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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
FIRE IN CAR WORKS
Destroys Two Lives and Does $3.50
900 Damage to
Property.

Horton, Kan, FEB. Sire in the
big car works Of the Rock Island
railroad yesterday caused the death
Of two persons and the destruction Of
$2J0.G0O worth of property. The dead
are L. II. AIcKeon, president of the
board of education; w. II. Davis, the
Oldest employe of the car works. Nc
Keon lost his life trying to save Da-
Wis. The fire broke out in the hair
sorting room of the cabinet depart
mcnt. and spread so rapidly that the
employees on the second floor and i'll
Superintendent Studer's office barely
escaped with their lives, many of the
employees being slightly injuredt
discovered. The loss on the building
is $4,000: machinery, S1OO.OO0: ma
terial 100000. The buildings. ma
chincry and material that escaped are
valued at S2.OOO.OOO. The company
will rebuild the car shops at once
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
PRESIDENT ABANDONS CHARLESTON
TRIP ON ACCOUNT OF son.

Washington, Feb. s.-The following
statement was issued at the White
House at noon today: The condi-
tion of the presidents son is favora-
bic. Doctors say the president
should not go to Charleston as at
any time within six days the disease
may take Il sudden turn for the
worse. The president is also asked
not to go to Groton as his visit might
excite the boy, who is not in imme-
date danger"
The president has abandoned his
trip to Charleston.
The president received Il telegram
this morning from the physician at.
Groton school informing him that the
of his son. Theodore, Jr..
was unchanged since last night.
Groton. Mass, Feb. s.-Mrs. Roose-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
BREAK UP REVIVAL
Rode in a Street
Car.

Brazil Ind. FEB. S.-A uniquie noY-
colt is reported from CIoverland. just
west OF here The minister. who is
holding Il revival meeting at the prin-
cipal church there. made Il trip to this
city on the street car, and as Il conse-
quence only nine persons attended the
service Wednesday night aud the
meeting viii probably close. His con-
gregation is principally laborers and
their families. and they are in smypa-
thy with the street car strikers. The
strikers have issued call for a mass
meeting to be held on the 18th. when
they will organize Il cooperative gen
eral merchandise store in retaliation
for the action taken by the Merchants
association. which recently passed
resolutions nnnoSing hOXcot1S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
Philips FAILURE
That of Chicago Broker Declared
to Have Been Le2iti-
mate.

Chicago. Feb. s.-Gcorge II. Phil
lips has been given Il clean bill of
health by the board OF trade commit
tee which investigated his failure and
the causes leading thereto. Chairman
Chadwick practically finished his Ia
borS Thursday, and between now and
Tuesday next viii prepare report
for submission to the directors.
This viii set forth that the Phillips
books were found in excellent condi-
tiOn. and that no evidence of private
speculation on the part of the head of
the concern were found. The report
will give Phillips credit for affording
the examining committee every facil-
ity for the performance of its duties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
ENGLAND SNOWBOUND
Weather Most Severe in Twenty
Years-London in
Darkness.

London. Feb. S.-Snow storms and
fOgs envelope practically the entire
united kingdom. The weather is the
most severe known in twenty years.
For a time this morning London
was enveloped in darkness and traffic
interrupted. Navigation of the
Thames and Morsey is very danger
Gus.
An unprecedented snowfall necessi-
tated suspension of outdoor work in
many districts and traffic is carried
on with greatest difficulty. In parts
Of Scotland and Wales communica-
tion is entirely blocked.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
INVESTORS LIABLE
Those in Cooperative Associa-
tions For
Debt.
ATTORNEY GENERAL so HOLDS
An Interesting Opinion in Illinois
in Home
Case.
GENERAL so HOLDS
ATTORNEY

Springfield. Ills. Feb. S.-The status
of .home cooperative and other un-
Incorporated concerns which are do
Ing Il building association business iii
Illinois is the subject of an opinion
rendered by Attorney General Ham
lin in response TO Il request from Au-
ditor Mccullough. While the opinion
has special reference to the duties OF
the auditor concerning these organiZa-
tiOns. il defines their legal status. 1t
declares them to be partnerships and
subject TO the general laws governing
business rights and OBLIGATIONS.
Investors Are Liable.
investors in these concerns are held
to he liable for all the obligations Of
the association and are declared to
have none OF the special rights granted
by the law to members Of building and
loan associations.
Associations of the class under con
sidtratiOn. the attorney general holds
hrc without pcrpetuity of existence
without exemption from usHry laws,
without limited liability and without
corporate advantages altogether. The
auditor. it is held. has no public duty
to perform in relation to them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
MINORITY BILL
To That for Protection of President
offered in the
House.

Washington, Feb. s.-Representa-
time Lanham. of Texas. democratic
member of the house Judiciary COM
mittee today presented a minority re
port on the bill for the protection Of
the president against assault and
conspiracy. While agreeing with the
idea that the United States should
not be made an asylum for anarch-
lists and those opposed TO organized
government. yet he dissented from
giving the president protection not
accorded to other citizens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
FLAMES FURY
Extensive Damage in the
Town of Wa
peIIa.
WHOLE SECTION GONE
Fire Starts in Elevator
and is Famed by
High Wind.
WHOLE SECTION GONE

Bloomington, Ill. Feb. Sire
started in Green d Bowling's elevator
at Wapella. 20 miles south of here,
this morning and the flames quickly
spread, famed by high wind. to the
business portion. which was almost
totally destroyed.
Many dwellings were also burned.
Town without Fire Protection.
The town is without adequate fire
protection. and assistance was sent
from Clinton and Bloomington.
The loss is estimated at 100000 to
100000. Owing to the destruction
of wires details are meagre.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
FUEL GAS FATAL
Entire Family Overcome and One
Succumbs to Deadly
Fumes.

Erie. Pa. Feb. S.-The entire fam
lily or Grant Shirley. 4 Lake Shore
railroad brakeman. including his wife
and five children, were overcome by
escaping fuel gas at their home. Neigh
bors forced an entrance to the house
and found one child. T-year-old boy,
dead. The mother and two other chill
dren were unconscious and may not
recover.
Shirley was away on his run. The
accident. it is supposed. was due to
the fuel gas shortage. The fire in the
heater went out during the night and
an increase in pressure filed the house
to suffOcation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
after CULTS
Emperor William In
censed at Spiritual
istic Tendency.
SENDS OUT EDICT
Chinese Government
DiSniSseS European
Professors.

Berlin. Feb. S.-Emperor William is
so incensed at the spiritulistic move
ment that he has issued notification
through the North German Gazette
that all persons in any way connect
ed with sPiritualists. faith healers,
Christian Science or kindred clubs.
will hereafter he rigidly excluded
from the imperial court
Foreign Professors Dismissed.
Pekin. Feb. S.-The Chinese gcvern-
ment today dismissed all European
professors from the imperial univcr-
sity. The directors say elementary
schools are more needed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
civil War veteran Dead.

Joliet. Ills. Feb S.-James Egan,
naval veteran of the civil war. and an
old settler OF Joliet. died Wednesday.
He was 90 years old. Mr.. Egan was
born i'm County IzOngford. Ireland. and
came to Joliet just before the civil
war. He enlisted in the navy and
served as a gunner on the Pensacola
and the Ossipe. He was under Far
-agut in the battle of Mobile bay and
was in other important engagements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
THREE WAYS OF 1T
Suicide as Practiced by a Count
Charged With False
Swearing.
HELD IN BONDS OF $1,000
He Makes Desperate Attempts by
Divers Means to ShuG-
fIe on.

Dallas. Tex. Feb. S.-A special to
The News from FL Paso. Tex, says:
Count de Lucenay. of Calcutta. India.
was arraigned ON the charge of false
swearing Thursday and was bOulHl
over TO the grand jury in the sum of
81 eco bail In default of bail he was
sent back to Jail. His bride. who sat
by his side during the proceedings, re-
turned to Jail to be near her husband,
whom she is not permitted to see
Three Attempts at Suicide.
lust after the court ntfd announced
its decision the count reeled and fell
to the floor, writhing in cOnvulSiOns.
Physicians who Were summoned. treat
ed him for strychnine poisoning. aud
after an hours work restored him. He
WAS conveyed back to Jail. ana a short
time later il was reported that he had
attempted TO drown himself III i bath
tub. subsequently. it is said. he
broke up glass bottle and attempted
to swallow the fragments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
business Wen Give a banquet.

FreepOrt. Ills, Feb. S.-COIoneI
Frank o. LOwden- of Chicago. was the
principal speaker at the banquet Of
the Business Mems association Thurs
day evening. Others who responded
to toasts were: &. W. Harden. presi-
dent of the association; Judge Cronk-
hite. T. NJ. Gund. States Attorney
Burrell and Captain ii. +. AspinwaIL
William TrembOr. secretary of thu
German Insurance company, was the
toe sttstaS-fpr
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
students Return to Their Glasses.

Golden. Col. Feb. THE students
of the state school of mines have re-
turned to their classrOOms after being
on strike for over n week. and studies
were resumed. The trustees of the
school viii investigate the incident
which catised the trouble and both the
students and the faculty have agreed
10 abide By the decision of the trus-
tees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
Can't KIN the Man.

La Crosse, Wis. Feb. S.-JOhn Mel
nertZ, farmer residing Il few miles
east of this city. was driving down Il
steep bluff with load of wood when
the horses slipped on the icy road and
fell over a precipice, carrying the load
and all with them. The entire outfit
fell distance of 100 feet Both horses
were Instantly killed, striking on the
side of Srge rock. The sleigh was
broken to pieces. but Meinertz escaped
min fured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
WALKER QUlZZED
Admiral Who Heads the Isthmian
Canal Commission Gives
Senators information.
DIFFICULTY OF A PANAMA DAM
Would Have to Go Down 125 Feet for
Foundations - BritO's Trade
Winds an Advantage.

Washington. Feb. S.-Admiral John
G. Walker. chairman Of the isthmian
canal commission, testified before the
senate committee on interoceanic ca
mails yesterday. He went over much
Of the ground covered by the reports
of that commission, and in reply to
numerous questions explained the rea-
sons for the recent recommendation
for the acceptance of the offer of the
Panama Canal company. IN replying
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
GIad Hand to Cook County.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. S.-A dele
CATION of prominent citizens met the
Cook County Democracy Thursday
evening at the station. The Indiana
Democratic editors entertained the
club at dinner. Mayor Rose. of Mil
waukec. was with them. y stop of
two hours was made, and Mayor Cor
don, of Huntington, w. Va, with n
delega tiOn. was introduced. The del
egatiOn Joined the club and enter
tanned it at breakfast ycsteray morn
ing. y torchiight march through the
down town streets was given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
One Advantage of Brito.
can 1or roresr Protection.

Ames. Ia. Feb. S.-Resolutions urg-
ing congress to pass laws for the bet
ter protection of the forests of the ma
ton have been adopted by the Iowa
Academy of Science. ne of the prof.
ects proposed is the setting aside for
lark and forestry purposes of the tim
Der tracts on the Leach lake Indian
reservation. Another suggests with
drawing government timber land from
settlement entry.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
dewey COZ nm IIts .Inb.

Milwaukee. Wis. Feb. 6.-Richard
Covert. stenographer of the Allis-Chal-
merS company OF this city. has re-
signed and VIII become connected
with the Chicago postOffice. He Sc
cured the position through Admiral
Dewey. under whom he served as
gunner'S mate on the Olympia in MAJ
Mia bay. When Covert was dis
charged Dewey heard that he was not
satisfied with his place. and became
interested in him and secured for him
n UOSition
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08

Columbus. O.. Feb. S.-Secretary ].
L. ByerS announces that the date of
the National Conference of Charities
and Corrections. which was set for
Milwaukee, has been changed to De
troit. May ~ to June inclusive. 1t
is said the change was made because
OF the inability of the Milwaukee peo-
pie to make good their promises to the
conference at the Kansas City meet
ing last summer. The change was or
dered 10y the executive committee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
FIND GERMAN NAVAL ESTIMATES IN
STOLEN MEMORANDUM.

evident the secretary nad not toId the
reichstag the whole truth. If he had
done so the naval bill would not have
been voted. Herr Bebel asked if it
was fact that the government in
tended To keep in commission ON the
east Asiatic station for eight years to
come four battleShipS and Il CORE
spending number of cruisers and gun
boats. This question brought the sec
retaTy to his feet with the remark that
Herr Bebel evidently knew the tenor
of the portion of the stolen memor-
andum which was not published by
The NorwaertS, and he called on him
to name the person who DurlOined it.
The VOrwaerUs, wnlcn IS Tne organ
of the German Socialists. succeeded
some years ago in obtaining posses
sion i'm some manner never explained
of several secret circulars issued by
the government. This memorandum
above referred to was. Won TirpiZ de
clared stolen from the government
archives.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
,Iarshan and pllIshnrr WIN.

Monte Carlo. Feb. s.-The fourth
round in the international chess
masters tournament was contested
yesterday, the results being as fol-
lows: Marshall beat Tschigorin,
LanOwski beat Tarrasch, Teichmann
beat Gunsberg. Wolf beat Mason,
Pillsbury beat PopieI. Napier and Al
bin drew, Eisenberg beat Reggion,
Marco beat Mortimer. and Maroczy
beat Schev, Mieses and Schlechter had
byes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08

philadelphia, Feb. S.-By a unani-
nous vote the Presbyterian committee
on creed revision decided TO devote
both sessions of the day TO the consid-
Grafton of a brief statement of the
confession of faith, which will prove
acceptable to the entire Presbyterian
church. After the morning session it
WAS announced that the committee
was i'm harmony on the subject, al
though no definite conclusion had been
reached
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08

Jackson. Mich. Feb. S.-Mrs. HIM
nah Torrans. mother of the late Mrs.
Mary +. Lathrap. died ut the home of
her granddaughter. Mrs. IL. NJ. Ash
ley. wife of the general manager Of
the Toledo and Ann ArboOr railroad,
i'm Toledo Tuesday. aged 104 years.
This remarkable woman was born
June IL, 1897. i'm a small town near
Belfast. Ireland, and has consequent
Iy lived in three centuries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
Ekaiser Down on Faith HenIers.

Berlin. Feb. S.-Emperor William
has interviewed to stem the spread of
the faith-healing cult i'm Germany. His
majesty has had long conferences
with the chiefs of police for the pur-
pose of devising measures TO counter
act the campaign here of Christian
Scientists, who have followers in the
higher circles of Berlin society.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08

velt and maid reached here at 10
this morning. They at once took a
carriage and were driven to the
school, three miles from town, where
young Roosevelt is i'll.
There has been much illness at the
school of late. There are several
other cases of pneumonia besides
that of young Roosevelt and yester-
day afternoon the school was closed
for two weeks on account of the pre-
vailing sickness.
The boys have been in the habit of
running about bareheaded and with
out overcoats all winter This is
thought TO account for some of the
serious illness.
Today finds the school practically
deserted, for Il majority of the 100
students departed for their homes
during yesterday afternoon and this
morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
'HASDEMANDS
The Insurgent Colombian
Leader, Herrera,
Sounds Note
TO FOREIGN POWERS
Who Promptly Turn
Him Down and He
Makes Threats.
TO FOREIGN POWERS

Panama. Colombia, Feb. S.-A note
from General Herrera. the Columbian
insurgent leader, has been addressed
To the United States, French. British.
and German consuls here. In it Gen
cral Herrera claims, among other
things, that the government of S2nor
NIurroquin, the president of Colombia,
is not lawful, and that therefore the
rebels, although deplOring the bloody
results OF the war. viii fight to the end
FOR the ultimate success of the Liberal
principles General Herrera proposes
that the cousulS addressed ask their
respective governments To declare the
line of the Panama Colombia railroad
20 b Il nueual ground. upon which the
goy6rnmeut should not build entrench-
Inents or the Liberals attack, and that
only Il police force be left to guard the
line.
Says He VIII Attack Panama.
General Herrera said he proposed,
if possible. to compel the government
20 attack the Liberal forces, and that
the liberals had It strong fleet and
army. provided with cannon, etc.
General Herrera also declared in his
note that the Liberals considered the
capture of Panamas and Colon TO be
absolutely n2cessarF for the develop
ment of their military plans; that
they would act to obtain such results,
and that in due til IL they would noN
tify conSuls of sud- proposed action,
allowing twenty-foer hours for for
eigners TO take refuge at a place Of
safety TO be agreed upOn with the con-
SClS. and that the point so selected
would not be fired upon. This j. the
same phraseolOgy which General Por-
ras used when the late General Alban
defended Panama in July Of 1900.
willing to Meet the Consuls.
General Herrera said that schould
the consulS so desHe he would meet
the Colombian -goyrFlment, on board
the United States cruiser philddel-
phia, ut the island of Taboga. or at
Chame. the present headquarters of
the revolutionary staff. In govern
meut circles here d is believed that
General Herrera wants TO gain time.
When the expected feinfOrcements ar
rive on the isthmus from Puerto Co
lousbia the government will begin an
energetic and activei campaign against
the Liberals.
Herrera Refused Recognition.
The consuls held Il meeting yester-
day. Governor Orania said at the
conference that he twould not rccog-
nize. even indirectly the right of the
rebels to make ting proposals, they
did; that the consuk could not CORE
spond with the Libe-als; that even if
they We're belliGer2ents. the c0nSulS
would have To have the permission of
municate with them. General Arizona
then demanded that the consuis send
their answers to General Herrera TO
him, promising to forward them to
the Liberal general by messenger.
To this the consuls agreed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
TO BE INVESTIGATED
Charges Against Pontiac Official
To BE Looked
Into.

Chicago. Feb. S.-Dr. !. y. Marshall.
physician in charge OF the state re-
formato1y at Pontiac, against vR III a
Chicago paper made charges ef cor
ruption, misuse of public funds, mis-
management. political favoritiSIG. eva
sion of state laws and fagran5 misuse
o. the appointing power vested in him
as the superintendent of that institu-
tiOn. said Thursday there was no truth
whatever in them. He characterized
them as Slanders trumped up for the
sole purpose of getting fid of him to
make room for Il fuctiOnal partisan
of the state administration. This he
says he is able TO prove in any court
and at any time.
The board of supervisors of Living
ston county. in which Pontiac is lOcat-
ed, Thursday adopted resolutions re-
questinS Governor Yates 10 cause an
investigation to be made. Bishop Fal-
lows. one of the trustees of the inSti-
tuition. gave out a statement in which
he denied the truth of the charges. He
said a special meeting of the board of
managers would he called at once thor
oughly to investigate the charges
against DIR. Marshall.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
Dying of Hair. in His Lungs.

Wabash Ind. Feb. S.-Andrew Tee
ter, barber at Akron. is dying from
Il peculiar cause. He has followed his
trade for years, and some time ago
his lungs became affected. \ special
ist Thursday made an examination
and found the patients throat and
bronchial tubes full Of short hairs. lin
bedded in the membrane. 1t is thought
the hairs were inhaled while Teeter
was clipping hair. and that the irrita-
tion brought on tuberculosis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
Wbat n u.s COST the Britisb.

London. Feb. S.-The war office pub
fishes summary of the British losses
in South Africa. Up to Jan. 81 the
total reduction Of the forces from
death or permanent disability was p
305 men. The total of the casualties,
including surviving wounded, was o.
30 officers and 100T01 men
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
swe6ish-Ame-ican Republicans.

bloomington, his. Feb. S.-An inn
portant meeting of the executive COM
mfttee and the vice presidents. one
from each county of the state. of the
Association of Sweylish-American Re
publican Clubs of Illinois. WAS held in
this city to complete arrangements for
the annual convention TO be held in
this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
The Painting In Particular.

II Is his honest belief that the
painting pOrtrays the assassination of
Mckinley. Secretary Carpenter and
the directors Of the art institute do not
care to he interviewed on the subject.
From Newton, Ia. the home of his
relatives. Browne has brought Il num-
Der Of Endorsements of the painting.
From one who in particular seems to
know something about art he has this
recommendation: he painting by G..
Browne showing the assassination of
President Mckinley is certainly Il
wonderful picture. It must be seen to
be aDDreciated"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-08
Ex-Treasurer reported short.

Brazil. Ind. Feb. SIT was report
ed by the newly elected county treas
urer. Simon l.. Dow. that his predeces-
sor. John Mcdonald. who gained pub
Iicity by writing love songs. was S.
500 short in, school fund money. When
last heard from Mr.. Mcdonald was in
South Carolina. and consequently he
has not vet been notified of the al
legged shortage in his accounts.