-
mate friends informed Police Super
intendent Gorsline that shewaS armed
and intended to shoot Stahl-
AS She Was Drawing the Revolver.
Inc superintendent overlook her
just as she met Stahl and was draw
ing her revolver. He diSarmed her
and took her 10 the police headquar-
terS, where she is still kept under sur
veillance. She has nothing to say,
only that Stahl had Tilted her for an
other girl. and that she intends to kill
him on sight. Stahl refused TO talk,
except to say that the girl had no rea-
son to attempt his life. Miss Ortman
is pretty, about II years of age. Her
father is Il cigar manufacturer.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
NERVE SAVES LIFE
Wrench Set Up Under n Falling
Elevator Cab Does
Work.

GnIcaSO. Jan. :S.-y--A steel wrench
was sufficient to saTe the lives Of two
men, brothers. sunday afteYnoon while
they We're working in an elevator
shaft in the plant of the Oppenheimer
company, prOprietors of general
store at Ashland avenue and Forty
seventh street. One man was severely
crushed and the other escaped unin-
jured. Frederick and David Thomas,
living ut 5944 Green street, were sent
to install Il new cable Sunday in the
elevator at the store of the Open,
heimer concern, and they were work
ing at the bottom of the shaft while
the elevator man, Charles Wease, man
aged the cage.
Through Il misunderstanding of the
signals agreed upon WeaSe started the
cage downward while the brothers
were working in the bottom of the
shaft, and they were caught there with
no way of escape. David Thomas saw
the descending elevator and realized
that their lives We're at stake. He
thrust the monkey against the
cement flooring and dropped to the
ground. His brother did not have
time in which 10 act. aud he was rem
dered unconscious from blow from
the floor of the cage.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
TLL,rAN AND MONEY ENGAGE
And the Verbal War Grows Somewha
Warmer i'm the Matter.

And the Verbal War Grows Somewhat
Warmer i'm the Matter.
SpoOner deemed it the part Of wis
dom to ascertain first whether General
Wheaton had made the statements at
tributed to him. before any attempt
was made to secure his censure
Tillman interrupted to inquire who
would furnish the proof that the dis
patch read had not been inspired
SpOOner replied that he did not believe
is was either inspired or censored. but
felt that the senate ought to await
definite information. General Wheat
on, he added. was fine officer of high
character and notable achievements.
Yes" interjected Tillman. he is n
brilliant officer doing some very dirty
work. That is my opinion
We'll. il is not mine.' replied Spoon
or. Il have the word Of the senator
from Indiana [BeveridgeI that the
censorship Of news dispatches in the
Philippines was abolished some time
ago"
Money made an extended speech in
criticism Of the governments policy in
the Philippines. declaring: I'VE are
committed to it. / suppose until we
have a lucid interval. and we are not
likely soon to have that He MAIN
tanned that the United States In acquir-
ing the islands and holding them had
done one of the most foolish things
ever done by a nation, and he was
afraid we should mot have sense
enough to retrace our steps,
Hale interrupted to say that the sit
uation in the Philippines will grow
worse instead of better, and that it is
anomalous 10 mix the military aud
civil government Replying to a ques-
tiOn of Hale as TO what he would do
with the islands. Money said: Let
them go to the devil and take care of
themselves, as far as the American
people are concerned"
Money, answering Hoar. said that
before the United States declared war
there were village governments. peace
full and successful in the PhilinDinas-
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28

HOar said that Washington had de-
clared that that was the test of capac-
ity for self-government.
Platt OF Connecticut said he did not
want to let occasion pass without eX-
pressing his emphatic dissent from the
principle on which Moneys remarks
were founded. The Mississippi SEN
ator. he said, had not questioned our
rights i'm the Philippines. our sOver-
eighty over the islands. or the legality
Of our acquisition of them. yet he in
sisted that we were in the Philippines
where the constitution was not, and
that we ought to accord to the Fill
pinos their independence because they
demanded II. Plat cOntended that if
the United States had the right to ac-
quire territory and hold sovereignty
over the same IT would be n stultifica-
tion of ourselves to yield our rights to
that territory as soon as the inhabit-
ants Of the territory might demand
their independence.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
Made on Gen. Wheaton,
the Philippine Com
mander.
sCORN OF DUBOIS
Reported Interview the
Cause of Re-
buke.

washington. Jan. 2s.-An animated
and prolonged discussion was precipi-
tated in the senate yesterday over the
right of army officers to critlcise ut
terances made in the senate or else
where on the conduct of affairs in the
Philippines. At times it became some
what acrimonious, officers in the Phil
ippines being taken sharply to task for
statements attributed to them in dis
patches from Manila. For instance,
Dubois, in his remarks. made use Of
the following words: Il don't know
who General Wheaton is, but he prob
ably is some charity boy appointed to
West Point by senator or representa-
tive, and since supported by the gov
ernment.' Dubois compliment was
based on an Associated Press dispatch
from Manila in which General Wheat
on was quoted as criticising some ut
terances of Professor Schurman in 4
speech delivered in Boston.
Teller said II paddock was to be
placed on the mouth of every man. and
all criticism of the administration
Philippine policy was to be treason,
and that it would be dangerous before
long to read on the floor the declara-
Lodge characterized as silly" Later
Lodge said he desired to apologize for
referring to anything Teller may have
said as silly" and pointed out that
the statement of General Wheaton did
not criticise the minority of the senate
but simply Professor Schurman. He
insisted that there was no disposition
on the part of anybody to suppress
news or views. He instanced the cir
o.
in the army Of the Philippines not to
continue to serve.
AtkinsOn's Circular to Soldiers.
''Who sent out that circular:' in-
Quired Jones OF Arkansas.
''It was sent ont. / think" replied
Lodge, by Mr.. Edward Atkinson. 1t
urged soldiers not to serve ia the Phil
ippine war. The letter was widely cir
culated and attracted attention"
Rawlins insisted that the suppress
sion of opinions and information was
so notorious that one could not depend
on the statements coming to the Unit
ed States from the Philippines. The
Philippine commission, he asserted,
had arrOgated TO itself the functions
of congress; indeed. the commission
bad done many things which congress
never would have done. The dispatch
under consideration indicated. he said,
that the authorities in the Philippines
We're prepared even to define and pun
ish what they considered reasonable
acts and utteranceS.
Dubois Wants Wheaton Reprimanded.
Dubois insisted tnat the dispatch he
had presented bore evidence on its
face of accuracy. I'VE have been
threatened and blackmailcd,- he said.
''as long as we ought to endure. IT.
Such utterances as have been in
stanced are offensive to us. and they
ought no TO be permitted to pass with
out a reprimand by the President Of
the Unitoed States. They are, coming
from officers of the army, i'm exceed
in2ly bad taste"
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
FATHER SUES SON
Wants Damages for Alleged Un-
warranted Detention Six
Years.

Niles. Mich. Jan. 2S.-The damage
suit OF Michael Kennedy Va. Richard
Kennedy, his son. was called for trial
today in the Cass county circuit court.
Michael Kennedy. well-tO-dO farmer.
sues his son for $1,000 damages for
unwarranted detention for six
years at 81. Joseph's retreat. at Dear.
born He also sues for personal in
JuTies alleged to have been received at
the hands of the keepers in the asy-
lum.
Kennedy. Sr.. charges that he was
chOked frequently by the keepers and
that he cannot now speak above a
whisper. He also claims to have been
deprived of the use of one of his hands
and to have received other injuries OF
a permanent character The father
claims to have been kidnapped and
taken to the asylum by his son with
ont having been adjudged insane by
any court of law.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
HAD THE MATTER vENTILArED
Mitchell and Mooney Proceed to Say Hard
Tnings of Each Other.

Mitchell and Mooney Proceed to Say Hard
Things Of Each Other.
The convention concluded TO have
hte matter Investigated at once. and
Mooney addressed the delegates from
the state. Mooney then went into n
statement of his experiences in his
own district convention held last June
at, Kansas City. in which charges
made against him resulted in his being
expelled from the convention. He
said he had appealed to the executive
beard and had been. so to speak.
turned down. He had never been
guilty of an OffenSe against the miners
Of his own district or the national Off
GERS. He had been placed in a posi-
tiou where he. since the Kansas City
a job OF work in any mine in Mis-
souri,.
President Mitchell said he was
called to Kansas City last June by Il
telegram to straighten out 4 tanSle in
which the miners of that district had
become involved. He found that one
of the hardest men he had to handle
was not from among the operators.
but James Mooney. President Mitch
ell went on to relate his experiences at
Kansas City. and said he found Moo
ney in consultation with James Strub-
bic. district president. as to whether
il was best to have more Mitchells in
the field or more Moneys. Mooney.
after Mitchell returned to Indianapolis
AS charged by the president-told
Strubble that AIitchells method of set
fling their difficulty had been ''rot-
ten"
Mitchell produced affidavits support
ing this charge against Mooney.
Mooney then read letters from miners
i'm several of the locals of the Missouri
district expressing confidence in him
and declaring against the manner of
his expulsion by his convention. and
produced the minutes of that conven-
ton i'm an effort to show that he had
rot been given flair deal
AS n result the convention finally de-
cidcd TO drop the whole matter. thus
leaving Mooney in the hands of the
convention of his own district. which
has been called i'm special session with
i'm 4 short time to try Mooney on the
very charges he sought to clear him
self OF i'm the national convention.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
Raging Among the Ho-
tells at Clemens,
Mich.
DUE TO EXPLOSION
Help From DetrOit--LoSS
Estimated at $780,
900 to 100000.

Clemens, Mich, Jan. 2s.-Shortly
after noon the boiler in the Original
bath house exploded. Fire followed
the explosion and spread with great
rapidity to the hotels Avery and Ag-
new, which adjoin the bath house.
Two Hotels Burning.
Both hotels and the bath house are
now burning and will probably be
entirely destroyed.
As far as known no one is injured.
All the guests of the hotels escaped
safely.
Loss VIII be Heavy.
Help has been summoned from De-
troit. The loss will probably be
from $500, 900 to 100000.
Iowa Town Burns.
Des Moines, Jan. 2S.-The business
portion of the town of Ripcey, Green
county. was burned this morning.
The loss is $4,000
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
BRYAN REFUSES KISS
Tells School Teachers That His Wife
Reads the Pa
pers.

Washington, Pa, Jan. 2S.-Certain
of the teachers of the Second ward
public school made a written request
to William Jennings Bryan. who lee
tured here Monday night, to be al
lowed to kiss him. Mr.. Bryan spoke
to the school children in the morning,
and as he entered the building a note
signed by the teachers was presented
to him.
Mr.. Bryan read the note, and in
formed the bearer, n primary teach
er. that he was extremely surprised.
He said that his wife read the papers,
and that for this reason he was com
PEELED to refuse their request.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
win Make 1t a Pleasure Resort.

Calumet, Mich. Jan. 2S.-The Isle
Royale Land Corporation, of Liver
pool. England. has completed plans for
converting Isle Royale, in Lake Super
ior. into summer resort. The COM
pany controls nearly 100000 acres of
land on the island, more khan two
thirds of the entire surface. and dur
ing the coming summer thousands of
dollars will be expended in the con-
struction Of hotels, drives, pavilions,
halls etc
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
STRIKE SUPPORT
Voted by the National ConVen.
ton of United Mine Work.
ers of America.
WILL FIGHT THEM ALL TO THE END
Personal Controversy Between Mitch
ell and Mooney Fought Out
on the Floor.

indianapolis. Jan. 2S.-The United
Mine Workers took yesterday what is
regarded by many of the delegates as
the most important action OF the con-
vcntiOn. \ resolution came from In
diana district No. IL providing that
the convention should levy an assess
ment on all the members of the organ
izatiOn sufficient for the purpose Cf
carrying to a speedy and successful
termination all strikes now engaged in
by the entire organization. After con-
siderable debate Il motion that the
convention make the assessment was
passed.
Only Covers Endorsed Strikes.
Another motion that the amount of
the assessment lie left to the national
executive board to determine was
passed. and on motion of Reese, of
Iowa, the board was instructed to re-
port to this convention. Before the
noon adjournment President Mitchell,
who is head of the executive board,
had an understanding with the cOnven-
tiOn that the levy was TO cover only
such strikes as have the Endorsement
of the national board. 1t is the pur-
pose of the miners to fight the oper-
atOrs to the end in all these strikes, as
TIC llIlutlJle OF WDGIntf OF LOT Iilt OF
ganiZatiOn is to he recognized is at
stake. The question of admitting Iowa
to the joint conference was referred to
the scale committee and the incoming
national executive board.
Another Attack on Mitchell.
The committee on appeals and griev-
ances submitted. as part of its report
recommendation that the grievance
of Delegate james Mooney. of Mis-
souri, district No. >. be referred back
to the convention of that district. Last
Tuesday when the charges preferred
by Miss Mollie Meredith against Pres
ident Mitchell and Secretar-Treasurer
Wilson We're under discussion Mooney,
i'll the course of n speech urging the
investigation of the Meredith charges.
said he had in his possession evidence
that President Mitchell in another mat
ter had not acted in good faith. and
had gone so far as to make state
mentS which were not true. Mitchell
at the time came back with the state
ment before the convention that if the
delegates knew what he (Alitcheln
knew about Mooney they would not
care to associated with him in the con-
ventiOn and would not tolerate him in
as-tleiiieFa tiOnS.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
Retribution Overtook him.

New Albany, Ind. Jan. 2S.-After
slashing Sam Shutters five times
about the head and stabbing him three
times i'm the shoulder Andrew Wilson
was ground to pieces by a Southern
railway train. Shutters and Wilson
had been drinking together late Satur-
day night and had started for their
homes when the cutting affray Oc-
Cured. Shutters finally escaping into
his house. Wilson then started for his
own home. but Sunday morning his
remains were found scattered along
the railroad track for half mile.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
Special Message from Cummins.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 2S.-Governor
Cummins transmitted a message to-
both houses of the legislature yester-
day afternoon calling attention to the
request of the Louisiana Purchase
commission for the state of Iowa for
an appropriation of S25S,000 The
governor makes no recommendation.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
COLD WAVE PASSES
Severe Weather Breaks After Hold
ing Out Until This
Morning.

Chicago. Jan. 2S.-The severe
weather which seemed to be moder-
ating last night is again in evidence
today. At daylight the temperature
was below zero. The cod wave in
the extreme northwest has moderat-
ed materially and the temperature
is ranging from zero to 4 below.
Predictions are for further mod
erations during the day and no more
zero weather with this cold wave.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28

New York, Jan. 2S-Edward Kern,
the valet of Paul G Thebaud who is
accused of having robbed his employ
er of $4,000 worth of iewelry,
reached this yesterday in custody
Kern told Captain Titus of places in
this city where he had pawned small
pieces of jewlery. but when asked if
he would reveal the hiding place of Il
$4,000 pearl, he said he was not ready
and that whether he would or would
not depended upon the advice of his
lawVpr
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
Prisnner nIes ann a Stretcher.

Springfield, Ills, Jan. 2S.-Jack
Lehr. of Brookport. Ills. recently con-
victed in the United States district
court on a charge of selling liquor
without paying the government tax,
died Sunday on a stretcher while be-
ing transferred from the Sangamon
county jail to st. Johns hospital. The
man had been i'll from the time of his
incarceration. seven weeks ago, and
gradually became worse
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
Colorado Legislature in session.

Denver, Jan. 2S.-The Colorado leg
islature convened in special session
yesterday in response to a call from
Governor Orman to enact Va revenue
law and an employers libility bill, and
consider legislation on the subject OF
corporations.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
Keta1, ,trocers tn Counctl.

Milwaukee, Jan. 2S-About $50 re-
tail grocers from all parts of the coun-
try assembled in Milwaukee yester-
day at the fifth annual convention of
the National Association Of Retail
Grocers. The convention will last
three days. The gathering was well
coined by Mayor Rose
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
New Department

Washington, Jan. 2s.-The senate
today passed the bill to establish u
department of commerce and labor
after amendments had been adopted
retaining the census and labor
bureauX as parts of the new depart
ment. (!
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
CITY rngIneer Is ia Luck.

st. Ignace. Mich. Jan. 2S.-City En-.
gineer ForriStel has learned that he is
one of the heirs to the S15,000,0 GOO es-
tate of Il grand uncle who amassed 4
fortune in the gold fields of Australia.
The mother of the st. Ignace man was
n niece of the decedent. John McCOr-
mick. whose wealth was left to his
nearest of kin-nieceS, and nephews,
numbering five in all. Inquiry to dis
cover these heirs has been going on for
fifteen Years
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
TRANSFERS DEMANDS
Arc Renewed by Chicago Men i'm
Supplying Tall Build
ings.

Chicago, Jan. 2S.-Coal teamsters
today renewed their war on big down
town buildings and the Coal Team
sters' union decided that its members
should cart no coal to buildings
where gas is used during the summer
months. y hundred drivers stopped
work.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28

Milwaukee. Jan. 2S.-Armitage hall,
of St Johns Military academy, burned
yesterday. causing $4,000 loss. The
cadets organized a bucket brigade and
prevented the flames spreading TO the
other buildings.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
Miss Mac Heath to Wed.

Muncie. Ind, Jan. 2S.-The announce
ment is made that Miss Mae Heath,
sister of Perry $. Heath. former first
assistant postmaster general, will be
quietly married Wednesday morning
to DR.. l.. II. Chamberlain. of AL
buquerque, y. NJ. Miss Heath met DR..
Chamberlain year ago while visit
inc NIpNirO
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
British subjects IN treated.

Kingston, Jan. 2S.-Representation
have been made to the governor, Sir
Augustus Hemming, regarding the i'll
treatment of British subjects at Bay
Islands. Honduras, by soldiers, with
the cOnnivance of the government and
complaints on the subject will be sent
TO London
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
TWO ARE HANGED
Weston KEEPER and Henry Rowe Pay
Penalty for Muir
der.

Harrisburg, Jan. 2S.-Weston Kei-
per and Henry Rowe were hanged
here this morning in the presence of
1000 persons. They killed Charles w.
Ryan. cashier of the Halifax, Pa, Ma
tional bank last March while robbing
the bank.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
Sells His Body to Live.

Pana. Ills. Jan. 2S.-John Parker,
of Chicago. Sunday gave out the in
formation that he had advertised
through Chicago papers the sale of his
body to physicians and surgeons for
scientific purposes in order to keep
away starvation. He was once q
wealthy man.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
Eamnns LihrarY m "a Solid.

Milwaukee. Jan. 2S.-The famous
library of John +. Burton was shipped
from Milwaukee today TO New York
to be cataloSued and sold at auction.
1t comprises nearly $4,000 volumes,
many of them rarities. that will ex-
cite keen competition among book col
lnl.fnr.-
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28

Washington. Jan. 2S.-The cOmptrol-
Ter Of the currency has declared a diyi-
dend in favor of the creditors of the
First National bank. Cf North Man
chester. Ind. OF ~ per cent.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
Death of W. j. Nevin.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 2S.-W. G..
Nevin. general manager of the South
erTi California, San Joaquin Valley and
the Santa Fe-Paeific railroad systems,
died suddenly Sunday night.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
Bill to Prevent False branding.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Depew intro
duced a bill in the senate yesterday 10
prevent Il false branding or marking
of food and dairy products as to the
state aad territory in which they are
produced.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
Strtue Of Jobn sberu,an,

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Foraker yes
terday Introduced bin I'm the senate
providing for the erection In Washing
ton of a statute of the late John Sher-
man, TO cost $4,000,
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
ADMIRAL KIMBERLY DEAD
Retired Naval Officer Passes Away at New
ton, Mass.

Washington. Jan. 2S.-Secretary
Long received a telegram announcing
that Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimber-
ly (retired) died at West Newton,
Mass, this morning.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-01-28
ALEXANDRIA AGAIN ILL
Queen of England Laid Up with a Severe
Cold.

Windsor. Jan. 2s.-Queen AleXand-
ria is again slighly indisposed, owing
to a cold.