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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
TWO DEATHS AT LEAST
With Five Others Not Improbable-TraIn
Falls Through TrestIe.

Win rive Others Not lfnproDable-IraiD
Falls Through TrestIe.
PEBBLES, o., Aug. en- a freight
wreck on the Norfolk and Western
near here yesterday one man was
killed, four injuredd and two missing.
The dead man is Robert Foley, of
Portsmouth, brakeman. The injured
are Harvey Norman, of McDermott,
will die; John Macarthur. Portsmouth,
conductor, condition critical; - Da
Wis, Portsmouth, engineer. result doubt
full; ID. Brown PEBBLES, fireman, head
and shoulder hurt, not serious.
Two tramps who got on the train at
PEBBLES are missing The coal train
drawn by two engines fell through a
treStle seventy-two feet high. which
was being repaired. The foremost en-
gine passed safely, but the second with
the cars made the plunge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
ANOTHER BATTLE
OCCURS IN UUZON

Manila, Aug. 6.-Governor Bandoltz,
of Tayabas province. has telegraphed
Acting overnor Wright that the COM
bined police forces of five towns at
tucked and defeated q force under
Roberto Rios. leader of afanatical
Filipino society. Many of Rios fol-
lowers were killed or wounded. but
only 4 few of the police Were hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
Wet Weather Breeds Hog Cholera.

Portland. Mich. Aug. 6.-Cholera rs
prevalent in this vicinity. Some farm
ers have lost their entire herds. A
state veterinarian has been sent for.
1t is believed that the disease comes
from the wet weather. The disease be-
gins with blind staggers, death ensues
in n few hours, and soon the whole
herd is affected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
EMPEROR WILLIAM Is
GREETED BY GAR

R&val, Russia, Aug. emperor
William arrived on the Hohenzollern
today. He was received on the Stand
art, the imperial Russian yacht, by
the czar, and returned to port
through line of Russian war vessels
which saIuted. The harbor was bril-
liantly decorated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06

Trinidad. Colo, Aug. 6.-Fire has
destroyed the boilers house. engine
house. two power houses, tipple, half
mile of tramway and half the box
cars at Peerless mine in Aguilar, own
ed by the Northerna Coal and Coke
company. The loss is estimated at
500 OOO
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
Pnrn1vsin Attacl.s a .JndCe.

Martinsville, Ind, Aug. en-. 1.
Parks, judge of the Fifteenth judicial
district, suffered a severe stroke Of
paralysis Monday evening, rendering
his entire left side useless. He was en-
joying his summer vacation ut his
home here and was in apparent good
health. Judge Parks Is one of the well
known attorneys In central Illinois.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
Castro Goes out to Fight Again.

washington, Aug. 6.-Acting Sec
rotary of State Adee has received a
cablegram from Minister Bowen.
dated Caracas, saying that Pres
ident Castro left Caracas on the
morning of the Sd inst. to fight the rev.
olutionary forces, who were in position
near Orituco, seyenty-ive miles from
CarlcaS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
GIRL MYsTERIoUsLY SHOT
Bullet Lodges Near Her Right Ear-Not a
Clue to the Shooter.

BuIIet Lodges Ne;lr II er HIglt Ear-NOt q
Clue to the Shooter.
Woodland, Wis, Aug. 6-Miss Ada
Ultman was mysteriously shot while
on her way home from Rubecon, the
bullet lodging near the right ear. She
was walking along the road alone
when suddenly she felt something
strike her which caused her to sink to
the ground unconscious.
1t was late in the afternoon when
she regained consciousness and at
tracted the attention of passerby,
who hastily summoned medical aid.
The bullet has not been removed, and
the result may be fatal. No cause for
the act is known. nor can it be learned
who fired the shot.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
Wbv we Vere Defeated.

New York, Aug. 6.-Foxhall p.
Keene, who was captain of the United
States polo team in the recent inter-
national match at Hurlingham, Eng
land, arrived home yesterday. Speak
ing of the contests Keene said the
Americans were beaten because they
were inferior players, and not because
the Englishmen had better horses, as
l,ad haar ctatad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
studied Law wltl,. Gen. ButIer.

Leavenworth, Kan Aug. 6.-James
F. Legate. IA veteran politician of Kan
sas. died ut his home here of paralysis,
aged "A years. He was born In Leem-
inster, Mass. and studied law in that
city in the office of Benjamin +. But
InY.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
Nero EDITOR i'm coun ell.

Topeka. Kan, Aug. 6.-About fifty
editors are in attendance at the West
ern Negro Press association, which is
in convention here. Papers and adj
dresses on "Lynchings." Power of the
Press" and Negro Citizenship" con-
stituted Yesterdays programme.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
Anti-GambIing CrusadefsIugged.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. 6.-lsaac
Finklestein. an anti-gambling crusa-
der, prominent throughout the state.
was slugged and died as a result OF
his injuries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
Keokuk sufrers from lightning.

Keokuk, Ia, Aug. 6.-During an cleo
trical storm lasting twelve hours. ending
Monday morning early, lighting struck
a dozen houses in this city and num-
ber of barns in this county. The losses
are large in the aggregate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
The Notorious Western
Outlaw Cornered,
Suicides.
SURROUNDEDBYPOSSE
Incidents in the DeSper-
ado'S Career That
Made Him a Terror.

Spokane, Aug. 6.-Harry Tracy, the
outlaw and escaped convict, shot and
killed himself near Fellows at 4:3O
this morning. He was surrounded by
a posse.
Tracy was first surrounded in
swamp four miles from Creston and
a rifle duel between Tracy and the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
Amount of Milwaukee's Appralsement.

Milwaukee. Aug. 6.-Aceording to
the 1902 report of Tax Commissioner
Thomas III. Brown the total assessed
valuation of real and personal property
of this city is $1I1.SS0. .5a9- The as
sessed valuation for 1901 was $780,
224. .S87. the increase being $6.655.65
The totals are: Real estate, $SO,5SS,21li
ne1.snnal S24 476. .25S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
STREET RAILWAY STRIKE Is OFF
Seems To BE for Good This Time-Union
Wins Its Fight.

Huntingdon, w. Va, Aug. 6.-The
Camden Interstate street railway
strike which had been on since Sun
day last, was declared off yesterday,
and all the cars on the Ohio, Kentucky
and West Virginia divisions are being
operated on schedule time by union
crews. At a conference here yesterday
between Presiden tGraham, of the
Camden company, and members of the
national executive board of railway
employees the strike was satisfactorily
adjusted, the company agreeing TO
recognize the union and restore all men
discharged without cause to their for
mer places. The restoration of men
discharged for cause is TO be left TO
arbitration, the governor, one member
of the supreme court, and another to
be selected, to be tne arbitrators.
The settlement was effected during
the trial before Judge Lallance, of the
police court, of two non-union men
arrested for carrying concealed wea-
pons. Colonel u. L. Vinson, of the
Camden company, was present to de-
fend them. While the trial was pro-
ceeding Colonel Einson akesd the
Judge if he would stop the trial for a
moment and grant private conversa-
ton between the union officers and
officials of the company who We're in
the court room The iudge consented
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
He Threw the wrong switch.

San Jose, Ills, Aug. Ga Chicago
aud Alton passenger train bound south
ran through an open switch here Mon
day The brakeman threw the wrong
switch, and the train backed off the
track About dozen passengers were
Injured but none dangerously.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
She Cot IN Front of n Hinder.

New Boston. Mich, Aug. 6.-Miss
Julia WilkeA aged Is. while helping her
father in the oat field. got in front of
the binder and both of her legs were
mangled by the knives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
MAN AND FAMILY
BURNED TO DEATH

Stockton, Cal, Aug. 6.-Lee Wilder,
wife and three children were burned
to death at their country home near
the village of Ellicott, this county,
last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
"STEEPLE JACKS" FATE:
FALLS TO HIS DEATH

Philadelphia, Aug. 6.-Daniel Bar
ry, known as ''Steeple Jack" fell 100
feet from the city hall tower and
was instantly killed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
Pope Delegate i'm the philippines.

Rome. Aug. 6.-Italia announces
that Mgr. Guidi, at present in the Of
nee or Cardinal Ranpolia, the papai
secretary of state. has been appointed
apostolic delegate at Manila.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06

London, Aug. 6.-The first complete
dress rehearsal of the coronation GER
emony occurred today at Westmin-
ster. All the chief actors except their
majesties participated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
KING NOW AILONDON
If Nothing Has Happened Edward
VII Has Reached His Capt.
tai by This Time;
SHOWN HIS PEOPLE HOW he LOOKS
And Settled Down in His Metro
politan Home-PessimisticS Sto-
ries Emphatically Denied.

London, Aug. 6.-King Edward arr
rived at Portsmouth from Cowes at'2
this afternoon and proceeded by
train to London.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
Tried to. Emulate Tracy.

Leavenworth, Kans., Aug. 6.-Fred
Heron and Robert Johnson, colored,
escaped from the county Jail yester-
day This morning they entered
Farmer Gibsch's house, demanding
money. Young Gibseh shot and kill
ed Heron and Johnson fed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
TREASURES IN HIDING.
Two Deaths Uncover Riches
That in One Case Were
Not Even Suspected.
GREAT HoARDoFA MIsERLY WOMAN
tor Dug Up by Widow
Not His.

Kingwood, n. J., Aug. 6.-"She lived
alone here for twenty-five years and
everybody believed that she was on
the verge of starvation from poverty.
Instead, bureau drawers and a clothes
chest We're packed full of money" The
words We're uttered by gray-haired.
active woman, who sat in a straight
backed wooden chair at window of
u little farm house and looked out over
the most God-forgotten landscape in
Hunterdon county. The deserted pic
ture was the neglected grass grown,
weed-covered farm of her aunt by
marriage, the woman miser-AIrs. CIa-
rinda Case, of Kingwood
Nobody Mourned the Departed.
When Mrs. Case was buried not a
sincere tear of grief was shed over her
grave. She had lived solitary. un-
sympathetic, grubbing life. OF all her
kin, nephews and nieceS, only two or
three bothered themselves to attend
her funeral. The Philadelphia rela-
tives-the Hurnuts-did not know that
she was dead. The chief mourneT was
the gray-haired woman who spoke as
abOve-the wife of the old miser's
nephew. The latter's name is a. II.
Lewis. and he is Il handwriting eX-
pert, living in Brooklyn.
Treasure Room Was Unlocked.
Mrs. Lewis continued as follows:
"After she was dead Walton Greene,
of Rosemont, took charge of the house.
To our surprise he said there was n
will. Then he unlocked the door of the
second-story front room with key
which he found OH n string around the
old lady's neck and began a search for
money and Valuables. 1t was Il regu-
lar treasure room. In the bureau
drawers We're found piles and piles of
greenbacks. Some We're rolled in bun
dies. others were laid out regularly in
piles. In one roll alone $1,000 was
found. In chest lot of gold coin
was discovered. The whole sum in
cash amounted to about $1,000. There
We're some mortgages and notes which
will raise the amount of the find to
$1,000 or $4,000.
And She Was Cheated, Besides.
Mrs. Case was cheated right and
left" said Mrs. Lewis. we have dis
covered that ten years ago she loaned
S3 900 to n neighbor on Il mortgage.
He never paid a cent of interest in
all that time, and Il year ago. when
Mrs. Case asked for the money. he said
that if she would accept 81 900 in full
for interest due and cancel the princi-
pal he would give her the money. She
accepted the offer"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06

posse was in progress fer some time
before the outlaw finally killed him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06
From the Standpoint of
the Sheriff at Shen-
andoah.
AS Making the First At
taCk--WatChnan
Killed.

Wilkesbarre, Pa. Aug. 5-Daniel
Sweeny, a watchman of the Lacka-
wanna Coal company, was murdered
on lonesome road in Nanticoke ear
iy today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06

Clarksburg, w. Va, Aug. 6.-Judge
Golf this afternoon decided the ha-
beas corpus case against the miners
and agitators and remanded them to
the custody of the officers. They
will be removed to Parkersburg to
serve the balance of their sentences.
The decision was a great disappoint-
ment to the miners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-08-06

The decision was great disappoint-
ment to the miners.
Pottsville, Pa. Aug. 6.-S. Row
land Beddall. sheriff of Schuylkill
county. has forwarded to Governor
Stone report of the riot at Shenan-
dOah on July 80. made to him by Dep
uty Sheriff Thomas Beddall. which
gives i'll detail the occurrences result
ing in the call for the militia. Deputy
Sheriff Beddall says that about p.
m. Wednesday. July 80. he observed
crowds of men running toward the
Lehigh Valley and Philadelphia and
Reading railroads. shouting ''Scab"'
after three men who We're walking up
the railroad TO the station. These men
were Mr.. Good, Mr.. Vaughn and Mr..
Bennett, of Pottsville, Good being a
draughtsman and the other two ma
chinistS. Bennett and Vaughn each
carried a bundle.
Dinner Pail and OveraIIs Discovered.
Good said to the pursuers: We are
not scabS; we are machiniSts." To
the deputy sheriff they gave their
names and stated they had been sent
from Pottsville TO procure the draughts
of some machinery. They were then
on their way to the Reading railroad
station to board the 6:10 train for
Pottsville. While the three men were
making this explanation the crowd sur
rounded them and one of the mob tore
the paper from the bundles which
they carried, revealing a dinner pail
and overallS. Immediately the three
men were knocked down and beaten,
kicked and stoned.
Riot Act Torn from His Hand.
The deputy sheriff says he attempted
to read the riot act. but the paper was
torn from his hands. He drew his
the mob. The rioters fell back for a
moment, and Beddall and the three
victims succeeded in reaching the rail-
road station. The mob Stormed the
station, but the deputy sheriff held the
rioters at bay until the arrival of the
borough police, with whose assistance
Good, Vaughn and Bennett were placed
on locomotive and taken to Mahanoy
City.
Coal and Iron Policeman Accused.
Charged with threatening to kill
Peter Remus, of Buffalo. y. Y. Hart
man Breuil coal and iron policeman
employed at Packer colliery No. 4. of
the Lehigb Valley Coal company. has
been arrested and held in $1,000 bail.
Remus charges that he was unwilling
ly taken to the colliery, and that when
he wanted to leave he was threatened
by Breuil. Company officials deny Re-
mus story. They say he wanted to
quit Saturday without giving the usual
notice. \ dispute followed and Remus
left the colliery. The officials say that
Breuil did not threaten Remus.
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Continued on Third Page.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-13
TWO CLASSES OF FILIPINos.
One Is Educated and the other IgnOr-
ant, but Anxious to Learn.

WASHINGTON, March 12-David p.
Barrows, chief of the Bureau of Non-Chris-
tian Tribes of the Philippine Islands, to-
day gave testimony before the Senate COM
mittee on the Philippines. He separated
the FilipinOs into two elements, the cult
waited class and the subordinate class all
though the dominant cultured class is
small-only about dozen families of every
town of a population of 10000. The remain
der have no education, and no wealth and
are controlled economically and socially by
the upper class. For two years he said
this latter class and the Americans labored
under a great misrepresentation Of each
other but there was an understanding now
He agreed with Governor Taft that small
garrisons, quartred in the midst of the
Filipinos, hindered the life Of the town and
acted an irritant 10 the natives. The
upper class he said. possessed an influence
over the lower class that the United States
authorities have been slow TO appreciate
Among the lower class Mr.. Barrows said
there is a strong desire for social better
ment. as evidenced by the sending of the
children TO school
In response TO a question by Mr.. Hale he
described the masses as being uncultured
and uneducated, closely following the d.
rectiOns and leadings of their leaders.
whether in hostility 10 the authority of the
United States or the exhibition OF friend
~ spirit.
Mr. Barrows said that the declaration bv
Cor gress that a liberal policy is not TO be
followed would disappOint the influential
Filipinos and undoubtedly ALLEVIATE them.
Mr.. BarrOws gave an extended account of
the efforts making TO educate the Fiipinos.
He did rot think il possible or desirable
10 eradicate the old dialects.
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would be perfectly justified and inevitable.
The young man did not accept the American
passports, which were freely offered MIN,
but Immediately left and told the CORE
sPondents of some yellow newspapers that
his request for passports had been refused.
These are the real facts OF case which
mas been made the basis of vicious and per-
sistent attacks on Secretary Hay. An
American secretary of state who has served
his country and government as ably AID
successfully as Secretary Hay has done
must expect TO be criticised sometimes by
foreigners, but he has a right TO expect
immunity from cowardly attacks and foul
blows by his own countrymen. The MEM
Der from Texas has shown that he would
Father be sensational than truthful, anG
that his conception OF patriotism does not
forbid his libeling his own government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-13
MALIGNANT PRO-BOER SYMPA-
TIMERS.

1t is the misfortune of those who support
a bad cause that they are compelled in the
nature of things to resort TO contemplate
methods. An illustration is found in the
course pursued by the pro-Boer sympa-
TIMERS who are trying 10 nag the gov
eminent into some kind of Intervention or
recognition Of the Beers. AS between Great
Britain and the Beers the latter may be
right or wrong-though the Journal thinks
them wrong-but there can be no question
but the course of the pro-Boer American
sympathiZers is unpatriotic and contempt
bic because they are trying TO force the
United States into the indefensible posi-
ton of interfering or meddling IL a war
between Great Britain and those whorr she
holds and treats as rebels
The attack made by representative Burle-
son. of Texas. on Secretary Hay is a fair
illustration of the contemplate nagging
policy the Boer sympathizers are pursuing.
The Texas members speech was a mere
rehash of charges that have been made
in some of the yellow pro-BOe- newspapers
which would be perfectly willing to see
into war if they could make political capi-
tai out of it, Burleson's attack was based
on the alleged refusal of Secretary Hay
to request the British authorities TO fur
nish passports to so through the British
lines TO Rev. Mr.. Thomas and wife, of Chi
10 distribute Boer relief funds collected
in Illinois. The facts regarding this in
cident have been grossly misrepresented.
plain statement of them will show how
unjust are the attacks on Secretary Hay
A few weeks ago a young man named
knight called on the secretary OF state
with a letter of introduction from Senator
Cullom and asked the secretary if he would
issue passports to Rev Mr.. Thomas and
his wife, who wished 10 go to South Africa
in the interest of the Beers. OF course that
meant American passports The secretary
told him he would have the passports
issued. and in addition would give Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas letters of introduction 10
everybody in that region over whom he
had any influence 10 assist them in their
work. The young man then asked that the
government Of the United States should
demand from the British government a per-
nit for Mr.. and Mrs Thomas 10 pass
everywhere they pleased through the Brit
ish camps and military lines. This vas Of
course. a preposterous request, one never
made hy any civilized nation 10 anoraer
in a time OF war. One can imagine what
answer our great war secretary stanton
would have given II the British govern
ment had asked the United States TO give
a free pass 10 British Confederate sympa-
thizers TO go through Grants and Sher-
mans lines while they were busy. Score
tary Hay told Mr.. Knight that such a re-
quest as the one last mentioned would GER
tainly not be compiled with and that lie
could not ask the President 10 subject him
self to a refusal in case where refusal
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JOHN Il. ALTGELD.

John P. Altgeld, who died yesterday, af-
fords rather a striking verifcation of the
Shakspearean proverb, THE evil that men
do lives after them 1t is 10 be hoped the
good he did. If any. may not "be Inferred
with his bones" That he once had pa
triotic motives is shown by the fact that he
entered the Union army as a private at the
age of sixteen and served till the end of the
war. If he believed the views he enter
tanned in later life were patriotic he had
drifted very far from those for which he
fought when young. His political influence
was wholly bad. and he was forceful
enough to give it considerable lasting pow
er. 1t is not merely that Mr.. Altgeld was a
Democrat and a partisan that he must be
for there are many Democratic partisans
who are not dangerous. But he was
dema gogicaI. malignant and anarchistic He
held political beliefs and advocated views
which. carried 10 their logical conclusions,
would result in the rending of society and
the overthrow Of the government. He
owed his nomination and election as Gov
ernor of Illinois in 1892 to the worst ele-
ments in the Democratic party and his adj
ministration was signalized by two acts the
odium OF which the State still feels. These
were his pardon of the Haymarket Anarch-
lists and his protest against the right OF the
United States 10 use troops to enforce its
laws in the State Of Illinois. The first was
an attack on the judiciary by highland
ed exercise OF arbitrary power and the sec
ond was defiance of the national govern
ment and open encouragement of riot,
which resulted in the killing and wounding
of several persons. II Mr.. Altgeld rendered
any real service to the State of Illinois as
Governor il is not recalled For the rest he
was a prominent advocate Of free silver
and OF all the heresies represented by
Organism. His latest public utterance was
a fierce diatribe against corporations and
an attack upon the government as a COM
bination Of political shams and corruption.
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man OF that committee Of second II not
first Importance position which has al
ways given a representative a national rep
utation. This prediction Is not an idle boast
because Mr.. Hemenway is an Indianian,
but because his ability and his influence on
the committee make il entirely safe 10
make such a prediction by comparing him
with others who have come to the head Of
that committee after years Of service in its
membership. Mr.. Hemenway lives in a
close district, which will make it necessary
for his Republican friends to give him cor
dial and harmonious support.