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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
H0NORS SHOWN TO
AMERICAN FLEET
Prince Henry in Command of the
German Squadron That is
Entertaining.

Iliel, Germany, June 24.-The squad
ron in command of Rear Admiral Cot
ton arrived here in good shape, head
ed by the flagship Kearsarge. All
along the route after striking German
waters the forts saluted, as did the
detached warShipS, and upon arriving
here the German fleet commanded by
Prince Henry, saluted and was saluted
in response. Much powder was burned
during the time of the arrival and NOV
ing of the United States fleet
Then came the formal visits of the
naval officers. the first call being paid
by Rear Admiral Cotton to Prince Hen
ry, who simplified the Interchange of
calls by suggesting that Rear Admiral
Cotton; his staff officer, Lieutenant
HuSsey; Captain Hemphill, and all the
captains of the United States squadron
should meet him, his staff and all the
commanders of the German ships on
board his flagship, Kaiser Friedrich
III. Prince Henry then returned the
call on Rear Admi. al Cotton and talked
half an hour with him. Rear Admiral
Cotton and the captains of the United
States vessels took lunch with Prince
and Princess Henry today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
INFRACTlON OF DUTY
is THE ALLEGATION
Preferred Against Two of the State
Tax Commissioners in
Michigan.

Detroit, June 24.-AttOrney General
Blair has called the attention Of Gov
CrnOr Bliss TO what he considers a Sc
rious infraction of official duty on the
part Of State Tax Commissioners \. +.
Freeman and Ira 7. Sayre. The rail
roads of the state have begun suit in
the federal court at Grand Rapids to
prevent the state from collecting taxes
under the new law, by which they
were increased S2,OOO.000.
The tax commissioners taxed the
roads by Il method which held down
these taxes by about $JOO.OOO and the
state supreme court Overruled them.
The two commissioners in question
then furnished the railroads with af-
fidavitS TO the effect that the general
properties of the state are not assessed
at cash value. which will prove vaIua-
ble evidence for the railroads in their
suit. The attorney general may ask
Governor Bliss to remove the offend
ing commissioners.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
NO RIGHT TO EXTEND
BUILDING INTO STREET

Springfield ILL.,, June 24.-Bay win
dows extending beyond the property
line are not allowable, even if author
lied by a city council, according to a
decision handed down by the state
supreme court. In the opinion the
city can accept street only on con
dition that they should be for public
use. The decision is reversal of a
finding of the circuit court in Cham
paign county. The case was one in
which L. w Faulkner, of Champaign,
sought to compel neighbor, Mrs.
Mary b. Harris, to remove from her
store building bay window extend
ing IS inches into the street. The
circuit court upheld the woman be-
cause the city council permitted the
building of the window.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
"LET THE MATTER BE DROPPED -

View of the President of Good Govern
ment Club on BellevIIle Lynching.
BClleville, ILL.,, June 24.-The circuit
court has reconvened with Holder and
Moore, two of the recently elected
judges, On the bench. No action was
taken OH the lynching of the colored
school teacher. David S. Wyatt, of
Brooklyn, ILL.,, by mob here for his
attempt to kill Charles Hertel, coun-
ty superintendent of schools. Hertel
is still living, and is able to sit up in
bed. 1t is said the next grand jury.
which convenes in September, will be
instructed to thoroughly investigate
Wyatt's hanging and if possible fix the
responsibility on the active par
ticipants in the affair.
George r. Long, president of the
Good Government League. asked what
action the league would take, said: Il
think the matter better be dropped. l
am against mob law under any cir
cumstances, but 1 believe that Wyatt
got what he deserved. 1t is better that
the brute should have been lynched
than that a dozen innocent men should
have been killed by the officials firing
on The mob"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
HIS REVERENCE Is SORRY
Lays the Blame on the Laws Delay 9th
or Reverends Think Differently.

Lays the Blame on the Laws Delay 9th
er Reverends Think Differently.
Rev. Elwood, after the lynching. die
tated the following statement: Il am
very sorry it happened as it did. L be-
lieve the man should have had a legal
trial, but l also believe that he should
have had a speedy trial. The lesson
we can learn from last nights out
break is that the people are tired of
the delays of the law. Certain terri
bic crimes require stern and speedy
punishment and when the machinery
of the law is not set in motion the
people, impatient of the delay, move
themselves. l personally deplOre the
lynching. 1 believe. however, if the
judges yesterday had announced that
they would call a special session of the
court and try the man at once the
lynching would have been averted."
Nearly all of the clergymen in the
city held meeting at the Y. NJ. c. \.
hall and adopted resolutions declaring
that "a revolving and fiendish crime
has been committed and that 1.-The
crime has been violently and fiendish-
ly' expiate@ by lynching the self-con-
16SSeu perpetrators lneEpDN
execution of the law from the courts
of our state,' therefore
Resolved, That we put on record
our sense of sorrow, Indignation and
shame at the lawlessness and anarchist
ic demonstration that has brought re-
proach upon our commonwealth; that
we call upon all classes and conditions
to condemn and repudiate such law
lessnesS and inhumanity as have
shocked not only our own people but
the nation at large; that we, through
the pulpit, insist upon the sanctity of
the law and the necessity for cOnfid
ing in the wisdom and integrity of our
courts of Justice"
Attorney General Ward was asked
II he could say anything as to what
action the authorities would take in
the matter of the lynching. He re-
piled that he had nothing to say.
Chief Justice Lore, of the state SUI
preme court, which had declined to
hold the trial until next September,
would not make reply to Elwood's
statement, saying it would not be in
keeping with the courts policy to an.
swer such criticisms. Justice Pen.
newill stated that at the proper time
if any person was brought before the
court on a charge of participating ir
the lynching, the court would perhaps
bave something to say.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
THE BIRTHDAY OF
HEIR APPARENT
Much Made of the Anniversary of
Prince Edward OF
England.

London. June 2l.-An interesting So
cial function was Queen AleXandra's s
children's party at Buckingham pal
ace, in honor of the 9th birthday an
niversary of Prince Edward, eldest son
Of the Prince of Wales, and heir pre-
sumptive to the throre. There were
about $50 guests. for whom all kinds
of entertainments were provided, in
Guiding the United Statesan negro
company playing In Dahomey."
The little princes hi. thday was also
celebrated by the ringing of bells in
the curfew tower of Windsor castle
and the firing of salutes. King Ed
ward drove to Marlborough House, the
residence of the Princei of Wales, to
personally congratulate his grandson,
who was the recipient of innumerable
presents from various courts of Eu-
rope.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
AFTER THE LYNCHING.
Delaware's Governor Greatly Distressed
Over the DOings at Prices Corner.

DeIaware's Governor Greatly Distressed
Over the DOinEs at Prices Corner.
Dover, Del, June "a. - Governor
Hmm appeared greatly distressed over
the Iynching of the negro White. When
pressed for statement he said:
There is nothing to say now. Let the
people become calm once more and re-
fleet upon what has been done in a
great frenzy of excitement. l shall
confer with the attorney general to see
what course we can take" 1t was
learned that the governor received
telegram at 1:30 p. NJ. Monday from
J. Newlin Gawthrop, president of the
trustees Of the Newcastle county work
house. and David J. Reinhardt, solici-
tor of the-eity of Wilmington. 1t read
as follows: Call militia oCt at once
to protect wOrkhouse property. Al
ready entered by mob of 2,000." 1t
was then too late for the governor to
take such action, as the troops could
not have reached the scene in time to
prevent the lynching.
wrestling OF the Scriptures.
Wilmington. Del. June "a. - Rev.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
SENSATION AT TRIAL:
ROBBER PLEADS GUILTY

Galesburg, H.. June 24.-After near
ly eNhausting n special venire a jury
in the case against Raymond and
Lane. alias Butler, the Abingdon
bank burglars. was secured yesterday
afternoon. Raymond then sprang a
sensation by Withdrawing his plea of
not guilty and entering a plea of
guilty. This leaves only Lane on trial
at present, as Quinn, the third rob
ber. was granted separate trial. The
bank cashier swore that the burglars
secured $1,000, of which $3, 700 was
recovered. Lane is standing trial be-
ed the weakest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
CALLED A "OEsP1CABLE DOGMA"
Mira Has No Use for the Divinity-HIs
Challenge to Dowie,

Challenge to Dowie.
John Alexander Dowie, writes the
Messiah, claims to have been sent by
the son of Mary in his capacity of God
head, that as his apostle he may draw
the whole world to n belief I'm the de-
spicable dogma of his divinity" The
Indian claimant proceeds: whether
the God of Mohammedans or the God
of DOwie is the true God may be set
tied without the loss of millions of
lives which DR.. Dowie's prediction
would involve. That method is that,
without threatening the Mohammedan
public in general with destruction, he
should choose me as his opponent and
pray to God that of us two who is the
liar may perish first.
Il look upon the son of Mary as n
weak human being; although I recog-
nize him as prophet of God, while
DIR. Dowie takes him for the Lord of
universe. Which of us is right, is the
real point at issue If DIR. Dowie is GER
tain of the divinity of the son of Mary,
he should publish the proposed prayer
with the signature of at least 1000 men
affixed to it. Upon receiving il, should
address the same prayer to Almighty
God and publish it with the signatures
of the same number of witnesses.
IF DIR. Dowie has the courage to ac-
cept this challenge, he will thereby
open way for all other Christians to
the acceptance of truth. In making
this proposal 1 have not taken the in
itiative, but the Jealous God has in
Spired meupon DIR. Dowie's presumptu-
Gus prediction that all Mohammedans
shall perish"
AN important discovery regarding
Jesus Christ has been made by the
followers of the challenging Messiah,
according to the Indian publication al
ready named. This discovery is that
"Jesus did not die upon the cross, -
but was taken down alive and sense
less" Subsequently the son of Mary
recovered travelled eastward, and
lived up to a good old age" His tomb,
it is also stated, is situated in the
Khan Var street at Srinagar, Cash
mere"
This authority opines: ''The incontro-
vertible testimony afforded by the tomb
itself, backed as it is by the unani-
nous oral testimony of hundreds OF
thousands of men, and by the written
evidence of ancient documents, becomes
in our opinion too strong to be resisted
by the most determined of skeptics." :"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
SERIOUS RIOTING IN
PORTO RICAN CAPITAL

San Juan, Porto Rico, June PA
mob of 800 at Coano last night at
tackled a circus which was giving a
performance there. The employees de-
Tended themselves with guns until a
sufficient force of police arrived and
quelIed the disorder.
Ten persons were wounded and
many arrests were made. The riot
was caused by the refusal of the cir
Gus management to issue compliment
tary tickets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN
HAS EXPLAINED
Why the Coup d'Etat Was EXecut-
ed in MaIta-Right of
Choice.

London, June 24.-EXplaining the re-
cent coup dsat in the island of Malta
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain, in the
houseof commons. said the government
was determined to give the Maltese the
right to choose whether their children
should be taught Italian or English.
The elected dmembers wanted to make
italian compulsory, hence the dead
lock on the education estimates, which
necessitated reversion to the former
constitution
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
CHALLENGE DOWIE
East Indian Mohammedan Invites
Him to a Novel Test of
Faith.
EACH TO SAY THE SAME PRAYER
Which Calls on the Creator to KID
the Liar at Once and
InsIanter.

Chicago, June 24.-JOhn Alexander
DOwie has been challenge to pray
ing duel to the death. The challenger
is Mira Ghulam Ahmad, of QTadian,
Punjaub, India. Come thou, o self
styled prophet, to a duel" says Mira
in his def THE weapons shall be
prayer. Let us kneel on our knees
in the dust of the earth, you and 1 to-
gether, and petition the Almighty that
of us two whoever is the liar shall
perish first" Dowie has not accept
ed the challenge, but neither has he
declined it. Perhaps. in the calm of
Ben Mac Dhui, among the Michigan
peaches. ne is formulating q reply.
PretensiOns of Mira GhuIam Ahmad.
Perhaps he will treat the challenge
with scOrn, and tell Mira Ghulam
Ahmad to 20 and get a reputation.
However that may be, Mira is no
featherweight when it comes TO pre-
tensions. The Review of Religious.
published in Gurdaspur, India, through
which the challenge is issued, says
Mira is 'the Promised Messiah" sent
''fOr the reformation of the world eX-
dClIg at lllC llillc nAtu bN CdlCuld llOllS
based on Biblical prophecies as he
time of the advent of the Messiah"
and he has a following of over hun
dred thousand members, rapidly grow
ing" The teaching of this Messiah
is that Christ was mere mortal,
good man, without divinity.
Claims To BE the Messiah.
Mira Ghulam Ahmad further de-
clares, according to The Literary Di-
gest: DIR. Dowie should further bear
in mind that this challenge does rot
proceed from an ordinary Moham-
medan. 1 am the very Messiah, the
promised one. for whom he is so
anXiously waiting. Between DR..
DOwie's position and mine the differ
ence is this. that DOwie fixes the ap-
pearance of the Messiah within the
next twenty-five years, while l give
him the glad tidings that the Messiah
has already appeared. L am that Mes
siah, and Almighty God has shown
numerous signs from earth as well as
from heaven in my support. My fol-
lowing, which already claims Il hun
dred thousand souls. is making n rap
id progress
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
Crime Attempted by an
Illinois Far
mer.
WHO THEN SUICIDES
Fortunate But Narrow
Escape of Intended
Victims.

Bloomington, Ill.,, June "a Af-
ter vainIy trying to murder his wife
and four children Fredrick Schultz, Il
wealthy farmer near Gridley, killed
himself with Il shotgun last night.
Narrow Escape of Family.
The family had a narrow escape.
He is supposed to have been insane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
ROBBED SCHOOLS OF BOOKS:
ARRESTED AT AMROY. ILL.

Sterling. ILL.,, June 24.-Robert Max
well was arrested near Amboy yester-
day. charged with robbing almost a
hundred country schools in northern
Illinois of books from the libraries.
He was caught with books in his wag-
on from 10 different schools. He made
business of shipping the books to
Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City, it
is said. He has partly confessed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
LANDLORD PERIsHEs
IN BURNING HOTEL

Sioux Falls, June 24.-Early this
morning the Western house at Dell
Rapids was destroyed by fire. Albert
Fulmer, proprietor, was burned to
death. All the guests escaped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
REPLY BY MADDEN
TO a Newspaper Article Insinu-
Gting Crookedness in His
Official SerVice.
WANTS TO KNOW THE ORIGINATOR
While at the Same Time Denying the
Story and Declaring 1t Alb
solutely False.

Detroit, June 24.-Third Assistant
Postmaster General Edwin c. Madden,
who is visiting in this city, has sent
a letter to Postmaster General Payne
denying that he let contract for car
bon paper for the registry division of
the pOstoffice without permitting COM
petition, and asking the postmaster
general to Immediately investigate the
story and its source. The letter is dated
June 23, and is as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
OF GALVESTON
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED

Richmond, Va, June 24.-It was de
cided today not to launch the Calves
ton on account of the insecurity of
the basin bank The launching was
indefinitely postponed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
CORNER STONE LAID
OF NEW MASONIC HOME

Sullivan, H., June 24.-The corner
stone of the home for aged AIasons
and Masonic orphans was laid here
today with appropriate ceremonies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
YALE FRESHMEN ARE
DEFEATED BY HARVARD
In -Four Dared Race in Three
Minutes
Time.

Gales Ferry, Conn, June 24.-The
Harvard freshmen beat Yale in the
four-oared race, three-quarters of
mile. today by three-quarters of
length. Time, minutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
CANDIDATE FOR A MOB.
Negro In East st. Louis who Assaulted Two
Women.

Women.
St. Louis, Mo-, June 24.-Two wo-
men, one white and the ether colored,
were assaulted and left for dead east
of East st. Louis yesterday afternoon
and posse is looking for negro de-
scribed by one of his victims.
Should he be captured it is believed
he will be lynched. One of the vic
Tins, Mrs. Annie Green, colored, was
dubbed about the head, her skull
fractured and her left arm broken.
The other victim, Miss Flora DrunO,
had her skull fractured and both arms
broken and is suffering from other in
iuries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
TERRIBLE MISFORTUNE
OF IRA D. SANKEY
Noted Evangelist is Pronounced
HopeIessly
Blind.

New York, June 24.-Ira ID. Sankey,
the evangelist, is now hopelessly blind.
Eye specialists say the optic nerve is
entirely destroyed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
THOUSAND TROOPS
TO SEE CARS ARE RUN

Richmond, Va, June PA thou
sand troops are under arms here this
morning. Cars will be run with four
soldiers on each. All is quiet this
morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
Article Insinuntes sInfulness.

Article Insinuntes sInfulness.
''This mornings Free Press, of this
city, tells its readers in an article with
scare head lines that Third Assistant
Postmaster General Madden is to be
investigated. 1t alleges that l drew
specifications of contract for supplying
the department with carbon paper, and
that they We're so framed as to allow
of no competition. The articles makes
Mr. Wynne say that he merely ap-
proved as a routine matter. 1t gives
the impression that the contract is one
over which the third assistant has con-
troll, and there is n broad inference
that you consider the transaction COZ
rupt.
Whole Statement Declared False.
THE whole statement in so far as it
attempts to involve me is absolutely
false. l had nothing to do with the
details of the contract; drew no spe-
cificatiOns: l did not initial; did not
sign; in fact l never saw the con-
tract, if there is one. My sole inter
est and connection with the subject
is limited to an expression of approval
of the particular carbon paper in ques
ton, because it is labor saving and
il other ways a great Improvement
over the old style manifolding process
and much better serves the needs of
the postal service; and this approval
was not given until after an inveSti-
CATION and recommended ton to me by
the superintendent of the registry sys-
TEN. and u recommendation by the su-
perintendent of division of pOstofFice
supplies of the first assistants office.
Denounoes the Publication.
THE cont act. if there be one was
drawn and let by the office of first
assistant postmaster general, and with
it l had absolutely nothing to do eX-
cept as before stated. If the state
mentS printed We're given The Free
Press correspondent from the office of
the first or the fourth assistant post
master general they misrepresent the
facts. and the publication thereof -
especially in my home city-is calcu-
lated TO put me in a bad light before
the people with whom 1 have lived
for upwards of forty years, and where
1 have earned what reputation 1 have.
1t is malicious. cruel, and without the
slightest justification.
Wants to Find the Responsible Man.
Il know you too well to believe
that you will sanction this attempt to
involve and besmirch me unjustly, and
1 beg you-nOt only as man 20 man
but as consideration due my office
to at once institute an investigation.
and do what you can to ascertain
whether these absurdly false and dam
aging statements were actually given
out at the department. and by whom,
or whether they are purely the inven-
tion of the writer. l ask that the pub
lication of the facts be not tardy."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-24
After a Negro Who Shot
Down an Off
Ger
WHO ARRESTED HIM
Fire Department as a
RuSe---B1ack Devil
in East St. Louis

Peoria, ILL.,, June 24-Lynching of a
negro who last evening murdered
William E. Murphy, detective, while
resisting arrest, was foiled by the
prompt action of officials. The pris-
oner, John McRay, had been taken to
the city prison, a small structure adj
joining the city hall, followed by a
mob which was bowling for his life.
The place was speedily surrounded
and the authorities, realizing their in
ability to cope with the angry citi-
zens, called upon the fire department
for assistance.
Fire Department on Hand.
As the engines dashed by the city
hall all the electric lights in the cen
ter of the city were turned off, and
under cover of darkness the negro
was hastened to the county Jail. At
midnight the Jail was surrounded by
mob of several thousand, and the
situation was considered extremely
critical.
Detective Murphy was attempting
to arrest Mckay at the corner of
Water and Eaton streets about 10
o'clock. last night. The warrant
charged burglary. As the officer ap-
preached the negro, who was stand
ing on the corner. and informed him
that he was under arrest, Mckay drew
a revolver and shot the officer in the
breast. He then attempted to escape.
but was caught by Detective Chad
wick. Murphy was taken to the Cot
tage hospital, where he died in 20
minutes.
McRaX was hurried to the city Jail.
followed by crowd of LOO men and
boys, who made a demand on the chief
of police for the prisoner. The chief
refused to surrender the murderer.
Clever Ruse.
In the hope of attracting the atten-
ton of the mob the fire department
was called out and made a run past
the jail. The ruse partially succeed
ed, large number of the crowd fol-
lowing the fire department. Mean
while the chief had ordered all the
electric lights in the city turned out,
and in the darkness McRay was hur-
riedly taken to the county Jail.
In Il short time the mob discovered
that it had been deceived and formed
in front of the county Jail. The en-
tire police force of the city was call
ed out in order to guard the jail.
Negro Lynched in Tennessee
Elk Valley, Tenn, June "a Case
Jones. a negro, was lynched this
morning for criminally assaulting
Margaret Bruce, aged u, yesterday.