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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18

dent continued: I'VE also have with
us representatives of an international
incident. As to that. may the best
boat win" With laughter and ap-
plause that toast likewise was drunk
by the guests standing.
Captain DeChair. of the British en-
basSy, addressed the president as fol-
lows: I'm the name of my colleagues,
in the name of our sovereigns and in
the name of our countries. desire to
thank you. l propose the health of the
president of the United States" Ris-
ing again, the guests drank the toast
heartily.
At the conclusion of the luncheon,
the officers returned to their ships. At
1928 the president left the Mayfiower
in barge for the flagship. Kearsarge,
to return the call of Rear Admiral
Barker. The Mayflower fired a presi-
dents salute. as the barge cleared the
ship. AS the president went aboard
the Kearsarge his flag was broken out
at the main peak and every one of the
twelve saluting ships in the fleet fired
| a presidents salute.
After chatting with Admiral Barker,
casually tilC ANNdl
| the president before visiting the other
| fiagships addressed the enlisted men
| and officers of the ship. He thanked
| them on behalf of the people of the
| United States for their services to the
| public. and said that all the work
done by the navy in peace should be
done with an eye to the day when II
| might have to be done in war. he
referred to the Olympia and her serv-
| ices in Manila bay and said that all
aboard had been equipped, from ad
miraI to enlisted men, during times OF
peace. AS he spoke of the admiral
he turned toward Dewey and bowed
and Dewey bowed I'm return. He spoke
especially to the gun pointers, saying
that the shots that hit are those that
tell. After the speech the president
asked the name and birthplace of each
of the gun-pOinters.
He was cheered when he bowed tC
Dewey and as he ceased speaking. Or
the Olympia he also spoke to the crew
in similar vein. he then visited
the other ships in turn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
EVERY CHRISTIAN
WAS SLAUGHTERED
At the Time the Turks Recap
,tured Krush-
eVo.

Sofia. Aug. lS.-Reports believed to
be authentic from CoHstantinople
confirm the previous statements that
when the Turks recaptured Krushevo
they slaughtered the entire Christian
population without exception.
Sofia. Aug. 1S.-A fierce battle is re-
ported To have occurred in the neigh
borhood of Monastir. Three Turkish
battaIions attacked 1000 insurgents.
After the fight ragged for six hours
the Turks were repulSed with a loss
of 2lO men killed Ct wounded. The
insurgent loss is not given.
Sofia. Bulgaria. Aug. 1S-A dispatch
received here from Uskub says that
600 baShi-baZOukS. under the command
of Albanian chiefs who are notorious
ly cruel. have pillaged and destroyed
a number of Christian villages in the
districts of Debre and Okrida. The
Turkish authorities. it is added, con-
nived at the outrages and furnished the
bashi.baZoukS with old uniforms. in
order that they might appear to be
regular soldiers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
NOVEL TRAIN HOLD-UP
OCCURS IN MICHIGAN
Benton Harbor StOrekeeper Flags
the Engineer-Was Looking
For Goods.

Benton Harbor, Mich, Aug. 1S.-
when the engineer of the Indiana, Illi-
nois and Iowa train saw "A man run
ming to meet him, waving his hat and
gesticulating wildly, just east of Glen
dora, he looked ahead expecting that
a cyclone had taken Il rail off the track
or set the bridge down on the right
of way. He clapped the air on the
brakes, footed an alarm that reused all
the passengers and then waited for
the Michigapder to come up and eX-
plain matters
Say, conductor" said the man as
soon as he could get his breath. ''hain't
yu got a lot of goods for me: you didE I
stop down to tn depot yonder and l
kalkerlated that yu had forgotten TO
stop and put 'em off. Hain't yer got
'em, hey?'. Ir what the conductor
and engineer said. they violated a
provision in the book of rules. The
country store keeper went on down the
track.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
IOWA STATE FAIR
Ever Held in the Hawkeye
Commonwealth.

Des MoinPs. Ia, Aug. 1S.-The Iowa
state fair opens Friday of this week,
and the indications are that it will be
the biggest fair the state has ever had.
All of the departments will be full to
Overfiowing, and the directors of the
fair are at a loss to know what to do
with all of the entries that have been
made. In the cattle department near
ly 500 entries have been made, which
is above last years record. 1t viii
probably be necessary to house part
of the cattle in tents, as the barns
will not hold all of them.
The horse show will be one of the
greatest ever held in the west. All OF
the leading importers of the central
west have arranged to have their sta
bleS represented. and when it comes
to judging horses the best judges Of
the country will have all they can do
to pick the winners. 1t is estimated
that about $500 head of hogs will be
in the pens by the time the fair opens.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
LABOR MAN is REMOVED.
Sequel of the Union Labor Troubles Is a
New Deal on the Police Board.

Sequel of the Union Labor Troubles Is a
New Deal on the Police Board.
Indianapolis, Aug Is. - Governor
Durbin has removed Police Commits
sioner ID. G. Reardon, of Marion, for
failure to protect the business men Of
that city during the recent labor trou-
bles, and this was followed at once by
the appointment of Marx Swazey, a
member of the employers council, to
fill the vacancy When the change
was made in the board the police su-
perintendent rendered his resignation,
and a successor will be appointed who
is in sympathy with the new policy
to be inaugurated. Reardon is MEM
ber of the Glass Bottle Blowers union,
and was appointed at the instance of
organized labor.
A strike in the Gemmer Engine
works and the National Sweeper COM
pany's plant has been in progress for
two months, and the strikers have been
congregating around the plants each
evening and insulting the non-mion
men employed by the two companies.
The employers council protested, but
the police board refused to stop the
assembling of the strikers and their
sympathizerS and the city was on the
verge of anarchy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
MBOWELED BODY
OF BOY Is FOUND
Shocking Discovery at Detroit
ShrOuded in
Mystery.

Detroit, Aug. 1S.-The disemboweled
body of boy of was found today
wedged between two moulding boxes
in vacant lot in the rear of the
stove works. The hands were tied be-
hind. The lad had been gagged, and,
judged from the clothing, he was a
son of people in moderate circum-
stances. The pockets had not been
disturbed.
Later the body of the boy was iden-
tilted by the father as Alphonse
Welmes. The child had been missing
from home since yesterday noon.
The boys abdomen was slashed open
and the left wrist nearly severed.
Both sides had long deep cuts in them.
No clew to the perpetrator has as yet
been discovered.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18

REAR ADMIRAL A g BARKER. WHO COM
BIANDs THE NAVAL FORCES.
hap until just at its conclusion, when
the torpedo boat destroyer Barry
rammed the destroyer Decatur. fortu-
nately. however, doing little damage.
The incident was exciting. 1t occurred
just as the moment when the president
was receiving congratulations upon the
success of the manOeuvers. Both the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt noted the
accident with great calmness. notwith-
was on board the Decatur at the time
of the collision.
On Board the Reviewing Ship.
The review occurred on Long Island
sound, two miles and Il half off the
entrance to Oyster Bay President
Roosevelt, in company with Secretary
of the Navy Moody. Admiral Dewey.
Rear Admiral Taylor, Rear Admiral
Rodgers, Captain BrOwnSOn, General
Craffee and General Barry, stood on
the bridge of the auxiliary cruiser
MayflOwer as she steamed slowly
down one column of the warships and
up the other. The two columns ex-
tended $500 yards, the ships being
anchored at intervals of 800 yards.
SaIutes to the President.
AS the MayfOwer passed each ship
in the two columns the yards and rails
of each were manned by jackies in
white duck, the marines were paraded
and presented arms, the presidents
salute of twenty-one guns was fired,
the buglers sounded a flourish, the
drummers gave four ruffles, the band
played Hail Columbia" and the entire
crew stood at salute. As the May1ow-
er swept past each ship the crew of
the saluting vessel gave the president
three cheers as the cOmmander-in-chief
of tn army and navy of the United
States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
WONDER IF THESE WERE
REALLY BUNDLE BEES

Peoria. Aug. 1S.-A wholesale run
away occurred Sunday during Judge
Sherman's speech alta Glassford picnic.
The speaker had not been on the plat
form more than a few minutes when
"A swarm of humble bees swept into
the corral and the horses made n vio-
lent move. and all got out. For a
couple of hours after half the audi
ence. or those who would have COM
posed the audience. of Judge Sher-
man were careering over the country
after their horses and buggies. Little
serious damage was done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
Hrpnotized br.R RattIer.

La Crosse, Wis. Aug. Hypno-
tized by Il rattler'' is the way Miss
Anna Herold. of Duluth, describes an
experience at Grandad'S bluff. She
had strayed from a party with which
she was spending a day in the country.
Alarmed by a rattlesnakeS's warning,
she stood transfixed within easy reach
of the vCnomOus fangs. The Opportune
appearance of Miss Herold's escort
who killed the reptile with his cane,
averted a tragic termination of the
girls adventure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
LUNCB ON THE PRESIDENTS YACHT
Toast Drunk to the Yachtsmen-speaks to
the Jackies.

At the conclusion of the review
President Roosevelt received on board
the Mayflower all officers of the fact.
He received also the naval attaches to
the legations of four of the great pow
ers-Captain DeChaiN of the British
embassy; Captain Edwin Schaefer. of
the German embassy; Commander w.
G. BOutakoff. of the Russian embassy.
and Lieutenant Commander Isam Take
shika. of the Japanese legation. Among
the other guests of the president on
board he Mayfiower were Assistant
Secretary of War Sanger, and Sir
Thomas Upton and C. Oliver Iselin
and other yachtsmen.
President Roosevelt entertained his
guests and all the commanding officers
of the feet at a delightful luncheon on
board the Mavfiower During the
luncheon the president rose and said:
1--WE have with us today representa-
tives of the great powers Brit
ain. Germany, Russia and Japan. I
ask you to drink to these great pow
ers and to their sovereigns." The toast
was drunk standing. Then the Dresi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
he Hsld Up the NIotorman.

st. Louis. Aug. 1S.-BeverlyS Ward
en-. who was arrested Saturday be-
cause he wanted TO board a street car
and none would stop for him and he
finally drew a revolver and forced a
motorman to come to a halt, was ac-
quilted in police court. In discharging
Warden, Police Judge Tracy said:
ANY street car motorman brought be-
fore me on a substantiated charge Of
passing passengers on the street corner
will be fined the limits of the law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18

1904. The argument presented by st.
Louis that visitors to the G. a. r. re-
union will also have an opportunity of
seeing the worlds fair has had much
weight. which may be shown when
the ballot is taken. The arrival of
General Miles has added great inter
est to the occasion. The general how
ever. still declares that he is not can
,didate for commander-in-chief. and re-
iterates his previous statement that he
will not oppose the election of General
Rlack
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
Chinese Warship Huang
Tai in Col
Iision
WITH A STEAMER
Empress of India Sinks
Armoured
Craft.

Hong Kong. Aug. 1s.-The steamer
Empress Of India. from Vancouver,
b. C.. for Hong Kong. colIided near
this port today with the Chinese
cruiser Huang Tai.
The WarshIp Sinks.
The warship sank an hour after the
collision. The Empress of India saved
40 of the crew of the cruiser.
Captain Sticks to Ship.
The captain of the Huang Tai, who
refused to leave the ship. and Is of
her crew drowned.
The Empress of India was badly
damaged amidships.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
ALTON is SHOCKED
BY AN EARTHQUAKE
But the Damage that is. Done
is Very
Slight.

Alton, ILL.,. Aug. 1S.-An earthquake
shock was felt here. The majority Of
the residents of Alton were awakened.
Some thought the powder mills had
exploded and others thought that an
explosion had occurred at the lead
works.
The shock shook a quantity of plaster
loose in the main auditorium of the
NJ L. church on Sixth street. At East
Alton bricks were shaken from several
chimneys and glass broken in several
windows. From the best information
the shock lasted nearly eight seconds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
WISCONSIN MAN
SHOT AND KILLED
Thomas X. Morgan of o hkosh AS.
sassiDated by Discharged
EmpIOye.

Oshkosh, Wis, Aug. 1S.-Thomas Il.
Morgan, the millionaire sash and door
manufa cturer. was shot to death to-
day by Frederick Hampel, a discharg-
ed employe.
Hampel fired three shots into Nor
gan's back. The murdered was over
powered and taken to the police sta
tion. At noon it was discovered he
had hanged himself in the cell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
SWIMS THE RAPIDS:
is NOW DELIRIOUS
Jack GIenister Accomplished a
Wonderful Feat at Niagara
Falls.

Buffalo. Aug. 1S.-A Niagara Falls
special says Jack Glenister success
fully swan the whirlpool rapids this
morning. Glenister is now under the
care of a physician. No bones were
broken, but he is partially delirious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
GAME ROOSTER KILLS
TWO-YEAR-0LD CHILD

Elwood, Ind, Aug. 1S.-The 2-year-
old child of William Hopkins was at
tackled by game cock while playing
in the yard at its home on the south
side and 50 badly injured that it died
a few hours later. The spurs passed
through the child's breastbonc and
penetrated the lungs. Both the baby's
eyes were pecked from the sockets by
the rooster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
INVOLVED
In the Ruling of United States
Judge Rogers In w. U.
Case.
AS TO THE RIGHT TO DISCHARGE
And as to the Right TO Maintain a
"Blacklist" - Both Are
Sustained.

st. Louis, Aug. 1S.-In the federal
ion that is of great Importance to or
ganized labor. The case resulted from
bill filed by Il telegraph operator,
Arthur Boyer. and others alleging that
they were members of the Commercial
TelegrapherS' Union of America, local
lodge No. 3, of st. Louis, and that
they had been discharged from the
service of the Western Union Tele-
graph company solely because they be-
longed to the union; that it was the
intention of the Western Union to dis
charge other employees solely because
they belonged TO the union. and that
conspiracy existed between the st.
Louis officers of the Western Union
company to discharge all employees be-
longing to the union and to break it
up.
Case included BIackItsting, Also.
Also that the Western Union MAIN
tains list, SO-called blacklist" on
which has been placed the names of
the members of the union discharged
and that this is furnished to others
and thereby those blackliSted have
been prevented from obtaining other
employment: The bill sought to pre-
vent the Western Union company from
discharging any employe because Of
him being member of the union,
and the st. Louis officers of the West
ern Union from conspiring to that end
and to prevent interference of any kind
with the union, and to prevent the
Western Union company from main
tanning blacklist and placing thereon
the names Of those who might be dis
charged because of being members OF
the union.
As to the Right to Discharge.
The Western Union company de-
INJURED TO the bill. and this demurrer
was sustained by Judge Rogers, of Ar
kansas, sitting in the United States
circuit court. Judge Rogers held that
the Western Union company had the
absolute right to discharge employees
not under cOntractural relations with
the company for any cause or with
out cause: that a like right exists on
the part of the employe to sever his
relations with the company for any
cause. or without cause: that if con-
IEdcl OI employment Is violated lne re-
course of the employee is at law. and
not by Il bill In equity. such as was
brought in this case; that there could
be no conspiracy to commit lawful
act. such as be held to be the dis
charge of the company's employees be-
cause OF being members of a union.
Maintaining Il Blacklist Is Lawful.
He also held that the company had
the right to maintain a list on which
might be placed the name of a dis
charged employe and the cause of dis
charge, and this list might be given
others, provided its contents were
truthful and its circulation honest; that
as the bill alleged that the union was
formed for moral and proper purposes
there should exist no objection upon
the part of an eMplOye to have his
discharge based upon the mere fact
that he was a member of such an or
der. This decision is regarded as con-
clusively settling the law in the West
ern Union cOmpany's favor. The
plaintiffs took fifteen days time to
amend their bill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
MANY POISONED
BY ICE CREAM
Fifty Suffering at Colorado Springs
Several are Critically
Ill.

Colorado Springs, Col. Aug. IS
Fifty people, mostly tourists. have
been poisoned from eating ice cream
made by local dealers from a con-
signment of cream which the health
officers say was charged with formal
dehyde.
1t was received Sunday from large
creamery near Denver. No deaths
have resulted, although several cases
are critical.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
Negro Attacks a Woman.

Joliet. ILL.,, Aug. 1S.-Mrs. Maren, 6S
years old. living two miles from Plain
field, was attacked by a negro, whom
she had given food at her door. The
man satisfied himself that she was
alone and then attacked her, demand
ing money. He beat her until she es-
capped from the house to a corn held,
where she tainted. The negro is be-
Iieved to have gone away on freight
train.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
COURT OF HONOR BUYS
TIE PALMER RESIDENCE

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 1S.-The SUI
preme directors of the Court of Hon
or have purchased the homestead in
this city of the late Gen. John NJ.
Palmer They paid $4,000 for the
property, and will eNpend $4,000 in
improving the same, and will occupy
it for the head offices of the Court
of Honor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
order of Scottish Clans.

Cleveland. o., Aug. 1S.-The twenty
first convention of the Royal Clan, Or
der of Scottish Clans, viii be held for
four days in this city, commencing to-
day. and will be attended by 200 dele
gates from all over the United States
and Canada. The conventions are
SubieptS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
WESTERN PLAYERS WIN
THE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP

Newport. Il. l., Aug. 1S.-In the 23rd
annual tournament of the National
Lawn Tennis association. which began
today. Collins and Waidner. western
champions, beat Ward and Ware,
eastern champions, in the champion
ship doubles. The winners Will chal-
lenge the Dohertys. the English eX-
perts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
RUSSIA HAS CHOSEN
HER HAGUE ARBITRATORS

Washington, Aug. 1s.-American
Charge Riddle at st. Petersburg ca
bled the state department that Hour
ableff, the Russian minister of JUS
tice; Lardy the Swiss minister at
Paris. and Prof Matzen. of the Uni
versity of Copenhagen. had been nam
ed by the czar as arbitrators at The
Hague of the cases between Nenezu-
Ella and the blockading powers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
Harne.. MAKER. in se.sIon.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 1S.-One hun
dred and fifty members of the National
Harness Manufacturers and Dealers
Protective association of the United
States are attending the 18th annual
convention in this city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
Reviewed by the Presi-
dent Off Oyster
Bay.
THE SPEECHES MADE
Collision of Torpedo
Boats an Incl
dent.

Oyster Bay, n. Y, Aug. 1S.-For. the
first time in the history of the country
the president of the United States has
revieweR and inspected, in time of
peace, a great fleet of United States
warships. The ceremony was mag
nificent and impressive naval spectacle.
1t was unmarried by the slightest mis-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
PHILADELPHIA STRIKERS
HAVE LOST THEIR CAUSE

Philadelphia, Aug. 1S.-More than
1000 upholstery workers and 600 dyers
returned to work today without con-
cessions. Some of the strikers return
ed to work at per cent decrease in
wages.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-08-18
WET AGAIN
Rivers Out There Are Full to
Overlooking and Giving
Much Trouble.
DAMAGE IS DONE AT KANSAS CITY
Bridges Washed Out, Affecting the
Water, and Light Supply of
the Two Towns.

Kansas City, Aug. 1S-Boats ere
again being used to transport persons
between the two Kansas Cities, the
James street foot and wagon bridge
and the Metropolitan Street Railway
company's bridge over the Kansas riv-
er having been carried out by the
strong current. The river is higher
than at any time since the June flood,
and other structures are in danger. The
wrecked bridges are temporary pile
affairs, constructed hastily two months
ago. A further rise is expected, as
half a dozen tributaries to the Kan
saS west of here are bank full.
Been Turbulent for a Week.
The river has been turbulent for
over week past, and the strong cur
rent has brought in great quantities of
drift wood. The James street bridge
has been wrecked. and it fioated down
and took Oue the street railway bridge,
SeVering the main line of cOmmunica-
tion across the river and carrying with
it the Kansas City, Kan, gas main
and telephone cable. That city is prac-
tically in darkness. The wreckage of
the two bridges finally lodged again
the Chicago Great Western railway
bridge, and while it weakened that
structure and put it out of service it
will, it is believed. remain intact.
Great Rise Is Not Likely.
Further on much drift wood caught
against the bridge which furnishes the
Missouri City with its principal wat
er supply. No damage resulted to
this bridge, and no apprehension is
felt regarding it unless there is a great
rise in the river. which seems unlike
ly. At most the river will not rise
above four feet higher. All streams
IN Kansas, including the Kaw, the
Smoky Hill and the Republican rivers.
are rising, the result of heavy rains,
and this water is expected here to-
day.
Stock Yards Company Is Busy.
The stock yards company has q
large force of men at work protecting
its pile bridge. over which live stock
for the ArmOurdale packing house is
driven from the main yards. General
Manager Rust feels confident that the
structure will stand. The Belt line
bridge is being kept in place by a
heavily laden freight train.
All the Rivers Are Rising.
Topeka. Kan. Aug. 1S.-All the
streams in Kansas are rising as a re-
suit of the heavy rains. Reports from
WameGO. Manhattan. Junction City,
Abilene and Lawrence say the rivers
are rising slowly. There is anxiety in
Manhattan and Wamego over the ris-
ing OF the Blue and Kansas rivers,
but no damage has been done. The
Kansas river at Topeka is rising. but
would have to mount ten feet higher
before the situation would be anything