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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
Two Wisconsin Banks in Trouble.

Lacrosse. Wis, July flowing to
a series of misfortuneS the West Sa
lem Exchange bank and the Farmers
and Merchants bank of Bangor are
both practically in the hands of Bank
Examiner Berg. The former will be
reorganized; the latter will be sold or
a receiver will be appointed. 1t is
said ID. ID. SamuelS. vice president of
the Bangor bank and president of the
Exchange bank. will withdraw from
both. The trouble was precipitated
by a run on the Bangor bank, which
II was unable 20 meet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
CORN CROP IS TO BE SHORT
according Co the View of Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson from Personal OBJ
servrtion in Six States.

Washington, July IL. - Secretary
Wilson, who has just returned from a
trip that included Ohio, Indiana, Illi-
rOis. Iowa. Minnesota and South Da-
kota, said that while the farming con-
ditions are generally good, and some
of the crops have large yield, the
corn crop will be short. The alb
normally cool weather. he said. has
retarded the development of the corn
crop. Along the valleys subject to
floods the crop has been destroyed.
and on the level lands that have been
saturated the corn will not mature.
THE best corn is along the dry roll
ing lands, but even there the cool
season has prevented the crop from
being what it should be Mt this time.
We may have an average crop. if the
weather in the future is favorable, but
if it continues cold it is hard to say
to what extent there will he a short
age. The grass crop will be the finest
for many years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
Seq ONLY OF The CREATOR
Faith Rescue hIssIon PrAys for All II
Needs and Is Said 20 Get What
IL Prnys For.

Muncie. Ind, July 1.-THE mem
berS of the Faith Rescue mission,
which conducts a home for women in
this city, believe in the efficacy of pray
err TO such an extent that they never
solicit funds for their mission, but
maintain it by what comes to them
in answer to their prayers. In addi-
tion to praying themselves into num-
Der of household necessities, IL - have
secured a valuable horse and carriage
wholly By this method. The animal is
a handsome one and was seEt to them,
they aver, by a woman living near Up
land. who heard their prayers for n
horse
Everything we get, everything we
own, comes by faith" said Rev Sam
uel Snyder, who is in charge of the
home. 1T took two weeks of earnest
prayer to bring this horse, but finally
he came to our door. We have named
the horse Faith. Recently we have
prayed for a sewing machine and for
a washing machine, and the Lord has
answered our prayers in both cases"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
ORGANIZATION OF
THE PRISON BOARD
Preparing For a Change in the
Manner of Keeping at Work
Illinois COnvicts.

Pontiac, Ill, July 17.-At a meeting
of the commissioners of the Joliet and
Chester penitentiaries and the board
of managers of the Illinois state re-
formatory, an organization was per-
fected, to be known as the board of
prison industries. The object of the
organization is to arrange for the en-
plOyment of the inmates of the above
named penal institutions after the con
Wet labor law" adopted by the last
general assembly goes into effect, SC
as not 20 conflict with the labor ques-
tiOn on the outside.
The officers elected were: Charles
a. Purdunn, of Marshall, president;
7. J. Clark, Of Quincy, secretary. The
next meeting will be held at the
southern Illinois penitentiary at Ches-
ter, when the several committees will
have their reports ready for presenta-
ton. No further steps will be taken
until that time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
GRABBED a LIVE WIRE
To Save Himself from Falling and Was
Dead I'm an Instant-Received
$3.50 Volts,

Battle Creek. Mich, July 17.-Harry
Hayward, a lineman for the Michigan
Telephone company, was killed by
electricity while working on a wire
thirty feet from the ground. He was
riding on a small seat along the cable
when he lost his balance. Instructive
ly thrusting forth his hand he grasped
a live electric light wire and received
2,2S0 volts
A helper saw smoke curling from
his hand and called the fire depart
ment Meanwhile Hayward's body
fell from the live wire and hung sus-
pended across the cable ten feet be-
low. The accident occurred at Main
and Monroe streets, and hundreds of
people saw the mans body smoking
on the wire and afterwards falling.
HAYWARD had been on the job but two
days. He came from Grand Rapids.
He was single.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
.BELkNAP Is NAMED
BY the Republican State Con-
Vention for Cover
nor.
BRADLEY PASSES THE LIE
Friction Attends the Progress
OF the Proceed
ings.
BRADLEY PASSES THE LIZ

Louisville. Ky, July II. - Colonel
Morris B. Belknap. of Louisville, a
wholesale merchant wideIy-known
throughout the country, received the
nomination for governor on the first
ballot in the state Republican conven-
tion. His delegates, contrary to pre-
dictiOns. stack to him, though how
much of their tenacity can be charged
TO the announcement by Ex-Governor
Bradley that he was not a candidate
can only be cOujectured. Belknap was
nominated after an enthusiastic sup
porter of Bradley had placed the for
mer governor in nomination and the
followers of Augustus Il. Wilson had
tacitly withdrawn the man supposed
10 he Belknap'S nearest competitor by
failing to present his name.
Bradley Passes the Lie.
There was 4 slight unpleaSanties
during the vote for governor Bradley
had reiterated his statement that he
was not Il candidate. only to be inter
rupted by delegate, who tauntfng-
ly cried: You're beat now" The in
terrupter was Missed. and Bradley
turned TO the point whence the taunt
had come ana shouted: i don't know
who you are. and l don't care, but
you are n liar
The platform is standard Republic.
an. but there is no reference to the
money question. Its feature is it's un.
qualified Endorsement of Roosevelt as
president and as the nominee next
year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17

strengthening the imperial position at
sea.
1T is thought that this plan en-
bodies the largest and sanest concep-
ton of MuScovite expansion that the
government has developed for many
years." said an able student of Rus
sian politics. mo power or combiEa-
ton of powers" he continued, 'can
prevent the accomplishment of this
splendid idea. 1t involves no likelihood
of war because it does not go beyond
the legitimate horizon of Russian in
terests.
"Russia's open way to warm wat
ers-a benefit freely enjoyed by other
nations of military position-is already
secure and only adequate defenses az
sea are needed to remove its far-east-
ern occupation from the realm of de-
bate. Industrial and commercial
rights are matters of detail and Rus
sia will no doubt succeed in dealing
satisfactorily with all interests prop
erly concerned.
"But what will happen" was asked,
''when Russian power is fully estab-
Iished $50 miles from Peking and 200
miles from Seoul? Will there be no
temptation then for Russia to see the
horizon of it's rightful sphere further
on?" WELL was the reply, 1.-The. po-
litical future of China and Korea rests
in the lap of events"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
Dora Wright Pays Pen
atty for Fiendish
Crime.
KILLS LITTLE GIRL
Victim Had Been Fright
fully Tortured--Man
Executed.

South McAllister, 1. f., July IL
Dora Wright was hanged here today
for the murder of Alice Williams. q
7-year-old girl. She mounted the
scaffold without Il tremor.
FiendIsh Torture of Victim.
Dora Wright was the first woman
ever hung in this section. She was
convicted of whipping the 7-year-old
girl, Annie Williams, so She died from
the injuries. The evidence showed
the little girl had been Beaten severe
ly for many months, as there were
old scars on her. Some of these in
dicated the little girl had been tor
tured with n red hot poker. The par
ties were negroes.
Another Hanging.
Charles Barrett was hanged today
for the murder of John Hennessy. an
aged man. whom he shot from am
bush. Robbery was the motive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS
ELECT AT GALEsBURG

Galesburg. H.. July 17.-The Illinois
States Attorneys association yester-
day elected the following officers:
PreSident-Frank w. Blair. Chi
cago.
First Vice President - Harry e.
North. Rockford.
Second Vice President-George w.
LackeN. Lawrenceville.
Third Vice President-E. w. Paint
er. CarrolIton.
Secretary-TreaSurer w. Gordon,
OqUawka.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
Old Soldier Drops Dead.

Alden. Mich, July 17.-Charles
Brookmeyer, aged 81. Cropped dead
on the street. Brooknfyer came to
this country from Germany fifty years
ago. When the war broke out he en-
listed and he served during the re-
belion and in the regular army for
eight years. He had been in the sol
diers' home at Grand Rapids for some
time, and was out on furlough, Wis
iting his grandson in this place and
other friends
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
rnnt Ra1I Is Prohibited.

Alma, Mich, July I7.-At the an
nuaI meeting of the school district
resolutions were passed prohibiting
foot ball at school hereafter. Alma 5
high school has been n member OF
the Inters cholastic Foot Ball associa-
ton for two years, and lit came near
winning the state championship last
year. Much Indignation has been
aroused by this action, and serious
discord may result.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
INJUNCTION SUSTAINED
AGAINST CHICAGO STRIKERS

Chicago, July IA branch of the
appellate court today affirmed the in
junction issued at the beginning of
the strike of the Kellogg Switchboard
plant against picketing by strikers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
BEAR NEVER TO LEAVE OrANOHUerA
How Russia Proposes to Make Her Hold
There Permanent.

ST. Petersburg, July 17.-Consolida-
ton and fortification of Russian pow
er in China is accepted in this city as an
accurate general statement of the OBJ
iect of the great conference of Mus
eovite officials at Port Arthur. 1t is
improbable that any immediate war
like measures are in contemplation.
Both the military and naval chiefs dis
approve an aggressive policy on the
grounds of prudence. Their scheme is
to distribute strategically throughout
+be country the immigration from Eu-
ropean Russia and at the same time
Systematically to promote Russian
maritime commerce. with view to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
YOUNG Is NAMED
TO SUCCEED MILES
President Makes Nomination and
Also Provides for Woods
Promotion.

Washington, July 1.-THE presi-
dent has given directions for the
preparation of commissions for the
following promotions in the army:
Mai Gen. Young to be lieutenant gen
eral, vice Lieut.. Gen. Miles. who re-
tires Aug. 5: Brig. Gen. :. :. Sumner
to be major general, vice Maj. Gen.
Davis. to be retired July 20; Brig.
Gen. Leonard :. w. Wood to be maj ior
general. vice Gen. Young, promoted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
CnIled TO nreet a. yylnona.

Boston, July Nv I. Hartshorne,
of this city, chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the international
Sunday School association, has issued
the official call for the annual meet
ing of the committee to be held az
Winona Lake, Ind. Aug. 6-1o, 1908.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
pinnnsr R,- -iIunr nrnn DIss.

Lacrosse, Wis, July 17.-Wiliam
f. Kittridge. master mechaRic ~ the
Chicago. AF+Iwaukee and 81. PAuI
road at this place. died suddenly. He
was 63 years old. He was one Of the
first engineers on what is now the
Chicago division of the Milwaukee
road. He was a son of Walter Kit
ridge, one of the first superintendents
of the old Racine and Mississippi
T-Oud
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
FORECLOSURE OF A
BIG MORTGAGE
Mercantile Trust Company SwOops
Down on United States Ship
Building Company.

New York. July fudge Kirlpat-
rick, sitting in. the United States dis
trict court, signed an order on appli-
cation of counsel representing the
Mercantile Trust company. Of New
York, permitting that corporation to
foreclose a $l5,OOO.OOO mortgage of the
United States Shipbuilding company
held by it as trustee for the bond
holders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
ANOTHER CATCH IN
THE POSTAL SCANDAL
Chief of Salary and Allowance Div
isiOn Indicted on Two
Counts.

Washington, July IA special to
the Star from Brooklyn says George
w. Beaver. formerly chief of the sal
airy and allowance division of the
post office department, has been in
dicted by the federal grand jury prob
ably on two counts. \ bench war
rant was issued for his arrest, but
not served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
ABNER M'KINLEY'S ILLNESS
NOT OF SERIOUS NATURE

Somerset. Pa, July 17-The illness
of Abner Mckinley is NOT as serious
as reported. Yesterday be had an at
tack of vertigo, the result of prostra-
ton by the heat suffered in New York
last week. He was entirely recovered
today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
AMERICAN SQUADRON SAILS
AWAY FROM PORTSMOUTH

Portsmouth, July 17s-The Ameri-
can squadron under con mand of, Rear
Admiral Cotton left this morning, the
Kearsarge enroute to- Frenchman's
Bay, Maine, and tn other vessels
bound for Lisbon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
Hopes for Early Action.

"As l noted the president is deep
Iy interested in this proposed legis-
lation and it is his hope and desire
that early action may be taken by con-
gress to remedy existing financial con-
ditions."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
FIRE LOSS OF 100000
OCCURS AT DENVER

Denver, July 1.-THE McPhee &
Mcintyre paint and oil works and
glassware house was burned today.
The loss is $2o0,0OO; insured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
PROCEEDINGS OF DAY
IN EPWORTH LEAGUE

Detroit. July 17.-Beginning With
watch service at 6:3O today the pro-
gram of the Epworth League COM
prised - meetings during the day and
evening. At 9 four departmental
conferences Slogan which occupied
the rest of the morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
AT EXTRA SESSION
Which ConVenes Nov. 9 Flext,
President Roosevelt WantO
Action on the Finances.
WANTS IT TAKEN PROMPTLY TOO
Lodge Announces This After an Inter
view at the Oyster Bay
Capital.

Oyster Bay, n. V, July 17.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt is deeply interested in
proposed financial legislation. As u
student of affails he has noted for a
long time the necessity of financial leg
iSlation of q remedial character, and
he has expressed to Senator Lodge, of
Massachusetts, his desire that early
action upon thesubject should be taken
by congress along the lines of his re-
cent messages and speeches. Indeed,
it can be said he hopes action will be
initiated at the extra session of CON
gress which he will call on Monday,
Nov. 8. Senator Lodge came here and
passed the day with the president at
Sycamore Hill. He is u member of
the Alaskan boundary commission,
which is to begin its sessions in Lon
don early in September.
Talked of the Extra Session.
Before his departure Senator Lodge
gave to the Associated Press IA state
ment concerning his conference with
the president. In this statement the
presidents hopes regarding the finan-
cussed," said Lodge, "a variety of top
les. including the work of the Alas
kan boundary commission which is to
begin i'll London early in September
Yes" the senator continued, in re-
SpOnse to an inquiry whether he had
discussed with President Roosevelt the
proposed extra session of congress,
I'VE considered it at some length"
Desires Financial Legislation.
"You know, of course, that an eX-
ira session is to be called to meet
ON Monday, Nov. 8. Immediately fol-
lowing the fall elections. The session
will be called primarily for the pur
pose of enacting legislation approving
the Cuban treaty, which was ratified
by the senate last spring. The preSi-
dent hopes, however, as l do, that we
shall be able to take up for early con-
Sideration financial legislation along
the lines of his messages and speeches
since he became president. In this
legislation the president takes the
deepest interest"
No Specific Bill Discussed.
"Did you discuss with the president
any specific financial measure?'
NO, not at all. No specific bill was
under consideration. The preparation
of measure of that kind is the work
of congress itself. 1t was understood
when the senate adjourned last spring
that the committee on finance would
prepare a remedial financial measure
during the recess. The committee now
is engaged on that work. l assume
that the house committee on banking
and currency also will take up the
subject, but am not informed wheth-
er it is the intention of that commit
tee to begin the cor, eratiOn of the
subject before t3 session shall
convene
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
Aimed at Dynasty.

Suspicion is widespread that a con-
spiracy against the dynasty has been
entertained for some time, the insti-
gators being officers who were cash
tered some time ago. other regi-
ments are said to be affected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-07-17
Plot to Kill King Charles
of Portugal Un-
earthed.
AIM AT DYNASTY
Crime Similar to That
In SerVia is
Nipped.

Berlin, July IA dispatch TO the
Cologne Gazette from Lisbon says a
number of officers of the 9TH Portu-
guese infantry have been arrested on
the charge of conspiring against
King Charles. They will be tried by
court martial
New-York tribune., 1903-03-16

-. f,Aeora going into effect Il It wants TO-
Ts,,. .hs4 i no precedent for treaties founded
-, tee or,rinal treaty making power. ana 1t IS
sr,po-tant to keep these functions q govern
ment distinct. .,oro,r
II is generally recognized that treaty merehy
,.or,,.oa to change duties, and tnat the
changes themselves must be made ny ssatu'e ::
Tat that fact representing the true relation Oh
the treaty making power and the House, De
stated in the treaty. But do not use IOrin
which represents the treaty making power t,an as
orerafine ,.ers merely by permission and direction
oF Congress when it negotiates independently
and uot at ali within the lines OF the Dlngiey
law. the supposed precedent for the penang
amendment The House does take part IN max
ing a treaty effective as municipal law, Du.
not in making 1t effective as an infernauonai
compact
New-York tribune., 1903-03-16

-. 49,. are capabls Of exercising the same
.,--,I1.o,,s srency. Indeed, some OF tne MOe'
ss-..rv.t,ve and most accomplished scfentlS'S
S.,Iora that II n unsafe to eat sea TOoo OF any
St,.1 e.kan from coast waters into wnicn sew
- - a. ro,,rod and that In making common
-,.o.I ~ the sea men are imperilling that IN
~etysble v,ortion Of the food supply OF Ine
world. - .,,ob
A,1noxaI of sewage, indeed the gravest but A.
.. not the only one. The WasteruIness Ot ~ 20
~-or+bv Of consideration. 1t is eomPuteo lAt
EuoIsnd pours and dumps into the sea ever n
vo1r ao-calIed waste matter worth fuiiy %oo,
0OnooO and In doing so puts herself TO uiIeSt
exnense Of several millions more. Inc eO"o'
cities of the United States ere dong prVpU.
tionately Just about as i'll. The present
HS,h+sr~d street Cleaning Department OF New
80 hos shown that q considerable net reVe-
rre can he derived from matter which USED 10
- .h-ovvn away at q considerable cost But
+bot IS a mere tribe compared with what is IoSt
tbrouoh the sewers London is sufticientiy en-
u.h+ened to run its sewage through purifying
-S-ks IF TINS treats pa 100000 gallons Oh
scSwsOA a dav. But then the liquid residuum rs
,,,r into fhe sea. and the solid matter 4''Voo
tons q week. is carried out to sea and dunpeu.
rrv,o xvorks consume $1,000 tens Of lime anu
other disinfectants a year. Chemists estinia.e
that there is thus thrown away every day III
Iondon's sewage as much as thirty-one IONS .,
ammonia. worth from $40 to 800 ton anu
that the nitrates in the sewage OF all hnsianU
are worth S70OO0000 year.
One of these days, it is to be hoped ali cltles
will awake, or be awakened, to the ION! oi
snch wastefuIness. The farm lands OF the
world are being impoverished year by year 10
furnish food for the cities, and the Cities III
stead of returning it to refertiize the land cast
all that richness into the sea! 1t would be oil-
cult to imagine anything more fatuous. Cieani-
ness. health and thrift all demand that II Oe
stopped. At present we are spending vast sums
Of money with the net result Of contaminatlns
tho uster and fmpoverishing the land. The
rational and entirely practicable policy will De
IN keen the waters clean, to refertilize the Iano
and in so doing to realize besides handsome
net revenue.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-16
NEW ISLANDS HERE.

isles of safety" are now suggested IN ohloii
Square. They will undoubtedly be useIui III
that part of the town, but there are many other
perilous spots in Manhattan where theV are
more urgently needed now and will be IN great
or demand hereafter. Consider the neighbor-
hood of the Flatiron building. in Madison
Snusre for instance. Another isle" Is loudly
called for,at Forty-second-st. and Fifth-ave In
fact. an entire archipelago should be established
in Forty-second-st. east and west. An island
moro extensive than Guam would be popular
and populous where Broadway and Sixth-aVe.
and Thirty-fourth-st come together, and an e1-
tensive group would be exceedingly valuable
spd much admired in the territory Of Long Acre
Square.
And the list is by no means exhausted. Ihls
city must have new island possessions a-plenty.