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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
FINANCIAL HELP
DENIED TO RUSSIA
French Syndicate Said to Have Re-
fused To Grant Fur
ther Loans.

London, March 11.-There is a more
potent factor working for peace in the
east than the collapse of the Russian
military bubble. Russia's closest
friends. Berlin and Paris, are applying
the financial screw.
On the Paris bourse it is reported
and credited that Hottinger. the agent
of the French syndicate, who has been
in consultation with the Russian fin
ance ministry during last week, gave
assurances that the pending loan
would be put through as agreed, but
bluntly stated that no further borrow
ing could be made in Paris until peace
was concluded. According to the
story, which is quite circumstantial.
the minister, with a dramatic gesture,
exclaimed: "Then indeed, we are
lost!"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
CHANGES ARE MADE IN
THE ENGLISH CABINET
Walter Hume Long Becomes Chief
Secretary for lreland-Others
Are Named.

London, March 10 Oficial an
nouncement is made of the appoint
ment of Walter Hume Long president
of the local board to succeed Mr..
Wyndham, as chief secretary for Ire
land. Gen. Balfour president of the
board of trade. succeeds Mr.. Long;
the Marquis of Salisbury. lord of the
privy seal, becomes president of the
board of trade. retaining his former Of
fee, and Ailwyn FeIlowes. junior lord
of treasury, is appointed president of
the board of agriculture. succeeding
the Earl of OnslOw. who recently was
appointed chairman of the committees
in the house of lords.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
FRATERNAL SUES
Officers of Loyal League AL
legged to Have Misspent
$4,000.

Chicago. March ia bill has been
filed in the federal court here by F. c.
Buehler. Of Cleveland, alleging Charles
E. Piper. secretary, and William E.
Hyde Archon, supreme council OF the
Royal League, a fraternal society, have
spent unlawfully more than $4,000 be-
longing TO the general fund OF the or
ganizatiOn during the last bFe years.
II is q suit in equity TO recover the
money and enjoin the officers from
spending any more money in the gen
eral fund illegally and unlawfully.
The ability of the Royal League TO pay
its death losses is not questioned in
the bill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
PRESIDENT SIGNED 1842 BILLS
Summary Of Work Done by the Last
Session of Congress.

Washington. ID. c., March 13.- Dur
ing the sessions of congress which clos
ed March 4 President Roosevelt signed
1,S42 measures passed by the senate
and house The footings of the enact
ments have just been completed by
Col. William NJ. Palmer, assistant clerk
of the senate committee on enrolled
bills, and Morris A. Latta, enrolling
clerk at the White House.
OF the measures enacted at the last
session. 23S were public bills. including
IA appropriation bills; 1869 were pri-
vate bills; "a were public resolutions,
and one was a private resolution. The
total number of the 5Sth congress.
which was nearly two months longer
than the session just closed, was 2199.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13

I The situation is not dissimilar to
that which prevailed at the end of the
Crimean war when Nicholas l. took a
sudden decision to conclude peace on
the best terms obtainable. The ef-
feet on the internal situation of either
alternative will probably govern the
final decision.
Difficulties Appreciated.
The practical difficulties, not only in
getting a new army TO the front but
in actually mobolizing it, are fully APP
preciated even at the war office where
many officers reluctantly declare it is
idle to hope for victory under present
circumstances. Another general mob
olization might set the country in
flames.
At home elements which are trying
to force the emperor's hand would
employ either horn OF the dilemma
selected, whether peace or continual
ton of war. to press for the granting
of a real constitution. They declare
the government is now in a corner
from which there is no escape without
the support of the people.
Put Responsibility ON People.
There is reason to believe that some
of the emperor's advisers share this
opinion and are again advocating the
bold stroke of summoning a veritable
constituent assembly and appealing to
patriotism and allowing them to de
eide the question of peace or war.
Such a move they argue would con-
found Japan if the decision was war
and if peace would relieve the govern
ment of responsibility and insure tran
guilty at home
OF course it is realized this would
inevitably mean a change in the form
of government to a constitutional mon
archy.
Put Responsibility on People.
Newspapers, with the exception of
Novoe Vremya and a few others
whose voice is always for war, speak
out straight for peace at almost any
price, declaring all hopes of victory
are now buried at Mukden.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
Woman is Convicted on
Seven Counts of In
diCtment.
PENALTY is SEVERE.
Attorneys Will Attempt to Car
ry Case to Higher
Court.

Cleveland. Ohio, March 13-Attor-
ney J. p. Dawley already is preparing
an appeal in an effort to save Mrs.
Cassie L. Chadwick from the peniten-
tiary. He will take the case to the
court at Cincinnati as soon as possible,
and argue that the verdict was not in
accordance with the terms of the in
dictment.
The attorney said the jury certainly
could not have deliberated long on the
different counts, and asserted no con-
spiracy to certify checks was proved
by the testimony.
Mrs. Chadwick's day was devoted to
recuperating from her fainting spells
She is said TO have had fairly good
nights sleep.
Guilty On Seven Counts.
Cleveland. o.. March 13-Mrs. Cas-
sic l.. Chadwick was Saturday night
found builty of cOnspiring to defraud
the United States. She was found
guilty on every count of the indict-
ment which the jury was at liberty to-
judge her-seven in all.
The original indictment contained
16 counts. Two of these were ruled
out during the trial of Judge Taylor
and of the remaining II one half
charged her with securing certifca-
ton of checks without having the
proper entries made upon the books
of the bank. Judge Taylor in his
charge directed the jury to disregard
these counts and consider only the re-
naming seven, which related to certi-
fication with no funds on deposit. On
all of them the jury found against
her.
Penalty for the Crime.
Under the law she can be fined on
each count, not more than $4,000 or
imprisoned for more than two years
on each count. or she may be fined
maximum of $4,000 and also impris-
oned for two years on each count.
Mrs. Chadwick when she learned
the verdict caused a scene, protesting
her innocence. and then collapsed.
She had to be assisted from the court
room.
Public Expected Disagreement.
Public opinion regarding the verdict
was set in the direction of disagree
ment. 1t was generaly considered
that the government had not made out
an absolutely overwhelming case. but.
on the other hand. the arguments OF
the defense were thought to have been
somewhat fine spun and technical to
overbalance in the minds of all the
jurymen, the evidence offered by the
government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
GET UTAH LANDS
Big Schem Costing Government
Millions of Dollars is
Unc Vered.
INNOCENT PERSONS USED
Valuable Mineral Deposits Secured as
Agricultural Land at Low
Price.

Salt Lake City. Utah. March l3.-
Government officials investigating the
sale of public lands in Utah have dis
covered that thousands of acres of
coal lands. valued at millions of dol
lars, have been secured by question
able methods. Lands have been filed
upon as coal lands and filings allowed
TO lapse. while patents as agricultural
or grazing lands have been issued on
the same tracts. Coal lands cost 800
per acre, while agricultural or grazing
lands may be bought for $l.50 an acre
Double filings were necessary to the
scheme and were made possible by
two land offices in the state. The fill
ings as coal lands were made in the
government land office. thus keeping
others off the property, while the filings
as agricultural or grazing land were
made with the state land board.
Contests Compromised.
The state land board is empowered
to sell any unoccupied grazing or agri-
cultural lands to citizens of the state
for $3.50 per acre. The law requires
entry men To make affidavit that the
land is for their own use and not for
that of any other person or association
of persons. The rules of the govern
ment land office make a contest by an
outside person necessary to an investi-
cation of an entry. This opened the
way to make the double filings by
wholesale. In some instances con-
tests were filed, but in all except one
case. which is now pending, the con-
tests have been compromised or with
drawn. In a contest over a claim filed
by a Salt Lake cigar dealer it is said
$4,000 was expended in effecting a
compromise.
Innocent Outsiders Used.
OF more than 1000 questionable fl
ings, 60 were made by an employe of
the Utah Fuel company, acting as agent
for the entrymen. The Utah Fuel COM
pany is a Gould-Rockefeller corpora
ton, and, through traffic arrangements
with the Rio Grande railroad, controls
the coal output of the state. Many in
nocent persons have been induced to
allow their names to be used for filing
purposes under the impression that
they were exercising a right. They
were paid an average price of S25 each
for the use of their names.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13

st. Petersburg, March 13-The an
nouncement made in the name of the
government in the face of the over
whelming disaster suffered by Kuro-
patkin that a fresh army would be
raised and the war proceed. and the
naughty attitude assumed by Japan.
may after all be simply sparring for
position which is prelude to peace.
Peace Only. Talked OF.
So far as the public here is con-
cerned peace is the only thing talked
of, the sentiment being if diplomacy
can now bring the warning powers
into negotiation peace will follow.
Many diplomatists believe terms ac-
ceptable to both are only possible on
the basis not of ordinary peace but
more in the nature of an alliance
which would distinctly define and
guarantee the position of the respec-
tive powers in the far east in future.
Has Made No Move.
1t is certain. however. Russia as yet
has made no move Here confusion
still reigns in higher circles and the
emperor has not yet decided he must
yield. Nevertheless the peace party
has been greatly strengthened and is
now taking the position that to at
tempt to continue the war will only
court additional complications and
dangers at home with chances of sue
cess for Russian arms on the field
of battle too remote to be worthy of
consideration.
But some of the emperor's advisors
insist the government is irrevocably
committed to war. that it would be
harder to stop than to go on and that
if the war is indefinitely prolonged the
financial resources of Japan are sure
to be exhausted before Russia's while
Russia's prestige abroad is irreparably
gone if she now bends knee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
RENOUNCES VICE PRESIDENCY
Prospects Bright for Reyes Govern
ment in Colombia.

Bogota. Colombia, March 13.-Gen.
Gonzales Valencia, has renounced the
vice presidency. This action causes gen
eral satisfaction, as it anticipates ac-
ton by the national assembly. which
will meet next Wednesday. The gov
ernment has contracted with a rich Co
lombian syndicate for the administra-
tion of the National Rentes and they
have founded a central bank, with $8.-
100000 capital to develop business. Po-
liticaI prisoners have been set at lib
erty. The prospects are bright for
President Reyes government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13

10000 Russians have been taken pris-
oners and that 26.5OO more lie dead on
that portion of the battlefield around
the Shakhe river. From this he esti-
mates the Russian killed and wounded
in this quarter alone at 10000.
Heavy Losses Elsewhere.
While the fighting was extremely
fierce in this direction, this by no
means is an indication of the total
Russian loss. for it does not take into
account the desperate engagements
west and northwest of Mukden, the re-
pulse of the Russian eastern flank, or
the Muscovites moved down by bull
let and shell north of Mukden during
the retreat. The last reports may
show that this was the bloodiest part
Iof the field
Jnps Lost IL 900.
The Japanese, Oyama says, have
have lost Al 200 in killed and wound
ed. and he has the reports from his
field hospitals up to yesterday. The
numerical odds against Kuropatkin,
therefore. are all the greater at Tie
pass. and a dispatch from that town
movement is already in progress.
The japanese pursuit has not slack
ened. and a Toxic dispatch says the
heads of the two fianking columns are
in touch at Tie pass. Kuropatkin's po,
sition appears desperate.
Wants To Resign:
The St. Petersburg correspondent of
the Times says:
Gen. Kuropatkin has asked the EN-
peror's gracious permission to hand
over his command. alleging that he is
| in urgent need of physical and mental
rest
Japan SeIzes British ship
| Toxic, March 13.-The British
steamer. Saxon Prince bound for Vlad
/ iivostok with a cargo of steel rails, was
seized March 9 by the japanese in the
4 Tsu Straits and taken TO SaSebo fol
I trial
| Fleet Has Not Moved.
! Port Louis, Island of MauritiuS. Marcl
! Rojestvensky's squadron was still
AT Nossi Be island OF the northwes
coast of the island of Madagascar
F, when the steamer Oxus passed there
March 4. II is understood Rojestven
sky intended TO remain at Nossi Be-
until the end of April Crews OF tn,
Russian ships are drilling night ant
day and frequently are engaged in fir
ing practice.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
TO END UNIFORM
BILL OF LADING
Illinois Manufacturers Promised
Concession by Trunk
Lines.

New York, March 13.-The uniform
bill of lading committee Of the Trunk
Line association has promised to the
representatives OF the Illinois Manufac-
turers' association and allied interests
TO withdraw the uniform bill Of lading
to which objection has been made by
shippers. The action was taken at
conference OF representatives Of both
parties to the convention which has
been held in this city for several days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
BATTLE OF MUKDEN COST The RUSSIANS
$4,000 men, SO JAPANESE ESTIMATE
TRAINS MEET HEADON
ON THE RIO GRANDE
Ten Hurt When TWO Passengers
Crash at Fountain,
Colorado.

Colorado Springs, Colo, March 13.-
y Missouri Pacific passenger train,
southbound, running on the Denver &
Rio Grande, cOllided with a Denver
and Rio Grande passenger train north
bound at Fountain. Ten persons were
injured.
The seriously injured:
Conductor J. F. Craighton, of the
dining car.
Charles r. Richardson, of Buffalo
y. Y.
Mrs Richardson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
SHOOTS To KILL
George ShissIer, of Denver, Runs
Amuck With Rifle After
a Quarrel.
THREEDEAD, THREE WOUNDED
Attacks Family of Neighbor, Burns
House, and Holds Off Fire and
Police Departments.

Denver, March ia trivial quarrel
over a fence line precipitated a bloody
battle yesterday in Park Hill, Denver
suburb, that yielded three dead and
three wounded, two fatally. George
Shissler. the murderer. started in to
exterminate the family of Key Sill, a
neighbor. The dead:
KEY SILL.
MRS. KEY SILL.
GEORGE SHISSLER.
The injured:
William Bohanna. police captain,
shot through both legs; condition crit
ical.
Frank Dulin. police sergeant. shot
through the abdomen; will die.
Mrs George Shissler. at point of
death from heart disease aggravated
by shock.
The missing: Willie Sill, supposed
to have perished after the Sill home
had been fired.
Quarrel Over Fence Line.
The outbreak of the murderer was
due to a neighborhood dispute over a
fence line between the Shisslers and
the Sills. For months the controversy
had ragged, becoming more intense ev-
cry time it came up for discussion.
Sill was victorious day or two ago
in a law suit over the line, and. en-
ragged by his defeat, Shissler yesterday
seized his rifle. crossed the yard and
entered the Sill home.
A shot, and Sill fell PROSTATE, bull
let through his head. Another shot
and Mrs. Sill fell beside her husband
Then the frenzied murderer ran to his
own house. got can of kerosene flung
it on the Sill home and applied a match,
standing off the crowd while the place
burned
Holds Of the Fire Department.
An alarm was turned in and the fire
department came racing down the
street Shissler shot at every head
that bobbed up, and the firemen were
forced to seek shelter With clatter
of gongs a patrol wagon rushed up
and Police Sergeant Dulin clambered
out. He took one step in the direction
of the burning house and then stagger-
ed, bullet hole torn through his alb
dOmen. Police Captain Bohanna jump
ed to catch the falling sergeant, but
the murderer put a rifle ball through
both his legs and brought him also to
earth.
With his rife still splitting vehement
ly, the murderer sauntered back to his
shack, while the police turned in a riot
call. The sheriff's forces arrived on
the run, and in the face of a constant
fire dragged Dulin and Bohanna to
place of safety.
Riddle the House.
Volleys were poured into the habita-
ton Of the lumberman, and while two
squads raked the house from the fianks,
an attacking party, pushing a loaded
cart for breastworks, came up to the
door and opened a general fire. There
was no response, and they rushed the
place. Inside Shissler was found.
pitched forward on a table, where he
had been writing a letter dead. He
cbCf in On rIaoac
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
RUSSIAN RETREAT TO
TIE PASS NOT SUCCESS;
10000 MADE PRISONERS

London, March Il, 5 a. m.-Although
a portion OF Kuropatkin's army has
succeeded in reaching Tie pass, all re
ports from the far east indicate that
his retreat has been anything but 4
complete success. There are strong
indications that Tie pass may see the
Russian forces completely overwhelm-
ed.
Field Marshal Oyama reports that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
SERVICES FOR SENATOR BATE
Funeral Rites Conducted at State
House at Nashville, Tenn.

Nashville, Tenn, March 13.-Impres-
sive though simple services partici-
pated in by the legislature, state Off
cials. United Confederacy Bivouack
and state guard and the Washington
congressional escort was held in the
hall of the house of representatives to-
day over the remains of the late Unit
ed States Senator William Bate The
body lay in state at the capitol yes
terday and was viewed by 25,000 per
sons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
Short in Accounts; Suicides.

Lansing. Mich. March 13.- George
A. Hasty, bookkeeper for the Lansing
State Savings bank, who shot on the
top Of his head last night, was $1,000
short in his accounts. He had admit
ted his shortage TO the bank before
committing suicide The bank Is pro-
tected by a surety bond.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
Blaze at Iowa City.

Iowa City, March 13.-Fire which
broke out in the basement Of the Yet
ter Dry Goods cOmpany's store in this
city at l O'Clock yesterday morning
caused a loss Of about SIS. 600 The
damage is confined to the basement
floor. where all the winter goods Of the
firm had been stored.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
Loan Is Defeated.

San Juan. p. r., March 13.-The
executive council today declined to ap-
prove the bill authorizing a loan Of
$4,000. 600 for public improvements as
passed by the house OF delegates on
Feb. "a.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
Newsnaper Man Dead.

Minneapolis. Mimi, March 13.-
Howbert Billman, managing editor of
the Minneapolis Times. formerly of
the Associated Press staff in Chicago,
died here today of Bright's disease.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
AN ATTEMPTED JAIL DELIVERY
Sixteen Prisoners Frustrated in At
tempt to Seek Liberty.

Hot Springs. Ark, March 13-Six-
teen prisoners made a desperate dash
for liberty from the county Jail at the
breakfast hour yesterday morning
Silas Love was shot dead. and Dick
hastings escaped. Others who secured
temporary liberty were captured soon
after the outbreak.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
OHIO BANK ROBBERS
MAKE A BIG HAUL
Blow Vault at Geona and Escape With
$4,000 Cash and $4,000 in
Negotiable Paper.

Genoa. Ohio, March 13.-The vault
Of the Genoa Banking company was
blown last night by three unknown
men. who escaped in a stolen buggy
A posse is in pursuit today. The
thieves are reported to have secured
$4,000 10 $4,000 cash and $4,000 in
negotiable paper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
PASSENGERS CRASH
NEAR STREATOR, ILL

Streator. Ill. March 13-In a COL
lision between Alton & Indiana and
Illinois & Iowa trains near here today
six persons were injured Mrs. L. ID.
Howe. Jr., of Blackstone, Ill, and Mrs
Alonzo Brown. of Streator, were seri-
ously hurt
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
Es-Convict Weds.

Marshalltown. Iowa. March 13.-
Frank Shercliffe. ex-convict and the
man who is causing Tom Dennison, the
Omaha policy king. so much trouble in
the courts. was married here Saturday
10 May Bergstrom, a Des Moines girl.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
DOMINGO EEBATE
WILL BE SECRET

Washington. March 13.-In executive
session today motions by Teller. to
open the doors for the discussion Of
the San Domingo treaty and to have
stenographer present 10 record the de-
bate on the treaty, were defeated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-13
ADDICKS HAS EIGHT
DAYS TO MAKE GOOD

Dover, Del, March 13.-The legisIa-
ture today voted to adjourn sine die
on the 23rd. This leaves only eight
more days for the fight for United
senator 10 continue.