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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-26
LYNDON WALLACE BATES.

ace The great tidal waves might
wash in behind it at the ends, and the
wall by preventing the return of the
water to the gulf would become an
evil.
Then the great project of elevating
the entire city was adopted. When the
plan of raising the city was considered
there were many engineering problems
to be solved before the work could be
proceeded with. 1t was necessary to
get the material for filling at a short
enough carry to make the venture prof
liable as a business proposition and at
the same time not strip the beach front
of its protecting sand. Dredging along
the wharf fronts was also prohibited,
because of the great impeachment to
business. These and n vast array OF
lesser difficulties were stumbling blocks
in the way of the work.
The credit of the solution of these
problems belongs to Linden W. Bates,
whose plan for the raising of Galveston
has been adopted. He conceived the
idea of a distributing canal dug be-
hind and parallel to the sea wall.
BY this canal material can be con-
veyed to within discharging distance
of the sections to be filled, the material
eXcavated from the canal being in the
meantime used to back up the wall.
Without disturbing in the slightest de-
gree the commerce of the city the
whole area can be filed by the mix
ture of water and sand which the
dredges will suck up, and the water
will drain back into the canal. Then,
when the work of filling in the city has
been completed, the great dredges viii
back out of the canal. filling it up SOL
idly as they go, and Galveston viii be
left high above the danger of foods
from the gulf.
Mr. Linden Wallace Bates, author of
the canal plan which made the raising
of Galveston feasible, though still in
the early forties, is known in his pro-
fession throughout the world. He first
came into prominence as engineer and
manager of various railway docks and
terminal facilities in the west. During
the past seven years he has been en-
gagged in many important engineering
works abroad. From 1895 to 1902 he
was engaged in seaport and railroad
improvement work for the English,
Russian, Belgian and Australian gov
ernments. He also prepared a project
for the improvement of the port OF
Shanghai. In 1900 he was decorated
by the French government for dis
tfnguished services in science" Mr..
Bates is member of several Europeau
and American engineering societies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-26
THE LAND OF CANAAN
MECCA OF THE WORLDS FOURTH
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION

Delegates From All Countries to
Gather at Jerusalem How the
Journey VIII Be Made From Amer
ica-Itinerary of the Trip.
What promises to be one of the most
notable religious events of recent years
Is the meeting of the worlds fourth
| Sunday school convention, which is to
be held at Jerusalem April IS, 10 and
20, where delegates from all Christian
lands will foregather.
From time immemorial Jerusalem has
been the Mecca of religious pilgrims,
and rightly so, since it has been the
seat of religious life and history. To
many nations and races has it given
the basis of their national faith. 1t is
not to be maryeled at. then, that the
Sunday school forces of the world turn
ed toward Jerusalem as the place for
their next convention. The conception
seems large, and the project is indeed
one of magnitude, but, rightly consid-
cred, it appears to be wholly practi-
cable, and the interest which attaches
to the subject is a most natural one.
The Sunday school organizations, of
which the worlds convention is the
highest expression, number over %
100000 members. Representatives from
these bodies have gathered but three
times in the history of the organized
Sunday school wOrk-the first time in
London in 1889, the second time in st.
Louis in 1893 and the third time in
London again, in 1895.
1t was found that the only practi-
cable way of transporting the delegates
TO the coming worlds convention was
through a chartered steamer. Accord
tngly the Grosser Kurfurst of the
North German Lloyd was engaged by
the central executive committee of the
worlds fourth Sunday school cOnven-
tion of which Mr. Z. X. Warren of
Three Oaks, Mich, is chairman, to
leave New York March s, 1904, with Il
delegation of about 500 members. The
steamer makes q cruise of the Medi-
terranean, returning to America May
IS. after having given the delegates a
choice of seventeen days in Palestine
and five days in Egypt or the reverse.
The foreign delegates, particularly
those from Great Britain, are to make
their pilgrimage on the Fuerst Bis
marck. sailing from Marseilles April 1
and returning April 80, the passengers
uniting in the convention in Jerusalem.
In the itinerary of the steamer only
three of the seventy-one days allotted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-26
SIGNS ARE OLD.
In Anrient Greece They Were Used
on Business Houses.

In An rient Greece They Were Used
on Business Houses.
The custom of marking a business
house by means of a sign is of very
ancient origin. In the great cities of the
east and among the ancient Egyptians
such a practice must have been unnec-
essary, as all trades were classified
and confined to certain sections of the
city, and then all wares were exposed
to full view, as they were displayed in
open booths.
The history of Grecian signboards is
meager, yet the illusions of Arts
tophanes and Lucian to signboards war
rant our belief in their use by the
Greeks. Atheneus tells us. "He hung
the well known sign in front of his
house."
Advancing to Roman times, there is
abundant evidence of signs, as the dis
coveries of Pompeii and Heraculaneum
amply testify. In the Eternal City
some of the streets derived their names
from signs, just as hundreds of London
streets have been so named. The RO-
man street Vicus Ursi Pileati was
named from the sign, for. as the name
indicates, it was the street of 1.-THE
Bear With the Hat On" But it was
not until late in the fifteenth century
that the custom gained a footing in
England, first of all among the taverns
and alebouses. Later came the neces-
sity of distinguishing between certain
shops brought about by the fact that
the houses were not numbered and the
people could not read word signs
Julian King Calford in St Nicholas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-26
Coniurnr Rennrtee.

Wife-That's the third time you've
stepped on my dress. wish you were
not so slow.
Husband-Its you that are slow.
Wife-Indeed, l am not
Husband-Well, your train is behind
Washington Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-26
Getting Eve1

Miss Passage trust you will con-
slider my criticisms. dear. as coming
from a friend.
Vera Perte-Oh. will look upon
you as the oldest, the very Oldest,
friend have.-Brooklyn Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-26
A Thin Spread.

Kwater-It's more or less true that,
as the old saw has it, Charity covers
multitude of sins
Hardhead-But never if it's our char
ity and other peoples sins.-Philadel-.
phia Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-26
A MORMON MATRoN.
Mua- Reed smoot. wife of the United
States Senator From Utah.

Mrs. Reed Smoot, wife of the senator
from Utah, whose right to a seat in the
United States senate is disputed on the
ground that he is a polygamist, is q
handsome. matronly woman with an
expressive face and charming manner.
AS Miss Alpha NJ. Eldridge she was
one of the bellies of Salt Lake City
twenty years ago. She is daughter
of General H. s. Eldridge, a relative OK
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-26

Only II per cent of the families of
London employ servant, but there are
2O5,S5S persons Of the servant class.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05

row boat capsized while the young
people were attempting to board the
larger vessel. Some letters were found
in the clothing of the young man, one
Of which was from Sherman Miller Of
Lafayette. Ind, and there was a
home" letter from his brother Ira at
Lincoln.
The young woman, il was thought at
first, was Grace Miller, a sister of the
young man. but later it was learned
that Grace Miller. with a woman of
her acquaintance. had left Chicago sew
cral days ago for an outing in Mich
; igan- It is now supposed that the
young woman was also student at
the university. The initials "F. E NJ"
were found on linen worn by Miller's
companion.
The young woman who was drowned
with Jesse Miller was identified later
as Miss Frances Z. Moore Of DaVen-
port Ia. Miss Moore was in her first
year at the university and was taking
the literature course. She was also
said to have been a member of a
dramatic school down town. Her body
was identified by Miss Helen Baldwin,
her roommate.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05

Denver. June 1.-The American Labor
union convention is in the midst of a
fight over socialism. which came up IN
the form of a resolution to support the
American Labor Union Journal by per-
sonal tax The question is being argued
today Boyd +. Dickinson of Butte led the
opposition.
This morning the convention adopted a
resolution abolishing unions labels as
they are now employed. and prescribing
for every organization under the jurisdic-
ton of the general body one label. re-
solution was adopted to organize school
teachers throughout the west.
The convention late today voted to in
crease the per capita tax 4 cents per
month for the support of the American
Labor Union Journal a copy of which is
to be sent to each member
A committee of seventeen members was
named to draft a new constitution and
report at this convention. In order to
make this possible the time of the con-
vention was extended one week Adjourn
ment was expected to occur next Satur-
day. A new constitution is made neceS-
sary by the rapid growth of the Organiza-
ton and its extension over a greatly en-
larged territory. When the present con-
stitution was adopted the organization
had 1900 members. while ii now has 2O0,-
0G0 an increase of 10000 within the last
year. It now takes in many classes of
labor not provided for in the old con-
StitUtion
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
KILLED HIS PARTNER
H. NJ. st. cyr in Jail at Weiser,
Ida., Charged With De-
Iiberate Murder.

Boise, Ida, June al. NJ. st. Cyr is in
jail at Weiser tonight. charged with the
murder of Archie EmmOns last evening
at Lardo. on Payette lake. where the
men ran a hotel. They had dissolved
partnership, but there was a dispute be-
tween them over the ownership of a
team Emmons got the team and was
driving il up the road, when st. Cyr
stepped out of his house with a rifle and.
taking deliberate aim, shot EmmOns
through the head. The victim fell out of
the wagon and lay face down in the road.
St Cyr drew his revolver and shot the
PROSTATE man through the head again.
The coroner held an inquest and the
jury returned a verdict of deliberate
murder. St. Cyr went to Meadows and
gave himself up and was brought to Wei
ser this evening. The crime was commit
ted in Boise county. and Sheriff Nc
Dewitt is on his way to WeiSer to get
the prisoner. When St. .Cyr gave him
self up he claimed be had shot in self
defense. but it seems the shooting was
witnessed by others and their story is as
given.
St. Cyr was at one time a locomotive
engineer on the o. r. & y. Afterward
he posed as a mining expert and more
recently started the Payette Lake hotel
Emmons is spoken Of as having been a
good man.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
WHILE GOING
AT FULL SPEED
Disastrous Collision Between
Two Santa Fe Trains.
NINE KILLED; MANY INJURED
ORDERS WERE DISREGARDED
By ONE CONDUCTOR.
NINE KILLED; MANY INJURED

n OPEKA. kan. June A dis
astrous collision between Santa
Fe passenger trains at Stilwell.
near Olathe, this afternoon, killed nine
people and injured many others.
Train No. / was going west at fun
speed and crashed into the Chicago
section Of No. 8. eastbound
me trains We're routed on the Mis-
souri, Pacific tracks. on account of the
Hoods, which washed out the santa Fe
tracks. Orders were sent out by the
traln dispatcher today for both trains
10 meet at StilwelI. It is charged at
me Santa Fe Office here tonight that
the crew of the Chicago train dis
regarded this injunction and ran a
mile or more past the meeting place
NO did not stop at Stilwell. but on
running slowly by the engineer saw
no other train. and as he had a clear
track according TO his orders he
rushed ahead. No. Whistled before
the eastbound train had proceeded far
Out TOO late to avoid a collision
AS soon as news of the accident was
received III Topeka a relief train was
MADE Up and sent 10 the scene of the
wreck Dr. j. p Raster, chief surgeon
on Ine santa Re. was in charge and took
with him "a number Of physicians and
portable as possible.
ne tracks were cleared tonight and all
fraf1lc was resumed The engine on the
eastbound train was in charge of Engf-
neer Dunlap, while Engineer Furman
was on the west bound train.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
HIS LIFE CRUSHED OUT
Henry Jensen of RichfieId Found
Dead With a Saw Log
Across Chest.

Richheld. June A tragedy was
discovered here tonight. Henry Jen-
sen. a young man 20 years OF age, was
found at the mouth of one of the can
yons north OF town with a saw log
lying across his chest and his life
crushed out. He is so badly mangled
that it is impossible to tell how the
accident happened. His sister had re-
turned from salt Lake this afternoon,
and as the young man did not return
this evening. she had searching parties
start out after him. and they made the
discovery His parents are dead and
he lived with his sister. Mrs. Margaret
Zolman- Mrs. Clayton Cannot. another
married sister. lives in Marysvale. and
ne has two married sisters living in
Salt Lake.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
BIDS FOR BATTLESHlPS.
Small Number Owing to Unsettled
Labor Conditions.

Washington, June Bids have been
opened at the navy department for the
construction of the Minnesota. Vermont
and Kansas. the three 16Oo0-ton battle
Ships authorized by the last congress
each to cost not exceeding 81 .ZI2OOO.
The Newport News Shipbuilding COM
pany Of Newport News. Va. was the low
est bidder for one vessel. the CranD &
Son Ship & Engine Building company
was the only bidder for more than one
ship Following are the bids:
Newport News Shipbuilding cornDanv.
one vessel. department plans. to be COM
Ueted in fOrty-twO months from date OF
FEntracI. %,llo.U00. William Cramp & Son
shin & Engine Building COmpany. one
vessel department. plans. to be complet-
cd I'm forty-twO months. q, 100 600. or two
vessels. departments plans i'm same time.
81 $1,000 each, Fore River Ship & Engine
Building company. Quincy. Mass. one
vessel DEPARTMENTS plans. fOrtv-tvO
months. A.lf9OO0; Eastern ship Building
company. New London Conn one vessel
forty-two months, S4lS2.Og0: New York
Shin Building company, one vessel. de-
partments plans, fOrty-tWo months. 81
165.OO0.
II is supposed that the unsettled labor
conditions throughout the country is the
cause for the small number of bidders.
and for the fact that only one cOmpanv
bids on more than one ship.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
PREFERRED DEATH
TO TERM IN PRISON

Vancouver. B. c.. June 4.-The GER
tainty Of exposure of his misappropria-
ton of funds is supposed TO be the
cause of the suicide of William Kyle
last night. He was employed by the
British Columbia Transfer company. as
assistant bOOkkeeper. Harry Wolf.
driver for the company, had previously
been under arrest for embezzIement
and the company contends that Kyle
and Wolf were confederat ties. Charged
with his guilt Kyle is said to have con
fessed his wrongdOing to his employers.
An appointment was made with KYLE
by the manager of the company for last
evening. when the books were 10 be
checked over to ascertain Kyle's total
misappropriatiOn. The young book
keeper did not keep his appointment,
and about midnight he was found dead,
an empty bottle labeled poison showing
the means by which death had been
sought.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
DEATH LIST GROWING.
Seventy-one People Lost Their Lives
at Topeka.

Topeka. Kan. June 4-The bodies OF
seven more flood victims were found to-
day. The list of known dead now reaches
seventy-One. with thirty people identified.
Scores are reported missing. and there is
no way Of Immediately locating them The
Union Pacific depot mas been imprOviSed
as a mOrgue, and there the bodies are
gathered to await Identification. The
river today fell thirteen inches. This
makes a drop of over five feet from the
high water mark.
North Topeka is a total wreck Tho
water is still over a greater part Of the
town In the residence districts it is
seven feet deep in most places, and there
is considerable current. In the business
part of the town the damage of the
waAers is almost complete The fronts
of most Of the stores have openings
broken through. In the residence dis
tricts practically the same condition eN-
lists.
The greater danger now exists IN the
wretched sanitary conditions. The health
board Is buSying itself with the prOhlem
of sanitation and will do everything pos
sible to prevent an epidemic. To this end
stringent regulations are being enforced.
From Manhattan, Abilene Saltna, Flor
ence. Lincoln, Centre and Hutchinson
come reports that the water has about
spent its force and that the towns are
slowly recovering
The yield of wheat viii be much smaller
as the result of the flood, and the finan-
cfaI loss will be great However, the state
has great resources and IS bearing up
well under the stunning blow.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
ELECTION RETURNS
TIED UP BY COURTS

Denver, June 4-The election which
was held last Tuesday to select dele
gates to frame a new city charter has
been tied up by the courts There is
a question as to the proper officers to
canvass the votes, the supporters of
the non-partisan ticket. which was
elected on the face Of the returns.
claiming the city and county clerks
and two justices of the peace should
act, and the Republicans asserting that
the city council is the legal canvassing
board. Today Judge Mullins of the
district court issued an injunction to
restrain the council from acting and
Judge Palmer Of the same court made
q similar order against City and COun-
ty Clerk Aiehele
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
WARNING FOR ST. LOUIS.
Water Will Reach the Thirty-six-foot
Stage BY Monday.

St Louis June At St Louis the
rate of rise will continue rapid and So
feet viii be reached Friday morning and
345 feet Saturday morning A stage Of
thirt five feet is fOrecasted for Satur-
da- night or Sunday.
Measures to protect property from a
thirty-siX-fOot stage by Monday should
be taken.
''(Signed) EDWARD II BOWIE,
Local Government Forester"
The local river warning was issued to-
night BY Government FOrecasteT Bowie.
Tonight the register may record thirty
two feet, 2 rise Of six inches during the
The Wabash suburban tracks, which
rlsn along the top Of the levees and which
yesterday marked the boundary line Of
the advancing water, are covered to-
night and the water extends to the side
walk and in depressed places laps at the
foundations of the buildings
The river stage has reached a height
that makes it impossible for the larger
steamboats, 10 pass under E9ds bridge.
which. at low stage, has Lightweight feet
clear below its center span
Across the river Venice IS suffering Sc
vereIy. Since yesterday the encrOaching
water has driven additional families from
their homes and the city hall is crowded
with refrgees. The Wabash round house
is flooded
Much carnage to farming country IS re-
ported from Augusta, Hamburg, Black
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
BRUTAL MURDER ON THE RANGE
Farmer His Four Sons Shot Down by Cowboys Kansas
Trouble Arose Over the Fencing of
Public Lands.

= T. FRANCIS. Kan, June 4.-Au-
thentic reports received tonight
from the scene of last nights
tragedy in the southern part of this
county indicate that the Dewey cattle
men went to the Berry cattle ranch
and killed three men.
The Dead
z. NJ. Berry, owner of the ranch,
A. J. Berry.
G. A. Berry.
MortalIy wounded: Z. F. Berry.
Seriously wounded: Sam Berry
All these were sons of E. NJ. Berry.
The Berry version of the matter IS
that three of them were working in
the field and two of them ct the house,
all unarmed, when a gang of the
Dewey men. with Chauncey Dewey at
its head. rode up and deliberately at
tempted to kill them all. Dewey al
legged that they went over to get a
water tank that belonged TO the land;
that the BeTrys opened fire on them,
and they did the killing in self
defense.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05

There has been bitter feeling between
the BeTrys and Deweys ever since the
Deweys invaded the country. About
TWO years ago the DeWeys commenced
TO acquire title to all the land they
could in the southeastern part of this
county and the adjoining corner of
RaWlins. Sherman and Thomas cOun-
ties. The Berrys are among the few
who have stayed at their homes, and
have been in continual litigation 1t
is said that Chauncey Dewey and his
men. two in number, did the shooting.
The cOTOner's jury finds that Chaun-
cey Dewey. from behind a sod wall.
killed one of the Berrys and mortally
wounded another. and that the Berrys
were absolutely unarmed. Sheriff Nc
Culloch wires from Atwood that he has
Dewey and his men under arrest.
The tragedy resulted from the ever
present fight between cattIemen and
ranchmen in this section of the cOun-
try
The .Deweys belong to a rich Chicago
firm. They own thousands of acres of
land.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
THOUGHT THE SNAKE
A PIECE OF LEATHER

Butte, Mont. June "A Great Falls
dispatch to the Inter Mountain SAYS:
Miss Agnes Greedy, a Truly. Mont.
school teacher, grabbed a rattlesnake
about the neck this morning, thinking
it q piece of old leather. She found the
snake under her desk upon opening
school when the window had not been
open and the room was dark She
dropped the snake and dispa tched it
with a blackboard rule. It was five feet
long and had fourteen rattles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
TWO YOUNG STUDENTS DROWNED
Overturned Boat Found the Worlds Fair Lagoon at Chicago
Accident or Case of Double
Snicde
NHTCAGO- - - Niner
Suicide.

HICAGO. June 4.-Jesse Miller and
fed, but believed to have been a
student at the University of Chicago.
were drowned in the lagoon at Jack
son park today. Whether the double
drowning was the result Of an attempt
of Miller to save the young woman, or
whether the two had planned a double
suicide. the police have not been able
10 learn. In a memorandum book in
the clothing of the dead man was the
following:
If ANYTHING happens to me. notify
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-05
Homeless and Destitute.

St Johns. n. b, June 4.-Word was re-
ceived in this city today from the sea-
coast villa of Musquash that forest fires
yesterday and today swept that place
leaving but three or four buildings stand
ing. There are 2CJ people homeless and
destitute The financial loss viii aggre-
gate over 100000.
Reports from all over the province IN
dictate that fires are rushing through the
woods and that white villages and com
munities are in the path OF the contla-
grafton. At Paccadillia TWO persons were
burned to death while endeavoring to
Hberate cattle in a field.