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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
RAPPINGS IN THE HOUSE
Wife in Suing for Divorce and Says Her
Husband Is Responsible for
the Noises

Port Huron, Mich, Jan. 9.-AIrs. T.
F. Griggs, of this city, lies at the point
of death from nervous prostratiOn, sup
posed to be caused by mysterious rap
pings which are heard in her home
every night Although several officers,
neighbOrs and others were in the house
Tuesday night, the rappings came as
usual and We're plainly heard by all.
1t was shortly after IL O'Clock that
Mrs. Griggs lay down on the bed with
her granddaughter. In the room We're
the officers and a number of friends.
Rappings sounded at the foot of the
bed and then at the head. and scratches
as of unseen finger nails could be
heard. Then came loud rappings.
Everybody was excited for the mo-
ment, and Mrs. Griggs jumped from
the bed shivering with fear. The men
hastily took the bed apart to see if
there were any wires, but nothing
could be found. A search inside and
out of the house failed to reveal any
thing. and the mystery deepened. Mrs.
Griggs says her husband is a Spirit
ualist, whom she is suing for divorce,
and that he IS responsible for the un-
canny noises. He denies both state
mentS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
OTwith the Old. on with the New.
RIGHTS IN A CEMETERY
Subject of a Suit in Which a DespoiIer OF
a Grave Yard Was Ruled Against
in Court.

Jasper, Ind, Jan. S.-Peter Hopf,
wealthy German farmer. who mt the
last term of court was fined $500 for
removing a tombstone from Il cemetery
and planting the ground in wheat, OBJ
tanned a new trial and, on plea of
guilty, was fined 500 and ten days in
Jail. Until few weeks ago HOpf
owned several hundred acres of land,
which. it is said. he decided to his
father. William c. Britain. former
county commissioner. has filed civil
action against HOpf for $1,000 for re-
moving stones from the graves of two
of his brothers.
In the complaint it is charged that
Hopf removed the stones, broke them
and piled them up in fence corners:
that he cut all the shrubbery and
plowed up the grave yard, sowed it in
wheat and reaped the crop, completely
Obliterating the old Cavendar grave
yard, which contained the bodies of
many pioneers of the county. 1t is
understood that many other suits will
be filed against HOpf. and the court
will be asked to set aside the transfer
of Hopf's land on the ground that it
was with fraudulent intent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
oxNARD CONTROLS THE ACTION
And the Association Withdraws Opposi-
tion to the Reciprocity with Cuba

The association at its night session
passed resolutions withdrawing any
opposition TO the ratification of the
Cuban reciprocity treaty. but recon-
mending that the treaty be so amended
as to express in precise language what
is intended to be secured by it to the
beet sugar manufacturers of the Unit
ed States at reduction of duty great
er than 20 per cent. of the rates of
duty thereon as provided by the tariff
act of July n, 1897.
The action of the association was not
unanimous. the vote on the passage of
the resolution standing 3 TO =. al
though OXnard, the president of the
association. said he had enough proxies
with him to make the vote u to 2.
The opponents of the resolution de-
clare there are thirty or more factories
in the association and that the repre-
Sentation at the meeting did not COM
prise half of the factories in the as
sociation. None of the sixteen fac
tories in Michigan was represented in
the meeting except that Julius Stroh.
of Detroit. the treasurer of the asSo-
citation, was present.
The association also adopted resO-
luton protesting against the ''unnec-
essary stimulation of the sugar and
tobacco industries of the Philippine
islands by means of further tariff re-
ductions. thus. as the resolution stated.
encouraging the people of those isl
ands. where the labor is but n few
cents per day. to produce those things
which this country can produce, rather
than such commodities as we are una
BILE to produce.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
Che Prices to Prevail.
WAR ON CHICAGO COAL MEN
Wanted by Committee That Has Been
Investigating the High Price
of the Fuel

Chica go. Jan. 9.-The committee ap-
pointed by the Illinois Manufacturing
association to pursue the investigation
into the causes of the coal famine in
this city called upon States Attorney
Deneen Wednesday and urged upon
him the advisibility of empaneling IL
special grand jury to act upon vol
ume of evidence collected tending to
show illegal methods employed by the
coal dealers to raise the price of coal.
The committee left with the under
standing that further facts bearing OH
the situation would be presented to the
states attorney.
There can be no question about
their legal rights" said Deneen. when
asked his probable action. IF they
have the necessary evidence. The eX-
act nature of the facts the committee
has in hand, however. 1 do not as vet
know. We discussed the general scope
of the case and the law bearing upon
it. As to whether there will be Il spe-
cial grand jury called 1 cannot say"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
BANKrDoEsNT HAVE TO PAY
End of Litigation Over a Matter Connected
with Nebraska EmbezzIe-
mont Case.

Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 9.-The supreme
court has given decision in favor of
the Omaha National bank in the case
wherein the state of NeDrask sued
for the recovery of $4,000. the pro-
ceeds of a warrant presented by ex-
State Treasurer Joseph S. BARLEY. 1t
was the cashing of this warrant that
caused ex-Treasurer BartIey's cOnvic-
ton of embezzlement and sentence to
twenty years in the penitentiary.
The Omaha National bank was Il
state depository, and the S210.O00 was
deposited to the credit of the state
sinking fund. AS such the state con-
tended that it was not subject to the
order of the treasurer. and the war
rant he presented was in the same
category as a forged check. The court
holds differently
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
GRAY's IDEA OF DISCIPLINE
Should he Executed by the Society -
Mitchell Enters the Discussion.

Should he Executed by the Society -
Mitchell Enters the Discussion.
Chairman Gray then asked: DO you
wait for conviction by the civil au-
thorities before discipIinfng your men?
Do you think you can have effective
discipline unless you make investiga-
tions yourself and bring the men up
and punish them in some way? l ask
you. as member of the order and
as a man who would be glad to see
your order come up out of the mire
and the clouds that are around the
baser parts of it into the sunlight. and
into the air of free government and
free country"
IF it is proven that our men have
committed acts of violence there is no
question about our disciplining them,"
replied the witness.
Then followed discussion over the
Shenandoah riot and the killing of a
man, and in reply to Mitchelrs re-
mark that it was not the miners who
did it. Chairman Gray said: but
there was a crowd, and as yet 1 have
heard no evidence of n disciplining
voice in that mob. No man there said:
Shame on the cowards!' "
The witness said the union would
prove that union men tried to prevent
the riots To which Judge Gray re-
piled he hoped so. There was Il fur
ther discussion on this subject and
then Mitchell arose and said to Chair
man Gray: Il do not know whether
1 quite understood you in expressing
yourself to the witness as to your
solicitude for the organization, that it
should rise above the mire or that
part of it should rise above the mire."
Chairman Gray: Perhaps l may
have been misunderstood. 1t was not
an unfriendly wish that was expressed.
L said l hoped it would lift itself out
of the mire and of the conditions Gre
ated by these things which have been
testified to. around it's baser parts"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09

sioner, that it would disentangIe it
self entirely from these scenes of vio-
lence and lawlessness with which the
strike was attended. They may have
been exaggerated, as you contend. l
Am not passing upon that now. We
nave heard Isolated instances of out
rage which we must all admit. We
are not saying that the organization
is responsible for every act of vio-
lence, and we only wanted to see
whether the organization has interest
ed itself in maintaining the order
which you have advised, and whether
it has disciplined those who actually
were convicted of disorder
Mitchell said he did not know that
any member of the union had been
expelled. and added that until men are
convicted of violation of law the or
ganization had no right to expel them
and thus prejudice their case before
the trial court. Chairman Gray said
that Mitcheli's point was. well taken
as far as concerns these under indict-
ment, but what he wanted to know
was whether any of these men were
called upon who had lleen notoriously
engaged in, Illegal .aetS and whether
they were subjected TO do discipline
by the organization. Mitchell made
no reply to this and thefincident ended.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
as TO GRAZING sLANDS
Conference Between Secretary Hitchcock
and Congressional Committeeman
on the Subject.

Washington. Jan. "a conference
was held at the interior department on
the subject of legislation governing
the fencing and leasing of the grazing
lands in Nebraska. There were pres
ent Secretary Hitchcock, members of
the senate and house committees on
public lands, and a portion of the dele
CATION in congress from Nebraska.
1t was agreed that the Nebraska
delegation. in conjunction with Chair
man Lacey. of the house committee on
public lands, should make an effort
TO agree on the details of a bill to
serve as a basis for prospective legis-
lation on the subject.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
Making Things Fit Lewis.

Washington. Jan. 9.5EW. ]. Lewis,
of Nebraska, whose appointment to the
postal service has been deferred be-
cause of his Seventh Day Adventist
objections to working on Saturdays,
has received a temporary appointment
in the postofiice department. The is
sue will be adjusted in some way that
will comply with the law and not en-
force undue hardship to the appointee
in connection with his religious prin-
cipleS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09

Washington. Jan. 8. - Representa-
tives of the American Beet Sugar as
sociation met yesterday afternoon in
annual session at the Arlington hotel
in this city. During the day, prior
TO the meeting. the members of the
association held informal conferences,
but when they entered formally upon
their meetin at p IN. no conclusion
as to what action would be taken had
been reached. The principal subject
of consideration was the attitude the
association would assume toward the
Cuban reciprocity treaty now pending
in the senate. Henry T. Oxnard. the
president of the association, informed
President Roosevelt a few days ago
that so far as he personally was con-
cerned he would withdraw whatever
of opposition he had to the Cuban
treaty.
Opposition to Oxnard's Stand.
He believed that that would be the
view taken by the association. al
though he did not undertake to pledge
the association not to oppose the
treaty. When the representatives of
the association met here yesterday
some objection developed to the TAX
ing of any action favorable to the
treaty. During the informal confer
ences in the early part of the day a
majority of the larger beet sugar grow
erS and manufacturers expressed them
selves as favorable to any action that
would bring about stability in the in
dustry. 1t was pointed out that the
treaty would insure for five years Spe-
cific tariff rates with Cuba on sugar;
but some Of the representatives pres
the treaty in fact would accomplish
that result.
Conferences with Wilson and Burrows.
If they could be assured of that they
said they were willing 10 withdraw
any opposition they might have to it.
At the first session of the association
the matter was discussed at length.
the arguments at times becoming de-
cidedly spirited. No conclusion had
been reached when the association took
a recess. Subsequently OXnard and
some other members of the association
had conference in OXnard'S apart
ments with Secretary Wilson. of the
a agricultural department. Prior to this
Senator Burrows. of Michi-
gan, discussed the question thorough
ly with some of the beet sugar repre-
SentativeS of his state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
LeoDo,d Ferdinand Di.owned.

Vienna, Jan. 9.-At council of the
members of the Tuscan branch Of the
Hapsburg family. at which Archduke
Ludwig Victor represented Emperor
Francis Joseph. ft was resolved to pay
forthwith TO Archduke Leopold Ferdi-
nand, who accompanied his sister, the
crown princess of Saxony, when she
eloped to Geneva with NJ. Giron, his
eventual share Of the family fortune
and dismiss him from the family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
w. L. Lane Arrested at
Quincy as Abingdon
Bank R0bber.
PASSES AS STOCKMAN
Stopped at Best Hotels
and Entertained
Lavish1y.

Quincy, ILL.,, Jan. 9.-After stopping
since last Saturday at the leading ho-
tells, posing as a wealthy stOckman
and lavishly spending money, w. L.
Lane, alias Doc" Butler. an alleged
member of the Abingdon bank robber
gang, was arrested early this morn
ing in a restaurant while giving an
after-theatre lunch to a small party.
Taken to GalesburR.
Lane will be taken to Galesburg for
preliminary trial this evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
"GREArER JURY" ALSO SITTING
Mitchell Tells the Judge, and the Two
Have an Argument.

Mitchell in reply said that while the
commission is going to determine all
the questions that are being presented
here there is u greater jury passing
upon the attitude of the strikers. ''As
to the action of our organization and
the position Cf the coal operators" he
said, there is no doubt i'm my mind
that many of the witnesses are brought
here-and do not come as witnesses
ordinarily dO-to testify against the
strikers and indirectly against the
United Mine Workers. 1t does seem
to me until there is some connection
shown between the United Mine Work
ers of America and acts of lawless-
ness the organization should not be
placed under any Indictment at ALL"
Chairman Gray said that he did not
wish Mitchell to understand that any
thing he said indicted the organization.
II did hone" continued. the commits
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
NOT GOOD ENOUGH
Girl of Spanish Descent Finds
Herself Mistaken in Her
Best Young Man.
THAT is, so SHE SAYS HERSELF
Being Thereunto ImpeIIed by Infor.
nation, the Sender Being Sued
for $25,OO

Chicago, Jan. "a Spanish romance
| that might have resulted in the union
of Ricardo de COrnejo and the patrician
| SenOrita Sanchez is said to have been
broken by the cold-hearted BerthoId
| Singer, Costa Rican consul in Chica-
| go. Now. Sig. Singer is the defendant
in a nice little Cook county damage
suit for $4,000. He is said to have
| told the lovely senorita that Cornejo
was bad man. The effect on the
dulcinea was awful. With elevated
head and turned up nose. in her letter,
she says her papa wouldn't give Ri
cardo even II 2-cent stamp.
She Expects Him To Be Susprised.
Her letter is dated Wheeling, w. Va,
Oct. 8, 1902, and is as follows:
Dear Sir: l guess you will be sur
prised to hear what 1 have to say in
this letter. As l often told you before.
papa didn't want me to marry you. as
you were a stranger to them. But I
told papa you was Il good man in Chi
cagO, and that you had taken me up
to your college, and took me to a re-
ceptiOn, where you introduced me to
SOIne very nice people
Bright Idea Strikes the senorita-
And also L told papa that some of
your friends told me you were a poor
man, but from II very good family. and
that also you was a very highly edu-
Gated man. and to make it sure to my
father L told him that l would
write to the Costa Rican consul. as L
often heard you say you had relatives
there, and of course l ask for infor-
nation TO the consul. telling him L
heard you We're bad man. as papa
often told me, how do you know but
that the gentleman was married in his
own country.
When the Surprise Is Hers.
And to my surprise the answer Mr.
Singer wrote me was enough to make
us all crazy. You cigar-maker. you la
bOrer by trade. you ought to be where
the consul said. at your trade yOu la
borer). L am now satisfied you are
nothing more than an imposter. / now
release you from our engagement. |
don't want nothing more to do with
you. As L say, | am done with you. as
L now found out all you wanted was
to get the two thousand dollars from
me. But my father wouldn't give you
a two-cent stamp.
Ofwith the Old, on with the New.
Il am now gOin' to marry the gentle
man from my own town. l am sorry
L ever met YOU TO get me to love you
as l did. But thank God l found out
what you was before it was too late.
here return your ring and photo.
Please send me my photo at once.
Please do not write to me or bother
me at all. Adieu for ever
JESSIE SANCHEZ"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
FIREMEN ON THE ALTON
WILL NOT STRIKE YET

Bloomington. ILL.,. Jan. 9.-Contrary
to the report the firemen on the Chi
cago & Alton have not yet commenc-
ed to vote upon the proposition to
strike, and will not until one more
conference is held between the COM
mittee and the officials.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
The Antitrust Bill.

Washington, Jan. 9..The house ju-
dietary committee today agreed IA
vorably to report the bill introduced
by LittIefieId to expedite suits pend
ing or hereafter to be brought under
the antitrust law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
OHIO TO COMMEMORATE
BIRTH OF WILLIAM M'KINLEY

Columbus. Ohio, Jan. Gov. Nash
issued a proclamation today calling
on the people of Ohio to observe Jan.
% with exercises in all the schools.
colleges and universities commemora-
tive of the Goth anniversary of Viii
liam McKinley's birth.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
SMALLPOX SITUATION IN
TWO DIFFERENT STATES

indianapolis, Jan. 9. - Or. Eugene
Buehler, city sanitarian. says the
smallpox situation is growing worse
daily. And ii will be even more seri-
Gus next year. unless radical steps
are taken to stamp out the disease. he
says. FOrty-nine new cases had de-
veloped Tuesday night. since the first
of the new year. Fos the six days
that was an average of eight cases 4
day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
At Davenport, Congressman-elect
Wade was the chief speaker.
Loree Confirms cine Report.

of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
has officially confirmed the recently
published report of the purchase of u
controlling interest in the Philadelphia
and Reading railroad by the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
In Accordance with Bay Stat. Customs.

Boston, Jan. 9.-The Inauguration of
John L. Bates, of Boston, as governor,
and the induction into Office of Gen.
eral Curtis Guild, Jr., of Boston. as
lieutenant governor of Massachusetts,
took place yesterday. The ceremonies
were in strict accordance with the
customs of the old Bay State.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09

Chicago, Jan. 9.-An announcement
of an advance of 50 per ton in the price
of strawboard has been made by the
United Box Board company. This
brings the price of strawboard up to
S26 per ton at Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
AND NO ONE KNOWS
What Has = Become of Money
Missing From Chicago
Safety Vault
IN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Loss Reported, But No Satisfaction
is Gained-Amount is
$500.

Chicago. Jan. 9-With~the complaint
of the disappearance of $500 from a
safety box in the Chamber of Com
merce safety vaults, the police of Cen
trail station have Il mystery on their
hands. In almost every detail the case
is Il parallel of the Masonic Temple
safety deposit case. when three book
makers claimed to have lost $4,000
Edward O'Shea. a plumber at 1921 Adj
olson avenue, figures as the complain
ant in the new case. He claims to
have placed $500 in his safety deposit
box in the big vault in the basement
of the Chamber of Commerce building
in July. The box was empty when
he'examined it Saturday afternoon. he
told the police.
Reported to Omcia,s.
OIShea said he reported his alleged
loss to the officials of the institution.
and was refused satisfaction. He
ihen visited detective headquarters
and reported the matter to Lieutenant
McWeeny. Detective Sergeant De-
Roche was detailed ON the case, and
is now engaged in probing its vari-
GUS phases. He said yesterday that
the vault officials refused to discuss
the case with him and referred him to
their attorney.
Van B. Powers. chief clerk, said:
"O'Shea has been a patron of ours for
some time. He reported Saturday the
disappearance of the contents of his
safety deposit box. l think he is hon
est and believed the money disappeared
from the box" but he also thought it
was by some carelessness on the part
of O'Shea. O'Shea declares that he is
positive the money was placed in the
safety deposit vault.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-01-09
ATTACkSTHE UNION
Lively Incident of the Investiga.
ton of the Strike in the
Anthracite Regions.
GRAY AND MITCHELL IN ARGUMENT
On the Question of the U. NJ WIS Re.
sponsibiIity for the Reign
of Terror.

Philadelphia, Jan. "a feature of
the proceeding before the coal strike
commission yesterday was the eXcep-
ton taken by President Mitchell to
remark made by Chairman Gray that
he would like to see the miners I'M
ion come up out - the mire into the
sunlight. The miners president said
the union should not be indicted un-
less connection could be shown be-
tween it and acts of Iawlessness. The
head of the commission replied that he
did not wish to indict the organiza-
ton, but hoped it would disentangle
itself entirely from the violence and
lawlessness committed during the
strike.
Parker Raises an Issue.
The Mitchell incident was brought
about by Commissioner Parker. An
thony Ferguson. of Mahanoy City. out
side foreman at the North Mahanoy
colliery. of the Philadelphia and Read
ing Coal and Iron company, testified
that he was beaten while on his way
to the work: that he recognized two
of his assailants as union men, and
that they were prosecuted and con-
victed. Parker asked the witness if
the men were expelled from the union
for what they had done, but the fore
man did not know. Mitchell has stated
on the witness stand that all members
of the union found guilty of crime are
expelled from the union.
U. NJ. w. Official Did Not Know.
Noting the interest the commission
took in Parker's question the lawyers
for the non-union men called on Ter
renee Ginley. member of the eXecu-
tive board of the union in the district
where the assault was committed for
the information desired. GiRley said
he did not know whether the local
union to which the men belonged took
any action. and he went on to give a
long explanation of how the local un-
ions and individual strikers used ev-
cry means to disperse crowds and help
maintain the peace. The actions taken
by the local unions, he said, was prin-
cipally advisory.