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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
RELATIONS OF UNIONS
TO GOVERNMENT LAWS
POWER OF PRIESTS
TO FORGIVE SINS
Set Forth by Canon of MiIwau-
kee Episcopal
Church.

Milwaukee, March 11.-Rev C. B.
B. Wright, canon of All Saints
Cathedral, places Episcopal clergymen
on an equality with the Christ. Mr.
Wright in Il sermon said priests of the
Episcopal church, in their power to
forgive sins, were equal to Christ
Should the Son of God return to earth
and stand beside the priest at the
altar, the priests power of forgiveness
would be equal to that of the Savior.
He said the word of the priest was
the word of God. Clergymen outside
the Episcopal church gave only their
Interpretation of the Bible, which ac-
counted for so many differences among
the sects. As they had been given no
heavenly powers by conservation by
the bishop, their teachings were simp-
ly their own, as God would not speak
through them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
A. R. PenneII, of Buffa-
los Sensation, Meets
Violent Death
I'm AN AUTOMOBILE
Wife is Fatally Injured
Another Phase of
Burdickl Crime.

Buffalo, March 11.-More terrible
almost than the death of L. l.. Bur-
dick was the tragedy that occurred
here when Arthur Il. PenneH. one of
the chief figures in the investigation
of the Burdick murder, was killed.
Pennell was riding in his automobile
with his wife and was driving along
the edge of the embankment of a
stone quarry The automobile swerv-
ed. and in some ineXplicable manner
Ieaped over the curb into the abyss.
Pennell was instantly killed, his head
being crushed to an unrecognizable
mass.
Little Hopes OF Recovery.
His wife was injured so Sc
verely that the surgeons say her
chances of recovery are very slight.
Two boys saw the tragedy. but were
too far away to know positively just
how it happened. Mrs. Pennell when
found was unable to speak. She was
only semi-conscious when taken to
the hospital. but entirely unable to
tell of the accident and soon after
the operation lapsed into uncon-
seriousness.
Buffalo. y. y. March 11.-AIrs. Ar
thur Pennell, who with her husband
was dashed over the embankment in
to the Gehries quarry late yesterday
is still unconscious at the sisters hos
pital, and there is no hope of her re-
cOyery, according 10 the statements
of the attending physicians. Mrs.
Pennell is suffering from a fractured
skull, and probably internal injuries.
81. I. n
count of the accident.
Following II days only after the
murder of Burdick, the death of Pen
nell, who had been mentioned in the
case, has given rise to all manner of
surmise. Investigations by the police
have brought little that is new to
light. The general opinion is, how
ever. that the tragedy was an acci-
dent pure and simple. the stories of
suicide being given little credencc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
BELIEVES IN MIsGEGENATIoN
Clergyman Who Says It IstEte solution of
the Problem of the
Color Line.

Rockford, Ills, March lin ser
mon on the race problem Rev. Robert
C. Bryant, one of the leading clergy
men of the city, created a sensation
by advocating the intermalriage of the
whites and negroes. I'm the ideal fu-
ture there will be no race distinction.
no black or yellow or white, but all
the races will be blended in one great
family of one great father" said Bry-
ant. The destiny of the negro is the
destiny of all the races. to absorb and be
absorbed by all the others until there
is only one race family upon the earth.
This intermingling of the races is
going on faster than we know. \
young negro man, especially Il mulatto,
if he has intelligence and character.
has no difficulty in marrying a white
girl, if he wishes to do so, for there
are many girls who would rather mar
ry negro of good character than
white man of bad character. And so
would You or !, no doubt, if it came to
be. a question with u.s."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS
NAME CANDIDATES
Nominate Supreme Court and Uni
Versity Regent
Ticket.

Detroit. March 1.-THE Democratic
Guard armory. in this city. yesterday
nominated Judge George L. Yaplc of
Mendon, for supreme judge for term
of ten years. no other name being pre-
sented to the convention. For regent
of the state university Wellington Il.
Burt. of Saginaw. was left in undis-
puted possession OF the field before
the first ballot was completed. DIR.
Francis ]. Welsh. of Kalamazoo: Al
bert ]. Dickson. of Port Huron. and
Henry C. Davis. of Traverse City,
withdrawing in Burt's favor. DIR. Welsh
and Dickson were candidates again
for second vacancy on the board OF
regents, but We're defeated by Willis
J. Abbott. of Battle Greek, editor OF
The Pilgrim Magazine.
The resolution adopted merely be
speak the support of thoughtful citi-
zens for those principles of government
which find expression through the ma
tiOnal platforms of the party" This
is the only reference made to national
platforms. The initiative and referen-
DUN is demanded, and the recent coal
strike is taken as an indication of the
necessity for the municipal ownership
of public utilities. The resolutions de-
precate judicial participation in the
manipulating of conventions and the
activities of Gnte-cOnvention politics.
The feature of the day was the
presence of Colonel w. ]. Bryan. who
addressed the convention previous to
the nominations and was enthusiastic
OILY. onpla,71od
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11

garding the flood situation. In some
districts armed sentries are patrol
ing the levees. All streams and riv-
ers in Arkansas are Overfiowing. To
the north of Memphis the flood has
already begun encroaching at Ger
tain points and the occupants of cab
ins have been compelled to flee to
higher ground. Everything possible
is being done to strengthen the dam
gerOus places in the Ievees.
Evansville, Ind, March 1.-The
Ohio river is stationary here this af-
ternoon. Several shantyboats on the
Wabash and Green rivers have been
crushed in the flood and loss of life
is feared. Farmers about Mount Yer
non have fed from the high waters,
taking with them household goods
and live stock.
CaruthersvilIe, Mo-. March 1.-THE
old levee. the greatest danger point
along the Mississippi, a mile and
quarter south of here. is caving, with
the river showing a rise of four inch
es. The rain is falling heavily and the
situation is grave. Four hundred
men are building a new levee. Land
ing places along the river are sub
merged and many towns are entirely
surrounded by the river, which has
backed up for miles.
Pittsburg, March 11.-Pittsburg is
somewhat alarmed by the flood.
which will reach its highest at %
feet today. The. water is rising and
there is rain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
Shown in important Lit
igation in West
Virginia.
CASE AT ST. LOUIS
Also Attracting Consid-
cradle Attention
Other Matters.

Charleston, VI. Va, March II. =
States district court for the southern
district of Virginia, opened spe-
cial term Of of court here for
the purpose of inquiring into
the facts concerning the battle
striking miners and Il force of officers
under Deputy Marshal Daniel Gun
ningham aud Sheriff Cook y special
grand jury was impaneled and charged
by Judge Keller, and went to work
at once to examining witnesses with
regard to the charge of resisting Off
GERS of the government made against
eight of the men now in Jail at this
place.
Both Sides Well Represented.
There are $50 witnesses already here
TO be examined by the grand jury,
which is not expected to make u re-
port before the last of the week. Many
coal operators for the Raleigh field
are here to appear as witnesses. and
to look after the prosecution. Chris
Evans and other United Mine Work
u ltdiNltIS. are 6ISO present anu dblc
counsel has been employed to repre-
sent each side.
Wabash Crisis Is Deferred.
st. Louis. March 1.-THE announce
ment by United States District Judge
Adams of the date on which he will
hear arguments on the motion to dis
solve the Wabash injunction defers
the crisis al least another week Tues
day, March II, is the day set for the
hearing. 1t was expected that the
Wabash attorneys would have counter
afidayits and exceptions to the answer
presented in court Monday ready to
file yesterday, but Colonel Wells II.
Blodgett, general solicitor of that road,
stated to the Associated Press that It
would take several days to prepare
the papers. The court granted counsel
until Saturday morning to file eXcep-
tiOns to the argument and counter affi-
davits in support of the bill of COM
plaint.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
TACT OF MORGAN
He Doesn't Have to Dicker with
the Senate 20 Get His
Speeches Printed.
GAN HAVE THEM ALL MADE PUBLIC
Without Violating Senate Rules
Gains a Point as to the Canal
Treaty.

Washington, March II. - Senator
Morgan yesterday secured the first
material concession that has been made
to him by tie senate in connection
with the Panama canal treaty with
Colombia. This consisted of an agree
ment to attach the SpoOner canal act
bodily TO the treaty. This change was
made in compliance with request
presented by Lodge during the yester
days executive session of the senate
after the necessity for it had been
discussed by Morgan and other mem
bers of the senate committee. Daniels
expressed the opinion that as the pre-
amble to the treaty calls for the at
tachment of copy of the act that at
tachment was necessary to preserve
the terms of The document intact.
Does Not Amount to Amendment.
Morgan contended that without this
attachment the treaty was absolutely
invalid. Teller and Hoar took the op-
posite view, urging that as the act
was in existence and of record in the
statutes of the United States the ply
steal annexation was of no conSe-
quence whatever. Lodge. however.
suggested that no injury could result
from the attachment of the act, and
unanimous consent was given to do so.
1t was specifically stipulated, how
ever. that this concession did not
amount to an amendment of the treaty.
Then Morgan Made Speech.
Morgan consumed the entire time of
the remainder of the closed session
discussing the canal question from
various points of view and going over
much ground he already had covered.
Most of his speech was written, and
when Cullom asked him if the speech
he was reading was new one or an
old one he replied with some mani
festation of veXation that it was new,
adding that lie did not nave to repeat
his addresses. He discussed particu-
larly the attitude of the isthmian cam
nj commission of which Admiral
Walker is the head and criticised TO
some extent the change of view taken
by that commission in its last report.
Morgan Independent of the Senate.
During the day there was more or
less informal discussion of the propo-
sition to permit Morgan to publish his
remarks i'm the Congressional Record,
but there was no effort to reach 4 con-
clusion on this point. Cullom, chair
man of the committee on foreign reIa-
tionS. has taken the position that this
permission to print shall not be grant
ed unless Morgan will agree to allow
n day to be fixed for vote on the
treaty. On the other hand Morgan says
that he is entirely independent of the
senate in this respect, because he says
he can discuss to any extent he pleases
in the public prints former treaty
between the United States and Colom-
bia. which is almost identical with the
pending treaty, and which has been
made public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
Recently Fought With
Abyssinian
Forces.
CHILDREN ARE SLAIN
Ruler Maintaining Au-
thority With Ruth
less Severity.

Alden, Arabia, March 11.-Advices
from Obbia, Somaliland, say that dur
ing the recent fight between the fol-
lowers of Mad MuIlah and the Abys-
sinian forces, cooperating with the
British, the former lost 1000 men.
MutIIating Women and Children.
The Mullah is maintaining authori-
ty with Il ruthless severity, cutting
the throats of male malcontents and
mutilating women and children.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
Chinese Government
Adopts Drastic
Measures.
IN AN UPRISING
Anti-Foreign Leaders Are Cap
tured and Decapi-
tated.

Pckin, March 1.-Yuan-Shi-Kai,
the governor of Chilli province, hav-
ing been Informed that the boxer or
ganiza ton was resuming activity in
the eastern part of the province, dis
patched troops, who discovered that
members of the society, well armed.
were drilling at night in a town 100
miles east of Pekin. The boxers were
dispersed after a dozen of them and
several soldiers had been killed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
FLYER In A WRECK
ON THE ROCK ISLAND
Rocky Mountain Limited Crashes
Into a Through Passen-
ger.

Limon, Col. March 1.-THE Rocky
Mountain Flyer on the Rock Island
road collided head-on with Il through
passenger train frcm Denver last
night at Agate Station and a disas-
trous outcome was narrowly avert
ed. Engineer Davis was badly DFuis-
ed and Robert Simpson. aged -. who
was stealing ride, had both legs
broken. Only these two were hurt.
The two locomotives were badly dam
aged. the cars remaining on the
track.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
AMERICAN STEAMERS COLLIDE
IN PHILIPPINE WATERS

London, March ia dispatch to
Llovds from Manila SAYS that the
American steamers Navarro and
Neustra Sonora De Lourdes met in
collision off Punta Santiago and both
vessels sank. Some of the passengers
and crews are reported saved.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
DEATH OF SAMUEL DOW,
OLD MEMBER CHICAGO BAR

Chicago, March 11.-SamueI X.
Dow, formerly one of the most prom
inent lawyers of the Chicago bar and
partner of Chief Justice Fuller, died
today at the residence of his son-in-
law, Orrin /. Evans. Dow had been
an invalid nearly seven years. He
was one of the founders of the repub-
lican party and was active in the
movement looking to Lincoln's first
nomination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
TO PAY BACK PRO RATA
SOME OF INVESTMENT LOSSES

st. Louis, March 11.-United States
Marshal Marsey established himself
today in the offices of the J. J. Ryan
Investment company, where he Will
receive certificates and prepare to
pay creditors March %, when $780,
COO will be distributed pro rata. The
entire settlement will be under the
supervision of Federal Judge Adams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
UNION METAL WORKERS
REMAIN AWAY FROM WORK

Chicago, March 11.-As a result of
the strike of the members of the Ma
tionaI Alliance of Sheet Metal work
ers. who are waging war on another
union in the same trade, 500 men fail
ed to report for duty today. They
were on jobs contracted by % firms
who are members of the Sheet Metal
Contractors association.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
Memory of Fathers Fate
Too Great for Julia
BOismenue.
SHE SAW HIM BEATEN
Sight of One of ASSai1-
ants Later Causes
Her Death.

St. Louis. March 1t.-Heart disease,
brought on by seeing robbers beat
her aged father Monday. terminated
fatally for Julia Boismenue, who, up
on catching sight of a face she be
lieved to be that of one of her par
ent's assailants, exclaimed, That
facet and fell 30 the floor in a
swoon, dying an hour later.
Nicholas Boismenue keeps tavern
near Kaholia ferry. Two months
ago robbers entered his place, and in
trying to make him give them money,
beat the old man so badly that for
weeks his life was despaired of.
Compelled to See Father Assaulted.
Miss Julia Boismenue, Is years of
age. was compelled to witness the
murderous attack. She implorcd the
thugs to spare her fathers life, but
they paid no attention to her en-
treaties except osl1ill her if she made
an outcry.
Anxiety for her father was so great
that the young lady contracted an
ailment that went unnoticed for a
time. Every time she thought of the
robbers her heart futtered and with
in a week of the commission of the
crime she had an attack of Palpita-
tion of the heart that made the serv-
ices of a physician necessary. EN-
citement from thinking she saw one
of the assailants brought on the fa-
tai spell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
SECRETARY SHAW VIEWS
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION

New York. March 11.-Secretary of
the Treasury Shaw arrived here to-
day from Washington to look into
the general financial conditions.
There has been some little uneasiness
in some quarters. but money condi-
tions remain about the same as dur
ing the past week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
COMPANY WAS WRONG.

In the Person of MOtorman, Is the
Judgment of the Court.
St Louis. March lin the Unit
ed States court appeals an opinion
handed down by Judge Thayer. con-
Cured in by Judge Caldwell, defines
the rights and privileged of pedestrians
an vehicles upon street railway tracks,
and the duties of mOtOrmen in run
ming their cars. The plaintiff in the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
Prisoners Are DecapItated

Yuan-Shi-Kai ordered the prisoners
to be beheaded and their heads dis
played in public. and issued a procla-
nation imposing the death penalty
ON members and abettors of the or
ganiZation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
JUDGE HENRY c. CALDWELL.

JUDGE HENRY c. CALDWEta4S
case, whose vehicle had been wrecked
and the occupants injured, set forth
that the motorman was guilty of negli-
gence, and :he defense set up the
claim that the plaintiff was guilty of
contributory negligence. This was the
main question at issue in the appeal.
Duties of the MotOrman.
Judge Thayer held that a motorman
is under the same obligations to eX-
ercise ordinary care and prudence so
as to avoid collisions and injuring per-
sons as these persons as to exercise
care not to get in the way of street
cars. so as to be run over and injured.
He saws pedestrians and vehicles have
q right to cross the tracks of street
railways at any point besides the regu-
lar crossings, and to use the tracks
for any distance for a matter of safe
ty or convenience, where they do not
unnecessarily interfere with orobstruct
the passage CT the cars.
Decision Against the Company.
motorman, he says, has no right
to act on the assumption that he is
entitled to a clear track at all times,
and that pedestrians or vehicles are
bound at their peril, no matter at what
Inconvenience. to get out of the way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11

He held that the plaintiff in this case
had Il right 10 use the street railway
tracks as convenience i'll avoiding
the mud hole in the street, and that
the. motorman was guilty of negligence
in not taking proper precautions to re
duce the speed of his car when he saw
the vehicle, so as to bring it under such
control that lie could have avoided the
collision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
SEVEN BOYS INJURED
BY DYNAMITE EXPLOSION

Buffalo, March 11.-Seven boys
were badly injured by an explosion of
dynamite here today. One Will die,
and the condition of some of the 9TH
ers is serious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
Ladrono. Are BADLY scattered.

Manila, March 11.-After a series
of skirmishes between the government
troops and the LadrOnes in Rial pro-
vince the Ladrones have been badly
scattered. Many of their leaders were
Faptured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
CALL FOR STATE TROOPS

Development OF the Strike OF Toledo
Teansters-Non- Union Men Attacked.
Tledo, o., March 11.-Owing to an
attack made on non-uniOn teamsters
here yesterday by striking teamsters
the Toledo Carriage association has de-
clared it's intention of asking Govern
or Nash to send troops to Toledo to
protect its non-union men. Scenes or
violence have been frequent on the
streets since Monday night; reyolyers
have been flashed, and the police have
refused TO interfere.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
MULDOON HONORED
Archbishop 0uigIey Makes Him
HIS Vicar Gen.
eral
IN THE CHICAGO ARCHDIOCESE
Announcement is Attended by Ex-
pressions of General
Satisfaction.

Chicago, March 11.-Archbishop
Quigley yesterday afternoon appoint
ed Bishop p. j. Muldoon vicar general
of the archdiocese. The announce
ment gave great satisfaction to the
clergy present, who had feared that
there was a possibility of Bishop Null
dQon's being superseded.
The office of vicar general expires
on the death of the archbishop who
makes the appointment, and since
the death Of Archbishop Feehan the
archdiocese has been without a vicar
general. 1t was in the power of
Archbishop Quigley to appoint any
priest to the office. As the vicar gen
eral ranks in authority next ITO the
archbishop that would make Bishop
Muldoon subordinate to priest.
MuIdOOn's Friends OveriOyed.
Friends of Bishop Muldoon were
overjoyed when they learned that he
would occupy the same position un-
der the new archbishop as he did un-
der Archbishop Feehan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
Judge sanborn Disseuts.

Judge Sanborn filed lengthy lis
senting opinion. He holds that the
trial judge erred in refusing to allow
the claim af contributOry negligence
on the plaintiffs part.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
Overdue steamer Arrives.

New York, March 1.-THE steam
ship Ethiopia, from Glasgow. which
was several days overdue, arrived to-
day
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-11
Rain DoWnpour Adds to
Menace of Swollen
Streams.
ON LOWER RIVERS
Water Believed to Be Sure to
Pass Beyond High
Mark.

st. Louis. March 1l.-Rain that fell
last night and this morning in every
section drained by the lower MisSis-
sippi and the Ohio dashed al hopes
that the flood on the two rivers
would subside. The increased run of
water viii prevent any fall of the Wa
ters, and has already caused raise
in several places.
II is raining today practically over
the entire Mississippi and Ohio val
leys. Should it not stop soon the
flood. in addition to passing the 1897
mark, which it already promises to
do. may swell sufficiently to over
come the newly strengthened Ievees
of the lower river and repeat the
property devastation of that year.
The amount of rain that reaches the
two rivers in the next two days viii
determine the outcome.
At the best. the flood in the lower
valley will last for a month. That is
the prediction of Chief FOrecaster
Hanna in Washington.
Residents Suffer Severely.
As a result of the rain the residents
of the vast district about and below
Memphis that suffered so severely in
1897 have given up expectation that
the river will not pass the high mark
of that year. Confined in narrow
boundaries by the stronger levees,
the great river is certain 10 pass the
374 mark which it reached six years
ago. The weather forecaster at
Memphis today predicted stage of
3S feet there.
What will happen in lower Missouri,
Arkansas. Tennessee and Louisiana
no one can predict.
On the one hand in the problem are
the strongest levees ever built; on
the other the greatest height of wa
ter they have ever had to withstand.
\ third factor in the problem is the
levee cutter, who is willing to ruin
countryside to save his own farm.
Fear of cutting of the embankments
is already being expressed along the
lower river and the levees are being
patroled.
At Other Points.
Cairo. H.. March 11-Rain is fall
ing ii is believed there will be
more rapid rise. The water is now
flooding the country across from this
city in Missouri. At the stage of AZ
feet on the Cairo gauge water began
running over the Iron Mountain
tracks at Birds Point. The local
freight got in on that road. but traf-
fic will probably be suspended today.
The water is also over the Cotton
Belt track People living on the riv-
er bank at Birds Point were driven
Cincinnati. March 1.-THE river
stage is 42.2, fan of g. Weather
Forecaster Bassler says the river viii
rise again, probably four or five feet.
Memphis, Tenn, March 1.-THE
Mississippi river is still rising stead
iIy at this point. Reports from Mis-
sissippi and Arkansas indicate the
gravest apprehension prevails re-