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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
BRYAN COMMENDS
Sees Good in Measures Advocat.
ed by the Republican
Administration.
WERE URGED BY DEMOCRATS
Nebraskan Speaks as Guest of Honor
of Jackson Club, of Men,
phis.

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. IA banquet
was rendered William j. Bryan last
night by the Jackson club. Bryan,
speaking of the causes which, in part,
contributed TO the recent defeat of the
democratic party, said that the plat
form adopted at Kansas City expresses
the views of more democrats than any
platform adopted since. He praised
several recommendation made by
President Roosevelt and spoke of him
as doing many good things.
Urges support of Measures.
He urged the democrats in congress
to support the presidents recommends
tion for legislation which will inform
the public in regard to campaign CON
tributions and also the proposed en-
largement of the scope of the inter
state commerce law
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
FATAL BLOW STRUCK
SUGAR BEET BOUNTY
Nebraska Supreme Court Affirms De.
cision of Lower Body Against
Collection of Premiums.

Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 1.-The supreme
court of Nebraska has declared uncon-
stitutional the sugar beet bounty law
enacted at the Legislative session of
1895. which provided a bounty on
sugar manufactured from Nebraska
grown beets. Subsequent legislatures
refused TO make an appropriation for
the payment. The Oxnard Beet Sugar
company and Norfolk company had
brought suit TO collect $4,000 in prem
iums. and the lower court decided
against the companier. On an appeal
the supreme court affirmed the decis-
ion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
CRUM GETS APPOINTMENT
Senate Confirms Him as Collector of
Customs.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. THE
nomination of w. ID. Crum, a negro,
to be collector of customs for the port
of Charleston, S. c., was confirmed by
the senate in executive session yes
terday by vote of 33 TO II. Crum
had been nominated by the president
three times, and in addition has re-
ceived three recess appointments.
Senator Tillman opposed the confirm
alton because he objected to the APP
pointment of a negro. His speech.
however, was based upon a denial of
the presidents constitutional right to
make a recess appointment when no
actual recess occurred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
Isaac Swan Tells Whole
JosIyn Murder
Story.
ARREST ASACCOMPllCE
Says He Merely Bought the
Poison Which the Young
Wife Gave.

Detroit. Mich. Jan. Isaac Swan.
who wa.s named by Mrs. Carrie JOS
lyn of Wheatiand township as her
accomplice in the poisoning of her
husband with arsenic. was arrested
here today. Swan was the hired man
on the Joslyn farm.
Mrs. Joslyn in her confession claim.
ed he bought the drug which she ad.
ministered to her husband Swan adj
mitted his completely in the crime
when arrested.
Does Not Realize SeriOusnesa.
Mrs. Joslyn. who is confined in jail
at Mason. doesn't seem to appreciate
the gravity of her crime. She declares
she never wants TO see Swan again.
Swan said today:
81 made a fool of myself for Mrs
Joslyn because | loved her. | bought
the arsenic with which she killed her
husband. 1t was not me who thought
of the idea. though. Ii was Mrs. JOS
lyn.
She had been working to kill him
for long time. She then wanted me
to get some arsenic and did So
Only Bought Poison.
Swan insisted he had nothing to do
with the murder except purchasing the
poison.
About week before Joslyn died.
continued Swan, Mrs. Joslyn thought
he would not last much longer and
thought | had better go away for "A
while until the matter blew over So
l went east and stayed there until I
Joslyn was dead and buried. came
back not dreaming there was any tron-
Bile and was very much surprised at
my arrest today"
Slow and stupid.
Swan, who is slow and rather stupid
in speech, made his admission freely
and without reserve to the officers af-
ter being taken to headquarters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
FIRST REPUBLICAN
MISSOURI SENATOR
Gets Nomination for Office in Caucus
Of Missouri Republican
Legislature.

st. Louis. Mo-. Jan. 7.-Thomas X.
Niedringhaus of st. Louis, who has
been nominated for United States sell
ator, from Missouri by the republican
caucus of the Legislature. at Jefferson
City. is the first republican to be elect
ed from that state to the United States
senate Mr.. Neidringhaus was chair
man of the republican state central
committee in the last campaign and
directed the work which gave the olec
toral vote of the state to President
Roosevelt and resulted in republican
legislature.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
Tariff Talk at Meeting at
White House
Today.
REVISE, OR NOT REVISE
More Likely to be Taken Up at
Extra Session Next
Fall.

Washington, Jan. President
Roosevelt is holding conference with
Senators Aldrich, Allison, Spooner and
Platt of Connecticut. and Representa-
tives Cannon, Payne, DalZell, Tawney
and Grosvenor, at which proposed re-
vision of the tariff and other legisla-
tive questions are being considered.
During the morning the president had
talks with Senators Beveridge, Mel
discussed but no conclusions reached
Points to Tariff Talk.
The The personnel of the delega-
ton in attendance at the conference
this afternoon naturally would suggest
that matters relating to the tariff
would be the theme of discussion, as
the senators called by the president
are tariff experts and the representa-
tives, except Speaker Cannon, are
leading members of the ways and
means committee, which would initiate
any tariff legislation that it might be
deemed desirable to present to con-
gress.
VIII Advise with Many.
The president has indicated it to be
his purpose to consult with the men,
bers of congress before recommend
ing any action regarding proposed re-
vision of the tariff. Differences of
opinion have arisen as to what, if any
action is to be taken and an effort is
to be made at the conference to recon
cile those differences and, if possible,
determine upon line of procedure
that will be satisfactory to repubil
cans generally. The members will
speak for themselves, as individuals
and for other republican members
with whom they have consulted re-
garding the tariff question.
May Consider 1t Next Fall.
While there is but little probability
of action on the tariff question this
winter it is intimated very strongly
that if action should be determined
upon, it will be taken next fall at an
extraordinary session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
SHIPS WAR CRAFT
TO THE RUSSIANS
Lewis Nixon Believed to Have Started
Nine Torpedo Boats on the Way
To Mikado's Enemy.

New York. Jan. Tt is believed
that the sections which will event
ually compose nine torpedo boats, built
by Lewis Nixon, have been placed on
board freight steamer somewhere in
New York harbor or bay. to be ship
ped to Russian port. The sections
were loaded on to a barge at Perth
Amboy, n. J., and towed down the
harbor. where all trace of them was
lost. Mr.. Nixon is silent as to their
destination. The Gregory, another
craft built by Mr.. Nixon, also may
have been loaded bodily on the deck
of transatlantic ship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
EvANGELINE OUT OF CANADA
Teachers Say Poem is Anti-British and
Has Become Stale.

Toronto, Ont. Jan. 7.-Longfellow's
Evangeline" has been banished from
British Columbia schools. Two rea-
sons are given for this treatment of
the unhappy Evangeline. One is that
the poem is tainted with an anti-Brit-
ish spirit. and the other that, although
it is beautiful and highly moral pro-
duction. il is becoming stale to the
teachers from long use. Lambs
Tales from Shakespeare" also are to
be cut out of the school readers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
TO SELL INDIANA TOWN
Sheriff Given Authority to Satisfy
Judgment for $11 900.

South Bend. Ind. Jan. THE sher-
if Of La Porte county. was given au-
thority in a writ of execution issued
in the circuit court of South Bend yes
terday to- sell Michigan City, Ind. 10
satisfy a judgment against that city
for slI 900 in favor of Agnes III. Phil
lips. The writ is the result of suit
fled in the LaPorte circuit court by
Agnes Phillips who slipped on de-
fective sidewalk several years ago
and was badly injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
DOCTORS REACH COLON LATE
Steamer Athos With American Dele
gates to Medical Congress Arrives.

Panama. Jan. THE steamer
Athos. from Baltimore, concerning
whose safety some anxiety was felt
here, arrived at Colon yesterday. Fif-
ty delegates to the pan-American
congress who were passengers on the
steamer, were all well, but they ar
rived too late to take any part i'm the
proceedings of the congress, which
closed last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07

OF LEADING COAL
MINING CONCERNS

Chicago, Jan. THE organization
of the Dering Coal company, a S5,OO0.-
600 corporation under the laws of
Delaware. is reported here to mean
the consolidation of IA of the leading
bituminous coal mining interests in
Illinois and Indiana, along the lines of
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois and
Evansville & Terre Haute railroads
The offices of the new corporation are
to be located in Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
ARGUES AGAINST TRUST
Attorney Miller Before Supreme Court
in Beef Combine Case.

Washington. ID. c.. Jan. 7.-Argu-
ment in the case of Swift & Co. VS.. the
United States known as the beef trust
conspiracy case. was begun before the
supreme court of the United States
yesterday by Attorney Miller, of Chi
cago in behalf of the packers.
He attacked the bill of the govern
ment as insufficient in its failure To
ailege facts necessary to constitute
face of action and said that the
charges made are not facts but con
clusions of law; that the commerce
charged is not interstate or foreign
commerce, and that even If 1t be in
terstate or foreign commerce, the facts
given constitute no violation of law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
RECEIVER 0RTELEGRAPH co.
Chicago & Milwaukee Accused of Hav
inq Misused Funds.

Chicago. Jan. Judge Dunno to-
day appointed the Hibernian Banking
association receiver for the Chicago
4 Milwaukee Telegraph company and
National Telegraph company. The
complainant is the Midland Telegraph
company. which alleges $4,000 real
ized on the sale of bonds was misused
by the other companies in paying ex-
penses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
ACTION DELAYED
Colorado Legislative Tangle
May be Unraveled Late
in Day.

Denver. Jan. THE legislature was
called to order at IL: 10 but recessed
until when the decision of the SUI
preme court which is to be handed
down will probably determine whether
or not the committee of Is was a le-
gally constituted body and settle the
question whether the speaker or iieu-
tenant governor has the right To pre-
side over a joint session.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
EXPLORERS BONES FOUND
Skeletons of Men Supposed to Have
Been With De Soto.

New Orleans, La, Jan. 7.-While
building a gravel walk at his place
at Independence, La, j. B. Cason dis
covered 20 human skeletons, believed
to be the remains of the men of De
Sotos expedition who were killed by
the Indians. History shows that a
party of De Soto's men enroute from
Mobile to Natchez. Miss. were attack
ed and murdered by the Indians and
the bodies concealed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
FOLLOWS WIFE IN DEATH
Woman Kills Herself With Paris
Green-Husband Takes the Same.

Marion, Ind, Jan. Mrs Emma
Christley was found dead in her home
last night with a bottle of paris green
in her hand. When the husband. Mel
win Christley, learned of the suicide
he FASTENED home. and, swallowing
poison taken from the vial which
his wife still held, he fell dead across
her form. Christley recently had his
wife arrested The trial was set for
last evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
FOREST CONGRESS ADJOURNS
Ends by Adopting Resolution Address
ed to legislative Bodies

Washington, ID. Clan. THE COM
mittee on resolutions presented its
report to the forest congress yester
day afternoon. The resolutions as
adopted urge on all legislative bodies
the full protection and preservation
of forests, and make the suggestions
having the same end in view. The
congress adjourned at night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
SIXTEEN HURT AT NEW YORK
Car Jumps Track, Throwing Occupants
Into Icy Water.

New York, Jan. IA trolley car on
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company's
line. carrying 40 members of the Adj
rondack council of Royal Arcanum.
jumped the track on a curve at the
foot of a steep hill I'm Brooklyn early
today and was smashed. injuring 1G
occupants and dumping them into slush
and water two feet deep. None of the
passengers was fatally injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
IOWA BANK IS BLOWN UP
Cashier at Traynor, Iowa, Unable to
Say ~ Cash Was Taken.

Council Bluffs. Iowa, Jan. Word
received here today from Treynor.
Iowa, that the savings bank was dyna-
mited last night and the building badly
wrecked. The cashier is unable to say
If any money has been secured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07

Defeats the Federal Officers
for Control of Mrs.
Chadwick.

Cleveland, Jan. Judge Wing, of
the federal court. today abrogated the
recent order that no person should be
allowed to see Mrs. Chadwick In the
county Jail without written permit
signed by the United States marshal.
This places Mrs. Chadwick absolutely
under the Jurisdiction of the sheriff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
Jobs All Taken.

Washington. JAM 7.-Secretary
Murphy of the isthmian canal commits
sion today announced that all posi-
lions under the commission which by
executive order, are exempt from civil
service examination. have been filled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
PRESIDENT EXTENDS PARDON
Man Believed WrongfuIiy Accused Of
Killing Filipino Prisoners.

Washington, Jan. THE president
has pardoned Juan NJ. Gutierrez. now
serving life sentence in prison at
Manila. He was convicted by mill
tary commission of having killed pris-
oners. The presidents action was
based upon the information that the
testimony upon which Gutierrez was
convicted was unreliable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
GEN. MILES PLACED
on DOUGLAS STAFF

Washington. JAN THE war de
partment today assigned Gen Nelson
A. Miles as member Of the STAN OF
Gov. Douglas, of Massachusetts,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
HAD HARD FIGHT
Germans Battle so Hours With
Mitbois in A.
rica.

Berlin. Jan. = Commander In
Chief Won TrOtha of the German forces
in German Southwest Africa. cables
that Mai. Meisler had stubborn fights
Jan ?. 3. 4. with 1000 Witbois and
occupied Grossnabas after so hours
fighting The losses have not been
ascertained-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
END TO THE FLOUR TRUST
Order of Court Against United States
Flour Mills Company.

st. Paul, Mimi, Jan. Judge Loeb
rem in the United States circuit court
has made the final order in a suit
which resulted in winding up the af-
fairs of the United States Flour Mills
company, known as the flour trust.
against the companies. On an appeal
receivers and orders their discharge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
TO HEAD ILLINOIS WESLEYAN
DR.. Franklin G. Barnes, of Anargs
Seminary is Chosen.

Bloomington, ILL.,. Jan. AT meet
ing yesterday of the trustees of the
Illinois Wesleyan university DIR.
Franklin G. Barnes, president of On
arga seminary at Onafga, H.. was
elected president, to succeed f.
Smith. who has resigned after five
years service
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
A TRAGEDY NEAR
JOLIET RESULTS
IN THREE DEATHS

Joliet. Ill. Jan. William Rayson.
after a family quarrel at the Higgin
botham farm today fatally shot his
son Herbert, after which the old man
called Herbert's wife out TO the barn
and shot and killed her and then shot
and fatally wounded himself
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
KILLED.
SON FOR WORKING;
IS FOUND GUILTY

Owensboro. Ky, Jan. Rev. w.
w Armer was today found guilty of
the murder of his son and sentenced
to 81 years Imprisonment. The faith
er murdered the son because he hal
gone to work for a farmer and had
refused to return home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
CORTELYOU SAILS
FOR REST IN EUROPE

Boston, Jan. 7.-George b. Cortel
you sailed for the Mediterranean today
on the liner Canopic. He is going
abroad for two months for a needed
rest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
PRESIDENT FIRES
A NAVY CHAPLAIN
Joseph p. McGraiI DISMISSED From
Navy on Account OF Scan-
dalous Conduct.

Washington. Jan. chaplain JOS
eph +. McGrail has bekn dismissed
from the navy by order Of the presi
dent. He was tried by court martial
on the charge of scandaleus conduct
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
Was USED
Choked Young Peoria Married
Woman to Death in Her
Apartments.
HUSBAND IS UNDER ARREST
Believed to Have Committed the Crime
While Angry - Twenty-Four
Hours Undiscovered.

Peoria, ILL.,. Jan. Otis Bolts, hus-
band of the young woman found dead
in bed last night with hair ribbon
tightly bound about her neck. was
His face was badly scratched and he
was in "A state OF collapse. He denied
all knowledge about the murder.
Chok~d 20 DentI.
Peoria. Ill. Jan. "A piece of hair
ribbon so tightly drawn around the
woman's neck that the detectives
could not unite the knot was the mute
evidence of the murder of Mrs. Otis
Bolts. prominent young woman. who
had been married less than a year.
The body lay in the room for nearly
"a hours before il was discovered yes
terday. and the husband has not been
seen since he entered the house with
his wife
4 pillow had been placed over the
girls face. and on the door knob there
had been hung a towel. to- prevent any
one from seeing through the keyhole
from the outside. The face of the
that she had been struck.
Husband OF Hot Disposition.
Relatives and friends OF the couple
say that the young husband is of I
hot disposition. The landlady said
that she spoke to- them Thursday af
ternoon as they entered the house. and
that they We're apparently in the best
of humor
The officers believe that the murder
was prompted by jealousy. They say
that IL would have been impossible for
the girl to- have strangled herself in
the manner in which il was done. IL
is their belief that she was struck in
the face after quarrel and then
choked with the hair ribbon. There is
no clew as to- the whereabouts of the
husband.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
Town of Yarmouth Inun-
dated and Great
Damage Done.
RAIN AT philadelphia
SchuyIkill River Out of Banks
Causing Much Property
Loss.

London. Jan. IA tidal flood on the
east coast this morning caused an
enormous amount of damage at water
ing places from Scarborough as far
south as Dover. Nearly all parts of
the town of Yarmouth were inundated
and hundreds of houses flooded.
Damage ut Philadelphia.
Philadelphia. Jan. THE effects Of
last nights heavy rain and gale are in
evidence today in all sections of the
city and environs. The most serious
results is the swollen condition of the
Schuykill river. which is IL feet above
normal at Manayunk. a suburb. Four
teen mills closed as a result of the
food and 1000 hands are idle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
Russian Admiral. mt Chefoo.

St. Petersburg. Jan. "A Chefoo
dispatch says il is reported Rear Ad-
miral Prince Ouktomsky and Rear Ad-
miral DOchinsky have arrived there in
disguise on board "A launch
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-07
Slow and stupid.

Swan, who is slow and rather stupid
in speech. made his admission freely
and without reserve to the officers ar
ter being taken to headquarters.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-11-08
nINnIANS ASpAupFpS

.,.5., ~ The Tinted States government has de-
b 9clared the Winnebago Indians in the
ssyicinityylof Elaek River Falls, are no
if longer wards of the government, and
they arein no way responsible for their
so eondstion3 Fheresresixty real panpers
ii feSty;nine arepyer 81 years old, nine
are blind and, one feeble minded and
az five .eripples Either the state or the
.lteeanty must come to the rescue Ii
they are citizens of the county place
~ ~" must be provided for them, county
,s4, poor farm or q poor house on the reser-
awo Walton. By this plan ii is thought their
5000 actual wants will be brought before the
"a. proper officers who will attend to it at
once
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-11-08
SwINpLING sCHoo, RoARnS

Schoolauthorlties Of The sta to are hav
ing trouble on account of agents from
Chicago who have been selling agricu /
tural charts to the boards Of the rural
schools at f47 30 each Swiudlers have
represented themselves as authorized
agents Of the state superintendent in
some cases and in Others a. Representa-
tiyes Of the Chicago school supply and
publishing house They show a sample
chart exhibit what puyporta TO be the
offic.el deal of the state superintendent
and get u contract for chart Order
on the treasurer hav0 been realized on
and have fallen into the hands of inno-
cent third parties and some Of them are
being paid by reluctant school boards.
The matter has been brought to the
attention of the state school authorities
and although the announcement is not
yet made in the form OF an official opin.
ion the impression prevails that the
order cannot be collected even though
in possession OF third parties. The stat.
utes declare that school orders are no,
negotiable rapers, and moreover the
orders were obtained by misrepresenta.
ton