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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
ARRESTS AT WATERBURY,
BY which 1t Is Hoped to Discover Who
Murdered Mendelsshon.

Murdered Mendelsshon.
Waterbury, Conn, March 31.-Eight-
cen men placed under arrest on the
Charge of assault with intent to kill
was the record of activity OH the part
of the police yesterday in their ef-
forts to discover the authors of some
of the outbreaks of violence which
have occurred since the beginning of
the strike of mOtOrmen and conduc-
tors of the Connecticut Railway and
Lighting company, eleven weeks ago.
The men arrested are charged in the
warrants with assault on William I.
Merner and George MOrrissette, on the
night of Feb. 26. with intent to kill.
These two men were the nOn-uniOn en-
ployes of the trolley company who had
charge of n car which was attacked at
n lonely spot on the Waterville line.
Both were assaulted, and one was
beaten into i1SenSibility and left lying
on the rails. This occurred a little
more than n week prior to an attack
of Il similar nature on a car at For
est park, when Policeman Paul Men
delssohn was killed by bullet from
mob of masked men. Since the muir
der was committed detectives, attract
ed by the large rewards offered have
been quietly 1T work. While the ar
rests yesterday are nOminally for the
assault of Feb. 26 the officials do not
deny that they hope from this action
to learn something that will clear up
the mystery of AIendelssohn'S death.
OF the arrested men seven are men,
bers of the trolley mems union, now
on strike. These are Charles II. Ross,
Harry W. Warren, Clifford Wander
mark, Willis Vandermark. David c.
Marsh, Edward b. Winnegar and John
Mcclure. The others are nearly all
factory hands.
Wages of SIN Once More.
Wichita, Kan. March 31.-Enraged
by the abuse of Newton Green, city
employe. Georgia Bentley, aged 26
years. shot him, after which she killed
herself in their room in this city.
Green was jealous because the woman
was receiving the attentions of other
men. and when he struck her she
grabbed a revolver from under a pill
low and shot him in the hip. She
then shot herself through the head.
She was the mother of two young
children. Green will recover.
False wife Sees Murder.
New York, March 31.-Havipg found
his wife entertaining another man
yesterday William j. Peppler, of East
One Hundred and Nineteenth street,
threw the visitor out into the hall,
fought him from the third floor to
the front door of the apartment
house in which he lived. with the wife
screaming and weeping at their heels
and was there shot dead by the man
he thought had wronged him. The
slayer is William Earl Dobson, cash
ier in a stock brokers office. He fled
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
powie Speaks for stewart.

Chicago, March 31.-FOllowers of
John a Dowie We're commanded by
their leader Sunday afternoon to vote
for Stewart for mayor Dowie said
he could control and influence be-
tween 10000 and $1,000. in spite of
the fact that several thousand people
had left Chicago for Zion City, and
he asserted that in three previous city
elections he mad turned the tide in IA
vor of Harrison.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
Which Proposes to Fed
crate Business Men
Against Labor.
TO STOP STRIKES
Likewise the Lockout
and Will Avoid
Both.

Buffalo N Y, March 31.-A gener-
al organization of employers, or a
movement to federate employers cor,
responding to the central labor bodies
of the employees, will be one of the
propositions undertaken by the Nation
NJ Metal Trades association which
will meet here on April ! and ,. The
executive committee of the associa-
ton met at the IroquoiS hotel yeSter
day and began the preliminary work.
Our organization has given great en-
cOuragement to this federation move
ment," said l.. f. Dubrul, of Cincin-
natl, vice president of the association.
''In Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Gin
cinnati, Minneapolis and about 100 diff
ferent places central bodies of en-
ployers are now fiourishing. State
fedora tions Of employers are planned,
the same as the trades unions, and
eventually the employers will be well
organized in their different bodies
throughout the country"
No Strike or LockOuts Allowed.
Theassociation disapproves absolute
ly of strikes or lockouts. 1t will neither
treat with men who have struck, nor
lend its support to employers who in
stitute lockout without first under
taking to arbitrate the difficulty on
fair and equitable basis.
Offer for Arbitration.
New York, March 31.-Frank Buch-
anan, Of the National Association of
Bridge and Structural. Workers, has
addressed Il letter to contractors in
this city welcoming the formation of
the International Association of Struc-
tural and Steel Erectors, and submit
ting an invitation to the contracts to
meet the workers to prepare plan of
arbitration and trade agreement. "In
this way" the letter concludes strikes
and lockouts which affect the building
industry AMI public generally can be
greatly reduced"
Company Declines.
T. S. Mitchell, of Philadelphia, sec
retary of the American Bridge COM
pany, replied to the request for a con-
ference by saying in substance that the
matter is in the hands of the local com
mittees of employers in the districts
affected. 1T is too late for that"
said Buchanan. when the local un-
ions tried to settle the troubles the
company's local representatives. referred
the subject to the general office. We
have notified the local unions to leave
the matter in our hands,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
Attempt to wreck "a Train.

Frankfort, Ind, March 31.-An at
tempt was made TO wreck the east
bound Lake Erie and Western passen-
ger train on sharp curve a mile east
of this city. The train was going at
a high rate Of speed when the engine
struck a tie which had been placed
across the track. The front end of the
engine was badly demolished, but did
not leave the track.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
WOOD NOT TO BECOME
PHILIPPINE GOVERNOR

Washington, March Silt is stat
ed at the war department today that
Gen. Wood is not to become governor
of the Philippines as successor to
Gov Taft, even should the illness of
the latter cause his resignation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
FEDERAL JUDGE
WILL TAKE A HAND
LOrimer Durborrow Congressional
Contest in Chicago Reaches
United States Court.

Chicago. March 3l.-Notary Fred
erick McClory, who is acting under
the federal statutes as examining
magistrate in the contest involving
the recount of the Lorimer-Durbor-
row congressional ballots, late today
sent kilograms to several United
States circuit Judges saying he was
threatened with Indifference in the
discharge of his duties and appealed
for federal protection. Response was
received from one Judge saying he
would reach Chicago Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
FIERCE FIGHT WITH
CATTLE THIEVES
Advices of a Pitched Battle Fought
by Rangers in Ari-
ZOna.

Tucson. Ariz.. March 31.-Capt.
Thomas Rynning. Of the Arizona
rangers, has been advised of pitched
battle which took place Saturday at
Black Rock, Graham county, between
Il company of his men and cattle
thieves.
The message appealed for reinforce
ments and stated the rangers had
been compelled to retire in a scrim-
mage, with two of their number
slightly wounded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
Took His own Life.

Fall River. Mass. March 31.-Lieu-
tenant W. II. Henderson, L. S. A,
who has been in charge of dredging
work in the local harbor for the past
three months, committed suicide dur
ing the night by inhaling illuminating
gas. He has sister residing in Brook
lyn and his home was formerly in
PhiladelDlia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
Woman Robbed of 5000.

Marion. Ind, March 31.-Mrs. s. L.
McQuOwn was robbed of 5000 on the
public square at 10 o'clock a. IN. She
had just drawn the money from Il
bank and at Third and Adams she was
jOstled by two men who took the
money from her pOcketbook which was
hanging from her belt. The men. who
have not been arrested, were standing
outside the door when the woman
drew the money.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
TWO TRAINMEN KILLED
BY WILD ENGINES CAPER

Waterbury. Conn., March 31.-In a
collision between wild engine and Il
passenger train on the New York,
New Haven q Hartford railroad at
South Brooklyn today, two trainmen
were killed and three injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
CUBAN TREATY
Is DULY RATIFIED
Papers Are Exchanged, But VIII
Not Be Proclaimed Until
Congress Acts.

Washington. March 3l.-Ratiiica-
tions Of the Cuban reciprocity treaty
were exchanged Gy Secretary Hay
and Minister Quesada at 10 this morn
ing at the state department. The
treaty will not DC proclaimed until
the United States congress acts up
On it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
Some Questions at Issue.

Settlement OF the Alaskan boundary
dispute. investigation of immigration
phenomena, consideration of measures
looking toward commercial reciprocity
and the clear definition and demarca-
ton of the United States-Canadian
boundary along the forty ninth parallel
west of the summit of the Rocky
mountains are among the tasks dur
ing the next year. Two joint commits
sionS are in charge of some of these
matters, and the state and treasury
departments are at work on the 9th
erS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
ADAMS WILL DECIDE
WABASH CASE TOMORROW

St. Louis, March 31.-In the United
States court today Judge Adams an
nounced that he will tomorrow hand
down a decision in the Wabash in
junction case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
nlissinr rInn Find. HIm.elf.

Chicago. March 31.-H. II. Gibson,
the Evanston editor who disappeared
last Thursday has been located. He
was ut Woodstock, Ills, and when he
read in newspaper that his friends
and the police were looking for him
he telegraphed to c.. II. Ham of Evans
ton. "Stop that investigation" He
gave no explanation of his disap-
pearance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
DISASTER ATTENDS
BOARDING HOUSE FIRE

New York, March 31.-One woman
is said to be dead. one fatally injured
and one severely burned as result of
fire in boarding house ON East
Eighty-sixth street today. Several
thrilling rescues were made by the
police.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
KING OSCAR OF SWEDEN
rs HIMSELF AGAIN

Stockholm, March 31.-King Oscar
today resumed the reins of govern
ment, thus terminating the regency
of Crown Prince Gustave, which COM
menced Jan. 27. in consequence of the
kings i'll health.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
NEW ASSISTANT MANAGER
FOR THE WESTERN UNION

New York. March 31.-J. c. Bar
clay. electrical engineer of the West
ern Union Telegraph company. has
been appointed assistant general
manager of that company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
Dispute Over a Line Force.

Within sixty days the tribunal Gre
ated by the treaty of Jan. 24, 1903, for
the settlement of the Alaskan bound
airy dispute will meet in London for
the exchange of credentials and organ
ization. The question of the Alaskan
boundary is the most acute at present
of all pending between this country
and Canada. and promptly upon its
settlement the joint high commission
already in existence will proceed to the
settlement of other questions. particu-
larly that OF commercial reciprocity.
AIaskAn boundary Commission.
The treaty provision providing fOf
the appointment of Il commission to
consider the Alaskan boundary dispute
three jurists with regulations for jus
tice and impariality. The following
have been appointed: United States
Elihu Root, secretary of war; Henry
Cabot Lodge. senator from NIassachu-
setts, and George Turner, late senator
from Washington, Great Britain -
Lord AlverstoHe, lord chief justice; Sir
Louis A. Jette, retired judge of the
supreme court of Quebec. and Sir John
Douglas Armour, chief justice of the
Ontario court of kings bench, and a
supreme judge of Canada.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31

the nIgn joint commission. 1t is not
known here whether the Canadian
commission. headed by Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, will remain the same as to
personnel or be reappointeA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
BRYSON IS NOMINATED
DAVENPORT POSTMASTER

Washington. March 31.-The presi-
dent today nominated Lon Bryson as
postmaster at Davenport, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31

and the police have sent out a gen
eral alarm for him.
Peppler was about, 26 years old and
a clerk. He had nbt been married
long.
A policeman, summoned by the
cries of the tenants bf the house who
had been alarmed by the shooting.
rushed into the building and in the
hall stumbled over the body of Pep
pier, on which his wife was lying un-
conscious. After being revived Mrs.
Peppler said she and Dobson were to-
gether, when her husband returned
unexpectedly from work, and fight
followed.
Double Domestic Tragedy
Monon, Ind, March 31.-San- ord
Thompson shot Oliver p. Evans today
and then shot and killed himself.
Evans may recover. Thompson's wife
secured a divorce from him last sum
mer and married Evans.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
KING EDWARD SETS SAIL
ON VISIT TO LISBON

Portsmouth. March 31.-Tbe royal
yacht with King Edward aboard sail
ed for Lisbon today
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
GUN PLAY NOVELTY
Woman and Alleged Man Are the
Principals and Both Are
Wounded.
MAN GETS OFF MUCH TOO EASILY
While the Woman's Wound Is Severe
Double Crime of a Barber--1r-
rests at Waterbury,

Ironton, o., March 31.-In a shoot
ing affair here yesterday William Ar
go shot and seriously wounded Ellen
Barker, who returned the fire, also
wounding ArgO. Argo is a carpenter,
and lives at Center Furnace, near this
city. lie was an old sweetheart of the
woman he shot. He came here yester
day and went to the place where she
is living as the housekeeper of j. j.
Fay. She refused to see him, and he
opened fire on her, firing five shots.
one taking effect in her breast, and
making a serious wound. She returned
the fire, one shot passing through the
feshy part of his leg below the knee
and lodging i'll the other. ArgO was
arrested
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
New American Cup ChaI-
Ienger Makes Good
Showing.
THE BEST YET BUILT
On the British Side to
Compete For
Honor.

Gourock, Scotland, March 81
Shamrock Ill. and Shamrock /. went
for a trial. The challenger showed
herself remarkably quick in going
about.
A Promising Yacht.
Experts consider today's perform
ance sufficient to stamp the Sham
rock III. as being, under the condi-
tions prevailing today, by far The
fastest racer built on this side of the
Atlantic to compete for the Americas
cup.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
Brutal and Bloody Murder.

Chillicothe, o., March 31.-ECrrest
McCOrd, a barber. aged "a years living
at BOurnville, this county, yesterday
killed Charity Storts. girl aged 20
years. by cutting her throat from ear
to ear, after which he cut his own
throat i'll like manner. The deed was
done at the girls home near South
Salem. McCOrd and number of COM
paniOns We're drinking heavily Sunday,
and he struck one of them with beer
bottle. n warrant was issued for his
arrest. He left his home immediate
ly for the StOrts' home, eight miles
distant, and found the young girl alone
with her mother, who occupied an up
stairs room
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-31
Awful Sight for the Mother.

He remained with Miss StOrts for
about an hour, when the screams Of
her daughter brought the mother to
the stairway, and she saw her daugh-
ter in McCord's arms covered with
blood, and her head almost severed
from her body. She rushed down
stairs, but before she reached the floor
McCOrd dropped the girl and drew the
razor across lis own throat and fell
to the floor. McCord and Miss Storts
had been sweethearts for several
years. 1t is supposed that McCOrd,
fearing arrest. was filled with remorse
and went to the Storts home and COM
mitfed the decd
The progressive farmer., 1903-12-08

ner more beneficial to the interests
of agriculture. It requests the Sec
retary of Agriculture to submit to
Congress plans restoring the origi-
nal purpose of the seed distributions
which contemplate the introduction
of new varieties in various locali-
ties. The resolution meets with the
unqualified approval of many mem
bers of both the House and Senate
who while they have usually voted
for these seed distribution appro-
priations have viewed with disgust
the squandering of public money for
such useless purpose. It will be
interesting to see whether Congress
at this session will use common sense
in voting for the interests of farmer
constituents or whether the usual ap-
preparation will be rushed through,
giving each Congressman 80 or 40
mail sacks full of little seed packets
to scatter around over his district.
The Secretary of Agriculture,
while obeying the mandate of Con-
gress in this seed distribution, would
be heartily in favor of applying the
money more logically and introduc-
ing and distributing larger quanti-
ties of foreign seeds and plants from
all over the world which may develop
of great value to America.
A. B. M.
WASHINGTON. D. O.
The progressive farmer., 1903-12-08

It really does seem that the use of
improved cotton has a powerful eff
feet IN increasing the production.
L. R. Wyatt, a farmer here, to whom
reference has been made, says he is
more than ever convinced of this
fact. He selects cotton seed with
great care, using only the King and
Prolific varieties. Selection of cot
ton seed is as important as the Sc
lection of corn, as is easy to be
proved. The selection of corn has
had wonderful effect at the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College
farm, as has been illustrated in
special article by the writer in the
Observer some weeks ago, and
later trip over that farm in company
with Agricultural Professor Bur
kett, shed further light upon the ex-
treme Importance of selection of
only the largest ears from such
stalks as produce not less than two
ears.-Raleigh Cor. Messenger.
The progressive farmer., 1903-12-08

and also to add to the stock in the
yards here. The station is prepared
to sell eggs from frst-class stock,
for Matching. Everything is very
attractive and admirably kept at the
station. Tt is very evident that Mr..
jeffrey is a master of his business.
Quite recently the station was re-
moved from a point 100 yards west
of the Agricultural and Mechanical
College to the place where it used to
be, that is, west of the State fair
grounds; far superior location. Mr..
jeffrey has large beds of lettuce
growing under glass as winter, food
for the fowls, it being one of the
best of foods for them.-Raleigh
Cor. Charlotte Observer.
The progressive farmer., 1903-12-08

Four Crops in a Year-Immense GUAM
tity of Stuff Grown on a Small Parcel
of Land.
VIII you kindly allow me space to
record a crop of crops that I have
made during last winter and sum
mer, and thereby show what gar
den spot our county. can be made
Last fall I sowed hairy vetch with
rye, and crimson clover with wheat,
on two plots of land which measure
90 yards by 65 yards and 81 yards by
68 yards respectively, or little over
II and u of an acre. This soon
made fine pasturage for my COW,
much to the benefit of the resulting
milk and butter. I kept my COW on
tiny crop number one.
On April 18th I began to cut my
clover and wheat and used it as
green food for my COW and horse. It
lasted for six weeks, and then the
clover was so mature that I had to
cut the remainder for hay. At this
time the vetch was also cut, and the
hay resulting from both crops will
feed my horse 10 months, so I called
this crop number two.
AS soon as I could prepare the
land I put it in corn, and I have just
housed IS stands in the shock off the
one-third acre, and a little over 41l2
barrels off the IL acre piece. Also I
got enough fodder to feed my horse
five months. Crop number three.
In the u piece I plowed in vetch
and rye, when I worked my corn the
last time, while in the one-third acre
I have just sprouted crop of vetch,
clover and turnips. These last will
mature so as to make crop number
four for 1903, on the same piece of
land. Mr.. John Day examined my
vetch hay last week and said it was
as sweet and firm as any he ever
saw.
The best corn I made was from
seed which has had its home in Con
etoe for 35 years, and it was away
ahead of my high-priced foreign
brands of seed that I bought North.
For three years I have fed a horse
with hay and fodder off these plots
and have only had to buy two or
three bales of hay a year for his use,
and during the next twelve months
I shall not have to buy a pound
Correspondence Tarboro Southerner.
The progressive farmer., 1903-12-08
Making the Farm Pay Good Profit.

Making the Farm Pay a Good Profit.
A farmer who is keeping a careful
account of the money expended and
taken from the old place is A. J. Nc
Kinnon of Robson County, N. @.
He took farm several years ago on
a knoll, said to have been one of the
poorest pieces of land in the neigh
borhood, and by careful management
has made it one of the most produc-
tive in his section. Last year on
single acre he took off $58 worth of
radishes, and later from the same
ground two bales of cotton which
netted him 800; a total for the acre
during the season of S158. An as
paragus field on the same farm was
being cut over at the same time of
our editors visit. A picture of
some of this product will be publish
ed later in these columns. The first
grass was cut from this field March
II and cut over continuously until
about May Is.
Mr.. McKinnon is an extensive mel
on grower, havino out this season
100 acres in cantaloupes and $50
acres in watermelons. He expects
to begin cutting cantaloupes and
watermelons about the first week in
July. He is a firm believer in the
use of plenty of seed and plants
cantaloupes in rows, using the
Planter Jr seed drill for that pur-
pose. dropping at the rate of IA
pounds seed per acre. The rows are
61a feet apart and the plants are cut
out to 2 feet apart in the hills.
The Choppers" as the negroes
are called, select strong, healthy,
vigorous plants and cut out the rest.
He is using about 600 pounds com
mercial fertilizers in drills per acre.
He begins cultivating as soon as the
plants come through the ground.
using a weeder for that purpose.
Watermelons are planted in the US
ual way with about 400 pounds high
grade fertilizers per acre in the hill.
Last year he shipped over 100 car
loads of watermelons in addition to
% carloads of cantaloupes and ex-
poets the shipments this year will
be heavier than last. The section
is also an important cotton district,
and at Maxton there are two gins
which last year handled about 2,40O
bales. From Maxton and vicinity
about 10000 bales of cotton were
shipped last year. Mr.. McKinnon
is one of those men who has faith
in the productiveness of the soil II
properly managed and is practicing
in his neighborhood the doctrine he
preaches.-New York American
Agriculturist.