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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
'zELAYA TO SURRENDER?
NOT YET, BUT HE THINKS
INSURGENTS OUGHT TO

f1cers who compose the court is said
to be susceptible of complete proof.
Certain members, it is reported, made
personal examination of buildings
Brownsville.
Course OF Bullets Traced.
They discovered bullet holes in the
sides of three houses. Continuing their
Investigations they discovered the bull
let's, which were Of the regulation
army design
Following back the line of fire, as
shown by the track of the bullet, the
marksmen could have been nowhere
else than within the barracks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
REALLY TO BLAME
Colored Troops Finally Known
to Have Shot Up Town
of Brownsville.
MILITARY COURT DECISION
Will Present Report to Congress,
May Break Out Again.

Washington, Dec. 10.-Conclusive
evidence is said to have been obtained
by the military court of inquiry in the
shooting up of Brownsville, Texas,
that members of the 25th infantry col.
ored, who were within the fort fired
on the town at the time their COM
panions were racing through the
streets of the Texas town shooti@g
right and left.
Congress to he stirred.
None of the members of the court of
inquiry would discuss the matter, but
it is intimated that demand for the
abolition of the negro troops which
are provided for by law will be made
by the southern delegations in con-
gress. Thus the bitter debate that
marked the final days of the Roosevelt
administration threatens to be re-
newed.
The evidence discovered by the of,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
Asks Conference With En-
emy and Then Makes
His Demand.
VASQUEZ IS HIS AGENT
Evidence Growing, However,
That He Intends Ultimate
Iy to Quit.

Washington, Dec. 10.-A resolu-
tion authorizing the president to take
the necessary steps for the apprehen-
sion of President Zelaya of Nicaragua
and for his punishment or TIE charge
of numbering two Americans, If the
facts in the possession of the state
department warrant such action, was
introduced In the senate today by
Senator Rayner.
The Nerve OF ZeIayai
Bluefields, Nicaragua, Dec. 10.-Gen-
eraI Estrada was dumbfounded today
when he learned that the object OF
the conference of the Zelayan ENJOYS
with General Diaz. representing the
insurgent leader, was to demand tha
surrender of the insurgent army.
Vasquez, commanding a division OF,
| government troops near Rama, We'd
nesday proposed the conference to Gen
eral Estrada. The latter, believing
Vasquez sought an opportunity for an
advantageous surrender, sent Diaz to
meet him. The government ENJOYS.
demanded the immediate surrender OF
the revolutionists.
should he other Way.
Diaz Immediately declared Vasquez
was the one who should surrender, de-
claring the insurgents position at
Rama impregnable and the United
States was supporting Estrada. Tha
! conference continues today.
Taken In by ZeIaya.
Bluehelds. by Wireless Telegraph via
Colon, Dec 10.EAdXices receixed here
from Rama state that General Vas
quez. in command Of division Of Ze-
laya's forces, Wednesday proposed
conference TO General Estrada, the
leader of the revolutionists.
The latter sent General Fornos DiaA
to confer with General Vasquez.
1t is believed Vasquez was
seeking an advantageous surrender on,
his own initiative
Vasquez commanded the government
forces at the last battle near Rama.
and it was reported that he had been
ordered court martialed because of the
defeat suffered by the government
troops.
Cruiser Des Moines Arrives.
The arrival Of the United States
/ cruiser Des Moines created enthusiasm
and drew the whole town to the water
front. The cruisers band played The
/ Star Spangled Banner" Commander
4 Shiply of the Des Moines conferred to-
/ day with United States Consul Moffat
at Bluefields regarding the future
/ course to be taken.
Wants FavOrfte 10 Succeed.
Washington, d. c. Dec. IO.-Evi-
dence is multiplying that Zelaya in
tends TO retire from the presidency nE
, Nicaragua. American consular ofice's
I give credence to the reports. Th4
latest news from Nicaragua reached
the state department this morning and
stated Jose Madriz is being talked %
as Zelaya's successor Madriz's seleo-
ton as president of Nicaragua will not
be satisfactory TO the United States.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
LOSES ATTORNEY
DR.. F. A. Cooks Counsel Re-
fuses to Transact Busi-
ness for Him.
CLIENT GONE SINCE NOV. %
Lawyer IncIines to Belief That Al
legged Pole Discoverer Has
Taken Refuge Abroad.

Copenhagen, Dec. 1O.-Dr. Torp, rec
tor of the University of Copenhagen,
said last night that the charges
against DR. Frederick A. Cook are
based on pure fiction Nevertheless,
he added, he would accept the offer TO
examine the documents prepared by
Loose and Dunkle, which are to be
sent to Copenhagen.
Walter Lonsdale, secretary to DR..
Cook, who brought the explorers rec
ords to Copenhagen, Also declared that
the accusations published in New York
and London against Dr. Cook were to-
tally unfounded He said that the pap
ers delivered to the University of Co
penhagen contained the original obser-
vations made by DR.. Cook during the
expedition, without alterations.
LOnsdaIe Took Down statement.
Mr. Lonsdale stated further that the
explorers report was founded on these
and dictated by DR.. Cook to him, no
other person having anything TO do
with it.---BooSe and Dunkle, Mt Tons
dale added, were guests at the Waldorf
Astoria during DR.. Cooks stay thera,
but the explorers acquaintance with
them was slight
The committee which will examine
DR. Cooks records is composed of the
following President, Prof. Ellis Strom-
gren, director of the astronomical OBJ
servatory; DIR. c. F. Pechu1e, astrono-
mer attached TO the observatory; Gus
tave Holm, explorer; Commodore A.
B. Jerson, director of the School of
Navigation; DR.. Royder. director of the
meteorological Office; and DR.. F. A.
Engstrom, director of the Lund obser-
vatory. The committee will begin
work In a short time.
Prof Salomonsen also has accepted
the invitation of the New York Times
that he examine the astronomical and
other observations claimed to have
been furnished by Capt. a. w. Loose
to bolster up DR.. Cooks claim as dis
coverer of the north pole.
Lawyer wack Quits Cook.
New York, Dec 10.-Dr. Frederick
A. Cooks personal lawyer, Henry Wei
lington Wack. has severed relations
with his client Mr. Wack refused to-
night to confirm or deny his with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10


with this question, that a plan of as
sisting the development % internal
waterways will be adopted That the
interest of those who heretofore have
turned a cold shoulder to the move
ment has been aroused none can deny.
hope you are engaged in a work in
which all can stand shoulder TO shoul-
der without regard to locality
THE fact that your project may not
be the first taken UP in a comprehen-
sive way should not dampen your ar
dor for the whole waterway movement
I hope that in saying this am not
misunderstood. What I want is that
the parade should move and keep on
moving until the tail end of the pro
cession has passed the reviewing
stand"
Cooley Uses Figures.
The most serious consideration Of
the plans for the Mississippi project
was given by the rivers and harboTs
committee, of which Congressman
Continued on Page Five.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
MOTHER AND FOUR
CHILDREN BURNED
Woman Saves Baby But Dies Trying
to Rescue the Other Little Ones
at Wayne, Kan.

Concordia, Kan, Dec 10.-Ar
Wayne. IA miles north of this place
Mrs. Frank Hicks and four children,
two boys and two girls. aged to 10,
were burned to death today when an
oil stove exploded. The mother saved
the baby and ~Oerished in an effort ~
rescue the other children. Frank
Hicks, the husband. was severely
burned trying TO extinguish the fire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10

death after being convicted of muir
der
The murder charge was based on the
killing of Roy Libby, a planter, when
the mutineers attacked the town. The
executions will take place on Davao
plaza. the scene of the uprising, pro
viding the supreme court upholds the
decision. The trials were held at Da-
vac, Judge Gate presiding.
Eight Killed Fighting.
Twenty-three men mutinied, eight of
whom were killed. resisting arrest
while one turned states evidence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
JAPSUP TODATE;
MOVING PHOTOS
OF ITO MURDER

Victoria, B. c., Dec. 10-SsA moving
picture of the assassipation of Prince
Ito at Harbin is to Ebe used in the
trial of the Korean assassin, according
to advices brought by the steamer
Kaga Maru
A Russian photographer had pre-
pared to make moving pictures of the
meeting of Prince Ito and Minister
Kokovostoff and caught the assassina-
ton scene upon his Rms.
Japanese officials obtained a film 500
feet long showing every detail of the
tragedy. This will be exhibited at
the trial.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10

/ the burning of the Clarion first was
picked out of the air by Wendler, night
operator at the Detroit station. Wend-
Ter was in circuit at $40 p. M, when
he heard the famous &C. Q. D.. call.
HE answered the call and learned the
steamer <Rala1hg was the Bope, a boat
bearing the apparatus of the rival com
pany. But when he signed &C. w.
signifying his station. the other opera
tor refused to talk
Il thought the Bope was on fire." said
Wendler, land l flashed the question,
Which part OF your boat is on fire?'
The operator on the Bope was jealous,
suppose, and refused to answer my
call. 1 couldn't imagine why. but
kept in circuit and about ten min
utes later | heard the Cleveland wire
less station OF it's line wake up and
answer the call. think the Bope op-
orator was jealous for his own com
pany."
Eleven Survivors Saved.
Buffalo, N Y. Dec. 1O.-Eleven sur
vivors of the freighter w. C. Richard
son, which foundered yesterday, were
brought here today aboard the steamer
Paine which rescued the men. 1t is
now believed eight lives were lost. Be
sides the five supposed to have gone
down with the freighter, three are still
missing.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
Dec. 10 In American History.

ist and abolition leader, horn; died
1879
1S32-Andrew Jackson issued his proc
lamation against the "nullifiers.&
1S9S-Treaty of peace between United
States and Spain signed at Paris.
t9O6-NobeI peace prize awarded Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
1907 - General Alexander Hamilton,
grandson of Alexander Hamilton,
who was killed in duel by Aaron
Burr, and a civil war veteran, died
born 1915.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
U. S. After Chinese Agents.

Brownsville. Texas. Dec. 10.-In the
federal district court here yesterday 1s
indictments for conspiracy TO smuggls
Chinese into this country in violation
of the Chinese exclusion law were re-
turned by the grand jury. The inves-
tigation has revealed a concerted plan
all along the gulf coast FOR importing
Chinese.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
Continued on Page Eleven.)
Nan,es Gnuernor of Now MerIco.

Washington, Dec. 10.-The presi-
dent today sent to the senate the
names of William J. Mills and VIII
liam II. Pope, beth of New Mexico,
to be governor and chief justice, re-
spectively, of that territory.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
ILLINOIS PAROLE
LAW CALLED GOOD

Springfield. III, Dec. 10.-The su-
preme court today upheld the consti-
tutionality of the parole law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
Wants I'avorite To Succeed.
COTTON ESTIMATE
BO0MS THE PRICE

Washington, ID. c.. Dec. 1O-The
agricultural department estimates tho
cotton crop at 1O,OSS. 900 baies.
New Orleans. La. Dec. 1O.-The COT
ton estimate caused an advance OF 25
to 40 points this afternoon. May going
to 16O, a new high record for the sea
SON
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
Record for Hogs at St. Louis.

st. Louis, Dec. 10.-The highest
recorded price for hogs was exceed
ed at the National stock yards today
when buyer paid 1855. Nothing
approaching this price has been
known in the open market here since
1898.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
New Italian Cabinet.

Rome. Dec. 1O.-Baron Sonnino has
announced his new cabinet. Sonnino
is to be premier and minister of the
interior and Count Guicciardini min
lister of foreign affairs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
c., r. |. &. P. JOB ASSIGNED
G. 5. Pentecost Made Assistant Gen.
clsal Passenger Agent.

Omaha. Neb., Dec. 110.-G. S. Pents-
cost. division passenger agent OF the
Rock Island, has been appointed assist
ant general passenger agent of that
road, with headquarters at Kansas
City
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
THREE FATALITIES
IN WRECK ON "O'

Galesburg. Ill. Dec. 10.-A Burling-
ton freighS train was derailed and
thrown into a ditch near ellison today
Fireman Hoffman and Brakeman Gibbs
were killed and Engineer Burns fatally
injured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10

Story From Our Own Philip
pines Like One From Rus
sia or Spain.
PENALTY FOR MUTINEERs
Squad of COnstabulary Found Guilty
and VIII Be Executed Unless
High Court Prevents.

Manila, Dec. 10.-Fourteen men of
the Second company of native con-
stabulary, stationed at Davao, Minda-
mao. which mutinied on the night Of
June 6, were yesterday Hntenced to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
chief Red cloud Dead,

Washington, D. c., Dec. 10-Red
Cloud, aged Sc, the famous Sioux In
dian chief, is dead, it is stated, in
report received today from the Pine
Ridge Indian agency.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

Sun sets 4;29, rises no; moon rises
5:5S a m; suns decIination % de
grees 80 minutes south Of celestial
equator
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10

Temperature at a. m, II; maxi
mum in "a hours. IL; minimum, g..
Precipitation in "a hours, none. Wind
velocity at Z a. m, miles. Relative
humidity, last evening 9S, this morn
ing go.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
LAKES -TO-GULF WATERWAY
DEAD, AT LEAST SO FAR AS
CONGRESS is CONCERNED
THE WEATHER

Snow and warmer tonight and Sat
urday The minimum temperature to-
night will be about 20 or % degrees
above zero.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
RIVER BULLETIN,

Owing to the great amount Of Ice In
the upper Mississippi river the river
forecasts have been discontinued till
the spring of 1910.
]. NJ. SHERIER, Local Observer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-12-10
Lawyer wack Quits Cook.

New York, Dec. 10.-Dr. Frederick
A Cooks personal lawyer, Henry Wei
lington Wack. has severed relations
with his client Mr. Wack refused to-
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-27
SCHULTz-TRlMBLE NUPTIALS

On Thursday evening at SIS the
home Of Mt and Mrs. J. b. Trimble,
occurred the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Grace. to Stanley Schultz. of Seat
tie, Wash. Promptly at the above
hour. the bride and groom. attended
by Mr.. B. C. Trimble and Miss Emily
Trimblc, brother and sister of the
bride. took their place under the arch
in the parlor, where the ring cere-
mony was performed by Rev. H. ID,
Zimmerman. pastor of the First Bap-
tist church, After congratulations
had been extended. all partook of a
wedding supper Many useful gifts
were received by the couple. About
twenty-five guests and friends were
present, among whom were Mr.. and
Mrs, j, G Johnson, of Kankakee. Ills.
and Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Parrault, also
of klnkakee.
The groom is employed by the
Wasatch Canning company. while the
bride is well known In the city, hav-
ing lived here for a number of years.
ALr, and Mrs Schultz Will make their
home In ogden.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-27
HE SAYS EARRiMAN FACES
DEATH

A special dispatch from New York
says Henry Clews today appeared
In the customers room OF his brok-
erage concern and TO large crowd
of traders. saidi Mr. rarrman haa
for weeks been quietly unloading all
of his stock, He is no longer in the
market from speculative point of
view, but is making fight for his
life. a hard fight. but in my oolnion
a losing fight. Nobody knows bet.
ter than Nh Hartman himself how ill
he Is
The statement Is scarcely TO be ac-
ccpted as conveying the whole truth.
Hartman may be a very sick man
and he may never recover, but that
he has been throwing over his inter
ests in Union Pacific and other Har-
riman properties is doubtful
Not until he has completely lost
hope, will Hartman give Up the con-
troll of those interests which have
made him famous and which offer to
him his greatest source of encourage
ment to strive against disease, even
though death be inevitable.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-27
ALIAS SUM MONS.

In the Municipal Court within and
for the City Of Ogden, County of We
ber State OF Utah.
Before Hon. j D. Murphy, Munici-
pal Judge and BX.OHicio Justice OF the
Peace.
A. w Francis. Plaintiff, VS.. William
Jones. Defendant,
The State of Utah, to Said Defand-
ant:
You are hereby summoned 10 ap-
pear before the above entitled court
within ten (l0) days after service of
this summons upon you If served with
in the county in which this action Is
brought. otherwise within twenty days
after this service and defend the
above entitled action in case of your
failure 10 do so, judgment will be rem
dered against you according to the de-
mand OF the complaint in said action,
which was filed in said court on the
27th day Of Nav. A. D. 1909.
To the Sheriff or any Constable of
Weber County. Greeting.
Make legal service and due return
hereof.
Witness, Hon. ]. D Murphy. Judge
Of said Court with the Seal thereof.
this 18th day OF August, 1903
(SEAL) l. n. FULTON,
Clerk
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-27
CHILDREN HAVE TOO MANY
STUDIES.

Those who have inquired into our
modern-day school methods, bearing
in mind that the great body of the
children IN the schools arc required
10 be at gainful occupations at four
teen years OF age, In order TO help
the family Will agree with NJ. D.
Brattan, an eastern writer. who says
there is an attempt at examining with
the result that child at fourteen Is
poorly equipped in fundamentals and
goes out to labor seriously handicap
ped
The writer contends that generally
too much is required of the pupil
Money is being spent In trying to
squeeze more information into the in
fant brain than it has room for Both
the information and the brain are sure
to be injured in the process. and a
great deal of money is wasted
The majority OF children in the pub
lie schools are going TO turn their
backs on education at the age OF four
teen and so to work. Wherever they
may be on the school ladder they Will
not stay beyond the fated hour. Al
ready they have barely time 10 squeeze
through If they are bright; If they
stick anywhere they are lost-they
will never get a lower school educa.
tlon, They do stick Investigation
shows that the average length of time
required to pass through eight grades
Is not eight years, as it should be
but nine and half. Nine and half
years-and the law requires less than
eight
Were we to offer criticism Of the
Ogden schools, we would dwell on the
failure to thoroughly prepare children
in the grammar grades. Boys and girls
enter high school who are deficient
in spelling, grammar and arithmetic
the essentials OF an education.
Children, thoroughly trained IN the
fundamentals. can acquire the polish
OF an education by reading, after they
have left school. but without a fair
knowledge of correct English and tho
rules Of arithmetic they always must
be at a disadvantage, unless excep-
tionally keen In some particular line
OF mental activity.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-27
FOOD PRESERVATION.

The proper preservation OF food for
inture consumption apparently ap-
peals so strongly to the National AS
sociation for the Promotion OF Pub
lie Health that the organization has
issued small volume dealing exhaus-
lively with the various phases OF the
subject. The volume traces tho his
tory OF the storing of foods from carl
lest times TO the present. and presents
symposium OF opinions from var
lous authorities in which the present
status of the National food law is up
held.
The work. which appears to have
peen carefully done. Is frankly in op-
position to many popular beliefs upon
itS subject, and yet because OF that
VIII doubtless serve to throw consid-
erable light upon the controversy that
nov sSists with regard TO certain pre-
serYativeS, and which all thinking In
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-27
FARMERS FAILED TO BE
BENEFITED.

The failure of the denatured alcohol
bin to bring about the widespread
manufacture of denatWed alcohol has
brought forth Il number of articles by
w. A, Campbell In derlsion OF the ef
forts OF those who declared all that
was necessary to mako possible tho
production Of the substitute for oil or
gasoline as a fuel by the farmers of
the country was a law taking of the
tax of S1l0 a gallon on alcohol
There was load cry for cheap
fuel. Mr.. Campbell says Coal was
about all gone; oil was in the hands
of IN octopus; gas was impossible.
Therefore. and il was remarkable how
they all hit on the same thing at the
same time: a form OF alcohol was the
only hope Denatured alcohol they
called 1t, which is alcohol mixed with
little benzine and wood alcohol,
and these scientists said that 1t could
be made from all the refuse OF the
laIm so cheapiy that the coal man, the
oil man. the gas man and the wood
man would all have 10 go out OF bus
lness.
There was only one thing. these
coincidental scientists declared, that
prevented every farmer IN the country
from making his own light and fuel
right off; and that was the govern
ments eNaction Of an internal revc.
nue. Tako OF the revenue. was the
cry and we need never worry again.
The cry was inspiring, The newspa-
pers cried for it; all the saviours of
the people demanded II; the agricul-
tural department at Washington Issued
pamphlets every few days and began
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-27

dividuals have como 20 regard as a
purely commercial campaign carried
ON and kept alive by the advertisers.
However, the small book will doubt
less serve to clear up some points in
connection with the food question, and
II is well supplied with a listed bibli-
ogrJphy Of authorities setting forth all
the experimentation with the preser-
yaIyes In question. 1t is interesting
also to note that various authorities
are quoted who have been supposed to
be unalterNbly opposed to the present
governmental endorsement of and at
tltude coward food prcseryatiyes.
among them Or. Harvey w. Wiley. A
resume of the bIbliosraphy would seem
TO uphold the findings Of those chem
lists who Gpd no objection to the use Of
proper prcseIyatiye. such az ben
2oate of soda
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-08-27
THEY WERE SENTENCED
IN POLICE COURT

In the criminal division Of the mu-
nicipal court this morning there was
but little doing Neil Parsons. an old
offender. was sentenced 10 ten days
in the city jail for mendicancy. Chas
Phillips, a yagrant, was admonlshed
by the court TO leave town instanter,
under a suspended sentence Of 90
days. Phil Carney pleaded guilty TO
being drunk and was fined $5
II. l. Leonard and A. E. Barnhart
were arraigned before the court on
the charge OF disturbing the peace
and pleaded guilty Both defendants
were placed upon the witness stand
TO testify In the case and against
themselves, They corroborated each
other In their statements, the story
being that they entered into n flstic
encounter yesterday In cafe OF the
city. Barnhart getting much the worst
of the fight, as was evidenced by an
ugly wound on the forehead which had
evidently been made by some blunt In
stument The court imposed n fine
Of $40 on Leonard but released Barn
hart The Judge said he thought
BarnhaTt had been punished sufficient
ly for his wrong-dolng.