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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
SULTAN PROMISES
REFUGEES AMNESTY
Macedonians Accept on Conditions
News Makes Favorable I'M
preston.

Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 15.-After cor
respondence with the Macedonian ref
ugees through the Bulgarian govern
ment the sultan has promised a gener-
al amnesty and funds in aid of re
building their homesteads if the fugi-
tives return to Macedonia. The refu-
gees have consented on condition of
their repatriation being under foreign
control.
The authorities in ROumelia are now
estimating the amount necessary to
carry out the arrangement. This news
has made a favorable impression here.
The government has decided to dis
miss several classes of reserves as
soon as the porte begins to fulfill its
promises.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15

Chicago, Oct. 15.-The Rock River
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, in session at Aurora. ILL.,. has
adopted resolutions urging the nation
al adoption of uniform divorce laws.
The resolutions commend the state law
making family abandonment a crime,
and instruct ministers TO unite with
the Protestant Episcopal church in re-
fusing to remarry any person unless
divorced on ScriptuTal grounds. The
conference has adjourned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
Would Christian ze Trade Unions.
Cities Are in a Bad Way.

DR.. ]. NJ. King. of Philadelphia. cor
responding secretary of the Methodist
Episcopal church. speaking on mission
work in the cities, said that moral and
religious influences and governments
are all weakest i'll cities. where they
need TO be strongest. The cities, he
said. which are gathering together the
most dangerous elements of civiliza-
tion. will in due time, unless Christian
lied. prove the destruction of our free
institutions
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
BUILDING ASSOCIATION
LEAGUE IS IN SESSION

Chicago, Oct. 15.-One hundred del
egates from 30 Illinois cities and
towns have assembled here for the
oath annual meeting of the Building
Association League of Illinois. Re-
ports of officers show the association
to be in a fiourishing condition.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
FIRM is SUSPENDED BY
GOTHAM STOCK EXCHANGE

New York, Oct. 15.-The firm of
Zimmerman & Forshay was today
suspended from the stock exchange
privileges as a result of the investi-
cation of certain transactions by the
firm in San Francisco railway bonds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15

club and its guests in the Auditorium
hotel last night. He pleaded for pure
politics and the integrity of govern
ment, and summoned all good men of
every party to join their efforts to
that end.
Mn Cleveland's topic was american
Good Citizenship" and he spoke in
part as follows:
1T seems to me that within our cit
izenship there are many whose dis
position and characteristics very
much resemble those quite often
found in the membership Of our
churches. In this membership there
is considerable proportion composed
of those who, having made profession
of their faith and Joined the church,
appear to think their duty done when
they live honestly. attend worship
regularly and contribute literally to
church support. In complacent salts
faction. and certain of their respecta
bility, they do not care to hear ser
moniZing concerning the sinfulness of
human nature, or the wrath to come;
and if happily they are sometimes
reused by the truths of vital chris
tianity, they soon relapse again to
their tranquil and easy condition of
listlessness.
There is an habitual associate of
American civic Indifference and lest
Iessness, which reinforces their ma
Iign tendencies and adds tremendous
ly to the dangers that threaten our
body polite. This associate plays the
role of smooth, insinuating conf
dence operator Clothed in the garb
of immutable faith in the invuInera-
bility of our national greatness, it in
vites our admiring gaze to the fight
of the American eagle, and assures
us that no tempestuous weather can
ever tire his wing. Thus many good
and honest men are approached
through their patriotic trust in our
free institutions and immense nation
al resources, and are insidiously led
to a condition of mind which will not
permit them to harbor the uncomfort-
able thought that any omission on
their part can check American prog
ress or endanger our country's CON
tinued development.
Saturated with SeIfshness.
''Who Will say that our public life
is not now saturated with the indie
cent demands of selfishness? More
than this, can any of us doubt the eX-
istence of still more odiOus and de-
testable evils which, with steady, can
kering growth, are more directly than
all others, threatening our safety and
national life? / speak of the corrup-
ton of our suffrage, open and notori-
ous. of the buying and selling of polit-
ical places for .money, Hle purchase
of political favors and privileges, and
the traffic in official duty for personal
gain.
'Resulting from these conditions in
a manner not difficult to trace, whole
some national sentiment is threatened
with utter perversion. All sorts of
misconceptions pervade the public
thought. and jealousies rapidly TAX
ing on the complexion of class hatred
are found in every corner Of the land.
A new meaning has been given to ma
tionaI prosperity. With a hardihood
that savors of insolence, an old pre-
text, which has preceded the doom of
ancient experiments in popular rule.
is daily and hourly dinned in our ears.
We are told that the national splen-
dor we have bull upon the showy
ventures of speculative wealth, is a
badge of our success. Unsharing con-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
bankruptcy Law Repeal Favored.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 15.-The mem
bers of the Nebraska State Bankers
association voted almost unanimously
in favor of the repeal of the present
bankruptcy law, and a resolution ask
ing the senators and representatives
from this state to work to that end
was adoDted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
DIVIDEND DECLARED ON
SECOND PREFERRED STOCK

Philadelphia. Oct. 15.-The direc-
tors of the Philadelphia & Reading
railroad today declared a general div
idend of 11a per cent on second pre-
ferred stock. This is the first time
in the history of the road that div
idend has been paid ON second pre-
ferred stock. \ regular semi-annual
dividend of , per cent was declared
on first preferred
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
Aspbvxiated bv Escapinc Gas.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-William Dobbin
was asphyxiated and his wife is bare
Iy alive from the effects of escaping
gas They were found in their room
at the Quincy hotel by the hotel clerk.
The aged couple registered at the ho-
tel from st. Louis,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
A SANTA FE MAIL
TRAIN is WRECKED
Clerk Fred Horn Killed and Several
Slightly In
jured.

Kansas City, Oct. 15.-The. east
bound Santa Fe fast mail was parti-
ally wrecked near the outskirts of
this city today. Fred Horn, mail
clerk, was killed and several were
slightly injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
some Kids win ~Catch 1t" Now.

Topeka. Kan, Oct. 15-L. T. Gage,
truancy officer, notified the city super
intendent that there are 5000 children
of school age that are not attending
the city schools. 4 list of the miss
ing children is in the hands of the Off
Ger and the parents of the children
who play ''hOoky' will be fined small
sum according to the laws provisions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
MARIE BREHM is
HEAD OF w. C. T. U.
Illinois Organization Elects Officers
at Convention To-
day.

Chicago. Oct. 1.-THE Illinois Wo-
mems Christian Temperance union
today elected the following officers:
President. Miss Marie {. Brehm; vice
president. Mrs. Lucia B. Tying; corre-
spending secretary. Mrs. Minnie B.
Horning; treasurer. Miss Amelia
Cram
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
Disgraced Doctor Attempts Suicide.

Hamilton, Ont, Oct. 15.-Dr Jolley.
one of the best known physicians iH
the western part of the province, ar
rested on charge of attempted child
desertion, was found in his cell suf-
fering from carbOIic acid poisoning.
The doctor gives no hope of saving
his life. Maud Smith, the woman in
the case, was also arrested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
Says Patriots are Slow
to Realize the
Danger.
TALKS IN CHICAGO
Good Citizenship Bound
to Win in the
End.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-Grover Cleveland
sounded a call for Il new crusade
which shall rescue the political holy
land from the infideI of corrupt meth
DDS in addressing the Commercial
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
METHODIST VIEWS
Expressed on Various Problems
That Are Now Looking TO:
Solution.
RACE PROBLEM IS ONE OF THEM
Gospel the Surest SoIutiOn-MormOn-
ism Denounced-Christi
and the Labor Union,

Philadelphia, Oct 15.-Three inter
esting meetings We're held by the east
ern missionary convention of the
Methodist Episcopal church in the
Academy of Music. Bishop Cyrus d.
Foss, of this city, presided at all three
sessions. The general topic of the day
was the Difficulties in the Worlds
Evangelization" divided into several
subjects as at home, abroad, in Europe,
in Latin-America, and in the cities.
One of the principal addresses of the
morning session was that of Rev. DR..
II. *. Carroll, assistant corresponding
secretary of the missionary society,
who spoke on home missions.
Gospel for the Race Issue.
He devoted most of his address to
the negro question, and gave it as his
opinion that in Christian missionary
work at home lies the solution of the
race problem. THE black man has
claims upon us to which we cannot he
Indifferent" he said. HE constitutes
more than One-tenth of our population.
and he is not dying out like the red
man, nor committing race suicide like
the white man, but is increasing and
multiplying" He believed that the
gospel was not only the surest but the
cheapest way in the end of solving the
race problem, for where men can say
as Christians We are brethren no pO-
lice power will be necessary to con-
strain them to dwell in peace and
unity
Makes an Attack on the MOrnOns.
DIR. Carroll attacked NOrmOnism. He
said Methodist has almost as much
faith in the religion of MOslem as in
that of Mormon. the foundation of
which was laid in fraud. and its his
tory was f-aught with violence and
crime. There is no section in all our
territory" he continued. mo people
among all our citizens. more in need of
the gospel than Utah and the Nor
mons 1t is the plague spot of our civ
ilizatiOn. the open sore of our body
polite"
Would Christian Trade Unions.
Rev. Z. ]. Helms, of Morgan Me-
mortal church, Boston, also spoke on
home missions. He declared that trades
unions should he Christianized. IF
we were wise.' he said, 1--WE should
see to it that from our schools and
seminarieS every year we would send
missionaries into these great labor or
ganizations to make them Christian.
Here is open n wonderful opportunity
TO which the church thus far has been
blind
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
Fell Lifeless from His Chair.

New York, Oct 15.-Henry C. Per
kins, aged 65 years, a cotton mer-
chant, died suddenly of heart disease
in his office in Wall street. Without
warning he fell lifeIess from his chair.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
Compromise Rnmored.

Washington. Oct. 15.-It is rumored
that Miss Mae c. Wood has compro-
missed her claim against Senator
Thomas c. Platt on the basis of S15.-
600. but this cannot be confirmed
among Miss Woods friends. She her
self is absolutely silent 1t is said
here that Miss Wood vowed before
she left Washington that she would
nat compromise any interest she had
in the matter. but would proceed to
the bitter end.
1t is now case of the woman
scorned." and she is not so careful of
her financial interests. Those who
know her assert that she viii not re-
linquish her efforts for satisfaction
until either Senator Platt keeps his
promise TO marry her or she has
wrecked the social prospects of the
other woman. Mrs. Lillian I. Janeway,
by the publication of Senator Platt's
correspondence. Some of this is
spicy. The letters from Senator PIatt
which she treasures are filed with
allusions to that gay widow, who is
chasing me- and other sighting re-
marks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
His Marriage to Mrs.
JaneWay Occurs Last
Sunday.
IS ANNOUNCED TODAY
Miss Wood Said to Have
Received $4,000 to
Drop Suit.

New York, Oct. 15.--Announcement
was made today of the marriage of
Senator Thomas c. Platt and Mrs.
Lillian I. Janeway, which took place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15

tentment is enjoined upon the masses
of our people, and they are invited, in
the bare subsistence of their scanty
homes, to patriotically rejoice in their
country's prosperity.
Il hasten to give assurance that
have not spoken in spirit of gloomy
pessimism. l shall he the Hast of all
our people to believe that the saving
grace of patriotism among my coun-
trymen is dead or will always sleep.
l know that its timely revival and ac-
tivity mean the realization of the
loftiest hopes of a free nation. l have
faith that the awakening is forthcOm-
ing; and on this faith [ build cheer
full hope for the healing of all the
wounds inflicted in slumber and neg
lect.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
Japanese Win a Shooting Match.

Victoria, B. c., Oct ia Peking
dispatch tells of "a shooting competi-
ton between picked teams from the
British and American and Japanese
legations at the Chinese capital. The
japanese won with the Americans
second
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
Dodge President.

Washington, Oct. 15.-The Society
of the Army of the Tennessee today
elected Gen. Granville NJ. Dodge, of
New York, president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
Every Citizen a Politician.

sit is time that there should be an
end of self-satisfied qualification, or
pretense of virtue, in the phrase I am
not a Politician and it is time to for
bid the prostitution of the word to a
sinister use Every citizen should be
politician enough to bring himself
within the true meaning of the term,
as one who concerns himself with
the regulation or government of a
nation or state for the preservation
of its safety, peace and prosperity
This is politics in its best sense, and
this is good citizenship.
1T is as clear as noon-day that. if
the patriotism of our people is to be
aggressively vigorous, and equal to
our national preservation, and if pol
itics is to subserve a high purpose in
stead of degenerating to the level of
a cunning game, our good men in
every walk of life must arouse them
selves to consciousness that the safe
ty and best interests of their country
involve every other interest, and that
by service in the field of good citizen
ship, they not only do patriotic duty,
but in direct way save for them
selves the share of benefits due them
from our free institutions.
I'm the day when all shadows shall
have passed away and when good cit
izenship shall have made sure the
safety, permanence and happiness of
our nation, how small will appear the
strifes of selfishness in our civic life,
and how petty will seem the machina-
tions of degraded politics. There shall
be set over against them in that time
a revereHt sense of cooperation in
Heavens plans for our peoples great
ness, and the joyous pride of standing
among those who in the comradeship
of American good citizenship, have SO
protected and defended our heritage
of self-government that our treasures
are safe in the citadel of patriotism
where neither moth nor rust doth cor
rupt, and where thieves do not break
through nor steal'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
Wanted Miller to Explain.

The first question propOunded toMil-
Ter was by General RObb when he
said: MIR. Cochran and l have an un-
pleasant duty, and it must be per-
formed now. Before anything is done
you had better talk the matter over.
You are u lawyer, and it is unneceS-
sary to tell you that subterfuge will
be useless and that we will have none
of it. We Will leave that aside. The
examiners have been at work in the
west on the Ryan matter. We have
their reports, and their statements
have been cOrroborated. 1t looks
mighty bad for you and we want you
to explain
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
Hon for ,One.

Boston, Oct. 15.- The members of
the Honorable Artillery company, of
London, left for home today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
TIIIman's Friends Demonstratlve.

y demonstration followed the an
nouncement of the verdict, friends of
the defendant giving vent to their
feelings in shouts. After the defend
ant was discharged from custody, he
shook hands with the judge and jury
and left the court room accompanied
by his friends and counsel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15

al the Holland house Sunday last.
Rev. DR.. Burial performed the cere-
mony in the presence of the immedi-
ate members of the Platt and Mrs.
Janeway families.
The senator said today that he
chose private ceremony to avoid the
crush and annoyance of public we'd
ding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
Verdict of Not Guilty Re-
turned in Gonzales
Murder Case.
JURY OUT ALL NIGHT
Demonstration Follows,
Defendant Shaking
Hand of Judge.

Lexington, S. C., Oct. 15.-The jury
charged with killing Editor Gonzales,
returned verdict Of not guilty this
morning
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
Testimony Broke the NTonotony.


The mOnOtOny of the trial was very
much broken when Watson testified.
He said he was the private secretary
to Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral BristOw, and told of the letters
passing between John ]. Ryan and the
department. Finally Assistant District
Attorney Darby asked him to describe
what took place in the office of Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General BristOw
on May II. when General Robb and
Chief Inspector Cochran had an inter
view with Miller. He said he was
seated on bundle of old newspapers
in the corner taking full stenographio
notes on his knee as Miller talked.
Then Watson proceeded to read to the
court from those original notes and
occupied an hour and a half in doing
so.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-15
MILLER SURPRISED
Accused Ex.PostaI Official Con.
fronted with His Own Admis.
sions Before Witnesses.
HIS WORDS wERElTAKEN DOWN
BY a Concealed Stenographer While
He Was Questioned by Peo-
pie at Washington.

Cincinnati, Oct. 15.-Standing room
was in demand in the United States
district court room on the second day
of the trial of Miller and Johns for
conspiracy and bribery in connection
with the recently exposed postal
frauds. Nine witnesses were examined
and the government has four more to
call. The defense was not taken by
surprise until the stenographic reports
of the private secretaries of Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General BristOw
and of General Robb of interviews
with Miller We're introduced as evi-
dence
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
Don't Think He said II.

San Francisco, Dec. 10.-Maj. Gen.
macarthur, who is quoted in a cable
dispatch from Honolulu as predicting
a war between the United States and
Germany, has not returned to this city.
AT army headquarters it was stated
Today that he was not expected back
from Honlulu until about Christmas,
though he may come on the Sherman,
Que in few days.
lettering to the statement attributed
70 Gen. Macarthur, which. it appears,
was transmitted to Gov. Carter by Col.
Jones of the Hawaiian militia, high
militia officer, said to-day:
4, cannot believe that Gen. MacAr-
.nur made the prediction attributed to
nm. 1t Is quite possibie that in con-
ierring with the fortifications board.
winch recently met i'm Honolulu, he
may have incidentally referred to the
possibility of war with some of the
great Powers as an argument in favor
VI properly defending the Hawaiian Is
.aHas, which, as everybody knows are
eSIy important strategically. By way
~ Illustration, he may have mentioned
ssItnany as a growing sea and COM
s,.siclal Power, but he 10 too expert
iced an officer and diplomat 10 make
w.. e rash statement with which he is
other army officers expressed similar
'''Ws' and al are confident that Gen.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
OF THIRTEEN INDICTED
Not One Had Passed the Civil Serv-
ice Examinations.

Baltimore, Dec. 10.-The National
Civil Service Reform League began
its twentv-third annual meeting in
this city to-day, and will continue I'M
til tomorrow evening. The annual
report of the council was read by
Charles j. Bonparte. The report
points out the recent revelations of
dishonesty in certain bureaus of the
Postofiice Department as an illustra-
ton of the spoils policy.
of the thirteen public servants"
says the report, indicted for alleged
crimes revealed by this investigation,
not one originally entered the service
through a competitive examination.
In every instance their selection was
due to partisan or personal considera-
tons. Ordinarily a man who enters
the service as the result of a compe-
titive examination, honestly conducted
in accordance with the civil service
rules, is Il man of higher moral stand
ards than a man appointed to office
because he has placed a politician I'M
der obligations to him. There have
been many illustrations of this truth,
but none more striking or significant
than the revelations of the postal in
quiries.'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-11
BANK IN STRAITS.
But the Baltimore Clearing AssOcia-
ton Aids 1t.

But the Baltimore Clearing AssOcia-
ton Aids 1t.
Baltimore, Dec. 10.-The membership
Of the Baltimore Clearing Association
late this afternoon agreed to advance
any necessary funds in the shape of
certificates to tide over the financial
affairs of the Commercial and Farm
ers' National Bank of this city, a MEM
Der of the Clearing House Association.
Bank Examiner w. A. Mason is in
charge of the bank as a representative
of the Clearing House Association, and
the resignation of Lawrence B. Kemp,
president of the bank has been ten
dered. The report of the Clearing
House Committee. who have examined
the books of the bank, will probably
prevent a run on the bank tomorrow,
and 1t is thought its affairs will be adj
justed satisfactorily.
Inability to realize upon paper held
by the bank is believed to be the cause
of the temporary embarra ssment of the
institution. The last statement sub
mitted to the controller of the curren-
cy on Sept 9, showed assets of $2,114,-
$50. 81, with liabilities (secured) Of
similar amount.
The bank will open for business to-
morrow morning.