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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07
PARADE AFEATURE
Fifteen Thousand Marines and
Soldiers March in Line at
San Francisco.
CITY HAVING A HOLIDAY
Combined Atlantic and Pacific Fleets
Largest Ever Assembled Under
Any Flag.

San Francisco, May THE two
chief events in connection with the
feet festivities today will be a great
military and naval parade and gov
ernor's banquet in the evening.
Today's parade will mark the last
public appearance of Admiral Evans
in his active career as a naval officer
In few days he will retire from the
service. Fifteen thousand soldiers and
sailors will be in line including 2.50(
men of the regular army under Gen
eral Funston. e
Cheers for Evans.
Secretary of the Navy Metcalf, Gov
ernor Gillett of California and staff
Mayor Taylor of San Francisco, Rear
Admiral Evans and staff in carriages
and hundreds of thousands of people
| lined the route of the parade. Wher
the people caught sight of Evans the
cheering and waving of flags ant
handkerchiefs began and did mo-
cease until he was out of sight.
The second division consisted en-
tirely of marines and sailors from the
fleets. The bluejackets were enthus
iastically greeted all along the line
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07
HOUSE ADOPTS HILL REPORT WITH
ALL CRITICISMS FOR GOVERNOR
Gut IA Members Rally 70 Defense Of Executive Of Illinois When
Vote on Acceptance Comes---Severe Blow for
Republican Hopes

Springfield, H., May 7.-Governor
Deneen got from the house of repre-
sentatiyes yesterday afternoon the Sc
yerest criticism that has even been
administered to any executive by a
like body in this state.
By the official act of the house he
was called names and accused of
practices that even he would have
hesltated to apply or charge against
a prisoner at he bar when he was
states attorney of Cook county.
In terms, and by a vote of more Than
| six to one, the governor was called
"a whited sepulcher'' and an executive
who deceived the people. He was
called hypocrite and charged with
corrupt practices in the administra-
| tion of the civil service law. law
paign for denomination.
Sanctions Practices.
Further, he was accused of sanction
| ing and defending horrible practices
in the state institutions. He was ac
cused directly of conniving to lei
questionable contracts for supplies
and of sheltering, through his~subor
dinates, the most brutal attendants al
these Institutions.
| That denunciatien of the governor
was made by his own party-the re
publican members of the house. Il
was concurred in by the democrats
but it was the republicans who lee
the attack and who. with grim de
termination, made the charges per
sonal to the governor They knew
just what they were doing. And the!
Ibid it with a satisfaction born of three
years of growing hatred.
i Vote on Report Is 80 to II.
i What the house did was to adop
the report of the special committe,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07

Washington, May 7.-Following are
in brief the proceedings of the two
houses of congress yesterday as taken
from the official records:
SENATE - The senate passed a bill
prohibiting the employment within GER
tain hours of children under IA years
of age in the District of Columbia.
The senate also adopted a resolution
offered by Mr.. Foraker of Ohio direct
ing the Interstate commerce commission
to inform the senate whether the COM
modify clause of the interstate COM
May 1, 1905. and IL not whether the
by the railroads has
been due to any agreement. arrange
ment or understanding between the
railroad companies and the authorities.
The conference report on the army APP
preparation bill carrying an aggregate
of $95,377. .246 was adopted; Senator
Warner of Missouri concluded his
speech on the Brownsville affair. his
closing remarks calling forth a state
ment from Senator Foraker that q
western paper had announced that the
president recently wrote to Senator
Smith of Michigan to the effect that he
had not changed his mind as to tht
guilt of the negro soldiers of the 25tf
regiment. Mr.. Foraker, suggested thai
the introduction of that letter in tn,
record would be interesting. The sen
ate at 5:55 D. m. adjourned totoday.
HOUSE-By a vote of 167 to 46, ane
Following a two hours debate. th'
lhouse again went on record against tn,
treestablishment of the canteen I'm ma
tional soldiers homes. In the course o
| the discussion man giving his nam
las George +. Gridley of Providence
r.. l., unfurled an American flag ant
lproceeded to make an address from TIL
lgallery on the temperance question
He was promptly taken out. Perhap
1.-THE real sensation /of the day was al
admission by Mr.. Bennett of New York
La member of the immigration commits
Ision, that he had, under the old immi
alton of many foreigners in one day
With the exception of the adoption o
the conference report on the bill re
iorganizing the consular service, tn
sundry civil appropriation bill was un
der consideration the entire day A
.l5:19 p. m. recess was taken unit
= 1880 today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07
Gets own STATE
Governor Johnson Carries Min
nesota at Democratic
Primaries.
EVEN MINNEAPOLIS FOR HIM
Complete State Ticket in Ohio-Ten
Republican Delegates in Con-
necticut for Taft,

st. Paul, May Managers of
Bryan's campaign in Minnesota are
talking today of the possibility of call
ing separate convention to select
delegates to the Denver convention.
Bryan Men Probably Losers.
st. Paul, May Returns received
from the democratic primaries foI
electing delegates to county conven.
tions which in turn will elect dele.
gates to the state convention, indicate
Governor Johnson's supporters have
swept the state, Overwhelmingly de
feating the Bryan men.
Chairman Day of the democratic
state committee said Hennepin coun.
ty (Minneapolis) which had been con
sidered Bryan stronghold, was swept
by Johnson.
Massachusetts for Bryan.
Boston, May 7.-Before the assemb
ling of the democratic state conven
tion the committee on resolutions
after a protracted session, decided te
report to the convention a resolution
instructing for Bryan for the presi
tdential nomination
Complete Ohio Ticket.
| Columbus, Ohio, May 7-Followin.
is the complete ticket named by tn,
democratic state convention yester
day:
1 Governor-Judson Harmon.
Lieutenant Governor-David L. Rock
well.
Judges Supreme Court-H. T. Matf
er, G. B. Okey.
/ Secretary of State--J. H. Newman.
Auditor-W. w. Durbin.
Treasured. s. Creamer.
/ Attorney General = Timothy 8. Ht
gam,
/ Jublic works. A. States, Bernar
i Doran.
| Dairy and Food Commissioner-D
vid Eley.
/ State School Commissionsr-John
Mcdowell
i Clerk of Supreme Court-Oliver
!, Larason
i Delegates at Large - Tom L. job
son. w. S. Thomas, E. w. Hanley, Ma
| thew r. Denver.
j Kentucky Favors Taft.
Louisville, KY, May 1.-THE pla
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07

that Investigated the state institutions
by vote of SO to II. And that re
port was adopted without the chang
criticism.
Forty-three republicans, A demo
Gratis and one prohibitionist went on
record as believing and approving all
the scathing charges made in that re
markable document. Only IA scatter
ing republicans had the courage or the
faith in and friendship for the gov
ernor to vote against it. OF the Other
Il members, some were absent, and
others lodged the issue.
In Strongest Language.
Just how severe the criticism of the
governor is can be seen from two o.
the closing paragraphs of the report
If more stinging accusation can bt
couched in the English language
those words were not at the command
of the man who wrote it-John w
Hill. chairman of the investigating
committee Here are the two para
graphs:
''It is the opinion of the committe,
that both the spirit and the lette
of the law (the civil service act) al
administered under the present civi
lservice commission has been evadet
with the sanction and approval O
the executive who. while leading th'
people of the state to believe tha
the law is being strictly enforced, an,
accomplishing important results fo
the better conduct of the various in
stitutions, is etading the law and dc
ceiving the people.
"As thus administered civil servic
presents to the people of the state a.
outward mask sanctified and beaut
jful, while within is seen the contemI
tuous grinning sneer of the skeleto
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07
Address to Conference at Bal
timore, However, Denies
Retrogression.
GlvEsMOREDIscRETION
Last Four Years Shown to
Have Been Remarkable for
Gain of Members.

Baltimore, Md, May THE address
OF bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
church, read before the general con-
ference today, notes a gain in the
number of communicates during the
past four years of 27s,357, the great
est gain during any similar period
for 16 years. The total gain in church
property for the four years last past
is $32 ,678,000, while the total valua-
ton of churches and parsonages is
$1S6.924 ,000 The membership in the
whole world is 3,3O7,275.
Would Strike Out List.
AS to amusements and book disci-
pline the address says: 1--WE recon-
mend, not that paragraph 246 be
stricken out, but that it be amended
by striking out the confessedly par
tial list of worldly amusements found
therein, leaving as ground for
church trial, in case such trial be-
comes necessary, that portion of the
paragraph which reads, taking such
amusements as are obviously of a
| misleading or questionable moral ten
dency or disobedience to order and
discipline of the church., and espe-
| cially our original rule as to taking
such diversions as cannot be used in
| the name of the Lord Jesus
| Denied Refrigeration.
| "a grave injustice will be done II
thiss accommodation is interpreted as
an abandonment of our early opposi.
tion to worldly amusements Indeed
it is return to the principles and to
the exact words furnished by John
Wesley
Divorce Laws a Disgrace.
| AS to divorce the address says:
Consecutive polygamy permitted by
the divorce laws of some of our states
is a disgrace to our country We
tsreatly rejoice that the conscience of
nations is being quickened Oh this
lsubject and that the demand for uni
form divorce laws increases"
Bishops Address the Feature.
Baltimore, May THE feature OF
Itoday's sitting of the quadrennial gen.
Ieral conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church was the presenta-
ton of the Episcopal address prepared
by the bishops.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07
LIST OF WORlDLl \
STRICKEN OUT
IF BISHOPS

form adopted by the republican state
convention applauds Roosevelts ad-
ministration and demands that his
policies shall prevail and their objects
accomplished. The delegation to the
Chicago convention was instructed to
vote for Taft until he shall be nom
mated.
Ten Are for Taft.
Hartford, Conn.,, May 1.-THE re.
publican convention closed two days
session here yesterday by choosing a
delegation of IA to the Chicago con.
vention. Ten delegates are instruct
ed to work for Taft and four dele.
Igates are uninstructed. While the con-
vention was evidently as whole
strongly pro Taft there was some op-
position to the instruction of dele
gates. This opposition ceased when il
became evident how strong the Taft
feeling was.
Ahead in North Central States.
Chicago, May 7.-According to the
Tribune's straw vote the preference
for the democratic presidential nom
ination in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa. Kan
sas, Michigan, Minnesota. Missouri
North Dakota. Nebraska. Ohio, Okla
homa, South Dakota and Wisconsin is
as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07
HUNDRED LIVES
THREATENED ON
A DOOMED SHIP
Peter Rickmers on Bar at
New York With Waves
Breaking Over.

New York. May 7.-One hundred
men on the disabled and stranded
ship. Peter Rickmers, are in peril this
afternoon. The big ship is plunging
and helplessly tumbling and pitching
i'm the sea on sand bar about 1000
yards off shore. not far from Fire is
land. Every wave now makes a clean
sweep over the ship.
Three Crews at Work.
Three life saving crews are fight
ing wind and seas in a driving rain
in an attempt to run lines to the
doomed craft,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07
SHEDHOuSINC BODIES OFCuINNESS
VICTIMS BROKEN INTO DURING NIGHT;
rain CAUSES SEARCH TO Be HAL TED

Identified yesterday afternoon with
considerable certainty. They were
those of Jennie Olson, 16 years old,
foster daughter of Mrs. Guinness, and
Andrew Helgelein. The former iden-
LITIGATION was made by the girls
father and sister and the latter by
the dead mans brother, A. K. Hell
gelein.
The increasingly divergent character
of the grewsome mysteries has aroused
the entire community and the crowd
was SO great the sheriff was obliged
to call on the police to keep the peo-
pie back so as not to interfere with
the work. OF the nine cadavers,
seven are those of males.
Liverymen Talk.
The best clew yet found came to
light Immediately following the dis
covery of the last three bodies yes
terday. John A. Walker, liveryman,
and Leo Wade, his employe, told of
having carted heavy trunks to the
Guinness farm in the summer and au-
tumn of 1906. Clyde Sturgis, employed
by Foster and Degarmo, another livery
concern. remembered he took two sim
liar trunks to the place year ago.
In addition several heavy boxes were
carted to the house at different times.
Mrs. Guinness would not let us into
the house with one of the trunks
said Wade. "We put it on the porch
before the front door The other, al
her orders. was carried in after dark
There was no light in the house, and
she did not strike one when we en-
tered with the trunk. She led us
through two dark rooms into third
and opened another oor. But |, told
Walker l had had enough and we
dropped the trunk in the third room
and left
Trunks Heavy and Strongly Corded.
Sturgis said the trunks he took tC
corded. Mrs. Guinness told me tt
carry them in the cellar way. l start
ed to uncord them for her, but sh,
told me to leave them alone and mint
my own business, so | got out"
4
If these trunks contained dismem
| bered corpses, the disposal of TIL,
| bodies at the farm would have beer
comparatively simple. Joseph Max
son, one of Nthe woman's employees
Ray Lamphere, the prisoner in The
case, and ~EEed. Brickman, neighbor
have told of digging trenches in tn,
barn yard >at Mrs. Guinness direc
3, tions.
Motive Not Fully Established.
| The authorities are not convince,
Mrs. Guinness was unaided in he
horrifying work and their suspicion
point to Ray Lamphere. They poin
to several admissions by him ant
other incidents in support of thei
suspicions. The motive of the whole
sale murders is not fully established
Carved In Same Way.
DR.. Meyer who examined the bodie
said that he was of the firm conVit
tion all had been cut up by the sam
lperson. In each case the legs ha
been esevered at practically the sam
!point above the knee, heads cut ava
in almost a similar fashion and tn
wrappings which elung to the severe
corpses were of the same material
lheavy gunny sacking.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07

of corrupt practices, supposed to be
forever buried where it can do no
more harm''
Keeps Mayors Revenue Bill Out.
Springfield, ILL.,, May AT lively
session of the house last night Shan
ahan of Cook county endeavored to
get the mayors revenue bill in after q
number of other bills had been intro
duced, but Brown of La Sale county
objected. Shanahan then moved tC
suspend the rules but the motion fail
ed, receiving but 46 votes to 80 against
The house adjourned until this af
ternoon, when the state board of con
troll bills will be taken up. The mo
ton to adjourn sine die next Saturda,
will be probably raised.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07
Rain Prevents Digging.

Ruin Prevents DIGGING.
La Porte. Ind. May because of
the heavy rain, digging for bodies on
the Guinness farm was abandoned to-
day and work will be resumed tomor-
row.
Friend of Lamphere Arrested.
La Porte. Ind, May bessie Conk-
ling, a young woman residing in Mich
igan City, Ind, whose former home
was in La Porte. has been arrested
by Sheriff Smuttzer and is being held
as an important witness in the GUM
ness farm tragedy. The woman was
the friend of Ray Lamphere, who is
accused of completely in the murders
at the Guinness home. She is not ac-
cused of completely, but her testimony
is considered of great Importance.
VIII he Kept In Jail.
She will remain locked up until the
grand jury hears her testimony next
week. 1t is said Lamphere, while
talking to Miss Conkling, made
threats against Mrs. Guinness and
said he had information which, if dis
closed, would hang Mrs. Guinness.
Possible solution Reached.
La Porte Ind. May "A possible
solution of the Guinness farm mys-
terry which was deepened yesterday
when four additional bodies were
found in the barn yard, developed late
yesterday afternoon. Evidence that
the nine dismembered bodies un-
earthed Tuesday and yesterday had
been shipped to this city, probably
from Chicago, came to light, the testi
mony of draymen whd had carted
trunks and boxes to the Guinness home
bearing this out.
In addition the local authorities re
ceived the information that two trunks
consigned to Mrs. Belle Guinness, La
Porte. Ind" were being hello in an eX
press office in Chicago. and the assist
ance of the Chicago police in unravell
ing the puzzle was sought at once.
Two of the mutilated bodies were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07
FLOODS THREATEN
DANvllLE HOMES

Danvilie. H., May The homes of
800 people living in the lowlandS
about ,Danville are threatened as re-
suit of torrential rains last night.
Stony creek is roaring river and is
tearing away everything in its course.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07

In every state of the central west
Bryan has his lead undiminished ex
cept, of course, in Minnesota. There
Governor Johnson gets II votes as
against 49 for the Nebraskan, but il
is significant that even in Minnesota
by adding together the first and sec
ond choices, it is found that Bryan
has 81 as against 92 for Johnson
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07
ELECT SENATORS
By DIRECT VOTE
People OF Oklahoma Holding Holiday
at Request Of Governor to Me-
morialize Congress.

Guthrie. Okla. May 7.-Throughout
Oklahoma today legal holiday is be-
ing observed. Governor Haskell last
week issued a proclamation declaring
today holiday and exhorting the peo-
pie of the state to hold meetings and
adopt resolutions calling upon the
United States congress to pass legis-
lation providing for the selection Of
United States senator's by direct vote
| of the people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07

DECATUR BREWERY
WILL GO DRY, TOO
Local Option Law in Effect Tonight
and So Saloons Will Retire
From Business.

Decatur, H., May 7.-Fifty-eight sa-
looms will close at midnight tonight
when Decatur goes dry under the Illi-
rois local option law. The brewing
company will now manufacture soft
drinks exclusively.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07
LAWYER ARRESTED
FOR ExTORTI0n

New York, May 7.-Edward e.
Brennan, lawyer of Butte. Mont,
was arrested in the Office of F Au,
|gustus Heinze late this afternoon
charged with attempting to extor,
$4,000 from Heinze.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07
HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR CHELSEA FIRE
With Causing Destruction of
Part of City.

Boston, May Jacob Lewitzky OF
Boston and Abraham Wolnitz of Chel-
sea were arrested last night charged
with arson, and being responsible for
the great fire at Chelsea April IL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07
Brother Of General chaffee Dead.

Kansas City, No.. May 7.-Maior O.
P. Chaffee, who was an Officer in the
confederate army and brother of
Lieutenant General Adna r. Chaffee,
died at his home today of kidney
trouble
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07
Ihis Town,s Lid on riaht.

Mount Carroll. ILL.,, May THE lid
has been nailed down so tight here
that the council has refused to grant
billiard hall and bowling alley
license.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07
UP TO PEOPLE
To PICK ''DRY"
TICKET AUG. 8
Two Names for Each
Place to be on Ticket
at Primaries.

Springfield, ILL.,, May THE state
prohibition convention today decided
to place on the state primary ticket
to be voted on Aug. 8 two names for
each state Office. The following were
named for governor: Daniel X. Sheen
of Peoria and E. w. Chaffin of Chi
cago.
Fayors Changes In Laws.
The platform adopted demands that
congress pass law prohibiting inter
state commerce in Intoxicating liquors,
favors postal savings bank, deep
waterway and revision of the tariff
against trust made goods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07
Four Corpses Result of Days
Work and There Are
Other CIeWs.
SOME new LIGHT SHED
Liverymen Tell of Hauling
Heavy Trunks From Chica-
90 Train to Place.

La Porte, May IA shed on the
Guinness farm containing the bodies
Of victims was broken into and the
bodies seriously disturbed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07
YESTERDAY IN CONGRESS

Washington, May Following are
in brief the proceedings of the two
houses of congress yesterday as taken
from the official records:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-07

La Porte. Ind, May because of
the heavy rain, digging for bodies on
the Guinness farm was abandoned to-
day and work will be resumed tomor'
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-05-01
How / Cured sweeny and Fl,tuls.

Il want to tell you how saved one
Of our horses that had fstula We
had the horse doctor out and he said
It was so bad that he did not think he
could cure It, and did not come again.
Then we tried sloan's Llnimeht and
II cured II up nicely.
zone day last spring ! was blowing
for a neighbor who had horse with
swoeny. and | told him about sloan's
Eminent and he had me get n bottle
for him. and It cured his horse all
right. and he goes on now like colt
I'VE had n horse that had sweeny
awfully bad aud we thought Il was
never going to be any good, but We
used sloan's Linimont and II cured IL
up nicely. told another neighbor
about It and he said Il was the best
Eminent he ever used.
I'VE are using Sloan's Sure Cole
Cure and we think II Is all right"
A. d. Bruce, Aurela, Ia.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-05-01
Pervertlon o, TYNE.

The Sunday school teacher was en-
tertalning her class with what she
had fondly planned TO be social
evening" To her disappointment she
found that all spontanelty had been
left at home with the boys everyday
clothes, and conversation dragged
hopelessly until her bull terrier came
into the room. lie shifted about from
one shy hand Of welcome TO another
when suddenly boyish voice. grun
with embarrassment, burst forth: II
had a bull pup like that oncet. but be
growed up into bloodhound"
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-05-01
Had Done His Best.

Representative Adam Bede OF Min
nesota il credited with the story Of
the boy with the disreputably dirty
face. who was sent to the town pump
by the teacher. with the scrlptural In
junction. to wash and be clean
lie returned with the chin and
lower part Of his face looking rather
pale. but his cheeks and forehead re-
NAMED as dirthued a. before The
children roared at bis comical appear
hncc. and. when the teacher asked
him why he had not cleaned his en-
tire face. he answered:
Il washed and wiped az high up AZ
my shirt would 60"