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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
p1umhsr, ohieot 70 the Fees.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Sept. 3.-The
plumbers object to a regulation by
which fees are collected for inspection
of their work. They contend that this
service should be paid by taxation.
They are preparing test case for the
courts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
ANOTHER CLASH
IN PHILIPPINES
Twenty Insurgents Killed by the
COnstabuIary in
Cavite.

Manila, Sept. 3.-The Jolo constab-
ulary has come in conflict with a body
of insurgents in the province of Ca
vite, near Laguna de Bay, and killed
20 of them during a sharp engage
ment. The constabulary had a man
killed during the fight. Reinforce
ments left Manila for the scene of the
disturbance.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
TROOPS CALLED
OUT IN COLORADO
Life and Property in Danger in the
Cripple Creek Dis
trict.

Denver. Sept. 3.-Gov. Peabody has
received a telegram from the mayor
of Victor and others demanding that
troops be sent to the Cripple Creek
district for the protection of life and
property. He says he Will call out
troops today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
peeth OF q Kansas POIItIcian.

Gamett, Kan. Sept. 3.-Colonel w.
A. johnson is dead at his home in
this city OF Bright's disease. He had
been prominent in Kansas politics for
forty years: had held several state po-
sitions, and in 1883. was a delegate to
the Republican national convention
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
loe. interrupt a Funeral Service.

Paoli. Ind. Sept. 3.-While funeral
services were being held in Apples
chapel. near this city. humble bees
were discovered in the auditorium,
while the body was being placed in
position TO be viewed by friends. The
bees resented the intrusion, having
built a nest near the pulpit. and many
of the insects had to be killed before
the services could proceed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
CRESCEUS UNABLE TO
LOWER HIS OWN RECORD

GaleSburg, Sept. against high
southwest wind blowing across the
Williams track Cresceus was unable
to lower his trotting record of 2:O2H
vest erday afternoon The big stall
lion made a great effort. but could do
no better than 2:06H. The track was
too hard for good footing. The time
by quarters-:311a, 1908, 1:35, 2:06H.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN
PEKIN FIGHT WITH FRENCH

Pellin, Sept. 3.-In,a fight today be
tween 15 French soldiers and four
Americans the French used bayonets
and two Americans were seriously
wounded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
JUDGE VERY ANGRY
Jumps on an Assistant Prosecutor
with Both Feet, as 1t
Were.
HE HAD RELEASED A PRISONER
And the Assistant Prosecutor Had
Advised a Rearrest-Case To
Be Appealed.

Chicago, Sept. 3.-FOr causing the
arrest of Walter B. HOyt after he had
been discharged by the court, As
tective Thomas j. Howard and Officer
Louis Homillion. of Cincinnati, were
sentenced to ten days Imprisonment in
the county Jail by Judge Kavanagh.
In addition, fine of $50 was levied
against the assistant states attorney,
who had counseled the officers to make
the arrest in defiance of the courts
order. Chief Deputy Sheriff Peters,
who also was accused of contempt of
court, was discharged. All of the
convicted men gave notice of am APP
peal. They Were released on their own
recOgnizanceS in bonds Of $1,000 each,
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning,
when the motion Will he heard.
He Scores the Officers.
Judge Kavanagh heard the case I'm
the morning. He severely scored the
officers for their violation of his order
and ordered the immediate release of
Hoyt. He then announced that he
would pass on the case in the after
noon The proceedings were begun by
the reading of part of the return of
Sheriff Barrett to the writ of habeas
corpus by Assistant States Attorney
Barnett in which Sheriff Barrett de-
clared that he acted simply in the dis
charge of his duty in arresting Hoyt
upon an executive warrant
Explanation Did Not Explain.
Assistant States Attorney Barnett
explained that he had advised the
sheriff TO arrest Hoyt upon the eXecu-
tive warrant. You assumed that the
cOult did not know what he was talk
ing about and advised the officers to
act in defiance of the court" declared
Judge Kavanagh, with some show of
spirit.
But, your honor" began Assistant
States Attorney Barnett.
'You keep STILL" shouted Judge Kav-
anagh. ''oBth Howard and Homillion
were warned in my court room not to
arrest this man after he was dis
charged on Il habeas corpus petition.
Declines to Give Reasons.
Assistant States Attorney Barnett
attempted TO give reasons why HOmil
lion was not guilty of any violation of
Ile I1W, DuJ ne WIS interrupted DN llie
judge, who declared: II won't waste
any more time on this matter. The
petition is granted and the relator is
discharged
''Will you enter an order stating
the reasons for his diScharge?'' in
quired Assistant States Attorney Bar
nett
HE is discharged because / order
it," replied Judge Kavanagh.
Judge InduIges In Sarcasm.
Chief Deputy Sheriff Peters declared
in his answer that he acted in the
premises in the belief that he was do
ing his duty. Detective Howard as
serted that he did not arrest HOyt a
second time and did not have in his |
control any process against him.
MIR. Howard has evidently forgot |
ten several things that occurred" re-
marked Judge Kavanagh with empha
sis.
Homillion in his answer alleged that |
he did not attempt to commit any con-
tempt of court and did nothing more
than deliver the executive warrant to |
Sheriff Barrett.
why Barnett Advised Arrest.
ngf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
Bryan lndorses Ohioan
in Race For SEN
ate.
LISTENS TO SPEECH
Pennsylvania Demo
Gratis Deal With
State Issues.

Columbus, o., Sept 3.-W. J. Bry-
an was the guest of the Ohio state
board of agriculture, and delivered Il
non-partisan address ut the state fair
grounds. John II. Clarke, of Cleve-
land, indorsed by the Democratic
state convention for United States SEN
atOr, spoke from the same platform.
Bryan left late in the afternoon for
Marion, o., where he addressed
Democratic meeting at night. While in
Columbus, Bryan gave out the follow
ing statement relative to the indorse-
ment of John II. Clarke fOG United
States senator:
Clarke Not his First Choice.
Il would have preferred the nOmina-
FiOn of some one who had been ac-
tive and earnest in the support of all
the planks of our platform, but the
delegates who indOrSed the Kansas
City platform also indOrsed Mr.. Clarke,
and after talking with him and listen
ing to his speech last night, 1 am
satisfied that his sympathies are with
the people in their fight against organ
ized wealth, and that if elected sen
the reforms for which the Democratic
party is contending. AS an evidence
that his sympathies are with the
masses 1 point to- the fact that he has
long advocated the election of senator
by Il direct vOte-a reform without
which other reforms are impossible.
Only Differs on One Point.
''IIe is opposed to government by in
junction, and this question is a good
test of his sympathies. He is in favor
of an income taX--anOther proof that
he is not The representative of plu-
tOcracy. His views .on imperialism
and the tariff are sound and in line
with Democratic principles. His one
difference is on one phase of the money
question-namely. metallic money
and on this question l believe he was
grievously in error in 1896. But since
that time the arguments made in favor
of larger volume of money have been
vindicated. Believing as l do that his
sympathies are right / shall trust him
to carry out his platform on all ques
tiOns that come before him, rather than
give encoura cement to those who
would elect a Republican Legislature.
and thus not only return Mr.. Hanna,
but prevent the enactment of needed
state legislation.
Some Hints for the Candidates.
"On the more acute phases of the
money question l believe he will be
found in entire harmony with the Kan
sas City platform Democrats. l can
not conceive of his supporting an as
set currency or the AIdrich bill. neith-
er do l believe he would support the
Republican measures, which provide
for branch banks and for making the
silver dollar redeemable in gold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03

county. permanent chairman of the
convention, were members Of the last
legislature and voted against the
Grady-Salus libel BILL which will be
one of the principal issues in the cam
paign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
CADY WINS HIS
MATCH AT GOLF
Defeats j. A. StiIIman in National
Tournament at
Glen Cove.

Glen Cove, Sept. 81. d. Cady, of
Rock Island, won his match with
James y. StilIman, of Borden City, /
up.
Glen Cove, Sept. 3.-Walter Egan
today was defeated by George Bro
kaw, 5 up 4 to play, in the national
golf tournament.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
D.ron,hir. 30. to Ro.,rn.

London, Sept. 3.-In response to a
telegram of inquiry regarding state
ment made by the Westminster Gaz-
cite that he would soon resign from
the cabinet because of disagreement
with Chamberlain on the latter's fiscal
proposals. the Duke of Devonshire tele,
graphed: There is no truth in the re-
port"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
why Barnett Advised Arrest.

Assistant States Attorney Barnett
declared that he was asked for advice
in regard to the service of the eXecu-
tive warrant and upon finding that It
was valid upon its face advised that
HOyt he arrested. Deputy Sheriff
Baumann was called as witness and
declared that he arrested Hoyt and
that a description of him was given by
Detective Howard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
No Mountain Range.

The contention IS further made
that there is no such mountain range.
1t is also urged that the United
States has occupied the strip of terri
tory ever since the acquisition from
Russia and that Russia controlled it
since the treaty of 1925 and until ced-
ed to the United States in 1867.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
Sultan in Speech Says
Foreigners InCite
Revolution.
VESSEL BLOWN UP
Theory Advanced That
ReVO1utioniStS Are
Responsible.

Con antinople, Sept. 3.-On the an
niVersary of his succession Tuesday
the sultan received in audience the
heads of the religious communities,
and the ecumenical patriarch made
speech of congratulatiou. In reply
thereto the sultan, contrary to prece-
dent. spoke al some length. In the
speech the sultan declared all his de-
sire was for the welfare of the pop
ulation without distinction to race or
religion.
Referring TO the revolutionary move
ment in his dominions. he said he was
convinced the movement did not pro-
ceed spontaneously from the popula-
ton. but is instigated from abroad.
Sofia. Sept. 3.-The sultan has order
ed the vail of SaIcnica to see that all
troop trains are preceded by pilot
engine. 1t is reported that railroad
officials have notified the porte that
the roads will not convey soldiers
without prepayment of the cost of
transportation.
Bucharest. Sept. 3.-Syetkoff. the
agent here for the Macedonian com
mittee. has been arrested for eXtort-
ing by menaceS of death. in soliciting
subscriptions for funds for the revo-
lutiOnists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
Russian Treaty Involved.

Washington, ID. C., Sept. 3.-The con-
tentions of the United States in the
Alaskan boundary case are that it
was the intention of the powers which
signed the treaty of 1926 to confirm
fun sovereignty to Russia of the con-
tinuous strip along the continental
shores of the northwest coast of
America, extending from the Port
land canal to the 14lst meridian of
longitude west of Greenwich. and that
such strip was to be 10 marine leagues
measured from the heads of all CULTS
and other arms of the sea unless there
were within that distance range of
mountains.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
Alaskan Boundary Com
mission Meets in
London.
OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
Position of the United
States as Given in
Docuia ents.

London, Sept. 3.-The Alaskan boun-
dary commissioners held their first
meeting today. Prior to the formal
assembling the commissioners met in
private conference and selected Regi-
maid Il. Tower. formerly attache to
the legation at Washington, as secre-
tary of the commission. Justice Al
verstone was chosen chairman.
1t is announced the oral arguments
will commence i'll September. They
viii probably be finished Oct. Q.
The commissions will sit five days
in Il week, excluding Saturday. After
removing the injunction of secrecy on
all documents about 10 be exchanged
the commission adioumed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
Explosion at Sea.

Constantfrople. Sept. 3.-Three ex-
Plosions occurred cn the Austrian
steamer YaSkapu. soon after leaving
the Bulgarian port of Burgas. en
route for COnStantinOplC. by which
twentynine persons perished. The
vessel caught fire and had to be
beached. y telegram conveying this
news was received by the agent here
OF the Hungarian Levant line to which
the Naskapu belongs. The telegram
said the Naskapu has been destroyed
in the Black sea.
The captain and officers of the steam
er and six of her crew were killed. a
total of twenty lives being lost. The
NaSkapu sailed from Narna. Bulgaria,
and after calling at BurgaS was
steaming through the Black Sea to
COnstantinOple when three explosions
took place on board. The deck of the
vessel took fire and she had to be run
ashore at AIiSiVroa Bay.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
Blame is Placed.

London. Sept. 3.-In a dispatch
from Vienna reporting the destruc-
ton of the steamer Naskapu in the
Black Sea, the opinion is expressed
that the Bulgarian revOlutiOnaries
were respOsible for the explosions.
Vienna. Sept. 3.-The Belgrade pa
pers are again spreading sensational
rumorS that portion of the town of
Adrianople has been blown up and
thai the other part is burning. No
confirmation of these reports is OBJ
tainable here.
Salonica. Sept. 3.-The revolution
ary movement in MOnaStir gives indi-
cations of extinguishment. Boris
Sarafoff. who is now at the head OF
the two sections of the Macedonian
general committee. has severely re-
proved the MOnastir committee for its
inactivity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
Porte Hears of q Plot.

ConstantinOple. Sept. 3.-The porte
has sent note to the foreign en-
basSieS and legations informing them
that according to police information,
the bulgarian agitators are projecting
outrases against the embassies, lega-
tionS. and other public buildings in
COnStantinOpIe. The note says the OF
toman government has taken precau-
tiOnS and requests the heads of the
foreign missions to do likewise.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
duplication Was PrsmatuFe.

Sofia. Bulgaria, Aug. 3.-The report
published by the Dnevnik of gen
eral uprising in northern Macedonia is
denied both in official and revolution
ary circles. Well Informed persons,
however, assert that the report was
correct. but that its premature pub
Iication disarranged the plans of the
revoIutionists, and therefore, it is de-
MED. According to reliable reports
from Monastir thousands of Bulga-
rians in that vilayet are confronted
with famine in addition to Turkish per-
secution.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-09-03
Another story Of That Battle.

The news is published here Of an
fight which occurred at the
village of Smilovo on Aug. %, be
tween 500 insurgents and eight batal-
lions of Turkish troops. supported by
Douglas Island news., 1903-12-09
NOrthIand
The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed.
Information for Everybody.

The best store room in Valdez is ad- vertised for rent, "cheap."
 11O arrivals registered at the leading hotels in Whitehorse in one week.
 Harry Schofeld, Skagway long shoreman, was found dead in his cabin.
 Many Dawsonites have left the Klon- dike to spend Christmas on the out side.
 Jozena E. Bohm, of Haines, was granted divorce from John J. Bohm, at Skagway.
 The Alaska trade for the current fis- cal year will probably almost double that of last year.
 Juneau papers report that the light house keepers at Sentinel Island are left to starve it out.
 Ketchikan is gradually growing more and more metropolitan. A second hand store is the latest innovation.
 Jesse E. Rutter, of Nome, died at the home of his brother, w. c. Rutter, in South Seattle, after brief illness.
 American Thanksgiving Day was celebrated in Dawson. All the Ameri- can business men closed their places.
 The Alaska Treadwell mine on Douglas Island came to the front with an extra dividend of STE cents, Nov. 28.
 As if toadd insult to injury, cache robber, on the Bullion Creek trail, ate the prunes and spit the pits on the floor.
 On Nov. 28, Kirmse's jewelry store at Skagway was entered by robbers who carried away about S1O0 worth of card jewelry.
 Ed. Grigwire, formerly of Skagway, lost his outfit in the Takhini river while on his way to Bullion creek. He turned back.
 A Valdez paper is sticking the gad into Gen. Funston because he recom- mended the abandonment of the mili- tary post there. Whitehorse thinks that the time has come when it should begin to enjoy a good steady growth, but wants no boom, please, sirs.
 The Northern Commercial Company has paid it's city taxes, amounting to s21,OOO, which is one-seventh of the to- tai amount collected in Dawson.
 A mining inspector from Duncan Creek states that 75 per cent of the miners will leave there this winter on account of shortage of provisions.
 A Rampant establishment known as the Yellow Front, where you can buy anything from a curling iron to a cocktail or bottle of A. B. c. beer, also keeps on file eleven of the Alaska journals for it customers to read while they wait
Douglas Island news., 1903-12-09

J. H. Chisel, a grocer at Haines, ac- cidentally shot himself with 45-Colt revolver, inficting painful, though not necessarily dangerous wound in his neck. Chisel was making up his bunk and the revolver which was in it, discharged in some manner The bull let creased the left side of Chisers neck, coming within an inch of the jugular vein.
 The Alaska Club elected the follow ing officers: President, William Pigott; first vice president, John w. Roberts; second vice president, O. E. Sauter, secretary, John c. Green; treasurer, N. H. Latimer; trustees, A. w. Hastie, J. l.. Mcdonald, J. A. Becker, William Pigott, James b. Hoge, Jr., Will A. Steel, 1. H. Jennings, Frank T. Hunter, J. E. Chilberg.
 On December 11th the first mail will leave for Fairbanks direct, and will reach there in p days or less. Nhe mail to the Yukon is now going over the greater part of the new route, so the trail to either point will be in good condition for anyone who wishes to go in at any time. Fairbanks, Chinoa, or in fact any point in the interior can from now on be reached through Val 
 The Ketchikan Journal says that the governor, with revenue cutter SCOUT ing the district for Hydah houses and totem poles, and a solitary assistant commissioner without allowance, or means of transportation, are making an effort to secure a mineral exhibit for the St. Louis exposition. All that will be needed to complete the exhibit will be pr. "Shellgame" Jackson, clothed in Eskimo rainment, and astride a reindeer in one of the Hydah houses.
 Judge James Wickersham, of the United States court at Valdez, handed down decision recently that confirmed the title of the Alaska Copper Com pany to the immensely rich Bonanza mine, located 160 miles from Valdez, on the Chittyna river, branch of the Copper river. While it is possible the Copper River Mining Company, which claimed the property, may appeal the case, the Alaska Copper Company will immediately begin active development work on the mine.
 The total number of deaths in the Yukon territory, better known in the outside world as the British Yukon, since 1898 aggregate to date 875. Births during the same time aggregate 435, and marriages 227. In early days deaths far exceeded the births. Since the Yu- kon has become land of many homes the birth rate has overtaken the death rate In the territory to date this year births number 147, and deaths 13l. Marriages to date this year number S5.
 Considerable opposition has arisen against the income tax because only S1,000 is exempted from taxation. A man cannot live on that much in Klon- dike, and many contend it is unfair to tax man out of his necessities. A married man must often spend two or three times that much for bare neces- sites, and yet he is given no exemption any greater than that of a single man. Little opposition was expressed to the tax last year when the exemption was | S2O00
Douglas Island news., 1903-12-09

I. Santa, who waa accused of murder ing Morrison in his cabin as Valdez, November 24, 1902, was acquitted by a jury early this month in Judge Wicker sham's court. Testimony was intro duced to prove 1. Banta to be insane. The jury held that insanity had been established.
 In spite of the act intended to pre- vent wholesale slaughter of game in Alaska, it appears that numbers of sporting men, many of them English men, kill great numbers of Kokiak bears, elk, moose and other big game, shipping the heads, teeth and pelts into the United States.
 Capt. John Irving, formerly com modore of the Canadian Pacific Nav igation Company, has returned to Vic 1oria from the new gold fields in tho Alsek district, where he located sev- eral rich claims on Bullion Creek, with forty-two ounces of coarse gold taken from the new found cre9k. The gold is valued at S640.
 Judge and Mrs. M. c. Brown kept open house Thanksgiving evening to a large number of visitors, at their apart ments at the Pullen house. Those calling were graciously received, and were treated to turkey sandwiches and punch from the hospitable punch bowl, which graced the comfortable in true old fashioned style.-Alaskan.
 The Valdez Prospector makes the statement that early next spring Aug ust P. Heinze, of Butte, Montana, with a complete outfit for himself and a number of men, will arrive in Valdez, and spend next summer in this section looking over some of the copper prop critics, and will very likely secure some of them before the season Is over.
 Fairbanks is the town in the new Tanana country. A recent arrival says that Chenoa is a "siwash town;" that most of the business buildings are now used to store and dry fish in. According to him, Chenoa makes itself known by the scent of fish an hour be- fore it is possible to see the place. Rampant Forum.
 A late Ottawa dispatch says:--The authorities here have the fear, that ow- ing to the decision of the Alaska tribu- nal, Canada may have to abandon to the United States two mounted police posts, one on the Dalton trail, where the Klehenia and Chilkat rivers meet, and the other at the junction of the Klehenia and Glacier rivers. The lat ter is styled Pleasant Camp, and the police have erected substantial build ings Whitehorse Star.
 
 In view of the terms of the Alaska boundary decision, by which Canada obtained two small islands near the Pacific terminus of the proposed Grand Trunk Railway, which will un- doubtedly be fortified, Secretary of War Root will recommend the extension of the Alaska cable system to a point near Port Simpson. As military measure, this step is consistent with the recent decision to establish an un- usually strong army post at Haines and with the present maintenance of a garrison of troops near the terminus of Canada's projected railway line.