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A am VOL. LV. XO. 223. THE -ARGUS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 190G. PRICE TWO CENTS. HOCK OCEAN RAGE COMPLETE Deutschland Beats the French Liner La Province BY A WIDE MARGIN Grosser Kurfurst Arrives With Six More Passengers Than at Start. New York. July 4. The second east ward trans-Atlantic race between the Hamburg-American line steamer Deutschland and the French liner La Province ended this morning with a decisive victory in favor of the Ger man boat. The Deutschland was re ported passing Eddystone lighthouse at the entrance of Plymouth harbor at 6:39 a. m. today. Made 23 Miles an Hour. The time of the passage from New York to Plymouth was 5 days, 14 hours and 9 minutes, at an average speed of 23.01 miles an hour. The distance cov ered was 3.093 miles. The La Province, it was reported by wireless, was 150 miles south of Brow head at 5:10 this morning. Stork Rimy at Sen. New York. July 4. Six robust bab ies were added to the passenger com- plement of the steamer Grosser Kur furst on the voyage from Bremen which ended yesterday. The Kur furst was hardly two days out of Bre men when it was announced Mrs. Lean Holinsky had become the mother of trip lets, two girls and a boy. Three days later Mrs. Cobham brought into the world two baby girls. Sixth I'lraiira DniM. Sunday night Mrs. Friedenberg add ed a sixth baby to the record list of births, on the Kurfurst. Mrs. Frieden berg's husband came from Seattle to meet the steamer and was overjoyed when he boarded the ship and found another heir. HAMBURG CHURCH BURNED TO GROUND St. Michaels Had Spire 426 Feet High Twenty Persons Are Miss ing. Hamburg. July 4. St. Michael's church, one of the most interesting buildings . in Hamburg, was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. Twenty persons are missing. The fire watchman, who lived in the stee ple, sounded the electric alarm, but his retreat was cut off. Three work men who were repairing the clock also perished, and 30 firemen were wound ed, two of them dangerously. The fire started in the steeple, where workmen were repairing the clock, and Is supposed to have been due to care lessness. The conflagration spread rapidly and the steeple, which was 42C feet high, fell in less than 40 minutes from the time the fire started. The flames communicated with ad joining buildings, several of which burned so rapidly that the fire seemed to get out of control. The firemen -fought desperately to check the flames and remove the Inmates of the burning houses. A strong wind was blowing. A department store occupying three buildings was rapidly destroyed by the flames. The flames later attacked houses in Englischeplanke, Poehmken. Venus berg, and Muehlen streets. The Schaar markt, which was a wooden building, burned rapidly. A small Baptist church was also' destroyed. In all, 12 houses were entirely destroyed, while more than 20 roofs or upper stories were burned. NEW ASPECT IN DIVORCE Indiana Judge Says Persons Should Know Each Other's Character. . Valparaiso. Ind., July 4. Judge Mc Mahon yesterday announced in the cir cuit court that hereafter divorces would not be granted on charges of im moral conduct. He said persons who contract marriages should know each other's moral standing before they en tered into such contract and that they must abide by such marriage in his circuit. Porter and Lake counties. Shot By Wife; Tells Children. Charleston. W. Va., July 4 William Javis of Cooper's Creek, was shot last night by his wife and his body left in the yard all night. Before be died. he called their three little children to bi3 side and told them their mother mur dered him.' WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. GREAT AMERICAN WHO DECLINES TO "SIT ON STOOL AND LOOK PRETTY" FOR TWO YEARS. YEAR TO COMPLETE Colonel C. S. Riche Considers Prospects of Hennepin Canal Bright. WATER IN BY FALL OF 1907 Visit of Tri-City Representatives Washington Has a Beneficial Effect. to Colonel C. S. Riche of this city, who has charge of the construction... o the Hennepin canals states that from the present outlook he will be able to com plete that waterway next summer so that water may be turned in before fall. Afterward some incidental repairs may be necessary before navigation is formally begun. To secure early com pletion it will be necessary for the ap propriation of $200,000 passed at the recent session of congress to be made available at once. The funds will be sufficient to carry the work through. The visit of Hon. T. J. Medill of this city, V. A. Meese of Moline, and Cap tain Lon Bryson of Davenport to Wash ington recently in the interests of the canal, it is believed here, will have a beneficial effect. Owners or water power rights up Rock river have been contending that they will be injured by the diversion of water through the feeder which connects with the river near Sterling, and the controversy thus begun has blocked the completion of the canal three years and threatened to kill the whole improvement. Fnrurrd Ilelay. The disposition on the part of the authorities at Washington was to al low the settling of the questions in volved to go over till the next session of congress, but the labors of the local men with Chairman Burton of the rivers and harbors committee of the house and with the engineering depart ment at the capital apparently left them disposed to go on with the work at once. BROKE ALL AUTO RECORDS Fifty Miles in 1:06:19 Minutes in Stock Car. Chicago. July 4. All world's records for 50 miles for stock touring cars were broken by Otto Savin yesterday in the 50 mile endurance derby feature of the automobile races at Hawthorne yesterday. His time was 1 :06: 19. The former record 1:08:51 was made at St. Louis last month. Other winners: Three mile open to cars- listing $1,000 to $2,000. fully equipped, O. C. Friend, 5:46; Hawthorne handicap free for all. A. C. Webb, scratch, 5:38. WARSHIP HAS MUCH SPEED Nebraska Makes 18.95 Knots at Build er's Trial. Seattle, Wash., July 4. The battle ship Nebraska on a builder's trial made 18.95 knots over the prescribed course off Point Beals. The requirements are that the battleship shall make nine teen knots and the builders assert that this will be accomplished easily. . Nobody Eats These Today. Washington. July 4. Dr. Wylle. chief of the bureau of chemistry of the agricultural department has had put into cold storage 150 broilers, which is the first step toward the investigation of the effect of cold storage on food products. CAR HITS CROWD Runs Away and Plunges From Track at Curve Near Puritan, Pa. IN ARABIAN MERRYMAKERS Thirteen Killed, Several Bodies Being Ground to Pulp Strikers Are Blamed. Altoona, Pa.. July 1. Investigation today showed 13 men were killed and several injured by a runaway car be tween Puritan and Portage la.st uighi. The car. loaded with a motor consign ed to the Puritan Coal company, was left standing on a siding near the mine shaft. Mine officials believe striking foreigners loosened the brake and started the car down the precipitous spur. Momentum Frightful. The car had gone three miles and gained frightful momentum. It hit a curve while going at full speed, plung ing into a crowd of merrymakers. Two victims were decapitated while four were crushed into a shapeless mass and pinned down by twisted steel and timbers. Rescuers, after removing a portion of the wreckage, found seven bodies ground into the earth, he heads crushed as flat as though placed under a steam hammer. Several bodies ground to pulp were shoveled into a wheelbarrow and taken to the under takers. All the dead and injured were Arabians recently arrived. Cass County for W. J. Bryan. Virginia. 111., July 4. The democratic central committee yesterday adopted resolutions endorsing W. J. Bryan for president, and called the county con vention for Aug. 9. in Virginia. LEAVES PARTY FREE TO CHANGE MIND Bryan in First Serious Discussion of Endorsement for Presidency Prominent Democrats be Considered Before Ixindon. July 4. William Jennings Bryan will not sue for breach of prom ise the enthusiastic state conventions which endorsed him for president in 19"8 if. in the intervening two years they experience a change of heart. Neither will he announce his candi dacy, nor admit its certainty, until the political horizon is clearer and the democratic party completes the process of elimination. Arrive from Nnrnj- Mr. and Mrs. Bryan arrived from Norway at Newcastle yesterday. Mr. Bryan found awaiting him here an enormous mass of cable dispatches and letters urging him to declare his posi tion on urgent public questions in America and to begin his active presi dential campaign at the reception on his arrival in New York in August. After reading these he gave out this statement to the newspaper men: ' "While I appreciate the compliment paid by the various'state convention?, do not regard their expressions as binding upon them, or upon the party of their state. I fchall not prosecute them for breach of promise if they transfer their affections to another; 1 1 will not even publish their letters. To allow the reception to b regarded as' OUTING AT DENVER Great Things in Store for Inter national i (League of Press Clubs. MEETING AUG. 21-SEPT. 1 ) Entire State Will Aid in Entertaining Delegates-Tour One of Features. Denver, Col., July 4. T. J. Keenan, president of the International League of Press Clubs, and Edward Keating, president of the Denver Press club, have selected the week of Aug. 27-Sept. 1 for the meeting of the International League of Press Clubs which is to be held in Denver this year under the auspices of the Denver Press club. Arrangements have been made for the entertainment of the visiting news- paper men on an elaborate scale, the entire state having joined in the ar rangements for what is expected t.) oe tne largest convention ot news paper men ever field in an American city. Efforts are being made to secure the attendance of representatives of every newspaper pf prominence in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and there will be,-many delegates from abroad to the meeting. On Kntertaiiiment 'omuiittee. Jesse F. McDonald, governor of Col orado; R. W. Speer, mayor of Denver; A. J. Spengel, president of the Denver Chamber of Commerce; F. J. Chamber lin, president of the Denver Real Es tate Exchange; William Maher, presi dent of the Denver Hotel Keepers' as sociation; E. B. Field, president of the Colorado Telephone company; W. S. Cheesman. president of the Denver Union Water company; Henry L. Do 2ity, president of the Denver Gas & Electric company; Simon Guggenheim. head of the American Smelting & Re fining company; F. J. Hearne, presi dent of the Colorado Fuel & Iron com pany; W. G. Evans, president of the Denver Tramway company; W. F. Jones of the Moffat road; T. E. Fisher of the Colorado Sc Southern railroad; D. C. McWatters of the Cripple Creek Short line; S. K. Hooper of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad, and C. H. Sneers of the Colorado Midland are on the auxiliary entertainment Committee, and will assist 1te Denver Press dub in showing the attractions of Denver and Colorado to the visiting newspaper people in the nio.t attractive light. Tour Stnte. Plans for the entertainment of the visitors include a complete tour of the state, a visit to the leading mining camps, tne coal fields, the agricultural districts and excursions to the moun tains, where several unique features will be introduced. Warren (J. Given, secretary of the Denver Press club, has assurances from leading newspaper men through out the country that they will attend the meeting in Denver. Coincident with the meeting of the International League of Press Clubs, there will be held a round-up of the Amalgamated Order of Mavericks, an organization which will embrace news paper people who are not affiliated with the International League of Press Club?.. It is expected that this order will be merged with the International League of Press Clubs during the Den ver meeting. One of the inducements held out to visiting newspaper folk is a prize of a $1,000 gold bar, which is to be awarded to the winner in a Colorado prize story contest. an endorsement would, in the first place, be unjust to others who may be candidates. WnntM No Rivalry to Mar Choice. "I have seen the names of several mentioned as possible candidates, among them Congressman Hearst, Sen ator Bailey, and Governor Folk, who all have rendered conspicuous service to the party and to the country, and their claims should be considered. The party is entitled-to its most available man, and the question of availability cannot be determined so far in ad vance. 1 "Circumstance and issues may strengthen the laims of some one of the gentlemen v entioned, and the list should be an open one until the time comes to choose, , Too I.obk l Look Pretty. "I may add that it would not be just to me to be put in the attitude of an nouncing my candidacy or admitting the certainty of. my being a candidate. It is two years 'before the convention meets, and I am not willing to sit on a stool and look pretty that long. 1 prefer to be in a position to say what I think ought to be said, write what 1 think ought to be written, and do wnat I think ought' to be done. I am ad- vancing in years and cannot spare two HEIR PRESUMPTIVE THRONE GIVEN Salute of 101 Guns Announces ick William Emperor Notified by Wireless and Proclamation is Issued. Berlin, July 4. Crown Princess Fred erick William was safely accouched of a son at 9:15 this morning. The boy is formed well and strong. Guns of a battery of artillery began to lire slowly in the square opposite the palace at about noon and the teus of thousands within hearing of the sa lute stopped in the sireets or paused in their work counting the guns, for it had long been announced 72 shots would be fired for a girl and 101 for a boy. Seventy-one, seventy-two, seven ty-three then the city knew an heir presumptive had been born. GOVERNOR CUMMINS SAYS NAY TO PERKINS Replies Issue in Iowa is for State and Not National Republican Commit tee to Settle. Des Moines, Iowa. July 4. Governor Cummins has replied to the letter of George D. Perkins to the effect that the bitter contest for the gubernatorial nomination virtually has been decided against the executive and that, in order to promote party welfare, the governor should not persist in a iolicy that threatens to bring dishonor. Governor Cummins asserts strongly that he has a safe majority of the delegates and is willing to leave the matter in their hands. The governor declines to sub mit the controversy over contests to the national committee on the ground that the matter is one for the delegates to determine. He says the practice if adopted would be full of discord. REVOLUTION FIZZLES OUT American Consul at Guatemala Says It is Thought to Have Ended. Mexico City, July 4. American Con sul Jenkins f Salvador, also American Consul-General Winslow at Guatemala City and a party of Americans from both Guatemala and Salvador are in the city onroute to the United States. Winslow, who has been appointed to the consulate at Valparaiso, says: "In the city of Guatemala the invo lution is regarded as ended. Rumors are current telling of the progress of the revolution and that is about all I know of the matter." While Winslow talked cautiously other members of the party paint the situation in Guatemala as being very gloomy. TAMMANY IS CELEBRATING Leading Democrats Deliver Fourth of July Addresses. Xew York. July 4. Tammany hall will today hold its customary celebra tion of the Fourth with fireworks and oratory, "iong and "snort ' talks are lo be made by Governor Jelks of Ala bama and several representatives in congress. Representative Bourke Cochran, grand sachem of the society. will preside. Roots Leave for Seuth. New York, July 4. Secretary of State Root and Mrs. and Miss Root will go aboard the armored cruiser Charleston this afternoon. The vessel will sail at 5 o'clock for South Amer ica. AS TO CANDIDATE Advises That Claims of Other Deciding. years out of my life just at this time. Leaven Friend Fw to ( tinnier. "I shall be glad to return to Ameri ca, though every day of my trip has been enjoyable. 1 shall be glad ro meet my friends in America, and after i have met them they will be just as free as before, to do what they think best on issues and candidates." linn Not Met Metllelnnil. london. July 4. There has been no meeting between William J. Bryan and Mayor McClellau, of New York so far. They will both attend the reception of Ambassador Reld this afternoon and the dinner of the American society to night. It is not probable anything like a formal conference for the discussion of politics will occur. Bryan said this morning he would meet some western political friends on the continent later. He added the friends have not come to Europe espe cially to meet him. but. happened to be coming to this- side of the Atlantic and therefore he was arranging to see them. Ilohl Informal neeeptlon. Bryan held an informal reception at the hotel Cecil today, many visiting and resident Americans calling on him. including Colonel George B. M. Harvey of New York. TO THE GERMAN ROUSING WELCOME Birth of Son to Princess Freder An hour later half a million copies of the Official Gazette containing a proclamation announcing the birth of an heir presumptive were given away. The event was hardly expected so soon, the crown princess having ar ranged to take an early drive this morning. -v Toll l-Joiorror. , The news of the birth of a grandson was communicated to Emperor William by wireless from Kiel to the steamer Hamburg, .on which his majesty wa proceeding to Trondhjem, Norway. ASKING FOR HELP Cards Sant Out by Managers of W. C. T. U. Rest Rooms. ARE NOT SELF-SUPPORTING Report of Matron Shows Number Persons Taking Advantage of the Quarters Now Open. of The board of managers of the W. C T. V. rest rooms have recently circu lated card; asking for subscriptions to assist in support of the same. The fol lowing letter accompanied these cards: "These rooms were opened by the women of this organization on March 14, 190G, at 1802 Third avenue. There are four rooms, bed and bath rooms. They are comfortably furnish ed, the sitting room being provided with rugs, chairs, tabids, a piano, and some reading matter. A matron, Mrs. Huey, has been placed in charge, and her monthly rejorts indicate the value of such rooms and the appreciation ex pressed by callers. Her last monthly statement says. 'Calls received, 305.' She has one sewing class and is ready to give much more time to this de partment. It is hoped the work will develop along many helpful lines. It is nor self-supporting. anl the organ ization desin s the aid of the women of the city 'in carrying out what will doubtless prove beneficial to the city. The expenses so far have been $35 a month, and will increase as the work grows. 'Subscriptions for any amount will be gladly received, and, we trust, wise ly expended. Objection Kalnetl. "Aii objection' has been rained to this work, that it is not rescue work. We are willing m admit that if does not possess the sensational element of rescue work, so-called, but it is certain ly much more fruitlul m results, as will be apparent to any one who takes the pains to investigate the different lines of work. Such an investigation will convince those who look at this work from a commercial standpoint that the work the W. C. T. U. is now doing is a better investment of their money than the work among fallen womrn. However, the women of this organization stand ready with a help ing hand for any woman in need. "Financial assistance Is much need ed. To increase the funds of the so ciety a dinner will be given in the bus iness part of the city on July 17. A liberal patronage is hoped for." FIND BOMB MAKERS' PLANT Police at Seattle Raid House, Finding Quantity of Material. Seattle, Wash., July 4. After an in vestigation, begun at the instance of the German government, the local po lice raided a house formerly occupied by August Rosenberg, a German brick layer, and found a plant equipped for making bombs and infernal machines Rosenberg, who was known as a man of anarchistic tendencies, left Seattle for Hamburg. Germany, on May 1. At about that time the German govern ment received a warning from Seattle that an attempt would be made to as sassinate the German emperor. IDOL OF CIVIL WAR PASSES Mrs. Mary Binney Sterling, Known to Union Troops at New Orleans. Melrose, Mass., July 4. Mrs. Mary Binney Sterling, wife of Rev. Paul Sterling, rector of Trinity church, and known during the civil war as the idol of the union troops at New Orleans Is dead. She had been an invalid for a Jong time. Mrs. Sterling's father was Nathaniel P. Banks, who was gov ernor of Massachusetts from lS.rx to 1SC1. Woman on Charities Board. Springfield. 111., July 4. Mrs. Clara P. I'.ourland of Peor'a has been named by Governor Deneen :i member of the state board of charities, to succeed Rev. Edward Kelly, whose term has expired. . .Mrs. Bourland has been ac tive in charity work for years. TROOPS AND POUCELEAD Russian Parliament Finds Cause of Jewish Massacre. POINTS FIENDISH PLOT Proof Cited That Outbreak Wis Prepared With All Deliberateness. St. Petersburg. July 4. A point strongly brought out in the parliamen tary report on the massacre of Jews at Bialystok Is that there was no religious hatred of ihe Jews among the peaceful Russian jxipulatioii. Fighting was con fined to the police, troops and black hundreds on one side and Jews and revolutionists on the other. Deliberately Prepare!. The parliamentary commission found overwhelming evidence that the out break was deliberately prepared. The commission cites proof that the rioting was directed by the police and support ed by the troops, who fired on the Jew and Jewish houses. Another I'olleeninn lleMl. Warsaw. July 4. Another policeman was killed last evening by terrorist b. The patrol which hurried to the nr-ene of the murder fired a volley, killing a passerby. Every policeman now has been withdrawn from the streets. The police demand dismissal from the au thorities. COUNCIL ENJOINS THE MAYOR FROM PRESIDING New Angle in Terre Haute Fight Meeting Breaks Up in a Row. Terre Haute. Ind.. July 4. A re straining order directed to Mayor Bid man was nerved ou him at C o'clock last evening to prevent him attempting to preside at the meeting of the city council. The order was issued by Judge st'.mson on a petition signed by Couneilmen Natl Kemper, Cowan, and Allen, in which t hoy alleged the mayor intended to interrupt the proceedings. Early in the day Bidaman had xworn Judge Piety off the bench In tke cir cuit court in the proceedings to re strain Controller Buckingham from at tempting to act as mayor, and a special judge was appointed who Is to take np the case on Thursday. When the council was called to or ler by the clerk. Councilman Allan wan declared elected presiding o Hirer. The minority insisted on Bidaman presiding amid shouts of the crowd. In the con fusion adjournment was declared. MAY NOT NAME FULL TICKET Kansas Populists Lrkely to Endorse Some Democratic Nominees. Topeka, Kan., July 4. When the populist state convention was called to order here today the principal fight in tight was as to whether or not thu party should name a full state ticket. A caucus last night decided to at least recommend that the convention make no endorsement of any other ticket as a whole. It is believed, however, the convention may endorse som candi dates on the democratic ticket. TO LOOK INTO MAIL RULES Congressional Commission Announces Meeting in Autumn. Washington, July 4. The congres sional commission to Investigate sec ond class mall rules and regulations of the iKtstoffice department has Inform al Postmaster General Cortelyou it will meet early In autumn to enter upon the general hearing of represent atives of the postomce department. Monthly, weekly, and daily periodical of all classes, and commercial concerns Interested, will be. given on opportunity to be heard. TWO FIGHT FOR THE CUP Belgians and Trinity Hall Left in Pre liminaries at Henley. Henley, England, July 4. In Ihe semi-finals for the grand challenge cup today Trinity Hall of Cambridge beat the Argonauts of Canada by half a length. Club Nautique IV Gand of Belgium beat Third Trinity of Cam bridge by two lengths. The Belgians and Trinity hall will contest in Ihe fin als for the grand challenge cup tomor row. OVERDUE SHIP IS SAFE AT BERMUDA New York. July 4. Th nverrlu fcteamthip AmericU is safe at Bermuda.