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Evening star., 1903-07-25
st. Louis, Q; Cleevland, o.

Cleveland. playing at home yesterday
was defeated by st. Louis. to y. Sudhor
pitched splendid!y for the Browns. holding
the Cleveiauds down to five hits. widely
scattered. Bernhard had finger broken
by batted ball in the third inning and
gave way to Dorner Score:
Evening star., 1903-07-25
JEFFRIES LAID UP.
Champion Ceases Training for Fear Of
Blood POISONING

There was nothing doing in the camp
OF James Jenrtes. the champion heavy
weight OF the world. at Harbin Springs.
Cal. yesterday morning. and, furthermore
Evening star., 1903-07-25
| the number of men struck out. hits by
! opposing batters and the gift to first:

Rea has passed to the front in punching
EN- OUT and Sheckells has come up from
fifth to second place in percentage of en-
ticements into air. beating Waple. who led
when the last batch of figures was given.
and who has not been successful in fool
ing the stickerS and has tumbled to third
Evening star., 1903-07-25

Fulcher. Sheckels and Cunningham are
now close up to Waple in holding down the
opposing batsmen. 1t is unfortunate that
"Cunny'' is not In harness. as he was i'm
proving in general all-around good twrl
ing with every game.
Evening star., 1903-07-25

iitst base by errors Washington. Athletics I
i"fi on bases Washington. .; AthlrilcS. = First
thS" "n halls-pn Wilson. l. or Bender = Str,nk
"ut liy Wilson. /. ly BENDER : Threc-hase hits
S"lhm"h, S"yl-,id. Two base hits Lee. Ne, ,ormtck
Sacrifice hits Srlhach. kittrcige. Pickering Stol.,
hI-c Vi. cross Passed balls -Kittr,dgr / Schreck
end - II nutcs.
Evening star., 1903-07-25
RoSps

Anderson maintains his position at the
top in limiting free transportation to the
initial sack. and S"ay has exchanged
places with Fulcher.
Evening star., 1903-07-25

Yesterdays National League Games.
Philadelphia 3 New York. o.
Cincinnati, =: Chicago.
Brooklyn. = Boston. 3.
Pittsitrg. I; st. Louis. 4
Evening star., 1903-07-25
Senators Turned the Tables on
the Athletics in Good Game.
VICTORY A SURPRISE
WILSON'S FINE PITCHING AND A
LITTLELUCK TURNED THE TRICK
Racing at Brighton-Jeffries Laid VI
With Bad Leg-Young Corbett
Whipped Maynard.

American League Games Today.
Philadelphia at Washington.
Bost IN at New York.
St Louis at Cleveland.
Chicago Detroit.
Evening star., 1903-07-25

On Thursday evening Messrs. Craig and
Rupp gave a barge party and dance to
their many friends in the club, using the
red barge and the war canoe to take
the invited guests up stream. On returnir
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
GOV. PENNYPACKER GIVEN
REPORT OF BUTLER sCoURGE

Harrisburg. Pa. Dec. 3.-Dr. Benja-
min Lee. secretary of the state board
of health, who was detailed by Gov
ernor Pennypacker to investigate the
typhoid fever epidemic at Butler has
submitted a report to the governor,
who Immediately directed Auditor
General Hardenbergh to draw war
rant for $1,000 from the state emer-
gency fund for the relief of the suf-
ferers. A quarantine officer will also
be sent from a neighbOring county to
investigate the water system.
4 rough estimate obtained by COM
municating with physicians over the
telephone developed the fact that a
little more than half of them were
treating 5S3 cases. DIR. Lee found the
town completely demoralized. He says
so great was the demand for medical
aid that for the past two weeks the
physicians had scarcely visited their
homes. being occupied day and night
with attendance on the sick. a very
considerable number OF physicians and
the health officer of the town were
i'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
CONVICT CONFESSES
SEVERAL MURDERS
Important Information Secured by
the New York PO-
lice.

New York, Dec. 3.-Police Captain
Reynolds, formerly in charge of the
Brooklyn detective bureau. announced
that he had received a letter from q
convict in Auburn prison stating that
a fellow-cOnvict had confessed to him
that he murdered Albert G. La$imer in
Brooklyn. on July 1. 1902. Police In
spector Kane. of Long Island City. was
called into the case and it is said that
the investigation has developed start
ling facts.
The convict who confessed to the
murder also admitted he had Il hand
In shooting Policeman Sheridan in
Long Island City. Latimer was shot
in his home late at night, and sensa-
tional developments followed his death.
An effort was made to connect Il for
mer admirer of Mrs. Latimer with the
murder. but this failed, and the case
was regarded as an unsOlvable mys-
terV
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
WILL BRING CHARGE
AGAINST PLUMBERS
Oficers of Chicago Companies on
the Rack in Combine
Case.

Chicago, Dec. 3;-Details of the Op-
GRAFTON of an alleged plumbing-s supplies
trust will be heard by the grand jury
today. The charge of perjury will be
presented for the consideration of the
grand jury in connection with an atti-
davit made by officers of one of the
companies alleged to belong to the so
called pool that the company was not
q trust.
The Illinois law requires such affi-
davits to be made. To show that this
affidavit was false evidence will be
presented to the grand jury that there
were two combines working together
in a pool, one controlling ordinary
plumbing fixtures and supplies, the
other plumbers brass goods. Other
details Indicating the existence of a
tightly-bound pool will also be pre-
Spnted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
PROSPECT FOR MORE EXPOSES
Salisbury said to Have Contemplated 9th
er Schemes of BOodIery.

Salisbury Said to Have Contemplated 9th
er Schemes of BOOdIery.
1t is expected that when Attorney
Walker resumes his cross-eXaminatiOn
of Salisbury in the Alderman Ellen
case he will open up the matter of the
attempted amendment of the first rail-
way franchise, and another line of SEN
satiOnal developments is expected. Still
another sensational chapter in the his
tory of attempted crimes which is
promised for the trials is relative to a
plan to sell the municipal lighting plant
of this city.
1t is said that Salisbury had plan
to create prejudice against the plant
on the ground that it was expensive
and poorly mana ged. and to have a bill
passed by the legislature to allow the
board of public works to sell it. His
plan included the purchase of the plant
by stock company to be organized.
and a subsequent consolidation with
the Edison company and two water
power companies in this vicinity, if
this course should be found possible.
1t is also said that William Leonard,
no IL SONl W All nav ms bCbNNANh
81 $50 to Garman, the prosecutions
star witness when Salisbury was con-
victed two years ago. was made a
statement to the prosecution regarding
that matter One of the attorneys
charged by Salisbury with having been
connected with that matter will not
necessarily be arrested, or at least not
until the trials of the others involved.
An attorney who is friendly with
the prosecutors office is authority for
the statement that in the next list Of
arrests one of the cases viii have 10
he tried in Ottawa county, as it grows
out of the Nichols case, which was
tried in that county. Attorney George
L. Nichols having been acquitted
there.
Prosecutor Ward said: I'VE have evi-
dence> in a number of our cases to cor
roborate the story told by Salisbury"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
MEMBERS OF THE
MAFIA ARRESTED
Fifteen Captured i'm Raid by the
Police I'm PhiIadel-
phia.

Philadelphia, Dec. "a tenement
aouse on Carpenter street in the Ital-
ian quarter of the city was raided by
the police who captured fifteen sup
posed members of the Malta. The raid
was the result of complaints made to
the police by Italian merchants and
bankers who said they had received
blackmailing letters and had been
threatened with death should they re-
fuse to comply with demands for mon
ey Each of the fifteen men arrested
were armed with two 3S-caliber revOlv-
erS and Il stiletto. In the room were a
number of pistols and Il store of am
munition.
At the hearing one of the men adj
mitted that he and his companions were
members of the Malta. and that they
were in communication with similar
branches in New York, Baltimore and
Pittsburg. They were held in S1,J00
bail each on charges of carrying con-
cealed deadly weapons, conspiracy and
threatening to kill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
SUBMARINE CRAFT
HELPLESS AT SEA
Discovered Adrift by Government
Tug on Cape
Henry.

Baltimore, Dec. 3.-Cape Henry re-
ports that a government tug is trying
to get a line TO what is supposed to
be a submarine torpedo boat which
has been found adrift three miles out
abreast the Little Island life-saving
station.
The torpedo boat is the Moccasin.
The tug Peoria succeeded in getting
line aboard. but so far is unable to
make headway.
Cape Henry. Dec. 3.-The tug Peo-
ria has lost tow of the submarine
boats again and is now trying hard to
pick them up. The gunboat Yankton
passed out at > o'clock, going to their
assistance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
Senate Desires Speaker
Cannon's Political Scalp

Washington. Dec. 3.-Uncle Joe
Cannon seems to have touched the
raw in his fight on the United States
senate. The members of that august
body, old and young, republicans and
democrats, have dug up the hatchet
and say they will not rest until they
have the speakers scalp. 1t all comes
about in a most simple way, but the
fight promises to be a lively one.
Having come together with other
members of congress in an extra ses-
sion for which the president alone is
responsible. the speaker has consist
emily refused to agree to an adjourn
ment. He has insisted on congress
remaining in session, at least technic-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
Farmers Make Progress
Toward Big Combination

Chicago, Dec. Reorganization of a
national farmers alliance which will
control the distribution of foodstuffs
and do away with the profits of the
middle men was begun yesterday. 4
standing committee, which will en-
deavor to bring each of the 5000
farmers organizations in the coun-
try into cooperation with the ma
tional body, was appointed by the ad-
visory board of representatives from
local associations throughout the
west, which has been in session in the
Grand Pacific hotel. This committee
Will be the central directing mechan-
ism of the far-reaching project and
will have headquarters in Chicago. 1t
will at once begin the work of com
munieating with the different farm
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
CONGRESSMAN WARNER
MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT

Chicago, Dec. 3.-Congressman Yes
pasian Warner yesterday formally
announced himself as candidate for
the nomination for governor on the
republican ticket. Mr.. Warmers ac-
tion means that at least six men will
make an active campaign for the
nomination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
REMEDIAL BILL BEFORE
THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE

Helena. Mont. Dec. 3. - Senator
Whipple has introduced bill provid-
ing that where either litigant makes
affidavit that he believes the trial judge
is biased or prejudiced such judge
must not act in the proceedings. The
bill further provides that no more than
two judges from districts other thai
that in which the action is commenced
can be disqualified for bias or preju-
dice at instance of the plaintiff.
The defendant is also given not to
exceed two opportunities for disquali-
flying judge. Senator Hoffman intro
duced a bill giving the supreme court
power TO review facts in equity cases.
Both bills were referred to committee
on judiciary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03

ers' societies and of forming a plan
for their consolidation into one busi-
ness corporation. The committee is
made up of Robert Lindblom, Illinois,
chairman; L. b. Day, Nebraska; III. n.
Gaines, Kansas; c. e. Jackson, Mime
sofa, and w. F. Hendricks, Oklahoma.
The event of yesterdays session
was the report of the committee on
local and national organization,
which recommended the appointment
of the standing committee. Discus
sion of the movement by the dele
gates representing their respective
organizations lasted until noon, when
adjournment was taken. The stand-
ing committee will remain in this
city for some time perfecting its
plans and making ready to spread its
propaganda.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
Russia Is flushing Troops.
AS VIEWED BY a JAPANESE
MikadO Will Fight When Nothing Else
Can Be Done.

London, Dec. 3.-"If Japan must
fight Russia" said one of the mikadO's
most responsible representatives, lit
will enter the contest nerved by the
conviction that fate leaves no other
course open To falter before the or
deal would be treason to our father
land and race We do not ask much
only the right to live and move and
have our being. No grandiOSe, i'm
perial dreams move us. Japan does
not, like Russia, cOvet half the globe.
If Russia were to cease accommodating
in Manchuria materials for our de
StructiOn. would recognize our CONNER
cial rights there and keep its hands off
COrea we should be satisfied.
Japan would not implacably oppose
the concession of Il special political
status to Russia in Manchuria nor the
presence in those provinces of a body
of Russian soldiers large enough to
guard the railway. What we do Op-
pose and must TO the end oppose is
the heaping up of military stores, the
mobilization of troops, the erection of
naval and military fOrtifications and
the assembling of warships all
palpably designed to overawe, cramp
and if necessary annihilate Japan.
Russia has only ambition at stake and
can easily yield. Japan's case permits
no such alternative.
Great Britain could not witness the
defeat of japan without the gravest
concern. Such defeat would mean
tremendous step forward for the
strongest enemy of the British race
and would weaken British influence in
Peking. Cabul and Teheran. 1t would
not only jeopardize the Yangtse val
ley. but would also suspend a cloud
above that majestic reach of Pritish
possessions beginning on the frontiers
of Persia and Afghanistan and ter
minating in the southeastern waters of
New Zealand.
American interests are also vitality
involved. Russian mastery in the far
east would blight the American COM
mercial outlook on the mainland of
Asia; would overshadow the Philip
pines and open the way for vast
potentialities of opposition to the Unit
Ell States in the Pacific"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03

ally, so as to call the attention of the
country to the fact that the senate
refuses to do the work for which il
was called together by the president.
Yesterdays executive session of the
senate developed a surprising amount
of savage criticism for the speaker,
and these criticisms came from some
of the Oldest and most conservative
members of the senate. The speak
er's attitude was denounced as child
ish interference" and the statement
was made that if his position had
been announced before an agreement
had been made for the Cuban vote it
would have been impossible 70 agree
to vote at any time before the end of
the winter. A-aAttAli
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
SECRETARY WILSON ON A
TOUR OF BEET REGIONS

o. Saginaw. Mich. Dec. 3.-Secretary
of Agriculture Wilson, Senator Bor-
rows, and others who are on tour of
the Michigan beet sugar factories, have
been Joined by Governor Bliss and eX-
Governor Rich. They went over the
Pere Marquette to Sebewaing, where
they inspected the sugar plant, after
which Secretary Wilson and Senator
Burrows made addresses at the Opera
House.
The party inspected the four plants
at Bay City and West Bay City. Last
night they were rendered compliment
tary banquet at the East Saginaw clut
by the beet sugar manufa cturers of the
Saginaw valley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
AGAIN RAISES PETROLEUM

Pittsburg Dec. 3.-The Standard oil
company has advanced the pipe linc
prices of petroleum > cents per barrel
for the high grades and . cents per
barrel for the low grades, excepting
Ragland, which remains unchanged at
66 cents. The advance is the second
one of 3 cents, which followed seven
advances of cents each. The present
price of Pennsylvania is 81 cents per
barrel higher than in September.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
DELIBERATELY LAID
PLANS FOR MURDER
Fred Strube Contemplated for a
Month killing Alice
Henninger.

Springfield, Ill. Dec. Fred Strube.
the Havana Qn) murderer arrested at
Macon, Mo-, has arrived here in charge
of Sheriff BroOker, of Hanava, and two
deputies. and will be kept here for
safe-keeping. Sheriff Brooker says that
Strube voluntarily told him that he had
had the killing of Alice Henninger in
mind for more than a month, and on
the night OF the crime carried a spade
and wrench in the buggy for that pur-
pose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
Leader of Miners Gets
Ovation in Colo
rado.
THOUGHT A DELIVERER
Gen. Bates Describes
Trouble as an In
SurreCtion.

Trinidad, Colo, Dec 3.-Amid pro-
longed cheering and waving of hats
and handkerchiefs President Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Workers,
arrived in Trinidad. Over 5000 men,
women and children, people in allwalks
of life, greeted his arriSal. AS Mitch
ell stepped from the train a squad of
thirty policemen surrounded him to
keep back the crowd which was press
ing to get n glimpse of him. One
thousand miners surrounded the car
riage containing Mitchell; John f.
Ream. representative of Mitchell, and
President HOwells, of district No. -,
and escorted him through the main
street of the city to the hotel. a dis
tance of four blocks, there being q con-
tinuaI ovation along the route. Mitch
oil Immediately retired to his room
with several members of the national
board.
Crowds CIamor for a Speech.
Crowds packed the streets. stopping
all traffic for fully half an hour. clam
Oring for speech. State Labor Com
missioner Montgomery and John l..
Gehr. national organizer, addressed the
crowds, stating that President Mitchell
had been sick and was tired out by
his long journey, and was unable to
make an address, bit would make a
public address before leaving the city.
The crowd then dispersed. Mitchell
was due at Z a. M, and a large crowd
maSSed at the station, when it was
learned that the train would not ar
rive until late in the afternoon. Word
was telegraphed to the surrounding
camps. and people came swarming to
Trinidad in all kinds of vehicles. Many
brought their whole families. BY noon
the town had Il holiday appearance,
and all business was practically sus-
pended for the balance of the day.
Secret Conference Held.
At night Il secret conference was
held, those present being Mitchell and
members of the national board who
are here. officials of district No. 10 and
the presidents of the various miners
unions. Nothing is given out. The
miners believe Mitchell will settle the
strike before leaving here.
Calls 1t Insure ction.
J. &. Bates. who was sent to Colorado
to investigate the disturbances in the
Cripple Greek and Telluride mining
districts. has submitted his report to
Lieutenant General Young, chief Of
staff of the army, and it has been
made public. The report says: Il
find that the disturbance at Cripple
Greek and Telluride amounted to in
surrection against the state of Colo
rado. in that mining, milling and other
business was suspended there by rea-
son of intimidation, threats and vio-
lence. and that the civil officials were
not able to, or did not, maintain or
der.
1.-The militia of the state has been
employed, and is now employed at Grip
pie Creek and Telluride. 1t is prOba-
BILE that military guards will have to
be maintained at the points mentioned
for some time, but 1 understand it is
Inc intention to reduce the force as
rapidly as circumstances will warrant.
though in my opinion no material re-
duction can safely be made for some
months.
AT this time United States troops
are not needed. There is an unsettled
condition at the coal mines. both in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
RECORD IN
DEPARTURES
Steamer Cedric Takes
Away 1900 For
eigners.
ANOTHER 1000 ALSO
Unprecedented Rush
Back to Old Coun-
try.

New York, Dec 3.-Fifteen hundred
steerage passengers sailed on the
steamship Cedric yesterday for Liver
pool. This is the largest number of
steerage passengers ever carried
from United States port on any
steamer.
Many Left on Wharf.
The steamer La Touraine, which
sailed today. carried 1000 steerage
passengers. 1t is estimated over 2O0
others with tickets were left on the
dock owing to the overselling of ac-
commodations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
Impersouator of f"Christus" Is Dead.

New York. Dec. 3.-A dispatch from
Munich, Bavaria, announces the death
of Joseph Mayor. eX-burgomaster of
Oberammergau. who was famous as
the impersonator of Christus in the
Passion Play of 1870, 1880 and 1890
and who was the choir leader in the
performance in 1900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
Work to Boom at Holpestead.

Pittsburg, Dec. 3.-The present indi-
cations are that within week or ten
days nearly every industry in Brad
dock, Homestead and the Turtle Creek
valley viii be working double time
with a full complement Of men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
RUSSIA FOR PEACE
Which Is About All the Foreign
Office at St. Petersburg
Will Say.
IT ALL DEPENDS UPON CoREA
Case Cannot Be Referred to This
Hague-Japanese View of
the Matter.

st. Petersburg, Dee. 3.-Inquiry has
been made at the foreign office respect
ing the announcement from Paris that
basis for an agreement beween Rus
sia and Japan had been reached. 1t
was impossible to secure any confirma-
ton beyond the statement that mu-
tual desire for peace exists. to which
both negotiants have expressed adher-
ence. With this end in view they have
both decided temporarily to put aside
questions whose decision, on accornt of
the position of each, is found TO be i'm
practibacle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
AT GRAND RAPIDS
Some of the Alleged BoodIers Are
Expected to Plead Guilty
When Arraigned.
HAVE WAIVED EXAMINATION
Salisbury Frustrated by His Nerves
Authorities Expect 60 Dig Up
More Crookedness.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Dee. 3.-At-
torney John McDonald's announce
ment that he expected five of his
clients to plead guilty in the superior
court was the principal development in
the water plant Doodle scandal. The
five men referred to by the attorney
appeared before the police magistrate
and waived examination to the higher
court. 1t is generally understood that
those who plead guilty of accepting
bribeS will be punished by fines and
no Imprisonment, and that they will be
used as witnesses by the prosecution
city officials who insist upon having
trials.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
WESTERN EPISCOPAL
BISHOP, PASSES AWAY

Salt Lake, Dec. 3.-Bishop Abiel
Leonard, head of the Episcopal church
in Utah and Nevada, died early today
of typhoid fever.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03

the Trinidad or southern district and
the new, or northern district, which
may develop into such disorder as to
require the use of troops. Should this
occur while the whole available force
of state troops is employed at Cripple
Creek and Telluride, which is now the
case, 1 thing federal troops would be
needed. At present, understand, no
violence is bein goffered in the coal
districts"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-03
CONGRESSMAN SPRINGER
Is ILL IN WASHINGTON

Washington, Dec. 3.-Former Con-
gressman William NJ Springer, of IL
linois, is seriously il. here of pneu-
monia.