davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
TRIAL OF MAJOR GLENN
Testimony Showing General Conditions
I'm the Island of SaHnar VIII
BE Admitted.

Manila. Jan. 1J.-The court-martial
which is trying Major Edwin +. Glenn
of the Fifth Infantry on the charge of
unlawfully killing seven prisoners of
war in Samar, has decided to admit
testimony showing the general condi-
tions of the Island of Samar at the
time of the alleged offense. The de-
fense intends to review the massa-
creS and other misconduct of the enc
my and the secret assistance furnished
to the latter by non-cOmbatants.
Major Glenn, testifying, reviewed
the conditions which led to the pro-
mitigation of circular No. q, which
was the authority for his orders to in
augurate Il vigorous campaign. He
said the circular was suggested from
headquarters, and further testified
that General Chaffee said he did not
want reports from Samar.
Captain Bell testified to the policy
which circular No. q iHaugurated and
which ended the Samar insurrection.
The witness said he issued orders in
his his district similar to those of Ma
iOr Glenn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
WILL RATTLE HIMSELF OFF
Man Who Wants a Wife Sells Chances for
Life with Him at 20
Cents Each.

AIpena, Mich, Jan. 15.-Edward j.
Eisebrenner, of Rogers City. wants Il
wife so badly that he has decided to
act as prize for a ra G. He has is
sued 1000 tickets which will be sold
at % cents each in Rogers City, Posen,
Metz and La Rocque. The only condi-
ton which the wife-seeker imposes
upon the female purchaser of his mat
rimOnial tickets is that she must be
a respectable. healthy, unencumbered
Roman Catholic. between 40 and 30
years of age.
Eisebrenner is a widOwer, 30 years
of age. , feet inches tall, weighs 10
pounds, healthy, well preserved, black
hair, blue eyes, speaks English, Polish
and German, has one boy 10 years of
age and a farm of eighty acres, twen-
tysiX of which is under cultivation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
EX-LAND AGENT INDICTED
Mixed Up in the Soldiers widows Land
Entry Cases Out In
Nebraska.

Omaha, Neb., Jan. 15.-W. r. Lesser,
formerly United States land agent
appointed to investigate alleged fraud
ulent land entries, has been indicted
by the federal grand jury on n charge
of presenting false claims to the gov
ernment in the shape of expense ac-
counts. The indictment. however. is
in connection with the recent investi-
CATION by Colonel MOsby of land en-
tries by soldiers widows on govern
ment lands, which were at once leased
to cattle owners and fenced in by them.
1t is alleged that soldiers widows
from several states were brought into
Nebraska by interested parties, where
they made homestead entries, being
told that it was not necessary for them
to actually reside on them. These lands
We're at once leased to or purchased by
cattlemen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
GOLDEN RULE GOVERNMENT
United Christian Party Claims to stand
for This and VIII Confer There
on Nav 1.

Chicago. Jan. 1.-THE national COM
mittee of the United Christian party
has issued call for national con
ventiOn at Rock Island. ILL.,, May l,
for the purpose of economic discussion
and the recommendation for nOmina-
ton of candidates for president and
vice president of the United States.
These are to stand for the practi-
application of the Golden Rule in gov
ernment. and the righteous enforce
ment of the principles of the iniative
and the referendum" The call says
Christian patriots of every political
complexion. regardless of sex or color,
are invited.
The committee also issued Il call for
nomic Convention at Louis May 1 and
=, 1901.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15

he and the laborer were ready to fill
moe cars, the drivers and runners. who
belong TO the union. would not deliver
them. He complained to the foreman
about the nOn-delivery of cars. and the
Atter said he was afraid to discharge
the drivers and runners because the
other union men might strike.
MaXey'S experience was that a
young. strong man was not permitted
to send out more than an older or
weaker man. If he did get ten or fif-
teen cars ahead of his neighbOr he
had to stop until the other man caught
up. Tie president of Il local union to
whom lie complained about tn ematter
said it was done to that all men would
get an equal amount of work. Presi-
dent Mitchell crOsS-eXamined MoXey
on the restriction of the output. but
he did not make much progress with
the witness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
NUMBER 13 WAS DEADLY
Wounds Given Him on the 18th
Day of the Month.

Chicago. Jan. 13.-Multilated by
thirteen knife wounds and with the
face so badly cut that the features
were unrecoSnizable, the body of an
unidentified Italian was found in Jack
son park on the line of SiXty-siNth
street shortly before 10 p. IN. Tuesday.
The WOOdlawn park police believe that
Il gang of enemies enticed the man to
the park and killed him for revenge,
though there is no clew as yet to what
their motives may have been.
The condition of the wounds indi-
Gated that they had only been intiict-
ed Il few hours before. All around
where the body lay were signs of Il
struggle the earth being trampled and
the snow stained with blood. The
mans clothing was torn. Beneath him
was found a revolver with five cham
berS loaded and one empty. though
with no indication that Il cartridge had
is assigned as the cause.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
NEGRO GETS A JUDGMENT
He Is Awarded $1s for Being Charged
ProhIbitive Prices for Food at
Restaurant.

Anderson. Ind, Jan. 15.-A jury in
the superior court gave Albert Carter
colored, of Westfield, judgment for S17
against the Peterson brothers, in this
city. Carter sued the Peterson
brothers for 500.
He alleged that he went into Peter
sons restaurant last August and asked
for IL lunch: that hes was asked %
cents for Il sandwich land refused to
pay it, and then asked the price of Il
meal and was told thai the cost would
be 50.
the other side of the room and asked
for IL glass of soda water. He was
told this would cost ~ cents. Carter
is now employed in Lapel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
Live Stock Convention.

Kansas City, Jan. 15.-But one ses-
sion of the annual convention of the
National Live Stock association was
held during the day. After consider
ing resolutions presented the previous
session and listening to several
speeches on various topics, the dele
gates spent the afternoon inspecting
the stock yards and visiting the pack
ing houses. AT night grand ball and
reception was given at Convention
hall. for which elaborate preparations
had been made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
COMEDIES WHAT MITCHELL WANTS
Good Would Result from Having an Out
side Party Mediate.

He repeated that the company was
always ready TO meet its employees. He
was asked that in case one of his own
employees gave up cutting coal for the
purpose of looking after the interests
OF the company's 5000 men if he
would meet him for the purpose of set
Ting differences. and he replied that he
was not prepared to answer the ques-
ton. subsequently he said the COM
pany and the men could arrive ut an
understanding without tn eaSsiStance
of an agent.
Commissioner Clark asked the wit
ness. in case the two parties failed to
agree, il the men could call in an
agent. and May replied that he thought
they could.
Clark-DOn't you think that if this
policy We're followed it would result
in much good?
May think possibly it would.
The witnes then submitted to q long
crOss-eXamination on the amount of
waste in the loaded mine cars brought
to the surface. He said it averaged
about 21 per cent. May concluded his
testimony by stating that he thought
Fp'F a NNSA wac al IsllL Shllcu lENdltS
living wage. and that he would like to
see all of his men earning at least that
much.
Alexander Dryden of Dunmore.
mining engineer who was for many
years a mine superintendent. gave ex-
pert testimony on the many improve
ments made in the cOmpany'S mines
in tn elast thirt wears and gave his
tory of the fixing of the so-called min
ers ton. He said the Pennsylvania
Coal company gives all its miners an
opportunity to earn $3.50 a day.
Samuel J. Jennings, of oFrest City.
general foreman of the company, cor
roborated testimony already given to
tn eeffect that the relations between
the company and the men before the
advent of the union We're cordial and
that they were quite different after the
union appeared. The witness said he
was able to earn 81 Il day as Il miner.
but on croSS-eXamination he said he
earned only S60 to $50 month when
he worked as Il contra ct miner. because
he was ont working full time then.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
Is STILL STRAINING
To Place the Blame for Anthra.
cite Shortage on Union
Men.
TESTIMONY OF EVIL WITNESSES
In the Coal Investigation at Phila-
phia- Mine Bosses on
the Stand.

Philadelphia. Jan. 15.-Recognition
OF the union was the principal demand
attacked by the Erie company yester-
day al its contest against the claims
of the United Mine Workers General
superintendent W. y. May. of the
HILLSIDE Coal and Iron company and
the pennsylvania Coal company. which
are controlled by the Erie, was on the
witness tand for Il long time and was
emphatic in saying that the employ
ment of coal and iron policemen was
most essential i'll time of strikes. The
sheriff. he said. was unreliable, and
from his experience he found that dep
uty Sheriffs, as Il rule, Sympathized
with the strikers. He said the coal and
iron policemen in the company's en-
plOy We're of good character
Where the Witness Changed His Mind.
The witness also said that if the re-
gion had been free from terrorism he
believed the company would have been
able to min coal during the last strike
The company was making progress last
September when the terrorism pre-
vented the company from going any
amounted TO he replied that the COM
pany had secured from forty to fifty
men out of $500 to blow down coal.
TerrOrism's Effect on the Strike
The witness did not think that the
two years ago was deserved, but he
has since changed his mind. He did
not think the present advance asked
for was reasonable. and gave nom
cOmittal answer when asked if he
might change his mind again twa years
hence. To qestiOns put by barrow Su-
perintendent May said he knew John
Mitchell personally, but would object
TO meeting him as the agent of the
men in the employ of the Erie COM
pany, because it would bring in an
outside element which had no direct
interest in the business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
THE WIRES STAY
Western Union Wins Its Fight for
Right-of-Way Along the
Pennsylvania Lines.
GETS AN PERMANENT INJUNCTION
Railway Takes New Course to Get
Rid of the Telegraph Com
pany's Plant.

Trenton, n. J., Jan. lin the
United States Circuit Court. district
of New Jersey, IL decision was fled
yesterday in favor the Western Uuion
Telegraph Company restraining the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company from
interfering with the cOmpany's lines
along the road. The injunction is
made permanent. The decision as
handed down recites the following
United States statute. enacted July 24,
1866: Any telegraph company now
organized or which may hereafter be
organized under the laws of any state,
shall have the right to construct, main
tain and operate telegraph lines over
and along any of the military or post
roads of the United States which have
been or may hereafter be declared by
such law, but such lines of telegraph
shall be so constructed and MAIN
tanned as not TO interfere with the or
binary travel oD such military roads.
All railroads are declared by law to be
post roads.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
SIGNS
COAL REBATE BILL
Tariff Modification Measure is Now
Law-Cuban Reciprocity
Treaty.

Washington, Jan. 15.-The president
signed the bill suspending the duty on
coal at 1 this afternoon.
Washington. Jan. 15.-The senate
yesterday acted promptly on the house
bill providing rebates of the duty on
coal and passed it unanimously with
out debate few minutes after it was
brought over from the house. The
bilitia bill also was passed with an
amendment striking out of the bill
the section providing for Il reserve
force of trained men. Tillman made a
speech denouncing trusts, the state
hood bill was condemned and an eX-
ecutive session was held.
The bill reported from the ways and
means committee to provide for Il re-
bate of the duties on foreign coal for
period of one year was passed in
short order by the house-25S to .
the five negatives being Cushman and
Jones of Washington. Gaines of West
Virginia, MOndeIl of Wyoming and
Patterson of Pennsylvania-all Re-
publicans. Much progress was made
with tn earmy bill.
Washington, Jan. 15.-The senate
committee on military affairs today
authorized a favorable report on the
general staff bill which passed the
house a week ago.
The senate committee on. foreign
relations today agreed to report the
Cuban reciprocity treaty to the SEN
ate with two amendments. The first
of these is Il guarantee against fur
ther reduction of the sugar tariff
which was adopted yesterday. The
other makes a reduction of 40 per
cent in the reduction on American
cattle exported to Cuba instead of 20
per cent as provided in the treaty as
it was originally transmitted to the
senate. Senators Bacon and Bailey
east their votes against the resolu-
tiOn for favorable report, but all the
other votes were in the affirmative.
The senate today passed a resolu-
ton calling upon the president to in
form the senate what government is
now existing in the island of Guam
and asking why Mabini is detained in
the islands.
The house, after the passage of the
army appropriation bill. took up the
of the department com
merce bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
FOUR MINERS GIVE roEsrIMoNY.
They Say the Union Insisted on Men
Doing Less Work Day.

Patrick Mitchell, of PittSton. and
George MaXy. of oFrest iCty, both
miners. testified that the union was di-
rectly responsible for restricting the
earnin capacity of the miners. Mitch
ell said he was fined 81 by the union
because he worked on the night of the
day the breaker did not run. He did
not pay it, and is now out of the un-
ion. The only explanation he could
give was that the union wanted all
the men to have an equal distribution
of cars: Before the 1900 strike more
cars were loaded each day than now.
He threatened to dismiss his laborer
if he did not load more cars, and the
Iatter replied that if he did he could
not get another to fill his place The
Iaborer was ont discharged. The wit
ness further. stated that even though
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
RAILWAY TRIES ANOTHER TACK
Wants a "Partnership" Dissolved and an
Accounting Ordered.

Pitsburg. Jan. ia new phase of
the legal battle between the Western
Union Telegraph company and the
Pennsylvania Railroad company de-
veloped yesterday when the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad company filed cross
bill in the United States circuit court
against the Western Union Telegraph
company. The cross-bill alleges that
partnership has existed between the
plaintiff and defendant for years, and
the court is asked TO declare that all
contracts and agreements between the
defendant and plaintiff terminate June
2. 1908. and that an accounting be had
and decree madde fixing rights and
standing of the plaintiff and defendant
in and to the property constituting lines
of telegraph.
The court is asked further TO declare
that the Western Union Telegraph
company has no right or authority to
occupy any part of the property of the
plaintiff under the acts of congress.
The court is asked to grant perpet-
uaI Injunction restraining the defend
ant company from using or occupying
the property or any part thereof of the
plaintiff after June2. and from interfer-
ing with the plaintiff in removing the
property from the lines of the defend
ant company if deemed necessary.
The Pennsylvania company also fled
an answer and demurrer in the pre-
vious case, asking that the portion of
the agreement that, no other company
or individual he permitted to build or
operate telegraph line along the right
of-way of the railroad company be de-
ciared void and illegal because it was
intended to create monopoly in the
telegraph business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
White and Black EIopement.

Canton, Ills. Jan. 1J.-Jesse Kenney,
cOlored. aged 2S years. and Maggie
Brenner. a 14-year-old white girl. who
eloped from Oskaloosa. la. were ar
rested here by Chief of Police Carter
upon the request of the girls parents.
The couple was married at Dumferm-
line. a mining town near here, by Rev.
ID. y. Holmes. The negro secured the
license and gave the girls age AS Is.
Kenney will be taken back TO Oska-
loOsa to answer to the charge of kid-
naping.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
THIRTY THOUSAND
PERSONS STARVING
kilograms Confirm Distressing News
of Situation in
Sweden.

London, Jan. 15.-Telegrams from
Stockholm confirm the distressing ac-
counts of the famine in northern
Sweden. About 10000 people are af-
fected. The starving neople are Iiv-
ing on pine bark made into famine
bread.
1t is estimated expenditures of
sc, 500 900 will be necessary to save the
population from decimation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
Milkmen spoil Many Breakfa.ts.

Chicago. Jan. 15.-The Chicago milk
men caused much dismay in many
households, for they did not bring sup
plies until long after breakfast. 1t
was the first day of the one delivery
rule. and the drivers voted it a sue
cess. Instead of crawling out of bed
at a. IN. the drivers did not rise un-
til between 6 and Z. and did not leave
the dairies until after S.. They visited
each house but once. and were able TO
complete their work early in the aft
erDoon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
Lucky Man Lives Near caro-.

Caro-, Mich. Jan. 10. - ID. Healy
Clark, appointed deputy commissioner
of railroads by Commissioner Atwood
lives just outside of Caro-. near the
home of his chief. He handles the
real estate and mortgage interests of
his uncle. Dorus Healy. of Dansville,
y. Y, which are extensive in this
section. He is A years of age and
enjoys a reputation for probity as ex-
tenSiYe as his wide acquaintance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
He VIII Lose Four DAYS a Week.

Washington. Jan. 15.-W. J. Lewis,
of Nebraska. who recently was appoint
ed temporarily to apostion in the post
office department pending the settle
ment of the issue raised because of
his objections as a Seventh Day Adj
ventist to working on Saturdays. has
received Il permanent appointment. He
will not work on Saturdays and his
salary will be deducted for those days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
Conflagration at Piqua. o.

Piqua. O.. Jan. 15.-Five buildings
were badly damaged by fire. entailinG
Il loss of S150,OOO with only partial
insurance in each case. The flames
started in the book and wallpaper
store of BrausOn N Worley, and before
it could be controlled spread TO the
bookstore of G w Nash. the New
York dry goods company. a furniture
store and BesInceny X Wendells jew.
nlrN store
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
CAR MEN
BOTH INDICTED
For Running Into President Roose-
velt's Carriage and Killing
Detective Craig.

Pittsfield, Mass. Jan. 15.-The grand
jury in the case of Euclid Madden and
James 7. Kelly today reported an in
dictment against each charging man
slaughter. The men We're in charge
of an electric car which last August
ran into the carriage of President
Roosevelt with the result that Secret
Service Agent Craig was killed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
Tried to XIII His wife.

Chicago. Jan. 15.-fBecause his 10
year-old wife would not give up her po-
sition as barber Charles Lewis, also
barbor, visited thet shop where the
woman was employed and fired two
pistol bullets into her shoulder. He
then shot himself in the breast and in
the head. dying shortly afterward i'll
hospital. The woman will probably
recover
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
Had Been Troubled Mentally.

New York. Jan. ia man who re-
fused to disclose his identity called on
the city chamberlain and handed him
five one thousand dollar bills. The
stranger said he had been troubled
mentally for some time over finan-
cial Indebtedness to the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
While COMPANY Is Fired.

Springfield, Ills. Jan. 15.-Acting ON
the recommendation of the commando
ing officer. Colonel J. Mack Tanner.
Adjutant General Smith has entered
an order diScharging company ii,
Fourth infantry. of Paris, Ills. from
the military service of the state. ln-
efficiency of officers and enlisted meu
assigned as the cause.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
See You. Andy: Go You Better.

Council Bluffs. Ia, Jan. 15.-Andrew
Carnegie has made donation to the
public library of this city of $4,000
for Il building. on condition that 5000
be annually appropriated for its main
tenance. The library trustees have ac-
cepted the $4,000. but will ask for an
additional $4,000 on the condition that
the city expend $1,000 extra for its
maintenan
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
Site foraPublic BuildinR.

Washington, Jan. 15.-Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury Taylor has Sc
iected as a site for the federal building
at Anderson, Ind, the property at the
northeast corner of Eleventh and jack
son streets; price, $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
Judge Day the Probable Appointed.

Washington, Jan. 15.-It can be
stated by authority that Judge William
II. Day. former secretary of state. prob
ably will be appointed an associate
Justice of the United States supreme
court to succeed Justice Shiras. who is
about to retire: but it can be said, also,
that the president has made no offer
of the position yet to Judge Day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
Coal shnrtare at EaCrns.e.

LoCrosse. Wis. Jan. 15.-The Nov
city Wood works has laid off its large
force on account of being unable to get
coal and the Lacrosse Rubber mills,
employing several hundred hands, is
to shut down if coal is not forthcoming
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
She Goes at EN- Again.

San Diego, Cal, Jan. 15.-On COM
plaint of Mrs. Katherine Tingley. e.
w. Schmidt, of Los Angeles, has been
arrested. Schmidt is charged with eX-
tortion. the complaint being based on
a letter which Schmidt is alleged to
have written asking Mrs. Tingley how
much she would give for the suppress
sion of certain evidence concerning her
mast history
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
Gives Them a Chance to Appeal.

The deciding judge. i'll closing. said:
In view of the facts presented and for
the reason stated | have decided to
make permanent this injunction. In
this way the defendants will have an
opOrtunity to appeal to the next term
of the circuit court of appeals; while.
should the rule be discharged. the COM
plainant would have no appeal, and
the injury to his property. which is
threatened, would have been accom-
plished before the case had been prop
erly considered" The contention of
the defendant company that it has en-
tered into n new contract with another
telegraph company and that here is
not sufficient room on its riSht-of-way
forthe lines of more than one telegraph
company, the decision says, ought to
await the final determination of the
cause.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-15
1orenz showing the London doctors.

London, Jan. 15.-ProfessOr Lorenz
operated on three children at the Lon
don hospital yesterday in the presence
of about 100 physicians. including
such proinent men as Albert Fripp,
surgeon in ordinary to the king,
and Sir Alfred Cooper, member of the
council of the Royal College of Sur
aseons.