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West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-04
Gov. Taft Says the Filipinos
Could Not Alone Gov
ern Themselves.
OUR KNOWLEDGE is NECESSARY.
Described the Condition of the Island
of Samar-Entered Upon a General
Narrative of the Work of the
Commission.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Governor
Taft yesterday continued his state
ment before the senate committee on
the Philippines regarding the condi-
tons existing in those islands.
Answering question by Mr..
Lodge, he described the condition Of
teh island OF Samar, where the peo-
pie are still in instruction, and said
he was not prepared to state that this
island was never wholly subjected 70
Spanish rule. He then described the
qualifications requisite for an elec-
ton in the different towns where the
commission had established govern
ments. These were that such person
shall speak and write English. or
speak and write Spanish, or have
filed municipal Office under Spanish
rule, or that he shall pay SIS gold
taxes q year.
General Taft then entered upon q
general narrative Of the work Of the
commission. When the commission
arrived at Manila they found the peo-
pie divided into three classes, those
in favor CT the exclusion of American
sovereignty altogether, the Spanish
party in favor OF this government and
a large body CT ignorant people who
were entirely Indifferent
He could assert without hesitation,
he said, that lacking American 'initia-
tive and American knowledge Of how
to carry en- q government, any gov
eminent there must be a complete
failure.
In explanation CT the obstacles to
the complete tranquility Of the
Islands, With the exception Of Samar.
Batangas ana Laguna, he said that
the lack Of quarters for the troops.
which was the cause Of their being
brought into close contact with the
people, was the principal one, and he
urged that such quarters be provided.
Governor Taft declared that the
chief aim. CT the commission was the
good Of the Filipino people, and that
they had constantly endeavored to
gain their confidence. In this they
had been successful, the people be-
ieVing they win be given the best
government possible and be secure in
the enjoyment OF their rights. He
sought to prove the susceptibility oa
the Eilipinos 10 kindness by the re-
suits achieved by the commission. 1t
was not hard, he said, to explain the
attitude Of the Filipinos toward the
army, because they could not be ex-
pected to love the instrument by
which punishment is inflicted on
them.
Governor Taft discussed at some
length the different parties which had
been formed in the Philippines. The
federal party, he said, was the one
which represented peace and infiu-
ence.
The committee adjourned until to,
day, when Governor Taft will con-
tinue his statement
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-04
Spirited Debate In Senate.

Washington, Feb. 4.-Another spir-
tied debate, with the Philippine tariff
bill as the text, was precipitated in
the senate yesterday as the result Of
some statements made by Mr.. Car
mack (Dem., TENN in the course of
an extended speech on the general
Philippine question. 1t was the Ten
nessee senator's first speech in the
senate and he was given notably good
attention on both sides of the cham
Der. He spoke without manuscript,
with earnestness, force and eloquence.
At the conclusion of his address,
which had been listened to by many
OF his former colleagues in the house
of representatives, Mr.. Beveridge
und.) challenged some of his state
ments. The debate which ensued was
very lively for few minutes, taking
on political phase, which proved
particularly interesting to the audi
tors who crowded the floor as well as
the galleries. Mr.. Beveridge and Mr..
Tillman (S. CD became involved in a
heated colloquy, in which the ex-
changes were as hot as both senators
well could make them.
Prior to the taking up of the Phil
ippine bill the measure providing for
an increase in the salaries of United
States judges was under discussion
for an hour. In the course of the de-
bate the case of Judge Arthur H.
NoyeS, of the district court of Alaska
was drawn upon to show why some
judges should not be given the IN
crease.
Babcock Caused CONSERVATION.
Washington, Feb. 4.-There was
CONSERVATION among the Republican
members of the ways and means COM
mittee when Representative Babcock
Unexpectedly moved that his bill re-
ducing the tariff in iron and steel
products be made part Of the war
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-04
Prominent Farmer suicided.

Lancaster, Pa, Feb. 4.-Benjamin
Hershey, prominent farmer AMI
butcher Of Landisville, this county,
shot himself in the temple with a
rife. causing instant death. No
cause is known for the suicide.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-04

Philadelphia, Feb. 4.-Miss Ethel
Jackson, OF New York. the comic
spera prima donna, and ]. Fred Zim-
Rerme1, Jr, business manager of the
Chestnut Street theater, this city.
were married.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-04
A Number Killed by Avalanche.

Graz, Austria, Feb. Am ava
Ianche from Mount Dobratch has par
tally overwhelmed the village Of
Bleiberg, near the town of Villache
A number of persons have been
killed.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-04

Capital and Surplus. :. SI33, ZOO, 90
Solicits accounts from Producers,
Contractors, Firms and individuals,
and extends courteous and liberal treat
ment to its customers.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-04
oIeomargarine Debate In House.

Washington. Feb. 4-The house
devoted vaetnrdav n general dabata
IN tbo oloomarqarine Hill The on
Moments Of The measure ATTEMPTED Il
fi1ibuetar aaainst If at the onening Of
tba session hut we're beaten nv more
t.er t,To.tbirds vote Tbe sneakers
We're weesrs Henry CConnl HaskjDs
ytl and Gran Glls1. in favor of
tho maasura and Neqsrs, wadswortl
m W F,oq+ar Olsl Rur1asnn
Cea,tag( end C1av+cn f41aA 81 onno-
sitfon IN Il those who ant3eonizad
tbe bfn fsro~ed tha adontion IA The
substitute r.1frb i desiened H. rr7-
ven tha frerfr75nt s77a ~ olaoaar.
e,o-s;ro md. +ea @.-s~a NJ b1,.f9~
ENOUGH Mcney For Coronation Tr.a.
West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-02-04
DON'T Go IT BLIND

in selecting liquo1s for home con.
sumption; be sure Of their favor
quality purity and fairness OF price
before ordering-In nutshell, be
sure of the reliability of the liquor
merchants who supplies you. we
challenge comparison as 10 the ex.
ce1Ience Of our STOCK, the value-
for:valae Of our prices,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
PRISONERS IN PLOT
They Prepared to Escape Punish
ment by Feigning
Insanity.

Anderson. Ind. Junt 13.--Sherin
Houston believes he has discovered Il
plot among prisoners in the county
jail by which those under serious
charges would undertake TO escape
punishment by feigning insanity. VIII
liam Hare. Il young man awaiting
trial, wrote note to his mother, but
the sheriff intercepted it. Hare stated
in the note that his parents might
save him from two to fourteen years
in the penitentiary if they would inSti-
tute proceedings to have him declared
of unSound mind.
Hare wrote that he would at once
begin to complain of severe pains in
his head. and that he would do some
strange things in jail, and that several
prisoners had agreed to testify that
they believed he is insane. Hare
claimed that Thomas Smock, of In
dianapolis. recently escaped trial by
the insanity proceedings, but the Off
GERS have the report of a lunacy COM
mission to the effect that SmOck was
mentally unbalanced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
He Keeps PaIntIng. In order.

There lives in Oakford street n Ger
man whose business is rather odd and
at the same time from a financial view
point rather dangerous. 1t consists in
the care of paintings, and the man goes
from house to house among the CALLER
les of the fifteen or twenty Philadel-
phia millionaires who collect pictures,
keying the canvases up, vanishing
them, cleaning their frames and polish
ing their glasses.
The work is dangerous because the
paintings are often hung high and are
often heavy, and nothing would be cas-
Ter than to make holes or tears In them
that would pretty nearly break their
owners hearts. These mishaps, how
ever. the careful German has avoided
all his life. Hence his employers have
confidence in him, and without any ter
ror or faintness they can see him take
down from a wall a one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollar Botticelli,
a thirty-five thousand dollar Corot or a
seventeen thousand five hundred dollar
eissonnier.-Philadelph Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
TROOPS AND RIOTERS
Figure in the Latest Phase of the
Strike at Paw
tucket.

Pawtucket. L. l.. June 13.-FOr the
first time in the history of the city
bayOnetS i'll the hands of soldiers or
dered out by the governor of the state
TO suppress riotouS disturbances glis-
tened in the streets of Pawtucket yes
terdaY. the astonishing increase in
the number of lawless acts directed
against the United Traction company.
whose union men have been on strike
since June >. and the inability of the
limited police force and deputy Sher-
IFS TO suppress rioting induced Gov
ernOr kimball to call out the militia.
Numerous scenes of disorder oc-
CURED during the day. and more than
score of persons were injured. one
fatally. In the presence of about 1000
persons and the militia last evening
Adjutant General Sackett read the riot
act.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
HARD FOR RERARD
Relatives Have OBJ
jectiOns.

Omaha. Neb-. June 13.-F rederIcK
Renard. OF Oakland, Neb.. although
81 years old. is anxious to marry. and
the girl of his choice is aged but 22
years-Nellie Craig. the belle of the
town. Renard's estate is valued at
S2OO0O0. The family of the aged
suitOr sees Interior motives i'm Miss
Craig's readiness TO wed. and they are
making every effort to check the affair
before she gets hand in the old
mans strong box. To do this, appli-
cation was made in Knox county for
the appointment of guardian for
him.
But the process requires fifteen
days notice, and the old man, learn
ing of this, started for the license bu-
reau. His relatives beat him to the
court house and got out papers Ell
joining the clerk from issuing the Ii
cense until after the matter of guar
dianship had been settled. Since then
the old man and the younger Renards
have been racing about the country,
the one seeking a license, and, so far,
the others beating him to the court
houses and procuring injunction pa
perS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
LoCUsTs NOT DANGEROUS
Expert Says Michigan Is Full of Them
But They Do Little Harm.

Ann Arbor. Mich. 1une 13.-"Farm-
eFS need not be alarmed over the sew
enteen-ycar locust scare said Taxi
dermist " ~ Wood, of the university
museum; land. they need not look up
in the air to see from which way they
are coming They do not fly in swarms
from one place to another. They sim
ply stay, and If the farmers will go
out into the woods they will see the
seventeen-year locustS coming out of
the ground. Just now they are ap-
pearing all over Michigan. This is the
year for them"
''Whatdamage do they do to farmsE'
he was asked. Very little. They may
eat few leaves, but they subsist on
twigs and roots. They certainly will
not attack crops. When l say they do
little damage. l mean any damage that
can be noticed this year or next year.
They are at the roots of forest trees,
and there are forest trees dying every
year. 1t may be possible that the
grubs in the ground cause this, but
nobody ever seems to have inveSt-
gated the matter along these lines
sufficiently To give a definite opinion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
Eight Bodies In Ruins.
IMPORTANT RULING MADE
AS TO OLEo TAX INCREASE

Washington, June 13.-Commission-
er Herkes, of the internal revenue
bureau, has settled the contested
question as to whether butter, or any
other ingredient, artificially colored,
may be used in the manufacture of
oleomargarine without increasing
the tax from one-quarter of n cent
to 10 cents per pound. by issuing a
regulation which holds, in effect,
that no artificial coloring matter
whateveE can be used in any way in
the manufacture of oleomargarine
without increasing the tax as stated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13

In recent years the belief has gained
ground that leprosy is not contagious.
At recent conference of the mission
TO lepers ut Wardha, Central Provinces.
India, it was. however. resolved that
leprosy should be considered conta-
gious. These resolutions are the result
OF wide experience, for the operations
of the society extend over forty-eigbt
centers. 1t has twenty-seven asylums
and fourteen houses for untainted chill
dren. But perhaps mosquitoes are re-
sponsible for the spread of leprosy. as
they are OF malaria and yellow fever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
Indiana rrap shooters Record.

Muncie. Ind, June 13.-At the tour
nament of the Trap Shooters League
of Indiana the highest average for two
days was made by William Kirby. OF
Greenville. O.. who killed $50 out of
400. Clark. of Wabash, Ind, was sec
ond with 3T3; Shepardson. of La
Grange, third with 3I2, ana ID. ID.
Gross. of Cincinnati, fourth with $40.
The individual state championship was
won by +. ii. Tripp. of indianapolis.
with score of %; Dunbar. of Peru,
second with 81. The team shoot was
won by the Ohio team. Kirby and
Gross, scoring rs out of 20.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
PEOPLE OF PANTHER CREEK
IN STATE OF TERROR

Tamaqua, Pa. June 13.-All last
night Panther Creek valley was in a
state of excitement. Large delega-
tions of striking miners visited the
homes of non-union men and warned
them not to go to work this morn
ing. Today it is claimed pumps at
five of the nine collieries in the val
ley are not running. and the strikers
are endeavoring to induce all trades
men to go out.
The feeling is at high tension and
the people in state of apprehension.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
Story of a Chicago Man.

Omaha. Neb June 13.-JOhn Lar
son. formerly wealthy man and said
to have been alderman in Chicago,
has been taken to the county poor
farm here violently insane. He and
his wife were living in a miserable
hOvel on North Ninth street here, MAX
ing Il precarious living by picking up
coal and wood about the railroad
yards and by the woman taking in
washing. Larson is said to have had
property in Halsted street. Chicago.
In his palmy days that. according to
his story. amounted in value TO nearly
$1,000.O00. This fortune he disSipated,
it is said. I'm an effort to crafty his
DOlitical ambitions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
HEAD ON AT CURVE
Passengers Could See Collision
Coming, But Did Not
Know 1t.
FIVE IN THE DEATH ROLL
One Victim is Ground to Pieces-En-
gineer Overlooked
Orders.
FIVE IN THE DEATH ROLL

Chattanooga, Tenn, June 13.-1hree
men We're killed and about fifteen in
jured, two of them fatally, in a collis-
ion between fast mail train No. l. from
Nashville, and the Jasper accommO-
dation train on the Nashvil&. Chatta-
nooga and st. Louis railway yester-
day, between TOoker and Summit,
small stations about twelve miles from
this city. The dead are /. a. Rankin.
fireman of the accommodation; james
Bernard, fireman of the fast mail;
- Webb, express messenger of
the fast mail. Fatally injured: George
Rollins, engineer of the accommoda-
tion; George j. Ray, engineer of the
fast mail.
Passengers Saw 1t Coming.
None of the rest of the injured is
seriously hurt, and the passengers es-
capped with Il shaking up and a few
bruises. The two trains met on a
curve, and the passengers on the mail
train could see from their windows
the approaching accommodation train.
They supposed. however. that il would
simply pass by them, as there is Il
switch at that point, and not until the
crash occurred were they aware of
their danger. When the trains came
together the accommodation, being the
lighter, was entirely telescOped. the
engine of the fast mail plOwing its
way through the cars and splintering
them into kindling wood. Both en-
gines had their positions reversed and
Were thrown forty feet from the
track.
Only Handful of Him Left.
Fireman l.. n. Rankin, of the ac-
commOdatiOn. was horribly mangIed
and died almost instantly. James Ber-
nard. fireman OF the mail, was caught
under the smaller engine and literally
burned TO death. \ handful of Gin
derS and charred flesh was all that
could be found of him. Express Mes
senger Webb, Of the fast mail, was
caught under the debris and died
shortly after having been removed to
u place of safety. The mail train was
behind time, and the wreck, ii is said,
was due to the fact that one of the
engineers overlooked his orders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
statement on Woods Action.

Washington, June 13.-SOOn after
the president reached the White House
last night Senator Platt of Con-
necticut, chairman or the committee
on Cuban relations. called by appoint
ment The announcement was made
at the White House that no statement
would be given out at this time re-
garding General Woods action I'm CIV
ing Cuban funds for the circulation
of literature favorable to reciprocity
legislation, but that such n statement
probably will be issued today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
Street Car Strike Tact1cs.

Franklin. Pa, June 13.-AS a result
of the street car boycott growing out
of the trouble between the Venango
Power company and its employees the
street car employees, both in this city
and in Oil City. have been sworn in
as deputies by Sheriff AIcCollum. Very
few people are riding on the cars. sew
eral hundred men lined the tracks on
the principal streets. hoOting at the mo-
tormen and conductors and endeavor-
ing to dissuade people from patroniz-
ing the line.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
TRAINING SHIP SAFE:
GETS OFF TAYLOR's ISLAND

Baltimore, June 13.-The training
ship Chesapeake with naval cadets
aboard which ran aground off Tay-
lor's Island in Chesapeake bay, got
off after four hours and is now pro-
ceeding to Annapolis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
RILEY nIcKeen.. Son Promoted.

Omaha. Neb.. June 13.-Samuel Hig-
gins, superintendent of motive power
and machinery of the Union Pacific
system. has resigned his position. and
will he succeeded by w. II. McKeen.
Jr.. at present master mechanic of the
Union Pacific, Wyoming division, with
headquarters at Cheyenne. The
change becomes effective at once. Nc
Keen came to the Union Pacific three
years ago from Terre Haute, Ind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
Goes Into the Patent Ofice.

Adrian. Mich, June 13.-ProfesSOr
w. II. Howard. graduate of Harvard,
who has held the chair of physical sci
ence i'll Adrian college for fifteen
years. has resigned to accept a posi-
ton in the patent office at Washing
ton. His successor has not been named.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
EFFECTS OF STORM
Train Caught and Stopped by
Hurricane in llli-
nois.
PASSENGERS AWFUL EXPERIENCE
Harris Nickel Plate Show Tents
Blown Down in Iowa
Town.

East st. Louis. Ills, June 13.-Pas-
sengers on the Diamond Special over
the Illinois Central had n thrilling eX-
perience in the storm of Wednesday.
There We're go persons aboard. When
the train pulled out of Kankakee.
south-bOund. the storm was first no.
ticed. Soon ii broke with terrific viO-
lence. There is no stop between Kan
kakee and Gilman. Twice before reach
ing the latter place the train was
brought TO standstill, 1t being impos-
sible to breast the heavy gale which
prevailed.
At Gilman the yards We're flooded
and Il box ear had been wedged into
the switch OF the St Louis aua,. The
train had been stopped by the wind,
and this alone prevented Il terrible
wreck. Conductor Dawson waded
through water nearly TO his waist to
the telegraph station, where ii was
learned that all trains on the st. Louis
line, north or south bound. I'm the di-
vision between Springfield and Gilman
We're lost or stalled in the storm. The
train reached Springfield one hour and
a half late and arrived in the Union
station here one hour behind time.
Circus Tents Blown Down.
SigOurney. Ia. June 13.-The main
tent of the Harris Nickel Plate circus
was blown down by tornado yeSter-
day. Twenty-Five people were injuEed.
Miss Clara Campbell aged 20. was
hurt about the back. and may not re-
cover. Samuel Utterbeck was serious
ly injured in the head. The injuries
of the others were slight.
Otumwa. Ia, June 13.-A miniature
tornado and heavy rain broke hundreds
OF plate glass windows i'm this city,
flooded easements. and did heavy dam
age to farm buildings in this vicinity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
Acquitted of Murder.

Kewanee. Ills, June 13.-After an
exciting trial lasting over a week Ed
ward Van Dyke has been acquitted in
the Stark county circuit court at Tou-
Ion of the charge of numbering Rich
ard HayeS of OSceOla township.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
Wholesale Liouor Dealers.

Pittsburg. June 13.-The seventh
annual convention of the National
Wholesale Liquor Dealers association
has closed after selecting Cincinnati as
the next place of meeting and elect
ing the following executive commit
tee: 4. ]. Sunstein. chairman, Pitts
burg: Louis Gerstley, Philadelphia; 4;
Samuel Grabfelder, Louisville; August
Graf, St Louis, and John ). Morrin,
Kansas CITY,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
Death of Frank schweInfurth.

Chicago. June 13.-Frank Schwein-
furth. for several years one of the
leading -four merchants of Chicago.
is dead Schweinfurth's came to Chi
cago from Baden, Germany, in 1850.
He served in the union army through
the civil war and was confined in
southern prisons for eighteen Eonths.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
MINNESOTA FARMER
COMMITS AWFUL CRIME

Elbow Lake, Mimi, June 13.-John
Fox, a farmer living near here. shot
and killed his brother, Peter, and
mother this morning. and then shot
himself dead. He was probably de-
mented.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
Charge,; With a Big shortage.

Milwaukee,. June 13.-James +.
Orth. manager for Karger Bros. grain
dealers. with offices in the Chamber of
Commerce, was arrested yesterday on
a warrant charging the embezzlement
Of $1,000. An examination of Orth's
books reveals. it is alleged, n shortage
of many thousands of dollars.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
STORY OF WATER CURE
Told by a United States Soldier Who Served
in the Philip
cart. pines.
HE SAYS 1T USUALLY GOT THERE
Argument Advanced For Cruelty as Sub
Q Ire s. sttute For Kind
ness.

with daily capacITy or =5,OU0 BusneIs
of corn.
The Peoria plant of the trust is said
TO come nearest this, with 10000
day. The buildings will cover thirty
five acres and much more will be need
ed for railroad tracks and yards. Ii is
expected to take a year to complete the
buildings. but full staff of employees
has been engaged. They include chem
lists. experts in running the mills and
men to manage the traffic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-06-13
Tod sloan I'm Trouble in France.

Paris, June 13.-''Tod' Sloan, the
United States jockey. has been SEN
fenced to two days Imprisonment and
to pay n fine of 10 francs for driving
an automobile at an excessive speed.
He was also fined francs each on
two minor counts. Sloan was SEN
tenccd to pay fine of s francs last
wear for. q similar offense.