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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
JURY ACQUITS REV. KEMP
Chicago Pastor Found Not Guilty of
Immoral Practices.

Chicago, June 11.-Rev. Robert Nor
ris Kemp. former rector of st. Chrys-
ostoms Episcopal church in this city,
was acquitted of the charge of immor-
ality by jury in Judge Windes' court
here today Witnesses for the prose
cution included members of the boy
choir at st. Chrysostoms
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
MOTHERS CONGRESS OPEN
Duty of Home. School and State Dis
cussed at Denver.

Denver, June 11.-Following pre-
liminary meetings yesterday of the
national board, state associations and
state presidents, formal opening of
the 14th annual session of the Ma
tional Mothers congress took place
last night.
The duty of home, school and state
to the children was the general topic
of discussion. Mrs. Frederic Shoff
of Philadelphia. president of the con-
gress. presided. Nine sessions are
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
MOVE TO HALT
SLEEPING CAR
REBATES FAIL

Chicago, June 1.-THE motion OF
the Pullman company and the Great
Northern railroad for a preliminary in.
junction to prevent the lowering of
the sleeping car rates by the inter
state commerce commission was de-
MED by Judges Grosscup, Baker and
Seaman in the United States circuit
court here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
WOULD RATHER FIGHT

Costa Rica Not Disposed to Arbitrate
Boundary Dispute With Panama.
Washington, June 11.-Oficial re-
ports have reached the state depart
ment from Costa Rica to the effect
that strong opposition has developed
in the Costa Rican congress to the
ratification of the convention signed
in Washington some months ago by
representatives of that country and
Panama, by which their boundary dis
pute was referred to the chief justice
of the United States supreme court as
arbitrator The opinion is expressed
the convention may be refused.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
Mothers Hear Addresses.

Denver. Col, June 1.-THE nation
al Congress of Mothers today listened
to several addresses. At this after
noon session the general subject of
discussion was The First Twelve
Years in School Life''
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
WORDS OF WELCOME
REACH ROOSEVELT
Messages Received by Wireless From
Americans Received First Day
at Sea.
On Board steamer Kaiserin Auguste

On Board Steamer Kaiserin Auguste
Victoria, June 11-(Via Wireless
Crookhaven, Ireland. Roosevelt was
engaged this morning in debating
manuscripts. During the day he re-
ceived many wireless messages of
farewell from England and expressions
of welcome from friends in the United
States
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
ARCHBISHOP THREATENED
Activity of Church Leader i'm Race
Track War Ordered to Cease.

New Orleans. La. June 11.-Letters
threatening Archbishop Blenk with
death on account of the active part he
is taking in the work directed against
the revival of race track gambling in
Louisiana were received by the arch
bishop last night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
SLAYER OF PREMIER
OF EGYPT TO DIE

London, June 11.-Official advices
from Cairo. Egypt, state that the court
of cessation today confirmed the sen
tence of death imposed upon the stu
dent. Wardani. who shot and killed
Boutros Pasha Ghali, Egyptian pre-
mier and minister of foreign affairs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
START ACTION
AGAINST STOCK
YARDS REBATERS

Washington, June 11.-Under in
structions of Attorney General Wick
ersham. William S. Kenyon, assistant
20 the attorney general. is expected TO
file today I'm the United States circuit
court at Chicago a bill in equity
against certain Chicago stock yards
companies for alleged rebating on
freight charges.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
MILLION LOSS IN
SEATTLE BLAZE
Wind Drives Flames Into Wooden
Buildings and 800 Are Rem
dered Homeless.

Seattle. Wash, June 11.-F1re that
broke out on the northern water front
during the hurricane last night was
carried by the wind to a district thick
iy covered by wooden buildings, and
in short time 20 acres were ablaze,
causing the loss of s1.OOG,OOO and driv-
ing 500 people homeless out into the
storm.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11

Des Moines, Iowa. June 11.-Com-
plete returns from the Eighth district
give p. NJ Towner. standpat, for con-
gress, 2.141. and Darrah, insurgent,
1,13S. Towner's majority is 1,003.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
HONOR TWO OLD MEMBERS
Harvard Clubs Elect Chicagoan Aged
%, President for Year.

Cleveland, Ohio, June 11.-Mitchell
D. Follansbee, aged 80. of Chicago.
was elected president and Rev. Minot
Simons, aged 81, of Cleveland. sec
retary, of the Associated Harvard
Clubs of America at the convention
here today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
President Wants Control
of Stock and Bond
Issues
PUT IN RAIL BILL
Decided at White House Con-
ference to Ask Provision
for Study of Subject.

Washington, June 11.-As a re-
suit of the presidents insistence that
the new railroad bill should include
some provision looking to the con-
troll of new issues of stocks and
bonds by railroad companies it was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
RIVER BULLETIN.

Slowly falling stages in the Missis-
sippi will continue from below Du-
buque TO Muscatine.
J. NJ. SHERIER. Local Forecaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
BRiGANDS SLAY CHINESE
Party of 80 otter Hunters Caught
and Killed Near Russian Frontier.

Victoria, B. c., June 11.-Eighty Chi
nese otter hunters were slaughtered
by brigands near Manchili. on the Rus
sian Chinese frontier. May 10, accord
ing to advices received here today.
The Chinese had taken 1000 otter
skins when brigands attacked them.
killing most of the hunters and making
away with the stock of skins.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
Exposures in State Leads
to Call for Citizens
Move.
REMEDY is SOUGHT
Secretary Green of Retail Mer-
chants Explains Object of
Conference.

Peoria, Ill, June 11.-Aroused in
part by the astounding revelations
of the grand jury of Sangamon coun-
ty and Cook county. and in part by
the open hostility of the Illinois gen
eral assembly to progressive legisla-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
Taft Starts Newspaper Presses.

Dayton, Ohio, June 1.-The new
home of the Daily News was formally
opened today. President Taft from
the White house pressed the key that
started the presses. The News is 102
years old today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.

(From noon today to noon tomorrow
Sun sets 7:27. rises 4:24; moon sets
1877 p. M: 6:12 p. NJ, moon at great
est librati west.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11

Temperature at a. m, 60. Maxi
mum temperature in last "a hours, rs;
minimum in II hours, 81. Velocity of
wind at Z a. M, miles per hour. Pre-
cipitatio, none. Relative humidity at
Z D. m, &c; at a. M, 63.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
Two Infants Drowned In Sack.

Chicago, June 1.-The bodies of
two male infants, apparently twins, 5
days old. were found concealed in a
ditch in the outskirts of the city today.
Death seems to have been due to
drowning
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
FOURTH INFANTRY is HOME
Returns After Two Years i'm Philip
pines-Goes to Arkansas

San Francisco. June 1.-THE army
transport Sherman from Manila with
the 4th regiment on board arrived to-
day. The regiment, which has been
in the islands two years, will be sent
to posts in Arkansas and Nebraska.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11

scheduled, final adjournment taking
place Tuesday night.
AS yet there is little talk of candi-
dates for the several Offices, but
Washington, d. c., has started an ac-
tive canvass for the next congress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11

vincial governors to compel immediate
compliance under pam of dissolution
| of the societies and the closing of
their establishments.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Sunday, rising tenn
perature Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11

decided at White house conference
today that a paragraph be added to
the bill providing for a commission
to investigate and report at the next
session of congress the best means
of dealing with this situation.
Opposition Prevents Action.
The president was told again to-
day that with all democrats but one
opposed to giving the interstate COM
merce commission supervision over
this subject it was absolutely i'm
possible to get an out and out pro-
vision for control of stock and bond
issues in the bill this session.
May Suspend for 10 Months.
Washington, June lit is under
stood the railroad bill, as it will come
from the conference, will fix 10 months
as the time for the suspension of al
legged unreasonable rates by the inter
state commerce commission The time
is the same as contained in the senate
bill and it is said to be satisfactory to
the president.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
BLOW To CHURCH
Spanish Government Takes
Step Toward Dissolving
Existing Alliance.
CONSTITUTION is CHANGED
Recognized in Royal
Decree-Demand Made for
Equal Footing.

Madric, June IA royal decree
issued today amends the constitution
by authorizing edifices of non-Catholic
religious societies to display insignia
for public worship and other ceremo-
nies. The republican press demands
all religions be placed on an equal
footing and that the state subvention
of the Catholic church be withdrawn
To Enforce Decree.
Owing to the disposition of unau-
thorized religious orders to ignore the
imperial deere of May 81, which di-
rected such orders not authorized by
the concordat of 1851 or engaged in
industry to seek Immediately authori-
zation under the law adopted in 1877,
the premier today instructed the pro-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
Husband Gets Divorce.

Thereafter Mrs. Castle dropped
from public view until dispatches
from the west told of the granting
of a decree of divorce at Nome. Alas
ka, to her husband, Neville II. Cas-.
tie. San Francisco lawyer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11

Mrs. Castle was subsequently re-
leased under $4,000 bail furnished
by her brother. Captain Henry Harri-
son Scott, Z. S. A., VINO hurried hith-
er from the south when apprised OF
his sisters plight. The case never
came to trial and Mrs. Castle was
i'm September after Craig
had appeared before the grand jury
and declined to press the charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-11
Died In Trunk.

A postmortem today revealed that
the woman died from suffocation. It
was found there were seven wounds
in the head sufficient TO render her
unconscious, but not regarded as of a
nature to cause death. The victim
expired some time after the body was
placed in the trunk.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04

veving gold bars from Indian MINES to the courts OF
Spain and the Vatican His real has always been
protected by the Spanish Government; but it does not
matter anyway. firing of the slow work in hand, he
laid covetous ewes upon this wealth and decided that
he needed il more than, did King Pope, and pro-
ceeded to get up rnutiny among part OF his crew
They cut the throats OF the honest and hnglng out
the black flag set up as full edged pirates The leader
changed his to Benito Bono and for four years
led a successful career as buCaneer-
The Spanish Government finally got busy and started
to hunt him down Finding the Caribbean too hot for
him. Bonito beached his slip along the Gulf OF )arlen
and burned her Bor1te and his then marched
across the arps to the Pacific side where they seized
another vessel. Sailing up and down through about
sixty degrees of latitude this crew became the terror OF
the West Coast overhauing treasure ships landing at
cities. sacking churches. mints and palaces Bon1to
even had the ter1leritv to invade Mexico during the
reign OF Emperor Itlrbide His loot becoming so
heavy that he finally forced to seek safe place OF
concealent It is said that his greed Overcarne
caution to such an extent that he threw to
make room for the spoil. Bonito had visited Cocos
many times. and undoubtedly had heard OF caches
made there by other pirates; his thoughts turned
to this safe retreat. He and his merry men now had
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
COCOS ISLAM D
By Hyde Scott Rogers
Dr7~inss by Joseph Clement Col.

NAV be buried the imaginative fortunes at
Stevenson S Treasure Island and Dumas
Monte CriSto sink into lnslgnificance
Cocos Island is a volcanic speck on the
Pacific Ocean, and belongs to Costa Rica
1t is three hundred miles off her coast and
FIVE hundred miles from Panama Bay, the
western end of the canal. This island con-
taIns less than nine hundred square miles,
and rises precipltately into peak, Mount
Inglesias, twenty-eight hundred feet high,
shooting straight up from the sea. There
are two small harbors, and it is abundantly
supplied with fresh waters that run down
from the mountains. being the only island
In that region so favored. Wild pork sea
turtles, and cocoanuts from which the
name is derived have afforded sailors fresh
provisions in these harbors ever since Bal
boa sailed up the coast.
Cocos is uninhabited except by a Gov
ernor. He is a German by birth and de-
scubed as a huge person physically. He
went there more than twenty years ago
with small colony; but is the only one
left, as he employed himself to the Costa
Rican Government to guard the hidden
treasure from unauthorized hunters who
might come seeking it. Frequently he Wis
its the mainland TO report, and sometimes
travels to the United States.
Peru looks with longing for her lost valu
ables stolen by Thompson; but is estopped
from hunting III the territory of friendly
country. Whoever finds the treasure must
pay Costa Rica fifty per cent salvage and
reckon with Peru claim. Also let no one
believe that the treasure is to be picked up
by merely forming an expedition and sail
ing away TO Cocos after it. Originally the
valua bles were concealed in caves which
had been washed by the-sea in a mountain
cliff: but about thirty years ago there was
a great earthquake in South America, and
it is believed that at that time massive
slides of rock were shaken down which
crushed out and buried these caves. An
expedition that would recover this wealth
must be prepared to expend at least one
hundred thousand dollars IN drilling the
rocks or washing away the debris by hy-
drauEC placer workings.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04

has been suggested At Washington that the United
States acquire lease OF COCOs Island the famous
- Pacific Ocean treasure rrOve cOallng station and
military base. particularly to support Panama Bay
after The canal finished. Something over year ago
Young man II the diplomatic service but then
unattached negotiated with Costa Rca 10 secure Tor
81 American company treasure exploration rights on
COCOs and al that the question OF our Govern
-lerts taking over fifty years lease OF the island was
b-oached Nothing came Of i. although the advantage
was pointed out OF controlling island only i've hun
dred miles frOr Panama. and the only island IN the
Southern Pacific having fresh water supply nearer
than the Cala1agos group Incidentally. the treasure
hunters wanted 10 oe under their flag before invest
ing large SUM III exploring for pirates hidden loot.
4 greater number Of people are turning TO C0cos with
greedy thoughts than toward any other spot OF equal
sze II the whole world Is 4 be wondered At that
ne place fascInates when L recalled that there IS
estimated TO be nor less than hundred million dol
lars worth and Jewels buried n It's sea washed
caves? No one knows the certain location ot the treas
Ire: but there Is man living to-day VINO can De sad
% have near personal COgnzance of Il. as he was
closely allied with another who had touched II ana
thereby IS himself II line Of descent among explorers
L IS along TINS line OF descent that tins article mas
been prepared. the writer having been pro
information REGARDING these daring
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04

pears that Thompson knew all about the hiding
place of the treasure but it does not appear that he
tried take it for years When next heard
from he charge of British brig, the Mary Dear
anchored in the harbor of Calao 1888 during the
between Peru and Chile. The Chilean feet was
approaching and the Peruvians went into panic
possible loss of their vauabes loot by the invaders
To preserve it they decided placing it aboard the
Mary Dear under protection of the British flag and
the ex-pirate. From Lima the Capital brought
crosses atars rails and statues of silver and gold held
in cathedrals along with much money and Jewels be-
longing to old families. This dumped on board the
brig and there said to have been actually tons of the
treasure
Bug Thompson not of stronger moral fiber than
had been Bonito his old chief and he also succurbef
under temptation. He promptly murdered the six Pc
rvian guards who had been left board and set sail
for Cocos Island, twelve hundred miles up the
1t is not quite clear why he committed this
when he had vessel and could have taken the larger
treasure without danger.
Thompson opened the hole where Bonito's hoard
concealed and thereto added his takings. There
are Peruvian records that show Thompson got away
with valuables amounting to fifteen million dollars.
He had the of the richest hidden treasure
Crcsus of his dav but Fate guards Cocos Island with
disaster and failure for those who approach her trust
Thompson had sailed only little way from the island
when Peruvian soop of war captured his vessel All
the put to death except Thompson himself,
from whom the captors hoped to learn the secret of the
treasure. He was taken the mainland and they
preparing to administer the third degree when he
managed to escape into tho jungle. The Peruvians
waited several days about the place without result
the sailor seemed be swallowed in the tangle of vines
and trees from which apparently impossible for
a lone to escape.
Thompson was not heard from again until about two
wears later. when he appeared in London posing
Brazilian diamond merchant. He had plenty OF money,
and IN short time spent about quarter of million
dollars in lavish living But he not happy with all
this and lived in fear of being recognized the
man who robbed the Per1vians
Still possessed of much money, he finally decided
trip to Halifax Nova Scotia seeking old friends
This proved fateful journey. On board the vessel
Thompson met man named Heating whom the reader
is to learn third in descent of those who had per
sonal knowledge of where the Cocos treasure IS buried
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
Keating's and Bogue's Part

VEATING was married man in comfortable circu1n-
n stances who lived at St. Johns Newfoundland. The
two men became friendly, and Keating persuaded
Thompson to go home with him. proceeding to Halifax
while he hunted up his friends, Thompson heavy
drinker, and night while under the influence OF
liquor he told Keating about the Cocos Island treasure
and it is also probable that he showed the map OF the
island he had kept The significant thing this that
soon after telling his secret Thompson died suddenly
and 1lvsteriosy. At that time he Just fortyour
wears Old and supposed to be IN the finest possible
health.
Heating buried his late guest and also took over his
effects including the map of Cocos Island showing the
hidden treasures concealnent place Almost immedi-
aelv he began outftting expedition to look tor the
treasure and ready to set sail round the Horn
Heating did have funds enough to outfit, and was
compelled to take a partner IN the enterprise. A
neighbor named Bogue became interested financially
and also decided to go on the voyage
Their crew kept in ignorance OF the real nature
Of the expedition but it appears that in time they
became suspicious, and the cupdity that nearness to
Cocos always took possession of them Arriving
at Chatham Bay, the largest landing the island
Heating and BOgte ashore alone under the simple
preterlse of looking for water supply.
t,rI
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04

7 IIt SLOI OI IIdO IIt PtJVI-
ed at COcos that eventful day
comes from the fourth in line
of descent in this tale, one
of the Hackett brothers, to
whom Heating in his old age
related it. The Hacketts al
that time were fishing men II
Newfoundland, and keating
in spite of his pirate money,
was something of an Outcast.
owing to ugly stories that cir
culated. The young men be
Continued on page IS
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
Bonito's and Thompson's Cache

IT appears that about 1912 Spaniard of
l. high lineage was cruising Caribbean wa
tiers as a licensed privateer, for the .pur-
pose of protecting galleons that were con-
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04

greater wealth than any similar group in the
worlds history, and why they did not retire is a
mystery
Arriving at Cocos Island, the pirates killed wild
hogs and tanned the skins to make bags, which
they used to pack and store the heaps of gold and
jewels. These sacks were placed IN a cave and the
spot carefully marked, after which they sailed away
for new adventures. Their career after this was
short; for the vessel was cornered by the Espiegle
Spanish gunboat. and to escape capture Bonito
blew out his brains.
Only one of Bonito's men escaped execution,
Thomson. an English reuegade sailor. Il an
New-York tribune., 1910-09-04

-ided with information regarding these daring
.rzer1rl1-e-s thar heretofore has not been avail
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-11-17
CENSUS FIGURES.
Indiana Has 2,7o0,s76, 7.3 Per Cent
Gain Over 1900.

Washington. Nov. 16.-Thc popuia-
ton of the state of Indiana is 2700.S76,
according to statistics of the 18th CEN
suS made public today. This is an in
crease of 1S4.414. or 7.3 per cent. over
2.516,462 in 1900. The increase from 1890
to 1900 was 324,05S, or 1913 per cent.
Population statistics of the 18th
census We're made public this after
noon for the following California cities:
Oakland. -150174. an increase Of 49,
PA. or 124.9 per cent. compared with
$3.50 in 1900.
Berkeley. 40,424. an increase Of o.
220. or 206 per cent. compared with Il,
PA in 1900
Alameda. o3,3S3. compared with 16,-
Aga in 1909.
Tic population of Great Falls. Mont.
is 13.J42. decrease of $50 compared
with 1880 in 1900.
Director Durand in a statement said
the Great Fails returns as originally
received showed a total of 93,324 or
1915 more than the correct count The
director attributes the attempted pad
ding to- tlree out of f. enumerators OF
The city. 60 per cent. Of whose returns
he said, We're fraudulent Three Of the
men We're arraienrd and two of them
sent to Jail for ~ hours each and fined
$50 each oli the third was Imprisoned
4S hours and fined 5000