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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
OLIVER GETS PARTNER
FOR BIG CANAL JOB
Low Bidder on Panama Work Associat
cd With Frederick c. Stevens,
New York Banker.

Washington. Jan. 3O.-William j..
Oliver said last night that the syndi-
cate he is forming TO construct the
Panama canal Will certainly meet the
approval of President Roosevelt and
Secretary Taft. He announced that
he had already entered into partner
ship with Frederick c. Stevens. pres
idcnt of the Commercial National bank
Of this city. On signature Of the con
tract with the government Mr.. Oliver
will assume charge of the work on the
isthmus. while Mr.. Stevens will direct
the work from this end. J. {. &, A. NJ.
Stewart. New York contractors. are in
Washington i'm conference with Mr.
Oliver. and have submitted a proposi-
tion to him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
DR.. WILEY TELLS OF SOME FOODS new
LAW DOES NOT MAKE WHOLESOME

Washington, Jan. 30.-Dr. Wiley,
chief of the chemistry bureau of the
department of agriculture. and the
governments pure food expert. gave
much interesting testimony concerning
the deterioration of foodstuffs in cold
storage before the house committee on
agriculture. whose hearings on the
agricultural appropriation bill have
just been made public. Two cold stOr-
age warehouses are at DR.. Wileys dis
posal in Washington and he gave the
results. he has attained by experiments
with all sorts of foodstuffs.
Milk begins to deteriorate right
away and so does cream" said Wiley.
Eggs also begin to deteriorate imme-
diately Fruit is improved and some
times continues to improve for three
months. Meat improves up to about
six or eight weeks. But after three
months for meat you can see that it
has reached the maximum and then it
begins to go down, do not care how
hard it is frozen
Dr. Wiley was asked many questions
about oysters and said that oysters
opened and shipped in buckets should
be prevented from entering interstate
commerce as they are dead and not
good AS soon as oysters thaw after
being frozen they are dangerous. He
said the greatest outrage OF the oyster
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS

Washington. Jan. 3O-Following is a
brief resume of the important proceed.
ings in both houses of congress yester
day:
SENATE;-Thc senate passed the dip
lomatic and consular and fortificatton~
appropriation bills. the former carry
ing $3,9SJ.477. and the latter S2041. roo
Senate Beveridge concluded his speech
in advocacy of his child labor bill. Sen
office for the uneXpired term of Sena-
tor Burton. Use senate adjourned un-
til today.
HOUSE-The house passed the sen
ate bill increasing the board of Gus
toms appraisers in New York from 1o
10 II. and also passed the senate bill
making provision for conveying STRIP
Of ground in St. Augustine. Fla. known
as the Lines. for school purposes
Mr.. Littauer sought immediate action
on a bill to loan Sl,O00.000 to the James
town exposition, but 50 much OppoSi-
tion developed that he Withdrew thc
measure The agricultural approDria-
tion bill occupied the house most OF tho
day The free seed distribution item
was restored. The recommendations oi
the salaries of the chief forester and
the chief of the bureau of chemistry
from S3.500 to $4,000 went out on point
of order An important amendment was
adopted that no part of the money ap-
propriated for enforcing the nationa
pure food law should be paid to ans
state. city or district official. Aftel
completing nearly so pages OF the bill
the house at 800 p m. adjourned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30

trade is to soak oysters with fresh
water and swell them up, making them
look fat
DR.. Wiley said oysters sent out in
tin cans are all right. but bulk oysters
shipped in tubs and buckets "are eth
er preserved with some preservative
or are dangerously near the ptomaine
line
He said gelatine 'is made of hides.
or scrapings from hides. These hides
go into the tanners watts and those
hides that smell to heaven are treated
and trimmed and these trimmings are
used 10 make gelatin
Wiley said gelatin factories are the
dirtiest in the world: that the hides
used are treated with alkali which is
rubbed into them for shipment. The
hides are scraped and trimmed and
then put into tanners Yates and the
residue used for gelatin. He said that
this gelatin is something made in glue
factories and that what is not fit for
glue is made into gelatin.
DIR. Wiley said gelatin ''is used for
putting into ice cream and candies
and for making the capsules that you
take your medicine in" He added
that there is no objection TO gelatin
if properly made and that there is
plenty of wholesome raw material TO
make it Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
WOULD ESCAPE ON
NEW TECHNICALLY
Aside Order of Service at
ST. Louis.

St Louis. Jan. 30.-Hearing on the
motion OF the principal defendants in
the governments suits against the al
legged Standard Oil monopoly TO set
aside the order OF service under which
they were brought into the jurisdiction
of the United States circuit court a.
ST. Louis. were begun today before the
United States judges. Practically all
seven corporations and Individua. .s
named in the governments s'Iiy are
parties to the motion which challenges
the validity of the order made in ac-
cOrdance with provisions of the Sher-
man antitrust act. upon which the gov
ernment's suit was instituted
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
SECRETARY HITCHCOCK is
ARRAICNED IN THE SENATE

been less efficient during his eight
years of service in challenging erro-
neous. improper or fraudulent land en-
tries than were his four predecessors
during the eight preceding years.
Even the abuses under the socalled
timber and stone law, which the secre-
tary might have stopped any day, are
shown by the records TO have been
shamefully exaggerated.
I'm the name of justice, in behalf of
more than 100000 entrymen on the
public domain, in the name of the
families dependent upon them, and of
their discredited neighbors. who may
be witnesses in their behalf, aggregat-
ing substantially two millions of peo-
pie accused and injured. | ask for a
hearing from the senate. from the
president and the country. on the cold
and silent facts as disclosed by the
government records.
Vote on Smoot Feb. =.
Washington. Jan. 30-The senate
has agreed to vote on the resolution
declaring Smoot is not entitled to his
seat at o'clock Feb. >.
Indian Bill Grows.
Washington. Jan. 30.-The Indian ap-
preparation bill was reported TO the
senate today. II carries S14.jO9 900. 4
net increase of SG.3OG. 900 over the bill
as passed by the house. The large in
creases is due to appropriations unde:
which the United States treasurer will
pay TO a number of Indian tribes mon
cy now held in trust as Indian tribal
funds.
Would stop Interest.
The senate committee feels these
tribes are competent to manage their
own affairs and the government should
cease paying interest on the funds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
FIND new VICTIM
Russian Terrorists Kill Head of
Prison for Using
kn0ut.

St Petersburg. Jan. 30.-M. Guide
ma. governor of the political prison at
VasiIi Ostroff. a suburb. was shot while
on the main street of the island today
and died almost Immediately
The assassin, who was aged about IS
and dressed as a workman, escaped.
Guidema was sentenced to death by
the local group of terrorists for his
merciless use of the lash in suppress
ing the hunger strike which the pris-
oners of Basil island declared a fort
night ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
DID GRAFT AT PEORIA
BANKRUPT COUNTY?
Careless Expenditure of Funds Believ-
ed to Have Caused Present
Trouble.

Peoria. ILL.,. Jan. 30.-The grand jury.
which for two weeks has been engaged
in investigating Irregularities in the
sheriffs Office and the board of super
visors. is continuing its work on the
county records.
Through purpOrted careless eXpendi-
ture of money by the supervisors and
reported Justification of reports by the
sheriff's office it is said. Peoria county
practically has been bankrUpted. No
money is on hand The local banks
are discounting orders on the county
treasurer.
The members of the grand jury,
though admitting the serious charges
against the officials they are iuvesti-
eating. refuse to give any facts. But
the cloud of Witnesses from all parts
of the county and the length of the de
liberations of the jury give good basis
for the anxiety which exists among
certain members of the board and for
mer attaches of the sheriff's Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
Wife from Iowa.
LOCOMOTIVE WORKS BURNS
Evening Fire Does 100000 Damage
at Baldwin Plant at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Pa. Jan. 90 Fire
which started with an explosion in the
paint shop. destroyed one entire sec
tion of the Baldwin locomotive works
last night. entailing loss of $1,O00,O00.
Other large buildings were threatened,
but after an hours fight the fire was
brought under control.
About 1000 men were employed in
the burned building, but they will be
given work in other departments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
Fuel Famine; May Burn Cars.

Washington, d. C., Jan. 30.-A tele-
gram received at the interstate com
merce commission from New Rockford
n D., says that the fuel situation is 50
desperate that the inhabitants will burn
railroad property in less than IS hours
for fuel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
SCARLET FEVER
STILL INCREASES
More Also Afflicted With
Oiphtheria.

Chicago Jan. 30.-The epidemic of
scarlet fever is increasing. especially
on the west side of the city. Three
hundred fourteen new cases were re
ported today. making a total of about
four thousand in the city. The health
department today noted a slight in
crease in the cases of diphtheria.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
President Names Postmasters.

Washington. Jan. 30.-The president
has sent to the senate the following
nominations of postmasters for Illi-
nois: w. T. Kay, Camp Point; S.
Baird, Carlyle: F. p. Bursett. Keiths-
burg: ID. c. S. Atkinson, Paxton; c. c.
Marsh Bowen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
WEAR APRONS AND LOOT
Sterling Robbers Deceive Police by
Wearing Saloon Mems Garments.

Sterling, ILL.,. Jan. 3O.-Robbers, af-
ter entering the saloon of John Prestin
last night dOnned the white coats and
the aprons of the proprietor and his
bartender and then looted the place.
The Police saw the white-garbed men
at work, and, believing that they were
the proprietor and his assistant, went
away. The robL rs wheeled the safe
from the saloon ano disappeared. They
were polite however. and left the gar
ments in which they worked and Il
note of thanks TO the proprietor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
COOLEST DAY OF THE
WINTER At LA CROSSE
Twenty-Five Below Zero But Few Hun
dred Miles North of Hcre-West
is Hit Also.

La Crosse. Wis, Jan. 30.-This is
the coolest day of the winter. the Their
mOmeters going to % below zero.
Norfolk. Neb., Jan. 30.-The cold
wave from the northwest has settled
down over northern Nebraska and
southern South Dakota. the tempera-
ture falling to 23 below zero at Bone
steel, 5. D.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
SALOME NO MORE
Decided to Discontinue Much
Discussed Play at New
York.

New York. Jan. 3O.-The decision ID
discontinue the presentation of Strauss
opera "Salome" at the Metropolitan
opera house was reached today at a
conference between directors of the
company owning the opera house and
representatives of the COnried Metro
politan Opera company.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
Jim Grow" Car Screens.

jefferson City, Mo. Jan. 30 The
senate railroad committee has reported
favoTably on the Jim Crow bill pro
viding that all railroad and street car
companies should provide movable
screens to separate white and black
passengers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
Ninety-One Missing and
All Believed to be
Lost.
DUST WAS IGNITED
Now Supposed TO be on Fire.
Other Lives Suddenly
Snuffed Out.

Charleston, W. Va, Jan. 3o-lt was
stated today there are 81 men in the
Stuart mine in Fayette county where
the explosion Of dust occurred yester-
day.
It is not believed any Of the men
viii be taken ont alive. The force Of
the explosion was so terrific as to
wreck the entire inner workings.
It is thought the mine is on fire. but
this cannot be determined until later.
Two Hundred Caught.
Charleston, W. Va, Jan. 3O-Two
hundred miners were entombed by an
explosion caused by dust in the Stew
art mine near Fayette last night. Fif-
ty-seven men are known TO have per
ished and the list may go much high
ter. Every effort is being made To-
get out the men still in the mine. but
the work is greatly delayed owing
largely to the fact that the shaft is
5GS feet deep.
The mine is owned by the Stewart
COlliery company. and has been in op-
not fully developed. the work of dcycl-
oping being done on the double entry
system.
Illinois Miners Killed.
Johnston City. H.. Jan. 30.-Four
men were killed and seven seriously
injured by an explosion of powder i'm
+44e --Jehnston City-CoaI- company's
mine here YESTERDAY.
81 SuII buried in German Mine.
Saarbruecken. Jan. 30.-There are
still y bodies underground in the
Reden mine OF the bodies brought
out only p have been recognized. The
others are 50 burned that their identity
can not be established. one woman
became demented when she was CON
frOnted by her husband alive she hav-
ing believed him 10 be among the dead
The cause of the explosion still re-
mains a mystery
Powder Will BInSt Kills Two.
Fontainet. Ind. Jan. 30.-The pow
der mill of the Latin & Rand Powder
company near here was destroyed by
an explosion yesterday Jake Garner
- years old. and Max Burndt. p years
Old the only employees in the mill an
the time. were blown TO atoms The
cause Of the explosion Is not known.
Locomotive Blows Up.
Fort Wayne, Ind. Jan. 30.-A loco
motive pulling a Pennsylvania freight
train exploded at Arcota today w. c.
Bender. the engineer. was killed and
the fireman and brakeman badly hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
ORGANIZED C. A. R.
Major Austin CuShman Sud-
denly Stricken During
Lodge Festivities.
END COMES AT BOSTON, MASS.
Rev. Dudley Chase, Old Army Chaplain
and Illinois Man, Dies at
Philadelphia.
IL shock tO One Juro

Boston. Jan. 30.-In the midst Of fes-
tyities during ladies night of De
Moiay commandery, Knights Templar
Major Austin Cushman, organizer and
first department commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic. and pri-
yate secretary to Millard Fillmore
president of the United States, was
stricken with heart disease and died 4,
midnight
Old Army Chaplain Dead.
Philadelphia. Jan. 30.-Chaplain Dud-
ley Chase of the United States army j
dead in this city, aged 81. Chase was
born at Hartford, Conn. ordained At
RUshvilIe. H., June, 1912, and priest
at Quincy. H.. by his father. the late
Rev. DR.. Philander Chase, bishop of
Illinois, a year later. In 1864 he was
appointed chaplain in the army and
served at various forts in California
and Nevada
Member of British Parliament.
London, Jan. 3O.-Sir Michael Fos-
ter. unionist member of parliament
from London university, died suddenly
Yesterday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
Davis for U. S. Senator.

Little Rock, Ark, Jan. 30.-Both
houses voted yesterday for United
States senator. Governor Davis re-
ceived SS votes in the house and 80 IN
the senate. Judge Worthington receiv-
cd the five republican votes.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
NEARLY HUNDRED KILLED
IN COAL Mine EXPLOSION

ed that there was a possibility of his
tying the jury up by being i'll after the
taking of evidence was begun.
IL shock to One Juror.
Mr. Faire's case is different He was
obviously vastly surprised at being eX-
cused. and said SO when questioned.
He stated that he had truthfully ans
wered all the questions addressed to
him when he was examined by counsel.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
Keep Up Fight in Ohio.

Findlay, Ohio. Jan. 30.--Motions to
qUash indictments recently found
against the Standard Oil company of
Ohio and John ID. Rockefeller. CT al,
were filed in the court here today. 1t
is maintained the indictments are in
definite and not made with sufficient
certainty to enable the attorneys TO
properly prepare the defense.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
PUZZLES POLICE.
Mysterious Death of Mrs. Viii.
liam Copley and Infant at
Washington.
HUSBAND is UNDER ARREST
Parties Formerly from Iowa-BeIief
Grows Woman Killed Babe
and Self

Washington, Jan. 30.-Police officials
are busy trying to solve the mystery
as to whether Mrs. Amanda NJ. Copley
and her three-months-oid baby, who
were found in bed shortly after mid
night. were murdered or whether Mrs.
Copley shot the infant and then COM
mitted suicide. The latter theory is
the explanation by the husband. Will
liam c. Copley. clerk in the census of
flee. who is held at the police station
pending an investigation.
Suicide Impossible.
Lieutenant Falvey. after examining
the wound which caused Mrs. Copley's
death, said it would have been i'm
possible for the women to have inhict-
ed the injury herself
Called Physician.
Shortly after midnight Copley called
in DR.. John S. Dorsey. telling him his
wife had attempted to commit suicide.
When the physician arrived at the
Copley residence. both Mrs. Coplcy
and the baby were dead. He imme-
diately notified the police and the hus-
band and father was placed under ar
rest.
sticks tn story.
He was subjected to a severe exam
ination at the police station. but in
sisted his wife had killed herself. The
prisoner declared he did not know the
baby had been shot until the doctor
pulled down the covers of the bed in
which the TWO were lying COpley adj
mitted he and his wife had quarrelled
IN the early part of the night, but said
his wife had taken the two children,
Raymond, aged 3. and Ruth. the baby.
and gone to the room. He went to his
room on the second floor to retire for
the night.
Heard Two shots.
Shortly before midnight he said. he
heard two shots in the bedroom Occu-
pied by the wife ana that he immedi-
ately rushed into the room and found
his wife had slot- -herseitz- without
making further examination he hurried
to the residence of the physician. The
COpleys were married in Iowa. and un-
til they came TO Washington in 1892
resided at Walnut. Pottawattamie
Copley is 81 years old. He
was a member of the 3lth Iowa regi-
ment. and served some time in the
Wife from Iowa.
Mrs Copley was %. and her maiden
name was Amanda NJ Bunker Both
have relatives in Iowa and Illinois.
Both are given excellent regulations
by the neighbors
The inquest will be held tomorrow.
AS the official investigation proceeds
he belief gains ground the case is one
IF murder and suicide.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
TIVE Men Accepted and
Assigned to Their
Places.
NEW PANEL Is CALLED
Will Bring Number of Talesmen
Summoned UP to Four
Hundred.

New York. Jan. 30.-Henry |. KIicn-
berG, aged As, Il silk merchant. was
this afternoon chosen as the 11th juror
in the Thaw case.
Maintain Ratio.
New York. Jan. 30.-The ratio of Sc
curing one new juror at each morning
and afternoon session of the Thaw
trial was maintained today when Harry
&c. Brearley. advertising agent, Sc years
of age was added to the trial panel
before the luncheon adjournment was
ordered. BTearley makes the 10th
juror in the box
Call More TaIcsmen.
Twenty-seven talesmen were dispOs-
ed of this morning. and the second
panel OF 100 men i beinS exhausted
rapidly. Just before l o'clock orders
were sent out to summon 100 more
talesmen for tomorrow morning This
Will make 400 who have been summon
ed for possible service in the Thaw
case.
Use Peremptory Challenge.
Both state and defense were engaged
today in a duel of peremptory cha!
lenges. and during the forenoon ses-
sion each side had employed the priv
ilege four times. With two jurors Yet
to be obtained the defense has nine
summary challenges left at its COM
mand and the state 13
Neither Mrs. William Thaw nor the
Countess of Yarmouth attended this
mornings session OF the trial.-sIt is
said they are suffering FROM E5fds ard
did not deem it wfseeto venture out in
the snow
Thaw Takes Notes.
The defendant had piece of paper
and pencil with him today, and from
time TO time during the examination Of
talesmen, made notes.
The juror accepted today was asked
by Thaw's counsel if he had any preju-
dice against the defense of insanity.
and when he replied in the negative.
the further question was put as TO
whether or not ne would give the de
fendant the same benefit of reasonable
doubt on this plea as on any other.
The new juror said he would
Detained by SnowstOrm.
rNSN ipl n. Jan. DV--hES. ENciNn
Thaw was the only relative of Thaw
present when court opened today. 9th
er relatives, il was stated, were de
tanned up town by the severe snow
storm prevailing. Edward Thaw and
Mrs. Carnegie arrived after court was
in session about an hour For the
first time the talesmen today were
asked whether they had been ap-
preached by anyone in connection with
the case. All replied they had not.
Tenth Man Accepted.
The first talesman TO be accepted to-
day was Harry c. Brearley. advocating
agent aged 30, and married He
made the tenth juror in the trial panel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30
is RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
Rumored Swettenham Will Be Relieved
of Duties in Jamaica.

London. Jan. 30.-There is reason to
believe the resignation OF Swettenham
as governor of Jamaica has been ac-
cepted. though officials of the foreign
office refuse all information on the sub
ieCt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-01-30

but took his seat as NO. b, the place
made vacant yesterday by Juror Fair.
No Advance During Day.
New York, Jan. 3O.-Court was ad-
journed at o'clock yesterday after
noon in the Thaw murder trial with
Just as many jurors in the jury box as
when the proceedings opened in the
morning. They were not all the same
jurors, however, two having been eX-
cused and two more chosen to fill their
places.
Your honor. Jerome said, after a
conference with counsel for the de-
fense. just after the noon recess,
counsel for the people have come TO
the conclusion that we should ask that
Mr.. Campbell and Mr.. Faire be excused
from service on the jury. This action
casts no reflection whatever on these
two gentlemen, either as jurors or as
men Your honor knows that similar
action has been taken in another case,
and we ask that these jurors be eX-
cused."
Had Been Informed.
Judge Fitzgerald had evidently been
informed that the request was to be
made and of the grounGs on which it
was based. As soon as counsel for the
defense had given their consent he ad-
dressed M. Campbell and Mr.. Faire
and informed them that they were
forthwith excused, repeating the assur-
ance of the district attorney that the
action was not to be construed as in
any way rejecting upon them.
Mr.. Campbell, it was learned, was
excused largely on account of the state
of his health. He had passed an un-
comfortable night at the Broadway
Central hotel and it was probably fear