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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-16
CHOLERA ON us. TRANSPORT
No Further Infections Expected Aboard
Sheridan at Manila.

Manila, Sept. 16.-The transport
Sheridan, bound for San Francisco
with 105 first class passengers, includ-
a number of officers and their wives,
probably will be delayed in quarantine
here. Monday night a civil employee
on board was stricken by cholera
which he undoubtedly contracted
ashore He Immediately was removed
to the quarantine station. Additional
infections are not expected.
Cholera is diminishing in the prov
inces. IN Manila the cases average
nine daily. Four Americans have died
of the disease in the last six weeks. in
Guiding a soldier in the walled city
and one of the garrison at Camp Nc
Kinley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-16
GOOD TO RESULT
From Paper Investigation, Ac
cording to Congressman
Mann.
GO BACK QUARTER CENTURY
Propose to Make Inquiry Most Thor
ough-Get Figures on Proba-
BILE Future Supply.

Appleton, Wis, Sept. 16-I am not
prepared to state whether or not my
endeavors here have added much to
the knowledge l already possessed
concerning the condition of the paper
industry. but feel the investigation in
Wisconsin will surely result in much
good said Chairman Mann of Chi
cago of the congressional paper and
pulp investigation committee last
evening after holding an all days ses-
sion at Menasha. during which time
Augustus Spies, president of the Mari
Inette and Menominee Paper company
of Marinette, Wis, and Senator Jones
of Bangor, Maine, testified.
Will Go Further.
Continuing, Chairman Mann said
that the committee will investigate
the paper industry in Wisconsin, and
| pay particular attention TO the pres
ent and probable future supply of pulp
wood, its availability in this locality
and the price of wood, paper and
| labor.
1t is possible Henry B. Dean OF
Providence, r. l., the promoter of a
proposed print paper and pulp mill
syndicate who for months had made
Appleton his headquarters, will be
called to the witness stand. Dean is
| the principal promoter of the proposed
deal that will involve $10,000,000 and
| is intended to include nearly every
print paper and pulp mill in Wiscon
sin, Michigan and Minnesota.
| Go Back 25 Years.
The committee yesterday investi
gated the price of print paper and pulp
wood for more than a quarter of a
ieentury back. Accompanied by John
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-16
W.C.T.U.HOLDS
ANNUAL NEE TING
Mrs. Fred Titterington is Elect
ed President of the Rock Is
land Union for Year.
REPORTS MADE ON WORK
All Departments Are in Flourishing
Condition = County and State
Delegates Are Selected.

The annual meeting of the Woman's
Christian Temperance union was held
yesterday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. J. W. Stewart, S21 Nineteenth
street. The election of officers for the
year resulted in the following being
chosen:
President-Mrs. Fred Iitterington
Recording Secretary = Miss Alwilda
Young.
Corresponding Secretary-Miss Ella
Taylor.
Treasurer-Mrs. Henry Kramer.
Reports from the superintendent of
the various departments were received,
and the branches of the work carried
on by the union were shown to be in
a healthy, Furnishing condition. Mrs.
Litten, superintendent of literature, re-
ported that during the year 5000 leaf
lets had been distributed and placed in
boxes at the stations, the largest mum.
Der ever distributed in The city. Mrs
r. G. Taylor, superintendent of Jail
work, reported that 400 leaflets had
been given out at the Jail among the
prisoners, and during the year six devo-
tional meetings had been held at the
Jail.
Flower Mission Work.
Mrs. William Norris of the flower
mission department reported that there
had been distributed 80 bouquets on
flower mission day, flowers being left at
the hospitals, jails and FOR the shut-ins
Mrs. S. J. Woodin of the evangelistic
department reported that IL prayer
meetings had been held during the
local option campaign, and an all-day
prayer service was held April 4 Mrs
j. w. Stewart, superintendent of scien.
tific temperance instruction, reported
that As essays were written by pupils
in the seventh grade and two first
prizes for boys and girls, two second
prizes for boys and girls, and a prize
for the grade handing in the most es.
says total SIS were awarded Mrs S
G. Taylor, in charge of the ice water
barrels, reported that during the past
four months four barrels had been
maintained. Mrs. James Stoddard, su
perintendent of the loyal temperance
legion, reported that two legions had
been organized among colored people
having membership of 49, Mrs. Fred
Titterington, the treasurer, reported
that $25 had been given to the local
Anti-Saloon league and SIS had been
given to the west end settlement work
Delegates Selected.
Delegates to the county w. C. T. U
convention to be held in Moline Sept
1928 were selected as follows: Mrs
Litten, Miss Ella Taylor and Mrs. Hen
ry Kramer. AS delegates to the state
convention to be held at Mount Car
mel Oct. SIP, Mrs. Litten and Mrs
Pollard were chosen.
A vote of thanks was extended tc
the retiring president, Mrs. ]. w
Stewart, who had served the unior
faithfully for about 10 years.
After the business session, refresh
mehts were served and pleasant hal
hour passed in social way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-16
HARTMAN TO GRas ROAD?
New Receivership for the Wheeling
and Lake Erie.

Cleveland, Sept. 16.-Under new
action for receivership. B. A. Worth
ington was again appointed receiver
for the Wheeling and Lake Erie Rail
road company by Judge Taylor in the
United States circuit court here today
1t is minated the suit will result in
the property passing ont of the con
troll Of the Gould interests into the
control of the Northumberland
group of railway financiers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-16
MAYOR AND SHERIFF CLASH
Latter Locked Up by the Former at
Akron, Ohio.

Akron, Ohio, Sept. 16.-Sheriff Dan
P. Stein is being held prisoner here
in the Jail over which he has jurisdic-
ton. Late last night the sheriff was
locked up on order of Mayor Sawyer,
who alleged contempt of court, be
cause the sheriff refused to take two
prisoners before the mayor for a pre-
liminary hearing on a charge of muir
der. Today the sheriff began habeas
corpus proceedings for his release.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-16

On Second TourEThe society com
edy drama, when We Were Friends, -
is now ON it's second tour, and the
favor in which this play is held by
theatergoers has attested that its pop
ularity continues undated. Several
important changes have been made in
the personnel of the cast as well as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-16
employees HONOR ]. ]. HILL

Magnate to Be Banqueted by Men
Who Have Long Worked for Road.
ST. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 16.-James j.
Hill of the Great Northern railroad
is today celebrating his 10th birthday
anniversary, and in honor of the event
the railroad magnate will be banqueted
by the employees of the Great North
ern who have been in the rervice
since 1880, or prior to that time
There are about so eligible to the ban.
quet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-16

in the story of the piece, especially
the climax of the last act where Wal
lace Desmond makes his escape in
stead of committing suicide. William
Macauley is again seen in the leading
role and his excellent acting aids
greatly to the effectiveness of the
play. At the Illinois theater, Sept. 20,
matinee and eevning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-16
Want Freiqht Rates Hiuher.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 16.-The Amer
lean Association of Travelling Passen-
ger Agents in convention here has
unanimously adopted resolution IA
voring an increase in freight rates,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-16

l.. Norris of New York of the News
paper Publishers association and
number of manufa cturers, the COM
mitteemen spent much of the time in
speeding the mills at Neenah and Me-
nasha. To-day there were in Apple
ton
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-16
ADJUSTMENTS
BOOKINGS AT THE ILLINOIS.

Sept. 2o-"When We Were Friends
matinee and night.
Sept. 27-The Morgan Stock COM
pany, matinee and night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-16

arguing such action is necessary to
prevent a business depression and for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-16

the protection of railroad employees of
the country.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-16

The committee yesterday investi
gated the price of print paper and pulp
wood for more than quarter of a
century back. Accompanied by John
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-19
BURNED FIVE THOUSAND
POUNDS hurley TOBACCO
Farmer Living in Mason County the Vic
tim 0fScriOus Loss.

Maysville, KY, March A.
Night riders from Bracken and
Robertson counties made a
raid in this county this
morning and burned 5000 pounds
of tobacco belonging to Milton
McLain, farmer of the German
town neighborhood. There were
about twenty-five in the party
and they called at the house and
John McLain, a son, opened the
door. The riders grabbed him
and made him show them where
the barn was that contained the
tobacco. They took the tobacco
out of the barn on the sticks and
dumped it in a heap and burned
it. McLain intended delivering
it to the American Tabacco Com
pany here to day, as Thos Gray
the buyer had bought the crop
yesterday afternoon.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-19
Passion and Mob Spirit

once at me, Then he arrested
me and took me to Dixon"
Mcdowell had $50 on him
when put in Jail at Henderson.
He had been taken to Dixon at
3 O'Clock on Saturday, as the
mob was forming, and at 8
O'Clock Deputy Sheriff Hubbard
and L. G. Walls and Fred Wat
son, a Jail guard, took HIM to
Henderson.
The mob arrived here shortly
afterward. When they came
they heard that Barry and Park
had been shot by the negroes in
ambush between here and Provi-
dence, and they set out at once
to hang every negro they could
implicate in the ambuscade. Be-
sides Miller and ruqua, Will
Mcdowell, cousin of Jake, and
an unknown negro were arrested
late today.
subdued Excitement.
Dixon and Providence are quiet
today, but the subdued excite-
ment is high. The posses are
still in the country and the
crowds gather on the streets to
hear the reports of Childers'
condition. Henderson is thirty
i've miles from here, and the
chances OF a mob attempting to
break the big Jail there are
small. Nevertheless, there was
some talk tonight that the party
was on its way there. This is
not believed.
Deputy Sheriff Hubbard saws
that Childers was not after Nc
Dowell for misdeameanor, and
says that the negro has always
been peaceable. General belief
is that Chiiders was mixed up in
the negro settlement in some I'M
pleasant way. The fatal bland
er was the wounding of the tray-
elers.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-19
HOUSE
RIDDLED TWICE
Large Band Of Masked Night
Riders Visit Fulton County.
FAMILY ESCAPED BY
FLEEING INTO the WOODS

Fulton, KY, March 14.-After
being repeatedly warned to leave
this county by the night riders
because of raising nonassociation
tobacco, the home of John Coff-
man, one of the most prominent
farmers Of this county, was visit =
ed by band of $50 masked night
riders last night, and In two at
tacks more than 500 shots Mere
fired, and considerable damage
inflicted.
The first attack, which came
shortly after 8 O'Clock, was on a
tenant building on Coffiman's
farm, occurred by William At
kins, a negro cropper and his
family barely escaped with their
lives by hiding in thick woods
in the rear of the house.
After the first firing ceased the
attacking raiders departed in the
darkness, and after an interval
Coffman and his son ventured
fourth to ascertain whether At
kins has been killed in the me-
lee. Almost Immediately the
band of night riders reappeared
upon Coffman, Kidding the
house with bullets. Coffman
and his son fed to the woods and
were not injured.
After the second attack the
raiders rode rapidly in the d.
rection of Graves county. The
night riders have not been within
seventy-five miles of Fulton
county prior to the raid of last
night.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-19
ELDER J. F. STORY DEAD.
Prominent Minister and Citizen Passed
Away Monday.

Elder j. F. Story, who resided
near MadisOnville died at his
home Monday morning after a
protracted illness of a compile
cation Of diseases.
Rev. Story had been in feeble
health for several years having
spent a year in Colorado return
ing some months ago much I'M
proved. He was seventy-one
years old and had been a resident
OF the county for twenty years.
No citizen of the county was
more respected and loved than
Rev Story. He was a minister
in the Christian church for the
past forty years and has led
scores of people to a higher, bet
ter life. Much sorrow is felt over
his demise.
He is survived by a wife and
five children, Sam Story, of Mad
.isonville, Will Story, of Boulder,
Colo, Mrs. j. B. Indie, of Alva,
Okla, Mrs. W. j. Lamb and
Miss Bell Story, of Nashville.
The funeral services were held
at Grape Vine Tuesday after
noon conducted by Rev. j.
ID. Hardy, burial at the ceme-.
terry.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-19
Sweeping Reward Offer
CHARGE DEBOE WITH
MALFEAsANCE IN OFFICE.
TAFT Men In First District will Try To
Gust Him,

Paducah, KY, March A.
Charges of misfeasance will be
preferred against Republican
State Central Committeeman w.
j. Deboe, of the First district,
by the Taft faction led by F. M.
Fisher, of this city, the purpose
being, it is understood to have
him peremptoriiy removed if
possible from the State Central
Committee, thus depriving him
of all opportunity to preside
over the districts sessions at the
State Convention. The contest
between Jerry M. Porter and
Judge Walter Blackburn, of
Crittenden county, for the con.
gressional nomination, and be-
tween Frank U. Harris and Ed
Thomas, of Fulton, for the nomi.
nation as presidential elector,
will also be settled by the State
Central Committee. The con-
test between K. r. Miller, of Pa
ducah, the Fairbanks committee
man, and j. Q. Speight, of May
field, the Taft committeeman,
will have to be settled by the
new State Central Committee.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-19

tions selected delegates who will
contest the seats of the regular
delegates. The action adds four
contests from Missouri. The six
contests from that state are from
the three districts included in
the city of st. Louis. There are
no other contests in the state.
The rival St. Louis delegations
have been anticipated for sever
al weeks. The calls for the elec-
ton of delegates were issued by
opposing party committees.
Thos. K. Niederlnghaus, who
represents that portion of the
party which is backing the con-
testing St. Louis delegates, was
defeated in the state convention
for endorsement as the Missouri
national committeeman.
Seven of the Northern and
Western states, Iowa, Kansas,
Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska
Ohio and Oklahoma, have fur.
tnished 1l8 of the l46 Taft votes
They supply lO6 of the 116 IN.
contested Taft votes. The re-
naming 2S Taft delegates, with
eighteen contests, are in the
Southern states. The only con,
tests reported IN Northern and
Western states, which supply
the bulk of the Taft strength
are the six In Missouri, two il
Ohio and four in Oklahoma.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-19

The oritOrical contest at the
Tabernacle Friday night at Hop
klnsville with boys from three
cities competing was a success.
Hopkinsville was Represented
by Oardwell Feland. Paducah by
James Mitchell and Jacksonville
by Clarence Jennings who was
the winner, was awarded the
medal.
The speakers of the evening
all acquitted themselves with
credit. Quite a number from
Aadisonyille accompanied the
speakers to HOpkinsvills.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-19
State Convention. in March.

othto OOnNchtiohs IN MaESh'
Iowa at Des MONIES, March IS.
New Mexico at Silver City,
March 81.
Tennessee at Nashville, Mr..
25.
Illinois at Springfield, MAJ CHI
26.
Porio Rico at San Juan, MI pr.
20
One hundred and sixteen de-
legates now hold, under instrnc-
tions for Secretary Taft, undis-
puted seats in the Republican
national convention. In addi-
ton there are 80 Taft-instructed
delegates whose seats are dis
puted by contestants.
The showing of Taft delegates
is broadly national in its scope.
1t today represents thirteen
states and the Philippines
In Indiana twenty six district
delegates have been elected IN
der instructions for Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks.
In Louisiana four uninstructed
delegates-at-large have been
selected. Their seats will be
contested by delegates elected in
a convention to be held in New
Orleans, May 1lth.
In the Eighth district of Vir-
GINA two delegates have been
elected under instructions TO
vote for a candidate "who will
carry out Roosevelt's policies. "
No candidate for president was
named. They are, therefore, put
down as uninstructed.
With these exceptions every
other of the 17S delegates now
elected to the Republican ma
ional convention bears lnstruc-
tions for Secretary Taft. These
146 Taft delegates are elected
from states that will cast two
hundred and eightY-six votes in
the convention.
The past week has brought the
first complete state delegations.
These are in Oklahoma and Ne
braska. Both are solid for TAFT.
There is not a contest in Nebras-
ka. In Oklahoma the contests
are waged over questions of local
party control and are not found
ed on opposition to Secretary
Taft.
Thirty-two delegates have
been elected during the week.
Thirty of them are instructed
for Taft. The seats of two from
the First Kentucky are contest
ed. The other 2S Taft seats are
unquestioned. Kentucky and
Virginia appear for the first
time in the list of states which
have elected delegates. Nebras-
ka elected twelve delegates to
complete the delegation OF SIX
teen. Oklahoma selected six
delegation of fourteen. Iowa
added four district delegates to
the two reported the previous
week. ''"
Governor Hughes, of New
York, was endorsed after a fight,
in conventions held in the Eley.
enth and Twelfth Missouri dis
tricts (St. LOUISE The conVen-
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-19
Night Riders, Inccndiarics and
IntimidatOr Everywhere
Have Price on Heads.
PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN
FOR ADVANCE INFORMATION
Governor Calls on Every Ken
tuckian 10 Defend His Own
FirCsidc.

Frankfort, KY, March To-
Governor Augustus f. Wilson
has given out the following proc
lamation and offer of reward:
Commonwealth of Kentucky,
Executive Department.
BY the authority vested in me
by sub. section 5 of section 1241 a
of the Kentucky Statutes, l,
Augustus e. Wilson, Governor
of Kentucky, do hereby offer
reward for the apprehension and
conviction of any offender
against said Statute, l24l-a, in
the sum of Five Hundred Dollars
(s500.00) for each person herein
after described, who shall be ap
pretended and convicted. In
distributing the reward, prefer.
ence will be given, as far as
practicable, to those persons who
give information in advance of
any intended violation of said
law in time to enable the officers,
or citizens who are in danger Of
attack, to prepare to apprehend
such offenders while engaged in
the act.
The persons for whose appre.
hension and conviction this re-
ward is offered are all persons
who, to the number Of two or
more, have confederated or
banded together, or are confed'
grating or banding together, or
shall confederate or band togeth-
er for the purpose of intimidat-
ing, alarming, disturbing or in
jurng any person or persons, or
to do any felonious act, or to de-
strOy or to take from the premis-
es of another, tobacco plants
growing in the bed, or scraping,
sailing, tTamping or otherwise
destroying or taking away the
same, or burning any barn or
residence, or any tobacco, or
corn or other crop therein, or
poisoning cattle, which is de-
nounced by Section 1910 of the
Kentucky Statutes, or those so
confederating or banding togeth-
er TO intimidate, alarm lr dis
turb any person by writing,
leaving, sending or posting
threatening or intimidating let
tiers. Also those guilty of pois-
oning the cattle of II. M. Squirrels
herd, and those guilty of burn
ing the barns of George &. Grad.
dy, Mrs. Elizabeth Pepper and
John Harris. Also those who
fired towards the house of Mr..
Glass. Provided that only one
reward shall be paid for the cor
victlon of any one party for
separate ofenses on one day or
night during such raid.
This reward shall only be good
where the information leading to
the apprehension and conviction
is furnished within ninety days
from this 14th day of March 1908.
The Governor calls upon every
Kentuckisn to defend his fire.
side, his life, liberty and proper.
ty against all such lawless bands
by oheying the first law of nature
the highest duty of citizenship.
Signed March IA, 1908.
AUGUSTUS K. WiLLsON,
Governor of Kentucky.
BEN l.. BRUNER,
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-19

The best investment a home
merchant can make is to adyer-
tlse in "TRR BEk."
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-19
Victim Of Right Riders


Paducah, Ky, March ID. =
John Scruggs, one of the negroes
wounded by night riders al
Birmingham, Marshall county,
Monday night, is dead. He was
about sixty,hye years old. His
leg was so badly wounded that
amputatiOn was necessary.
Every member Of Scrugg's FAM.
ly was Injured. Two other mem
bers Of the family are in a seri-
Gus condition.
The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-19
Bring Fearful Chain OF Trasc-
dies In Webster County.
DEPUTY MARSHAL CHlLDERS AND
TWO TRAVELLING MEN VICTIMS
Ambuscadc Formed 10 Stop Mob and
Sight sssn are Shot.
MCDOWELL MAKES SERIOUS CHARGES
AND SAYS lie SHOT CHlLDERS IN
SELF.DEFENSE.

Dixon, KY, March 15.-Ris-
ing to save a guilty member of
their race from possible lynch
ing by a white mob for fatally
wounding Deputy Marshal Smith
Childers, of Providence, men in
ambush fired ON four and wound
ed two travelling men between
here and Providence Saturday
night.
They believed that the mem
j. B. Barry, of Louisville, and
P. B. Parks, of Chattanooga,
Tenn, were the van of the
white mob which was seeking
the life of Jake Mcdowell, the
negro who shot Deputy Childers
Saturday.
Both travellers were seriously
wounded.
Alleged Ambushers Arrested.
Tom Fuqua, Tom Miller; Will
Mcdowell. and an unknown ne
gro have been arrested for COM
plicitv in the woundlng of the
travelling men and for being
members of the black ambush
ers. Jake, Mcdowell is at the
Henderson Jail, being protected
by the entire police force from
possible lynchlng. Childers is
dying here, and his sweetheart,
Miss Fannie Gallon, of Hopkins
county, is lowering over him,
trying to soothe his last hours.
This is the epitome of the
widest night in the history of
Webster county, and Mcdowell.
Mob Persued Mcdowell.
The white people of the cOun-
ty heard of it, and from Provi-
dence seventy.five men were at
once recruited, pursuing Nc
Dowell who in charge of Marshal
Sutton, had been brought to this
city, where the jail was search
ed.
The mob was close on his
track, and Mcdowell was taken
TO Henderson at once, where he
was placed in Jail. Sutton re-
turned to Providence to establish
quiet in the excited community,
He has posses securing the coun-
ty in every direction for the me-
groes who participated in the
ambush.
Childers had been looking for
Mcdowell for some days, and he
came upon him Saturday about
/ O'Clock. Mcdowell at the jail
in Henderson gave out the fol-
lowing statement, which was
corroborated in the main by
Deputy Sheriff Glib Hubbard, of
Webster:
MeDowell'S Statement.
"Mr. Childers was in trouble
over a negro girl in the negro
district of Providence" said Nc
Dowell, who is a yellow negro
about fifty-one. al persuaded
the other negroes not to hurt
him, as they had intended, and
finally on Saturday morning l
saw Mr.. Childrers on the
street. We had some words.
He threatened to kill me if
l mentioned the trouble he
had had in our quart
ers on Friday night. Then he
followed me and pulled an auto
matte pistol. l struck my
thumb between the trigger and
the ring and then wrested the
pistol from Mr.. Childers. Then
/ shot at him three times. Mar
shal Sutton came up and fred