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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
Two Score Believed to be
Entombed at Fayette
City Workings.
ONLY ONE HEARD FROM
Cams to Surface Through Air
Shaft and Dropped Dead From
lnhaIing the Gas.

Pittsburg, Dec. 2-The exact mum.
ber of men entombed in the Naomi
mine of the United Coal company near
Fayette City, Pa, or of their condition
is not known. Between 80 and 40 men
are said to have been caught by the
explosion last night. but so far only
one has escaped. The man is a for
eigner and reached the surface through
an air shaft and dropped dead almost
Immediately as a result of inhaling
gas fumes.
BY noon today it is thought an en-.
trance can be effected. Nearly all the
men entrapped are foreigners.
Used Open Lamp.
The explosion was caused, it is said,
when a miner with an open lamp en-
tered one of the old workings, and
black damp became ignited.
Medical aid was sent from Mononga.
hela and surrounding towns. Details
are meager, owing to defective tele-
phone service.
Hope for IL Men Abandoned.
Drytown, Cal, Dec. with smoke
pouring from the shaft of the Fremont
mine hope for the II miners who were
entombed Saturday was virtually aban-
doned last night. 1t is believed all of
them have perished.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02

liams in nomination in an eulogistic
speech. There was no opposition, and
Williams was elected by acclamation.
Cannon Named.
Washington, Dec. 2.-Joseph G. Can
non of Illinois was Saturday night nom
mated by the republican caucus for
his third term as speaker. Practically
all of the 226 republican members Were
present The caucus was presided over
by Representative Hepburn of Iowa
The officers chosen by the caucus were
Alex Mcdowell of Pennsylvania, clerk
Frank B. Lyon of New York. dOorkeep
er; Henry Casson of Massachusetts
sergeant-at-arms, and Samuel w. Ian
gum of Minnesota, for postmaster. The
latter is a new officer. lie succeeds
the former postmaster, who died dur
ing the recess.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
GIRL OF DUAL PERSONALITY PUZZLES
THE ST. LOUIS POLICE: is AN AUTHOR

st. Louis, Dec. 2.-The police of ST.
Louis have never come in contact with
a case equal to that of Mrs. Susan Ed
wards MCGEE, a young girl who be-
lieves she has dual personality and
who is held on charge of stealing
jewels from west end home. where
she was employed as maid.
This maid is not only an author, bu;
a mathematician, pronounced agnos
tic, and brilliant conversationalist
The hospital physicians are unable te
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
OBJECTS TO BIBLE
Quotation by Attorney Defend
ing Mrs. Bradley Brings
Shaft From State.
CLOSING PLEAS ARE HEARD
Woman's Counsel Declare She Was
Under the Domination of the
Dead Utah Ex-senator.

Washington. Dec. George A.
Hoover began today upon the opening
of court for the trial of Mrs. Annie NJ.
Bradley his argument for the defense.
He will be followed by Judge Powers
for the defense. District Attorney
Baker will conclude for the govern
ment this afternoon.
blamed Brown for All. -
Hoover argued it was Brown who
importuned for the illegal relation be
tween Brown and Mrs. Bradley; that
her story of the tragedy was corrobor-
ated by the evidence and that there
was amply evidence she was insane
at the time of the shooting. Judge
Powers argued that Brown dominated
Mrs. Bradley and that when she
sought to leave him he pleaded and
begged her to remain and be true tc
him.
Objects to Biblical Quotation.
When in a burst of eloquence ht
urged that those without sin among
you cast the first stone" District At
torney Baker objected on the GROUND
it was an improper argument. The
court would not sustain the objection
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
GROVES MURDERER
Business Manager of Kansas
City Post Dies of Wound
Inflicted by Editor.
OTHER VICTIM RECOVERING
Man Who Did Shooting Asserts His
Mind Was Affected by Finan-
cial Reverses.

Kansas City, Mo, Dec 2.-H. J.
Groves, managing editor of the Kan.
sas City Post. who was wounded Nov.
% by General Richard Horne, died
today.
o. D. Woodward, president of the
Post company, who was shot at the
same time as Groves, is still in the
hospital, but it is believed he will re.
cover Horne is out on bond and is
at his home in Marshall. Mo. He will
be arrested and returned to Kansas
City and the charge of murder pre-
ferred against him.
Prominent in State.
Horne is one Of the oldest and best
known newspaper men in Missouri
He is man in high standing and al
the time of his arrest prominent citi
zens from all parts of the state offered
TO furnish his bond. Horne has been
connected with the Post since its or
ganization IS months ago as chief edi
torial writer. He was a stockholdel
in the company.
Could Not Pay Salary.
His salary as editorial writer was
So per week. A few days previous tC
the shooting he had been requested tC
resign as the management had found
it necessary to curtail expenses.
Says Mind Was Affected.
After the shooting Horne asserted ht
had not been treated fairly in the mat
ter of finances and that the matte
had preyed upon his mind. He had
he said, put all his money into tn,
paper and being unable to realize OF
any of it, was penniless.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
PORTUGAL NOT NEAR WAR
Stories That Crown Prince Was Ban
ished Unfounded.

Lisbon, Dec. 2.-The baseless char
acter of the alarmist rumors represent
ing that Portugal was on the eve of
civil war and revolution has been fully
established. There never seems to
have been the slightest excuse for the
stories circulated from the frontier
that the king was prisoner in the
castle, that the crown prince had been
banished and that the navy had mutt
MED. A strong suspicion exists that
such reports were part of a campaign
of Premier frances enemies. instituted
In order to create distrust abroad in
the country's financial position.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
Majority Of Democratic
Senators and Congress-
men For Bryan.
POLL BY A NEWSPAPER
Greater Number Declare Plat.
form Should be Drawn of
Conservative Lines.

New York, Dec. 2.-Out of 76 dem
polled in Washington by the New
York World "A declare unequivocally
the recent statement OF Bryan that he
is a candidate for the democratic
nomination for the presidency elimin
ates all other candidates
Favor Conservative Platform.
Practically all of them believe he
should run on conservative plat
form, although there is a wide differ
ence in opinion as to what that plat
form should be.
Senator Ransdell of Louisiana comes
out fiat footed for Governor johnson
of Minnesota.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
Building Machines.

decide whether she is insane or not.
Mrs McGee is % years old, but ap-
pears to be no more than 90. She was
divorced three years ago. The girl has
written for magazines under the name
OF Alexander Watson.
In explaining her dual personality
the prisoner says that in lightning time
she changes from an upto-date girl
lover Of books, mathematical problems
and religion, to prehistoric maiden
who SITS in a cave and talks monkey
gibbensh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
VETERAN ILLINOIS
CONGRESSMAN DEAD
George w. Smith of Murphysboro,
Chairman of Public Lands Com
mittee of Lower House.

Murphysboro, ILL.,, Dec. 2.-Congress-
man George w. Smith died suddenly
last night of typho-malarie at his
home here. Mr. Smith, who was serv-
ing his Goth year in congress, had been
ailing for two weeks, but was suddenly
taken worse Saturday night and died
soon after midnight.
The funeral will be held here
Wednesday under the auspices of the
Masons. Many state and national of
ficials are expected to attend.
Congressman Smith was born in
Putnam county, Ohio, in 1896 He was
reared in Wayne county, H., where his
parents made their home in 1850. He
learned the blacksmithing trade, at
tended the common schools and later
took literary course in McKendree
college at Lebanon, Ill. He read law
in the university at Bloomington and
was admitted to the bar of the state
in 1870.
He took up the practice of law in
Murphysboro in the same year and
had lived here ever since.
He was prominent in republican
politics in the 25th congressional dis
| trict and was sent to congress from
| that electorate in 1887. At every SUBJ
sequent election he was returned to
Office and was serving his Goth year
when death overlook him.
| Mr.. Smith was chairman of the COM
mittee on public lands. This honor
now will go to Representative Mar.
shall of North Dakota.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
FAIR ENDS IN TROUGH HOUSE
Gates Shut at the jamestown Exposi
ton for the Last Time.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. with trough
house" in which hundreds took part,
the jamestown exposition came to a
close Saturday night. The danger at
one time to the government buildings
was great enough to cause the calling
out of the United States cavalry. The
crowds, large and boisterous, had
shown somewhat of desire to smash
things and the exposition guards were
helpless. Little real damage was
done. The closing or the exposition
except for this, was brilliant and ell
tertaining, despite the fact that the
company is financially embarrassed
and has some prospect of being
thrown into the hands of receivers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
HITS AT HOPKINS
Ex-senator w. E. Mason De.
clares Successor Bought
His Present Office.
WRITES TO THE GOVERNOR
Mentions Some Names and Says 9th
ers Will Be Made Public Later
If Matter Is Pressed.

Chicago. Dec 2.-Former United
States William E. Mason has written
letter to Governor Deneen openly
charging that United States Senator
the upper house of congress by bribery
and asking that he be given an oppor-
tunity to prove his assertions before a
special legislative committee empow-
| cred to subpoena witnesses.
The ex-senator declared that he could
produce witnesses-members of the H.
linois legislature at the time of Hop
kins' election-who win testify that
they received checks from Lyman T.
Hoy, present United States marshal in
| Chicago, with the compliments of AL
bert J. Hopkins, and witnesses to prove
that more than $4,000 thus distributed
was not the property of the republican
state central committee, and that Mr..
Hoy was not authorized by the central
committee to distribute such money
for campaign purposes.
| Claims Guilty Men Now Confess.
81 am prepared to show" wrote the
ex-senator, that the gentlemen guilty
of this bribery now admit it and seek
to excuse themselves on the ground
that it was for campaign expenses.
am prepared to prove that claim to be
false"
The letter was made public last
might with the consent of Governor
Deneen, secured by Mr.. Mason over
the long distance telephone from
Springfield. Its publication opens the
way for the exposure of all the facts
relating to the Hopkins-Mason cam
paign in 1902 and 1903, which ended in
the election of Hopkins to the United
States senate.
Names Trautmann as Witness.
Concerning the witnesses whom Mr.
Mason claims can be summoned before
a special legislative committee, Mr.
. Mason declined to reveal any name:
except that of William E. Trautmann
lpresent United States district attorne!
for the central district of Illinois, -wh,
has admitted that he received a checl
for several hundred dollars from Mr.
Hoy with the compliments of Mr.
Hopkins previous to the senatorial
election.
Hopes to Aid Primary Bill.
The underlying purpose of the let
ter, the ex-senator declares, is to poin
the imperative need of a direct pr
mary bill and to help the people il
the fight for such a law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
BLACK HAND TRIES
TOOPEN THE VAULTS
York Ordered by Letter to Pay
Italian Depositors or Die.

New York. Dec. 2.-William r. Mont
gomery, who was elected president of
the Hamilton bank on the resignation
of E. R. Thomas three days before the
bank closed, has been threatened by
the Black Hand society. He has re-
ceived letter which reads as follows:
IF you don't pay the Italian deposit
ors of the Hamilton bank you will
meet DEATH"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
WOULD STRIKE HARD
BLOW AT PEONAGE
Assistant Attorney General Recon-.
mends Amendment of Federal Stat
utes Relating to Slavery.

Washington, Dec. 2.-In a report to
the attorney general concerning his
findings relating to peonage in the
south, Assistant Attorney General
Charles w. Russell makes a strong
ing to slavery be amended in a man
ner which will destroy all doubt as to
the meaning Of involuntary servitude'
as set forth therein.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
LOST AlRSHIP OVER WALES
Vessel Also Seen Above Belfast Sail
ina in NortherIy Direction.

London, Dec. 2.-An airship, believ-
to be the French military airship Pa
trie, which broke loose Saturday at
Verdun, France, was seen passing over
Wales from various places in Cardi-
ganshire yesterday morning, travelling
seaward at a great altitude. Some of
the spectators declared that three men
were clinging to the ship. In the af-
ternoon an airship passed over Belfast
going northward, apparently under con
troll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
CALL FOR POPULIST
CONVENTION Is OUT
When National Candidates
Will Be Named.

Joliet, ILL.,, Dec. chairman James
H. Ferris of the populist national com.
mittee issued a call today for the pop
ulist national convention to be held
in st. Louis. April next. for the pur
pose of nominating candidates for
president and vice president of the
United States and transacting such
other business as may come before
the convention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
PLUNGES INTO BAY;
NO ONE BADLY HURT
Passengers and Crew of Western
Train Saved by ShaIIowness
of the Water.

San Francisco, Dec. 2-While round
ing sharp curve near Marshall, a
train on the Northwestern Pacific rail
road was derailed, and after running
over the ties for 200 feet, dashed down
an embankment into Tomales bay.
Only the shallowness of the water
saved the crew and passengers from
being drowned like rats in trap. No
one was seriously injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
DIsIiLlER TAKES HIS LIFE
Worried Over Business Troubles, Fires
Bullet Through Head.

Reading, Pa, Dec. 2.-S. v. Nagle,
president of the Miller Pure Rye Dis
tilling company at Womellsdorf, Pa,
was found in his Office here yesterday
shot through the head. A pistol lay
by his side. His self-destruction is at.
tributed to worry over financial trou-
bles. Before his residence in Wom-
ellsdorf Nagle lived in Brooklyn, N
", and Chicago. He was about So
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
FIRST LEGISLATURE
OF OKLAHOMA MEETS
Day Put in Effecting Organization of
the Two Houses at Okla
homa City.

Guthrie, Okla. Dec. 2.-Oklahoma's
first legislature convened here today
in the temporary state capital. Great
interest was manifested in the incident
and every available seat was filled.
The day was taken up in organizing
both houses. Governor Haskell will
deliver his message tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
BAPTIST WORKER PASSES
Dr.A.E.Stone was Head of State Sum-
day School Association.

LaPorte, Ind, Dec. 2.-Rev. DR.. A.
E. Stone, for years at the head of the
Sunday school work of the Baptist
general association in Illinois, and pas
tor at Champaign, H.. for several
years, died here last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
Jurors Illness Delays Walsh Trial.

Chicago, Dec. 2.-The trial of John
r. Walsh, charged with having mis-
appropriated funds of the Chicago Ma
tional bank, was today adjourned until
the 9th owing to the illness of juror
on the case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
Printers After Paper Trust.

Kansas City, Mo-. Dec 2.-The local
Typographical union will ask congress
to take action against the paper trust
and secure the removal of the duty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
THAW TRIAL AGAIN
POSTPONED A MONTH

New York, Dec. 2.-The second
trial of Harry X. Thaw on the charge
of killing Stanford White was post
poned today until Jan. 6.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
SENTENCE FOR MulINEERs
Russian Court Martial Fixes Guilt TO
vtadiyostok Uprisinu

Vladivostok, Dec 2.-The court mar
tial which has been trying the men
who participated in the recent mutinies
at this port, today sentenced 81 to
death, "a to the galleys, and 140 to
Imprisonment for various terms. Five
were acquitted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
HARTJE REFUSED
A new ARGUMENT

Philadelphia, Dec. 2.-The superior
court today refused the petition of F.
Augustus Hartje of Pittsburg for re-
argument in his suit for divorce from
his wife, Mary Scott Hartje.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
Three Passengers Killed.

Baltimore, Nd, Dec. 2.-In a wreck
on the Baltimore C Ohio at Shenan-
doah Junction this morning three pas
sengers were killed and dozen in
jured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02
INSURANCE COMPANY FAILS
Nebraska Authorities Proceed Against
National Mutual of Omaha.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 2.-AttOrney
General Thompson today prepared
petition asking for receiver for the
National Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany of Omaha The attorney gen
eral alleges the liabilities of the COM
pany are $254,O 900, and assets Sill, ,O0O
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02

will afford firm travel to the Siberian
coast
Then comes the real test in the run
across frozen and practically uninhab-
tied plains
Great Troubles in Siberia
For hundreds of miles at this stage
of the trip the enthusiasts will be fore
ed to carry all of their supplies. in
cluding fuel enough to run the ma
| chimes for weeks at a time. The tun-
dras of the north are practically path
less and must be negotiated with care,
as they at times become treacherous
and may allow the machines and driv-
ers to sink into bogs, especially if the
travellers are delayed until the partial
thaws of the spring arrive.
With the passing OF the Ural noun.
tains, the hardest part of the journey
will be passed, and the drivers will
enter into the final stage of the run
that across Russia and on to the well
made roads of central and western
Europe
Building Machines.
Knowing the dangers to be faced and
the hard knocks the autos must stant
on the trip, the local makers have be
gun the building of special convey
ances to meet the difficulties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-12-02

years of age and was widely known
in the liquor trade. Nagle at the time
of his suicide was under bail on the
charge of libel
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-21
MONTPELIER

Mr.. and Mrs Edward Seward are in
camp at st. Adams bay for ten days.
Mrs. A, S. Sparrow is the guest Of
Mrs. n. r. Foster Of Newark, N. j., al
Mrs Fosters summer cottage at Wood.
bury.
Misses Maud Moore. Esther Hathaway
and Bertha Bowman went yesterday to
York Beach, Me, for a stay of two
weeks.
Misses Florence Cory and Helen
evening in +. ~ Corry's barn on Loomis
street
Miss Carolyn NJ. Richardson is at
home from Boston, where she has been
studying music at the New England Con-
servatory.
Mr. and Mrs George Briggs returned
yesterday from Lake Dunmore, where
they have been for two weeks in q cot.
tage owned by Mr. Briggs.
Mr. and Mrs. George Goddard, who
have heen guests fora week Of the Rev.
and Mrs II n Goddard, went yesterday
TO their hoHe IN Plaintield, n. j.
James NJ. Boutwell, Is recovering from
serious illness with blood poisoning
from y mosquito bite. II was at one
time thought he would lose an arm.
The hostesses at the Country club
this afternoon viii be Mrs A. G. Eaton
Mrs. Robert Bliss, Mrs G. o. Stratton
Mrs. j. Edward Wright, Mrs, w. A.
Briggs and Miss Ella Bailey.
Department Commander A. G. Brown
will be one of the speakers at the re-
union OF the Windsor and Orange county
veterans, which il TO be held at Bethel
Friday
Intelligence was received in Montpcl.
Ter yesterday Of the death on Monday
at Cambridgeport, Mass. Of George 3
Reed, formerly Of this city. Mr.. Reed
was II years old and had been in feeble
health for q long time II is expected
the body will be brought to Montpelier
for burial
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-21
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Ethel Roosevelt graduated second in
her class from the Cathedral school in
Washington.
Mrs. Margaret Carpenter of Brook
lyn. who has just celebrated her one
hundred and first birthday, says she
has not been i'll since she was seven
months old
) ice Lloyd, the English actress, an
nounce5 that she intends to draw $780,
coo from American playgoers during
her i've years stay here, beginning
next March.
Mrs. william Irish Of Portland, Me.
owns white gown of handmade linen
that was grown. spun and woven by
her grandmother more than seventy
Ave years ago.
Hetty Green is evidently not gener-
ally recognized in New York streets.
Outside the ONCE Of j. z. Morgan she
attracted no attention till somebody
told the passers who she was. and
then there was a rush to see her.
Mrs. Victor Howard Metealf, wife
Of the secretary Of the navy, is the
Pacific slopes sole representative
among the POSSESSES Of the executive
set. a Californian by birth. training
and education, she is passlonately at
tached TO the west and its traditions.
Mrs. Rose Harriet Pastor Stokes,
wife Of the millionaire Socialist, J. G.
Phelps Stokes, has decided TO return
to the field Of journalism In addition
TO writing an article or more on social
ism every week for the Yorwaerts she
will have charge OF the department
which gives advice to working girls OF
the east side Of New York.
Mrs. Sarah Sherman storer, who
died recently, belonged to a family
noted for the men prominent in public
life included IN its members. She was
a sister Of the late Senator Hoar, q
granddaughter Of Roger Sherman, a
cousin Of William NJ. Evarts, Judge
Baldwin, General Sherman and Sena-
tor sherman and the aunt of Bellamy
storer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-21
LADIES' WHITE SUITS.

All our Ladies White Shirt Waist
Suits are in this sale at prices to close
them at once. The materials will
cost you much more than we are ask
ing for the Suits.
Ladies White Suits thar sold for
$50 and ;, 90, now $1.9S.
Ladies White Suits that sold for
4. 90, SIS, SIS and 5. SO to close at
So SO.
Ladies White Suits that have sold
at 8. 9S, 7,25 and $50, to close at
"a. 98,
Ladies White Suits that have sold
at 500, 8.75, 1000 and 1880 to
close at So. 9S.
Ladies White Suits that have sold
al II. SO and 400, now to close at
SO 9S.
Ladies' White Suits that have sold
at $500 and 1850, now to close at
S7.0S,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-21
TALK OF THE TOWN.

One lot of hamburgs, Zoe. per yard at
Veale 4 knights.
Auction sale at City Auction Rooms
tonight at 7 o'clock.
Trunks, bags and suit cases for your
vacation trip from the Frank McWhor-
ten Go.
The Wonderland Moving Picture Go.
at the pavilion this week will give the
Runaway Motor Car.
The Wonderland Moving Picture Co.
will show the Cooks Dream and the
Fatal hand every night this week.
The runaway sleigh bell shown with
such great success in Boston is one OF
the many pictures to be seen at the
pavilion this week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-21
LADIES' MUSLIN WAISTS.


These prices are the lowest that we
heye ever made on Waists SO good as
these Tin fact we have never before
taken our best 81. 1o and LIS Waists
in their season and made them Csc.
All Of our ST. 10 and 81. Is Muslin
Waists in ar assortment Of sizes and
styles, both lace and hamburg trim
med, with lots Of narrow tucks, in
both long and short sleeves, now to
close an only 60c.
All Of our Waldorf Muslin Waits
that were 81. SO and LIS now at
only 81. 20.
All Woldrof Muslin Waists that
were 81. 9S and 2. rs now at o 40
All Waldrof Muslin Waists that
were So. SO, IT'S and 2.o8 now at
$1.9S.
All WaIdrof Muslin Waists that
were SO. rs ). SO. 4. so and 4 o8, now
al 50. 9S