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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
ROBBERS SECURED
$65,OOO FROM CAR
Later Reports Indicate Large Haul
Was Made on the North
ern Pacific.

Butte, Mont, June 1S.-The nen
who held UP the North Coast Lin
tied Thursday night near BearmOuth
secured $4,000 from the Northern Pa
ciic Express company's safe, wIl;ch
they dynamited. The scene of this
hOld-up was the same as that of Il
hOld-up that occurred a year ago. and
the train was the same. But year ago
the thugs killed the engineer. 1t was
reported Thursday night that the en-
gineer had been killed this time, but
this is Il mistake.
y passenger on the train says that
there were seven or eight men in the
robbery. Two were on the train and
after it had reached the desired point
they covered the engineer and fireman
with pistols and ordered the train
stopped. After the robbery had been
committed the two robbers took the
engineer and fireman with them into
the woods, and the passenger says lie
heard theem challenged and the chal-
lenge answered. Then he heard the
sound of horses galloping away. 1t
is believed here that Tue desperadoes
were members of the Dutch HeurT"
gang.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18

Fire. Instantly there was roar as
the terrified passengers arose like one
person and made rush for the stern.
Never shall forget the horror OF that
scene and the terrible confusion tult
followed. There vas no checking that
frenzied crowd. Most of the crew
were busy lighting the fire, and those
who were on deck were unable TO
calm the fears of the women and chill
dren.
The captain rang the bell for a full
head of steam and the boat shot for
ward like Il race horse. y thick vol
ume of smoke rolled from forwa al
and filled the lower part of the boat.
was compelled TO cover my mouth
and nose with my arm in order 10
breathe. Mingled with the smell Of
burning paint and wood was the sick
eninG odOr OF burning flesh. The
women and children rushed about as
though bereft OF their senses. Mothers
grasped their children and rushed u
the side of the steamer and jumpeI
into the water only 10 drown.
Il saw several children with their
clothing on fire and their mothers vain
ly trying to put out the flames with
their hands. l never saw fire Spend
with such rapidity. and in less time
than it has taken for me to tell you
this the whole forward part of the ves-
Sel was I'm flames
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
FIRE ALMOST WIPES OUT
SMALL MINNESOTA TOWN

WinOna- Mimi. June 1S.-Fire al
most wiped out the little village of
Altura. near here on the Chicago
Great Western road. The flames start
ed in the large implement warehouse
OF f. +. Simon and spread rapidly. de-
strOying this building and contents, the
general stores of f. f. Simon and
Z. +. Caldwell. the large elevator OF the
W. W. CaIgiIl company (Which con
tained no grain, the Great Western
station, with four loaded freight cars
and many other buildings. The total
loss will be from $4,000 to $4,000.
Partly insured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
AFOLLETTELOSES
Wisconsin Contest of Republi.
cans Decided in Favor of
the StalWarts
BY THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Question Will be Carried 20 Creden.
tials Committee and Per-
haps TO Floor.

Chicago, June 1S-The republican
national committee yesterday after
noon decided one of the most impor-
tant questions that has faced the
party this year when it voted to seat
in the convention Tuesday the four
delegates at large from Wisconsin
headed by Senator John c. SpOoner.
The contesting delegation. headed by
Gov. Robert NJ. La Toilette, was de-
feated.
With Senator Spooner will sit Sen
ator Joseph V. Quarles. Congressman
J. w. Babcock, and Emil Baensch.
Vote Unanimous.
The action was taken by unanimous
vote of the committees full member
ship. For five hours this body sat in
the coliseum in judgment on the con-
test between stalwart and La Toilette
republicans of the Badger state. In
less than five minutes after the argu-
mentS closed the decision in favor of
the anti-La Toilette faction was given.
Gov. La Toilette will appeal the fight
ilS VIII 81 " INC SOIhH4IIISe Oh gre
dentials anyhow. Perhaps he will go
upon the floor of the convention and
state his case. The committees decis-
ion is said to make it certain that the
two republican state tickets will re-
main in the field
Must Garry the State.
THE action of the committee lays
upon the shoulders of Senator Spoon
er the duty of carrying Wisconsin for
Roosevelt" remarked one of the dis
gruntled 'halfbreeds" last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
TWO NON-UNION MEN WILL
DIE AS RESULT OF A RIOT

Cleveland. juno 1S.--In Il tight DC
tween union ana mOn-uniOn structural
iron workers on the Superior street
viaduct Edward l Imb. of Dayton. and
David Jennings. of this city. received
several bullet wounds and VIII proba-
bly, die. y crowd of twenty union men
attacked half dozen nOrIunionists
employed on the Rockefeller building.
Among the latter were Jennings and
Lamb. y number of other men were
badly beaten. The police have made
several arrests in connection with the
case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
STORY OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER
Not In Hiding but at Home Ill from the
Horrors Effects.

Not In Hiding but at Home Ill from the
Horrors Effects
B. +. Conklln. chief engineer of the
General Slocum, is at his home, in
Catskill, n. Y, I'll from the effects II
his terrible experience. but he has so
far recovered that lie is able TO tnlk
about II. He did not1 now Low the
fire started. but said that while lie WAS
talking TO his assistant, Everett BraE-
dow. when opposite One Hundred and
Thirty eighth street, the first mate re-
ported the fire. Conklin continued: {:
II at once ordered him To lay the
hose while / went 10 the pumps. flrst
notifying the captain, who was III the
pilot house, by calling TO him through
the speaking tube. 1 told Bradow to
stand near the engine and not TO leave
it, and he obeyed me.
in less than Il minute water was
being poured on the flames, but il did
not seem TO check them in the least.
Two minutes or SO later the fire alarm
sounded and some one on deck cried
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
CONSERVATISM Is
FATAL TO BUSINESS
Dun 3 Co. Says Attitude of Business
Men is Chief HinderiDg
Factor.

New York. June 1S.-SummariZing
the commercial situation. II. q. Dun *
Co.'S Review of Trade SAYS: Industry
suffers from an epidemic of ultra con-
ServatiSm. emanating apparently from
the theory that n season of depression
must come every ten years. while the
coincidence of presidential election
furnishes another precedent. As u re-
suit stocks of merchandise have been
reduced, railway traffic is lesSened,
preparations for future business are
curtailed. and less money is diStribu-
ted in the form of wages. while those
having capital TO invest confine their
attention to the highest classes of
bonds, or hold back for still lower Sc
curity prices.
Retrenchment has made consider
nble progress. wage earners as rule
recognizing the Importance of accept
ing reductions in pay. The lake strike
has been adjusted, leaving little fric-
ton between employer and employe.
AS the season advances the crop out
look improves, and there is no funda-
mental weakness in the nations COM
mercial or financial position. Evidences
of contra ction in business are numer-
Gus. however.
Liabilities of commerciII failures
thus far reported for June aggregated
81. 151. Jos, of which $1,S54,76 were in
manufacturing, $1.S79,39 in trading
and $416.952 in other commercial lines.
Failures this week numbered 257 I'm
the United States, against 213 last
year, and 16 in Canada, compared with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
Japan In the Eirhth CentGry.

AS early as the eighth century a
university had already been establish
ed in Japan thatNincluded such modern
divisions as schools of medicine. ethics,
mathematics and history, and some of
the text books employed at that remote
period dealt with such subjects as the
diseases OF women, materia medica and
veterinary surgery, types Of text books
which appear to have been unknown in
European countries u-tiI about 1000
years later.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
THINK THEY SAW THE
MISSING sEELYVILLE BOY

indianapolis. June 1S.-City Marshal
Tucker. Of Noblesville, reported TO the
police that two men who had with
them a small boy. We're seen driving
from Hamilton county to indianapolis.
He said the boy answered the descrip-
tion of Richard Byers, the missing
Seelyyille boy. Tucker and a friend
obtained an automobile and started in
pursuit of the men. They traced the
wagon to Illinois street. and the city
limits, where 1t was lost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
81. sourh, Rs,iefinD Dea:h,

ST Louis. June Suffering with a
nervous complaint for which she be-
lieyed there was no relief Mrs. Flor
ence Barney. - years old. shot and
killed herself in her home. She was
the wife Of William Lee Barney. The
body will be taken to Chicago. whence
the couple recently came.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18

Helsingfors, Finland, June 1S.-The
Russian flag at half mast over the
governors palace proclaimed to the
people of Helsingfors that Gen. Bobri
koff, governor general of Finland, was
dead. There was no excitement in the
city and no attempt at u demonstration
was made. The father, mother, broth
er and sisters of Cchaumann, the as
sassin of Bobrikoff, were arrested and
subjected to Il searching examination.
but they were released later and al
lowed to return to their country
home. How far the Swedish party is
implicated in the killing of the gov
ernor general has not been established,
but the authorities are convinced that
Schaumann had accomplices who
found in the broOding, Mathematical
student ready tool.
Had Been Warned to Look Out.
Warning of the intended assassina-
tion of the governor general reached
the authorities in December last. but
Bobrikoff, against the pleading of his
official family, declined an escort. \
few months later this warming was re-
peated, and Bobrikoff thereafter was
attended by small guard and num-
Der of secret service men, except when
within the senate building, the senate
having requested to be allowed to fur
nish protection for the general there.
General BobrikOffs body will be con-
veyed to st. Petersburg June 10 for
interment.
Linden Tells of the Crime,
Senator Linden, vice president OF
senate, who witnessed the shooting
furnished the Associated Press with
the following account: 'Schaumann
reached the building u few minutes
before Governor BobrikOff, greeted
and did not betray any un-
usual emotion. He ascended to the
third floor, and was seen peering over
the railing. No attention was paid to
his actions, as it was quite usual for
to thus get Il peep at the
governor general. Bobrikoff, in full
drove up to the senate, dis
missed his aides at the door and
started upstairs. At the same moment
started down stairs, and
he and the governor reached the sec
ond landing simultaneously. Schau-
mann held revolver concealed in his
hands, and as he passed BObrikof he
shot him through the body.
Did Not Know He Was Wounded.
Governor Bobrikoff walked in the di-
rectiOn of the office of the committee
of justice, and Schaumann followed,
firing two more shots, one of these
shots striking the governor in the neck.
The murderer then pressed the muZZZle
of the revolver to his own heart,
pulled the trigger, fell unconscious on
top of the steps and died fifteen min
utes later. Not Il word passed be-
tween Schaumann and the governor.
The latter in the meantime had sue
cecded in opening the door and enter
ing the committee room. l asked him
if he was wounded, and he replied,
No Then 1 noticed that blood was
flowing from him, and before L could
say any more Bobrikoff tainted"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
BEAVERS WANTS A WRIT TO
KEEP AWAY FROM CAPITAL

New York, June 1S.-Geo. w. BeaV-
ers. the former postOffice official who
is under Indictment in Kings county
for receiving bribes, was before Judge
Thomas in NE United States District
court in Brooklyn OH writ Of habeaB
corpus secured by his attorneys to
prevent him being taken to Washing
ton OH an indictment found there for
a similar offense. Judge Thomas re-
served his decision.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
omcer Murde~sI Thug,

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, June 49,
William Irving, provincial constable.
was shot and killed by Il man named
Chartrand, at Webbwood, near the Ca
madam 500. Chartrand is wanted for
a burglary at Ottawa, and Irving
tried to arrest him as he WAS getting
on a train. Chartrand pulled a revol-
yer and shot the officer through the
heart, then escaped to the woods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
MOTHER SAVES CHILDREN
FROM BURNING HOME

Eureka. Ill, june 1S.-T'he residence
Of Robert Moody. Jr., was destroyed
by fire. Mrs. Moody. who was sleep
ing in an upper room with her three
little boys. took a sheet from the bed,
and lowered the children one after an
other to the ground. Then she tied
sheets to the bed and lowered herself
to safety.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
Mrs. Annie Works on Trial.

Bloomington, Ill, June 1S.-The trial
of Mrs. Annie Cotton Works, Of Hele-
ma, Mont, charged with the murder of
her former husband, Michael Cotton, in
this city in 1887. has commenced after
three days occupied in securing a jury.
Mrs. Works, who was married to Il
Helana man two years ago. wsIs cap
tured in April at Helena after a search
lasting seven years. She pleads not
guilty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
SHAW THINKS THE
FAIR WILL PAY OUT
Satisfied the Government Will Get
Back That Loan In
Full.

st. Louis, June 1S.-Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw visited the world s
fair today. To representatives of the
press the secretary expressed salts
faction at the prospect for the finan-
cial success of the worlds fair, as in
dicated by the amount of the first pay
ment made on the government loan.
He said the payment was larger than
he had expected.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
JUDGE DAY WILL GO TO
INVESTIGATE IN ALASKA

Washington. June IS. - Attorney
General Knox has been Informed by
United States District Attorney
Young, for the western district of
Pennsylvauda. that he is unable to ac-
cept his appointment as special assist
ant attorney general to investigate the
alleged scandals in the Judiciary of
Alaska. and Assistant Attorney Gen
erk William A. Day has been desiG-
mated instead. Judge Day will leave
for Alaska about the 10Th inst.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
wu,R-doce Kadium to $500 600.

Philadelphia. June 1S.-Dr. George
F. Lee. Il chemist. announces that he
has discovered a method of produc-
ing radium which will reduce the cost
Of the element from its present price
OF SI6,OOo,OOo a pound to $4,000 q
pound
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
YATES WORKING HARD TO
HEAD OFF SENATOR CULLOM

Chicago, June 1S.-The IlliIi0is' dele
CATION to the national convention will
meet in Chicago Monday to elect a
chairman and perfect organization. AL
thought by precedent the place would
go to Senator Cullom, the YatesDe-
neen men are working night and day
TO line up enough votes to beat Cul-
lOm and elect Yates TO the head of
Illinois delegation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
LEGION OF HONOR CROSS
FOR AMBASSADOR PORTER

Paris. June 1S.-President Loubet
today conferred upon the American
ambassador. Gen. Porter. the grand
cross of the Legion of Honor. the
highest grade of that historic order.
1t is the first time the honor has ever
been offered a representative of Amer
ica
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
Completeness of Defeat
of Stakelberg is
Apparent.
KUROPATKIN IN CHARGE
Rumor That One of the
VladiVostok Yes
sells is Sunk.

LONDON. lime Lr-The CORE.
spondent Of the Daily Chronicle ut Yin
KOw. in dispatch dated Iune Il. Gays
that General Kuropatk.n left Lao
Yang Wednesday last to assume com
mand of the army operating towards
Port Arthur.
New Battle Begun.
London, June lS.-The Daily Nails
New Chwang correspondent says:
The advanced guards of General
KurOki's army are colliding with the
Russian forces fifteen miles south of
rashichao." The Daily Mail in an
editorial says it thinks that the cor
respondent is mistaken and tbat the
force is a fresh Japanese army moving
from Siu-Yen to intercept General
Stakelberg's retreat.
Large Number is Missing.
Toxic, June 1S.-A total of 500 sur
vivors of the Japanese transports Sade
and Hitachi destroyed by Russian
warships have arrived at southern
ports. The Russians permitted clio
n-combatants to leave the Sade but
their whereabouts are unknown.
Casualty Estimate Raised.
St. Petersburg, June 1S.-About
l 100 men wounded at the battle of
Vafangow, including so officers, have
reached Liao Yang. The total of the
Russians losses was about 1000.
force is marching north.
the railroad being unable to transport
more than few thousand men.
Special dispatches say the Rus
slams had AZ battalions against A
Japanese battalions. The Japanese
had great superiority in artillery, hav-
ing more than 1000 guns.
Survivors of sadO Arrive.
NaGasaki, June 1S-q d. m.)-Sev-
survivors from the trans
port Sado arrived here today. They
escaped in u boat and contrivcd sail
from their clothing. They met Brit-
ish steamer off the island of Hi at
o'clock Thursday afternoon and
were towed to point near Nagasaki.
The survivors say that the SaGJ's en-
gtnes were disabled after Il few shots
had been fired by the Russians. When
the survivors left the scene the
was still afioat.
Scene of Blood and Death.
Stories of survivors Of the Hitachi
ere stories of blood and death. They
say that the Hitachi, three hours
after she was Overhauled by Skryd-
lofts squadron, attempted to escape.
The Russian men-of-war then fired on
her and soon her decks were running
with blood and hundreds of the Jap
anese soldiers were laying dead or
This was kept up until the
Hitachi sank. Many OF the officers
and men OH board committed suicide.
The Sado, the other transport, was
more fortunate, and the most of those
Oh board of her were rescued. She
grounded Oh the island of OkinO. Tue
fate of the transport is still un-
known.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
SENATOR FAIRBANKS KEEPS
SILENT ON VICE PRESIDENCY

Chicago. June 1S-United States
Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana. ar
rived at the Auditorium Annex with
his vice presidential boom concealed
about his person. Really, l know
nothing about my alleged candidacy"
the senator said. ''Will you accept
the nomination, if tendered?' Good
morning; I'm going to hunt up some
brea kfast -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
PRESIDENT ATTENDS THE
WEDDING OF RELATIVES

Hyde Park, y. Y, June 18.-Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt were guests
of honor at the wedding Of Miss Helen
Roosevelt, cousin of the president and
Theodore Douglas Robinson, his
nephew.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
Divers Locate More Vic
tins of SlOCum
Disaster
UNDER RIVER CHANNEL
Funerals of III of Those
Lost Held This
Afternoon.

New York, June 18.-While search
ing for the victims of the General Slo-
cum disaster a diver today found a
deep hole in the bed of the river prac-
tically filled with bodies. Eight were
brought to the surface and when the
diver was forced to temporarily aban-
don work because of the swift cur
rent he stated that between 80 and
so bodies remained in the hole.
After a lapse of three days since the
disaster 5GS bodies have been recOv-
cred
Hundred Eleven Buried.
The missing are estimated at $50.
Fifty-three of the injured in the hos
pitfalls are recovering. The funerals of
Ill victims took place this afternoon.
Business in the stricken district was
practically suspended.
Little Was Accomplished.
New York, June 1S.-Despite the
untiTfng work of the divers and crap
piers and the watchfulness of scores
OF men who have given themselves
over To the task of searching for the
missing" but few bodies of those who
perished iii the Slocum disaster were
recovered yesterday. 1t was stated by
divers who went down into the wreck
at dawn that there are MANY bodies
still under the entanglemenu of tim
bers and paddle wheels, and that ii
will be necessary To dynamite the hulk
or raise it before they can be reached.
Investigation will he Rigid.
Secretary CortelyOu, of the depart
ment Of commerce and .lbOr. will per
souaIly undertake the investigation
into the disaster on behalf of the gov
ernment; District Attorney Jerome's
assistants are working energetlcally on
the case. and officials of thee orouer's
office have made cors.,lr, UIc progress
in the way OF gathering evidence
which viii DO presented Oh Honday,
when the coroner's IHI I,:J will be-
gin. There Is III th. coroner posses
sion u standpipe take1 at MS direc-
tion 10y n diver from the submerged
wreck. The valve OF ILr pipe is clused
tight. showing that no use was made
of this pipe I'm fighting the flames Oh
the Slocum.
Reflects on Captain Schaick.
Statements were made 10 the coro-
ner by several of the steamboat en-
ployes that the captain of the Slocum
steamed his boat n distance Ur be-
tween three and four miles after tue
fire broke out before Bleaching her.
Several watches showed that more
than half an hour had elapsed from
the breaking out OF the fire until the
boat was run ashore all the watches
which were taken from bodies az the
drowned stopped ctwceu - 10 and
1920 in the morning
Victims Were Women and Children.
Estimates as to the number OF dead
still vary greatly and this may he ac
counted for 10y reason OF the fnilure
To report To the pTOpe: authorities un
the part of many who although OIL
cially registered as missing. We're in
reality saved. Already $50 bodies
have been recovered, OF which about
fifty remain unidentified. These i'll
clude 2T3 children. 243 women and 20
men. Thirteen officers of st. Marks
church are among TIE dead, Que OF
them being a woman. Thousands Of
dollars are being subscribed for re-
lief.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
RUSSIA MOURNING
Over the Fate of Gen, Bobriko off,
Killed by Assassin's
Bullet.
ANOTHER OFFICIAL STRICKEN
When He Hears of the Death-Finn
Senator Tells the Story of
the Crime.

st. Petersburg. June 1S.-The gov
ernor general of Warsaw was stricken
with paralysis when informed of the
death of Governor General BobrikoT.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
His Hone,

Barber-Will you have anything on
your face when l have finished. sir?
Victim-I don't know, but hope you'n
leave my nose at least.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
Head Blown on ~ DynaIhIre.

SiGourney. Ia. uJne 1S.-While dyn-
amiting stumps on his farm Samuel
Bowen, living near Delta, was in
stantly killed, his head being blown
on He was investigating a belatcd
charge when it exploded.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-18
Hundred Eleven Buried.

The missing are estimated at $50.
Fifty-three of the injured in the hos
pitfalls are recovering. The funerals of
Ill victims took place this afternoon.
Business in the stricken district was
practically suspended.