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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-03
NEW TRIAL rs GRANTED
LULU PRINCE-KENNEDY

Kansas City, July 3.-Lulu Prince
Kennedy. under sentence of 10 years
for the murder of her husband, Phil
ip. in January, 1901, was today grant
ed a new trial by the supreme court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-03
Trial of DR.. Walter Kountz.

Pittsburg, July 3.-The court room
was crowded again when the trial of
Dr. Walter p. Kountz, charged with
the murder of Contractor Walsh was
resumed. Clarence Burleigh, attorney
for DIR. Kountz, in his address to the
jury, said the defense would endeavor
to show that Walsh threatened to kill
the plaintiff and that he acted first.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-03
SHAMROCK III EASILY
DEFEATS SHAMROCK I.

New York, July Sin a 3O-mile race
over the international yachting course
Shamrock III. finished seven minutes
ahead of Shamrock /.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-03
In the Great information
al Automobile
Races.
GERMANY GETS 1T,
With France a Very
Good SeCond--No
Fatalities.

Bally shannon. Ireland, July 8. -
The international automobile race for
the James Gordon Bennett cnp las
been run and won by yJenatZy, u member
OF the German team, who covered the
distance of 3ToH miles i'll hours, 30
minutes and 8 seconds, including the
stops imposed by the regulations. Two
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-03
ae Edissd the Ohio Blade.

Toledo, o., July 3.-Clark Waggoner,
for thirty-six years an editor of Ohio
newspapers, is dead at the Toledo hos
pitaI. aged so years. He was editor
Of The Blade from 1856 to 1865.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-03
THAT TNEWSCANDAL
In the War Department That is
Said to Involve
Littauer.
He IS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS
Also a Member of a Firm That Makes
GIoVes-Uncle Sam Also
Buys Gloves.

Washington, July 3.-Following the
exposure in New York of Representa-
tive Lucius n. Littaauer's alleged con-
nectiOn with contracts for furnishing
gloves to the Quartermasters depart
ment of the army, an investigation is
to be held which probably will result
in charges against Littauer. Secretary
Root had a conference with General
Humphrey, quartermaSteC general, and
Colonel Patten, who has charge OF the
clothing supplies for the army, regard
ing the contract for gloves with L. Il.
Lyon, who, it is said, obtained his sup
ply from the firm of which Representa-
tive Littauer, of New York, is a mem
Der. The secretary has directed that
an inquiry be made into the whole sub
ject with a view TO ascertaining wheth-
er any officer made contracts in viola
ton of the statutes and to get other
information.
Said To Be Contrary to Law.
All glove contracts speciaficaliy
stated that no member of congress or
other government emplOye was inter-
ested in them, directly or indirectly.
Littauer observed this to the extent of
keeping his name from contracts as
principal or surety. But il is alleged
that he was and is "a partner of Lit
tauer Bros, glove manufacturers of
Gloversville, n. Y, and that he not
only shared in the profits of contracts
with the war department but personl-
ly transacted business with Quarter
I
is contrary to law and if proved may
subject Littauer to Il fine of $1,000
under section 3,T39 of the revised
statutes
Rival Company Makes . Protest.
Protest against Littauer'S supposed
action was made by a San Francisco
glove manufacturing company in 1900,
but no attention was paid to it by the
war department The San Francisco
company submitted bids for furnishing
buckskin gauntlets and offered to bring
proof that it's bid was lower than that
of Edmond II. Lyon, who acted in
part for Littauer, but through infu-
enceS never disclosed the bid was re-
jected and that of Lyon accepted. Lyon
now declares that Littauer. then and
now in congress, was interested in the
contract.
Some Exceptions I'm the Statute.
The papers i'll the matter have been
referred to Judge Advocate General
Davis, who will examine them to as
certain what action the war depart
ment should take from a legal and
military standpoint. Some allegations
have been made that the glove contract
was let to Lyon even after a lower
bid had been made. but this could not
be verified at the department. While
one section of the revised statutes pro-
hibits contracts which will inure TO
the benefit of a member of congress
another section eXcepts a contract
made with a corporation in which the
REPRESENTATIVE has shares of stock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-03
UNITED STATES SQUADRON
SAILS FOR PORTSMOUTH

Kallundborg. Denmark, July 3.-The
United States European squadron sail
ed today for Portsmouth, England.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-03
PROBLEM EASIER
Effect of Recent Mob Diabolisnn
on the Question of the
Negro Citizen,
BECAUSE 1T Is MADE NATIONAL
Says Booker t. Washington, Who
Also Gives Some Advice to
Both the Races.

Louisville, July 3.-Before an audi
ence which crowded Macauley's the
ater to the doors Booker Il. Washing
ton. head of the TuSkegee Normal
school. delivered an address in which
he said that recent regrettable events
only went to show that lynch law
was not confined to any one section
of the country. These events, he said.
tended to simplify the race problem by
making it national. He admitted that
the race was now passing a very seri-
GUS and trying period of development,
and appealed to the negro to be calm
and exercise self-controI.
He Speaks Words of Hope.
Principal Washington said in part:
I'm the present season of anxiety. and
almost Of despair. which possesses an
element of the race there are two
things which l wish to say as strongly
as l may: First. let no man of the
race become discouraged or hopeless.
There are In this country, north and
south, men who mean to help see that
justice is meted out to the race. Such
a man is Judge Jones, of Alabama.
to whom more credit should be given
for blotting out the Infamous system
of peonage than to any other. Second.
let us keep before us the fact that al
most without exception every race OF
nation that has ever got upon its feet
has done so through struggle and trial
and persecution.
keep Above the Mob Level"
mo one should seek to close his
eyes to the truth that the race is pass
through a very serious and trying
period of its tsdevelopment; period that
calls for the use Of our ripest thought
and soberest Judgment. Let nothing
lead us into extremes of utterance or
action. In the long run it is the race
or individual that exercises the most
patience, forbearance and Self-coutrol
in the midst of trying conditions that
wins its cause. Let nothing induce us
TO descend TO the level of the mob.
The recent outbreaks of the
mob emphasize two lessons, one for
our race and one for the other citi-
zens of our country. south and north:
for il is to he noted that the work of
the lyncher is not confined to one Sec
tion of the country.
Lessons for Two Races.
The lesson for us is that we should
see to it that so far as the influence
of parent, school or pulpit is concerned
no effort be spared to impress upon our
own people that idIeness and crime
should cease. We should let the world
know on all proper occasions that we
consider nolegal punishment too severe
for the wretch of any race who at
tempts to outrage a woman. The les
son for the other portion OF the nation
to learn Is that both in the making
and in the execution. the same law
should be made to apply TO the negro
as to the white man. 1t is with a ma
tiOn as with an individual; whatever
we sow, that shall we also reap. If
we SOW crime we shall reap lawIess-
ness"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-03
Bracing Rooeevelt Up.

Detroit, July 3.-The central con-
ference of American rabbis today tel
egraphed President Roosevelt, eN-
pressing their unbounded admiration
for the attitude he had adopted in re-
gard to forwarding the Jewish peti-
tion to the car of Russia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-03
ANOTHER
WARNING
From Russian Government
as to Jewish Re-
mOnStranCe.
SLIGHT IS PROMISED
If President Roosevelt
Insists on Send
ing 1t.

St. Petersburg, July 3.-President
Roosevelt's decision to forward to the
Russian government the petition in
behalf of the Jews is now published
here. The foreign office has made the
following statements: ",iAhe ear alone
can decide whether thespetition will
be received, but Alexander III. would
never have received SUCH n petition.
The petition from Guild hall meet
ing, called by the lord mayor of Lon
don in 1891. was returned through the
foreign Office as being inconvenient.
The foreign office hopes the Ameri-
cans will not invite such slight"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-03
Brakeman on Rock ISL
and Killed at
Peoria.
LOSS ABOUT $4,000
Freight Co11ided With a
Switch Engine Ear
1y Today.

Peoria, ILL.,, July 3.-In collision
between freight and switch engines
on the Rock Island d Peoria this
morning George Fisher, of Moline,
fireman, was killed, aud Engineer
Michael Cushing badly hurt. Both
engines were wrecked and many cars
were crushed. The loss i $4,000.
Charles Fisher, the unfortunate
fireman, lived with his father, 5. S.
Fisher. at 1888 Fourth avenue, Moline
The latter is a contractor and is now
in shannon, ILL.,. attending the funeral
of his mother. the grandmother of
the man killed.
Served in Army.
Deceased was a member of Com
pany +, of Moline, and served during
the Spanish war in Porto Rico, after
wards reenlisting and going to the
Philippines as regular. He served
there for a time, and when mustered
out returned to Moline. later going
into the railroad business and secur-
ed place as Il fireman on the Peoria
branch of the Rock Island system.
The body will be brought to Moline
for burial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-03
How Jarrott Got Hurt.
Only Five Starter. Finished.

Baron de Caters, after making a
splendid race, broke the axle of his
car, and Foxhall Keene retired be-
cause of a similar accident Mocrs
and Winton, of the United Statesan
team. both failed to finish owing to de
rangement in the mechanism of their
cars, and Owen, the third member of
the team, only completed five out of
the seven laps of the race Thus only
five out of twelve starters completed
the course. One of these, Edge, the
holder of the cup, came in long after
the race was officially declared over.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-03

Hope is always liberal. and they that
trust her promises make little scrTple
of reveling today on the profits OF to-
morrow.--Johnson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-03
wINToN AND HIS AUTOMOBILE.


members of the French team ran eacE
other so close for second place that it
is not known now whether De Knyf
or Farman is entitled to the honor.
Only one minute divided them. 1t is
thought likely that De knyfr's claim
to second place will be upheld.
No Serious Accidents.
The IloSt remarkable features of the
great race were its practical immunity
from serious accidents, and the
wretched showing blythe United States
an team. At Bally Shannon, which is
the headquarters for the race, no news
has been received of any one being In
jured except one of the contestants.
the English crack Jarrottr and his
chauffeur. JarrOtt had a miraculous
escape from death, and now lies with
a broken collar bone and a badly
bruised body. His chauffeur also has
a fractured collar bone, besides a
broken leg. Both, however, are do
ing well.
How Jarrott Got Hurt.
The accident occurred through the
steering gear of the car getting out of
order when going at full speed. In
stead of turning a corner the auIomo-
bile ran straight into the bank at the
side of the road and was smashed
clean in two. How the occupants es-
capped death is more than they them
selves can explain. Stocks, another
Englishman, had his car disabled
through the same cause, but was not
hurt.
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b w.. d.
b rot. Nons Of IL msn who participated
IN As asssplt has q yst been arrested.
Tho method OF psfsuading Riley to %.
come q union man N the same that has
been used ever since the strike began. 10
almost every instance the smuggling com
man said a word or two for the purpose Of
taking the victim Oh his guard and then, q
q given signal the sluEeers made the AZ
tack with their iron bars.
In addition to the work done by the slug
ging committee, gang Of kidnappers has
occurred recently In the Corlears HOOK
district, resulted In frightening a score OF
non-union men, who immediately left their
employers and went 70 other cities.
A man, who had come on here from Boston
secured 2 job In horseshoeing establish nsl,-
ment In Cherry street, near jackson. ms
was about two weeks ago. He had been
working there but few days when MEM
Der OF the journeymen's union visited the
shop and told him he would have to quit
work Immediately.
II YOU don't II out to-day said the
knocked Oh Tomorrow
We'll, said the Boston man, I'm going
to stay and take that chance.
The union man went away but came back
half an hour later with seven others. One
OF the strikers held pistol close to the non
these other fellows want TO kill you right
away, and I've been ordered to do the job,
he said. They are a desperate lot. I
can save your life II you'll put on your
coat and follow me. II you don't you are
q dead one. Quick and come on.
Badly frightened. the non-union man
went with the kidnappers. They put him
on board a Boston boat, warned him that
II he made any outcry or attempted to
return to New York they would kill him
and saw that he sailed away.
Charles j. Mc0inness. secretary OF the
Masters association, says that this story
Is literally true and that many other similar
cases had been brought to the attention
of the Masters association.
For instance he said, there was the
case OF young man named Joseph OFT.
His father Is the owner Of a stage line at
Batavia, N. Y, and sent his sen here to
learn the trade. As soon as joe arrived
he fell into the hands Of union men, who
showed him a revolver and told him he
was about TO be murdered He thinks
that the only thing that saved his life was
the fact that he belonged to the same secret
theless beaten and sent back home to
.The National Masters Association Of
fered 10 bring him back at their expense
and see that he learned the trade In spite
Of the journeymens threats. t but ;,d under
TO come here. Another man who came
here from Massachusetts, was 80 badly
scared with the treatment he received that
he hurried back home. declaring that he
would not work in New York, not even
for q hundred dollars a day
the journeymen's label shall Re
used on horseshoes. The employers have
granted the demands for higher wages
and shorter hours.
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been identified aa real melodies OF the peO-
pie, and have been found in q certain pub
lished collection OF Russian melodies
wnence beetnoVen unooup'oy spP'o'
p''~''N ''''
ro, IN. oor,.r+. =, IN. .ct,v. and ..~,r
vo,,n, usrr,sn u.rs Wst, ,er Au.,,.t
Snsn,,,h n,.n,s, and teacher and nndc
cr;,io -, IN. Ssco,.- z.i,,,,o vr;tes The
nn,ss ,-h;ch .,s o,.or .nd con,n,.hens,,,i.
Ths ,nno,s,,ons ~ The Roston svmnhonv
orohs., .. ,,rorr.r,,,., .ra 80. IN m.
.n,a. - - po,,..o, s,v..,-.ra
.ha t,adsmarL ~ ,hs;r nl.oe h unon
,hs,, Th.v ,ha wo-L ~ h,;,l;sn,
oa,,s,,o n.,r.,;,a .-,,d;,. ph;,;r H.is
- ,ha pos,o,, Jo....y 800 ~ho ~. 90.
J;rsr.n, n;nao - ,,n,.,.-s.. $3.50 $50
a., ,ho shaI,,a. ~ ~. hair ,h.r .nv an.
~" ,'an.;s,
:. - "a .ho.NI A.. A.,
eS4u ',1a' "hcn ."o quiununS ~. Vi '".
81. botoiph CUB grow weary OF LIE ana
all other amusements cease to bite sharply
enough. they conspire togetber to prepare
o,est;ons With vh;oh 20 s,sn pb;,;n Hail.
-, ~ -. ~ " in ~ ~.
"heh NC en'efs 'he sacreo PorIais In Ne~-
bury street. The minutes OF the club do
not contain any records of brilliant suc-
cess II seems that the oidnuncs have
80 49,, .,,b,.. - fa--.;aI ~.
'rieo mos' soo!ects rom hssyrioioey 10
gas-range cooking ana from metaphvsos
10 football without stamping Philip,
the semp per parotus
~ Hal ..r,.,,,. 800. IN ,.- o.. "a
MI .i"ie son'e'iihes soe ~ M - "
save labor py quoung MI Aptnorps oio
analyses from back numbers Of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra's programme books.
anu "len suo" A. ~ -. e =, ~. s",ts
piano oo :. 1t. nn. $500 d.,
uiis o ~. 49, - .:.s
usuAny .s III 4.l.'sS,n 49,. s.',1 =.
VIZ IL - ,,,;.L ,...,.
nioI''a.o. H tn 10 ~
chai'n VI 49, ~ - - ~ 49,, 20
.hse nc see W.. 49, 20 49, 1919
seas" ~ 'e' ''p'o'
'en'', n;,x h,x.,o, ,,., ,. -n
80 ~ ,,, 49,. ~, .,,d,.noa ~
hso nn time 10 read Il nronerly II wn,,id
he an excellent idea to send the programs
books Of each concert TO the subscribers
q week ahead OF tune, IN order that their
conten.ss mtsno ~. sr,a. al. aiu snoroukny
si.nost i'm nossble for any one 10 And Tina
10 absorb these notes In the intervals be-
tween the pieces of music, while the At
tempt to read them while the music q play.
ing IA. Of course absurd
Hundreds Of people, II must be admitted.
fail to perceive that they cannot read an
essay and listen TO q musical composition
at the came time. but succeed In deludine
Themselves into the belief that they are
actually doing IL. OF course, they do not
Rrasp the music, II they are absorbed In the
programme notes; and when they are Mr.
Hale notes absorption IL inevitable.
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on Sunday Afternoons, trsmhlsd WITH q
anxiety for the lady Singer
s0scl' said ons, shss Iena1
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been identified as real melodies Of the peo-
pie, and have been found in q certain pub
iished collection OF Russian melodies.
whence Beethoven undoubtedly appro-
priated them"
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ordered.
Another small Buxzard's Bay class is
being built at the Newport Shipyards from
designs by W. H. Hand. These boats. of
which four are being built. are IS feet over
all, Is feet on the water line, feet inches
beam and feet inches draught. They
carry $40 pounds of outside lead and spread
sis square feet OF canvas. They are to cost
500 each.
z A. Boardman Of Boston has designed
o class for members Of the Royal Halifax
Yacht Club. They are Is feet on the water
line and will cost elco each Twelve boats
have been ordered. The Cataumet Yacht Club
members have ordered q class OF is-footers,
which are being built.
In these waters the classes that win be
raced this summer are the Seawanhalxa
knockabouts and is-footers. tho Newport
so-footerr, the American 81. 10 and i3-footers,
the 2S-footers owned by mtmberr Of the
New York Yacht Club. the Aanhasset BAY
s.-footers, the New Rochelle is-footers.
the Indian Harbor sailabcuts. the Horse
Shoe Har,or lS-footers. the Marine and
Field is-footers. and some small classes OF
LArks.
The echooners Elmina and Muriel have
been often called one-design class. They
arc sister ships, both having been turned
out from the same yard and designed by
A. Cary Smith. They are exactly the same
In detail. but they raced In the regular
7S-foot schooner class. The eo-footers,
Wsstan,oe and Nicola were built from the
came designs. II wae expected that sew
orAl Of thSoe boats would have bean built
cd nAds ons-dssign class. but only two
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-05
STIRRED BY TARIFF WAR.
CH4JfBERLAIN'S SPEECH.
Rush for Tickets at GIasgo1C-DeU'
Onshire MAJ Resign.

London. Oct. j.-Probably because Of the
noarness Of his Glasgow speech, Iir. Chamber
lain's preface to the fiscal pamphlet written by
c. A Vince secretary to his tariff organization
receives scant notice in the press this morning
and that not of a complimentary character
THE Standard says:
These few pages of rather angry rhetoric do
not enable us to form any fair estimate regard
ing his proposals.
The anxiety in Glasgow to hear Mr.. Chamber
Iain's first speech the absorbing topic of the
day has reached fever heat. over six thousand
applications have been received for seats next
Tuesday night in st. Andrews Hall, whose ac-
comn7odation is only five thousand with the re-
salt that the tickets originally issued free are
now selling at so each.
Writing in reply to correspondents inquiry.
Mr. Chamberlain says that the idea that fiscal
reform would in any way hasten or encourage
the formation of trusts appears to him to be
entirely without foundation.
No Cabinet announcements have yet been
made The King will hold council for the ex-
change of seals next Friday. The rumor Is cur
rent that the persistent delay in settling the
crisis is due to the INDIGESTION of the Duke of
Devonshire who it is alleged. has sent his con-
ditionaI resignation TO Mr.. Balfour-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-05
SAYS HR. Low ASSENTED.
Controller Thinks the MayOr " all
Recall a Second Conversation.

In reply to Mr.. Lows letter to Mr. Cutting, IN
which the Mayor stated that the only conversation
he had had with Controller Grout ABOUT the idt'el
receiving a nomination from Tammany was at
luncheon one day. Controller GTout gave our
statement yesterday taking issue with the MaEoi-
The statement in full is:
think that Mr.. Low. upon reflection VIII IgSai
ahoIher con- s saIon ,e ~ what then seemed
impossibty an Endorsement by Ianlli55mS, ; a1te
when / said as l have said consistently SLnCeii
thai IL would make no difference in my support on
him. The conversation 10 when nay ,o n lunch
eor1-fhat IS ii was about week after my re-
turn and about two WeeTs ago once told him
that the talk of such an indorsement seeI men Mr.
RIsSe haG nT bt ,pat now il began to seem pos
% 1oaeb TV conid not vet think it probable. L
said that / could receive it only If made unconal-
mo IN The ca 1 that under these conditions
it seemed to me that ~ Wouo p po,eb+ 1roperiy
accent Mr.. Low distinctly assented to TINS view,
used for subsequent events have been such as 10
impress them on my memory. -, 90 -ocou that
week age Mr. Cutting a he sa d6uRd pP se no
why such an Endorsement. made without conoi-
tons. should not be accepted. suPtPoSHHf NJ Toy
and Mr. Cutting. under the impulse OF Mr., FIaI ir
Mr. Woodruff and Mr.. Bruce have reviEeH that hat
oninious Justice to me- however, requires liza
PEOPLE should NOT forget that when TOOK my pun
aSyiiSed Of any such change Of view on Mr. Low 5
part. Last Monday told M, M faiyiv left me was
either to accept ali nominations and 1
or else decline all including the fusion. He 1he
refused TO listen such declnatoI. anu IL We
AT his suggestion that the formal notlhCauohs H.
cen5a5 that dav II he ever TO nave lStheh
the position he now takes it would nave Oee
fairar TO have taken ii week ago,
The Mayor comedies. therefore, that ne old nov
,rotest when ! mentioned to him the proposluoL.t
- ~ acceotanCe of Democratic Endorsement
would aid him because 1t would be helpful IN
1orsenent of the fusion administration: t1e Gun
cedes that he did object to this political gam
I feel sure that tomorrow, when ne recaiIS IGT
conversation / now bring 10 his attention ne VIII
admit that he then thought that such an inoorse-
,1ooDt would be a distinct tactical advantage 70
~. 3, tbe canpaign BY the action OF the Demo
cratic convention Mr.. Low has since gained Ih;tI
tactical advantage He has gained all ne can gam
tberebv whether Mr.. Fornes and 1 are retalIlsu
on the fusion ticket or not And having Won ' ne
o5vsn+are which he was quite willing shoulu oe
Won for him it seems he is now willing az a oe,
,,and INSURED by g. Plat and his aSsoclates 10
have Mr. Fornes and myself cast from MS ticket
The statement issued by Mr.. Grout was read 10
Navor Low last night. He declined TO discuss II.