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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
BILLY SUNDAY Is RORSEWHIPPED
in TABERNACLE AT SPRINGFIELD

Springfield, Ill, Feb. 27.-Rev. w A.
Sunday, better known as Billy Sun
day, former baseball player. who is
now an evangelist, was horsewhipped
last night by man at the Sunday tab-
'ernacle. where, i'll the presence of
5000 persons, he was conducting the
opening meeting of religious revival
The evangelist had just made his
opening remarks, and was leaning
against the pulpit on an elevated plat
form while a hymn was sung by Fisher
aad Butler, his choir leaders, and Miss
Edith Anderson, a soprano of Spring
field, when a powerful man, who said
his name was Sherman Potts, sprang
forward with buggy whip and struck
Mr.. Sunday several terrific blows.
sunday Knocks Ont Assaiiant.
Sunday leaped from the platform
and dasned at his assailant, whom he
knocked down in the center aisle. The
audience was on the verge of a panic,
with women weeping and children
screaming, while Potts and Sunday
rolled and tumbled in the aisle
Mr.. Fisher directed the choir eand
the audience to sing, and in few
| moments the entire audience was
calmed, few leaving their seats. Sew.
eral men soon seized Potts, and they
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
BACKING BURBANK
Rich Men Incorporate TO Promote Dis
coveries OF Coast Nat
uralist.
SPiNELESS CACTUS IS FIRST.
Plant Wizard VIII Be Relieved of
Business Worries and Have More
Time to Work.

San Francisco, Feb. 27.-In order
that his wonderful discoveries may be
more generally distributed and Incl
dentally that his work of discovery
may not be hampered by business
worries, the brains and genius of
Luther Burbank, the plant wizard, -
have been capitalized for several mil
lion dollars.
The men who have secured the sole
right to distribute to the world the
plant discoveries of the Santa Rosa
naturalist are Hartland Law and his
brother, Herbert E. Law, well known
millionaires of this city. and Oscar T.
Dinner, wealthy eastern capitalist. =
Cactus First on List.
Working alone, Burbank has not
had time to give the results of all Cf
his experiments to the public, but now
a systematic effort will be made 10
distribute both his past and future
products to all the world One of the
first things undertaken by the new
company Will be the fuller develop-
ment of the spineless cactus. which
promises to transform desert wastes
into grazing lands for cattle. In this
connection it is announced that Bur.
bank has developed cactus capable
of producing saccharine matter which
will yield both sugar and alcohol
Like most men of genius, Burbank
| is decidedly adverse to the worries and
routine of business affairs, and nl
welcomes the incorporation as.the best
means of ridding him of this handicar
to his experiments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
ScandaIous Proceedings
Mark Celebration of
a Carnival.
CLASH WITH POLICE
Carry Skeletons Through the
Streets Representing Fu-
neral of a Year Ago.

Lisbon, Feb. &c via Frontier.-Car-
nival celebrations held in Lisbon this
week resulted in serious rioting and a
number of encounters with police,
during which numerous people were
more or less injured. About. 200 ar
rests were made
Eeeaact AssassinatiOns
The assassinations of Feb. l, 1908.
were repeatedly enacted at various
points throughout Lisbon by persons
made up to represent the late King
Charles and crown prince, Queen Anne
lie, Prince Manuel and the regicides,
Costa and Buissa, as they were attired
on the day of the tragedy, while other
groups carrying collins containing
skeletons to represent King Carlos
and the crown prince gave represen-
tations Of the funeral procession TO
the accompaniment of blasphemous
songs.
Lower Classes Take Sides.
When the police attempted to stop
the scandaloUs proceedings the lower
classes sided in with the masqueraders
and received them with volleys Of
stones. Women aided the rioters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
BY TAV,

Especial Correspondence of The Argus)
Washington, Feb. Q 25.-No one of
President Roosevelts acts has ever
drawn the same measure of condemna-
tion from the country as has his action
in melting his attorney general TO
plunge the government into proceed
ings against newspapers that have
criticised the Roosevelt administra-
tion.
This view is not over-estimating the
situation if the comments of the lead
ing newspapers of the country and of
prominent men here in the national
capital may be considered thermome-
ters rejecting the sentiment of the
nation. Many of the presidents crit
| les are personally hostile to the par
ticular newspapers involved.
CaH 1t Mistake.
| Some of the presidents best friends
say he has made the greatest mistake
of his career in attempting to drag
Editors Pulitzer and Smith to this city
for trial, and regret that he ever en-
barked in the enterprise. These crit
les do not assert the editors were
right in charging there was grating in
connection with the purchase of the
Panama canal, but that the president
| is setting a precedent that may be
used by succeeding presidents to gag,
terrorize and even drive out of exist,
ence newspapers that fall under their
ldispleasure." The danger which turks
in the precedent being established by
the president, it is pointed out, is that
newspapers that may have reason te
believe that an investigation should
be made into some transaction to de
Itermine whether the government was
defrauded, will hesitate to agitate the
matter because of the example now
being made of his critics by Presiden
Roosevelt.
Controls the Bench.
There is much discussion as t.
y whether the prosecution will insist il
its attempt to have the defendant!
brought to the District of Columbia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
Yesterday in Congress

Washington, Feb. 27.-Following is
summary, compiled from the official
proceedings, of the work of both
houses OF congress yesterday:
SENATE-The passage of the agricul-
tural appropriation bill by the senate
last night followed an extended debate
on the forestry service. which occupied
ure appropriates s1S.675.716 which is
an increase of s191,S over the bill as
passed by the house. Senator Frye
gave notice that he would call up the
river and harbor appropriation bill to-
day at IL o'clock. At 1880 o'clock the
senate adjourned
HOUSE-After having dragged along
for week the sundry civil appropria-
tion bill. carrying in the aggregate
s1S7,0o0. 600, was passed by the house
last night with numerous material
amendments. Amendments which would
have forced the attorney general to
prosecute the United States Steel cor
poration for absorbing the Tennessee
Coal & Iron company upon the ground
that the merger was in violation of the
antitrust law Were voted down. a
rule brought in by Mr.. Dalzell of Penn
sylvania making IL in order for a ma
jority instead of two-thirds to pass
bill under suspense of the rules
aroused the democrats to severe criti
else of the appropriation committee in
not affording more time to study sup
ply bills. This led to an incipient fill
buster, requiring several roll calls be-
fore the way was clear for other busi-
ness. The ship subsidy bill was re-
| ported, the conference reports on the
peial code was presented. the confer
ence reports en- the District of Column
bia and Indian appropriation bills were
agreed to. and the naval appropriation
bill gain was returned to conference,
| The conference report on the diplo.
| matte and consular appropriation bill
| was agreed to, and, following. the pas
sage of more than 400 private pension
bills. the house at 1898 p. m. took
| recess until II today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
MAY HAVE SWAC
OF BUNCO men
Packages That Come to Davenport by
Express Seized by Victim
OF Game.
BELIEVED $50, 600 is IN THEM
Sequel to tae SwindIing OF J. e. Cav
anaugh in Fake Wrestling Match
in Arkansas.

When three packages shipped through
the American Express company arrived
in Davenport today from Little Rock,
they were promptly attached and the
company was served with garnishment
papers by Isaac Petersberger, in the
belief that these packages contain $780,
600 shipped from the south by the al
legged swindlers under arrest at Little
Rock. The papers were, ,made out in
behalf of John E. Cavanaugh of Dav.
export, who claims to have been
swindled out of $4,000 by means of q
fake wrestling match by the Little
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
PEOPLE OF PORTUGAL AGAIN
ENACT KILLING OF RULERS

Rock prisoners. The papers were is
sued by the district court. The ex-
press agent accepted service, and
guaranteed to keep the packages safe
ly, and to seal them. They will re-
main unopened until produced on the
'order of the district court.
Contents Not Known.
The contents are not known, but
there is reason to think they contain
the money. There were charges OF
s125 for transportation, it is said. The
packages were addressed to Monte
Mccall, in care of the Eldorado in
Davenport, and he is one of those un-
der arrest at Little Rock.
known in davenport.
Three of the four swindlers now under
ARREST at Little Rock, Ark, charged with
fleeing John Cavanaugh out of $685.
000 on a fake wrestling match and
pulling off numerous other crooked
games in various parts of the country
are now said 20 be former well known
Davenporters. They are Monte" Nc
YAH, IAiu w uilCl anu Sucil lcS w II
helm. For the past two days several
government officials have been in Dav-
enport looking for the packages of money
supposed TO have been sent out of Lit
tie Rock by the gang" over the Wells
Fargo express. They are sup
posed to contain all or at least a part
of the 100000 which was known the
gang had in a safety vault in Little
Rock, but which they succeeded in
getting ont of reach before the govern
ment officers made the arrests. The
John c. Dobbins arrested some days
ago in Des Moines and taken to Coun-
Icil Bluffs on the charge of swindling
1T. w. Ballew of Princeton. Mo, out of
$4,000, is also quite well known in
| Davenport. He remained a month here
recently and spent money with the
ease with which water flows down a
mountainside. He also got on several
stiff" poker games and proved him
! self one of the gamest of sports. He
was a genial, educated and polished
| fellow, extremely gentlemanly in his
| demeanor and made a most favorable
! impression with all whom he met. He
was taken through Davenport on his
return to Council Bluffs in charge OF
/ the officers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27

where the president wields a strong
influence on judges. 1t is argued fed
eral judges not only owe their appoint
tive, but must look to him for any
further promotion. President Roose-
welt will of course not be in office
when the defendants in the libel cases
are tried, but it is believed the in
coming president will take up the mat
ter where the outgoing one leaves off
inasmuch as the president-elect is
pledged to the Roosevelt policies. The
defendants believe they would stand
little chance if forced 10 stand trial in
! the District of Columbia.
In this connection it is pointed out
! that in the case of Frank B. Noyes
against Charles A. Dana in 1895, Mr..
| NoyeS was then a resident of the Dis
trict of Columbia. but that not one of
! the men named in the indictments
brought by the federal grand jury here
lives in Washington. Mr.. Roosevelt S
legal home is in Oyster Bay, N. Y
His brother-in-law, Mr.. Robinson, lives
! in New York city. President-eleet
! Taft and his brother Charles are legal
residents of Cincinnati. Elihu Root
and Mr.. Cromwell are legal residents
of New York
! 1t is proposed to bring the indicted
men to the District of Columbia foI
trial although not one of the men al
legged to have been libeled has lega
residence in Washington
Roots Words Quoted.
! AS to the alleged threatened in
vasion of the liberty of the press in
the proceedings. reference is beins
made to the quoted words of Elihl
Root, which were delivered in cour
when the effort was made 13 years age
to have Mr.. Dana extradited to Wash
ington.
Great constitutional provisions,
said Mr.. Root, have to be applied il
, accordance with the continually chang
i ing conditions of society, of politica
!, discretion and of political freedom
and it would be a great Limitation o
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
Committee Creates Scene
inRejecting the House
Measure.
NO CONSIDERATION
Brownsville Bill Through Senate
and Now Waiting on
President.

Washington, Feb. 27.-There will be
no statehood legislation for New Mex
leo and Arizona at the present session
OF congress. At a meeting of the sen
ate committee on territories today, all
members, regardless of party in a sen
sational scene. abandoned the cOnsid-
Grafton of the house bill. H-
Members of the committee left The
room without any one suggesting fur
ther meetings for its consideration.
Corruption Is Alleged.
This remarkable action occurred at
the conclusion of the reading of the
statements presented by Senators Mel
son and Beveridge,~ charging corrup-
ton, jury bribing, and various other
offenses, against certain officials and
leaders of what was termed the gang
which is in control of political affairs
in New Mexico"
Brownsville Up 10 President.
The house today passed the senate
Brownsville bill which now lacks only
the presidents signature to make it 4
law.
Argue Over Dividing Navy.
The senate today agreed 10 the par
tial report of the conferences ON thu
naval appropriation bill. The amend
ment authorizing the president TO di-
vide the navy so as TO keep oae-hail
on the Pacific coast is still in dispute
Accepts No Changes.
All senate amendments to the agri
cultural appropriation bill were dis
agreed TO by the house today. The
. bill was sent TO conference.
The general deficiency bill carrying
appropriations approximating seventy
million dollars was reported to th,
house today by the committee on ap
propriations. Five million dollars fol
the Panama canal is the largest item
Deficiency Through House.
The house. under a suspension of tbs
rules, passed the general deficiency ap
preparation bill
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27

held him until policemen came and
took him to Jail.
MIR. Sunday said he suffered painful
bruises from the buggy whip.
Prisoner Held tnsrnc.
The prisoner said that his home was
one mile east of Loyington, H. Ac-
cording to his statements at the jail.
he was once declared insane and COM
mitted to the Jacksonville asylum.
whence, after a brief confinement, he
was released as cured.
He made the attack. he said, in de
fense of the virtue of women, which
he declared had been criticised by the
evangelist. The police say that Potts
is religious fanatic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
libel PROSECUTION MISTAKE OF ROOsEvElTS CAREER

the freedom of the press in this coun-
try to say that every editor in every
city and state is liable to be taken TO
any part of the earth where his papers
may happen to go and tried over and
over again, hundreds of times, per-
haps, for a single article
"How can there be freedom of the
press if there exists the arbitrary pow
er to punish all over the length and
breadth of this land which is contend
ed for by the application of this law
in England and by my friends on the
other side?''
How Judge Ruled.
Judge Brown. in deciding that Mr..
Dana could not be eXtradited, quoted
from Judge Cooley's Constitutional
Limitations as follows: ct would
be a singular result of a revolution
where one of the grievances complain
, ed of was the assertion of right to
send parties abroad for triar if II
should be found that an editor may be
seized anywhere in the union and
tTduSpOTloV Dy leueTdl OHlCeT u
every territory into which his paper
may find its way, to be tried in each
! in succession for offenses which con
! stituted in single act not actually
committed in any of them.''
! Almost without exception the lead
ing newspapers of the country are de
nouncing President Roosevelt's new
enterprise. The position of the Phil
ladelphia Inquirer is particularly inter
esting in view of the fact it has beer
one of the strongest Roosevelt organ.
in the country.
Dangerous to Constitution.
President Roosevelt, in his attitud,
towards the New York World" say
the Inquirer, editorially, "has assume.
a position which is extremely danger
GUS to the integrity of the constitu
tion and which we cannot think ca,
be sustained by the supreme couri
He has called to his aid the attorne
general of the United States and ha
CONTINUED on Page Two.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
May WHEAT IN
TIGHT CORNER
MOUNTS HIGHER

Chicago, Feb. 27.-The. wheat mar
ket continued its record breaking as
cent today, May selling at $1.19 and
July at s1.057s shortly after the open
ing of the board of trade. The pit was
in a ferment of excitement. The de-
mand seemed unlimited. Enormous re-
alizing sales followed the advance, May
dropping cent from the top. The
leading holder is credited with line
lof wheatAtwice as large as is in the
local warehouses. He is admitted to
be in complete control Of the situa-
ltfon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
HOLDUPS WHO
GOT 46 CENTS
co UP FOR LIFE

( Chicago, Feb. 27.-Three holdup men
accused of the theft of 46 cents were
sentenced to life terms in the peniten-
tiary by jury in Judge Kersten's
court today. This sentence was made
possible by the passage of law two
years ago providing severe penalty
for highway robbery committed with
the aid Of deadly weapons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
POSSUM MARKET BOOMING
From so Cents Each to $40 Is Jump
Within One Month.

Atlanta, Ga, Feb, 27.-From 80
cents each tc SO is the remarkable
rise in the possum market within the
last month, as a result Of the featuring
of this marsupial in the recent Taft
banquet here Atlanta dealers are lit
orally swamped with orders from the
north and east, one dealer announcing
yesterday that he had orders for 900
at SO each. the prospective purchas-
eTs desiring them for pets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
AD WOLGAST KNOCKS
WALTER LITTLE OUT
Milwaukee Lad Brings Bout at Los
Angeles to Sudden Termination,
Though Outweiehed.

Los Angeles, Feb. 27.-Ad Wolgast
of Milwaukee knocked out Walter Lit
tie of Chicago in the fourth round of
their scheduled 20-round bout at the
Vernon arena last night The result
was a big surprise to the spectators,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
FIRE IN BUTTERINE PLANT
Swift G. Co. Sustains 100000 Loss in
Stubborn Blaze at Chicago.

Chicago, Feb. 27.-Fire today de-
stroyed the butterine plant and stor-
age warehouse of Swift & Co. at the
stock yards. and despite an hours
fighting by firemen. attacked the neu-
trail lard house across the alley The
flames were checked after the lard
house was partly destroyed. The loss
is estimated at 100000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
MAY GET MOODY
TO DELIVER ADDRESS
Senator Doliiver Has Asked Supreme
Court Justice to Speak at Dav-
export in June.
(BY TAV.)

Washington, Feb. 27.-(SpeciaD-I
Senator Dolliver invited Justice Moody
of the United States supreme court to
address the Iowa Bar association at
Davenport in June. Moody practically
accepted the invitation, but will not
Go so definitely until March 10.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
MINE CAVES IN: FIVE KILLED
Men Instantly Die and TWO Others
Probably Fatally Injured

Joplin, Mo, Feb. 27.-Five men were
instantly killed and two others per-
haps fatally injured by cave-in in
the mine of the West Seventh Street
Mining company last night The men
were crushed under tons of rocks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
ORDERS AUTOPSY ON
MOLINE MANS BODY
Coroner is investigating Sudden Death
~ Of August t|Heyda--Physician Signs
No Papers.

August Heyda, 424 Sixth street, Mo-
line, died suddenly last evening, and
as the physician who saw Heyda early
in the evening refused to sign a death
certificate. Coroner Rose has ordered
post mortem examination. and will
hold an inquest over the remains.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
SENATE AGAIN KILLS HOPE
OF STATEHOOD ENACTMENT

as it was thought the clever Little
would give Ad hard fight and per-
City boy. The weight, 12S pounds at
3:45 in the afternoon, gave Little the
advantage, but it proved of no help
against the hard-hitting featherweight.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27
Gets SO Out of 90,

Madison, Wis, Feb. 27.-Out of 80
votes cast for senator on the 10Th bal.
lot today, Stephenson received 3S
There were 43 absentees.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-02-27

Continued on Page rwo.)
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-23
Ito Be Continued)
PIANO BARGAINS

A large shipment Of new pianos il
being unloaded by the Thayer Piano
Company, and will MI their salesroom
to overlooking To make room for this
new stock. big reduction has been
made on their pianos, and while this
sale lasts great bargains can be found
in pianos OF standard makes, Now is
the time to get in and purchase Wsno
for your home at remarkably low
price and OF an excellent quality. A
house that handles pianos Of the stand
ing of the "Steinway" cannot afford TO
carry poor piano among their lower,
priced pianos, and You can depend up
on the quality OF any instrument you
buy from the Thayer Piano Company.