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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
Anthracite Owners Reply
is Definite and
Final.
PEACE AT PITTSBURG
President Mitchell Will Have
Balance of Power at
Scranton.

Wilkesbarre. Pa. April 2S.- Presi-
of the coal operators to the proposals
made by the scale committee of the
miners. Mitchell said he would go
over the letter carefully and might
make reply 10 il later
Holds BnIance of Power.
The operators of this region and the
miners now think the crisis has been
reached and thar Mitchell will hold the
balance of power in the Scranton con-
vention. Should ne favor a strike. the
delegates. il is thought. will not hesi-
tate 10 vote for one. On the other
hand. should he use his influence i'm
having the convention accept the peace
plan of the operators. there is little
doubt the delegates would uphold him.
Operators Notify Mitchell.
New York April 2S.-The anthracite
mine operators nave informed Presi-
dent Mitchell that they would not ca
tertain the new proposition submitted
by the miners. Nor will the operators
modify their original position.
The operators proposal is: Renew
for a period of three years the award
of the anthracite strike commission or
arbitrate the question as to what
changes. if any. shall be made i'm the
scale of wages fixed by the commission
in its original award
The miners heretofore have declin-
ed the offer In their latest PROPOSE
tions they waived all their original de-
mands and sought an adjustment of
the difficulty on the basis of an in
creased wage scale. approximating an
increase of 10 cents ton.
Public Pay for Wage Increase.
The operators, after giving figures
in detail, say that 10 accept the sliding
scale of wages proposed by the miners
would mean an increase in the price OF
coal 10 the public of 3G cents a ton.
The present profit To the operators.
they say, is but 90 cents a ton.
In conclusion, the operators declare
that the miners new propositions are
wholly inconsistent with their position
in the premises. urge the miners To
accept their original offer. and add:
Failing TO meet MS on either prop
osition. the responsibility of a strike
must rest upon you.
The letter is signed by George f..
Baer. Z. b. Thomas. David Wilcox.
w. II. Truesdale. Morris Williams. T.
b. Kerr and j. L. Cake.
agreement AT PIttsburs.
Pittsburg. April 2S.--A final agree
ment has been reached between oper-
ators and miners OF the Pittsburg dis
trict. The agreement is based on the
1909 scale. and the miners secured
several concessions that adjust gricv-
ances i'm The mines
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28

SEN tTF;-In tn" senate Mr.. SpoOneI
concluded his two DAYS speech on the
railroad rate bill. There was more
discussion OF the necessity for liking a
day FOR u. vote ON this measure and Mr..
Tfllman gave notice that after next
Monday ne would insist that the Sena L.
shall proceed To vote If senators are
not prepared to speak. All the private
pension bills ON the calendar were pass
ed and Mr.. Clapp CAV" notice that he
would call up the Indian appropriation
bin today. Adjournment until today
was taken at 3:55 p. III.
not Sc - The tariff debate in the
house was further continued by Mr..
Williams of Mississippi, who held the
floor for two hours eNpounding the
democratic doctrine of tariff for rev
cnUe only. An emergency apprOpria-
tion bill carrying $4,000 for the ben
eft OF the sufferers at san Francisco
and the employment OF IaborerS at III"
Mare Island navy yard was passed.
During the day 3I5 pension bills were
passed and AN agreement was reached
To conclude general debate on the ag
ricultural appropriation bill today at
%:30 D. m. Adjournment was taken at
,.le u. m.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
SEARCHING HOMES.
French Police Seek Evidence OF
Plot Against Public
Security.
ROYALIsTs AND LAB0RlTES
Both Denounce Move Each Claiming
to Be of Special Objects of
Attack.

Paris. April 2S-The widespread la
Dor agitation took a dramatic turn yes
terday when the police executed Sc
ries of wholesale searches designed tC
unearth an extensive plot against the
public security. The searches included
the Offices of branches of the labor
federation and homes of the labor lead.
ers. prominent royalists, and Bonapart
lists. and also a number of anarchists.
Results Generally Negative.
The ostensible purpose of the search
eS was to discover if encouragement
had been given TO rioting in the min
ing district in the north: but the au-
thorities expected at the same time TO
uncover the entire plan of the present
labor agitation including any menac-
ing features of the demonstration
which is To take place May /.
The searches were operated stimuli
taneously. The results in many cases
were negative. There is. however, Off
cial authority for the statement that
documents were received which PROV
ed that rOyalists and BOnapartists in
trigued with the labor leaders, and lib
orally financed the revolutionary strike
movements. The labor federation has
refused to hand over its books TO the
police.
Suppress Paper.
Paris. April 2S.-Police searches and
seizures continue TO a9itate labor and
circles. The confederation
of labor has issued a violent protest
n ooiOSt fhp action Of rhp ant hOritipS
which was to have appeared in Il spe
cial edition of the confederation organ.
VoiX du Peopule, but the prefect or
dered the postmen to detain all copies
of the infiammatory paper.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
MAYOR JOHNSON. INVENTOR?
CleveIand's Executive Said to Be at
Work on a New Motor.

Cleveland. April 2S.-Mayor Tom l..
Johnson is alleged to have in the cellar
of his house an embryo motor which
has been tested already TO a speed of
six miles minute. The mayor refuses
to discuss the subject. Ex-Councilman
Patrick Gallagher his friend. says he
has seen it work and that after while
ii will be perfected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
Announces Plans.

Chicago. April 2S.-In an interview
last night Dowie declared ii TO be his
intention to go 10 Zion City today and
hold services there Sunday and We'd
neSday He denied that he had been
as seriously i'll as reported. Notwith-
standing this. however. he was both
cred with an incessant cough. and his
features bore evidence of the ravages
of disease
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
AMERICANS LAND
TWO OTHER PRIZES
Sheridan ExceIs With Weights and
Robertson Captures Jump at
Athens
LETAD ATHENS

LETAD ATHENS
Athens. April 2S.-Lawson Robert
son. of New York. today won the long
jump contest at the Olympic games.
Athens. April 2S.--In the Olympic
games yesterday NJ J. Sheridan of the
Irish American Athletic club of New
York. won in throwing the weight -
meters. 3215 centimeters
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
JOHN A. COOKE IS
ALSO INDICTED
Former Clerk of Circuit Court at Chi
cago Follows Successor in
Disgrace.

Chicago. April 2S-The grand jury
today returned 81 indictments against
John a. Cooke. former clerk of the
circuit court The charges embrace
forgery. conspiracy. embezZlement of
public money. and Withholding public
records.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
CONDITIONS AS THEY ARE ON THE lSTHMUS OF PANAMA
IS al Exaggeraton

| thought the dirt was flying so fast thar
| the entire isthmus was clouded with
dust Others expressed the belief that
absolutely no progress was being
made The official bureau of informa-
ton at Washington permitted the idea
to get abroad that considerable dig
| ging was being done. But. if YOU stop
| to contemplate how much there is to
| do. and how much room there is for
more steam shovels and more trains
and more tracks. you will come 10 the
conclusion that the present condition
| is activity only in miniature. More
steam shOvels are coming-at least
some siXty-odd have been ordered
more laborers are being landed every
Weet-mOre dump cars are enroute-
more engines will sooIf be changing
their bells and putting their way to and
fro. 1t may take another year for this
better condition to materialize. and
until it does. the American people
might as we'll disabuse their minds of
any idea that the dirt is flying" in the
vicinity of the Panama canal
But let us turn around with our
backs to the steam shovels. The city
of Culebra is rising before us. Like
the grass in the spring time, we can
almost see it grow. It's hammer and
bang and saw and chop, as the army of
carpenters its busying itself with the
construction of buildings. | counted
"a houses in various stages of compile
ton. Some already had been turned
over to the painters. and their red
roofs and gray walls appeared in pleas
ing contrasts to the yellow of new lum-
ber, the green of the trees and the
grass. and the blue of the distant noun
tains. The carpenters told me that
when these "a buildings are complet-
ed. more will be begun, and that the
music of the hammers and saws will
not cease until a city of ample pro-
portion shall have been constructed.
The site of the city is on the hillside
and the houses cling like mountain
goats on the steep incline Roads have
been built of crushed stone. perfect
natural drainage has been installed. a
reservoir for drinking water has been
constructed upon the crest of still
higher hill. mammoth hotel is cater
ing to the appetites of 800 white en-
ployes-in fact. nothing is being left
undone that will add to the complete
ness of a modern village. and am told
that ii is to Culebra that the admins
trative headquarters of the canal zone
are soon to be transferred.
Look once more at the intermittent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
Against Advice of Counsel
and Adherents He
Acts.
CLAIMS GOOD HEALTH
Declares Intention of Holding
Services in Tabernacle
Tomorrow.

Chicago. April 2S.-John Alexander
Dowie left Chicago this afternoon for
Z.on City. where. against the advice Of
his legal counsel and few adherents.
he will tomorrow make a personal ap-
peal TO his straying flock to return TO
their allegiance to him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
DECIDE TENNIS HONOR
Final Rounds in Singles and Doubles
Played Off at London.

London. April 2S.-The champion.
ship rounds in tennis played off here
this afternoon. Hugh l.. DOherty. hold
er of the singles. defeated A Wager
by 3 TO 0. Doherty thus retains the IL
tie. Miss D. X. Douglas. challenger
beat Miss Lane. holder in the ladies
singles by TO o. II. l.. and r. F. Do
herty beat A. W. Gore and e. A. Carl
da in the double championship.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
Tortured Children With Hot Irons.

Chicago. April 2S.-Charged with
torturing their two children, and 6
years old. with hot iron pokers. Mich
ael Janoszek and wife were today held
to the criminal court in bonds of $10,-
900 each.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
Army Officer Killed.

Lublin. Russian Poland. April rs
Lieutenant Colonel Pugol, chief of the
gendarmerie at Cholm. was murdered
last night and the assassin escaped
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28

1 activity of the steam shOvels. and then
contemplate the energy that is being
exercised by the carpenters. the paint
ers. ct al. Yes. we are a nation ot
builders and not diggers.
AS | walked up the hill through the
town there was a luIl in the din of
hammers and saws. and this is what /
heard:
Three times one is three: three
times TWO is six: three times three is
min"
1t was not one voice. but a chorus.
and | looked in the window. There sat
a dozen little tots. sons and daughters
of the officials. whose families were at
Culebra. Presiding over them was as
pleasant and congenial schoolmarm
as it ever has been my good fortune
10 encounter. She listened to their re-
and then she rang the recess bell Out
came the youngsters. singing and
laughing. to romp for a few moments
on the hillside. Some played Il spy"
two little girls tossed a bean bag. and
the remainder chased each other all
over the place. What a delightfully."-
refreshing scene to watch these joyous
American children. so care-free in the
midst of this faraway land, that is
writhing beneath the lashes of its cri-
tics. Such moments as these restore
confidence in human nature
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
THOUSANDS ARE SENT BACK
Wholesale Deportation of Foreigners
Under Contract Labor Law

New York. April 2S.-One thousand
immigrants were deported yesterday rs
contract labOrers, this deportation be
ing one of the largest ever made un-
der the contract labor laws The men
came mostly from Greece. Montenegro,
Bulgaria and Servia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
Small Quake in Saxony.

Berlin. April 2S.-Several villages in
SaXony experienced four earthquake
shocks today No damage was done.
but the inhabitants were greatly
alarmed
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
Some Give Estimates.

Other companies answered by stat
ing the amount of their risk. A num-
ber have given rough estimates of
their loss. the highest being $4,000. 900.
In several instances the estimated loss
wipes ont the capital and surplus of
the company. but in each case the Off
cials have given the assurance that
the stockholders will make good the
loss and that the company will he con
tinued.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
Snothers in Bin Of Oats.

Galesburg. ILL.,. April 2S.--A boy
named Clifford Sarrel was smothered
to death in a bin of oats at WatagI
yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
Says ID Looks Bad.

The estimates can only be rough
guesses." said Mr. Vredenburgh 1T
looks bad for some of the companies.
but at this time il would be doing them
an injustice TO make public the esti-
mates of their losses. We have had
experience to show us that these es-
Inmates generally are overstated even
by the companies themselves"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
EPITOME OF O0INGS In
CONGRESS YESTERDAY

Washington. ID. c.. April 2S.-FOllow-
ing is a brief resume taken from the
official records of Yesterdays proceed.
ings in both houses of congress:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
MURDERED Wife?
Suspicion Hangs Over Head OF
Professor Of Harvard
University.
He CANNOT BE LOCATED
Mystery Surrounds Death of Mrs. Frich
Mucnter Arsenic in Stom-
ach.

Cambridge. Mass. April IS The
police last night issued a warrant for
the arrest of Frich Muenter, instructor
in German at Harvard university. on
the charge of numbering his wife in
this city TWO weeks ago. 1t is alleged
Mrs. Muenter's death was caused by
arsenic. The body was taken 70 Chi
cago April l.. but the case was not
made public until last evening.
The attention of the authorities was
called To the case just after the wo-
mans death. April 1G. Ten days be-
fore that time a child was born To
Mrs. Muenter. who was attended by
a faith cure doctor and by two nurses
of the same cult
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
HANG IN BALANCE
Insurance Companies Slow to
Reply to Inquiry as to
Frisco Losses.
Il OF 214 176 SEND ANSWERS
Superintendent Vredenburgh Says d
Number Will Lose All Capital
and Surplus.

Springfield. ILL.,, April 2S.-Of the PA
insurance companies doing business in
Illinois. lac have telegraphed replies 70
Superintendent Vredenburgh of the
state insurance department in answer
TO his request that they send him esti-
mates of their losses in San Francisco.
At least half of the replies are vague
and indefinite. but fuller information is
promised as soon as it is possible 10
secure accurate figures
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28

On the very crest of the hill. over
looking the country for miles around.
| found "A beautiful residence. where
Mr.. Stevens. the chief engineer of the
canal. is permanently established.
There is no prettier or more beautiful
site on the entire zone than this. The
breezes that blow around the wire
screened porch are cool and invigorat-
ing. The vista is inspiring. A mile or
two away. nesting on the crown of an
other hill. is the town of Empire, its
white walls glistening in the sunlight
like diamonds set in green Mr. Stew
ems has his office here and the watch
men told me that every night burns
midnight oil, poring over plans and
diagrams and wrestling with the intri-
cate problems that are of necessity in
volved in such a gigantic enterprise.
Mr.. Stevens is a worker His friends
claim that he works too hard The
worst that his enemies say is that he
does not know how to handle men He
has been educated in the school of cor
poration power He has absorbed the
spirit of monarchial dictation and arbi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
Physicians Called.

After the child was born two regu'
lar physicians were called. Both de-
cided that the woman was suffering
from some ailment of the stomach.
They prescribed for her. but later. it
is alleged. withdrew because they as
certained their directions were not be-
ing followed.
After her death, Muenter asked for
a death certificate. but the physician
thought the case demanded investiga-
ton. An analysis of the stomach. it is
said showed traces of arsenic. and a
warrant for Muenter's arrest was is
sued His whereabouts are unknown.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
agreement at PIt,sbur,

Pittsburg. April 2S.--A final agree
ment has been reached between oper-
ators and miners Of the Pittsbure dis
trict. The agreement is based on the
1909 scale. and the miners secured
several concessions that adjust gricy-
anceS i'm the mines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28

Continued on Page Four)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-04-28
Father Exonerntes Husband

Chicago, April -2S.-Mrs. Muenter's
father ~ Krends. of this city. from
whose residence the funeral services
were held April Il. does not believe
that his daughter was murdered. He
said his son-inIaw is a Christian Scien-
tisr and this may have led TO the sus-
picion that the woman's death was not
from natural causes. as he did not have
medical attendance during her illness.
The body was brought here and Gre
mated. Krends says, and later Muen-
ter started for Cambridge. Krends has
since heard nothing of him.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-22

homes to he Nort1. It is for lnem to say if thay wers made to wander | from their nuinSs and ffresides to ''e met with the grasp of irony.
 From what has already been seen l if is safe to say there will be 1o 1 pIaints from the guests of the Gnlr City. There Ill he no regrets TO ! offer after the return home at the tune spent in journeying southward to Ala bama's seaport for a season of eni1;- ment It is for them to say if iafy v wifi again come to Mobile at the e';Y's bidding and hold their reunion beneath the shades of the magnolia and the japonica and the rose, on the banks of the beautiful Mobile bay, where all seasons are as one and time Is eternal spring. Not satisfied with the success or two years ago, and the success whlcn is promised for the present, already the men of Mobile, and the women, to ) are preparing to again bid for thiri time to give the fast passing Ithrongs of warriors a season of pleasure be- fore they answer the roll call at a. higher camp than the one in whlch they are wont to meet on thls nun dnae sphere. Will they eomeE Ihls will be the question and 1t Will pc with the veterans and their gallant commander to say.
 Welcome from Veterans.
 On behalf of the Mobile members Of the Confederacy, Hon. Daniel r. Bes- tor welcomed the Alabama Veterans. In substance he said he felt 1t hardly necessary to bid the old Veterans come to Mobile While Mobile has not the mower and money of her sister citles iip- p-State, 1t has equally as kind hearts and hospitable homes. Thrice wei ccne, yea. always welcome" he said' '.are the old soldiers of the Confed- eracy." Henry Ward Beecher. at the close of the war said in twenty-five years a man would be afraid fo ac- knowledge he had been Confederate soldier. This gathering he declared forty years after the war showed MT Beecher Is a false prophet.
 Mr. Restor said he was neither afraid nor ashamed to say he was a Confederate soldier, and he knew that all within his hearing were. like him, proud of the honor.
 Like President Roosevelt. he wanted to see the few remaining Veterans come closer together. Whenever he saw an empty sleeve or an old Confederate walking with crutch. he felt if his duty to raise his hat to the man. It was a deserved tribute. Mir. Bestor related an amusing incident of visit to Philadelphia when a Yankee said the confederates thought one of them could lick five of the men of the North.
 T told him." said the speaker, i've very nearly convinced the Northerners that we could"
 The speaker referred to what the South did during the Spanish-Ameri- can war. and of the brave men it fur nished. He said Northern capitalists had said they would come South If treated right. If they behave. he said, they are welcomed. Alabama is rich,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-22
Reeevt,h for Veterans.

This evening the Veterans, them selves. made their bow at the recep- tion given for them by the United Daughters of the Confectionery
 Temperance Hall was scarcely large enough to hold the large throng that gathered there, and when the crowd was at its height. the sight of these old warriors, many of them in honored grey, amid the flags and emblems of their lost cause, was most inspiring The distinguished commanders of the AIabama camps were all present. as were many other well known Alabam- ians. and in addition to these the young aaonle were out in full force. enjoying the dancing.
 Refreshments were served during the a,anine and 1t is safe to say that every man and woman in the ball room had
 Tine Daughters who acted on the rec