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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
DEATH OF A. S. HEWITT
AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Venerable EX-Mayor of New York
Finally Sue
cumbs.

New York, Jan. 10. - Abram S.
Hewitt, eX-mayor of New York. and
for many years representative in CON
gress, died at Il a. m. yesterday in his
S1st year, having been critically i'll for
ten days. With him at the moment
of death were his wife. his three sons
and three daughters. Hewitt, who had
been i'll feeble health for some months
was attacked with obstructive jaundice
on Jan. and from the first it was
realized by Lis attending physicians
that there was practically no hope of
the aged patients recovery. The fu-
neral services. which will be conducted
by Bishop Potter, will be held in Cal
vary church. of which Hewitt was Il
member, on Wednesday.
Hewitt was born in Haverstraw, y.
Y. on July 81. 1922, and was grad
uated from Columbia college at the
head of his class in 1912. With Ed
ward Cooper. son of Peter Cooper. he
founded the firm of Cooper * Hewitt.
to which Peter Cooper. whose daugh-
ter Hewitt married, turned over his
iron business. Hewitt organized the
Cooper Union. He was the secretary
of the board of trustees continuously
In 1874 Hewitt was first elected to
congress. and he was elected mayor Of
this city in 1856.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
SETS ASIDE THE VERDICT
Jury Convicts Man, but the Judge
Proves the Most Powerful Half
of the Court.

Bellville, Ills. Jan. 19.-After having
been declared guilty and sentenced to
a life term in the penitentiary by a
jury for the murder of Patrick Crotty,
John Eirod was made free man by
Judge Schaefcr. who believed him in
nOcent. The evidence introduced at
the trial was considered weak. and it
was expected that the jury would ac-
quit the man. When verdict of guilty
was brought IN Attorney Heimnerger,
for the defense. Immediately made IA
motion for new trial. which was
granted.
Judge Schaefer then released Efrod
on his own rccogniZance. Then a mo-
ton to dismiss the case was allowed
by Judge Schaefer, with the consent
Of States Attorney Farmer. Leading
attorneys declare that Judge Schaefer
bad no legal right to release Elrod.
and say his action is without precedent
in the annals of criminal procedure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
WAS HE JOHN WILKES BooTH9
Wealthy Oklahoma Territory Man Who,
Dying, Declared Himself the Assss-
sin of Abraham Lincoln

Enid, O. r. Jan. 19. - Daniel E.
George, Il wealthy resident. who COM
mitted suicide here. announced himself
on his death bed to be John Wilkes
Booth. the assassin of President Lin
coin. He stated that he had success
fully eludCd the officers after shooting
Lincoln and had since remained in
cognito. His statement caused Il SEN
sation and an investigation was made.
Surgeons examined the body and
stated the man TO be of the age Booth
would he ut this time anG announced
that his leg was broken in the same
place and i'll the same manner as that
of Booth after jumping from the pres
ident'S box in Ford's theater after the
aSSa SSination.
George maintained to his attendants
that he was Booth and his general APP
pearance closely reSembIed that of the
murderer of Lincoln.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
TEST OF THE BIG GUN
Fires a ProiectiIe Weighing 2.4OO Pounds
and Uses $40 Pounds of Powder
Each Change.

New York. Jan. 19.-The most pow
crful gun ever built in America. Il
huge siNteen-inch coast defense rifle.
was tested successfully at the govern
ment proving ground. Sandy Hook,
Saturday. The gun was fired three
times in the presence of several hun
dred army officers. Il few civilians
and Representative Gillette. of Massa-
chusetts. For the first shot the charge
was $40 pounds OF lsmokeless powder
and the muZzle velocity of the 2,400-
pound projectile was zoos feet a sec
ond.
The pressure of the charge in eXplod-
ing was 25.0C0 pounds TO the square
inch. For the second shot the full
charge of $40 pounds of powder was
used and the muzzle velocity was p
306. or six feet more than calculated.
The pressure was $4,000 pounds to
the square inch. The gun cost $780,
600. 1t was said that it undoubtedly
would be mounted at Sandy Hook.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
JEFF's DEBTS TO BE PAID
City Ofhcers and Saloons Are to Supply q
Good Deal of the Necessary
Money.

JeffersOnville. Ind. Jan. 10. - The
city council has agreed TO Il plan by
which Jeffersonville will in time pay
off its municipal debt. The city has
been running behind in finances for the
last fifteen years. and city officers and
employees have been getting their pay
in orders on the treasury. some of
which We're disposed of below par.
The city officers have agreed to cut
salaries all along the line. the mayor,
clerk and treasurer to be reduced S100
each and the councilmen $50 each. The
cost of saloon license will be increased
and savings will be made in the po-
lice and fire departments. BY this
means it is estimated that the city
will save $1,000 year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
NEW DEPARTMENT BILL
as Passed by the House 1t Differs in I'm.
portant Particulars from the
Senate Measure.

Washington. Jan. 19.-The bill for
department of commerce in the gen.
eral government as passed by the
house differs from the senate bill in
important particulars. 1t leaves the
life-saving service. the marine hos
pital service, the steamboat inspection
service, the bureau of navigation, and
the shipping commissioners under the
control of the treasury department. but
authorizes the president in his dicre-
ton to transfer other bureaus for the
collection of statistics and the inter
state commerce commission to the new
department
1t places under the control of the
new department the national bureau of
standards, the coast and Seodetic sur
vey, the bureau of statistics. the CEN
sus bureau. tho bureau of foreign COM
merce, the bureau of immigration Tin
Guiding Jurisdiction over Chinese inn
miGration) and creates the bureau Of
manufacturers and corporations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
LORENz'S ONLY MIRACLE.
Woman to Throw Away Her
Clutches and WaIk-She Did.

DIR. Adolf Lorenz performed his last
public operation in the vicinity of New
York the other day, when he went to
TarrytOwn and operated upon the six
year-old son of Thomas Black. a canal
boat captain, at the New York State
Hospital For the Care of Crippled and
Deformed Children. After the opera
ton, while the child was being placed
in the plaster cast. DIR. LOrenz deliv-
cred a lecture to the many physicians
present, which varied little from those
he had already delivered, says the New
York Times
But DR.. LOrenz took occasion to say:
This is the greatest country for
crutcheS l ever saw. For the least
little thing people get on crutches."
He initiated them by walking about
the room, to the amusement of the
audience present.
when l was in Salt Lake City"
continued the doctor. Il was called
down to the parlor of my hotel. There
l met young man and young wom-
an. She was very pretty, and 1 saw
that she had crutches beside her chair.
The young man was weeping. and 1
Ilul WHY lie WIS uOInS SO I1t
said that his sister had received an in
jury some two years before and had
suffered since from hip disease. 1
made an examination of her, and 1
failed to find one thing the matter with
her hip or any other part of her body.
/ said to her, L would advise you to
throw those crutches out of the win
dow and never take them up again.
:. But, DOCTOR she replied, L cannot
walk
g Try" / said TO her
did she walk?' inquired one of the
doctors present.
she did, and she has never used
crutch SINCE said DIR. LOrenz. This
was the greatest wonder l performed
in America This statement evoked
much applause.
But what / want to impress upon
you is to make the patients walk. 1t
will do them good. Don't take of the
bandages too soon, but keep them ex-
ercising their legs for circulation"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19

Chattanooga. Tenn. Jan. ia
Gasden, Ala, special says: Two negro
thieves were strung up in the woods
near Boaz Saturday. Life was nearly
extinct when they were lowered The
negroes had stolen Il quantity OF meat
from a leading merchant of Boaz, and
when they denied the theft they were
taken to the woods. nooses placed
around their necks. the ropes thrown
over trees, and they were pulled by a
dozen men. When almost dead trey
were cut down. They wee soon able
to talk and confessed to the theft. They
we've then driven out of toan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
DIABOLICAL DEED OF
UNKNOWN ASSASSIN
Blows a Mans Head OF as He Sits
Reading-Wife Narrowly
Escapes.

Charleston, Mo, Jan. 19-w. Bow.
ger, a wealthy and prominent sawmill
owner of Admission, six miles south of
here, was assassinated Friday night by
some unknown person while he sat
reading a paper IN his room. Both bar
rels of a shotgun were fired through a
window into BOwser's head almost tear
ing it from the shoulders. and causing
instant death. The window was not
more than seven feet from Bowser's
chair and the gun was evidently
pressed against the glass as the trig-
ger was pulled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
LINER is AGROUND
Three Tugs and a United States
Cruiser Take a Pull, but
She Still Sticks.
HAS 800 PASSENGERS ON BOARD
Including United States Citizens
Removing the
Cargo.

Gibraltar, Jan. 19.-The North Ger
man Lloyds steamer Lain. Captain
MelchOw, from Mediterranean ports
Tor New York. went ashore at a. m
yesterday at Tumara. ten miles east
of the Rock of Gibraltar There was
heavy fog and rain was falling at
the time. On board the steamer are
100 saloon passengers. mostly United
Stateslns, and 200 emigrants. She is
in no danger, and salvage steamers
are with her. The Lain is stern OH
to the sea. The weather is moderate,
but there is heavy swell. The pas
sengerS are quite safe provided the
wind holds i'll the west. Should the
wind shift TO the east the steamers
position would be critical The Glib
raltar life-boat ship. to be prepared for
an emergency has boats at the Lain
all the time.
Long Pull, Strong Pull, Fails.
All attempts TO float the Lahn have
been so far unsuccessful. The steam
er probably will be compelled to tran
ship her passengers and cargo. The
attempt to pull off the steamer was
made at high water by the British
admiralty tug Energetic. the United
States cruiser Hartford and the tugs
Newa. HericladeS and Hercules. but
the Lain remained fast OH the sand
bank. The tugs continued their fruit
less efforts to pull off the Lain all
day. The Hercules returned here last
night to procure laborers and lighters
to commence the work of discharging
the Lahn's cargo Immediately.
Thick Weather and Rain the Cause.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press has interviewed the agent of the
salvage company here. He said: THE
Stranding of the Lahn is attributed to
thick weather and the heavy rain
When off Tumara, east of the Rock
of Gibraltar. before daybreak the Lahn
Unexpectedly stranded on a sand
bank
Gibraltar, Jan. I9.-An unsuccessful |
was made this morning to re- I
float the steamer Lain, which ground |
ed off Tumara Sunday. Her cargo is |
rapidly being discharged into lighters |
and some of the passengers have land |
ed, but the majority remain on board. |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
CalI.ItPsrrerted Charity.

Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 19.-SpeakinG on
the subject, Perverted Charity
Chancellor Z. Benjamin Andrews. Of
the University of Nebraska. told his
class in ethics that the free distribution
of coal to the poor was bad precedent
to establish and more of curse than
Il blessing. He said he wished TO he
understood as speaking in general
terms. but the practice was wrong.
lowering the moral stamina and phySi-
cal manhood of the recipient of mu-
niCipal bounty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19

fying to the matter. but was giving his
information.
He said there were 5000 idle men
whom the operators would not employ:
that these men. were writing every day
urging that something be done for
them: that they were refused work
because they were charged with be-
ing criminals, but he thought the fight
ought to stop now and punishment of
men ought to cease, and he intimated
that the companies by refusing work
to these men were violating their
agreement when they submitted the
dispute to the commission. Mitchell
was listened to intently while he spoke
by everybody in the room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
TO RECIPROCATE WITH
DISCRIMINATING COUNTRIES

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Lodge
Il resolution directing the
committee on finance To inquire
whether certain countries are dis
eliminating against he United States,
and if 80 what law should he passed
10 give countries preferential duties
which do not discriminate against
this country. The resolution refers
to tie determinations of France,
Germany and Russia agairst the Uni-
ted States. 1t was sent to the table.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
Will Try to Gust Dudley.

Sullivan. Ind. Jan. 19.-COroner w.
+. Maxwell. who was appointed sher-
iff of Sullivan county TO succeed Sher-
iff Dudley on account of the action
Of the Indiana lynching law. will insti-
tute quo warrantO proceedings to oust
Dudley from the office. This action
is the result of the interview held by
Coroner Maxwell and Attorney Bays
with Governor Durbin and Attorney
General Miller. The state will pay
the expenses of the suit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
Hobson Assigned TO Duty.

Washington. Jan. 19.-Upon the
recommendation of Admiral Bowles,
chief constructor of the navy. Acting
Secetary Darling has signed an order
assigning Constructor Hobson TO duty
i'm charge of the CONSTRUCTION dcpart-
ment at the Puget Sound naval station
at Bremerton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
Walker Acquitted of Murder.

ChadrOn, Neb., Jan. 19.-The jury in
the case of James Walker charged
with the murder on Nov 22 of Hasten
Broadus, has acquitted Walker. Evi-
dence was adduced to the effect that
BroaduS was a gambler. which was
used as a defense. The killing result
ed from a card game in Walkers sa-
loon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19

The Petit Bleu publishes a prediction
by the neteorologist Herr Finger of
Prague. who is of the opinion that Mar
Unique and probably other West In
dian islaIds will be virtually destroyed
by volcanic eruptions in 1903 He
points out that the most violent dis
turbances on record have occurred in
years ending with the figure 3.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
One Boat Froe. Another s,uck.

Grand Haven, Mich. Jan. 19.-The
steamer Nyack reached port Saturday
after being fast in the ice off this
harbOr for four days. The tug Wei
come. sent from Milwaukee to aid the
Nyack. is now fast in an ice foe a
mile from port and steamers will have
to be sent to her aid.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
House Passes an Important Bill.

Washington. Jan. 19.-At the end Of
a struggle which prolonged Saturday S
session until after 6 p. IN. the house
passed the substitute for the senate
bill to establish department of COM
merce and labor. The vote stood 13I
to 40. All the Republicans and twen-
ty-nine Democrats voted for the bill.
No other business of interest was
transacted.
The senate was not in session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
Secretary Hay at a BANQUET.

New York. Jan. 19.-Secretary of
State John Hay was the guest of honor
Saturday night at the seventeenth an
nual dinner Of the Ohio society. given
in the grand ball room of the Waldorf
Among the guest were Sir Michael
Herbert. the British ambassador. the
Austrian and Italian ambassadors, SEN
ator Depew and Senator Hanna
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
Three Seriously Hurt in a Collision

Remington. o.. Jan. IA head-on
collision occurred on the Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern railroad here Sat
urday night. resulting in eight persons
being injured three seriously. The
seriously injured are: Joshua Batter
ton. engineer of the LOveland accom-
mOdatiOn: ID. Fisher. engineer of the
express. and Owen Howard, fireman
of the express.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
The Last Struggles.
PITTSBURG SOCIETY WOMAN
UP ON MURDER CHARGE

Pittsburg, Jan. 19.-Mrs. Letitia
Eagle. wife of s. S. Eagle, superin-
tendcnt of the Pressed Steel Car com
parry, who is prominent in social cir
cles. was arraigned in the criminal
court today charged with the murder
of her 13-year-old ward, Edna Warmer.
in Nav last.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS
ILLINOIS INHERITANCE LAW

Washington, Jan. 19-The United
States supreme court toGay affirmed
the opinion of the Illinois state SUI
preme court in the case of Cornelius
X. q. Billings and others ". the peo-
pie of Illinois. The case involved the
constitutionality of the Illinois state
inheritance tax law, which was up
held
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
Minister Bowen Arrives.

Washington. Jan. 19.-The navy de
partment announced the arrival at
Charleston, S. C.. of TIE Dolphin and
the landing of Minister Bowen and
family. The minister should reach
Washington tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
Miner. waIk Ont of the Mine.

Springfield, Ills. Jan. 10. - Miners
employed at the Citizens Coal company
shaft here, 100 in number. struck Sat
urday because the pit boss had ordered
one of the drivers to turn over his mule
to another driver, and requested that
he work on the track. This the driver
refused to do. and when other min
ers learned of the trouble they walked
OIIf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
RnId Theft on Dinmonds.

Cleveland, Jan. 19.-WhiIe hundreds
of people were in the vicinitE thieves
took $1,000 worth of diamonds from
show case of Brunner Bros jewelry
store OH Euclid avenue Saturday night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
PhiIoma,hia Wins the Talk.

Madison. Wis, Jan. 19.-The debate
between the two literary societies.
Philomathia and Athena. was won by
Philomathia. The question was: rs
the present concentration of vast ag-
gregations of capitalism the United
States in single private manufacturing
corporations inimical to the public
welfare?" Philomathia represented the
a affirmative.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
DePauw,s Coal supply An Right.

Greencastle. Ind. Jan. 19.-There is
no probability that DePauw university
will have to close on account of low
fuel supply. The university contract
ed for its coal last June. and where
buildings have been cold it was due
TO one of the heating plants, and not
to a fuel famine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
Crown Prince Is Complainant.

Berlin, Jan. 19.-The legal repre-
sentatives of the crown prince and
princess of Saxony have arranged the
terms for their separation. The prin-
cess abandons all the titles, rights and
dignities appertaining to her through
her marriage and resumes her maiden
name. The crown prince has expressed
his Willingness to pay her $500 year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
AGED COUPLE PERISH
INA PITTSBURG FIRE

Pittsburg, Pa, Jan. 19.-The build
ing on Fifth avenue occupied by the
Merchants Savings e Trust company
and several Hebrew families was
burned today. MIR. and Mrs. Truffen-
berg. an aged couple. were burned to
death The loss s 5000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
Jockey Takes a Chi1d-wife.

Columbus. Ga, Jan. 19.-Jockey
Odom on Saturday married Miss Julia
a. Murtha. daughter of James A. Muir
tha, of Brooklyn. y. Y. Her parents
were present. She will be 16 years
old in April.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
s,a.ueofLee for the Cap,toI.

Richmond, Va. Jan. 19.-In the state
senate Saturday bin was introduced
providing for a statue of General Rob-
ert E. Lee III Statuary hall, in the
Capitol at Washington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19

Cleveland. Ohio. Jan. 19.-Fire early
today destroyed two adjoining apart
ment houses in East Cleveland. result
ing in the death of two persons and
the injury of several others.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
Fatal ExDlosIoD.

Pittsburg, Jan. 19.-The throttle
valve of stationary engine in the
Carnegie works at Duquesne blew ont
today, probably fatally scalding five
men in the engine room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19

Mrs. Bowser, the wife of the mur-
dered man, was the only other Occu-
pant of the house, and she had Just
moved few feet away from the table
beside which sat her husband as the
shot was fired. Otherwise she would
have been seriously injured. Bowser i'll
addition to his sawmill property. was
the owner of 10000 acres of timber
land in this county. No clew has de-
veloped as to the perpetrator of the
deed, and no arrests have been made.
No motive for the deed is kuown.
BOwser came here about eight years
ago from Lebanon, Ind, where an aged
mother and an invalid sister still re-
side
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19

The armament of Fort Sliema. con-
sisting of two thirty-eight and two
eighteen ton guns, has been condemned
as unserviceable. On consideration it
was found that the freight of these guns
to England would be greater than their
present intrinsic value and that they
could not be offered for sale I'm Malta.
as there are not the requisite tools for
breaking them up and utilizing their
iron and steel The four guns were
consequently thrown into the sea at
Ghar-Iddud, near Fort Sliema.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
Baird Reappointed.

Ann Arbor. Mich. Jan. 19.-It is an"
nounced here that Graduate Director
Charles Baird. of the University of
Michigan athletics. had been reappoint-
ed by the board of regents for term
of three wears
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
HONORTOMITCHELL
Chief of the Coal Miners Received
with Acclaim at the Hoo
sier Capital.
OPENS THE MINERS CONVENTION
Delegates Present from all Over the
COuntry-MitcheII's Adieu
to Philadelphia.

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 19.-The
United Mine Workers I4th annual
convention was opened here this
morning with over GOO delegates pres
ent. Mayor Boollwalter made a short
address of welcome in behalf of the
city.
President Mitchell followed with a
short response. and the preliminary
work of the organization was taken
up.
indianapolis. Jan. 10. - The four
teenth annual convention Of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America opened
here this morning at 10 o'clock. Every
train lately has brought delegates from
every part of the United States. Pres
ident Mitchell arrived shortly after
p. III. and was taken Immediately to
his hotel. Vice President Lewis and
all the members of the executive board
are here. President Mitchell was met
at Greenfield by the reception commit
tee, representing the Central Labor un-
ion, of Indianapolis; John j. Appel,
August Kuhn. and Mortimer Levering.
representing the citizens. and Eli
HirSchburg aud Gus w. keverS. of the
E,lkS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-19
Editor Gonzales, Victim
of Tillman's Wrath,
Dies.
SORROW is GREAT
Even Assassin is Moved
as He Hears the
News.

Columbia, 5. C.. Jan. 19.-Editor
Gonzales, the victim of Lieut.. Gov.
Tiilman's shooting, died from his
wounds at L o'clock this afternoon.
When the bulletin was posted an
nouncing the death the crowds which
had been about the bulletin boards
almost constantly since the tragedy,
Increased rapidly, and all phases and
details of the tragedy were discussed.
In his cell Lieut.. Gov. Tillman
heard the news with visible emotion.
There is universal SORROW
The Last Struggles.
Columbia. 5. C., Jan. 19.-Gonzales'
condition is desperate this morning.
Septic peritonitis set in since mid
night and the physicians are now in
iecting Il solution of formaldehyde as
the last resort.