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Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
A BLACKMAIL CHARGE
AGAINST THOMAS E. WATSON
Peoples Party Leader to be Prosecu ut
ed by Banker Because of Breach
of Promise Suit.

Macon. Ga. Sept. 81 am going
to swear out warrant charging
Thomas T.. Watson with blackmail
and l am going to prosecute the case
to the bitter end" Thus did l.. O.
Benton, a banker of Monticello. and
one of the the wealthiest men in GeOr-
gia. announce his purpose of prosecut-
ing the peoples party candidate for
the presidency of the United States.
1t is said that three warrants will be
served. one against Watson, one
against his partner. in the law firm
of Watson & Gross. and the other
against Kate ROebuck. who resides in
AmericuS. Ga. Miss ROebuck is con-
nected with a prominent south Geor-
gia family. and when, some months
ago, through her attorneys. Watson &
Gross, she brought suit against Bank
er Benton for breach of promise. So
cial circles in Georgia were startled.
Benton announced at the time that
it was a case of blackmail and that
he would fight the case. He did not
deny some of the wOmans claims. but
did repudiate the circumstances al
legged.
The case was tried in Macon, and,
after the introduction of evidence, dur
ing the hearing of which the judge had
the courtroom cleared. the attorneys
held a consultation and announced
that the case would be withdrawn and
settled out of court.
1t is said that the settlement cost
Benton $25, 900, of which a large part
went to Watson. Benton now claims
that the settlement was compOunding
a felony and that there also was
blackmail.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
NO C0ALING STATION
NORTH OF CHARLESTON
Accident to One at Lamoine Follows
Burning of the Portsmouth
Station.

Bar Harbor. Me, Sept. 5-As a re-
suit of a severe storm the government
has no coaling station In operation
east of the CharlestOwn navy yard
Following the burning of the station
at Portsmouth comes the accident at
Lamoine. which puts Names only
coaling station out of commission ftr
at least two months. In the severe
wind one of the two 135-foot travelling
cranes was blown down, and it now
rests across a lighter and the coal
pocket on the wharf
Capt Devereux, who is in charge of
the station, believes that the lower
legs of the structure on the landward
side were not sufficiently strong to
Withstand the pressure Of the gale, and
buckled in, precipitating the tower.
The entire tower is practically in ruins
The damage amounts to about $751;
900.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
WILL LINE UP BIG EDITORS.
Judge Parker Willing to Speak at Edi-
toriaI Conference.

New York. Sept. 5.-Josephus Dan
iels. chairman of the committee on ar
rangements of the democratic editorial
conference. has received a letter from
Judge Parker. in which he said he
would be glad to meet the editors and
will be prepared to make brief reply
TO the address of their spokesman.
Every state east of the Mississippi
river will be represented, and quite a
number from the far west. A banquet
will be given on Wednesday evening,
Sept. :, in the ball room of the Wal
dorf-Astoria. when the following edi-
tors Will respond to toasts: Henry
Watterson. of the LOuisville-Courier
Journal; Clark Howell. of the Atlanta
Constitution; John B. StOll. of the
South Bend Times; Herman RiddCr, of
the New York Staats Zeitung; An
drew Mclean. of the Brooklyn Citizen.
and Willis ]. Abbott
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
KUROPATKIN IN RETREAT:
JAPANESE PRESS PURSUIT
ROYAL PAIR TO WED FOR
LOVE is GERMAN NOVELTY
No Politics Figure in Betrothal of
Crown Prince Frederick William
and Princess Cecilia.

Berlin. Sept. 5.-The betrothal of
Crown Prince Frederick William TO
Princess Cecilia, the youngest daugh-
ter of the grand duke of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin was announced officially last
night 1t is said the match is one of
love, and that no politics is connected
with it. The couple practically fell
in love at first sight a few weeks
ago.
Emperor William at first did not
favor the match, but finally gave his
consent, being influenced thereto
doubtless by the empress well known
desire that their children be allowed
TO choose life partners for themselves
as far as possible.
Princess Cecilia has fair hair and
dark blue eyes and is of refined type.
She is almost more English than Ger
man in manner and speech.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
BRANDS AN IMAGE
When it Began to Fade Victim RecoV-
cred from the Shock.

Butler. Mont. Sept 5.-Harry Sweet,
who lives at 2O2 Montana street. was
attending a picnic at Anaconda and
during a brief but severe thunder
storm he took refuge in the dancing
pavilion. Lightning struck the pa
vilion and Sweet received a severe
shock, partially paralyzing him.
Upon his right breast was plainly
marked in red a perfect likeness of a
nearby pine tree. The impression was
very distinct and was observed with
much curiosity by a number of per
sons. Later the impression had en-
tirely disappeared and it seems that
coincident with its disappearance Mr..
Sweet began TO feel much better and
has now practically recovered from his
partial paralysis.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
HEAVY DEATH LIST IN A
new YORK tenement FIRE
ENGINEER UNDER CLOUD
GIVES UP AT DANVILLE
Frank {. Hoxie. Held for Gienwood
Train Wreck, Tires of
Hiding.

Chicago. Sept 5.-Engineer Frank
E. Hoxie. who figured in the Glenwood
train wreck on July IS when IS mem
bers of the Doremus Mission Sunday
school were killed. was taken into Gus
tody at Danville, H., yesterday. Dis
patches received in Chicago said he
had given himself up.
With three other members of the
train crews HoXie was held responsi-
BILE by a coroner's jury for the collision
between the picnic train and the
freight train. of which he was the en-
gineer Frank Cooper, conductor of
the passenger train: Patrick Costello.
fireman of the freight; and Frederick
o. Whiteman. the train dispatcher.
who also were held. were arrested.
Hoxie did not put in an appearance at
the inquest.
Cooper. Costello and Whiteman on
the witness stand at the inquest
charged HOXie with disobeying orders
of the train dispatcher.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
NEW WORKERS IN THE LEAD
Athletes Win Olympic Games at St.
Louis-Chicago Protests.

ST Louis, Sept. 5.-In the Olympic
games which closed Saturday. the final
score, according to the official figures
of the first four clubs. was as follows:
New York. G3; Chicago, 50; Milwau-
kee. 4G; Greater New York Irish Ath-
letic association. 81.
The Chicago association protested
the entry of John r. Dewitt of the
y. Y. c. A. who won second place in
the 16-pound hammer event. and the
y. Y. G. A. tug of war team. which fin
ished fouth in that event. Should the
protests be allowed by the Amateur
Atheletic association it will result in a
tie. as Dewitt won three points and
the tug of war team one point for the
New York club.
James d. Lightbody of Chicago
clipped three-ffths of second off the
Olympic record for jhe 1O0-meter run.
In the pole vault Charles f. DrOrak,
of Chicago. made II feet 6 inches,
breaking the Olympic record of 10 feet
9 $40 inches made by /. X. Baxter of
the University of Pennsylvania, made
at the Paris Olympaid.
In the jump-off for second. third and
fourth places. Ward McLanahan, of
New York, and Claude Allen failed 10
clear at Il feet. The latter was beaten
by McLanahan for fourth place. Leroy
Samse, Of Indiana University. defeated
L. Wilkins of Chicago for second place.
In the discus throw. VI. J. Sheridan
of Greater New York. and Ralph w.
Rose, Of Chicago. tied for first place
with throws of 128 feet. 101a inches
breaking the Olympic record by more
than 10 feet. In the thrOw-off the best
Rose could do was 120 feet, Ga inches
and Sheridan 127 feet, 1OH inches.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
TOCOME
Best of Democratic Orators Assigned
to Give Addresses in
Illinois.
GOOD CHANCE TOCARRY STATE
National Committee Prepares to Wage
Vigorous Campaign
Here.

Chicago. Sept. 5.-"Strange 10 say,
they think down east that there is a
chance for the democrats TO carry Hi
nois," said John P Hopkins on return
ing from New York They believe
that a lively campaign in Illinois will
have great effect on Indiana and Wis
consin. We will have money in plenty
for the campaign here, and things will
be lively.
THE New York headquarters is the
busiest place l ever saw. They seem
absolutely sure that they will carry
New York. New Jersey and Delaware
for Parker. That will not be enough.
it is true, but they are equally sure of
Utah and Montana. and they believe
they have more than a fighting chance
for Indiana and Wisconsin, as well as
good prospects in Illinois.
THE committee will give Illinois all
the good speakers at its disposal. and
that is saying a great deal. because l
am informed that not a speaker who
had been asked to talk this year had
declined to do so. David B. Hill. John
Sharp Williams and Martin LittletOn
will be among the speakers assigned
to Illinois. Mr.. Bryan has offered his
services for October"
Republicans Also Busy.
The republicans also are booking
their spellbinders. Mr.. Deneen's itin-
erary for this week has been publish
ed, showing that he will visit 10 cOun-
ties in the southern part of the state
before next Saturday night. Chairman
Hawney announces that Secretary of
the Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw will
speak Sept. II in St. Louis. Sept. 19
at Harrisburg. ILL.,. and Sept. 20 at Muir
physborO. Ill. He also announces that
Speaker Cannon would devote Sept.
19 and 20 to the oath congressional
district Sept. y Uncle joe will
speak at Sparta. H., and Sept. % at
East St. Louis. He will return TO Hi
nois on Oct s, when he will speak
at the Auditorium under the auspices
of the Marquette club, which will cele-
brate Chicago day at that time. Oct.
13 Mr.. Cannon will speak in Congress
man Lorimer's district.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
Fourteen Killed, Score
Hurt in a Morn
ing Blaze.
CHILDREN ARE VICTIMS
Escape From Upper Floors
Prevented by RemodeIing
Operations.

New York, Sept. 5.-In a fire in a
five story tenement at 164 Attorney
street yesterday morning II persons,
children for the most part, were killed
and more than score were injured.
Three men are under arrest on charges
of criminal negligence.
The lower stories of the building
had been almost entirely torn out to-
make room for an arcade which was to
run through the lower part of the build
ing and Ridge street. on the east.
Little had been left of them but the
floors and the stairway.
Jewish Tenants Victims.
Thirteen Jewish families were
crowded into the three upper floors,
which still were untouched, and when
they sought to escape they found
partly demolished stairway leading
down from the third floor already wrap
ped in flames. When they turned to
the fire escapes they found they had
been torn away below the third floor.
and descent was impossible.
Many Jump.
Some jumped from the lowest points
they could reach and escaped with
their lives. Firemen managed to res
cue Il number from the top floor, but
in doing SO six men of the department
were hurt, one SO seriously that he was
not expected to live. The top landing OF
the rear fire scape was pulled loose
from the wall while they were at work
helping tenants and fell five stories
to the ground below.
The fire was under control within
five minutes after the men OF the de-
partment arrived. but the ignorance
and excitement of those who first saw
the blaze delayed the sending in of
an alarm. and before the first engine
arrived eight of those in the house
were unable to find their way from
the building and lost their lives.
Parents at Synagogue.
Opening prayers for the Jewish new
year celebration began at II oclocl,
Sunday morning, and that explains
why so many Of the dead are children.
Their parents were all at the syna-
gogue when the fire began at 2:4O in
the morning.
1t is supposed that a candle left
burning in the hallway of the third
floor for those returning from worship
caused the fire. which swept up tho
stairway in the center of the house.
envelOped those sleeping in the three
upper stories. and burst out of the
roof.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
DRESSMAKERS ALL TO MARRY
Peculiar Conditions Leaves Other Girls
Without Trousseaux.

Millville. y. J.. Sept 5-The brides
elect of this town are in despair, for
there is no one to make trousseaux,
the mOdistes themselves having all
become brides.
An unusual number of engagements
were announced this summer and the
prospects were that the half dozen
dressmakers the town afforded would
be worked to death.
But when the brides to be sought
the dressmakers they found that they
also were TO become brides. and would
accept no work.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
AMERICAN SCHOONER is SEIZED.
Taken on Charge That She Was Fish
inu Within Three-MiIe Limit.

North Sydney. c. 3. Sept. .. - The
American fishing schooner Samosa
was seized off this port by the Canad-
ian government cruiser Gladiator and
towed into the harboT. The captain
of the cruiser claims that the SamOsa
was fishing within the three mile linn
it. The Samosa. il is understood. is
owned in Duxbury. Mass. although her
home port is in Plymouth
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
LABOR HOLIDAY SLIGHTED
BYCHICAGO UNION MEMBERS
More General Than in
Past.

Chicago. Sept. 5.-The annual holi-
day of labor was celebrated today by
a parade and picniCs. The march. a
chief feature in former years. was
comparatively a small affair. Reports
from other cities show the day was
more generally observed than hereto
fore. parades, picnics, and speechmak-
ing being features.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
Two New York Girls Drown.

New York. Sept. 5.-Jeanette Nee
han, 10 years old. As Twentieth street,
and Katie Collins. aged 16. 427 East
Seventeenth street. were drowned yes
terday of City Island. The two girls
with a dozen or more other youngsters
were on an excursion and had gone
out in a row boat which was caught in
the wash of a passing Sound steamer
and swamped.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
sTALwART CAPTURES STAKES
Takes Race From Ort Wells in Close
Finish at Sheepshead Bay.

New York. Sept 5.-Before a crowd
Of $4,000. Stalwart. at TO 2. won the
500 900 century stakes, one mile and
a half, at Sheepshead Bay Saturday.
defeating the II 70 30 favorite. Ort
Wells. in one of the closest finishes
of the year. Shorthose was third,
eight lengths back The time. 2:31 Is.
is a new track record, two-fifths Of a
second faster than the best previous
record made by Waterboy last year.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
ELEVATED TRAINS
COLLIDE HEAD ON
Eight Injured and Six Cars Thrown
From the Track at
Chicago.

Chicago. Sept Eight persons
were injured and six cars of the Chi
cago & Oak Park elevated railroad
were derailed today in a head-on col
lsion at St. Louis avenue. The turn
ing of a switch is said to have been
the cause of the wreck
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
FIVE CLEVELAND
YOUNG MEN DROWN
Start on Trip on Lake in a Launch and
Storm OVertakes
Them.

Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 5.-During a
storm on Lake Erie Saturday night
five well known young men of CIeve-
land were drowned. The drowned men
were:
JOHN B. BEGLEY.
ALBERT G. TREIBER.
PAUL HARTNER.
JULIUS HURTIG.
MAX HARTIG, travelling salesman
for a New York firm.
The party left the Cleveland Yacht
Club at 6 o'clock Saturday night, in
tending TO go to Vermillion to attend
the Hays races. Friends protested
against their departure, but as each
man was 4 good swimmer the party
left port
When opposite Edgewater Park the
waves tossed the launch about as if it
were Il shell. Charles Thama. Il boat
man, saw the boats distress and heard
cries for help. but the storm was so
severe and the night so dark that he
was unable to venture out, but he nOti-
fed the life saving station. Suddenly
the cries for help ceased and the
launch. badly damaged, was found
near the shore.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
Shot While Stealing Grapes.

Savannah. Ill. Sept 5.-John Refus
shot and fatally wounded Floyd Dawes.
1S-years-old. who. with several others,
was stealing grapes from Refus' vine
yard.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
Hoar's Condition is Unchanoed.

Worcester. Mass. Sept. 5.-The bull
letin issued last night by Gen. Rock
wood Hoar in regard TO his fathers
condition states that the senator pass
ed comfortable day. that ne is still
holding his own and that apparently
there is no change. either for better or
for worse.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
SAYS ROOSEVELT WANTS WAR.
Col. J. Ham Lewis Predicts the EIec-
ton of Parker.

Paris. Sept. 5.-Col. James Hamilton
Lewis. who is in Paris representing
American claimants against the Pana-
ma Canal company, says:
1T seems a certainty that Judge
Parker will be elected. People regard
Mr. Roosevelt as man of good inten-
tions. but of insecure and dangerous
prOclivities. He is bent on war with
some foreign nation for self-glOrifica-
ton"
Col. Lewis goes back to America at
once to participate as one of the ma
tional orators in the campaign.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
Decision to End Meat
Strike is Believed
Imminent.
DONNELLY IN SPEECH
Teamsters Refuse Aid in Pre-
cipitating a Famine
of Meat.

Chicago, Sept. 5-The Tribune this
morning says as result of the confer
ence last night between representa-
tives of the unions involved in the
packing house strike and owners of
the plants, the strikers will meet to-
day or tomorrow 10 vote en- the ques-
ton of calling off the strike, and that
they will be instructed to vote in the
affirmative.
Decline to Discuss.
Both labor leaders and packing
house representatives are reticent in
speaking about the reported meeting
between the packers and strikers.
While some admitted there had been
conference others denied it, but all
refused to discuss its significance or
the results reached.
DOnneIIy Speaks.
Chicago. Sept. According to Presi-
dent Donnelly, of the butcher work
men, the strikes can expect import
and developments in the meat strike
within the next few days. In a speech
on the prairie at Thirty-siXth and Nor
gan streets yesterday, he informed the
1900 strikers present that the eXecu-
tive board might submit to the mem
bers some important questions which
he hoped they would vote upon as their
consciences dictated
No Power to End II.
Reports have been circulated dur
ing the past week tlsat I would call our
Of of prnSjInnt nnnnnllNv
Now every one of YOU know that
have not the power. l did not order
the strike on and cannot call it off.
The rank and file instructed me to
order the strike. and the power of
calling it off can only come from that
same authority. Our constitution pro-
vides for the initiative and the refer
endum. We believe in the rule of the
membership.
You have been out on strike eight
weeks. You can lily afford to stand
out that long, but | know you will do
it eight weeks more if necessary
Have Forced Changes.
But in your eight weeks strike we
have forced the packers to make the
changes in conditions at the stock
yards which they refused before the
strike. The packers now say that
every employe will be given a full days
work, so that when this strike is over
you will be able to take a larger
weeks wages home with you than
ever before in the history of the stock
yards.
Il believe this strike will end in a
few days. If within that time we
should submit to you some proposition
vote upon it as your consciences' die
tate"
President Donnelly afterwards said
he did not mean that the question of
calling off the strike would be submit
ted to the rank and file.
VIII Avoid Meat Famine.
Chicago. Sept. 5.-The association OF
meat dealers met Saturday night to
discuss the stand taken by the stock
yards strikers in endeavoring to force
a fa 70
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
Abandoned 200 Guns.

ST. Petersburg. Sept Sit is report
ed here but not yet confirmed that
Kuropatkin was Obliged to abandon
200 guns at Liaoyang. some of them
damaged in fighting and the rest dis
abled by Kuropatkin's orders.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
VIII Avoid Meat Famine.

Chicago. Sept. 5.-The association OF
meat dealers met Saturday night to
discuss the stand taken by the stock
yards strikers in endeavoring to force
a meat famine. No specific action was
taken but it was announced that there
would be no famine, and that the deal
ers would see that the public secured
all the meat that it desired 10 use.
The packing house teamsters also
took action against the striking butch
ers by announcing they would not
countenance the strike ordered by the
butchers against the Independent pack
ers.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
Japs Cali Victory Complete.

Toxic. Sept. 5-The latest intelli-
gence shows the Russian army under
Gen. kuropatkin has been completely
defeated. The subjoined dispatch. re-
porting the condition of the battle
down To 3 o'clock on the night of Sat
urday. Sept. 3. has been received at
the headquarters stan:
The right army tKuroki's). in the
direction of the main force of the right
column. advanced to the westward.
leaving a small body in the neighbor.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
Decline to Discuss.

Both labor leaders and packing
house representatives are reticent in
speaking about the reported meeting
between the packers and strikers.
While some admitted there had been
a conference others denied it, but all
refused to discuss its significance or
the results reached.
Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05

II Kurokis turning movement sue
Ceeds the Russian army will be COM
pletely surrounded Its fate depends
upon its resistance 10 Kuroki's army.
Stakelberg's corps succeeded in eN-
triCating itself after it's isolation in
Fridays fighting. and is now with the
main Russian army south of Yentai.
The Russians apparently still hold
the railroad.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-01
PETER WEsT,sA VETERAN OF
$asi II F. CIVIL WAR, HAS HAD
EN- WIVES AND Dl-
sVORcED EIGHT.
WEsTs#WAS A $coMRADE OF PEN
sion. COMMISSIONER WARE
But HIS DOMESTIC ESCA-
FADES WERE UNKNOWN
TO THAT GENTLE
MAN.


WASHINGTON D. c., June l.
Peter West, a veteran of the Seventh
Iowa Cavalry in the Civil war, has
broken both marriage and divorce
laws. Peter was comrade of Pen
sion Commissions Ware during the
\ war. but until he put in an applica-
sstions yesterday for a pension, Mr. Ware
4 mad no idea that he had been SO bus
NV engaged in domestic enterprises
ssinceSthe struggle between the States.
according to Vests sworn state
niEnt he has been married ten times
and divorced eight. Only four chill
dren resulted from the ten unions.
Here is the brief story of Peters mat
oniaI and divorce stunts, as pre-
the attle-scarred hero him
IseIS Eliza Hubbard. in Waterloo,
aoyva Iaarrie ed ia al SCI. Bertha Meis,
' mai Decembe S6s, in indie
ls7d enee iowa Divorced IN WaYerly,$
iii S ISL: Emma Dixon. married
|sS;3ia October 1879
= Iowa
Il abstf Bray married d
s.. 81: $ eca Nay
A1l-5
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-01
TRIED TEN wives And
NOW WANTS A PENSION

gust 20, 1882, Rye Patch, New; di-
vorced June 10, 1885, at Winnemucca,
New; Mary Pendleton, married No
vember pa, 1856, Oakland, Cal, di-
vorced December, 1890, Denova, New
Lucy e. Johnson, December 81, 1890,
Reno, New: divorced February Is,
1896, Pendleton, Ore. Media Haley,
July 2, 1897. at Pendleton, Oregon;
died, May II, 1898, at same place.
Laura F. Bnrgett, married August 20,
1898, at Pend1eton, Oregon; divorced
April 4, 1899; Pauline Miller, married
October 25, 1899 at Pendleton, Ore
gon.
Now having at last found content
ment with Pauline as nearly five
years of welded bliss would indi-
cate, Peter at the age of sixty-three,
sshrayeumatism and diabetes are fol-
lowing him with merciless persisten-
cy, and thinks a pension would bright
en- his declining years.