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ROCK ISJLANB ARGU VOL. I.V. NO. K. RAILWAY DELEGATES BARRED INTERSTATE COMMERCE CONVENTION Exciting Scenes Attend Opening of Impor tant Session. POLICE GUARD DOOR Opponents of Rate Revision Hold Rump Meeting Under Parry's Lead. Chicago, Oct. 2f. None but dele gates who would subscribe to a pledge to support President Roo'tvelt's pro gram for railway rare reform were ad mitted to the interstate commerce law convention which was scheduled to meet at Steinway hall at lo o'clock this morning. The officers charged that the railroads had brought hundreds of del cgatos to Chicago for the purpose of packing the convention and they were determined to prevent it. Held Karl? Meet In it. The railway faction or advocates of "fret- speech' as they styled them selves, held a meeting early in the day at the Auditorium Annex, where they were joined by the coal dealers, who are in sympathy with the railroads. It was voted to go to the conven tion as individuals and demand admit tance and each delegate was given a badge which said "Interstate Law Con vention. Supervision. Nor Commer rial Revolution. Headed by furry. Wearing the badges conspicuously, all the delegates at the meeting headed by 1). M. Parry and Rolert Lake of Michigan, marched in a body to Stein way hall where the so-called "Hacon" or "Kegu'ar" delegates were assembled with the doors guarded by uniformed police to prevent the admission of the a!hged representatives of the rail r ads. Plan of Ke-ulr t oiiiimII tee. Following a plan decided iijmn by the executive committee to avoid a clash with the dissenting or Parry faction, no delegate had bee-n admitted to the convention, exee pt these who subscrib ed to what the officers of the organiza tion called "the cre-ed and articles of facts." which endorsed President Roosevelt's message asking enabling legislation by congress en'arging the powers cf the interstate commerce commission so that it may regulate freight rates subject to judicial re view. Ilaekrtl by llrnulr." In addition to the- police, half a dozen "regular'' delegates guarded tvery door leading to the hall, and all who had not signed the Indorsement of President Rooseve'.t's message were' denied ad mission. Among the first delegate to sub scribe' to the principles of the' conven tion and gain admittance was I W. Noyes. representing the Illinois Mann facttire-r's association. (ailed to r.lrr. In the absence eif K. C. Paeon, chair man of the executive committer, who is ill. Judge S. K. Cowan, of Texas, calleel the convention to erder. "I know the delegates who are here will abide by the action of the execti tive committee and indorse the rail road rate legislation advocated by our great president." said Cowan. "We might have had more delegates had we means to bring them here. We paid our own expenses, and we have a thor oughly represent ati ve lienly present. I liope the reinvention will be peaceful, and that its deliberations will result in much gexxl." pplaue for Hoeell. Mention of Roosevelt's name was greeted with long ronttnued applause. R. W. Higbee. f New York, was ches cn chairman of the convention. Meanwhile the Parry procession ef delegates we re making application at th doors for admittance, but were in turn being refused unless they signed the pledge already prepared. Each re fused to comply with this restriction, and finally when all. about 200 In number, had been denied admission to the eonvention noni, they marclied in a body to Studebaker hall and held a socalled "rump" convention. F. J. Bradley, of Haverhill. Mass.. was elect ed temporary chairman. The Steinway hall e-onvrntiem took a recess after hearing several addre-ss-es and apio:nting cemmlttees. GERMAN ARMY GIVES STATUE Bust of Von Moltke Unveiled at Berlin in Presence of Emperor. Berlin, Oct. 2'".. The statue of Field Marshal Von Moltke. a gift of the ar my to the German people, was unveiled here tetday in the presence of Emperor William, the imperial family and all the great personages of state and many thousands of people. AT END OF TRIP President Roosevelt Reaches New Orleans Where He Boards Ship. SHOWN EVERY ATTENTION Passes Through Length of State of Mississippi at Night, Arriving Early in Morning. New Orleans. Oct. 20. Gratitude for the immeasurable service he has ren dered her in her successful struggle against the yellow fever epidemic was the dominant note in the splendid wel come which New Orleans extended to President Roosevelt today. Political differences were effaced and past an tagonisms forgotten in a spontaneous demonstration of iopular appreciation of the president's unfailing sympathy and practical help. Through Mate In Mfcht. Traveling toward his southern jour ney's end. the president traversed through the night the whole length of the state of Mississippi and reached New Orleans, on schedule time at 9 o'clock. The train stopped at Stuy- vesant decks when the president imme diately boarded the steamer Comus, awaiting him. On beard the steamer were 4"o leading men and women of the city representing various commit tees and included Gov. Ulanchard and staff. Mayor Behrman. and leading fed eral, state and city officials. Hna (Gauntlet of lollee. On the wharf were' assembleelf rail road officials, dock workmen, sailors and such ef the general public as had bee-n able to run the gauntlet of special police protection. There was an en -J thusiastic rteniemst ration as the presi lent passed from the car and boarded the ship. On behalf of the city. Mayor Behrman extended a brief welcome and then the guest was escejrted by the governor to a point of vantage whence he might view the features of interest connected with the trip along the city's water front. ELIOT TO WATCH FROM SIDE LINES If There Is Any Slugging in Yale-Harvard Game He Will Discourage Intercollegiate Football. Cambridge. Mass.. Oct. At the Yale Harvard game, next month Presi dent Klliot. of Harvard, will sit near the side line as critic of play. If there is any slugging, he will reeommend to the corporation that Harvard cease playing inte-rcedlcgiate football. DAMAGES IN UNION BOYCOTT Jurors at Toronto Assess $7,500 in Company's Suit. Torinto. Out.. Oct. 21. At the as sfzes yesterday 7Jt damages were awarder! the Metallic Roofing company in its suit against the International Sheet Metal Workers' union on charg es of boycott and intimidation. The suit was begun nearly four years ago. The existence of the defetidants as a corporation was amued through all the' eeurts. and it finally was decided that the local branch ef the international union could be sued. The particular significance of the verdict in favor of the plaintiffs lies in the fact that it was given by a jury and was not a judicial finding. HIGH HONOR FOR GEN. BOOTH Freedom of City of London for Head of Salvation Army. Ijondon. Oct. 2'1. The freedeni of the city of lmdon, a distinction at which many statesmen and warriors have set great store, was teday be stowd en Gen. Root'n. of the Salvation Army, who accepted it as a recegu tion tif the world-wide work of the ar my. The presentation was made in the presence of a distinguished com pany. ASSAULTED OWN MOTHER Wretch Under Arrest at Muscatine for Unnatural Crime. William Olmstead. a farmer living near Muscatine, is under arrest at that place for a most revolting crime, a criminal assault en." his own mother, who is 65 years of age and whose con dition is serious as a result. While th.' crime was committed Saturday, it did not come to light till the daughter of the woimin visited her three days later. Meecham Pleads Guilty. H. P. Meecham pleaded guilty to the charge ef larceny in county court this afternoon, the allegation being that the defendant stole a coat Oct. 19. Hi was sentenced to 20 days in Jail. OUT OF ILL ON JOURNEY? Harriman Announces Miss Roose velt Not Able to Appear. SPECIAL AT ELMIRA, N. Y. Train, Though Not Seeking a Record, Beat Fastest Sched ules. Elmira. N. Y.. Oct. 2C The Harri man special left Elmira over the Erie railroad at 1 p. m. Miss Roosevelt did not appear during the stop here, Harri man announcing to the large crowd at the station that she was ill. Through hlraso. Chicago. Oct. 2J. Miss Alice Resjse velt passed through Chicago last even ing on her way home from the orient, where she has spent the last three months as a member of Secretary Taft's congressional house party. All the president's daughter saw of the city this time was a succession of rail road yards, her train being transferred from the Northwestern to the Lake Shore railroad in a little more than an hour. Hnlurril Omaha Time. The special train of E. H. Hard man's party, with whom Miss Roose velt journeyed from San Francisco, made the run from Omaha in 10 hours anti 40 minutes, a reduction of more than two hours from the regular sched ule. The time from San Francisco to Chicago was exactly 55 hours, which is about 12 hours better than the time of the fastest transcontinental trains. Mr. Harriman, therefore, made good his in tention to bring the party through on phenomenally fast time. The only place time was lost was in the moun tains. HAS OFFICE AT KEWANEE Postal Telegraph Company Extends Lines in Henry County. Announcement is made that the Pos tal Telegraph company has opened an office at Kewanee with direct eonnec tion with Rock Island. There are twe station in the Henry county metropei'.is, one at the offices of the Western Tube company, which is one eif the largest patrons, and the other in the Kewa nee house. An office will soon be open ed at Galesburg. OIES RIDING A BICYCL Kewanee, III., Man Expires While Slow ly Propelling His Wheel. Kewanee. 111., Oct. 20. While riding slowly up hill em a paved street yes terday, Charles Winquiest was seen tc fall suddenly from his bicycle. When picke-d up it was found that he was de-ad. Winquiest was 50 years old. BEN KOCH LEAVES COMPANY A Resignation as Second Lieutenant Ac cepted by Gen. Scott. Springfield. 111.. Oct. 21 (Special). Adj. Gen. Scott issued an order to day acec-pting the resignation of Pen jamin A. Koch as second lieutenant of Company A. Cth infantry. Rock Island. STRIKE BRINGS RUSSIA TO VERGE OF SITUATION MOST SERIOUS IN St. Petersburg, Oct. 20. Russia is practically isolated today from the rest of the continent of Europe as interna tional train service em all lines has vir tually ceased. The only trains running are eperated by railread battalions. All classes of workmen are organizing sympathetic strikes and industrial life in the country is coming to a standstill. Muat He 4 butler ou. The situation cannot long continue. Either the workmen will soon be starved inte submission, or pillage with military interference and bloed thed on a large scale is bound to fol low. At Moscow )") cabmen have al ready fought strikers, whom they charge with taking the bread out of their mouths. KMI (iurmtlwa rriouat. In many cities, especially at Moscow, the que&tion of food is becoming ex tremely serious. Collision between troops and strikers are reported to have occurred at several places. At Ekatorinoslav a regular pitched battle between s-oldiers and strikers was fought and the city left in darkness. But as a rule revolutionary leaders are keeping their men in band. At Warsaw agitators are organizing revolutionary meetings in the factory districts and a general strike is anticipated Oct. 28. Telephone communication with Lodz is interrupted. Communication by telegraph with many interior points is interrupted. THE ARGUS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER L0, 11)05, die in hotel fire Six Bodies Taken From Ruins of Railway Establishment at Little Rock. BLOCKED BY NARROW EXIT Many Compelled to Jump in Night Clothes May Be Others in Wreckage. Hot Springs. Ark., Oct. 20. Six bo dies have been taken from the ruins of the railroad hotel at the corner of Elm and Olive streets here which was gut ted by fire early today. The dead: HARRY BRADLEY, waiter. EDWARD SNYDER, porter. MRS. MK. musician. A. L. MANN, railroad conductor, Denver. Two unknown men. Othrrn In Kaliio. There may be other bodies in tha ruins. The hotel is a two story frame building containing Ul rooms, all but one of which were occupied by from one to four persons. The hotel was patronized by invalids and cripples who were under treatment. faulted by I .Mm p. The fire is believed to have been caused by an exploding lamp. There was only one narrow exit, nnd a dozen were compelled to jump from the sec ond story in their night clothes. Fred Owerson of Hot Springs was probably fatally injured. STREET CAR RUNS AWAY ON BRIDGE Twenty-Five Hurt in Accident on New Structure at New York. New York. Oct. 20. A runaway street car on the new Williamsburg suspension bridge across East river to day caused injury to 23 persons. Two of them were probably fatally hurt. For l.Ooi) fe-et elowu the incline on the approach ef the bridge a Christepher street car ran with its brakes out of order until it hit and demolished a standing car in which were 75 passen gers. In the latter car most of the in juries occurred. CONFESSES TO KILLING OF C., B. & Q. TRAINMAN Joe Hiatt, Burglar in Chester Peniten tiary, Throws Light cn Old Crime. Macomb. III., Oct. 2'. Joe Hiatt. a burglar confined in the state peniten tiary at Chester, 111., has confessed to Detective Koch that it was he who shot and killed Andrew C. Larkins, of Gales burg, a C, B. & Q. brakeman, at Ten nessee, on the night of May 1, 1901, on Quincy run. The Macomb authorities are now working on the case and Hiatt will be brought back to this city and be tried for murder as soon as his term in the CheHter prison is com pleted. Inaugurated as President. Olivet, Mich., Oct. 25 Ellsworth 3age Lancaster was inaugurated yes terday as. president of Olivet college before a distinguished body of edu cates from all pans of the country. President James II. Angell of the Uni versity of Michigan presided. The whole country is becoming alarm ed and in St. Petersburg an incipient panic prevails. Iloats and Finnish trains, now the only means of egress, are.cre)wded with people fleeing abroad. The situation here has grown much worse over night. The ranks of 40,00t workmen from the mills and factories who joined the utrikers yesterday were increased by 30,)im more this morn ing. ( Out lu Itwd. All employes ejf the pent. 4 , . in number, walked out, and 12.000 other men from L 4 steel works left work in a body. Shops In the Vasiliostrov dis trict and in all the suburbs are closed, windows are boarded and barred, and mounted patrols are te be se-en every where. Except in the heart of the city, wo men anel children are afraid to venture out. Women are gathering at pll places frequented in the daya of Father Oapon, but they are quiet, and Cos sacks have had no provocation to in terfere. The general appearance of the town is menacing. Prices of food have gone up and the supply of beef is only sufficient for three days, but there are ample supplies of wheat and rye for two months. The emperor and court at Peterhoff are supplied by war ships from St. Petersburg. Suffering falls heaviest on the poor who live from hand to mouth. X Meat for TritM- All bakers sold out their bread be ROCK ISLAND HEADON COLLISION AT FAIRFIELD, IOWA TRUESDALE IS ONE Former Rock Islander on Com mittee to Investigate Mu tual's Methods. MEMBERS OF OWN BOARD Insurance Investigating Committee Ad journs Till After Fall Elec tion. New York. Oct. 25. The business methods of the Mutual Life Insurance company and the conduct of its affairs by President Richard A. McCurdy and General Manager Robert H. McCurdy, are to be investigated by u committee of Us own trustees. The investigation was asked for by President McCurdy at a meeting of the board of trustees. The trustees appointed to make the inquiry are: William H. Truesdale, Ef fingham B. Morris, and Jehn W. Auch incloss, all well known in New York financial circles. i:ul tuble'it t-'inuii-lal Miuninii. Another interesting development in insurance matters was the statement issued yesterday by President Morton of the Equitable Life showing that the receipts of that company for the nine months of this year exceeded the ex penditures by $1(.723,197. an increase of over $5oo, out) compared with the same period last year. Receipts from premiums em policies for the third quarter this year were over $1,000,000 less than 1!M4. The expenses of the third quarter of this year were $$39, 913 less than last year, but for the first six months there was an increase ever last year of $424,943. AdjotiriiM Hll uv. K After an euitire day given over tei the examination ef Emory MeClintoek, ac tuary of the Mutual Life Insurance company and to the reading ef column after column ef figures the Armstrong legislative committee adjourned until Nov. 8, the day afte-r the municipal elections. This extended adjournment was taken to enable the members e)f the committee who are candidates for re-elect ien te the assembly to meet their constituents and cemduct their campaigns. MAY NEVER COLLECT THE TAX Ruling of Wisconsin Court Raises Ques tion as to Moline's Pole Tax. Moline is speculating whether the su preme court of Illinois will rule in the same manner as that of Wisconsin, which has just passed upon the taxing of telephone and telegraph poles in that city, holding it illegal. If this is the case. Moline will never be able to collect anything under the act passed last week, levying a tax of $1 a po!e The Wisconsin court ruled that the state a'une has power to determine what occupations shall be licensed. W. F. M. Society Meeting. New York, Oct. 2. The 30th an nual session of the ge-neral executive committee' ef the Woman's Foreign Missionary society ef the; Methodist Episcopal church epened here today. Over SOU were; present. REVOLUTION; REGENT HISTORY fore noon. Meat dealers have been ordered by the revolutiemists not le de liver meats to treops unde-r pain ef death, consequently the noldiers are living on canned fexd. All St. Peters berg schools closed today, and the children were rent home with instruc tions not to return until their parents think it safe- to do so. I.oiin in Jf0nl. The fact that the strike may jeopar dize the success of the new Russian loan is one ejf the mototent levers behind the government and makes the fereign bankers unconscious allies of the advocates of far reaching reforms which are about te be promulgated. .. Trrifl In oiiiiunnri. St. Petersburg. Oct. 2C Uy im perial order, the (larrison of St. Peters burg has bee-n placed under command of (Jen. Trepoff, assistant minister of the interior who is held responsible for the safety and erder ejf the capital, and troops distributed in various parts ef the city, but martial law ha3 not been proclaimed. All minisre rs tonay went into a conference with (Jen. TrepeifT. They are deliberating on the enlarged law ef the assembly. Malln on Ilnttlrahipf ljndon, Oct. 2;. A dispatch from Odessa says it is reported a mutiny has occurred on the Russian battle ship Catherine II., at Sebastopol, and that 400 of her crew have been arrested. PASSENGER TRAINS IN MORE ON JUNKET Elgin Mayor and Aide-men Are Visiting Rock Island Today. EXAMINE PUBLIC WORKS Party Visits Arsenal, Davenport and Moline This Afternoon Enter tained at Hotel Harms. Another Illinois municipal party is in Rock Island today examining this city's public improvements, the mayor and a number ef the city officials of Elgin having arrived in the' city last evening. Included in the Elgin party are Mayor C. E. Batsford; A. Markhoff. superintendent of cemeteries; Henry Dakin. city engineer; Henry Smith, president of the water weirks beard; J. A. Logan, president of the fire and police board; H. Fischer, health offi cer; and Aids. C. Pierce. L. Schrader. W. O. Wilcox. A. H. Nix. 11. Purdue. H. Muntz. P. Shephard, E. E. Kenyon, aud J. W. Schramm. Illumine I'ulilie Improvement. Mayor Batsford says that the trip is made for the purpose of examining every branch ef public improvement and particularly the; street cemditiems. While here the Elgin party are being entertained by Mayor George W. Mc Caskrin. and T. J. Peter, of the T. J. Peter Asphalt company, which is en gagenl on asphalt contracts in Elgin and in Reek Island. The party this morning looked over the city waterwerks. the lire depart ment, and examined the brick aud as phalt pavements here. At dinner at the Harms, where the party registered, short talks wore made by Mayor (ieorge W. McCaskrin and by Mayor Batsford. This afiornoem the' party visited Rock Island arsenal and Moline and Davenport. CUNLIFFE PLEADS GUILTY TO THEFT Has No Attorney and Belief Grows Adams Express Robber Is Insane. Pittsburg. Oct. 2G. Edward 0. Cun liffe, the Adams Express robber, went into -ourt today and pleaded guilty to two charges of larceny representing ilw.ft , trm mm ....... eue men 01 ii,imu. sentence was ., villi C.W. -.... 1 : W.. l.... no counsel and the belief is growing he Is mentally unbalanced. WOMAN ABANDONS HER BABE Says Her Home Is In Rock Island Reclaims Child. A young woman of about IS years who says her name is MctJee and her home is Reck Island, abandoned her :;-weeks-old babe in Muscatine a few days ago. leaving it with a woman at whose" house she had secured lodging. The eounfy aulhorities took charge of the child and late-r the young woman, who said she; had gone to Moline, re--turned with her brother and wanted her baby back again. The-y took the child and eieparted for Mejline. BREAKS ARM AND FIVE RIBS Moline Man Meets With Accident in Rock Island. William Simpson, a driver for Deere & Co., Moline, was thrown from his wagon on Forty-second street and Fifth avnue; yesterday aftemejon and his right arm and rive ribs were broken. The ambulance was calle-el and he was removed te the Moline hespital. FREW VERDICT IS REVERSED Iowa Court Remands Case Growing Out of Death cf Man Here. Ity a decision of tiie supreme e-emrt of Iowa the verdict of $2,500 returned in the Davenport court for the death of Jejseph Frew, who was killed at Twenty-fourth stre-et in this city Oec. 23, l'ji'.l, by being struck by a Reck Island train, is reversed. Capt. C. W. Neal, or Davenport, sued the company as admin istrator. Frew was a switchman, and the accident was the- result of his fext becoming caught in a frog. Corn Pickers Scarce. Corn picking is in full blast in this vicinity, and one of the heaviest crops ever raised here is being cribbed. Gathering it is made somewhat more difficult because of winds during Aug ust having lodged many fields badly. Pickers are getting three cents a bush el and are scarce at that price. Old River Man Dead. Cornelius Knop. aged SO. a Minsis fcippi river steamboat captain since 1S47. died at bis home in Albany yesterday. PRICK TWO CENTS. Blunder in Orders Costs Lives of Four Em ployes. NO. 11 STRIKES NO. 12 Both Going at High Speed Rock Islanders on West Bound Train. Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 26. Trains No. 11 and 12, two of the fastest trains on the Kansas City line of the Rock Island railroad met in a hrad-on colli sion at Fairfield. Iowa, this morning. Four persons were killed aud 25 to oO injured. I.lat of llrnd. The dead: ENGINEER MILKES, Muscatine. MAIL CLERK CAN FIELD. Murray, Iowa. DETECTIVE GRIFFITH. Lucas, Iowa. Unknown Man. I.lait ut Injured. Among the injured are: H. C. Dun ham, engineer, ef Eldon; H. G. Peterff. fireman, of Eldon; Ed. Witt, fireman of Eldon: Trainmaster Kennedy; G. W. Wilmot. George Froden, F. S. Hagle, passengers; O. II. Helmar. mail clerk; J. E. Hickman, mail clerk; G. W. Wil liams. Geejrge Fisher. A. J. Quackinv. O. Mathews of Neola. Iowa, Mrs. Jo seph Harris. Chicago. G. D. Rumineii ia. Enid. Okla. Non were injured fa tally. The injured were taken to Elduti while the dead are at Fairfield. Coins -t High Speed. ' ' JTho trains were going at a rapid rate? when they met. Two cars ejf each train were elerailed. Traffic Tlrd I p 12 Hour. Traffic was tied up for nearly 12 hours. Several ef the injure'd were, able to continue their Journey and those1, with other passengers, were de toured over the Milwaukee tracks by way of Ottumwa and Eldon. Ilndl) Wrrrketl. Both locomotives and four cars of Ne. 12, derailed and seven damaged. The unidentified man killed, was a tramp stealing a ride ejn the platform of the baggage car. All the killed were on No. 11. while nearly all the In jured were em No. 12. A relief train with seve-n physicians was sent to Fairfield fremi Eldon. omr In On Nil. II. The passengers on No. 12 able to travel will be sent over the Milwaukee read part ef the way to Washiiigtem. Iowa, and put. aboard the Rock Island train. No. 44, Itound from EI Paso, Tex. No train to continue Ne. I's Journey west was made- up as the track it was expe'Cte'd wejuld be clear by 1 p. in. The accident occurred at 3:40 this morning. The engines were kck-d to gether by tiie fejrce of the collision and are still upon the' track. Illnmr llNiaebrr. The cause of the accident is now laid to the train dispatchers' office. The fireman em No. 12 de-clares they had positive orders from Eldon and that blame for the wreck was the issuance of them fremi the dispatcher's office. Operator lllaiueil. Chicago. Oct. 2t;. An official state ment issued by the Rock Island road, says eifllcial information leads to the belief ilie collision was caused by tiie failure of the operator at Fairfield to deliver an order for the west bound train to meet, the east bound at Fair field. ItiM-k Islaandrra tn Trala. C. F. Lynde and Hyman lewis, tha . latter of the Ann of Morris & Lewis, are Rock Islanders known te havej be-Mi on Ne. 1 1. Neither is mentioned In the press dispatches as among the injured, and inquiry at Fairfield by telephfjne on the part ef The Argus this afternoen brought the response that ne one frm this city was hurt in any manner. Mail Clerk Canfield, of Murray, Iowa, who was killed, was on his first run ejut of this city. Trouble ' o. II. Train Nej. 11. the westbound train in the wreck, has figured 'n a number of accidents since its inauguration, in cluding the sensational train robbery at Ietts. Iowa, a year ago. It left Rock Island a little; after 10:40 last evening, and was due at Fairfield. U.-ra. at 1:57 this meaning. Train N-. 12. which cor rcsponda with Ne. 11, eastbound. was due at Fairfield at 2:20. and was al most en time. Train No. 11 was a lit tle late. The equipment of the trains included three sleepers, an observation -library smoker, two chair cars, a dining car, and the baggage and mail cars on each. Roth trains run between Chi cago and Kaneas City and Fort Worths