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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
NOT IN MICHIGAN
Can National Protective Legion DO
Business Under the
Law.

Lansing. Mich. April State IN
surance Commissioner J. V. Barry has
refused to renew the Michigan license
of the National Protective Legion. of
Waverly, y. Y. which has about 1000
members in the state. He holds that
the business transacted by the legion
is nos contemplated by the fraternal
beneficiary law of this state. under
which the legion has been operating.
SuchIaw specifically provides against
profits accruing to members. whereas
the legion last wear paid 1,2S2 benefit
members. whose fiVe-year certificates
had naturpd. $1O0.000 more than these
members paid in during the entire
membership. This 100000 was neces-
Sarily distributed by members who re-
ceived no benefits of this character.
The secretary of state has decided
that the alleged building and loan busi-
ness transacted by the Home Coop
erative company. the United States
Loan and Reality company and the
PrOvident Home company. all of Mis-
souri,. is against public policy and will
force them to cease operations in Mich
igan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
Senate and House i'm Brief.

Washington. April After passing
the Indian appropriation bill Saturday
the senate considered the Chinese ex-
clusiOn measure for nearly three hours
The principal speech of the session
was made by FairbankS'in support of
the bill The question of the agree
mcnt of the bill with our treaty with
China came up and showed radical
difference of opinion on that subject
An executive session was held
The Chinese exclusion bill was un-
der consideration in the house through
out The day. general debate being
closed. Without exception the speeches
We're favorable to rigid exclusion. and
expressed repRgnance TO the Chinese.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
RevOIutionists in Hayti
Descend on the Town
of JacmeI,
WHICH THEY CAPTURE
Others at Point of Death
and Intense Excite
rnent Prevails.

Port Au Prince, Hayti, April "A
number of revolutionists commanded
by Gen. Nicholas Baptiste attacked
and captured JacmeI. a town on the
south coast of Hayti, Saturday, occu-
pied the town for - hours, released
the persons who had been imprisoned
there and then retired TO the hills.
taking with them all the arms and
ammunition they could obtain. During
the fighting which preceded the cap
ture of .Iacmel two men were killed
and number wounded.
Cruiser to the Rescue.
The Haytian cruiser Crete y. Pierot
has started for Jacmel with arms and
ammunition. Minister of War Gull
1aume also left for Jacmel with de-
tachment of troops. All is quiet here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
DEFENSE OF THOMBS
Did Not Contradict Directly Any
Part of the Story of
the Murder.

Chicago. April THE defense of
Louis J. ThOOmbs. alleged murderer Of
Carrie Larsen. closed its evidence Sat
urday. The defendant did not take
the witness stand. and there was no
direct contradiction offered of the
charge made by Robert KieSsig that
ThOOmbs strangled the girl
The defense consisted of an attack
on the veracity of the accuser. an at
tempted cOntraventiOn of details of his
story, an attempted alibi for the time
at which the lad said the crime was
committed. There was no attempt
made by the defense to explain the
alleged murder of the girl. whom it
was admitted had been taken TO the
steamer by ThOOmbs on the promise
OF work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
LEGISLATION FOR HAwKEYEs
Senate Merger Bill in the Housc-Tax
Levies Proposed for Colleges.

ecnstte Dill iht a.
Levies Proposed for Colleges.
Des Moines, la, April I.-The house
has made the senate merger bill the
special order for tomorrow. The house
concurred i'm the senate amendments
to the supreme court judges bill and
the salaries of these officials were ad-
vanced thereby to $4,000 per annum.
The bill provides for practically con-
tinuouS sessions so that opinions may
be from the whole court, and the judges
are resquired to reside in Des MOines.
The Legislative committee completed
the work of tax levieS i'm aid of the
educational institutions. giving the
State university two-tenths of a mill,
the State oSllege of Agriculture two
tenths and the State Normal School
one-tenth for five years. These Ievies
Will yield s2I5.0O0 n year 10 these in
stiutions. or Sl,313O0O, for the period
designated. The proceeds. go into
buildings
The house passed the bill which pro-
vides that when Il voter has signed a
statement of general consent to oper-
ate Il saloon and. the same has been
filed with the county auditor he shall
not be permitted TO withdraw his name
therefrOm. The bill also makes it
plain that where the signature to the
petition and the name on the poll
books do not agree. identity may be
shown by competent evidence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
GOING ON IN TWO STATES

Cleveland April THE feature of
tOday's municipal election was the
active woman voter. More than $4,000
registered. Aside from the interest
manifested in the school directorship
the main fight IS hinged on the cleo
tion of cOuncilmen, Mayor Johnson
having made a strong fight against
the candidates not in sympathy with
three-cent street car fare. Municipal
and township elections held through
out the state are of local interest.
Des Moines. April Municipal
elections are in progress in Dubuque,
Keokuk and many other Iowa cities
and towns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
Hanna and Gompers the Orators.

Philadelphia. April Senator Han
ma was the principal speaker at the
closing session of the sixth annual
meeting of the American Academy of
Political and Social Science. He di-
vided his subject with Samuel Com
pers, president of the Federation of
Labor. and the question of the rela-
ton of capital and labor was ably dis
cusSed by the two sneakers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
Three Men Die From
Fight With Despera-
does in Alabama.
ONE is THE SHERIFF
Release Prisoners and
Take Ammunition and
Return to the Hills.

Tuscumbia- Ala, April Three
men who were wounded during a fight
with VIII Reynolds. the negro, yes
terday have succumbed to their
wounds and two others are not eX-
Pected to survive through the day.
Sheriff Among Victims.
Sheriff Gassoway. u. \. Prout and
Jesse Davis died during the night
VIII Gassoway and Payne cannot
survive the day.
Intense Excitement Prevails.
News reached here this morning of
the killing of n negro at Florence
who was taking the desperado's side.
Excitement here is intense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
NEBRASKA LAW IS AwRY
Made So by the Anti-OIeo Bill Recently
Passed by the senate.

Lincoln. Neb., April THE Ne
braska Oleomargarine law has been
found TO be in conflict with the bill re-
Gently passed by congress. The Ne
braska law, instead of placing tax
on the cOlOred product, prohibits its
sale entirely.
Food Commissioner BaSsett recently
began Il crusade against the sale of
colored oleomargarine. securing one
conviction and beginning prosecutions
i'll sixteen other cases. 1t is believed
that the national law. when it becomes
effective. will make prosecutions under
the Nehra ska law ineffectiXe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
WASN'T Anxiou, to Go.

Port Huron. Mich. April An un-
successful attempt ut suicide was
made by James Lewis. He entered
Stringer's saloon. sat down i'm chair
and pulled razor across his wrist. but
was stopped before he had gashed
himself much. Lewis claims that
family difficulties caused him to be de-
SpOndpuf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
Isie the Hotels aud ilowery.
BLEW Out a Piston Head.

Relvidere. Ills. April THE piston
head and cylinder of the 4OO-horse
power engine mt the works of the Ma
tional Sewing Machine company blew
out. causing the suspension of work
and throwing out of employment
500 men. The accident was caused by
the breaking of the piston rod. The
piston head and rod. weighing 500
pounds. were hurled through the side
of the building and forty feet through
the street Engineer James Thompson
and y !. Thompson were nearly
srnothered by steam.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07

Marion, Ills, April T.-Joseph VIII
liams. one of the, survivors of the
wreck of the General Lyons ut sea
during the civil war. is dead at his
home near this city. The steamer was
laden With soldiers, many of whom
were homeward bound at the eXpira-
ton of their service. when the ship
burned. Only four were saved, after
many hours drifting on floating tim
Der at sea. Two are yet living. Will
liams was soldier in the Fifty-siXth
Illinois regiment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
Trick sent Them 2 Check.

Oshkosh Wis. April THE Young
Ladies' society of the First COngre-
gatiOnal church received check for
$500 from III. G. Prick. the steel man.
OF Pittsburg. The society guaranteed
the PittsburS orchestra $500 for a
concert. There was no house. and the
club after eXhausting its surplus. went
>behind $500. \ letter was written TO
Frick. who is p supporter of the or
orchestra. explaining the situation, and
he rpSnnndpd with Il check.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07

RhimeIander Wis. April IA fire
i'm the Stevens Lumber company's
lumber yard destroyed 100000 feet
Of lumber. the greater portion of
which was owned by ]. II. Queal &
Co. of Minneapolis. JOnn GOdkin. Of
Bay City. Mich. lost about 15O.O00 feet
and Wilson x Bronson. of this city,
about 100000 feet. All the losers well
insured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
CONFERENCE AGREEMENT
ON THE WAR REVENUE BILL

Washington. April 1.-The confer
ence on the war revenue repeal bill
today reached an agreement. the
senate receding from its amendment
which retained the tax on bucket
shops. 1t is stated that in considera-
alton with the repealed sections of
the law il is doubtful whether the
senate provision would stand.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
THE FOOTBALL LIST
Death the Winner by a Large
Score in the Glasgow
Disaster.
MORE OF THE DETAILS OF THE PANIC
With $50 Wounded; $50 Severe TO
Serious Cases; Some Will
Probably Die.

Glasgow. April Tile casualty lists
of the IbroX Park disaster. when a
number of persons were killed or in-
juTed by the collapsing of Il spectators
stand during the international foot ball
match Saturday afternoon between
England and Scotland. have been COM
pleted They eclipse all the reports
and estimates of the casualties which
We're current just after the disaster.
which has resulted in the death- of
twenty-one persons and the injury of
80. Nearly 200 of the latter were so
seriously hurt that they We're taken 20
infirmarieS for operations and treat
ment. One hundred and fifty of them
still remain at the infirmaries. \ large
proportion of the injured had limbs
broken, bodies crushed and mangled.
and heads and faces gashed. Several
more deaths will undoubtedly result
from the most critical cases Of%frac-
tured skulls.
But the Game Went On.
The infirmaries were beSieged by
friends and relatives of the victims of
the disaster, and heartrending scenes
were witnessed when the names of
those who died yesterday We're posted
outside the buildings. The action OF
the authorities at IbroX Park in avert
ing more general panic by permitting
the game to proceed. while they en-
cOura ged the impression of the crowd
within the inclosure that the accident
was not so direful. is now generally
commended The incOngruity of the
yell of applause mfngling with the
groans of the struggling sufferers will
never be forgotten by those who wit
messed the scene.
How the Disaster Came About.
When the game began 10000 spec
tatOrS We're on the ground. and an
immense crowd had gathered outside.
Being unable to obtain admittance this
crowd broke down some of the barri-
ers and swarmed upon the field. where
upon the police charged and drove the
intruderS back upon the terraces and
seats. with the result that the rail
ingS dividing the crowd We're broken
and the people We're thrown over each
other In the frantic struggle toward
the exits the pressure toward the up
per portion of the westerly terrace was
so great that 100 feet of the highest
part of the structure collapsed under
the weight OF the crowd driven upon il,
precipitating the mass of people to the
ground sixty feet below. The injured
were piled in heaps. wedged in with
broken wood and steel girderS.
The foot ball game resulted in
draw.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
Candidate Rood IsDead.

Grand Rapids. Mich. April 7.-Ar-
thur r. Rood. Republican candidate
for mayor, died early Saturday morn
ing at Butterworth hospital. where he
had been suffering with typhoid fever
since March Is, the day he was NOM
mated at the primary election to run
against Mayor George X. Perry. Mil
lard Palmer was chosen to take Rood S
place at the, head of the ticket.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
uItimatum Promptly rejected.

Brazil Ind. April THE bitumfn-
Gus miners have rejected the ultima
tum submitted by the operators. and
adjourned sine die Work will he in
definitely suspended. The operators
offered to pay the scale of, last year
if the miners would remove the 'gob"
and slate from the entry. but the min
ers declined An appeal TO the ma
tional board of arbitration will follow.
Meanwhile 5000 men are idle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
booming Rose for the Presidency.

Milwaukee. April AT a largely at
tended meeting of the Democrats of
this city at the Exposition building. to
ratify the election of Hon. u. $. Rose
for mayor of Milwaukee. the Cook
County ulls.p Democratic club pledged
it's support to Rose as the Democratic
nominee for president III 1904.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07

Inc bartender warned her: but she
persisted. and he slapped her twice in
the face and put her out of the saloon.
She soon returned with a party of ad-
herents. but policeman arrested her
and escorted her TO Jail. Before leav-
ing she eXacted promise that the bar
tender should be prosecuted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
situation a. 1vayward, wis.

Hayward. Wis. April THE situa-
ton in the contest of two sets of of
ficers for possession of the town Of
fees has assumed Il new aspect. Pa
Ders have been served upon the new
board. ID. =. Peck and associates. TO, de-
liver up the clerks office books and
keys. of which, it is alleged. they took
forcible possession. The Peck people
answer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
Asks tho Mayor to Prove His Words.

West Superior. Wis.<ApriI Hen
ry w. Deforest. of New York, has
started a suit for $4,000 for libel
asainst Mayor Fred $. Parker. Mayor
Parker is said to have stated in COM
munications relative to taxes that De-
forest had assisted in defra uding the
tIau1anf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
Reward for a Murderer.

Wichita. Kan. April 7.-GoVernor
Stanley and Assistant Attorney Gen
uraI Hamilton are in Wichita inves-
tigating the escape of ]. p. Dunn, ain
alleged Arkansas murderer. The gov
ernQr has offered reward of $500 for
Dunn's capture and return to Wichi-
tn and $3.50 for the conviction of the
party or parties that aided in his es-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
Charge Against Crozier Untrue.

Washington. April T.-General Gro
zier. chief of ordnance of the army.
says, in referring to the published
statement that the unfavorable report
OF the senate military committee on
his nomination was based on the
charge that he was interested i'm Ger
tain ordnance patents. that the charge
is entirely untrue and that he has
presented to the committee evidence OF
its uutrlIth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
Judre nIcAtee ResIgus.

Washington. April Judge John l..
McAtee, associate judge of the Eighth
circuit court in Oklahoma, has ten
dered his resignation to the president.
and it has been accepted. Charges had
been preferred against Judge McAtee-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
Wanted i'm Colorado for Murder.

EIdora. ~, April sheriff Collan.
of Leadville Colo. has arrested Clar-
cnce MackeeSry. an Iowa State Indus
trial school inmate here. charged with
the murder of n Saloonkeeper and his
pal at Leadville. Mackcesry ran
away from the institution three years
ago. and came back last month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
HIGH IN MILLIONS
United States Exports of Agri.
cultural Implements
of 1901.
OVER 100000 LESS OF IMPORTS
Things We Still Have
TO Buy.

Washington, April THE depart
ment of agriculture has issued Il state
ment of the foreign trade of the Unit
ed States i'll agricultural products. 1t
shows that during the fiscal year 1901
foreign countries purchased United
States farm products to the value of
S9J2,OOO.OOO, representing the largest
agricultural exports in our history.
Comparedwith the record for 1900 they
show an increase of over 100000, 900.
On the other hand the agricultural
imports disclose considerable falling
off when contrasted with the trade of
the year preceding. The various pro-
ducts of agriculture received from for
eign sources during 1901 had an aggre-
gate value of only $392, 100000 or S2S,-
100000 less than 1900. In comparison
with the value of our agricultural i'm
ports, our agricultural exports shows
the exceptionally largeeXc of $500
600 1000.
Hawaii and Porto Rico Excluded.
1t is further shown that owing to the
fact that our import and export trade
with Hawaii and Porto Rico was not
included in the foreign commerce re-
turns of the United States for 1901
comparison of the statistics for that
year and the year preceding is not al
together satisfactory. and that to make
an accurate comparison of our total
agricultural imports and exports for
1901 and the year before the 1901 fig
ureS should be increased TO the extent
of our trade with Hawaii and Porto
Rico, but complete statistics as to the
value of the products of agriculture
exchanged in that trade during 1901
We're not to be had. In 1900 our agri-
cultural imports from Hawaii and
Porto Rico We're valued mt about S24.-
OOOOOO and our agricultural exports
to those islands ut about Sj.OOO,OOO,
600.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
Nav Get what He Demands.

Paris. April 7-While President
Loubet was driving to the Elysee pal
ace Il man named Seiourne. carrying
revolver. approached his carriage and
exclaimed: Il demand justice" Sc
journe was Immediately arrested. He
appears to he weak minded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
waeesr,roe5 Per C.nt. better.

PittsbVrg, April The structural
iron and bridge workers, or whom there
are 1000 in the Pittsburg district. will
be granted an increase in wages
amounting - per cent. and an eight
hour day after May 1. This was
agreed to at conference between
representatives OF the company and
fba III ion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07

KroonStad. Orange River Colony,
April Owing to the great distances
separating the members of the Trans
vaal mission here from Steyn. the for
mer president of the Orange Free
Stale. and General Delarey. the nego-
tiatiOnS between the Boer leaders in
South Africa looking to the conclusion
of the war make little progress. Meas
ures to expedite the negotiations are in
prpnDrotion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
suspeeted Nothing Wrong.

Portland. Ind. April 7-Robbers
who blew open the currency safe in
the Bank of Pennvifle. twelve miles
from here. escaped with 5000. and.
although scores of citizens were awak-
ened by the explosion. no one suspected
its meaning. and no one has. been
found who saw the robbers during
their visit to the town.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
Knox rights shy of This Row.

Washington. April Attorney Cen
eral Knox has refused to decide the
color question for certain members OF
the Chicago Woman'S club. Knox
lodged the question by informing the
inquiring club women that he was not
permitted to render decisions for any
one save the heads of government de-
narfmnnfS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
Consent of the Governed.

Copenhagen. April THE National
Tidende announces that the Right
party in the landesthing is now in
favor of the cession of the Danish West
Indies to the United States on condi-
ton that the approval of the inhabi-
tants of the islands is obtained through
a referendum
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
Capt. cognian-s error Is paraoned.

Washington, April THE president
has signed Il pardon in the case of
Captain Joseph COghlan, who lost eleV-
en- numbers in his grade some years
ago as a result of an unusually sharp
letter written by him to the detail Of
ficer Of the navy department.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
That Invitation to Wales.

Copenhagen. April T.vCOmmander
Faussett. a member of the suite of
the Prince of Wales (whO is here TO
participate in the birthday celebration
of King Christian. states that he be
lievcS that any report that an invita-
ton to the Prince of Wales to visit
the United States had been sent was
al, incorrect
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
travelling Salesman FANS Dead.

Adair. Ia. April Charles w.
Doyle Il travelling salesman for an
eastern drug house. whose residence is
in DeS MoineS, fell dead as he entered
the store of Il customr here He was
prominently identified with the Iowa
TRAY Yelling Mems SOcietV
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
bank thugs Are Too Hastx.

Omaha. Neb. April 1.-Burglars
broke unto the State bank at Ruskin.
Nuckolls county. but only succeeded
in stealing between $500 and $500 and
some notes In their haste they over
looked $4,000 scattered around the
room by the explosion when the safe
w:is blown. 1t is known that S16,O0o
was i'm the vaults, but the robbers did
not have time to get at il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
OIdest Ne,bodist Munster Dead.

Luverne, Mimi. April T.-Rev. q. c.
Woodruff the oldest Methodist min
lister in the United States, died at
Magnolia Friday. He was born at
Lewis. Essex county. y. Y, in 1907,
and preached tile gospel three-quarters
of century. His remains were taken
to Geneseo. Ills. for interment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-04-07
Charged with Bank Robbery.

Warsaw. Ind.s April T.-Joseph f.
Brown, Il SalOOnEeeper or PGckertop,
this county. has been arrested by Sher-
iff Smith and brought 10 the Jail here.
Brown is charged with being one of
the men who attempted to rob the Kim
sey bank, at ClaypOol, Thursday MORN