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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
MANAGES STRENGTH
Holds a Man Over Red Hot Stove
With One Hand, They
Say.

Charlottesville, Ind. Jan. 6.-John
Valasky. a crazed miner oS ROsedale,
made n desperate attempt to Kill Hen
ry Johnson. another miner, IN Wilson's
saloon. Johnson and several others
We're playing cards when Nalasky
came in suddenly. and seiZing Johnson
by the throat. raised him up bodily
and held him over red-hOt stove with
one hand while he kept the rest at
bay with n revolver. johnson was
badly burned.
He was fir llly released after the
maniac was Knocked senseless by the
bartender. who stole up behind him
and struck him with n poker. Several
months ago Nalasky was left in the
mine alone all night and became craZed
with his uncanny experiences with
water and rats. He had no light and
was i'm darkness all night He blamed
Johnson for not notifying the shaft
man that he had been left underground
and has always sworn revenge. He is
now in JAIL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
CARTER Is DOOMED
Supreme Court Refuses Him
Habeas Corpus
Writ
FOR HIS RELEASE FROM PRISON
of AbscOnding Ohicer
Are Brought TO
Time.

Washington, Ian. 6.-The supreme
court refused to interfere in the pro-
eecdings instituted by Capt. Oberlin
Carter to secure a writ of habeas
corpus that would release him from
Leavenworth prison.
Washington, Jan. 6.-The supreme
court today affirmed the decision of
the circuit court for the southern dis
trict of New York in the case of Ben
iamin Greene and John \. Gayner,
charged with completely with Cap
tain o. NJ. Carter, now serving a term
in prison at Leavenworth on the
charge of defrauding the government
of large sum of money while super
intending public works at Savannah,
Ga
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
AFTER THE RECESS
Congress Reassembles in Washing
ton and Adiourns in Re-
spect to SeweII.

Washington, Jan. 6.-When the
house sat today after the holiday re-
cess there was a large attendance in
the galleries, but more than half of
the seats On the floor were unoccu-
pied. The chaplain in his Invocation
referred feelingly to the death of the
late Senator Sewell.
The oath was administered to
Smith Oowa), and Weeks (Mich.) No
business was transacted, the house
adiourning at - noon, mark of re-
spect to the death of Sewell.
No business was transacted in the
senate. Upon the announcement of
the death of Sewell the customary
were adopted and the
senate adjourned Immediately.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
OHIO OUT OF HER AGONY
Hanna Wins the House Control and Fora
ker That in the House.

Columbus. o., Jan. 6.-After a week
or more of running to and fro," of
great excitement, of alleged plots,
counter plots, views and counterviews,
all political, the legislative caucuses
of the Republicans We're held Satur-
day night and in that for the organiza-
tiOn of the house the Hanna men won,
while Foraker men controlled the SEN
ate caucus. The men running for
speaker of the house were McKinnon
and Price, the former being the Hanna
man.
McKinnon was nominated over Price
on the first ballot by a vote of 80 to
80. After McKinnon's address of ac-
ceptance Price was called out. and
made the sensational speech of the
day by nominating and declaring him
self for Hanna for reelection to the
senate two years hence. Price said he
found it easier to get pledges than
votes, and eulogiZed Hanna and Nc
Kinnon, TO whom he credited his de-
feat, as men of the highest character.
y. G.. Comings. of Oberlin. one OF the
Hanna leaders, was nominated without
opoSition for speaker pro t6--
Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 6.-The legis-
lature convened at 10 today in bien-
NAL session. Both branches elected
the officers nominated at the repub-
lican caucuses Saturday evening. The
annual message of Gov. Nash is noted
for its recommendation of a system
of taxation under which all taxes for
state purposes are to be raised from
corporations, franchises, liquor traf-
fic, etc, and all direct taxation for
county, municipal or other purposes
are to be left to the counties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
LIST OF DEAD AND MISSING
Nine Known To he Beyond HeIp-Others
Who Are Probably Dead.

lust nine persons are known at this
writing to be dead. They are: Mrs.
Herman Kotschmar, passenger; John
Wilson, quartermaster; William Bar
ten, fireman; - Drolly Tor L. II. Dru-
by, passenger; son of Rev. Henry
Erickson; four unknown men.
The following passengers are unac-
counted for: j. l.. Field, J. a. Gray,
Charles Neff, DR.. Allen, Mrs. Allen,
Mrs. L. Johnson, w. B. Moore, l.. NJ.
Hanselman, NJ. c. Marsh, II. Erick-
sons wife and two children, ]. Brown,
n. Jones, c. L. Spencer, l.. Drube, G.
Nicholson and a. Hanson.
Crew unaccounted for-George HUI
dorm, third officer; J. Otis, watchman;
John English, quartermaster; r. Som
ers, seaman; +. l.. huffman, purser;
George II. Crosby, chief engineer; Il.
+. Potter. second assistant engineer;
w. Il. Dorlands, waiter: ]. Rooney,
fireman: O.. Gore, ID. Gallagher and
John Callahan, coal passers; ]. Con-
nell, steward; Mrs. NJ. Reynolds. stew
ardess; Frank Reardon. porter; f..
Rhode. mess boy; l. Holloway. II. b.
Williams, ]. Johnson and Ed Reiss,
walters.
Rev. Henry Erickson, who was
among the six survivors brought to this
city by the steamer Nome City Satur-
day night, is at st. Mary's hospital n
physical wreck and almost n mental
wreck. His wife and three children
are among the dead and missing. The
Erickson family got separated in the
confusion. Erickson and his son. how
ever. clung together and wer pitched
into the water clear of the sinking
steamer. They fioated around for some
time and finally were picked up by a
life raft on which were a number of
the officers of the Walla Walla. 1t was
almost daybreak when they were
found. and they We're in an exhausted
condition. Father and son were pulled
on the light structure. but the boy was
too weak TO stand the exposure.
A few hours later he died in his IA
Tiers arms, and after the heart-brok-
en- parent had bowed his head in silent
prayer over the corpse of his son the
body was consigned to the waves as
tenderly as it was possible under the
circumstances. After the body of the
boy had gone overheard the father be-
came more and more Respondent. De-
spite the advice of his companions,
time and time again he filed his hands
with water and drank it down. 1t is
thought he win recover from the ter
ribye effects of the exposure unless he
sucoumbs under his grief.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
WaIIa WaIIa Disaster
More Severe Than at
First Realized.
COLLIDING SHIP COMES
The French Bark Max
Reaches Port
Crippled.

San Francisco, Jan. 6.-The French
bark Max, which sank the steamer
Walla Walla, has arrived here in tow.
San Francisco, Jan. 6.-The French
bark Max, which collided with the
steamship Walla Walla early Thurs
day morning, is being towed to this
city I'm badly disabled condition. The
steamer George W. Elder, from Port
land, reports that she passed the Max
at 1850 yesterday morning, in tow Of
til steamer Acme and the United States
revenue cutter McCulloch, eighteen
miles northwest of Point Reyes. The
MaX's bOwsprft was carried away and
her bow was stove i'll both above and
below the water line. Her watertight
compartments alone We're keeping her
aflOat. Ninety-twO survivors of the
Walla Walla arrived here yesterday
from Eureka on the steamer Pomona.
Total Loss Likely To Ee Forty-Two.
There is still some discrepancy in the
lists of dead and missing. The rumber
ranges from thirty-seven to forty-sev-
en-. This discrepancy is due. to the
fact that several passengers boarded
the vessel just as she was leaving port.
Others who were travelling second-clasS
gave assumed names in order to hide
their Identity. BY striking out what
are possible duplicates the number of
lost stands at forty-two, classed as fol-
lows: Known dead, nine. Missing
Passengers. thirteen; crew, twenty.
One life raft is unaccOunted for, and it
is feared that all the missing are lost.
Rescue of Six Castaways.
The steamer Nome City arrived here
Saturday night with six survivors of
the wreck of the steamer Walla Walla.
They include five of the crew and one
second-class passenger. They were
picked up off Trinidad island from Il
lifer aft. Their names are: L. Mel
son, first officer; +. Lupp. second Off
GER; c. Brown, fourth officer; ]. Shiel.
pantryman; :. Murrilo. third cook:
Henry Erickson, second-class passen-
ger. There We're originally eight PEI
sons on the raft, those mentioned
above, an unknown lacy. and the To-
year-old son of Rev. DR.. Erickson.
Shortly after the Walla Walla went
down the raft met one of the lifeboats
and the unknown woman was removed
from the raft to the boat. Young
Erickson died from exposure twelve
hours after the Walla Walla went
down
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
GEN. J. FRANKLIN BELL.

valuable assistance in capturing men
and rifles. The advocates of peace at
Manila deprecate the stern measures
employed by General Bell. In reply
General Bell says that these peace
advocates have had numerous OppOr-
tunities to use their influence, as they
have been given passes through the
American lines almost for the asking.
Specimen of Tagal Depravity.
He says that it has been afterwards
proved that they often only went
through the lines for the purpose of as
s!sting the insurrectiOn. General Bell
says that the last peace method now
is a rigorous warfare until the insur-
rectiOn is completely subdued. The
arrest of members Of the wealthy Lo-
peZ family and the cOnfiscatiOn OF
their steamers and rice, as well as the
arrest of three members of the relig-
iOus corporations who We're known to
be instigatOrs of the insurrectiOn, has
had an excellent effect upon the ma
tives Conditions I'm the island Of Sa-
mar are still unsatisfactory. owing to
the difficulty OF finding the insurgents
Where Civilian and Soldier Disagree.
The civil authorities say that the ISL
and OF Leyte is now perfectly peace
full. On the other hand, the military
authorities consider Leyte TO be dan
gerous on account of its proximity to
Samar. If for no other reason. Last
Friday Major Albert L. Myer, Of the
Eleventh infantry. captured quite an
extensive arsenal and plant for the
making of cartridges at OrmOc, on the
northwest coast of Leyte. Major
Myer also captured another powder
factory. large quantities of ammuni-
ton, four cannon and several rifles.
Cutting the Telegraph Wires.
Major Henry II. Allen, ex-governor
of the island of Leyte. reported Satur-
day that the majority Of the signal
corps wires on Leyte had been cut,
and that this action was evidently pre-
concerted. Captain Pitcher reports
that he is rapidly Kidding the island CT
MindorO of insurgents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
ALL TANGLED UP
Brooklyn in a Peculiar Predicament
Over Clash of Au-
thority.

New York, Jan. Ga great legal en-
tanglement was precipitated in the po-
lice courts of the borough of Brooklyn
Saturday. The last legislature passed
an act abOlishing police magistrates
and providing for the election of city
magistrates whose functions should
embrace those exercised by the police
magistrates. The validity of this act
was attacked in injunction proceedings
and then Supreme Court Justice Ma
rean, in Brooklyn. dissolved the injunc-
tion, on the ground that the action was
not properly brought, but held the opin-
ion that the law creating the city mag
iStrateS was unconstitutional.
The injunction proceedings were
brought by appOintees of eX-Mayor
Van Wyck against those elected to the
city magistrates last ->ovember. Sat
urday, relying upon Justice Marean's
decision, both the old and the new
magistrates appeared at the several
places of holding court to conduct the
courts, and as Il result there was much
confusion. Three of the police magis-
trates had slept all the night before
in barricaded courts. and one of the
new city magistrates was arrested dur
ing the day by order of the police
magistrate he was supposed TO succeed.
There were several other similar in
cidents. In the afternoon Justice Ma
rean rendered another decision. up
holding the police magistrates Presi-
dent Alfred Steers, of the board of
magistrates of Kings county. has ar
ranged for n meeting of all the rival
claimants on Wednesday. when an eff
fort will be made to settle future court
assignments. provided no action of the
supreme court is taken to interfere
with the meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
MYSTERYlSS SOLVED
Holcomb Tells How Pearl SUIT
ton Met Her
Death.
AND THEN EXPIRES HIMSELF
Letter Details Account of Double
Tragedy That Was
Planned.
AND THEN EXPIRES HIMSELF

st. Louis, Jan. 6.-Charles H. Hol-
comb, of COrsicana, Tex, who killed
Pearl Sutton with hatchet and re-
vOlver in a hotel here and then put n
bullet in his own brain, died at IL p.
m. Saturday. The mystery of the
tragedy was dlspelled by the finding of
letter in HOlcOmb's trunk. 1t was
written and signed by him a few hours
before the woman was killed and is
one of the most remarkable documents
that ever fell into the hands of the
nnlice
Double Tragedy Planned.
The letter deliberately sets out Hol-
combs plans to take his own life, and
declares the woman, wishing to die
with him and being too weak to kill
herself, asked him to end her life. Ill
health. dull business and sad news
from his home in Corsicana, Tex, are
given as causes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
YIELD OF METALS
Takes Large Figures to Show the
Wcrk Done in That Line in
This Country.
IRON AND STEEL OUTPUT IMMENSE
More Than That of Both Britain and
Germany - Great Develop
ment of Coal.

New York, Jan. 6.-The production
and progress of the mining and metal
lurgical Industries of the United States
for the year just closed are reviewed in
the current number of The Engineer
ing and Mining Journal. Coal, upon
which all the other mining industries
depends for fuel, is treated first. The
total production was estimated at 3OO,-
100000 short tons. an amount consider
ably in excess of that brought TO the
surface in Great Britain. and far be-
yond the quantity mined in any other
country. Nearly the entire amount
was consumed ut home, despite a ma
terial growth in exports. There was
great development of the bituminous
deposits of Pennsylvania, West Nir-
ginia, Ohio. Illinois, Indiana and other
western states, and the softer coal en-
tered to Il greater extent than ever be-
fore into the market for commercial
and household fuel.
Iron Trade Very Greatly Developed.
The production and consumption of
coke We're also larger than ever be-
fore, chiefly on account of the activity
in the iron and steel trades. The iron
trade showed Il production which Il
few years ago would have been re-
garded as impossible. and the quantity
of pig iron exceeded the output of
Great Britain and Germany combined.
Raw iron, steel and finished products
were in an aggregate parallel with
that of pig iron. The enormous output
was not i'll excess of the demand. and
at the end of the year the great mills
and furnaces We're almost all behind
with orders.
Prosperity to Go Right Along.
Every indication points to equal
prosperity in 1902, for the larger plants
have engagements now which it will
require half of the year to complete.
Ore shipments from the Lake Superior
region exceeded 2O,OO0,0OO tons. EX-
pert trade in iron and steel showed a
material falling off in comparison with
1900. and the home market made up
the deficiency. The Lake Superior re-
gion. California and Titan showed gains
in copper. In the non-metallic miner
ais, including cement and building
stone, and the clay products, the year
was very prosperous one.
Conclusions of the Reviewer.
In conclusion the reviewer SAYS:
Summing up the history of the year,
we may say briefly that the total pro-
duction of the mining and metal
lurgical Industries of the United States
considerably exceeded the enormous
total recorded in 1900. while there is
every prospect that Il still further ad-
vance viii be made in 1902"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
WILL GO TO SOUTH AFRICA
Rev. DIR. Thomas and His Wife to visit the
Concentration Camps There.

Chicago, Jan. 6.-Rev. DR.. Hiram W.
Thomas, recently pastor of the Peo-
pies church of Chicago, has announced
by letter 10 Peter Van Nlissingen,
treasurer of the Chicago branch of the
American Transvaal League, the will
ingness of himself and his wife to go
to South Africa in the interest of non
combatants gathered in the concen-
trado camp. DR.. Thomas is now at
De Furnak Springs, Fla.
Van Vlissingen has applied to the
state department at Washington, re-
questing its good offices to get from the
British government the necessary pass
ports to enable DIR. Thomas and his
wife to visit the concentration camps
for the purpose of distributing the
money collected throughout the United
States under the proclamation recently
issued by Governor Richard Yates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
SUES STRIKERS
New Move of Company in the
SattIey Plow Works
Trouble.
MORE DISORDER NOW OCCURS
Story of the Placing of Dynamite
on the Street Car
Tracks.

Springfield. Ills. Jan. G.-Following
the wrecklng by dynamite Friday
night OF 4 street car loaded with en-
ployes of the Sattley Manufacturing
company, n trespass suit was filed by
the company I'm the circuit court Sat
urday against forty-two of the former
employees of the company. Damages
in the sum of $4,000 are asked from
the strikers. Conspiracy is the ground
for the suit. The filing of the suit
is surprise TO the strikers. who had
expected no such turn to affairs. Since
the state board of arbitration rendered
an opinion uphOlding the contentious
Of the strikers they have felt confident
of ultimate success.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
Body of Carrie Lawson
Taken From ChiCa-
90 River.
KNOCKED SENSELESS
And Then Thrown From
a Boat--Tragedy in
Michigan.

Chicago, Jan. 6.-The body of Car
rie Lawson, aged %, with weight
about her neck, was taken from the
river today. Louis Thomas. cook of
the steamer Oscar, and Robert Reis-
seek were arrested. According to the
latter Thomas and the woman quar-
relied and the latter was knocked
senseless. Reisseck said the cook com
peeled him to throw the body over
board.
Tragedy In Michigan.
Adrian, Mich, Jan. 6.-Last night
Bert harrington, of Milan, shot and
killed James Hooker at Lamers
House. harrington was living apart
from his wife and found her in
room with Hooker. The shooting fol-
lowed. The woman was uninjured.
harrington was arrested.
JeaIousy's Triple Crime.
West Union, Iowa, Jan. 6.-Homer
NJ. Neif, county surveyor, and former
coInty clerk, today shot and killed
Miss Rose Falls, to whom ne had been
paying attention several years,
wounded Emmett Sullivan, his rival,
and then Gilled himself The deed
was coumitJed in the room of Miss
Falls. at the Commercial hotel. Sui
livan and the girl were visiting when
suddenly Neif appeared IN the door
way firing five shots in rapid success
SIGN. Two shots entered the girls
head and one penetrated her breast.
Sullivan will recover. Neif lived here
the greater part of his life and was
about As years of age. He bore an
excellent reputation, although con-
siGered somewhat eccentric.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
DynamIte on car TrncIks.

Tne strikers are ClrcuIaJIng a story
to the effect that the dynamite was
placed on the car track by some of the
private officers employed by the COM
pany, with the object of prolOnging
their occupation. \ large force OF
strikers was cOngregated around the
plow works when the workmen quit
work Saturday night, but the presence
of a force of forty police under Chief
Herring. and the arrest OF four strik
ers for disorderly conduct before the
employees left the works prevented any
demonstration more hostile than the
application OF opprObrious epithets to
workmen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
PREVENTS A GENERAL STRIKE.
Glass Workers and Factory Owners Have
Reached AN agreement.

JEliSS W hOrkerS ana FACTORY OWnefs ItHSS
Reached AN agreement.
New York, Jan. 6.-The local unions
of glass blowers reported Saturday
that an arrangement had been reached
between the American Flint Glass
Workers union and the Glass Bulb
Manufacturers association which will
prevent i general strike in the trade.
Some time ago the glass blowers de-
manded an increase of 10 per cent. in
wages, and several conferences were
held over the demand.
The employers argued that owing to
the competition they We're unable to
grant the increase. Now each side
has appointed Il commissioner TO go to
Europe to investigate the conditions
under which glass incandesceut light
bulbs are made. If the commission
ers report against an increase the pres
ent wages will continue; If for an in
crease the employers are willing to
grant il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
Cannot Complete the Sale.

Laporte. Ind, Jan. 6.-Emmet II.
Scott. Frank II. Morrison, Edward F..
Michael and William a. Martin. of La
porte. directors Of the Lac La Belle
company. have been enjOlned by Judge
Baker, of the federal court. from com
pIeting the sale of 100000 acres Of
land near Munising. Mich, for $212,-
900. to Barry Brown. of Detroit. Pro-
-ceedings were instituted by Timothy
Nester. of Munising, who asks an ac-
counting, claiming that there is due
him about $4,000 as the result Of the
SoIa
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
ONE OF THE REAL HEROES
Penitentiary for Two Years Rather Than
Have His Wife Publicly Degraded.

Have His Wife Publicly Degrnded,
Kansas City, Jan. G.-Rather than
allow his wife's waywardness to be
brought before the world in n public
trial, Charles Hudspeth, in the crimi-
nal court here Saturday, pleaded
guilty to manslaughter in the fourth
degree and was sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary. He sacrificed his
personal liberty. he said. because he
believed that his wife had repented
her sin.
His attorneys and friends strongly
advised against such a move, because
they were convinced that a jury would
declare his act justified. Hudspeth
shot and instantly killed Charles Curry
in an apartment house in this city last
September, because. as alleged, Curry
had enticed his wife away and ruined
his home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
Herreshnn Is Not Lille.

Bristol. II. l., Jan. 6.-Anticipating
another international yacht race, Cap
tain Nat HerreshOff, it is understood.
has plans well under way for ninety
foOter to defend the Americas cup
against Sir Thomas LiptOn's proposed
Shamrock III. No order has been
given. nor has it been decided as yet
that the Columbia and Constitution
shall be set aside i'm favor of a new
slocp. but HerreshOff is looking TO the
future. as he did in 1900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
Pacification of Batangas
Province His Pres
ent Object.
RETORTT TO PEACE TALK
Believes the Filipino a
Very Uncertain
Quantity.

Manila. Jan. 6-General J. Frank
lin Bell Is conducting vigorous cam
paign in Batangas province. Every
available soldier is in the field. The
columns under the command OF Coils.
Wint and DOugherty are doing excel
lent work. and driving the Filipinos in
all directions. \ number of the latter
are fleeing TO Tayabas province, where
the native constabulary is rendering
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
rire Costs Omaha 100000.

Omaha. Neb.. Jan. G.-Fire destroyed
three large buildings at Fifteenth and
Howard streets The headquarters of
the Western Electrical Supply conf
pany. the Douglas Printing company
and the Frontier Steam Laundry COM
pany are a total loss, aggregatlng $780,
0On
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-01-06
LIBERTY BELL ON
WAY TO CHARLESTON

Philadelphia. Jan. 6.-The old lib
erty bell, accompanied by Mayor Ash
briuge and an official escort of the
city council and department heads,
started on its journey to the Charles
ton exposition this morning on a
special train over the Pennsylvania
railroad