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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-20
Packers Will Have Last
Meeting With the
Employees.
HELD THIS AFTERNOON
President Roosevelt Or
derS Investigation
to be Made.

Chicago, July pa joint confer
ence this afternoon to attempt new
settlement OF the stock yards strike
was agreed to by the packers today.
Representatives of all the big pack
Ing houses met today TO consider the
appeal made 10 them yesterday to ar
range for q joint conference probably
to be held this afternoon. 1t is re-
ported an agent Of the government is
here To make an investigation of the
strike. 1t is said the packers are viO-
Iating the federal Injunction regarding
shipping rate.
President Orders investigation.
Oyster Bay. July 2O.-President
Roosevelt is watching closely develop
ments of the beef strike at Chicago
and other cities and has directed the
Cepartment of commerce and labor to
collect information regarding the
strike for probable future use. 1t is
known the president regards the sit
ualion as grave.
Injunction Against PicketinE.
Omaha. July 2O.-On petition of the
packers Federal Judge Munger today
issued an injunction restraining the
strikers from picketing the plants.
Crisis This Afternoon.
Chicago. July 2O-The crisis in the
stock Yards strike will come this af-
tcrnoon. The allied trades unions in
the stock yards. which are certain To
become involved in the controversy if
If is not soon settled, held conference
Yesterday afternoon lasting five hours,
and at it's conclusion sent a letter TO
the packers asking for joint confer
euce between the representatives of
the strikers packers and allied trades.
10 see if a settlement of the strike
along peaceful lines cannot be reach
ed. Last night there was nobody who
would call the packers To the confer
encc. and it was impossible To say
with certainty that the meeting will be
held.
Final Request.
The unions joining in the request
for the meeting represented all trades
engaged in the packing industry. and
they Joined in 4 final request for arbi-
tration between the packers and the
striking packers. President Donnelly.
of the butchers union, said last night
ne was anxious To have peace, but that
unless il came with the proposed con
ference today there would be gen
eraI sympathetic strike on the part of
The allied trades unions.
Declare Blockade on
81. Paul. July 20.-At n conference
held last evening between the COVER
nor and a committee of strikers, il is
said. the strikers promised To declare
the blockade of the packing plants OFF
today
Manager Lands. of the Swift plant.
maintained that several expert union
butchers had returned 10 work in ad-
dtion To those taken back yesterday.
The men said they had no grievance
aud were tired Of being out of employ
meut
Try tO Lynch Mont nIOniSt.
\ mob AT the stock yards procured
q rope and attempted to lynch Thomas
Johnson. n non-unionist. but he es-
capped after receiving a severe beating
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-20

The crowd seeking admission as the
night session of the convention was
so great that the doorkeepers were
swept aside and the crowd poured into
the hall. delegates and sightseers. mix
ing Unfortunately.
The report of the credentials com
mittee was not ready and after a brief
session during which pandemOnium
reigned. the convention adjourned un-
til today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-20
MRS. MAVERICK is RELEASED
Given Freedom and Departs From
ENGLAND For France.

Truro. Cornwall. England. July 20
Mrs. Florence Maybrick is free and
left here today for France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-20
STIRRED UP
WHIRLWIND
Effect of Arrest of Ger
mans at Request
of Russia
FOR INCITING REVOLT
Intense Feeling Against
Cars Government
Aroused.

Koenigsburg, July 2O.-At yester-
days trial of the seven social demo
Gratis accused of smuggling anarchIstic
pamphlets into Russia. the defense
created a sensation by declaring that
Russia was responsible for the assas-
sination of King Alexander and Queen
Draga. of Servia, and of Premier
Stambuloff. of Bulgaria.
WitnesseS to Prove Charges.
To prove their charges the attorneys
for the defendants moved the court to
summon Mayor Petkoff, of Sofia, Bull
garia; a former Russian dragoman. ia
cobsohn. of Rushchuk, Bulgaria; and
the editor of a Sofia newspaper, in or
der 10 prove that the Russian govern
ment had been keeping agents in the
Balkans since 1881 to incite the people
against their rulers.
The states attorney opposed the mo-
ton, but the court took the matter un-
der consideration and adjourned.
Appealed to Army.
The seven social democrats under
arrest are German subjects. They were
arrested after being accused by the
Russian government of smuggling an
archistic literature into Russia. The
testimony given shows that some of
the pamphlets in question appealed to
the army, urging the soldiers to make
common cause with the people. to dis
obey the command to fire upon the
pOpulace. to shoot into the air, and to
turn their bayonets against the Off
GERS.
Indignation In Germany.
The arrest of the seven men has
caused widespread indignation through
out Germany and has done much to
crystalline German popular sentiment
against Russia in the present war.
German illustrated papers are filled
with cartoons derisive OF Russia, and
editorial comment in all parts of the
empire is running strongly against the
Russian government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-20
Sarles for Governor.

Grand Forks. y. D.. July 90 The
ticket slated for nomination by the re-
publicans today is headed by E. y.
Sarles, of Hillsboro. for governor.
Senator McCumber will be both tenn
porary and permanent chairman.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-20
SCORE SECRETARY
Exalted Ruler of EIks Takes G. A
Reynolds to Task for Neg
Iect Of Duty.
GRAND LODGE IN CINCINNATI
Treasurer Criticises Extravaganza OF
Officers-Order Reported in
Bad Shape.

Cincinnati. Ohio, July 20 The
grand lodge meeting of the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks develop
ed Il sensation yesterday in the ar
raignment of Grand Secretary G. \.
Reynolds by retiring Exalted Ruler
Tanning and Grand Treasurer Samuel
H. Needs. The retiring grand exalted
ruler. in referring to Grand Secretary
Reynolds, said;
In attempting a prompt and proper
enforcement of business methods the
grand secretary proved most disap-
pointing obstacle. SO much so that dur
ing the year it became necessary for
your grand exalted ruler. with the help
of the board of grand trustees. to act
in entire independence of that official.
This. in truth, was the only thing TO
be done.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-20
Rusiness In Bad shnpc.

In instances that could not be
reached and controlled by us business
was ineXCusably allowed to stagnate,
written instructions were ignored, and
expenditures were unnecessarily in
creased Some two weeks ago, or
about July 5. upon information of the
grand secretary, who was still dis
qualified for duty, and realizing that
the interests of the order so demanded,
the grand exalted ruler acted with the
board of grand trustees in empower
ing the chairman of the auditing COM
mittee to proceed to Saginaw and there
render all necessary assistance in
completing and arranging the records
and accounts.
so fragrant and continuous has
been the grand secretary's disregard
of duty that. had it not been for the
harmful consequences inevitable to the
order, he would have been removed
from office"
Financial System Criticised.
Grand Treasurer Samuel II. Needs
in his report criticises the financial
system of the order. He refers to a
banquet given the grand exalted ruler
by New York lodge No. l Feb. 16. On
that occasion II members of the grand
offices attended the meeting and turn
ed in bills amounting to $1.S6O He
also criticises the statement of indi-
vidual expenses of those who attended
the Baltimore reunion. He thinks the
grand lodge should get down to a mile
age basis.
W. J. O'Brien, Jr,. of Baltimore. was
elected grand exalted ruler by major
ity of $40 votes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-20
Crowds Were Crazy.

that would stand for the fundamental
principles of democracy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-07-20
VIadivOstok Fleet is Be-
ing Pursued by Tor
pedo Boats.
"A FIGHT IF CAUGHT
Another Ship With Guns
Comes Out of the
Black Sea.

Toxic, July 20.-The Russian Vladi-
vostok squadron, unaccompanied by
torpedo boats. entered the Pacific
ocean today. The destination is un-
known.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
ATTEL GETS DECISION
OVER JOHNNY REGAN

ST. LOUIS, Mo. June 23.-After Abe
Attel got the decision over Johnny Re-
gan tonight in a ffteen-round bout
Tommy Bramwell. one of Attel's sec
onds, and Johnny Regan became in
volved in a dispute which resulted in
a free-for-all fight. The participants
in the fight numbered about forty and
included the police. seconds on both
sides and Referee Sharpe.
Police Lieutenant McKenna in the
confusion landed a fierce right swing
upon Sharpe. nearly flooring him.
Bramwell began celebrating AtteTs
victory by turning several somersaults.
Regan removed his gloves and went
right after Bramwell. knocking him
out of the ring. In the disorder which
followed Joe Lydon, the 13S-pound
amateur champion OF St. Louis. Jack
Root and George Monroe fought des,
perately but unsuccessfully to separate
the combatants. Order was finally re-
stored by a squad of twenty police
men. The Attel-Regan bout was much
tanner than the aftermath.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
COLONEL PITCHERS CASE
IN THE HANDS OF TAFT
Latest Advices From Washington In
dictate That COurt-Martial Pro-
ceedings VIII Be Dropped.

Local army officers expressed much
qualification yesterday over the dis
patch received from Washington rel
ative to the probability of the charges
now pending against Lieutenant Col
onel Pitcher being dismissed. When
seen at the Presidio Colonel Pitcher
said ne had not been officially ad-
vised from Washington and could not
discuss the subject. Last evening the
following dispatch was received,
which more clearly gives the present
status of the case:
WASHINGTON, June 23.-Lieutenant Col
onel Pitcher will probably not be court mar
tailed charges preferred against him after
he broke of his engagement with Miss Caro-
lima Harold a War Department clerk. George
b. Davis Judge advocate general OF the army.
has submitted a report on the case 10 Inc
chief of staff who has brought II to the at
tention Of the Secretary of War. whose de-
csion which is final, Is expected WITHIN a
few DAYS. During the investigation OF tne
charges it developed that Lieutenant Colonel
Pitcher instead of going away Just before
his wedding day and failing 70 notify his
to-be bride Of his movements. wrote her a letter
the day following his departure from wash
ington.
The Signal Service and Hospital
Corps men that are to take part In the
general maneuvers of the troops Of the
Department of the Columbia at Amer
lean Lake in Washington, will leave
here on June 30. They will go in spe-
cial train, which will take the Hospital
Corps of 100 under command of Cap
tain ]. S. Kulp, from here, and on the
way north they will stop at Benicia
and take on the Signal Corps, number
ing sixty-fve men, in command OF
Captain Carl F. Hartmann.
Captain Frank l.. Winn reports that
Companies A, E, K and NJ, Thirteenth
Infantry, under command of Major
William Black, are doing fine work on
the rifle range at Rodeo. They will
complete their practice there on July 4.
The general rifle practice competition
of all troops in this department begins
July 25 at Ord Barracks.
Major William kassiter will go IN
command of the infantry and Captain
John T. Nance in command of the cav
airy and pistol competition.
General Macarthur accompanied by
Major Parker w. West, will make the
annual inspection of Fort Miley to-
morrow.
Major Lea Febiger returned yester-
day from his tour of inspection Of the
infantry stationed in the Department
of the Columbia.
Major Mason Jackson, u. s. A, re-
tired. registered at headquarters yes
terday. He is located at 900 Sutter
street.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
UNION REMOVES BOYCOTT
AGAINST OYSTER HOUSE
Proprietor of the BIacklisted Sparta
Signs an Agreement With Cooks
and Walters

OAKLAND, June 23.-The boycott
against the Sparta oyster house was
removed to-day, the proprietor having
signed the agreement with the Cooks
and Walters Union and the restaurant
is now on the fair list" The pro-
prietor has dismissed the cases against
the pickets of the union whom he had
arrested for disturbing the peace.
Three local unions elected officers
last night to serve for the ensuing
term. The elections resulted as fol-
lows:
Sheet Metal Workers-President George
omar; vice president J. Short: recording sec
retary. L. Deluchi; financial secretary. J. A
Clausius treasurer. NJ. r. Bankhead; con-
ductor, Frank Deluchi; warden George Crist-
man trustee J. Barton: delegates to Building
Trades Council-M. r. Bankhead D. H Bon
rsn. ]. Barker; delegates TO District Council
OF Sheet Metal Workers Of San Francisco-H.
3. Rush. A. Short. J. A. C1ausius.
Amalgamsted Society OF Carpenters-Presi
dent, T. NJ Latimer: vice president John
treasurer J. d. Davis; sick steward J. Oh
son; doorkeeper J. Germain; delegates "a
Building Trades Councl-Messrs. Latimer.
Berry. Telford. delegates to District Council
Of Carpenters-Messrs Bruce and StetTnan
Laborers' Protective Observation-Disclosures.
J. McNally; vice president Barney McKenna
recording secretary. Z. Mercer: financial sec
tees-Fred Carson. James Clancey Daniel
McBrithy; delegates 10 Building Trades Coun-
cil-M. Scanlan Fred Carson J. Arlett: dele
gate to new department council NJ Seaman.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
INFANT HEIR
GETS ESTATE
Son of John w. HayenS to
Inherit Mothers Share i'll
the Goewey Company
| COMPROMISE CONTEST
Brothers of the Deceased
Woman Give Up Their Eff
fort to Obtain Her Property
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1916 Broadway, June g.
The contest over the estate of the
late Gertrude Goewey Havens, wife
Of John w. Havens of Berkeley, has
been compromised, and Tomorrow the
formal notice of the dismissal OF the
contest will be presented to the court.
The infant son and heir, born a few
days prior to the death of Mrs. Havens,
by the terms of the compromise, will
Inherit all of it's mothers interest in
the Goewey Estate Company of San
Francisco, valued at about 100000 and
bringing in a monthly income of be-
tween s75 and 800.
John w. Havens, father of the in
FAINT, was appointed it's guardian by
Judge w. +. Greene this morning for
the purpose of effecting the compro-
misc. BY agreement Charles, Frank
and James Goewey, who were contest
ing the probating of their sisters will.
are to receive about $500 and some
personal property which formerly be-
longed to her mother. The entire in
terest Of the deceased in the Goewey
Estate Company, however, is to go to
the child, who is 10 months old.
By a will made by Mrs. Havens on
her wedding day she left all OF her
interest in the Goewey Estate. Com
PAM to her three brothers. She and
her husband were to travel in Europe,
and she provided that. in case of ac-
cident, the brothers should inherit the
property The will was never changed
until Mrs. Havens was on her death
bed. son had been born to her, and
when she was told that she could not
recover she made a will leaving every
thing she possessed to the child.
The brothers filed their will as
against the last one, and claimed that
their sister at the time she made this
will was not competent to make one.
and that she had been unduly inf1u-
enced She was so weak at the time
that she was unable to sign her name
and could only make. her mark. BY the
compromise the trial Of the contest
will now be avoided.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
ENDS HIS LIFE
BESIDE CHILD
Little Daughter Responds
to Fathers Call and Sees
Him in the Last ThrOeS
PARENT TAKES POISON
Dependency From Sickness
and Lack of Work Causes
Man to Take His Departure
Oakland Office San Francisco Call
1n16 Rrna 4 r-ar lima %

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1916 Broadway, June %.
Frederick NJ. Heyneman, respondent
from illness and lack of employment,
swallowed strychnine this afternoon at
his home, S13 Castro street, and then
called his wife and four children to say
good-by TO them. Little Claire, his IL
year-old daughter. was the first to re-
spOnd to her fathers call. In the base
ment she found him in convulsions.
With a scream Of terror the child ran
out. alarming the neighborhood. DR..
]. T. kitchings was summoned, but
Heyneman was dead before the physi-
clan arrived.
For many years Heyneman was a
hackman and stableman in this city.
His health failed some time ago, when
he was attacked by rheumatism. For
seven months he had been unable to
work. Each days sufferings added to
his burden. At noon to-day he went TO
nearby drug store. bought strych-
nine and returned home With the poi
son. He went to the basement, took
the powder and was dead at 2:30
o'clock. The Coroner took charge Of
the body
Heyneman was 43 years old native
OF California. His father was one of
the first residents of Oakland, having
for years conducted a large garden re-
sort on the site of City Hall park.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
De Young,s Stable Fire.

Fire broke out last evening about
nalf-past o'clock in the upper por-
ton of the stable in the rear of NJ
H. de Young's residence, 1919 Califor-
MIA street. Before the flames were
finally extinguished the roof and up
per portion of the structure had been
gutted and the magnificent ballroom
was Jeopardized. During the absence
OF Mr.. de Young and his family in
Europe the premises have been under
the care of d. Johnson and his wife
The smoke was seen issuing from the
upper portion of the barn, where sew
eral electric light wires have their en-
trance.
The origin of the fire is attributed
to a defective light wire. At the
time of the fire several valuable rigs
and harness were removed to a place
OF safety and were not damaged
The damage to the building will ap-
proximate $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
Horse Driven by DIR. Dunn
Falls Through Planking
of Eighth Street Bridge
FLOOR GIVES WAY
Valuable Animal is Per-
manently Crippled by It's
Struggles to Get Free
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
1016 Broadway, June %.


DR.. ]. p. H. Dunn, a well-known
physician Of this city, had a narrow
escape from death on the Eighth-street
bridge this evening while returning
from call on a patient in East Oak
land.
The accident, which resulted in the
permanent injury of one of the doctor s
valuable horses, was caused by the rot
tenness of the planking of the bridge,
which in some places is so decayed that
it will scarcely support the weight of a
man.
The SPOT where the accident hap
pened is near the east end of the bridge.
DR.. Dunn was driving at a rapid pace
when suddenly one of the horses
stepped upon one of the rotten planks.
Both of it's fore feet went through the
bridge and the horse was thrown, tear
ing the harness and breaking the pole
of the buggy.
The sudden stop threw DR.. Dunn
from the seat and he narrowly escaped
being hurled over the dashboard under
the struggling horses. By the time the
creature was extricated from it's plight
it's fore legs and shoulders were gashed
and torn by the splintered planks, and
the horse was permanently crippled.
The frantic struggles of the animal
smashed a large hole in the fiimsy
flooring, which broke away repeatedly.
DR.. Dunn on his return Immediately
notified the Street Department of the
condition of the bridge, which has been
out of repair for a long time.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
Judge Greene Decides That
Man in Senses May Seek
TO End a Life of Pain
LAST WILL SET ASIDE
Hartery Does Not Come I'm
der Category of What He
Names as Sane Suicide
Oakland once San Francisco Call.
1915 Broadway, June p.


man can be the sanest of men
and stnl commit suicide, according TO
The expressed opinion Of Judge w. r
Greene to-day: but Michael Hartery'
whose viii is being contested, was not
one Of these.
When illness becomes so great that
there is little enjoyment left in lie
] can understand a man balancing up
one against the other and forestallnS
hat he believes TO be the inevitable
said Judge Greene in the course OF re-
marks made by him at the PROBATE Oh
The Hartery viii to-day.
BY Hartery's acts shortly before his
death Judge Greene. however, rs OF
The opinion that he was not sane ana
that there was rot sufficient cause Tor
him 10 commit such an act Ihe oe-
ceased lived at HayWards and was
uossessed Of considerable means his
wife WAS ill in san Francisco, ana he
complained 10 friends that her family
was getting all OF his money
few DAYS before he killed himself
he gave J. r Reynolds. president OF
The Oakland Meat Company, deed 10
property al Haywards valued at about
$4,000 A couple Of hours before ms
death he wrote an order 10 the OAK
land Savings Bank to give his wife
slIOO he had on deposit there. He had
q brother with whom he had never
ouarreied and a niece Of whom he was
very fond. He gave neither Of them
cent. Most of his property was given
TO a comparative stranger, ana TO the
wife. who. IL was alleged, was the
cause Of his Insanity, he gave all that
he had left. From these actions Judge
Greene held that Hartery was not OF
sound mind.
Under this ruling the entire estate
goes to the widow. The only property
in her possession at the time OF his
death. however. was the money ne
left her in the bank. If the other
money is to be recovered from Key
nolds il must be done by another
SUR.
The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
MOFFAT DENIES STORY
OF A LACK OF FUNDS
Announces That the Denver. North
western and Pacific Railroad VIII
Be Pushed RapidIy.


SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 23.
A certified copy of the articles of in
corporation Of the Denver, Northwest
ern and Pacific Railroad Company,
with capital of 10000, 600, was filed
here to-day. This is the so-called
Moffatt road" now building from
Denver to Salt Lake.
DENVER, June 23.-David II.
Moffat to-day published the following
announcement relative to the new
railroad:
The Denver. Northwestern and Pacific Rail-
road viii be pushed beyond the range as fast as
We can lay the rails. Those who say we have
stopped where We are and cannot 20 farther for
lack OF money are the usual howlers II these
hoWlers have any bills against me let them
present them and 1 viii pay then-only lei
them let US alone. DAVID II. MOFFATT.
Four thousand tons of steel rails
have been ordered for the Moffat
short line by General Manager A. c.
Ridgeley, and within a few months
thirty additional miles of track will
have been laid toward the ultimate
goal-Salt Lake City.
We do not intend to request bids
for the big tunnel for six months .
said Moffat, "and Will use the track
on the hillsides until il is finished.
But we are pushing work beyond the
ranges and intend reaching the coal
and cattle country beyond as soon as
possible"