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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
ELLIS WANTS TO TALK
ANXIOUS TO TELL HIS STORY OF
KENT LooM1g DIsAPPEARANcE.
Intimates That What He Has to Reveal
Will Cause Some Dis
quiet.

The mystery surrounding the death by
drowning of Kent Loon,is, brother OF the
present first assistant secretary of the State
Department, may be a good deal cleared up
within twenty-four hours. w. H. Ellis.
companion Of Kent Loomis when they
started for Abyssinia, and who after the
death Of Loomis carried the treaty to King
Menelik and perfected 1t, is in Washington.
He is anxious to tell his story. and would
have made a statement this afternoon to a
representative Of The Star but for the rea-
son that Assistant Secretary Loomis failed
to make public the official side OF the case.
According to Mr.. Ellis the assistant secre-
tary Of state was to have issued state.
ment early this afternoon. giving all the
facts connected with the sudden and mys-
terious death of his brother Kent. Mr.
Ellis said today that he had made report
of the matter from Paris, and supplemented
that with another report. giving all the de-
tails. He charges that these facts have
never been given the public, and that as a
consequence public opinion has placed him
in most embarrassing and uncomfortable
position.
Loomis, if it is to be issued at all, Is being
delayed. At o'clock Mr. Ellis communi-
Gated with Mr.. Loomis, In the hope of learn
ing the text of the departments views,
be forthcoming until later In the after
noon.
81 would like to explain the whole mat
ter" he said to Star reporter, "as l
do not feel that l have been treated right
in the matter.
'1t has been implied again and again
that l was, in some way, directly or In
directly, responsible for the death of Mr..
Loomis' brother. This is cruel, and has
caused me months of suffering. The De-
partment of State knows the facts, knows
everything as well as do, and 1 had
hoped that Mr. Loomis would give his
statement to the public soi I could answer
1t before leaving Washington.
when l was in Paris, t4st after my ar
rival there, l received q telegram telling
me to keep my mouth closed. and to deny
myself to the rep1 esentatives of the news
papers. I did this, and it redounded to my
isoredit all over the civilized world. Now
I want the public to have the facts, and
the facts are going tt, be made public, If
not today tomorrow and II not tomorrow,
the day after But L cannot talk until
see what Mr.. Secretary LOOMS has to
say.
when I do talk venture to say there
will be some Indigestion in certain circles.
but the truth always hurts, and we are all
the better for it. When Mr.. Loomis talks
I will talk and not before.
II am satisfied the President Is my friend
and that he does not believe one-half, no.
not one-tenth of the thfngs fhe has heard
against me- I also believe Mr.. Loomis to be
my friend. But / have yshafed too long
under this official silences
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Meeting of the Merchant Marine Com,
mission at the Capitol.

The merchant marine commission author
ized by the last session of Congress. which
has been conducting its investigation dur
ing the summer and fall. began Its final
sessions at the Capitol this afternoon.
The commission met in executive session
in the room of Senator GallingeT at 2
o'clock. The meetings will extend over sew
eral days and the commission expects to
make its report under the requirements Of
the law upon the reassembling Of Con-
gress. The testimony which has been TAX
en- will be gone over In detail and 1t Is
not considered likely that further testimony
will be sought.
Many reports speculative in character Of
the probable tendency OF the commission's S
action have been circulated, but 1t is said
no definite course has yet been agreed
upon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
QUIET IN PANAMA.
The Army Disbanded With the Excep-
ton of Twenty-Five Men.

Mr.. Barrett. United States minister to
Panana. cabled the State Department today
that quiet prevailed throughout the isthmus:
that Gen. Huertas has left Panama for hia
country home. and that the army had COM
pletely disbanded with the exception q
twenty-five men. who were retained to meet
the statutory requirements for a standing
army. The minister adds that order has
been restored without the intervention Of
American marines, and that the government
Is grateful for the advisory assistance rem
the trouble.
He says the preparations for the enter
tainment of Secretary Taft have been COM
p1eted. ssa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
ADMIRAL EVANS SELECTED.
Will Command the Greatly Increased
North Atlantic Fleet.

1t was announced at the Navy Depart
ment today that Rear Admiral Robley d.
Evans, chairman of the lighthouse board
In this city, has been selected to take COM
mand Of the North Atlantic fleet, the larg-
est and most important sea command in
the United States navy. Admiral Evans
will succeed Rear Admiral Albert 8. Bar
ker, now in command of that fleet, who
will retire for age in March next. It is
said that Admiral Evans is the only one
OF the senior rear admirals who was will
Ing to take the assignment. Admiral Evans
has only recently completed a tour of sea
service and would not have been ordered
TO sea again for some time in the ordin-
ary course Of events.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
THE PORTLAND EXPOSITION.
Nearly All the Principal Fair Buildings
Are Completed.

PORTLAND, Ore, November 22.-With
the exception Of the government building,
which has hardly more than begun, and the
forestry building. which will be under roof
within week, the principal buildings OF
the Lewis and Clark fair are to all intents
and purposes completed. A few hours
work in any of them is all that is necessary
to put them in condition to receive ex-
hibits
Some Of the minor buildings are not so
far advanced, but these and 1.-THE trail"
with the connecting bridge Of nations lead
ing to the site of the government buildings.
will have reached a stage nearing compile
ton by the first of next year.
Indications at present would seem to war
rant the belief that the exposition will be
nearer completion on June 1st than on the
opening day of any of the worlds fairs
which have preceded 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
"PFNNSY" TRAIN HELD UP.
Six Negroes Flagged Train and Then
Escaped.

GREENSBURG. Pa. November o.
Shortly before IL o'clock last night six
negroes who had been seen about the sta
tion here during the evening held up No.
SO. Pennsylvania railroad through ex-
press train carrying valuables for Philadel-
phia. Baltimore. Washington and New
York.
The negroes from the middle of the tun-
mel here tagged the train with a lantern
and as soon as 1t stopped jumped aboard
but they failed to keep the trainmen from
seeing them. and fearing detection, they
jumped off and fed
Officers closely followed them, but the
negroes escaped in the darkness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
German Transport Damaged.

LAS PAIMAS, Canary Islands, Novem-
ber 22.-The German transport Edward
Woermann, with 1,2o0 troops on board,
bound to Damaraland, German Southwest
Africa. has been obliged to put back here,
owing to having sustained serious damage
to her propeller. The Edward Woermann Is
sister ship OF the Gertrud woermann.
wrecked yesterday at Swakopmund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
CoUNTERFEITERs CAPTURED.
Secret Service Men Make Importan
Capture in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, November 22.-Secret
service men Of this city and New York
early today captured William Bartlett,
Harry Seitz. alias THE Mouse" and
Charles Clifton. known as "Bunco Charlie
in the act of manufacturing counterfeit
silver dollars. Bartlett recently rented the
basement of a store. informing the proprie-
tor that he was a dealer in second hand
furniture.
The place was suspected by Local Agent
Griffin of the secret service, and summon
ing assistance from New York he caused
the cellar to be closely watched. The vigi-
lance of the secret service men was re-
warded by the capture of the three men
while they were hard at work coming the
spurious coin.
The authorities believe it was the inten-
ton of the trio to float the counterfeit
money in this city and New York during
the Christmas season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
RIVERS AND HARBORs.
Meeting of the House Committee to Be
Held Next Week.

The House committee on rivers and har-
bors will hold meeting early next week to
go over the preliminary details of the pro-
posed river and harbor bill to be prepared
at the short session. Chairman Burton
hopes to have the bill before the House
early in the session, SO that it can be put
out Of the way before the closing hours Of
Congress arrive, and thereby avoid the ex-
perience of two years ago, when one sena-
tor was enabled to talk the bill to death
in the last hours Of the Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
The winter Naval Maneuvers.

= Rear Admiral Barker. commanding the
North Atlantic fleet. is in Washington to
confer with the naval officials regarding
the plans for the winter maneuvers. These
will be announced within the next few
days. The winter maneuvers will be again
held nthe Caribbean. beginning early in
January. The combined fleets will be y
supreme command Of Admiral Dewey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
PROPOSES coMRnoM1sE.
Gov. Cummins Will Prepare Inscrip-
ton for Battle Monuiaeuas at Shiloh.

Gov. Cummins of Iowk called on Acting
Secretary Oliver of the war Department
today and presented the case Of the 10th
and 10th Iowa Volunteer Regiments re-
specting the inscriptions to fbe placed on
the monuments to those regiments on the
Shiloh battlefield. The Shiloh national
park commission and the iowa state COM
mission have not been able to agree as to
the wording Of the Inscriptions. the point
involved being as to the time of the arrival
OF those regiments on the battlefield. Gov.
Cummins will prepare new inscriptions with
view to meeting the wisfas Of both sides.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
Counsel for Aplpraisers.

Attorney General Moody today announc-
ed the appointment Of John A. Kemp OF
Delhi, N. Y. as counsel to the board OF
general appraisers OF the port of New
York. to succeed Al II. washburn. resign
ed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
LAWSON SUED.
New York Man Enters Suit for $780,
600 Damages.

NEW YORK. November 22-Suit has
been brought by Paul Fuller Of this city
against Thomas w. Lawson Of Boston for
S35OOOO. Mr.. Fuller. who is an attorney
said that he himself was the plaintiff In
the suit. but as to the nature of the pro-
ceeding or it's cause he declined to have
anything to say.
1t was reported that Mr.. Lawson's recent
writings had caused the bringing of the
suit. but this was denied by Mr.. Fuller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
Struck by a Train and Killed.

WARTRACE, Tenn, November 22.-Miss
Sadie Waite. aged sixteen. was instantly
killed and her brother, aged twelve, was
fatally hurt today by a train, which struck
their buggy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
Senator Lodre Here.

In Washington last night He is President
Roosevelts guest at the Wftts House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22
Sensational DEVELOPMENTS
Follow Arrest for Murder
AT CINCINNATI TODAY
DETECTIVES CHARGE TWO PLOTS
AGAINST UNION MEN.
One for Murder and Another for
Poisoning Non-Union Men at
a Boarding House.

CINCINNATI. Ohio November 22.-Fol-
lowing the arrest OF Thomas Bracken, a
union founder. at Detroit last night, for
the alleged murder here October of Sam'l
Weakley non-union foundry workman.
detectives today charge two plots against
certain strikers. one for the murder of
Neakley and the other for the poisoning
of a number of non-union men who were
stopping at large boarding house.
Officers have been sent to Detroit for
Bracken, who came originally from Will
Jamestown, Ky. He will be brought here
as soon as requisition papers are secured.
Bracken has been under the surveillance OF
detectives for over month.
William Friend, alias William Patton, also
a union foundry workman, who was with
the strikers, is now in Jail here, charged
with being the principal In the murder of
Weakley. The foundry workers of Cincin-
natl Covington and Newport have been on
strike the greater part of the year.
Repeated Disturbances.
employers secured an injunction against
interference with the new men, and sew
eral We're arrested for disregarding orr
ders of the court. After the murder of
Weakley, at a Sunday meeting of the
union. half dozen detectives disguised
as workingmen, secured union cards and
Joined the strikers in order to gather
evidence.
The detectives claim to have evidence
involving Il number of union moulders.
not only in the plot to kill Weakley, but
also in the general plot to poison the
non-union moulders at the moulders'
boarding house.
1t is claimed that another non-union
moulder was to have been killed the same
night Weakley was killed. Brown, a COM
panion of Weakley, escaped by running
into the store and hiding.
1t is stated that five men had been as
signed to kill Weakley and Brown and that
the other three have left the state, but are
under constant surveillance of detectives.
1t Is alleged that the plot to poison the
non-union moulderS was to have gone into
effect tomorrow night. One of the de-
tectives. who says he had been assigned
10 aid in the poisoning, claims to have
proof that the poison had been bought
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-22

Continued on Sixth Page J
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-17
BANK ROBBED TWICE BY
MEMBERS OF SAME FAMILY
Uncle of Brockway Sent UP for Life
25 Years Ago From
Peoria.

Call it fate. destiny or any other
old thing and still a weird. wild story
remains.
Twice in a quarter of century has
the Peoria National bank been robbed
by members of the same family.
Twenty-Five years ago a man named
Brockway was sent to the .peniten-
tiary for life for forging United States
bonds and one of them had been de-
posted with the Peoria National bank
by James Doyle, of Bradford, Stark
county.
The short man of the two who rob
bed the Peoria National Bank last
Saturday was three times recognized
Thursday as a young man who ten
years ago had been known in Peoria
and Stark counties as Col" Brock
way.
So far as can be ascertained the
Brockway now in the Peoria county
Jail is a nephew of the Brockway who
is his day was the most accomplished
forger in the United States. There
have been representatives of the
Brockway family living in Stark coun-
ty for nearly half century.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-17
BURIED IN TUNNEL
James Farrell, a WaterW0rks
Pipeman. Has Narrow Es-
cape From Death.

James Farrell. a waterworks pipe
man, who resides at 1912 Fifth-and
a-half avenue. narrowly escaped death
by drowning yesterday afternoon
while at work in tunnel on First
avenue. between Sixteenth and Sew
enteenth streets.
Farrell was some distance into the
tunnel. which was being dug under
meath the railway tracks. The cavins
of the sides of the tunnel pinioned him
and forced him into the water in the
excavation. He was rescued in the
nick of time, and fortunately DR.. G
G.. Craig Jr. was near the scene OF
the accident. and rendered assistance
Immediately.
Farrell's lungs were filled with wat
Ter. and he was unconscious when res
cued. He was revived in a few mo
ments. and was removed to his home
He is in great danger of an attack
of pneumonia as a result of the acct
dent. but otherwise he was unin
jured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-17
LARCENY CHARGED
Five lnformations at Davenport
Against Mrs. Christina
Stranger.
OTHERS ARE TO FOLLOW
Preliminary Hearing of Rock Island
Woman Set For This Az
ternoon.

Five informations, three for grand
larceny. and two for larceny from a
building, were sworn out in Davenport
today against Mrs Christina Stranger.
the alleged theft of several hundred
dollars worth of goods from stores of
that city
The infOrmations were issued at the
instance of G. H. Murphy. assistant
prosecuting attorney. He declared
that as fast as the woman furnished
| bail on these he would obtain addition
al informations. as he expected to have
not less than % against her.
1t was expected that Mrs Stranger
would be arraigned for a preliminary
hearing on the above mentioned
charges this afternoon, but she had
not been up to 3 O'Clock. She has
retained Attorney G. w. Scott, of Dav-
export, to represent her at the hear
ing.
Other Women Named.
1t is reported that Mrs. Stranger
has given the Davenport police the
names of other women whom she said
made business of shoplifting in the
tri-cities. These women are being
watched.
There is doubt in the mind of the
attorney of Mrs. Stranger of the state
being able to establish charge of
grand larceny, as there are to be evil
IDENTIFY so many separate offenSes, each
article taken involving one. They
could not be punched, and the ques-
ton arises over proving the value of
any one article to be big enough to
make it grand larceny.
Late this afternoon Mrs. Shraugers
hearing was continued to o'clock
Monday morning. The infOrmations
filed by the prosecuting attorney were
withdrawn. and the understanding is
that she is to be permitted to plead
guilty TO three counts of petty lar
ceny. The penalty for this Offense is
a $50 fine and 80 days in jail On
three charges the fine would be $3.50
and the Jail sentence three months.
Goods Not Claimed.
There are still at the Office of Po-
lice Magistrate G. A. Johnson a num-
Der of articles, dishes and dry goods
that were removed from the home of
Mrs. Stranger The representatives
of several of the tri-city stores other
than those that have claimed their
property have visited the Office of the
magistrate, but they have not been
able to identify the property as hav-
ing been stolen from their stores.
No Local Complaint.
McCabe & Co. is the only Rock Isl.
and store that has claimed any of
the goods taken from the Stranger
home. No complaint has been filed
against her here, and there will prob
ably be none until after the authori-
ties have finished with her in Daven-
port.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-17
AT NIGHT
Bullet Crashes Through Window
of Ninth Avenue
Home.
POLICE LOOK FOR MIsCREANT
But Have Been Unable to Locate
Numerically Fires at
Dogs.

The police have a shooting mystery
to solve in the west part of the city.
a bullet from a 32-calibre revolver
having pierced a window light in the
front room of the home of Mr. and
Mrs Schroeder. Ninth street. between
Tenth and Eleventh avenues. after 8
O'Clock last night
The revolver must have been dis
charged AT a considerable distance
from the house. as the ball had spent
its force after breaking through the
glass and the window shade. rolling
out in the middle OF the floor.
The bullet came from an easterly
direction. but wb1 fired il the police
have been unable to learn. Officer
James Goff visited the neighborhood
Immediately after the shooting.
but there was no one about who could
give him any information.
This morning officer Dennis Nc.
Carthy was detailed by Chief Miller
to follow up the investigation. but he
has not SO far secured any olew. The
Schroeders do not think that they
have any enemy who would seek to
deal out vengeance in any such das-
tardly fashion. and the police are in
clined TO the theory that some one
in the neighborhood probably used his
revolver TO brighten away dogs. as the
gun must have been aimed high, the
bullet coming through a pane in the
upper sash of the window.
Pntton's Hearing Continued.
The hearing of Ed Patton, against
whom there is an old warrant for
malicious mischief. has been post
poned to Monday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. Patton is in Jail. having, as
stated last evening. been arrested by
the police of Davenport. He has a
bad police record. and made good his
escape. a Ia Eliza of Uncle Toms
Cabin. by crossing the river last
March in the lower part of the city.
The ice had broken up. and Patton
made some sensational movements in
keeping his footing while he was max
ing the trip TO the Iowa shore. OFF,
GERS followed him. but Patton had got
ten a comfortable lead. and he was out
of sight when they reached the shore
on the other side He showed up in
Davenport yesterday and was nailed
by one of the officers there. The
offense to which he is held to answer
is the smashing of a plate glass win
dow of a saloon at Third avenue and
Fourth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-17
HARRY C. ROSS Is TO FACE
CHARGE OF ABANDONMENT
Arsenal EmpIoye, Welded Thanksgiv-
ing, Arrested at Cerre Gordo on
Complaint Of His Wife.

Harry o. Ross, employed at Rock
Island arsenal, who was married in
this city on Thanksgiving day to Miss
Clara Wellnitz. of Moline, was arrest
ed yesterday at Cerre Gordo, ILL.,, on a
warrant charging him with wife aban-
donment. Ross and his bride were liv-
ing at 1872 Sixth avenue, in Moline.
He disappeared the day after the
fire in the arsenal harness shop. A
few days later he wrote his wife from
Peoria telling her that he had left her
forever. She suspects that he has
taken up with another woman. She
tells the authorities that he had a
child by former marriage. but told
her that his, first wife, was dead.
Mrs, Ross ipsinuatess that she was
forced into. - marriage with Ross
through fear that he would carry out
his oft repeated threat to kill her.
They had agreed a number of times
to wed but she states that she broke
the engagements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-17
WOODMEN OFFICERS ARE
GUESTS At DINNER PARTY
With Wives They are Entertained at
Club by DR.. and Mrs. 3. e.
Jones.

DIR. B. E. Jones, member of the
board of head physicians of the Mod
ern WoOdman society. and Mrs. Jones
last evening entertained at dinner at
the Rock Island Club in honor of the
members of the board of directors,
in attendance at the December meet
ing, and their wives. The guests were:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Talbot. Lincoln
Neb.; Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Murphy.
Leavenworth, kans.; Mr.. and Mrs. c.
G. Saunders, Council Bluffs, Iowa:
Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. Byrnes. Ishpem-
ing. Mich; Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Reilly,
and daughter. Danville, ILL.,: Mr.. and
Mrs r. r. Smith, Brookfield, Mo-. !;
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph E. Johnson, Lin
coin, Neb.; Maj. and Mrs. c. w.
Halves, Rock Island: Mr. and Mrs.
James Mcnamara. Rock Island; DR..
and Mrs. E. l.. Kerns. Moline; Mr..
and Mrs. B. d. Smith, Mankato. Mimi. /;
Dr. and Mrs. F. A. Smith, Rock Isl
and: Dr. and Mrs. George E. West,
Rock Island.
Miss Brooks, violinist, was the en-
tertainer of the evening. The tables
were decorated with carnations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-17
PERSONAL POINTS.

John ID. Dennison. an, attorney OF
Clarion, Iowa. is in Rock Island.
Miss Isabel Newton is home from
Cincinnati for the holiday vacation.
V. Wyetunge. native of Ceylon. is
in Rock Island for a few days on bus
mess.
Miss Gertrude Carse, who is study.
ing music under Duvivier at Chicago
is home for the holiday season.
Mrs. NJ. A. Disbrow and daughter,
of Lyons, Iowa. are guests of Rock
Island relatives for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. McCauley de-
parted last evening to spend the holi-
days with relatives at Peoria, Hi.
Miss Helen Mills arrives this even,
ing from Peoria to spend the holiday
vacation at her home in this city
Mr. and Mrs G. H. Penny and son
George departed last evening to spend
month with relatives at Council
Bluffs, Iowa.
Miss Elizabeth McHugh is home
at the Harper house for the holidays
from ST. katharine's hall, Davenport,
where she is a student.
Mrs. F. L. Stone and daughter and
the formers mother, Mrs. Savannah
Price, have come from Chicago to
spend the holidays with Mrs. Stones
sister. Mrs. b. d. ShOwalter, APO
Eighth street.