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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
A WIRELESS TALK
Now Practicable Between Chica-
go and Milwaukee by the
Marconi System.
ONLY TWO TOWNS THUS UNITED
In the United States So Far will
1t Pay? Is the Question To
Be Solved.

Chicago, June 2.-Wireless tele-
graphy between Chicago and Milwau-
kee is an accomplished fact. Mayor
Harrison has sent a message to Mayor
Rose as the first public communica-
ton by the Marconi system between
any two cities of the United States.
The message was one of congratula-
tion and gEeetfng. and was transmit
ted by Operator II. ]. Round from the
station at the foot of Oak street, un-
der the direction of W. w. Bradfield.
MarcOnis chief engineer. Mayor Har-
rison was present when his message
was flashed nOrthward. In a few min
utes the tape in the sending office
caught the taps of the receiver. The
answer of Mayor Rose had come.
Those Present at the Stations
In the Oak street office beneath the
towering wire-strung pole were Mayor
Harrison; Samuel insult, of the Edi-
son company; John Crerar and II. w.
Beauclere, the western representative
of the Marconi interests. At the Mil
waukee station We're Mayor Rose; +.
G.. BigelOw, president of the First Ma
tional bank of Milwaukee; John 1.
Beggs. president of the Milwaukee
Street Railroad company; +. c. Lewis,
of New York, director of the Marconi
company, and C. II. Taylor, who has
charge of the Cream City wireless
station. The second message sent was
one from Harlow y. HiginbOtham to
f. G.. Bigelow. Higinbotham sent the
70 no nv W
Beauclerc, who had it transmitted.
VIII Probably BE Run for Revenue.
1t is probable that the connection be-
tween Chicago and Milwaukee will be
made a permanent commercial venture.
The stations have been transmitting
messages privately for three days and
it is announced that continued success
full transmission is assured. The board
Of trade is negotiating with the COM
pany for the transmission of CONNER
cial messages and quotations. The
claim is made by the company that by
this system there can be no news leaks.
Lake Boats to Carry Instruments.
"This is the first time that two
cities of the United States have been
connected by wireless Biography" said
Beauclere. Just what we shall do
with our service we do not vet know.
The chances are that we shall get on
the roof of n big downtown building
eventually, but for experimental work
the rental that was asked was too
high and we came to the lake front.
1t is true that the board of trade is
considering taking ths wireless service.
We shall establish a station at South
Haven within short time. Lake steam
ship lines are to carry our instruments.
and the system may be said to be well
established locally
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
is CHARGED WITH
A DOUBLE MURDER
Harry Wheeler Under Arrest for
Burning a Woman to Death
and Staying a Man.

Aurora. Ind. June .. - Harry
Wheeler has been indicted at Law
renceburg for double murder here
on March Is Wheeler was arrested
at Indianapolis. 1t is charged that on
March IS Wheeler poured coal oil on
Mrs. NJ. Schmidt. of this place then
ignited her clothing with Il match and
announced that she burned to death
accidentally. On the same night the
home of Thomas Johnson was burned,
and two weeks later the body of John
son was found in the Ohio river with
such marks as to show that he had
been murdered.
At the preliminary hearing it was
shown that Wheeler was jealous of
johnson, and it was asserted that jeal-
ousy was the cause of both murders.
1t is held by the officers that Wheeler
met Johnson the night after Mrs.
Schmidt was burned to death, and
then. after killing him, he burned the
house so as to leave the impression
that Johnson had perished in the
flames.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
VICIOUS MOB WORK
UP IN MINNESOTA
Dam Blown Out by Unknown Men
Who Represented OBJECT
ing Farmers.

ST Paul. Mimi, June "A Pine
City, Mimi, special to The Dispatch
says: The Chengwatana dam was
blown out by n party of disguised
men, who after overpOwering the two
watchmeD. exploded four charges of
dynamite, destroying two of the main
gates, greater damage being averted
by the failure of several charges to
explode.
The watchmen were used rather
roughly after they surrendered and
their lives threatened should they re-
veal the identity of any of the dyna-
miters. Feeling against the dam has
run high among farmers for months
past and several anti-dam meetings
had been held of late. The abolition
of the dam has been strenuously ad-
vocated
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
Spectacle BeheId by Peo-
pie on Elevation at
Kansas City.
OTHERS IN TREES
Situation of Western
Missouri Metropolis
Trif1e Better.

Kansas City, June 2.-I'he police on
the elevated railway in the west bot
toms counted eight bodies floating
past there this afternoon. The bodies
of three others can be seen caught in
the trees at the north end of the Han
nibal bridge.
Kansas City, June 2.-There is de-
cided Improvement in the situation
this morning. The general feeling is
that Kansas City has seen the worst
of the flood. Danger of famine has
passed. The railroads are confident
they are able to bring in ample sup
plies from this time on.
Financial Damage Heavy.
The cable car lines have resumed,
but the electric power plants are still
under water. The financial damage is
estimated by prominent business men
at anywhere between $l0,000.000 and
$25, 900 900 in this city alone.
There is a scarcity of food in Kan
sas City, Kans.. but with opening of
line from Leavcnworth il is thought
there will be no acute distress.
Kansas City. June with gas and
electric lights cXtinguished the water
works shut down. and the city p:ac-
tically mt the mercy of the first fire
that shall break out: with railroad
transportation feeble and uncertain,
Kansas City may. if the waters do not
recede within the next two or three
days, he compelled to fight for her
very life
The first authentic information from
Kansas City. Kan. is received. In
that district 10000 people are home
less. a number which cannot be esti-
mated has been drowned. and the
property loss has been heavy. The sit
uation there is a parallel to the situa-
ton here-apparently no better. and
no worse. There is no great probabili-
ty that there will be further loss of
life. In the east and the west bot
tOmS-many obstinate people are still
clinging to their homes, although the
police have run boats beneath their
windows and offered TO take them
away.
1t is utterly impossible to form any
estimate of the number of dead in
Kansas City. There is no possible
way of getting at the names of the
dead, and no chance of forming any
estimate that can confidently be
termed accurate. 1t is likely, how
ever. that the number Of fatalities in
Kansas City, Mo-, will approximate
fifty. Down in the wholesale district
the condition of some of the people is
pitiable. They have been held prison
ers for two days. threatened with
death by drowning. at ione time by
fire, and for the most part without
food, and for twenty-four hours with
out drinking water. Every effort is
being made to rescue them. and they
will all be saved today.
1t is now stated that the packing
plants in Armourdale and Argentine
are not seriously damaged. But 4,500
people are homeless there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
CAUSE OF THE DEATH
OF LATE SILAS BURR
Due According to Chemical InVestis
CATION TO Cynanide of
Potassium.

st. Joseph. Mich. June 2.-The trial
the alleged murder of Silas Burr is In
PROCESS at Harrison before Justice
Young. on the afternoon of March 81
d. Worden and SilaS Burr went from
Crooked Lake about twenty miles in
to the country to look over certain
property that WOrden was about to
purchase. Late the same evening the
doctor arrived home in his buggy with
his companions dead body across his
knees He said that Burr had been
taken violently i'll and died in few
minutes. Physicians were called and
heart failure was given as the cause
of death and the body was inferred at
Vassar.
The following week DR.. WOrden
said that he had paid $500 to Burr just
before he started on the trip into the
country. The money. however, was
not found on the dead man and sus-
picion was aroused. Burr'S body was
eXhumed and a pOst-mOrtem was held
1t developed that death was caused by
potassium. Evidence to this effect was
introduced by the state. DIR. Z. D.
Reed, Of Ann ArbOr, who analyZed the
stomach, also testified that a capsule
submitted for analysis contained a
small amount of the same deadly poi
son.
DR. Worden is about 60 years of age.
Seven years ago in Deerfield township,
Isabella county, he married a girl II
yearsof age and fled an affidavit when
he secured the marriage license that
she was IS years of age. Soon after,
without getting a divorce, he married
her mother. For this he served three
years in the state penitentiary at Jack
SON
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
THOUSANDS IDLE
Carpet Weavers' Strike Makes
Philadelphia Look More
Sleepy Than Is Usual.
MOST OF THE MILLS SHUT DOWN
While the Total of Men, Women and
Doing Nothing Is Some
$4,000.

Philadelphia, June 2.-It did not
board of the textile workers to carry
conviction that the greatest conflict
between employers and employees ever
seen in Philadelphia is now on. The
crowd of idle men. women and chill
dren that congregated on the streets
of the city's textile mill districts
formed a story without words. 1t
was estimated by leaders in the strike
that more than $4,000 textile workers
refused to go to work as n protest
against the employers refusing to re-
duce the working time of the workers
from sixty to fifty-five hours a week.
Labor Leaders Prove Their Power.
There were two more firmss added
to the LIST of those granting the fifty
five-hour week, making forty-eight in
all. There are about 600 firms in Phil
adelphia, and with the exception of
those which have agreed to the de-
mandS of their employees they say
they will not make any concessions.
The situation at the close of the day
was summarized by the executive
board in Il statement which. in part.
is as follows: I'VE have proved what
we said all along, that we would close
every plant where our demands were
refused. The textile industry of Phil
adelphia is practically at Il standstill,
except in those mills that have signed
our new schedule"
Ingram weavers Hold q Meeting.
The ingram carpet weavers held
big meeting and reaffirmed their dec
laration for Il 10 per cent. increase in
wages. in addition to the demand for
the fifty-five-hour week. Representa-
tives were present from each of the
siXty-three ingram mills, numbering
1900 employees, whose action effects
1000 other workers. In reply to the
contention of the manufacturers that
because of competition elsewhere in
the trade they could grant neither the
advance in pay nor the shorter work
week, the meeting issued a statement
through President Settle, in which, aft
er showing that so per cent. of the In
grain carpet of the country is made
in the Kensington district in this city,
he asks.
He Recommends n Combine.
"Why should One-third of the coun-
try fix the price for two-thirds. and
256 looms control 3.400? I believe that
if the ingram manufacturers of Ken
sington would form a combination and
adhere to n uniform selling price much
of the complaint of injurious competi-
ton of outside mill districts would be
done away with. There is no bitter
ness between the ingram carpet manu-
facturers and their weavers."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
PROPOSITION WAS VAGUE
One bidder for the job OF Removing tho
Wreck of the Maine from Ha-
vana Harbor,

Havana, June But one bid for
the removal of the wreck of the Unit
ed States battleship Maine was Of
fered at the time fixed for the opening
of bids. 1t was from Tibucio Castane-
da, Cuban. who offered to hand over
to the government all the profits OBJ
tained from his disposal of the wreck
age, after deducting the expense of
breaking the vessel up, the work TO be
gin in. three months and to be COM
pleted in year.
Castaneda's bid was accompanied
by a deposit of $1,000. The commit
tee of treasury employees appointed to
award the contract considered the con-
ditions of Castaneda's bid to be so
vague that they agreed not to make
the award and to leave the decision
to the secretary of the treasury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
rLoUD WAS NOR so DEADLY
Thirty Four Known to Have Lost Their
Lives by the Topeka CatacIysm.

Topeka, Kans., June 2.-At this
afternoon the river was falling rap
idly and it is now three feet below the
high water mark. Clearing weather
is in sight.
Topeka, June 2.-The flood situs-
tion here today is materially better.
The Kansas river fell during the night
an inch per hour and it is believed
that all those marooned in trees and
Hooded houses have been removed to
places of safety.
The previous estimate of 90 dead is
still adhered to, but it. is impossible
to give the actual loss of life until the
waters have finally receded.
The work of relief went on through
the night and has been systematized.
The greatest fearnow is of an epidemic
of disease.
Several persons suffering with con-
tagious diseases have been removed
to hospitals from the, relief depot.
Absence of good drinking water is n
disease breeder. Money is the thing
most needed now. Citizens are con-
tributing nobly.
Topeka, Kan, June 2.-The water
in the Kansas river is falling rapidly,
and it is now reasonably certain that
the waters here win steadily recede.
At this time there are thirty-four peO-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
PRESIDENT IN IOWA:
BACK FROM FAR WEST
Reaches Dennison and Speaks on
Flood Calami-
ties.

Denison, Iowa. June 2.-President
Roosevelt arrived here early this
morning, having passed through much
of the flooded district. The railroad
authorities took extra precautions for
the trains safety.
Secretary Shaw and Senators Alli-
son and Dolliver joined the presiden-
tial party here. The president was
greeted by large crowd and in his
address spoke feelingly of the calami-
ties which the people of Iowa, Kansas,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
HEATH RESENTS
THE CHARGES
Says TuIIoch's ImputatiOns in Pos
tai Frauds Are Fabri-
cations.

Washington, June I'm a letter of
reply to charges made by former
Cashier Tulloch, of the Washington
postoffice, Former Assistant POstmas-
ter General Heath denies the intima-
tion that he ever appointed a person
for political, personal or any other
purpose than good service to the gov
ernment for the pay received. He
says, 1T is lie out of the whole
cloth. as are most of the imputations
of Tulloch."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
REPORT OF HEAVY LOSS
BY THE FRENCH FORCES

Paris, June LA Patris today pub
fishes an unconfirmed rumor that FL
guig was occupied today with a
French loss of 60 men killed and
wounded.
Hong Kong. June 2.-The French
consul reports that the insurgents in
Yum Nan province have captured the
towns of Cha Ping, Chau and Honi
Chau Communication between Yum
Nan Flu and Tonguin has been cut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
BURGLARS SET FIRE THAT
DOES $50, 900 DAMAGE

McKems Rock, Pa, June Bur
glars broke into the office of Kidd
Brothers and Burglars steel wire
mill early this morning. Finding moth
ing of value, after dynamiting the
safe, they set fire to the plant, entail
ing a loss of 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02


The democrats have reason to be
proud of the result here, even con-
sidering the fact that the vote was
lighter than normal. The republican
average majority was cut down from
1920 in this county to 327, unofficial
a record that speaks volumes. If the
straight democratic counties in the
lower end of the district had done
even nearly as well as this county the
majority for Mr.. Scott would have
been much larger.
Majority About 1O6.
The reports are somewhat incom-
pIete from the counties, particularly
in the extreme southern end of the
district, but the Indications are from
the most reliable sources that the ma
iority for Mr.. Scott will be about 1O6.
This may vary either way
The fact that Judge William H.
Gest, of this city; Judge F. d. Ram
say, of Morrison, and Emery c.
Graves, of Geneseo, had no opposition
for the circuit judgeship renders their
vote matter of small interest and
the reports on this head are slow to
come in. In Whiteside and Henry
counties the vote was very light,
while in Rock Island and Mercer
counties the interest in the Fourth
supreme district contest helped the
turnout. Judge Gest was given more
votes in this city than the other two
candidates, while in Moline it is sig
nificant that the candidates from the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
BIG STOCK BROKERS
SUSPEND BUSINESS
Commercial Rating,
Give Up.

Toronto, June "A. E. Ames q Co.,
stock brokers, suspended today. The
firm has commercial rating of a
million dollars.
Montreal, June 2.-The worst panic
in the history of the stock market
was caused by the announcement of
the failure of Ames & Co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
POPE MUCH FATIGUED
FROM EFFECTS OF THE HEAT

Rome. June 2.-The pope is fatigued
on account of the heat. His doctor
has suspended all unnecessary audi
ences.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
FERRIS WHEEL SOLD FOR
$500 TO A JUNK DEALER

Chicago, June 2.-The Ferris wheel,
the attraction during the worlds fair,
was sold today to junk dealer for
81 soc. s,A
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02

other counties ran ahead. The vote
in Rock Island and such of the other
districts as have been heard from is
as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
Fourteen Out of Eighteen Judges is
Share of the Fight.
JUDGE HANECY OVERWHELMINGLY BEATEN
Republican Machine Completely Routed in Its
Main Contest.

Missouri and Georgia are experience
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02

Chicago, June 2.-Three republicans
and eleven democrats on the regular
circuit court ticket, three democrats
on the provisional ticket, and one re-
publican for superior court constitut-
ed the result of yesterdays judicial
election. OF the Is successful candi-
dates on the regular ticket-including
Judge Brentano-11 were recommend
ed by the primary of the Chicago Bar
association. Judge Elbridge Hanecy,
for whom the republican organization
made its strongest fight, and for
whom many democrats worked open
ly, was disastrously beaten.
BY pluralities ranging from 10000
down to 5000. IA out of the is demo-
cratic candidates for positions on the
Cook county bench were elected.
The republicans elected only four of
their candidates, and three of them
by bare margins. Judge Brentano
was reelected judge of the superior
court on the republican ticket by a
plurality of nearly 10000 over Gus
tavus }. Tatge, his democratic oppo-
nent.
The Democratic Judges Elect.
The democratic iudges-elect are: Cir
cult court: NJ. F. Tuley, Z. f. Dunno,
Francis Adams. II. w. Clifford, c. NJ.
Walker, Frank Baker, E. o. Brown,
T. q. Windes. Lockwood HOnore, j..
w Back. George Kersten. Circuit
court professionally: James y. O'Don-
nell, G. NJ. Rogers.
For the positions on the circuit
bench the three successful republican
candidates are Judges Richard S. Tut
hill, John Gibbons and Frederick A..
Smith. The three defeated democrat
ic candidates for circuit judgeships
are Capt. William Z. Black, former
Judge William II. Barnum and Samuel
Shaw Parks.
All the democratic candidates nomi-
mated for the bench under the act of
1901, which has since been repealed,
were elected. They ran from $4,000
to $4,000 votes ahead of their repub-
lican antagonists. Thomas NJ. Hoyne
receiving the largest plurality OBJ
tanned by any candidate
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-02
Rock Island.

Gest. Ramsay. Graves
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-16

Dysentery causes the death of more
people than small pox and yellow fever
combined. In an army it is dreaded
more than battle. 1t requires prompt
and effective treatment. Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy
has been used in nine epidemics of
dysentery in the United States with
perfect success. and has cured the
most malignant cases both of children
and adults, and under the most trying
conditions. Every household should
have bottle at hand. Get it today.
1t may save a life. For sale by all
dealers. Benson, Smith & Co., gen.
eral agents.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-16
KAMALO PLANS.

A stormy meeting of Kamalo stock
holders was held last night to discuss
disbanding or reUrganizing the COM
pany. L. Fl. Dee, auditor, made a re-
port in which he charged that Treas
urer Hitchcock was $500 short in his
cash. A committee was appointed to
take up the matter.
Dee made a report in which the COM
pany's affairs woe shown to be in
much improved condition and he stat
ed that if disarmament was decided up
on the stockholders would get at least
fifty cents on the dollar and perhaps
dollar for dollar. 1t was found that the
meeting had been illegally called and ii
therefore adjourned without acting on
the reports, and a meeting has been
regularly called for August l.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-16
TOBACCO AND COTTON.

DIR. Jared Smith of the agricultural
experiment station yesterday showed
some samples of Sumatra tobacco lear
which he has grown at the station.
Smith proposed a larger experiment,
using an acre of land i'm Hamakua dis
trict. He thought the crop might prove
to be a highly profitable one. The board
will probably assist i'm making the ex-
pertinent. Smith also said that he had
successfully grown cotton at the sta
ton and that it might 'evntually be-
come one of Rawaii's staples.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-16
MARY E. FOSTER ARRIVED.

The schooner Mary E. Foster ar
rived off the port last night about mid
night, 10 days from Port Gamble. She
was 16 days from the Cape. The YES
sci brought cargo of lumber for AL
len and Robinson. The vessel half
masted her flag this morning, as to-
day came the first intimation of the
death of the late S. c. Allen, the owner
of the vessel.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-16
BEET SUGAR.

Associated Press Gable to the Star.
CHEYENNE, July ia project
backed by the Havemeyers has been
incorporated with a capital of several
millions to develop the beet sugar in
terests of Laramie County.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-16
COUNTESS OF MONTENEGRO.

Associated Press. Morning Service.
DRESDEN, July liking George
has conferred the title of Countess Of
Montenegro upon Crown Princess
Louise whose escapade with NJ Giron
caused her husband to divorce her.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-16
SAILED FROM LEITH.

H. Hackfeld and Company yesterday
received advices from Leith to the eff
feet that the German bark Herzogin
Sophie Charlotte had sailed for Homo
lulu on July 10. The vessel sailed from
Hamburg for Leith June &c and COM
Pleted her cargo at Leith.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-16
BOARD OF PHARMACY.

The Board of Pharmacy held a meet
ing last night at the office of DR.. w.
l.. Moore. Several applications for liz
censes were received from individuals
and acted upon. The following officers
were elected: J. b. Reedy, chairman,
and S. S, Peck, secretary.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-16
MAIL FROM SAN FRANCISCO

There will be mail from San Fran
cisco next Wednesday morning when
the S. S. Sonoma is due. The S. S. City
of Picking is also expected on We'd
nesday morning.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-16
HAD A BAD NIGHT.

Associated Press Gable 70 the Star.
ROME, July 15.-Stimulants and con-
slant nourishment still preserve the
life of the Pope. The patients delirium
is increasing. He had bad night and
was worse this morning