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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-16
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

WANTED-BOarders, at Il private Ger
man boarding house: first class meals,
home cooking, nice rooms, with steam
heat; bath and gas; price reasonable;
1905 Fourth avenue; old phone S24-Y.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-16

men who desire to in
crease their present income. viii en-
gage % men to solicit fire insurance
from their friends and acquaintances
during spare moments. Liberal com
missions paid. In answering, state
where you are or have been employ
ed. All communicat confidential
Address m. 10O.' care Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-16
FOR Observation-Disclosures.

FOR SALE-Angora kittens; also white
rabbits. Dorothy and Frances RhoadS,
1882 Twentyfirst street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-16

FOR SALE-One acre of land just out
side of city. Has four-room house.
large chicken house, well, ciStern, and
bearing fruit of all kinds. The whole
acre fenced with chicken wire. Lo-
Gated at 1919 Twenty-sixth street. in
Campbell's addition. Inquire on prem
iSeS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-16

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms, all mod
ern, at PIT Fifteenth street, opposite
court house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-16
MONEY TO LOAN.

LOANS ON REAL ESTATE SECURITY
at lowest rates Ludolph & Reynolds,
lawyers, Buford block, corner Seven
teenth street and Second avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-16

to learn barber trade;
few weeks completes; 60 chairs con-
stantly busy; licensed Instructors.
tools given, diplomas granted; wages
Saturdays: positions waiting; Won
derful demand for graduates cata-
logue free. Moler Barber college,
Chicago, H.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-06-16
FOR RENT-RoaMs.

FOR RENT = Furnished rooms at
Twenty-sixth street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
CURE CROWD WENT SLOW.
No Great Rush to Buy on Lawson s
Tip.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. March 2S.-Curb brokers
looked for a lot of excitement today and
they found it at the opening Of the mar
ket, when there was a good-sized scram-
BILE to buy shares of the Guggenhaim s
Yukon Gold Company stock. 100000 shares
of which had been advertised for sale by
Thomas w. Lawson. The usual curb
crowd was augmented by about 400 whe n
10 o'clock came and the windows Of the
ket Broad street were packed with
spectators.
Before the opening it became known
that the shares had been distributed
among various groups of brokers who
apparently. had been selected As much for
their physical fitness as anything else
Evidently it had been the idea of those
who distributed the shares that a man
who was to sell them must be sufficiently
powerful to withstand the avalanche of
buyers that was expected.
When 10 o'clock came there was a rush
for these centers of interest and other
brokers not interested in the venture
looked on and for while did practically
no business at all The stock opened at
from Ji2 to = and in the first ten minutes
Went to ga. The prospects then We're
that it would advance still further but
toward the close of the first hour the ex-
c1ement died out and interest began to
flag The price was then 6A. and it was
remarked that Considera BILE difficulty was
experienced in getting ii over 6I5. One
report had ii that between 10000 and
2JO,GHo shares had been dealt in during
the first hour. well-informed observer
said that 10000 shares would be nearer
the mark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
RIoToUs STUDENTS HELD.
Sequel to Ann Arbor Hearing-Bail
$1,000 Each.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. March 2s.-All f1f-
teen of the students of the University of
Michigan arrested in connection with the
riot at the Star Theater were today bound
over to the circuit court to appear at the
May term for trial Notwithstanding the
communication of the mayor. the prose-
cutor said that he would not dismiss any
case unless the mayor would take the re-
sponsiblity.
short defense was put in for Samuel
Meister to show that he was not throw
ing anything II don't care" said the
prosecutor: every man in that crowd
who did not move away when the crowd
was ordered to disperse was liable to ar
rest" Justice Doty bound Meister over
Attorney Kearney claims that he has
proof that Justice Doty's son was in the
crowd. Would you entertain a warrant
for the arrest OF your son on this
charger?
Your relatives and my relatives are not
before the court" said his honor.
Bail was fixed at LOCO each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
NAVAL MAIL VIOLATED.
Venezuela Says It Was a Trivial
Accident

CARACAS, Venezuela. March 81. via
Willemstad, Curocao. March 2s.-W. W.
Russell. the American minister to Venez-
uela. in note dated March p advised
DR.. Jose de Jesus Paul the Venezuelan
foreign minister. that three pouches of
official mail that were brought into La
Guaira March 10 by the steam Zulia for
the American crusier Tacoma had been
opened in the La Guaira post office The
Tacoma arrived at La Guaira March IS
and is still there. Mr.. Russell said it was
very serious thing to break the seal of
navy correspondence and he asked for an
investigation.
DR.. Paul answered Mr. Russelrs note
yesterday inclosing report from the La
Guaira postmaster. He said the opening
OF the pouches In question was accidental
and was due to the fact that the seals
on them were similar 20 others in use
In the La Guaira post office that it was
customary To open In addition DR.. Paul
said tha: only a prejudiced mind could
call this occurrence very serious as
The contents of the pouches had not been
disturbed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
censured Finnish Senate.

HM-SINGFORs. March 2s.-At the close
of heated debate in the Finnish diet
which lasted until O'Clock this morning,
the socialist members carried a vote OF
lack of confidence in the senate by Il to
A.
The debate arose over certain anti-Fi
nish interpretations in the Russian duma
The socialists formally censured the Fin
nish administration for the delivering of
Russian terrorists and political agitators
to the Russian authorities and for lack
of frmness in resisting Russian encroach-
ments upon the rights of Finland. and
they demanded the retirement of the SEN
ate as incapable of defending the auton.
omy and liberties of Finland against the
present reactionary campaign In Russia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
NO CHANGE IN PENROSE.
Doctors Say He Is Still Desperately
Sick Man.

PHILADELPHIA March 2S-Cniteri
States Senator Penrose. who is i'll at his
home here. suffering from erysipelas and
other complications. passed good night
and today is resting easily. The physi-
clans announce that if the senator main
tains his present strength he will re-
cover.
One of the attending physicians, after
paying the patient visit today, said:
Senator Penrose's condition is what We
might call stationary. He had good
and natural sleep last night but he
still is a desperately sick man. and We
cannot. as yet. call his condition good. "
The noon bulletin. signed by four ply
sicians. is as follows:
Senator Penrose passed reasonab bly,
good night. No particular change in the
gravity of the situation
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
TELLS OF ROADS EARNINGS.
Further Hearing in Freight Rate
Case at Raleigh.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RALEIGH, N c.. March 2S-Hearing in
the freight rate discrimination case before
United States Corporation Commissioner
Clements was resumed this morning. The
first witness examined was Joseph W.
Coke of Roanoke Va, controller of the
Norfolk and Western. His examination
consumed most of the morning session and
was principally taken up with elaborate
financial statements showing the net de-
crease in earnings Of that road last year
and the increase in expenses for the same
period and in replying to the questions
put to him in the cross-examination con-
Quoted on the part Of the state by Speak
er Justice Of counsel for the North Car
olina corporation commission.
The witnesses following Controller Coke
this afternoon are L. Green. traffic man.
ager Of the Southern; r. A. Brand. traffic
manager Atlantic Coast Line, and c. o.
Capps. traffic manager Seaboard Air Line
II is che intention to complete the ex-
animation of these witnesses late this
afternoon and when the interstate COM
missioner adjourns his court it will be to
meet in Washington. probably Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
Suggestion for Pennant.
3 FIRE VICTIMS DEAD
SEQUEL TO TENEMENT DIsAS-
TER AT MILFORD, MASS.

MILFORD, Mass. March 2S.-Three per-
sons are dead as a result of last night S
tenement house fire and two others are
lying at the Milford Hospital in a serious
condition. The dead are: Miss Ida
Bates. twenty-five years old; Mrs. James
Forrest of Wrentham and the three
year-old son of Mrs. Forrest.
The two women died last night and the
child succumbed to his injuries early to-
day. Mrs. Susan Bates and q young
daughter of Mrs. Forrest were danger
ously burned and otherwise injured and
are at the hospital. Mrs Forrest, with
her two children, was making visit to
Mrs. Bates, who occupied one of the ten
ementS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
SLAYER OF GRACE BROWN
Due to Be Electrocuted on Monday
Next.
APPEALING TO GOV. HUGHES
New Witnesses Say That the Girl
Had Epilepsy and Drowned
While in a Fit.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALBANY, N. Y. March 2S.-Mr. and
Mrs. Frank 8. Gillette. the parents Of
Chester Gillette. who is to be electrocuted
at Auburn Monday for the drowning OF
his sweetheart. Grace Billy Brown, at
Big Moose lake, in the Adirondacks. in
July, 1906. were on hand promptly in the
hearing room of the executive chamber
a. 10 o'clock this morning for the purpose
of making a final appeal to Gov. Hughes
to stay the carrying out of their boy S
sentence They were accompanied by their
Albany counsel. John H. Dugan. and these
witnesses. a. II. Gross, Miss Etoile Gil
lette Chester Gillette's third cousin: Mrs.
Wilcox. Mrs Hoag and Mrs. Olds. all of
Cortland, where Gillette met Billy
Brown,
Held Private Audience.
1t had been expected the hearing on the
application for a respite in order to per-
nit an opportunity to present new evil
dence before judge with request for a
new trial for Gillette. would be had in
public but Gov. Hughes had not COM
menced a public hearing up to II o'clock.
He remained in his private room mean
while summoning Gil1ettes counsel and
the stenographer and one Of the witnesses.
the indications being that In order TO
avoid scenes and permit unemotional de-
liberation the governor had decided 10
look into the case in private.
1t was suggested that the new evidence
tended to show BILLY" Brown had been
subjected to epileptic fits and that her
death while on the waters Of the lake was
an accident occurring while such an at
tack was upon her.
Many Sensation Seekers.
1t developed Gov Hughes had decided to
question the attorney and to examine the
FIRST witness in private in order to ac-
quaint himself with the new contentious
in favor of Gillette. so as to be in posi-.
ton to fully question subsequent witness.
es.
Until noon Gov. Hughes continued the
consideration Of the case in private and
then the governors secretary announced
the hearing had been adjourned until 4:3
pm The reception room of the executive
chamber suite had been crowded by a
crowd Of curiosity seekeds for two hours
and when this announcement was made
all of them left the room. The Gillette
party also retired.
Mysterious Intimations.
Meanwhile Judge Mills who represented
Gillette at the trial, will reach Albany and
Gov. Hughes will have a talk with him
The public hearing at 4:30 o'clock will be
brief, the governor said. and at O'Clock
the private hearing will be resumed by the
governor upon a new phase of the case
which the governor divulged to the news
paper men, but which he wanted with
held from publication in justice to the
reputation of those involved: The case Is
made up fully upon aff1davits. and the
public hearing is to be had only for the
purpose of permitting the governor to
study the affidavits and put a few ques.
tons suggested by their affidavits.
So far the governor has examined bu,
one witness, a man whose name he would
not give for the present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
JAIL FOR FINANCIERS
SENTENCE CONFIRMED ON TO-
LEDo LUMBERMEN.

TOLEDO. Ohio. March os-The circuit
court today affirmed the decision of the
lower court in the cases of the twenty
prominent lumbermen Of Toledo who last
July were sentenced to the workhouse for
six months under the Valentine anti
trust law. The supreme court having
decided In the ice trust cases that i'm
prisonment must be in the county Jail in
stead of the workhouse. the lumbermen
were sent to the lower court for resen-
tence. The lumbermen comprise the
wealthy and leading citizens of Toledo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
No Change in British Premier.

LONDON March 2S.-The bulletins is
sued each day regarding the condition of
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman, the Brit
ish premier. show little variance None
of them indicates any improvement. and
as each day passes without signs of a
rally the public anxiety grows deeper.
The bulletin issued this morning said:
There Is little change to report in the
condition of the prime minister. The pa
tient had good night. and there. has
been no further marked loss of strength
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
Many Were Hurt.
COLOMBIA CUTS EXPENSES.
Her Diplomatic Representation
Abroad Is Reduced.

BOGOTA, Colombia. March g. CO.
lombia has reduced her diplomatic rep
resentation abroad until she has only
four actual ministers accredited to for
eign powers. These are the minister to
the Holy See: to France, Belgium and
Spain: to Washington. and to the coun-
tries Of South America Most of the
Colombian consulates are honorary posi-
tions.
The government has issued recently
three DEGREES that apply to the commerce
of the country Theysprovide for the free
exports of hides. the reduction of the
duties on tobacco. and the suppression
Of the huvial duties on exports.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
SHOT FOR FIRST THEFT.
Young Man Stole Because Out of
Work.

PHILADELPHIA, March 2S.-Discover-
ed escaping with the booty of his first
robbery. to commit which he said he was
prompted by lack of employment. John
Robinson, aged twentyfour years, was
shot and probably fatally injured today
by a policeman In the southern section of
the city. In a. statement to his widowed
mother in the presence of a police magis-
trate the young man said:
Mother. this is what l got for trying
to help you. 1 knew we had no money
and that we would be put out of our
house II we did not get any. l got des-
perate and decided to steal
The police agree with the mother that
the robbery in which he was detected
was his first offense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
WOMAN GAGGED AND ROBBED.
Latest of a Series Of Outrages in
Louisiana.

NEW ORLEANS. March 2S.-Police and
detectives are busy today working on one
of the latest of series of outrages of
similar nature which have peen perpe-
trated here during the last few weeks
When Otto Beigelsack of 442O Canal
street returned home from his work last
night he found his bride of a few weeks
stretched unconscious on the floor a pair
of 500 diamond earrings belonging to
her missing and the house ransacked
When she regained consciousness Mrs
Beigelsack said she had returned home
late in the afternoon and heard some one
in the house. Upon starting out she was
attacked. A handkerchief saturated with
a red liquid was stuffed in her mouth
when she was found by her husband
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
Smoothing Over the Berlin Affair.

BERLIN, March ZS.-The fOrelS1 Office
is practically silent today regarding En-
peror Williams messages to President
ment of DR.. David Jayne Hill to succeed
Charlemagne Tower as American ambas-
sador to Germany. 1t has. however, given
an intimation to the Berlin newspapers
that Mr.. Tower is not to be attacked. and
it explains that it's denials of the past
few days have only been intended to
make clear that no official expressions
adverse to DR.. Hill have gone through the
usual channels of the German govern
ment to Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
Gov. Guilds Condition Unchanged.

BOSTON, March 2S.-An official bulletin
Issued at 8 am. by DR.. Winslow sho
no discouraging features in Gov. Guilds
case. 1t was as follows:
There has been mo marked change in
the governors condition during the past
twenty-four hours except for the better -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
Motor Cars Lag.

OMAHA. Neb March 2S.-Union Pacific
railroad bulletins announce that the Ger
man car. which is at Rock Springs. Wyo..
will be sent to Ogden by rail instead of
under its own power
OGDEN. Utah. March 2S. = The first
French car left Ogden this morning at
7:4O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
MR.. RIDGELY DEPARTS.
Goes to Begin His New Duties as
Bank President.

William B. Ridgely, who has Just re-
signed as controller Of the currency. left
this afternoon for Kansas City, Mo-. to
assume his new duties al president of
the reorganized. National Bank of Com
merce. Lawrence o. Murray, who will
succeed Mr.. Ridgely, is i'll at Atlantic
City. N. j., and will not be able to take
up the new work for a few days. In
the interim Deputy Controller Thomas
P. Kane is acting controller Of the cur
Tency. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
S WRONG MAN IN JAIL?
Young Collins Serving Life Sentence
for Fathers Death
MAY BE VICTIM OF PERJURY
Informer Says He Was Urged to
Take Part in the Plot-Case
May Be Reopened.

EMPORIA Kan. March "S.-In signed
statement given out here TO-DAY Louis
T. ". Archer. a negro, a former convict,
reiterated his recent charge that TWO
other negroes planned the murder In
1895. of ]. S. Collins. the wealthy Topeka
real estate man. for whose killing his
SON John Collins q university student, is
now serving a life sentence in the Kan
sas penitentiary. Archer says he had not
previously made known his connection
with the case because of the threats made
by the alleged murderers.
Why He Kept Quiet.
Archer recently was released from the
same penitentiary where young Collins
is confined. Becoming educated while in
the penitentiary Archer has with much
labor produced book dealing with his
connection with this famous case. This
is supplemented today by his statement,
In which he says:
II was afraid to communicate with
young Collins while / was in the peniten,
tiary from the mere fact that he had
forced the world to believe he was guilty.
and I was afraid that if l told anything
to the warden that ne would think
had gone crazy about the case. There
fore the warden and some of the guards
with me.
Son May Be Innocent.
''My own people told me before / went
to the penitentiary that after they got
John Collins in the penitentiary if l at
tempted to reveal the scheme the public
would ignore me and put me in the in
sane asylum. So l kept mum. No one
knows how old man Collins left this
world except my colored people and my
self My colored people told me before
Collins death Of the evidence on which
they would send the wrong man to prison.
and I intend to do my part in having
him released on the same evidence
BY my colored' people Archer means
the two negroes whom, he asserts. asked
him to enter the plot to murder and rob
the elder Collins
Young Collins was convicted on the tes-
timony Of two negroes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
Murder Mystery in Massachusetts,.

ARLINGTON. Mass. March 2s.-The
body of an unknown woman with her
throat cut and showing many indications
of murder was found In pit in St. Paul's
cemetery by two boys today. The condi-
ton of the body seemed to indicate that
the woman had been dead for several
hours
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
Died at Age of 1O4 Years.

PEORIA, Ill, March 2s.-Robert Kane.
aged 104 years. eight months and three
days. died yesterday at Bushnell. III.
Nr. Kane was born in Ireland in 1904.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
VISIT NEW ZEALAND ,
EVANS FLEET TO GO THERE
FROM SAMOA.

II has been virtually decided by the
Navy Department that the Atlantic bat
tleship fleet shall make a short visit to
Auckland, New Zealand on it's way from
Samoa to Sidney. Australia. There is an
ample supply of good coal at the New
Zealand port. and a stop there will afford
an excellent opportunity to fill the bunkers
Of all the ships for the long trip to the
Philippines and Japan. and also to show
the appreciation of the United States gov
ernment for the prompt and cordial invi-
tation received from the New Zealand
authorities.
Suggestion for Pennant.
All sorts of curious suggestions have
reached the Navy Department with re-
spect to the coming cruise to Asia and
Europe. not the least of which is one re-
ceived this morning-that each of the ves-
sells of the fleet display pennant bearing
the greeting, Peace on Earth. Good Will
to Men" as an indication Of the friendly
purpose of the voyage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
Weather.

Clearing this afternoon or to-
night; slightly colder in the
morning. Tomorrow partly
cloudy and colder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-28
MEXICAN EARTHQUAKE
HARD TO GET ACCURATE NEWS
FROM CHILAPA.

MEXICO CITY, March 29.-El Impair
cial. the government organ. has received
a dispatch from it's correspondent in Chill
apercingo saying that the town of Chilapa,
thirty miles from that place. was totally
destroyed by the earthquake. and that
fire In the ruins completed the work of
terrorized. and many are praying in the
open plazas and in the fields adjoining
the town, the report said.
Several hours later the same CORES
pondent sent the following dispatch:
Later returns confirm my first tele-
gram. Chilapa has been shaken to the
earth and reduced to ashes. l avoid the
sending of details
ing near the scene. The Associated Press
unavailingly tried throughout the day to
confirm the news of the total destruction
of the town by earthquake and fire.
officials Are Mute.
Chilapa has population of some 5000
persons and is the largest town in the
state of Guerrero. To reach the place
from Mexico City 1t is necessary to travel
one day by train and then four days over
a rough mountain trail on horseback.
Telegraphic communication has not been
interrupted with Chilapa, but officers Of
that place have not as yet answered tele-
grams of inquiry sent to them. The va
rious government departments and officers
at the national observatory said that no
report of the destruction of the city had
been received by them. Neither had re-
ports of any other nature been received
from there.
Reports coming in from various points
in the republic show that the quake was
felt over a wide area, but that in no
place. with the possible exception of Chi
iapa. was there any considerable loss of
life or property.
Many Were Hurt.
Mrs Emma Jeanette Dorville, an
American. dropped dead Of heart dis
ease in the Tiburico Theater in Vera
Cruz, during a panic which followed the
earthquake. News of the panic reached
Mexico City tonight. When the quake
was felt the audience rushed for the
exits. and many persons were severaly
bruised, but none was seriously injured
During the crush Mrs. Dorville dropped
dead.
A gendarme was killed, fifteen persons
were slightly hurt and one was fatally
injured In Mexico City last night by
falling beams and walls. All of these
were wOrkmen