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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29
Attitude of United States
Toward Germany as
to Venezuela.
ACTION BY COMMITTEE
The One on Military Of
ferS a Good Hint to a
Be1ligerent Power.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The Venezue-
Ian situation, especially the attitude
OF Germany, was discussed by the
senate committee on military affairs.
and the situation Influenced the com
mittee on some matters pertaining
to the army appropriation bill,
among which was a decision to ac-
cept the house provision relating to
transports, that they be retained in
service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29
Fire i'm Superior wipes Out 800. 900.

Duluth, Mimi, Jan. 29.-Fire caused
by an explosion resulted in a loss es-
timated at 100000 in Superior The
keystone building, a three-story brick
structure situated on Tower avenue
and Seventh street, was completely
quilted. while the greater portion of
the contents of three stores was also
doSfrovad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29
Po,ioeman killed by an IcicIe.

Niles, Mich. JaIt 29.-At Cassaopo-
lis Monday the b9dy of Officer Dan
ieIs was found in the rear of c. L.
Smiths general store. The upper part
of his head had been cut completely
off by giant iciele. which evidently
fell from the roof of the building as
the officer. who was making his round,
stepped up TO try the door. Daniels
was % years of age and unmarried.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29
In the Anthracite Hear
ing at PhiIadeI-
phia.
AS TO THE WEIGHING
Which is Agreed to Be
lmpractiCab1e in
South Fields.

Philadelphia, Jan. 29.-Counsel for
the Reading Coal company ANNOUNCE
ed before the coal strike commission
this afternoon that at a conference
during the noon recess between the
general mining superintendent of the
company and the secretary of the
miners union it was agreed that
weighing of coal in the Ninth district,
which takes in all the southern fields,
is impracticable.
Settles a Leading Issue.
This settles. as far as the lower
fields are concerned. one of the prin-
cipal issues in dispute in the other
two regions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29
Mai Glenn is Acquitted.

Manila. Jan. 29.-Maior Edwin F.
Glenn, 5th infantry, who was trled
by court martial ON charges of un-
lawfully killing prisoners of war, has
been acquitted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29
SAMUEL GOMPERS' SON
PASSES AWAY IN DENVER

Denver. Jan. 29.-Abraham j. Com
pers. aged IS. son of Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor. is dead of pneumonia. He
came to Denver Is months ago in
search of health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29
.JeaIousv ResuI,. in Suicide.

South Bend. Ind. Jan. 29.-Miss Mel
lie Stevens, aged 24 years, of Walker
ton, Ind, committed suicide by taking
morphine. She died five hours after
taking the poison. Before dying. it is
said, she claimed to be the wife OF
Verne Hardenbro4k, a pugiIist who
won some notoriett by defeating KID
Mccoy. She was jealous of another
woman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29
Roundup of Farmers institutes.

Agricultural College. Mich, Jan. %.
Professor Taft, director of the farm
ers' Institutes. has made arrangements
for the coming meeting nearly COM
pIeted. This year, the roundup will
be held at Owosso, Feb. "a to %.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29
-Four KILLED I'm Explosion.

Fort Wayne, Ind, JAN 29.-Four men
were killed, one fatally and three 9th
ers seriously injured and half score
others were more or less seriously
hurt in an explosion which wrecked
a large section of the EcIart Pack
ing company's plant this morning.
The explosion is believed to have been
due to the accumulation of natural
gas in the cellar. The property loss
- S15 O0O
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29

Topeka, Kan. Jan. 29.-The women
suffrage supporters. have been assured
by leading members of the legislature
that Il bill granting the privilege of the
ballot would be passed at this session.
The bill had been favOrably reported
in both houses. and Governor Bailey
has expressed his intention of signing
it when it finally passes. Republicans
generally favor the measure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29
ITALIAN STATESMAN
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS

Rome, Jan. 29.-Foreign Minister
Prinetti had an attack of paralysis
while being received in audience by
the king today. His condition is seri-
Gus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29
other Steel Companies Try the Plan.
HENRY MORTON, NJ. P.
RECEIVES A DIVORCE

London, Jan. 29.-Henry Morton,
VI. p. author and traveller, has been
granted a divorce from his wife, Mo-
ME Muriel, traveller and author. on
the ground of the latter's infidelity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29

The discussion was general and in
earnest. and the conclusion reached,
as stated 10y member of the commit
tee, was that the United States make
it plain that the honor and dignity of
the country would be maintained and
that Germany should not be allowed
TO "blufT'' the government by any at
titude she might assume.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29

'Percy, ma boy. I'm worwid to death
about something"
what in the world are you worwid
about, old chap?"
That's the twobble. For the life OF
me, cawn't wemember.,"'-Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29
MOROCCO PRETENDER
BEATING A RETREAT
Reported RepuIsed by Sultan's
Troops and Running
Away.

Madrid, Jan. ga Tangier dis
patch announces that the pretender
TO the throne of Morocco has been
repulsed and is retreating rapidly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29
TWO SCORE DEAD
Not improbable Total of Two
Railway Accidents in the
East and West.
EIGHT KNOWN DEAD NEAR TUCSON
Twenty Corpses and Two Missing the
Story of the Horror in
New Jersey.

Tucson, 4. r, Jan. ga disastrous
collision occurred on the Southern Pa
citic railroad at Il. H. yesterday be-
tween passenger trains No. 8, west
bound, and No. s. east-bound. The
wreck occurred near VailSburg, A. T,
seventeen miles east of this city. and
from the best information obtainable
both trains were running at full speed
and came together with a terrific
crash. The engines and cars piled un
in mass and Immediately took fire
from the exploding oil tanks of the
engines. The flames were communi-
Gated to the cars. eleven of which were
quickly consumed. The first news of
the wreck reached here when a tourist
car which had been broken away from
the east-bound train ran down grade
to Tucson, where it was stopped.
Names of the Dead and Wounded.
Following is list of the dead and
injured as far as obtainable at this
hour: Dead. NJ Hilton. Cambridge.
Mass; ]. w. Bruce and r. II. Wilkey,
engineers; George McGrath, fireman.
Seriously niured-FredericO Romero,
JuareZ, Mex: ii. w. Hartman, Sag
inaw. Mich; Frederick Donahue. Bat
tie Creek, Mich: Ben Sawyer. mail
clerk; \. B. Silverton, New York: c.
S. Gilbert. fireman; Ben Bradsford,
May Hill, n. y.
Painfully injured M. NJ Boehm.
baggageman; - - MicelSon. mail
clerk, Tucson. y. T.; S. f Glidden,
Cambridge. Mass; Il. Hesquira. Her
mosillo, Mex; G. s. Walker. Tucson.
y. T.; DR.. Meyers. Springfield. o.: b.
HattOck, Tombstone, y. T; Miss Irene
Ellington. Phoenix. y. T.; L. L. Brad
ford, Canon City, Colo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29
ExuIosion on Monitor Puritan.

New York, Jan. 29.-The Worlds
special from Norfolk, Va. says an
explosion in the boiler room of the
monitor Puritan today severely in
iured several of the crew.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29
Fatalities May Reach a Scare.

4 large number of others were
slightly injured by broken glass. SO
far as ascertained eight persons were
killed. The fatalities may reach
score. Both engineers Bruce and Viii
key and Fireman McGrath were burned
to death in the wrecks of their en-
gineS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29
OBITUARY RECORD.

Mrs. John Dawson passed away of
the infirmities of age at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Margaret Schroe-
der. 1919 Second avenue. at o'clock
last evening. Deceased was a native
of Durham county. England, where
she was born April 21, 1924. She was
married to Mr.. Dawson in England in
1s47 and few years later the family
removed TO this country
After living II years in Wisconsin
they came to Coal Valley. in this
county. residing there and at Gable
till seven years ago. when the aged
couple came to make their home
through their declining years with
their daughter above named The
husband survives. with five children,
in addition to Mrs. Schroeder: Mrs
John Ransom, of this city: John Daw-
son. of Moline; William Dawson, of
Cable; Mrs. Thomas Corns. of None
ia. Iowa, and Matthew Dawson. of
Harvey. ILL., The funeral will be held
at > o'clock tomorrow afternoon
from the home, with burial at Chip
piannock cemetery.
Miss Minnie Goeser. daughter of
Mrs. Minnie Goeser. living at Seventh
avenue and Thirteenth street. died at
$50 last evening after a short illness
with spinal meningitis and brain fe-
yer. She was Is years of age and a
pupil in the seventh grade at the Irv
ing school The survivors are the
mother. Il sister and brother. The
funeral will take place from the
home at o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Weyrauch,
1897 Thirtieth street. mourn the loss
of their son, George j.. who died this
morning at the age of , years after
an illness of about ten days with
scarlet fever and diphtheria. Owing
to the nature of the disease that
caused death the funeral was private
Iv conducted this afternoon at ,
o'clock. with interment at Calvary
cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs. Bridget German
took place at = o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon from 81. Joseph's church.
Rev. Thomas Mackiu otficiated and
the intermeut was made at Calvary
cemetery. The pallbearers were all
relatives of the deceased. those act
ing in that capacity being John To-
bin. Harry Langdon and John Carnes-
of this city. William Condor and Ste
phen Condor. of Moline. and John
Condor. of Davenport.
The funeral of Robert Young.
who was soldier in the Spanish
American war. will he held at 1880
tomorrow afternoon and will be mil
itary i'm its nature. Services at the
home at Seventeenth street and Eigh-
teenth avenue will be conducted by
Revs. w. :. Marquis and Il. b. VIII
liams and the remains will be taken
by detachment of regulars to the
cemetery at Rock Island arsenal.
where the interment will take place.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29

Three Iowa Men Killed in Another of
Those Rear-End Mistakes

Chicago. Jan. %. = Three persons
were killed. four seriously injured and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-29
segotlators IN 3 Conference.

The British and Italian ambassadors
and Count Quadt. the German charge
d'affairs. called on Bowen about 1920
p. m. yesterday and were still in con-
ference with him at 11:3o p. m. The
conference was by appointment and
at the request of the representatives,
but no one knew what it was about
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07
lowans lnquisitive.
CAME IN LIKE A LION.
March Weather Was of Usual uncer-
tain Variety.

The month of March was mild, TAX
en- as whole, although there We're
several snappy days. The month start
ed in like a lion in the usual way, the
minimum temperature on the first day
being IL degrees above zero. This was
the coolest day and was followed
few days later by an unusually warm
spell that induced many people to lay
aside their winter weight underwear
for lighter weight material. About the
nineteenth the usual equinoctlal period
set in, with cloudy weather, slight
snow furries and damp atmospheric
condition. This did not last long.
though, and the month went out like
the proverbial lamb One inch of snow
fell during the month. The following
table, taken from the records of Wea-
Their Observer George Ryttenberg,
shows the maximum, minimum and
mean temperature for the month:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07
G0SOCCoOCSs
OBITUARY.
,ooooooooocooooo 100000

Ora Augusta Phillips was born No
yember %, 1886, and died March 81,
1903, being 16 years, 8 months and
q days old. She was in the middler
class in the high school, in the high
school gymnasium class, and mem
Der of the Y. w. G. A.
Success in school work was her
ambition, and she was planning With
much pleasure for the time when she
would enter college She had bright
and cheerful disposition, and along
with her work took an, equal interest
in amusements and social pleasures.
Hers was a busy life, SO full OF
pleasure and good deeds, and so bright
in prospects for the future. She took
great interest in the Y w. G. A. work,
and her ioy was unbounded when the
site was purchased for the new home
The life work of few is ever finish
ed and with many it is cut short when
seemingly they could accomplish sc
much. vet as with Orra's these beau
| tiful lives have not been lived in vain
That every memory OF her Childhood
days and womanly development Il
beautiful to think of and consolation
to the bereaved parents, that the pure
influence of this loving sister will re
main with the sorrowing brothers, 81
will these pleasant memories OF he
4 kind deeds, her hopes and aspiration
inspire her classmates and school
mates to more noble purposes.
TITS a beautiful thought and inspira
ltion to believe that perhaps she is still
interested in all we are doing, SO lie
our lives be as pure, SO full of purpcs
and ambition as was hers.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07
.cHluAmEN AND CHRISTIANITY.

Cedar Rapids Republican: General
chaffee who has been called the hero
of picking. from the fact that he waS
Of the head of the Picking relief eXpe4I
dition recently told Methodist
church full of people that in all his
travels in the Orient he had never met
an Intelligent Chinaman who wanted
ia he a Christian He also said that
Sbinamen who were not intelligent
were deeply prejudiced against Chris,
tianity. or any other foreign religion.l
The inference that General Chaffeej
wanted to draw was that it is uselesF
to try to Christianize China. There arr
400 600 600 Cinnamon and the task Of
making Christians out of them may
we'll be regarded as hopeless, when at
the outset one is met with the facl
that mo intelligent Chinaman wants to
become a Christian" But after al
what difference does it make whethei
every one is converted to our particu
liar belief? The world has changed 4
great deal during the past few yearE
/ and there are plenty OF people rlght az
home who do not believe in Christian
lily as a necessary step to salvalon q
Ihsnniness hereafter The Chinama1
4 VINO changes LIS lCiieoiOAi, es'' ~ NNS->t
his cloak, is apt to be Chinaman Wh
will bear watching. Among Chlname
as well as among our own people, IN
\ man who is most disposed to stan
by his religion, is apt to be REGARDS
as the best man. OF course we haS
the belief that the Christian religion
. not only the best religion, but the OF Il,
true religion, but Cinnamon may ma
the same notion with regard TO IN
own religion
Gen. Chaffee's remarks raise
question, whether or not it is VOL
while to go on with the efforts
Christianize them? Or shall the NJ
sionaries be withdrawn? That Isl
question that no one can answer
tile missionaries and those who g
back of them. 1t is possible that
time the missionaries may be able
break down some of the anti-Christ
: preiudices and there are probably &
votees enough to keep up the effort ! /
that direction. MI
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07

etrides in advance as regards our ma
Wv The last congress, in ADDITION TO
smaller vessels, provided nine Oh tnose
formidable fighting ships upon winch
the real efficiency of any navy in war
ultimately depends. 1t provided, more
over. for the necessary addition OF OIL
GERS and enlisted men to make the
shiDs worth having. Meanwhile the
navy department has seen to 1t that
orr ships have been constantly eXef-
cised at sea. with the great guns, and
in maneuvers, so that their efficiency
as fighting units, both individually and
acting together, has been steadily I'M
provided Remember that all OF this
is necessary. A war ship is a huge
hit of mechanism, well nigh as deli
cate and complicated as it is formid-
able II takes years to build it. IT,
takes wears to teach the officers and
mon how to handle it to good advan-
tage. 1t is an absolute imposslblllty
to improvise navy at the outset OF
war No recent war between any two
nations has lasted as long as 1t taxes
to build a battle shop; and it is just as
Impossible to improvise the othcers
land crews as to improvise the navy.
A Powerful Navy a Guaranty of Peace.
To Law up a battleship and only
send it afioat at the outset OF a war
with a raw, crew and untrled ofnceFs'
would be not merely folly but crime
for it would invite both disaster and
disgrace The navy which SO quickly
, decided in our favor, the war OF 1898
had been built and made efficient dur
ing the preceding fifteen years. The
, ships that triumphed off Manila anc
Santiago had been built under previous
administrations with money appropri
/. ated by previous congresses. Ihe
officers and the men did their duty sc
c well because they had already beel
! trained to it by long sea service. Al
s honor to the gallant officers and gal
n liant men who actually did the fighting
q but remember, too. to honor the publl
n men. the shipwrights, and steel work
Y ers the owners of the shipyards ant
n armor plants, to whose united fore
s sight and eyertion we owe 1T that Il
IL 1898 We had craft so good, guns so eS
l. cellent, and American seamen OF S
eel high a type in the coming towers, /
2, the gun turrets. and in the engln
l. rooms. 1t is too late to prepare fo
j. war when war has come; and II W
II only prepare sufficiently no War wi
lie ever come. We wish a powerful an
s. efficient navy, not for purpose OF wa
h but as the surest guaranty OF peace
r If we have such navy--if we kee
on building it up-we may rest a
sured that there is but the smalles
a chance that trouble will ever come
fbis nation. and we may likewise re.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07

Postmaster Ackley, at Marble Rock
has resigned.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07
AlIison,s Interview.

Cedar Rapids Republican: No hol
commentator can misunderstood
ator Allison's interview. Undoubt
he voices the administrations pos
on this great question, the only I
ton the party can assume logic
the only position it can take AM
pect or deserve victory.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07
Where Trouble Reigns.

Forty-three divorce cases have
filed for trial at Council Bluffs
present term, which suggests
Keokuk Gate City that MARI
even more of a lottery in Pottal
mic county than elsewhere in
judging from these figures. \
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-04-07

b ii. s. 4.
solicitor of the treasury said: Il was
most seriously impressed by the past
generation appearance of southern
surroundings as / saw them during
the ride from st. Augustine to Wash
ington. I, A twelve hour daylight ride
through Georgia and the Carolinas is
convincing proof of the absolute un-
INCONSISTENCIES of the poorer classes
in those states. The land is poor, ana
the inhabitants evidently poorer. Not
one farmhouse in long days ride did
i see that would compare favorably
with those seen on nearly every quar-
ter section in Iowa The houses down
there are very similar in size and sus-
gestions of discomfort About fifteen
feet square, chimney of brick or mud,
rudely constructed on the outside, one
room, one door, one window Tne door
| is the dependence for air and light,
and when that Is closed ventliauon
and natural light Is cut off. Just why
one may never know. yet there seems
to be no feeling of discomfort among.
the people. They satisfy their stom-
achs, don't need any clothes, and are
to all intents oblivious to the fact tnat
life is brighter and cheerier with 9TH
ers than with them. II such Is TO Dc
their life, probably that is best"
lowans lnquisitive.
Mr.. O'Connell says that he saw the
names of a good many Iowa people on
Havana hotel registers, indicating that
the Hawkeye folks have decided pen,
chant for seeing for themselves, and
that with proper announcement now
and again one would be found ready &c
tackle the financial problems now
awaiting solution in the queen OF the
old Spanish possessions.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1903-05-22
Drummer 3S

bsutTde 6lotte nur ben 3lped i'm Qluge
9ebabt baben m6ae, feline eigenen
Qdnosleute auf5uriitteIn, bamit Imez
rtto's 6Iotte berbe1ert uno pergr0Bert
iperoe (2luf bieien 9trtiteI beS @rdfen
&epentIop be8O9en iib offenbar bic ges
tern mit9etbeilten 9leuBerungen oes
6errn Melpile. y. Reo.)
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1903-05-22
& Il B a.
oaband, 81. Updi.

sgAAAlNtg AIs sSkAAs
Der QrdTbeut palma bat anldBlit
bss mor1en itattfinosn Gjeburtsta9e3
Der tu6dniIden Republit bon ben
.S06nen Der amerttaniiden 8epolus
tion" einer @Iiidpuni4 erbolten. Su
qebierem miro Der Seger @ottes fir
scuba angeruieu unb bic 6offnuu1
ausgeiproten, ooB oauerno' 5reibsit
bic SpFer an Gut uno glut Der dne
ritaniI6cu pdtrioten tr6nen uog,.
6abdnd, 81. Mai.
Die Rspu6lit aubd feierte beutt lei
herrlidem pBstter bas erFs Sdbrssfsit
ibrer llnd bdngigteit. Die Staot
prunet i'm ,gabaeribmud. Ote 5eisr
puroe bereits um Witternadt burd
Teucrpert einqsteitst, bos Dor ben
Clubs unb auf ben offsntIiaen
glGbsn abgebrannt tporb.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1903-05-22
9uiam mtnitp 0 3.
Qnfrnhe 10. 30. :

Notrphe NSQ., ~. D(dt.
IN ben aoblenboien Der Wbitneps
Wine perloren ourt einsn ungludss
fa1 orei UleniaN ibr qsbcn. Die
1onten Iino: Senrr Staminger, 2lns
bren llrIater uuo )n aIopit9. Der
nunoet uurts 3ci,s9 9sbons. Dieie
aeute moren tanit 5eiddfti9t. unter
gsnubung elmer Tirisp Gotomoii5e
mebrere Gas auf .c anoeres GsIeiie
gu brin1sn, ats Elm liammsnitob bo'
bur6 crfoIgte, bar 6rere leere Cars
pIobIid bergab lsig uro bic Goio'
motibc ibneu nift lstDeidea tonnts.
Qr6ettsranqt,tgenbei eitsn.
glau lort 20. g}ai.
Die geomten osy 56iifsbouboi, in
Brootlpn eynay,sr llngs.seenbeiisn
NIT oen 2lrbeitsrn in jiingitsr ,3eit
Dsrfude e.md6t ru,oen. bic bort be-
i6ditietsr G,u.t su ralHiiiren. Man
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1903-05-22
8ermutbti9 unters..
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YhiIaoelpbid, q. Wlai.
Giner bier angslan9ten 0epeIde gu.
foI9e lit oas britiide S6iff nStoba
in Slad Riper. Sumaicu, dngetpmmen.
nel4es beri4tet, baB etipa $50 Meis
len BON ct. Charles bas WaiIer nit
SeI beoedt mar. Nan nimmt an, paB
has Sel ppn benz Seli6iff .2udens
bd6" herriibrt, melAe3 nabrf9einIi6
rerungliidte. Sc bate cine 8eIabung
bon 30 W}ann.