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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
MINE GAS FATAL
TO THIRTEEN MEN
Only Six Bodies Recovered After Ex-
pIosion Near Fort Smith,
Ark.

Fort Smith, Ark, Nov. %. - TLir-
teen miners were killed and great dam
age was done by an accidental eX-
ploslOn of gas in coal mine No. 20,
At Bonanza, Ark, twelve miles from
this city. Only six of the victims have
been recovered at this writing. The re-
covered dead are: Rob Reisdale, Ira
Strickland. VIII Kehoe, Mike Walker,
w. d. Moore and Grand Pa Brown. =
father of Pit Boss Brown.
There were about 175 men in the
various shafts at the time. All escaped
without injury except the thirteen who
were employed in entry * the scene
of the explosion. The force of the eX-
plosion was terrific and timbers woe
torn from the walls of the passages
for several hundred yards at the mouth
of entry *" The passages were so
completely Obstructed that the work of
rescuing the entOmbed men was tedi
Gus in the extreme and several hours
were consumed before the first body
was found. 1t is thought that the gas
was accidentally ignited by miners
lamp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
CHICAGO MOTHER RISKS
LIFE TO SAVE BABY IN FIRE

Chicago, Nov. 25.-DOwn a flaming
staircase a mother made her way, run
ming to save her child from death.
While her hair was singed and her
hands and face blistered by the heat,
Mrs. William Spanier made her way
to the cellar of her home, 226 Mont
rose avenue. snatched up the body Of
her 4-year-old child, wrapped its burn
ing clothing in her shawl and carried
the little one to safety and the care
of a doctor. The home was burned to
the ground.
After Mrs. Spanier had carried the
child from the burning house she for.
got her property and personal belong
ings, a part of which might have been
saved. and carried the child to ply
sician. DIR. {. W. Greene, 1896 East
Ravenswood Park avenue, who dressed
the burns of the mother and the child,
says the little one is seriously burned,
but thinks it will live.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
GERMAN SCANDAL
WAS SUPPRESSED
EIopement Of Princess and Coach.
man Took Place Three
Months Ago.

Berlin, Nov. 25.-It now appears that
the Princess Alice, wife of Prince Vic
tor Frederick Ernest of SchoSfburg-
Waldenberg. left her home ut CaurnitZ
three months ago. taking her son, Is
months old. Her former coachman.
Emilio, also disappeared some lineage.
The Princess supposedly IS in Italy.
The princess sister, the Princess Ell
vira OF Bourbon, eldest daughter of
Don Carlos, the Spanish pretender,
eloped with an Italian painter, FOlchi,
several years ago and lives with him
at Milan. Prince and Princess Vic,
tor Frederick Ernest of SchOefberg-
Waldenburg had lived apart for some
time The prince has also broken oft
relations with his father and is now
hunting i'll Styria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
ST. LOUIS COURT STILL
BUSY WITH GRAFT CASES

St Louis. Nov .5.-The trial of 'Ar'
Morrow. stenographcr to Governor
Dockery, and Thomas f. Barrett. eX-
marshal OF the st. Louis court of ap-
paals, charged with conspiracy in the
fraudulent naturalization of ten alien
residents of st Louis county. has be-
gun before Judge Adams in the United
States court Other charges in connec-
ton with the ma aturaliZa ton frauds are
pending against them.
Barrett was convicted last week of
having aidedand abetted others in hav-
ing fraudulent citizenship papers in
their possession. The testimony of JO-
seph j. GiIlick. who has turned states
evidence, is expected to be the chief
reliance of the government
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
ROBBERS TAKE MONEY AND
DESTROY THE MAIL MATTER

ct. Louis. Nov. pa mail pouch
that was rifed near OeIwein. Ia, has
been received at the Office of Chief
Postoffice Inspector Dice. The pouch
had contained several hundred letters
from different points in the west, and
had been cut open and the contents
rified by some unidentified thief. Ev-
cry letter had been opened and the
money in the letters taken. Money or
ders and checks amounting to $4,000
were left.
Nearly all the letters were torn or
mutilated in such a manner that it will
be impossible to forward them to their
destinations. The only clew the gov
ernment has regarding the robbery is
that the sack was taken from the car
somewhere between st. Joseph, Mo,
and Oelwein, Ia, it being last seen
intact at the former city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
OLD CORRESPONDENTS PRINTED
Refers to the Treaty of 1S46 and Was Me-
er Before Published.

Refers to the Treaty of $40 and Was New
or Before Published.
Washington, Nov. 25.-The senate in
executive session has made public the
correspondence submitted by President
Polk in 1S47 in relation to the treaty
OF 1916 between the United States and
New Granada. 1t is stated that these
papers have never been published.
There is report by Manuel NJ. Mailer.
ino, foreign secretary of New Granada.
pointing out the advantage of the
treaty to the United States in view
of the attitude of Great Britain, which,
he declares, unveils a preconceived
and long meditated intention of grasp
ing the most valuable mercantile spots
of America, putting the competition of
the United States out of the question.
and declaring her will as u law in all
matters concerning the consumption of
foreign commodities.
In a communication to Secretary of
State Buchanan Benjamin Bidlack,
United States charge d'affaires at Bo-
gotta, discusses the control of the 18th.
mus, in which he says that Secretary
A1dlldI lIlO uuO SSll lllstl II new vi ar
ada "ceded to the United States the
right-Of- way across the isthmus he pre-
sumed the United States would guar
anty to New Granada the isthmus, or
at least as much of it as was required
for the construction of canal or "a
railroad upon the most favorable
route
Bidlack in transmitting Il draft of
the treaty to Secretary Buchanan bad
the following to say regarding the
transit across the isthmus. With re-
gard to the right of transit and free
passage over the isthmus. which ap
peared tonne TO be becoming of more
and more Importance every day, l have
only to remark that / have procured
the largest liberty and the very best
terms that could be obtained
Il could not obtain these terms with.
out consenting to guaranty the integ-
rity and neutrality of the territory
and in fact it seemed to me, upon re
Election, that in order to preserve the
rights and privileges thus ceded 1t
would be both the policy. the interest,
and the duty of the United States thus
to enter into an obligation to protect
them. The guaranty extends only to
the isthmus, and anything like gen
eral alliance is carefully avoided"
Subscrihe for The Aro1Is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
WANTS A CLEAR DEFINITION
OF the Policy of the COmpany-why He
Resigned His Post.

/
Resigned His Post.
The duke said the meeting was one
of Unionists, desiring to urge on the
government the danger of taking Il GER
tain course and the eXpediency of re-
sisting a certain course. 1t was not
the policy of the Unionist government
which was before the country The
public liked a clear issue. and such an
issue had been placed before them by
Chamberlain, who left the government
in order that he might be free. Cheers
and Kisses again followed this mention
of Chamberlain'S name. The duke
urged that the policy of the govern
ment be more clearly defined. At pres
ent it was indefinite.
The speaker also said that if he
made any personal explanations re-
garding his resignation it would be
from his place in parliament. He had
rendered his resignation because he
Gould not, as the representative of the
government in the house of lords, eX-
press unqualified confidence in the pol
icy of the cabinet, concerning which
he had grave misgivinss and INSULT
cient knowledge.
Referring TO the speeches of Pre-
mier Balfour the duke said that they
did not indicate the objective policy
of the government. Had he been as
sured that n moderate use of the pro
posed power of retaliation would be
made by the premier he still might be
member of the government With
certain limitations much might be said
of the policy of retaliation. and it was
conceivable that the announcement of
an intention to retaliate might have
the effect of extending the area of free
trade.
He recognized the great services of
Joseph Chamberlain. but even the great
services of the past should not blind
any one to a true consideration of the
result and significance of the former
colonial secretary'S fiscal scheme. In
his budget calculation Chamberlain ap-
parently had not considered the in
creased cost of living for the working
man. The Duke of Devonshire said
he was prepared to prove that Cham,
berlain's Glasgow budget would entail
a tremendous loss to the consumer.
while workingman's expenses would
be increased 10 per cent.
Lord GOschen moved and Lord Geo
Hamilton seconded the following reso.
luton which was passed ny an over
whelming vote: This meeting while
prepared TO consider in a friendly spir,
1t any measure the government may
submit to parliament in special cases
for mitigating the effects of hostile
tariffs, is of the opinion that strenuous
opposition should be Offered to any
fiscal policy involving the protective
taxation of food and the establishment
of a general preferential or protective
system
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25

New York, Nov. 25.-Mrs. Elizabeth
II. Nlasto, of New York, has commenc-
ed suit against Mrs. Everett Mallory
Culver, a daughter of Senator Clark,
of Montana, from whom she claims
S50O,OOO damages for the alleged alien
alton of her husbands affections. The
papers were served yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Culver is already in the
public eye because of her divorce suit
against her husband, DR.. f. NJ. Culver,
in regard to which the greatest Sc
crecy is maintained. Solon j. Vlasto,
who is a well-known Greek and one
of the proprietors of the Greek news
paper Atlantis, returned from Europe
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
TryIng to Save His nIlleage.

Washington. Nov. %. - Represent
ative Cushman. of Washington. is on
wild race across the continent ta
beat time ard save S1,4O0 Cushman
heard that the house is likely to ad-
journ, and if it does so before Cush-
man is sworn i'm he Will lose his mile
age, which amounts to the snug sum
named when the journey both ways is
considered Cushman took the trans
continental flyer and counts mile posts
from the window at the rate of 2o
cents post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
susDiciop of murder and suicide.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Nov. 25.-AIr.
and Mrs. George Smith, go years old,
were burned to death in fire which
consumed their home. The couple
lived alone outside the city limits.
There is a strong suspicion that the fire
was accompanied by murder and sui
eide. The Smiths had not lived hap
PLY together, and only last Saturday
Mrs. Smith told neighbOr that she
was afraid of her husband.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
DAUGHTER OF SENATOR CLARK SUED
Wife Of Greek Publisher Seeks $5ooooo From Mrs
Culver for Alternating Husbands Affections.

on the Oceanic Nov H. Mrs. Culver.
with her daughter, years old, and
a woman friend arrived eight days
later on the Teutonic. In the com
plant Mrs Vlasto says Mrs. Culver,
'willfuIly intending to injure the
plaintiff, enticed her husband TO live
separate and apart from her" She
mentions Paris and Switzerland, be-
sides New York and other cities in
America, as places where she has re-
sided recently. Mrs. Vlasto says she
was married Nov. 90, 1875. and that
the issue of the marriage is a son,
Constantine, now % years old, who
lives in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
Regular Cabinet Meeting.

Washington, Nov. 25.-All members
of the cabinet attended The meeting,
but it is understood that no action OF
Importance was taken. The Panama
situation was discussed at length with
out bringing forth any new develop
ments of concern. The attitude Of the
opposition in congress also was consid-
cred, but an intimatiOn is given that
the administration is quite willing to
stand Squarely on its record in the
matter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
How the DISTINCTIONS Worked.
Coal Compa1 ' to Help the y. NJ. C. A.

Oskaloosa, Ia, Nov. 25.-The Con-
solidated Coal company, of this city,
has agreed to spend $4,000 in erecting
and equipping a Y. NJ. c. a. building
at the company's mining town, Bux-
ton. The building is a gift to the Bux-
ton Y. NJ c. A, an organization of col
ored miners. Charles c. Michener, of
New York, international industrial sec
retary for colored men, and w. A. Ma
gee, of Des MOines. the Iowa state sec
retary, have held Il meeting at Buxton
and signed the contracts for the build
ing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
Ro6bers FaiI with This Safe.

Mount Vernon. ILL.,, Nov. -. - The
bank at Ewing, Il small town sixteen
miles south of this city, was entered
by robbers and an attempt made to
loot the safe. Six charges of dynamite
were used, but the robbers succeeded in
blowing only the outer doors off. The
robbers left their tools III the bank in
their haste to escape.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
Salvation Army at Paris.

Paris, Nov. 2J.-GeneraI Booth is
meeting with much success here in. his
plan for extending the Salvation Army
throughout Europe. He has addressed
large gatherings. dwelling on the pre-
valent spiritOf Frenchliberalismag gainst
religion. The general intends going to
Germany. Denmark. Sweden, Norway
and italy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
wenr West with Fremont.

Leadville, Colo, Nov. 25.-Charles
Runyon. aged 20 years, is dead of gen
eral debility. Runyon came to Colorado
in the 40's with General John c. Fire.
mont and was one of the original party
of fifteen that accompanied Fremont in
he San Juan country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
William c. YaukeY Dead.

Detroit, Nov. 25.-William c. Yaw-
key. the wealthy pine land owner and
mine operator, is dead. Yawkey was
born in Massillon. o., in 1884. He
moved TO Detroit from Bay City in
1873. and three years later went to New
York city to live. He was visiting here
when he died
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
Vote of Confidence i'm Redmond.

Dublin. Nov. 25.-At a meeting of
the Irish parliamentary party here, at
which John Redmond presided, u vote
of cordial confidence in Redmond was
unanimously adopted. as was a reso-
luton proposed by Redmond asking
that O'Brien withdraw his resignation
as member of parliament for Cork city
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
RAILWAY MEN ARE
HOLDING MEETING
Object Said to be consolidation of
the Illinois Central and
G. & A.

Bloomington, H., Nov. 25.- De-
spite the efforts toward secrecy it is
learned here today that a special
meeting of directors of the Chicago
& Atom in Chicago is a fact Alexan-
der Miller. secretary of the Alton, is
representing officials of that company
and it is announced here the object
is to effect a consolidation with the
Illinois Central, as recently reported.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
SMALLPOX SPREADING IN THE STATE
Twenty Illinois Affected With the Disease and 300
Cases Have Been Reported.

Springfield, H.. Nov. 25.-Notwith-
standing the precautions that have
been established by local health au-
thorities Ger Illinois, smallpox is
spreading at a Threatening rate over
the state. Contugion, it is reported.
exists in 20 counties at the present
time and at a total of 30 places, near
" 800 cases of the disease being re-
ported. The counties in which the
disease prevails are: Bond, Christian,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
Cuban Sugar To BE Barred.

Havana. Nov. PA report is in cir
culatiOn here which, however, cannot
be verified. that the powers signatory
to the Brussels convention have &c
cided rot To admit Cuban sugar be-
cause the tax on foreign sugars i'm
posed by the parties to the convention.
According to some officials Cuba would
not he adverse to becoming party to
the convention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
BURNED TO DEATH
IN FIRE AT HOME
Tragic End of Mrs. SiIas Brackin,
Once Pronounced Most Beau
tiful Woman.

Murfeesboro, Tenn, Nov 25.- Mrs.
SiIas Brackin, who, as Miss May Belle
the most beautiful woman in Ameri-
ca, was burned to- death here today
in a fire that destroyed the house in
which the Brackin family was living.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25

Clark. Coles. Cook. Cumberland, GAL
latin, Grundy, Lawrence, Logan, Ma
con, Marion, Mclean. Randolph. ST.
Clair. Nermilion. Williamson. White
side. VIII. The health authorities
are still having trouble in restrict
ing the disease, largely because in its
mild form it is not at first recognized
as smallpox. and necessary precau-
tions are not taken to prevent it's
spread.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
DEVONSHIRE TALKS
He Opens His Campaign Against
the Chamberlain Tariff Re.
form Scheme.
STANDS AGAINST A TAX ON FOOD
Name of the EX-CoIoniaI
Secretary.

London, Nov. 25.-The Duke of Dew
Onshire presided and was the principal
speaker ut Il great demonstration in
Queens hall here under the auspices
of the Free Food League Bt was the
dukes first public speech since his res
ignation as lord president of the coun-
ell, and the first really important meet
ing of the Free Fooders' as an offset
to the active propaganda of the Tariff
Reform Leagu The hall WAS packed,
and the prominent peTiSonageS were
given i tremendous reception. Among
those present were the Duchess of Dev
OnShire, Lord Balfour of Burleigh,
Charles II. Ritchie, Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, Lord Goschen, Winston Spencer
Churchill, Lord Hugh Cecil, Lord Rob
ert Cecil, Lord Lytton and number
Of leading members of the house of
commons.
Duke Defines His Position.
The Duke of DevOnshire outlined the
object of the constitution of the Free
Food League, which he said was
formed a few months before the gov
icy. ana therefore could not have been
formed for any purpose of hostility to
the government. The name of the
league indicated the purpose thereof.
There might be differences of opinion
concerning the extent to which retalia-
ton might l.gitimately go. Some mem
hers of the league were not altogether
opposed TO some form of protection;
but they were all united and prepared
to resist to the utmost the imposition
of any protective taxation on food, or
protective duties generally. He him
self claimed the right to oppose any
thing IN the nature of return to protec-
ton.
Prolonged cheering followed this
statement of the duke. Continuing, the
speaker said that while the fiscal pol
icy was not yet u party question there
was nothing which the advocates Of
the scheme, which emanated from the
brain of Il single eminent statesman,
would like better than general cleo
ton which would turn on this question
alone. This reference to Joseph Cham
beTlain was greeted with mingled
cheers and hisSeS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
CHINA SAID TO BE
ABOUT TO OPEN WAR
Gen. Ma Has Army of $4,000 to
March AccrOss Manchurian
Border.

London, Nov. -. - Privat Gdvices
from Pek;ng are to the effect that Gen
eral Yuan SAi Kai. governor of Chi
Ii province. has informed the emperor
that he is prepared to declare war
against the Russians i'll Manchuria.
General Ma is said to be raedy TO
march into Shan Hal Kwan ct the
head of $4,000 men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
Arrests of fAnarchists.

Paris, Nov. 25.-The Patrie asserts
that four secret arrests have been made
of plotting against the king and queen
of Italy when the royal train recently
passed through MarSeiIles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
RaiIwav Man Dead.

Des MoInes. Ia, Nov. %. - T. n.
Hooper, general agent of the Colfax
and Northern railway, and formerly
assistant superintendent of the Great
Northern, is dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
other Robberies Told of.

Numerous saloon robberies and II
case where Il victim was shot but not
killed also were told. The plan TO
dynamite an express train on the Chi
cago q Northwestern railroad. which
resulted only in the wounding of the
engineer. as well as plot to rob the
Devon avenue car barns. was set
forth by Marx.
The confession. i'm its entirety. re-
veaIs Il career of crime such as sell
dom if ever in police annals has been
crowded into a few months And yet
Marx and the companions ne names
are little more than youths. none he
ing more than p years of age.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
CHOATE GIVES LUNCHEON
FOR BRYAN AT LONDON

London. Nov. 25- Ambassador
Choate gave luncheon to William Jen-
nings Bryan today Among the dis
tinguished persons invited to meet
Bryan were Premier Balfour. Earl
Onslow and Charles r. Ritchie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-11-25
Chicago Street Car Men
Return to
Work.
THEIR CAUSE LOST
Company Comedies But
One Vital
Point.

Chicago, Nov. 25.-At an early hour
this morning the conference between
the mayor and the committee of the
city council and the executive board
of the striking employees of the Chi
cago City Railway company effected
an agreement that puts an end to the
strife that has rent Chicago in twain
for nearly two weeks past. The
basis of settlement amounts to com
plete victory for the company, not
one of the original demands of the
men being complied with.
Only One Concession.
The only important concession the
company made was the agreement to
reinstate all the strikers with the eX-
ceptiOn of those who have resOrted
to violence, The arbitration of the
wage scale viii be on the basis paid
by companies outside of Chicago.
The original demands of the union
were for an increase of wages of four
cents an hour; employment of none
but union men; control of the dis
charges of employees by officers of the
union; right of the union to regulate
the routing of cars, and that all men
tions.
a new schedule of working hours
more favorable to the employees than
the old one will be arranged.
Ratified This Morning.
Chicago, Nov. 25.-At meeting of
the striking carmen at Federation
hall today all newspaper men were
excluded. The strikers ratified the
whole agreement arrived at last
night.
The men were ordered by Secretary
Barnes to go back to the car barns
ready to begin work for the company
at once.
Meeting Called.
Chicago. Nov. 25.-President Hamil-
ton, of the Chicago City Railway COM
pany, notified Mayor Harrison that ne
would like TO meet the council media
ton committee at the mayors office at
2:30 .. III. In response to this re-
quest, Mayor Harrison summoned the
members OF the committee. Hamilton.
Bliss and Joseph Letter appeared on
time, but it was stated that no repre-
sentatives OF the strikers had been in
yited to the conference. The meaning
Of this latest move is not apparent.
No information was given out.
Police to Guard Coal Wagons.
The police were ordered to report to
the yard of the Harder * Hafer Coal
Mining company at Twenty-fourUh
street and Stewart avenue, whence the
coal was to be taken by nOn-union
teamsters in the employ of the City
railway to such power houses as Gen
eral Manager McCulloch will deSig-
nate. Inspector LAWN made no secret
of his apprehension of trouble when
the loaded wagons were started from
the yards. Escorted by Captain Schuet-
tle- and the police the cavalcade of
seven loaded coal wagons proceeded to
the Twentieth and State streets power
house.
Daily Strike Tactics Continue.
All day the mobs raided the street
car lines and the order of the day was
obstruction any kind, so it obstruct,
ed. The most serious was encountered
ut the start, when street rails were
slipped through the spOkes of the big
underground turn-wheel around which
the State street cable winds in the
vault at=tke southern terminus. These
rails were not discovered before the
machinery was started. When the