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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
ARE IN QUANDARY
British Politicians Seem To Be in
Doubt as to Where They
Are at Just Now.
BALFoUR IS TO TELL THEM
Great Meeting in Progress at Shefheld
King Taking Hand in
the Fight.

London, Oct. 1.-Two thousand dele
gates have assembled in Sheffield to
attend the meeting of the National I'm
ion of Conservative and Constitutional
Associations, at which they will hear
Premier Balfour's exposition of the
fiscal question. These politicians meet
in the midst of the most confused
political situation in the historyof Brit
ish parties. Hundreds do not even
know their own minds and are look
ing to their leaders to equip them if
not with convictions at least with def
inite battle cries.
Political Situation Is Strained.
Each of the three general divisions
of the delegateS-protection semi
protectiOnists and free traders - will
attempt to capture the meeting The
UniOnist party machine for the mo-
ment, the SSAi-protectiOnists or Bal
tourists, expect the victory. Balfour's
struggle to reconstruct the cabinet,
which has thus far been in vain. has
given rise to a situation so strained
that the premier's resignation accom-
panied by immediate resort to gener-
al election would cause little surprise.
Object of King Edward.
King Edward is Stubbornly seeking
to secure government worthy of the
empire. He is strongly opposed to St.
John Brodrick, the minister of war.
Balfour, on the other hand, objects to
ousting that particular colleague on
the ground that he has done his duty
and deserves no condemnation. The
press states that the king favors Lord
Esher as Prodrick's successor. for the
reason that his lordship in Edwards
opinion has displayed extraordinary
grasp of the nations military problem.
Irish to support BaIfour.
Should BalfOur succeed in selecting
a ministry satisfactory to the king
the life of the government is likely
to be extended some months. because
the majority of the several sections Of
the Unionist party prefers Balfour's
cabinet to any that might attain pow
er If the existing regime We're over
turned. Moreover the Irish party will
support the Balfour ministry as long
as the Conservatives continue to yield
TO the Nationalist demands.
Conservatives Cling tn Power.
Meanwhile, the Conservatives are
clinging to power with a death. grip
for fear a Radical majority would
grant the demand of the Irish party
for Nationalist parliament in Dublin;
would unsettle South Africa; repeal
the education act; remove the legal
ban on labor unions and institute an
anti-Turkish policy leading to a Eu-
ropean war. The fog which envelops
the nations future programme Is
breeding an all-rOund lack of conf
dence and developing symptoms of
financial panic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
SAM PARKS WAVES HIS WAND
Bring Peace and Harmony to the COnven-
tiOn at Kansas City.

Bring Peace and Harmony to the COnven-
tiOn at Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 1-Samuel
Parks, walking delegate from New
York, waved his magic wand over the
delegates to the annual convention of
the international Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers.
and brought peace and harmony out of
conditions that seemed only to portend
strife, and a split that might have
meant disruption of the organization.
Before the convention convened the
Buchanan crowd intimated strongly
that they would withdraw If money
were voted to local No .. of New
York. Later, after Parks had addressed
the delegates, they voted $1,000 as a
loan from the organization.
Parks evidently had reconsidered his
plan to ask the convention to vote Gn
assessment of 81 against each of the
10000 members throughout the coun-
try, and he ridiculed the statement that
he would finally sask that each men,
Der of the association donate a DAVIS
salary. which would aggregate close
to $500,000. After the convention Parks
said of its action: II guess I'm doing
pretty well. / seem to be in the run
ming yet"
Another victory, in a way, for the
New York leader was the action of
the convention in voting almost unani-
mously to affiliate with the American
Federation of Labor. President Buch-
anan, who had voted against afRlia-
tiOn at the Boston convention two
years ago, briefly addressed the con-
yention in favor of it. He had ia
vored such action in his annual re-
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
MUSIC TEACHER
KILLS HERSELF
Jumps From Third Story and Then
Runs i'm Front ola
Train.

Kansas City. Oct. 1.-While suffer
ing from temporary insanity Miss
Adelaide Pribbenow, Il music teacher
whose parents live in Omaha, threw
herself out of a third story window of
a fashionable hotel ran ten blocks TO
the railroad yards in the north end of
the city, threw herself in front of a
passing train and was ground TO
pieces.
Her fall from the window was
checked by the roof of an adjoining
building, from which she fell to the
ground below. which was soft owing
to rain. Her friends in the hotel rush
ed out, expecting to find her body on
the ground. Instead here was no
trace of her, nor did ley get a glimpse
of her until her mangled body was
found on the railroad track.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
CHICAGO BRIDE AND
GROOM HANDCUFFED

Chicago, Oct. 1.-Handcuffed to each
other, Mr. and Mrs Thomas II. Brown,
who We're married at River Forest,
started handcuffed together on their
honeymoon trip through the west from
Chicago. The manacles which bound
the young bride and bridegroom to-
gether We're the conceit of crowd of
prank-loving friends of the couple
which wished to emphasize the union
of the two.
Mrs. Brown was Miss Emile ]. Graft
previous to the ceremony, which unit
ed her in marriage to Thomas r.
Brown, a well known west side club
man. The marriage was performed by
DR.. H. X. Mack at the Graft home,
II Grove avenue, in River Forest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
PEORIA COLORED MAN
SENTENCED TO BE HUNG

Peoria, Ill, Oct John McCray,
colored, will hang for the murder of
Detective William Z. Murphy the
night of June 27. The jury, at s
O'Clock last night, rendered the YER
dict, after being out three hours. Nc
Cray, who has another murder to his
record, was not moved when the ver-
dict was given. William Z. Murphy
was one of the most popular police
officials the city has ever had. He
went to the railroad yards to arrest
negroes and detected McCray stealing
coal McCray shot him without a
word. For two days mob besieged
the Jail. and Sheriff Potter took the
prisoner to Galesburg for safe keep
ing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
THREE ADDITIONAL
INDICTMENTS FOUND
Beavers and Greene for Conspiracy,
Towers for Taking
Commission.

Washington. Oct. 1.-The federal
grand jury, which has been investi-
eating the postoffice case, today
brought in indictments against George
w. Beavers. formerly chief of the di-
vision of salaries and allowances of
the postoffice department, and State
Senator George y. Greene, of New
York. on charges of conspiracy, and
against Scott Towers, who is in charge
of the sub-postoffice station in this
city, on a charge of taking commits
sion on the sale of typewriters to the
government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01

He was on the most cordial and
friendly terms with President Roose-
welt, to whom the news came with
shock. In their early days Theodore
Roosevelt and Michael Herbert were
almost cronies and often enjoyed
bout with the gloves or foils. Lady
Herbert was formerly Miss Lola VIII
son, daughter of Richard T. Wilson.
the New York banker. and is related
to the Vanderbilt, Ogden, GOelet and
Astor families. Sir Michael leaves, be-
sides the widow, two sOns-Sydney,
born in 1890, and Michael, born in
1893.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
Springfield's Mayor is
Indicted by Grand Jury

the jury charges that the mayor will
fully. knowingly and corruptly refus-
ed To suppress the evils, and there
fore was guilty of corruption and pal
pable omission of the duties of his
office.
Along with the Indictment of the
mayor 30 other true bills were return
ed Twenty persons are indicted for
keeping houses for gaming, and 43 for
keeping Slot machines. The indict-
ments are the result of vigorous
newspaper campaign growing out of
the fragrant violations of the law
since the present administration took
control.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
DEATH IN.
COLLISION
Train Strikes Electric
Car at Chi
CagO.
RAILS WERE SLIPPERY
Five Killed Outright
and Nine In
jured.
Five

Chicago, Oct. Five persons were
killed and nine injured by collision
last night between a Wisconsin Cen
tral passenger train and Fifty-sec-
ond avenue electric car, making Il to-
tai of 81 fatalities for September on
steam and street railways in this city.
The train was running at high speed
and crashed into the car near the
Hawthorne race track. The accident
was caused by the mOtorman's inabil-
ity to stop the car on account of the
slippery rails. The rear end of the
car was struck by the locomotive and
parts of it were carried 100 feet down
the track The killed: j. William.
Jockey; Joe Butler, colored, helper at
Harlem track; Fred Roberts, Chicago,
stable boy; William Griffin. Kansas
City, race track follower; James Gal
lagher. EImira. y. Y
List of Injured.
The injured-Willie Mutt. Buffalo,
y. Y; "Corkey," nickname for valet;
Bert" Peterson. Louis Strubie,
Charles Cross, John Gibner, Deli
Fountain, Adkins. and Dennis Enright.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
RECORD MARKS
In ATTENDANCE
transportation Companies at Spring
field are Embar-
rasscd,

Springfield. ILL.,. Oct 1.-Receipts
from paid admissions to the Illinois
fair yesterday reached a total of $13,-
600, exceeding by $1,7OO the receipts
of any previous Wednesday i'll the his
tory of the exposition. This makes
the fourth successive recoTd-breal<ing
day this year. and indications are that
today will establish an attendance
mark that will remain for years to
come.
All railroads entering the city were
seriously embarrassed in handling the
$4,000 eXcursionists brought to this
city yesterday. They had failed to an
ticipate such heavy business and were
handicapped in available rolling stock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01

Springfield ILL.,, Oct. indictments
charging malfeasance in office were
returned against Mayor Harry Ii.
DevereuX, of Springfield, by the San
CANON county grand jury, which
made its final report to Judge Robert
b. Shirley, of the circuit court, yes
terday afternoon.
The mayor is indicted on five counts.
Three are based on his alleged refusal
to suppress gambling. The fourth is
on the ground that he refused to sup
press and prevent the keeping of a
poolroom. and the fifth charges that
he refused to prevent the operation
of slot machines. In all the counts
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
LATE AMBASSADOR
WAS WELL KNOWN
Sir Michael Herbert, Husband oI
Daughter OF Richard T.
Wilson.

Washington. Oct. 1.-Sir Michael II.
Herbert, British ambassador to the
United States, who passed away of
quick consumption at Davos Platz,
Switzerland, yesterday, had been rep
resentative of his government here
but short time and had done moth
ing to bring himself into prominence.
Nevertheless, he was well known here,
having welded an American girl and
resided here several years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
Held To BE r.mmOn-Law wife.

Port Huron. Mich. Oct. 1. - Mrs.
Josephine Lyons. the woman who was
disowned as wife by Isaac Lyons. of
Marine City. when she brought suit for
divorce. has been granted a decree,
Judge Law holding that the relations
Of man and wife the couple sustained
for several years constituted a COM
mon-law marriage, and. therefore.
granted her petition for the serevance
CT the ties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
Killed for Non.rayment Of Rent.

Rhinelander. Wis. Oct 1. Tie
body of John J. Johnson. salooa-
keeper of GaGen, has been brought
here. His death resulted from blows
delivered by Jerome Fry. 500 line
section foreman with whom johnson
had boarded at Gagen. Fry is now
in custody, having given himself up.
The assault resulting in JOhnson's
death. according to reports, was due
to nOn-payment of board by Johnson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
Address From A. F. of
[. to Affiliated
Unions.
FOR LABOR'S GOOD
Sam Parks Makes Peace
at Kansas
City.

Washington, Oct. 1.-The executive
council of the American Federation of
Labor has issued an address to organ
lied labor, in which it takes up the
subject of the open shop as follows:
I'm spite of strikes here and there
organized labor has established and is
establishing a greater degree of un-
interrupted industrial peace by agree
ment with employers. Such agreement
implies the organization OF the work
ing people in factory, shop. mill or
mine; for an organized body of work
men can only enter into an agreement
with employers, and faithfully abide
by and carry into execution the terms
of such agreement when all the work
ingmen of an employer. at least in any
given plant, are all members of the un-
ion.
Argument Against the System.
''The so-caIled open shop makes
agreement with the employers imprac-
tical if not impossible, for the union
cannot be responsible for the non-un-
ioniSts, whose conduct often readers
the terms of the agreement ineffective
anu HuSdlOEI. Inc IL dSTetlucnL OF JOiIbI
bargain of organized labor with en-
ployers depends fOr'its success not only
upon the good will of the union and
the employer toward each other, but
that neither shall be subject to the
responsibility or lack of intelligence
of the non-unionists. or his failure to
act in concert with. and bear the equal
responsibility of the unionists.
Right to Work Not to Work.
The right of the non-unionist to
work when, where and for what he
pleases carries with 1t the logical riaht
of the uniOnist to work or to refuse
to work when. where and for what
he pleases, and with whom he pleases.
To non-unionist. despite that which
his advocates say for him. cannot h
attributed the virtue of helping his
fellow wOrkmenOr contributing toward
the establishment of more rightful rela-
tions between workingmen and their
employers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
JAPAN DECIDES TO SEND
TWO REGIMENTS TO COREA

Paris, Oct. ACCORDING to reliable
information received here Japan has
decided to send two regiments of in
fantry to Corea. This is regarded in
authoritative quarters as being most
important step as affecting the Russo
japanese relation and is likely to ac-
centuate the possibility of war
crisis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
DISASTROUS WRECK
AT WEST PLAINS, MO.
Passenger and Freight Trains Meet
head on on the
Frisco.

West Plains, Mo-, Oct. Ia north
bound passenger train on the Frisco
system and southbound freight col
lided head-on near Koshkonong. Is
miles east of here, today. Three train
men were killed, the fireman fatally
scalded and passenger slightly hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
TWO WELL KNOWN BANKS
CLOSE THEIR DOORS TODAY

Washington, Oct. 1.-The comptrol-
Ter of the currency has received tele-
grams announcing the failure of the
Packard National bank of Greenfield,
Mass, and the Bolivar National bank
of Bolivar. Pa. The president of the
latter said the bank is insolvent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
BUCHANAN ANNOUNCES
HE WILL BE IN THE RACE

Kansas City, Oct. Frank Buchan-
an tSiay formally announced his can
didacy for reelection as president of
the International Association of
Structural Bridge q Iron Workers.
He believes he will be reelected to-
morrow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
Farmers Institutes in
Illinois to Be Expanded

Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. lit has been
decided at meeting of the board of
directors of the Illinois Farmers in
stitute to expand the work of the in
stitute for the ensuing year. In com
pairing the Illinois Farmers institute
methods with those of other states,
it was found that they are weak.
Hereafter institute speakers viii be
engaged who will give their entire
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01

time to the work
Additional free libraries will be pur-
chased. More money viii be expend-
ed for the purchase of seeds to be
given to boys for corn contests, and
the directors will use every effort to
encourage boys in experimental and
practical farm work. Frank III. Hall,
of Aurora, will act as superintendent
of Institutes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
Van Wormers Pay PEN
atty of Murder
Today.
ALL IN SAME CHAIR
Fifteen and One-Ha1f
Minutes Time Con-
Sumed.

Dannemora, Oct. 1.-The three Van
Wormer brothers, Willis, Burton and
Frederick, paid the penaly of their
crime of shooting to death their un-
Gle. Peter \. Hallenback. in the cleo
trio chair in the Chester prison this
morning.
The entire proceeding, from the
start of the first man from the cell
to the doctors declaration of the
death of the last, consumed but 151s
minutes, and no untoward incident
marred the execution of the law.
The three were electrocuted in the
following order:
Willis. the eldest. at 1888.
Frederick, the youngest, at so.
Burton at 1I:4S:3O.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
wisconsin Men start for Camp.

Milwaukee, Oct. 1.-The First regi-
ment Wisconsin National Guard, 700
strong, in command of Colonel Otto
Falk, has left Milwaukee for West
Point, KY, where it will take part
in the evolutions with the regulars. Ad-
jutant General Charles r. BoardmaR
accompanied the regiment.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
TROUBLE IS OVER
Rioting' at the Canadian 500 q
Thing of the Past and
Peace Reigns.
AUTHORITIES ARE sANGUINE
Men Discharged Given Their Pay Slips
and Advised to Take the Jobs
offered Them.

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, Oct. 1. -
Mounted infantry and detachments of
the Canadian militia are patrolling the
Canadian 500 generally, and points
where the Consolidated Lake Superior
company has feared trouble by pOssi-
BILE acts of the large number Of dis
charged employees, but absolute quiet
prevails in the city throughout the
region in which the company is inter
ested. About 800 men employed in the
woods at Wilde, who had been de-
tanned at that point by the company
for several days, arrived on the AL
gonna Central railroad in charge of sol
diers sent there, received their pay
checks, were given tickets for sever
al meals, and departed without caus-
ing trouble.
Trouble Practically Over.
Colonel Buchan, in command of the
troops. the remainder of which have
arrived, ordered twenty-five of the sol
diers to guard the dynamite magazine
of the company along its railroad sever
al miles from the city. Colonel Buchan
is confident that the seriousness Of the
situation is practically over, and said
he would probably order a number of
the soldiers back to Toronto. He be-
lieves that the local militia, reinforced
by several detachments already here,
will be able TO cope with any possible
danger.
Disposal of the Discharged Men.
pany has yet to bring in, including
number beyond Wilde. The rest are
from the mining district around Mich
ipicoten. These men will be given
their pay slips and provided with sew
eral meals and given notice by the mu-
nicipal authorities, or the company Off
cials, as were large number who had
been cared for by the city and the
concern, that they will receive no as
sistance in the future, and they will
be advised to accept employmentwhich
is being offered elsewhere, and will
probably do so.
Only Two More Arrests Made.
No more arrests besides those of two
men who were charged with intimida
ton and inciting 10 riot have been
made Martial law, which was in
force with the reading ofFthe riot act
Monday afternoon, when the mob at
tackled the office of the company, Is
still in force, and probably will be I'M
til the departure of all of the troops.
Sault Ste Marie, Oct. livery thing
is quiet in the Canadian 500 this
mordng. 1t is announced the street
car employees in the American and
Canadian Soos viii be paid their
wages today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-10-01
Were Perfectly Cool.

The condemned men slept soundly
from until : this morning.
Upon awakening none showed any
fear or nervousness over the coming
ordeal. They ate no breakfast and at
9 communion was administered by
two Catholic priests. The warden de-
cided that Willis. the eldest boy,
should go to the chair first Frederick,
the Youngest. next. and Burton last.
Story of Crime.
The crime for which the three Van
Wormer brothers suffered death to-
day in the electric chair was the muir
der of their uncle. Peter y Hallen-
beck. at Greendale Christmas eve,
Bitter feeling had existed between
the boys and their uncle for some
time.
The Van WOrmers were accompan-
led by their cousin. Harvey Bruce,
who turned states evidence and upon
whose testimony the conviction OF
the brothers was secured. Bruce was
sentenced to imprisonment for Is
years. Hallenbeck's body was riddled
with bullets. The Van Wormers had
been twice respited by Gov OdeII.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-22
MAKES ONE MAN HAPPY
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER PAYS
THE MORTGAGE ON THE FARM
OF AN OLD PLAYMATE.

Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. 22.-John D.
Rockefeller's Christmas gift to Chi
cago university will not be large
enough to win more appreciation
than he has earned by paying off the
mortgage on the little Nebraska farm
of Charles Austin, a boyhood friend,
whom he has not seen for many years.
Mr.. Austin lives near Dakota City on
a little place on which there was a
mortgage of several hundred dollars.
The fruit crop by which he lived has
been failure for two years, and he
was in hard straits.
AS boy he was a playmate Of
Rockefeller. Several years ago Mr..
Rockefeller's friendship was the
means of giving positions to Austin's S
two sons in the Standard Oil COM
pany's employ here. This year, it is
supposed, Mr.. Rockefeller remem-
bered his old friend, and, learning of
his misfortunes, paid the mortgage.
At any rate, Mr.. Austin says it was
not solicited, and he knew nothing of
it until notified from the recorders
office that 1t had been paid with the
check Of the Standard Oil man.
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-22
MINER TO MEET SHARKEY
gACIN MUNROE IS MATCHED TO
EIGHT THE SAILOR PUGILIST
IN THE SPRING.

Jack Munroe and Tom Sharkey will
be the principals in the next big
heavyweight battle. They were
matched yesterday to fight on or be-
fore March 1, 1904. The winner Of
the match has been promised a bat
tie with Jim Jeffries for. the worlds
heavyweight cham pionship.. -
Sharkey and Munroe will fight be-
fore the club offering the best induce
Tnents, the bids for the contest to be
opened Jan. Is. There are, however,
several restrictions to these bids.
Sharkey refused to fight in San Fran
cisco, claiming that he had been given
the worst of it at that city, and that
they would not let him fight there
when he was matched to meet JEFF
fries Munroe, on the other hand,
would not listen to Sharkey's pro-
posal for a six-round contest in either
Chicago or Philadelphia. San Fran
cisco, Chicago and Philadelphia are,
therefore, barred from bidding for the
contest. The winner of the match is
to take the entire gate receipts. The
question of side bet was advanced
but was objected to, as Munroe's
backer refused to make a wager at
even money, stating that the sailor
would be a warm favorite at the ring
and he would, therefore, get the worst
of the odds.
Munroe's hacker, however, offered
to bet any part of $4,000 at ring odds
and leave it to Al Smith to quote the
odds twenty-four hours before the
men went into the ring.
Sharkey declined this propositions
Sharkey and Munroe are each to post
$1,000 to-day to bind the match.
kid" Carter arrived at West Ba-
den. Ind, from Philadelphia last night
He will spend the next ten days drink
ing the mineral waters and enjoying
himself. Joe Maceais, his manager
is along with him.
They state that they are open for
negotiations for a match with Shar-
key or Munroe, but, will give Jack
Munroe the preference. The kid is
in good physical condition.