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S3 ROCK ISLAND VOL. XliVII. 2fO. 01. HOCK ISIiAOT), Hili., THUIJS DAY. DECEMBEB J-'J), 1898. PBICE THREE CENTS. DEATH AS A PRESENT. Sent Done Up in a Silver Holder to a Weil-Known New York Athlete. " SUPPOSED TO BE BEOMO SELTZER, Woman for Headache She I. Ini In a Few HUnlet-Iatraded br - Some ffonu tor ad Deliberate Harder, ine uroner i t'hrslclan Deelaans Deadly Poison in the Bottle Tragical Detail. New York. Dec. 29. Mrs. Kate J. Ad ams, a well-to-do woman, was poisoned yesterday in her handsomely furnished apartments on Eighty-sixth street. Her death Is connected with a curious chain or events. Mrs. Adams was a widow. 60 years old. She lived with her son-in law, Edward Rogers, . an insurance agent. Harry Cornish, a well-known athlete, , and physical director of the Knickerbocker Athletic club, boards with the Rogers. Mrs. Adams awoke yesterday morning with a severe head ache. Her daughter, Mrs. Rogers, ad vised her to take some bromo-seltzer. She got some from Cornish and gave to her mother a fair sized dose. In a few seconds Mrs. Adams was In great pain and evidently suffering from the effects of a strong poison. Dr. Hitchcock was called in and tried to counteract the ef fects of the poison, which he declared to . be cyanide of potassium. Cornish and Dr. Hitchcock both tasted the poison ous stuir. and In a few minutes both were prostrated by the effects of the slight quantity they had taken. Potter was called in. He revived two men, but Mrs. Adams died. Got it for a Chrl.tmaa Prew'nt Dr. the Cornish states that on Christmas day he received a neat package addressed to himself containing a sterling silvermcd Iclne bottle holder In a Tiflany box. and In the holder was a bottle marked Cromo-Stltzer." The package was anonymously sent, but Cornish says ho thought nothing of this as he frequent ly gets presents in this way. It was thla bottle that Mrs. Rogers got for nor mother and out of which Mrs. Adams drank with fatal effect. Cornish says he cannot think who could have had any designs on his life? Harry Cornish Is a counsin of Mrs. Allans, and Is 40 years old. Feminine Hand in the Crime. On the morning of Dec. 24 there come to the desk of the Kickerbocker cluh office a package wrapped in manila pa per and sealed with wax. On the flat surface was written In a feminine hand, disguised to cause the impression that the writing was dune by a man. the ad dress: "Mr. Harry Cornish, Knicker bocker club'. Madison avenue and tr- i ty-fifth street. New York city." Tho package had been mailed at the general delivery office down town. In the wrap per of manila paper was a pasteboard box marked "Tiffany." In- the l.os the usual cotton packing, and in the center wrapper In white tissue rapf a vial holder of polished silver. On the bottom of the holder Is marked "Sterling sil ver, No. 814." HOW THK TJIAGDY OCCI RKEH. Evidently a Case of M order and CornUu tbe Intended Victim. The receiving cllnder of the holder was a 10-cent vial of bromo seltzer. "The bottle was wrapped In the usual label of the drug made In Baltimore. The stopper was unsealed and packed down hard cn a level with the neck of the bottle, an unusual thing with vials of brcmo t?!tzer of this make. The vial with Its contents were p'aced In Corn ish's room. There It rested until morn ing. Tuesday evening Mrs. Adams, es corted by Cornish, attended a theatre. They, partook of a light supper before returning home. While breakfast was being prepared yesterday morning Mrs. Adams appeared III. She complained of a severe headache. Mrs Rogers then mentioned the bottle of bromo seltzer that Cornish had In his room. Cornish went to his room and got his vial of supposed bromo seltzer. He poured out a small quantity In a spoon and mixed It with water. Laughingly Mrs. Adams took the mixture. Suddenly all were attracted by the screams of Mrs. Adam calling for her daughter. Mrs. Rogers rushed Into the bath room and found her mother writhing in pain on the floor and gasping for breath. Cornish immediately sent the hall boy for a doctor, and Dr. E. E. Hitchcock was brought In. The doctor saw that the woman had taken some violent pofson and gave her nitro-gly-cerlne to stimulate the heart action, lis applied other remedies and gave a pow erful antidote to Cornish, who had tasted the stuff. Dr. Hitchcock taste-i the poison, which he said was evidently cyanide of potassium. He began to feel the effects of Oe r.Vro.n ?sd Dr. E. S. Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum Alorn are tnc el the ymmt day fnt-fno- nrvdos T meaacexx to neann Potter wg s sent fcr. Effor he arrived Mrs. Adams was deal. Dr. Potter gave it as his ODinica that the poison was cyan'de cf potassium. Cornish went to As?istat D.strict Attorney Mclntyres oITlce as to d the incidents connected with the tragedy. At the advice of the assistant district attorney detectives were laced in the hallway of the house. No one was allowed to go up to the apartments of the Rogers without per mission from the district attorney's of fice. Ccror.ers Physician Weston called at the house" last night. He took the vial holder and ' the bottle of poison. He aIW ,0" lne rapper containing me address. After careful examination of f i . . . . v ssn- va, a c chaiu a a I - m!l.in that ti,, cyanide of potassium, although he could not say for a certainty. He was sure that this was what caused Mrs.. Adams' death and that It was murder murder. cold-blooded and premeditated. He was of the opinion thst the victim intended was Cornish. He stated that the granules of bromo seltzer were coareer, and that the drug In the vial was of brighter crystals and very fine. He said he would perform an autopsy tin the body Of Mrs. Adams. Cornish dis appeared soon after visiting the as sistant district attorney's office and could not be found anywhere. Hia di VQrced wife lives In Boston. LA WTO N GOES TO MANILA. Santiago Hero Sent to PbUlppln Otis Had Doe Native. Washington. Dec. 2. it is re gretted that tbe movement upon Iloilo was le laved until the Zitb, ample authority having been conferred upon the o flicer s in charge at Manila to have moved at any earlier moment they deemed it well to do so. The war department has assigned Hen. Lawton to service in the Philip pines. J he assignment is considered one of exceptional importance, as Lawton. who was one of the most conspicuous oilicers in the campaign about Santiago, will be second in com mand to Otis, and in the event of Otis' appointment as governor gen eral, will assume military command of the forces in the Philippines. His new duties will be a combination of nerve and tact. CUBA'S SHIFTING SCENES. More Spanish Soldiers Depart and Old (ilory (Joes Up. Havana. Dec. 29. About 1.600 Sianish soldiers left the citv for juarajay yesterday. Col. Sayburn raised the American flag yesterday over toe. municipal building at Mariel iu the presence of a number of nota ble persons and the people of the town. He made a speech in which he said: "In this solemn act you must not see any meaning except paternal love auu protection." The colonel caused f00 rations to be distributed brated rrr ball at night. The colonel goes to . cabanas and isabia Honda f re m Mariel to order and distribute rations. SHAFTER'S"OLD COMMAND. Leader of the Santiago Campaign (Joes Hark to'Saa Franrlaco. San Francisco. Dec. ' 2'J. Official notice has been received that Shifter will le again assigned to the com mand of the department of California. He is expected to take charge about Jan. 10. Gen. Merriam may so north again to the department of Columbia, but the impression prevails that he will go to Denver to command the department of Colorado; that the de partments of Columbia and California will lie combined under Shafter. llroom Price Still Higher. Sidney, Dt-c. 29. The secretary of the Broom Manufacturers' Association of the United States savs the recent iispatch from Chicago as to the- ad vance in brooms conveys the wroni; impression. At a meeting of the as sociation at I'rbana on the 7th. an advance of 20 cents a dozen was agreed upon and in Chicago on the rMh an advance of 2o cents addition al, making the advance 45 cents a dozen instead of 2.j. Trouble Brewing in Johannesburg. London. Deo. 29. A diso Dieting situation is developing at Johannes burg. According to the latest ad vices the place is seething with discon tent as on the eve of the Jamson raid. in consequence of the recent proposed government measures which the Uit- anders regard as Item? a fresh series of impositions, in addition racial ani mosities are intensifying at the vex atious treatment of the britwh-Indians and Cape boys." which is rousing much bitterness. Another Minneapolis Elevator Gone. Minneapolis, Dec. 29. Elevator X," of the tieorge C. Bagley Eleva tor com nan v, burned todav. the total loss including 20O.0O0 'bushels of wheat, being $215,000. This is the t-econd elevator to burn within two 'da vs. The cause of the fire is a mvs- telT- Manhattan's President Dead. New York, Dec. 29. Augustus VT. Peters, president of the borough of Manhattan, died suddenly today of heart disease, aged 54. Dogs fcei-t exclusively for gliding blind persons or for tending sheep or cattle on a farm or by shepherds are exempt from taxation in Great Britain. To Care a Cold la One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinioe Tablets. AU druggists refund the money if it fails to cure.. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. mm anxious Over the Situation .as It Is Found to Exist in the Philip pine Islands. Filipinos now possess iloilo. Spaniards March Out and Give TJp the Town Before Onr Forces Arrive Cable from Otis That Has Pleaty of Suggestion of Trouble Difficulty Also Looming Up Regarding the . Surrender of Spanish Prisoner by the Forces of Agnlnaldo. "Washington, Dec. 29. There is a good deal of anxiety in official circles here over the recent events at Iloilo. Two official dispatches have been received by the state and 'war departments, but tt Is impossible to gather from them an rcurate knowledge as to the condition there. United States Consul Pratt at Singapore had cabled the state ' de partment: "Hollo taken 24th. Spanish fled to Borneo." This threw the onl MAJOR GENERAL OTIS. clals Into deeper doubt than before. The expedition which left Manila to go to Iloilo, 2.000 troops and the warships Baltimore and Callao, would scarcely have had time, it is said, to- have reached Iloilo by the 24th. So the in ference was that the insurgents were in possession. But this inference, at least, was changed to calamity by a cable from General Otis yesterday which read: Insurgent Have the City. "Sent Colonel Potter on fast vessel to Hollo on the 24th to communicate with Spanish General Rios. Latter evacuated evening of 24th. and Potter thirty-nine hours late. Insurgents took possession of city on 26th, and Potter found Agul naldo's flag flying. Cannot now report probable results: will not hear from there for four days, as no cable com- rnuMPallflTiei1 'MIslp-"Tro'rces ' nave evacuated all stations in southern isl ands, except Zamboanga. Mindanao, by orders, as they say, from Madrid." It was reported in another cable that the Spaniards had retreated to a strong ly-fortified town on the island of Min danao. This does not agree with Con sul Pratt's statement that they fled to Borneo, the north coast of which is a British possession. Otis Has a Diflicnlt Job. There Is no doubt that General Otis Is meeting with great difficult In his effort to secure the release of the Span ish prisoners held by the Filipinos. It begins to appear clearly that a consider able element among the Filipino lead ers probably a majority are disposed to use these unfortunate prisoners as a basis for negotiations with the United States government, making their re lease conditional upon certain more or less Important concessions demanded by them. It is not yet a foregone con clusion that terms cannot be arranged by private conferences in Manila to se cure the release of these men. but the United States government being now pledged by treaty to free them, must resort to other means if peaceful rep resentations fall. Matlrr Out Will Go On. It is said at the war department that no change in plans as to the mus tering out of troops will be made as a result of the threatening outlook in tho Philippines. The secretary of war has made some progress in designating the volunteer regiments to be mustered out. but no announcement will be made un til the list Is completed. It is be lieved, however, that the list will In clude the Thirty-first Michigan, now at Knoxville. DOKsJfT RECOGNIZE GOMEZ. Gen. Brooke Takes a Stand with Reference --to tbe Cobaa Ami jr. Havana. D?c. 29. Major General Brooke does not recognise the Cuban army, and will do everything com patible with tact and Judgment to cause its dlsbandmtjit. An auxiliary force of Cubans may be formed, but the recruits will be taken as Individuals. Conse quently voluntary police work on the part of tbe Cuban commanders In the provinces of Havana, Santa Clara and Pinar del Itio will not be encouraged. Offers of assistance which are continu ously being made by the Cuban chiefs are politely received, but are not ac cepted. The Havana newspapers will not be censored In the Spanish sense, but they will be watched, cautioned against Incendiary and untruthful ut terances, and suppressed if habitual of fenders. Press cablegrams will pot be censored. The official report to General Ludlow regarding the row In the Bombay-street cafe Tuesday r.ight Is as follows: lAt 6:45 p. m., Dt-c 27. Sergeant Adams, company M. Tenth ITnired States In fantry, being Informed that there was a fight in progress In a cafe In Bombay street, took a party with him and pro ceeded to No. 9 In that street. On ar riving he found the chairs and tables overturned and other evidences of a severe struggle having taken place. As soon as he came fully Into the light, after passing through the cafe, he was met by, volleys coming from all dlreo- 1 1 ions, some ot the 'shots coming from Inside the care, -ah mat tne aergeant could see in the way ot men were soma three or four figures crawling over the eaves of . the roofs. 'Jhere were no casualties so far as known, and on in quiry made at the cf a noc- could be heard of. This disturbance took place utside of the district occupied by tbe United States forces." : TOLD OF REFRIGERATED BEEF. Witness Tells the War Investigators That the Mem Liked It Too Well. "Washington, Dec. 29. t-William W. Hill, assistant secretary If the war in vestigating commission, ahd who served In company L. District of Columbia volunteers, as first sergeant and acting quartermaster sergeant. was the only witness before the commission yester day. Colonel Denby, Who presided, questioned the witness regarding the mooted question of the canned beef furnished the volunteers. Hill dis countenanced the complaints made .by the men. He said tliey came from those who would complain against any thing. The canned beet first furnished the men, he said, wasi lean, dry and hard, lacking nutrition. i though later it was considerably Improved. The re frigerated fresh beef, he said, had no evidence of chemical treatment and bad a natural appearance. The trouble with the refrigerated beef, he thought, was that the men over-fed themselves and ate It half cooked. , r "Did you see enough Of that refriger ated beef," asked Dr. Connor, "to have any opinion on the length of time such beef wouid keep In Cuba by simply pro tecting it with a tarpaulin from the direct rays of the sun. Is it your opin ion that beef so protected would keep seventy-two hours?" i , "In its raw state?" "Yes, I mean Just as It comes from the ship." "No sir," was the reply. "I don"t believe It possible." . . This referred to a portion of General Miles' testimony denouncing the beef. The war commission has notified the Swift Beef company, of Chicago, which had large contracts for( furnishing beef to the army during the War, that it will be glad to give a hearing to any repre sentative the company may send on Jan. 4 next. i DTING FOR HIS PATRIOTISM. Cubans Murder a Spaniard for Cheering for His Country. Havana. Dec. 29. Yesterday after noon a Spaniard named Fernandez, a member of the municipal police, was surrounded by a crowd of Cubans in Bombay street. Cuban and American flags were waved In his face, his rifle was twisted out of 'his bands, and half a hundred men yelled to him. "Shout 'Viva Cuba Libre' or die." Fernandez threw up his arms as if to assent, and then, when the mob had quieted down to hear what he had to say. cried in clear tones. "Viva Espana! Viva Es- pana:: Three knives were thrust into him and last night he'was dying. It Is a favorite ispor among the Cu ban young men to stop in the streets persons supposed to be pro-Spanish and to make them kiss the Cuban flag and ery, "Viva Cubra Libre!" Sometimes these incidents have their humorous features, but quite as often the victims are viciously treated. Yesterday a fight was started by some Cubans carrying American 'and Cuban- flags, who de clared that they had been insulted by Spanish marines. A Cuban drew a pis tol, and declaring that he would defend the American flag, fired. Other shots followed. According to unofficial reports a Spanish soldier of the Calarava bat talion was killed, a Spanish marine fatally wounded and at least one other. If not several, hurt- 1 Burial or Dr. Hamilton. Chicago. Dec. 29. Dr. J. B. Hamilton was buried in Graceland cemetery yes terday after public funeral services at the Fourth Baptist church. The body was brought from Elgin on the morn ing train, and after the ceremonies an opportunity was given to the large number of people gathered at the church to view it. Among those pres ent were Mayor Harrison, many state and county officials, men prominent in the medical profession and students of Rush Medical college. ; Iron River Mine t Start. Milwaukee. Dec. 29. After a period of enforced idleness of more than five years duration the iron Klver mine at Stambaugh, Mich., is to be placed in operation next spring. A company is now being organized in the east -for this purpose and there is little doubt that the property will be woiked to Its full capacity. Lew Wallace Talked or for Madrid. Washington. Dec. 29. General Lew Wallace, of Indiana, for Madrid; former Governor W. R. Merriam. of Minne sota, for St. Petersburg, are the two latest suggestions for the vacant dip lomatic offices the president will soon have to fill. Breaks All Wheat Records. . New York, Dec. 29. The clearance of 80S.656 bushels of wheat from New York yesterday breaks all records in the his tory of the produce exchange. Pleurisy and pneumonia are fre quently developed, iji a very short 6pace of time, from i common cold ; and, if such an acute ifl animation of the lungs is not p: t he worst may happ of Dr. Bull's Coueh n ilu uie tun p, however. you need not have y fear : for this great remeoy y suoaaes me tbe lrain in inflammation. brer.thing and always e fleets a core in a woaderfally short time. OougSi Syrup Cures Pleurisy and Pneumonia. Doers arc mall and pleasant te take. Doctors tecoauaendn- Tkc scta. At ail dmggueta. I'lrMJ A (n; jDjWJ J k u L--J m flaaatiagu il immsp Big Stare With Litlfe Prices. Just received a new lot of nfine Over coats especially for the Holidays. All the newshades of Coverts, Kerseys and Friezes in all styles and shapes. See our line of Light Colored Coverts from 10.0O to $15.00, We have a large stock of Suitable Presents for men and boys. - - THE LONDON. CLAIMS FOOT UP $26,000,000 So Far as Heard from. That Uncle Sam Has Obligated Himself to Pay. "Wahington, Dec. 29. Immediately up on the ratification of the peace treaty by the senate the president will recom mend to congress the enactment of leg islation looking to the settlement of the claims of American fciizens for damages sustained in Cuba, Porto Rico and oth er Spanish possessions which formed the seat of wa. Claims to the amount of $26,000,000 on this score have already been lodged with the state department. An unknown proportion of these are claims based on depredations commit ted by Cuban insurgents, for whirh it is questionable whether the Spanish gov ernment could be held responsible. On the other hand It Is believed that there are many claims for large amounts that have not yet been presented, owing to the Inability of the claimants to secure the necessary corroborative evidence during the Spanish occupation. Now, however, by an article Iti .the treaty of Paris the United States has assumed liability ' for all claims pre ferred by its citizens on account of depredations, or in fact on any proper soore. In turn the Spaniards assumed liability for any claim that might have been made on account of Spanish citi zens or the Spanish government itself against the United States. AVhat such claims would have amounted to cannot be estimated. None was filed with the United States government prior to the declaration of war. But It is recalled that there was much criticism on the part of high Spanish officials of the al leged failure of the United States gov ernment to observe the requirements of the neutrality laws, and more than one statement to the effect -that the Spanish' government Intended to present a claim for a round number of millions on that score. LOVES KILLS HIS SWEETHEART Because She Declined to Accept Ills Atten tions Longer, Sioux City, la., Dec. 29. A special to The Journal says: A district school house about two miles from the village of Clare was the scene of a terrible tragedy yesterday afternoon, whereby a popular young teacher lost her life. May Thomas is her name and her par ents reside at Gowrle. A young man came U Clare on the north-bound Rock Island passenger train, hired a horse and drove out to the school house where Miss Thomas teaches. He entered the building, and they conversed for sqme time, finally walking out together. After going down the road a short distance the man drew a revolver and shot her. killing her almost instantly. He then shot himself, and died a few hours later.. The, young man mas not known at Clare,' but It was learned that his name is ' Harry Garvey. He had been keeping - company with Miss Thomas, who refused hisfurther at tentions. Sagasta Is Out or Banger. Madrid. Dec. 23. Senor Sagasta, who has been suffering from pneumonia, is much better and is now considered out of danger. Senor EmIIlo Castellar, the Republican orator and statesman, who has been confined to his room for some time with serious pulmonary catarrh, ls Improving. '. Subscribe for Thb Abocs WfiECK CREMATES A CORPSE. Train Derailed and a Dozen Persons Burt No One Killed. Trinidad, Colo., Dec. 29. The east bound California limited train No. 4 on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad was wrecked eleven miles east of this city yesterday. The .;cldent is at present supposed to have- been caused by the spreading of rails.. The observation car, two drawing ;TOom sleepers and a composite car' left: the track. The wreck immediately-caught fire from an explosion of the gas in the composite car and the entire- four cars were ; burned . up. Those in the com posite car are reported badly injured. No one was killed, twelve were hurt, the most serious cases being as follows: Conductor C. D. Boucher, I .as Vegas, both hands and face badly burned; Frank Hope, brakeman. Las Vegas, seriously burned about face and hands; C. C. Fairbanks. Pullman porter, Chi cago, head cut and slightly burned. A corpse which was en route for Phila delphia was cremated In the fire. Death of a Millionaire. St. Louis. Dec. 29. Charles Orthweln, the millionaire grain merchant and street car magnate, died at his home in Benton place, on Park avenue at 10:30 o'clock last night. He had been con fined to his home for three weeks and for ten days past had been unable to leave his bed. He died ftvii-. ncer of the liver. Orthwein was the senior member of the firm of Charles F. Orth wein & Sons, one of the oldest commis sion firms In the west. Plngree Advises the Bar. Lansing. Mich.. Dec. 29. The State Association of Supreme and Circuit Judges began its annual sessions Tues day. The judges received In silence an invitation from Governor Plngree to co-operate with the State Bar associa tion in furnishing him with opinions as to the constitutionality and merits of bills that will be passed by the coming legislature. The governor declared that the bar could perform no better service to the state than this. Funeral of Senator Morrill. Washington, Dec. 29. Arrangements for the funeral of the late Senator Mor rill, of Vermont, have been completed. The funeral ceremony wlU be held In the senate chamber Saturday at noon. The services will be conducted by Rev. E. Bradford Leavltt. of All Souls' Uni tarian church, where Senator Morrill was an attendant for a number of years, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Milburn, the blind chaplain of the senate. Gov. Tanner Leaves His Bed. Springfield. Ills.. Dec. 29. Governor Tanner left his sick bed Tuesday and went to representative hall at the state house, where he delivered an address of welcome to the educators of Illinois, who are in attendance at tbe fifth an nual session of the State Teachers' as sociation. ' One Objector to Consecration. Omaha, Dec. Dec. 29. The standing committee of the diocese of Nebraska has decided to refuse its canonical con sent to the consecration of Dr. Morri son as bishop of Iowa. u All forms of scrofula, sores, boils, pimples and eruptions are quickly and permanently cured by Hood's Sarsa parilla. Davenport Furni . ture and Car- t pet Co. The finest line of Novel ties and Staples in the Furniture Line that is possible to procure, a-e. here, at Davenport's 1. Store. 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