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AMD AB5OTJ& LAST EDITION 4:30 O'CLOCK. VOIi. Iill.; NO. 177. BOCK. ISLAND, mL., FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1903. PRICE TWO CENTS. EO.QK BIG STRIKE IS AVERTED Great Northern Compro mises With Its Trainmen AND TROUBLE ENDS Lompany Yields on Most Points in the Controversy. St. rani, May 13. All danger of a strike on the (Jreat Northern railway system has passed, and an amicable agreement between the company and its trainmen has been reached, the schedules having been signed. Each side made concessions, although upon the face of the terms of compromise as stated by A. B. Garretson, the as sistant grand conductor of the Order of Itailway Conductors, who, with Newman, of the Brotherhood of Kail way Trainmen, has conducted the nego tiations, the men have somewhat the better of it. Point, from the Mew Schedule. They are granted an increase in wages which averages 13 ier cent.; the yardmen get the Chicago scale, which is 3 cents an hour higher than the St. Paul scale; new men are given increased wages after one year's serv ice, instead of five as proposed by the company, and uinrn the double-header question, which was the cause of the deadlock in the negotiations, the men modified their demands to a slight de gree. East of Minot, according to the agreement, the road may run one-half of 1 per cent, of the gross' mileage as double-headers. On the mountain di visions, west of Minot, 2.3 per cent, of the gross mileage is allowed to be double-header. But in computing the percentage of double-headers helier en gines must be included. If here the Men Made a Conception. Ward, the general manager of the road, in his offer to the men In reply to their demands for a complete aboli tion of the system of double-heading, proposed to confine it to 3 per cent, of the gross mileage, which Is about the present percentage upon this road. He, liowever, reserved the right to double head on any partof the system. This of fer the men rejected, and a complete deadlock in the negotiations ensued, and a strike seemed inevitable. But Ward finally receded from this propo sition and agreed to district the road and confine the bulk of the two-engine trains to the mountain divisions. Then the men receded from the demand for the complete abolition of the system. VIOLENCE PLENTY "AT OMAHA Men Pulled Off Wagon and Beaten Con -tenU of Wagon. Spilled. Omaha, May 15. 1. I. Maddok, a driver for a delivery company, was found under the Tenth street viaduct in an uncous'cious condition. "When restored he said that he had been knocked from his wagon. Over his eye was a deep gash and his face was badly bruised. The entire police force was called on for extra duty, and additional deputies were put in charge of the chief of police. A small riot occurred at Seventeenth and Chicago streets late in the afternoon, when a driver was pulled from his wagon, thrown to the ground and badly beat en: The crowd had dispersed when the police arrived. Another driver, protected ly a depu ty, was ta"ken from his wagon, and the deputy did not attempt to protect liim. In several instances drivers were stopped, their teams unhitched, and the contents of wagons strewn on the streets, and in one case nearly de stroyed. It is reported also that several drivers abandoned their wagons with out cause, leaving the teams hitched to telegraph poles or standing in the streets. Chief of PoMce Donahue "has ordered that persons arrested for rioting shall not be released on bond until after their hearing. Chief Donahue says a meetingof teamsters was held Wednes day night at which it was decided to adopt "forcible measures," if neces sary. This, President Crews, of the teamsters' union, denies absolutely, and says union men have been warned that they will not receive protection .when arrested for violence. The situa tion" seenis to be more strained than at any time since. Later in the day four strikers who were pointed out tq the police as hav ing been concerned in disturbances were arrested. They were locked up. Sheriff Power yesterday appointed twenty additional deputies and turned them over to the chief of police. . Six Tbonaaod Retara to Work. Chicago, May 15. Six thousand em ployes of the Deerinp works and In ternational Harvester company, who ROOSEVELT HAS A BUSY TIME OF IT Visit to Pacific Coast Jam Full of Rapid Move ments. . .; -Raymond, Cal., May 15. President Roosevelt got an early start this morning for Yosemite. His special train was split in two on account of the heavy grade between Berenda and this point. The president started for the big tree country at 10 and the stage will be in the park until Mon day. San Francisco, May 13. For strenuous proceedings those laid out for President Roosevelt the third day of Lis visit here must have warmed the cockles of his heart. His first "number" was the dedication of the Dewey monument, with a speech in which ho again advocated a large navy and sharpshooters behind the guns Then he visited the University of Call fornia and delivered the commence ment address, incidentally receiving the degree of LL. I). Then he lunched with President "Wheeler, of the uni versity. His next trip was to Ashland, where he sioke to the teachers and pupils of the high school. A visit to the Mare Island navy yard and the war ship "Paul Jones" followed. Returning to San Fraucisco he had a little leisure until It was time to go to the Union League club, where a banquet was held in nis honor. At midnight he departed for the losemite park. PARRY OPPOSED TO EVEN ARBITRATION Seenis to Think It Always a Cora promise "With Strik ers. Buffalo, May 13. Among the speakers at the meeting of piano man ufacturers here was D. M. Parry, pres ident of the National Manufacture's association. He condemned concilia tion as now can led out as unjust, be cause it simply meant taking the de mands of the union and scaling them down one-half. "Any one who objects to such arbitration, we are told, is against the golden rule," said Parry. !LliiL .remarkable the number of men who are advertising themselves as humble followers of the golden rule. It seems to have become qiite an ex cellent phrase with which to boost one's self into public affairs. "If conciliatory arbitration must come, as the noted senator says, then I should like to know if it will be per mitted for the employers to make de mands and have them arbitrated. It is a poor rule that don't work both ways. The conciliatory arbitration and so called humanitarian policy Is radical ly wrong in principle, and must inevit ably result in great Injustice as be tween classes of workmen and also in serious injury to the Industries of the country." JOLIET MAYOR ASKS CITIZENS' SUPPORT In His Fight With the City Coun cil Over Appoint ments. Joliet Ills., May 13. Mayor Crothis has issued an appeal to the citizens of Joliet to stand by him in his fight against the city council. In the appeal, which is printed on a poster and put on bill boards throughout the city, he declares the people of Joliet decided against "machine rule" in the recent election. This statement is supple mented with a copy of the agreement erftered into by Democratic aldermen and other leading Democrats in which they pledge themselves to hold up all appointments until they are consulted. Mayor Crotius declares that he will not surrender; that if the council does not recede from Its position he will keep the present Republican office holders in office. There is talk among the council combine of impeaching the mayor. NO ABATEMENT IN THE COTTON SITUATION New York, May 15. No general abatement in the excitement in the cotton market ' was " apparent this morning. At the opening there was an enormous volume of liquidation, under which prices started three points higher to eight points lower with belated shorts furnishing the chief demand. Europe and spot houses were very heavy sellers, how ever, and prices showed increasing easiness, but were later rallied by the New Orleans demand. have been cn strike three weeks, re turned to work today in pursuance of a settlement reached yesterday. Submit Unconditionally. Melbourne, Victoria, May 15. Pre mier Jrvine announces that the En gine Drivers' association declared its strike off, submitting uncondition al'. . . REPORT OF MILES Herbert Welsh Again Writes, In timating That Part of It Was Suppressed. DEPARTMENT DENIES THE CHARGE General Corbin's lteply to General Miles' Letter Inquiring About the Publication. Washington, May 13. Secretary Root and a number of other officials in the war department have received a circular letter from Herbert Welsh, of Philadelphia, which also has been mailed to a number of privaV indi viduals, in reference to the report of Lieutenant Ceneral Mills. The letter desires that letters be addressed to the president. Secretary Root, Adju tant General Corbin, Judge Advocate General Davis, Assistant Adjutant General Hall and Assistant Adjutant General Ennis.-asking them to publish for the information and guidance of the country tue full report of General Miles regarding affairs in the Philip pine islands. He suggests that they "especially request that the report of Major Hunter into the facts of the Whippings of Filipino prisoners of war for the purpose of extracting in for ma tion from them," be included in the publication. I Haa Not Seen Miles Iteport. He says he has not seen General Miles, report, "having in vain tried to secure a copy of it from the war de partment," but believes that it con tains information that enlightened citi zens should have. Welsh says that (100,000 souls have perished in tbose islands from war, famine and pesti lence under our flag. In the letter he refers to the military record of General Miles in the civil war and in several Indian campaigns, and says that with a few thousand letters sent to men he mimes the object will be secured. He suggests that persons in terest their senators and representa tives in the matter. Referred to the Judge Advocate General. Secretary Root referred the c ircular letter he received to Judge Advocate General Davis, and the war depart ment has made public the letter of Adjutant Gicnl Corbin to General Miles answering one sent to the sec retary of war Wednesday regarding the publication of General Miles' re port. The adjutant general says to whom the rejxnt was given, and in closes copies of the reiorts which wore' furnished the iness. GEN. CORBIN TO GEN. MILES V Replies to the letter Asking- How Ills Re port TTf as Published. The following is the letter of Gen eral Corbin o General Miles: "I am directed by the secretary of war to in form you that he is in receipt of your communication of May 13, llHW. which reads as follows: I have the honor to request an exact copy of my reports as furnished by the war department to the public press, and also desire to Tk informed as to who gave them out and who received them. "Complying with your request I have the nonor to inform you that copies of your reports as furnished by the war department to the public press were complete and exact copies' of the entire reports, being jour general re port upon affairs in the Philippines, dated Keb. 1!. lOO.'J, and jour special rejmrt on alleged cruelties in the Phil ippines, bearing the same date. For your convenience duplicate copies of toth documents, as given out", are transmitted herewith. "I have the honor further to Inform yon: "1. That your report to the secretary of war dated Feb. 1!. 1903. was given to the press In full by the then act ing adjutant general, Colonel W. I. Hall, A. A. G., to the authorized repre sentatives of the press associations, and. "2. That J'our special report of the same date warn given out with the ap proval of the secretary of war, by the judge advocate general of the army, the full text of which was furnished to the press representatives." In General Miles report on the al leged cruelties was also a criticism of the rice transaction in the recon- centrado camp in Ratangas province. General, Miles, In discussing this mat ter, refers to a report he had received from the commanding general in the Philippines, his report saying ("copy herewith inclosed"). This copy was not furnished with the report of Gen eral Miles, and it has been charged that it was suppressed. The war de partment has made the copy referred to public. It is a report of Major Gen eral Davis addressed to General Miles, and contains all the correspondence, telegrams and all documents that refer to the purchase, distribution and sale of rice to the people in the recon- centration camps. It is a very vol uminous document, but the main feat ures were covered in summaries which were sent out heretofore. Thugs Murder a Han. Muscatine, la.. May 13. An at tempt to hold np Thomas McCarthy's restaurant at West Liberty resulted In the death of Arthur Meade, who attempted to assist the proprietor. FATAL FIRE 111 CHICAGO Two Lives Are Lost in Westchester Apart ment Building. OTHERS ARE INJURED Twenty-seven Families Homeless The Loss is $50,000. Chicago, May 15. Tnisa l'haesa, aged 10. and Harry Strubley. aged SO, lust their lives in a lire that destroy ed the Westchester apartment build ing m Cottage (irove aemie this morning. Others Injured. One man is missing and two per sons were probably fatally and oth ers seriously injured by jumping from the wimlo'ws. Twenty-seven families were listed in the apartments. The loss is $50,- ()()(. TWO KILLED IMAHOTEL Sensational End of G. M. Peterson and Mrs. Fairchiid. MAN DID SHOOTING So it Appears From the Evidence So Far Gained. ; El Paso, Texas, May 15. leorge M. Peterson and Mrs-. T. M. Fairchiid, wife of a traveling salesman, were shot and killed here this morning at the Keiuoiia house. The cause of the shooting is . un known, but the evidence indicates hat Peterson did it. Son of Wealthy Man. Peterson's father is a wealthy com mission merchant at Amherst. Wis. Mrs. Fairchiid registered from Den ver. poison in ftflOOM Three Dead From Par taking of Impure Whisky, AND ANOTHER DYING Evidence of Mixing of Concentrated Lye With Liquor. SHot Springs, Ark-- X ay 15. Joe lave Precun eal) not live urtaken too dair. Wash Turner and ire dead ami John Spive as the result of having freelv of moonshine whi ikv. Traces of Concentrated Lye. Some of the. .whisk v exa mined show oncent rated the liquor. ed that something; like ye. had been mixed" .wit Otlicers are 'investigating MANY SEVERELY INJURED IN STREET CAR ACCIDENT Chicago, May 15. Four persons were severely injured, ong, probably a t I ly, and -0 others slightly injured early today when a IlaSsted street electric car collided with-a-beer wag on. , IE AFTER MISCREANT Man Who Prepared the Inferna Machine for the Umbria Was at Chicago. MADE HIS MACHINE AT THAT CITY Seen by Many Persons, Who Describe tbe Man the Police Are Searching For. Chicago, May 15. The infernal ma chine found on the pier of the steam ship Umbria, just before the ship sailed from New York, was made in Chicago. The police now have no doubt that the deadly contrivance was con structed at l'S7 Washington boulevard by a man who was known as G. ltus sell. That "Russell" was in reality Rosseau seems to be certain, and Itos seau is the supposed name of the man wlio made the machine and had it put on the Cunard dock. Inspector (leorge McClusky, chief of detectives of New York, and Detective Sergeants Carey and Fuuston, of that city, came to Chicago to investigate the doings of Russell, or Rosseau. Trunk Was Bought at Chicago. McClusky left again for New York shortly after his arrival, his associates remaining. They were in conference with Lieutenant Rohan for an hour. Inspector McClusky said there was no doubt that Russell was the man want ed. Detectives Carey and Fuuston do not believe the plot was Latched in this city, even though the mac hine was made here. The trunk which Is be lieved to have carried the infernal ma chine to New York Mas purchased by Russell April of the American Stor age and Van company. 1M West Madi son street. S. E. l'.arr was the sales man who disposed of the trunk and ordered it sent to US" Washington boulevard. Known to Have Worked on Mechanlam. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ehlen occupy the lower rf.it at the house on Wash ington boulevard, and they rented a room to Russell on April V.K lie re mained at the place until April "5 engaged in working on some piece of mechanism, which he said was a patent gambling affair he had invented. Aft er his departure Mrs. Ehlen found bits of the device in tlie room. Among them were pints of a clock, the ends of several wooden slats, and a car tridge shell. These articles were m a box marked '"One blast," or words to that effect. Mrs. Ehlen does not re member the exact inscription. She used the box and the bits of wood for kin dling. HE II AI A GOOD DEAL OF HELP All Thoie Who Worked for Him Describe the 8uspected Han. A number of machinists and carpen ters made portions of the device for Russell, and if the thing really was the Infernal machine it is probable that Russell had so many different per sons work at it in order to excite no curiosity. Mrs. Ehlen and the men who worked on the pieces of machinery give descriptions of Russell that tally with the New York police description of Rosseau. J. W. Elsenberg, 5i Mor gan street, assisted in making four small iron plates for Russell. J. W Seymour, a carpenter across the street from 2S7 Washington boulevard. planed down a number of slats about twenty inches long and an inch wide for the man. John Clarke, a machinist at 52 Mor gan street, manufactured an iron cone with an Inch base for Russell, with a disc to it. Russell said it was for a g.imblingdevice. Later he ordered three additional Iron pieces, but never called for the last order. Mrs. Ehlen says her roomer usually worked all day on the thing, and went out in the evening, returning about 10 o'clock, and often worked until after midnight. He re ceived no mail and had no callers. Mrs. Ehlen says he looked something like a farmer, yet she noticed some pecu liarity about him that made her think he was what she calls a "genius of some sort." When he first went to the house he had only a small sachel. The landlady thinks he must have brought his infer nal machine box to the house in the night. When the trunk came Russell threw away the tray and Mrs. Ehlem burned it up. Although very uncom municative Russell told Mrs. Ehlen one day that the gambling device was "a hummer." The only places in Chi cago where the man gave his name were at the store where he bought the trunk, and at the Parmelee express office, when he ordered the trunk taken to the depot. Tied Hluiaeir to a Calf. Frankfort, J ml.. May 13. Lawrence, the 11-year-old son of L. D. Waldron, a farmer of this. county, tied a rope around a calf's nec k and fastened the other end of the rope around his own liody. The calf ran away, dragging Lim about a Held until the animal stopped exhausted. The father found the boy Kiveral hours later. Lawrence Is fatally injured. Lynchers Under Arrest. Charlotte, N. C, May 13. Tercy Jones, of Arkansas, was killed by a mob at Wilson, N. C. Ten men are under arrest. No further particulars have been received. . '.'... . . AN OPERA SINGER BECOMES INSANE Sad Case of Fannie Sherman, "Who Studied Too Hard. Springfield, Ills., May 15. "Read what the New York and St. Louis papers say about me. I am a prima donna and have a beautiful voice, which is for the people. I am a good girl. My father and others say that I am crazy and that makes me exc ited, but I am not insane. Listen. I will sing 'Carmen' for you." With these words beautiful Fannie Sherman, an oimtu singer recently returned fioin New York, broke into strains of mu sic such as never before lang through the corridors of Sangamon jail. The young woman was adjudged in sane in the county court. Over study is assigned ar the cause of her de rangement. Miss Sherman told the court that her father, II. Sherman, who was formerly rabbi of a Jewish syna gogue in this city, had abused her be cause sbe chose the operatic stage as a profession. She said he had locked her in the house, had pulled her hair and had gone so far as to suggest that she lead a dishonorable life than go oh the stage. FILIPINO LEADER DIES OF CHOLERA Was the Ex-Foreign Minister of the Government of Aguin aldo. Manila, M .y 15. Mahini. the for mer minister of foreign affairs of the FilipinogoviTiimcnt. is dead of cholera. He was attacked with the discvise on Tuesday. Since his return fioai Guam, where he had been exiled by the Unit ed States government. Mahini had lived in' seclusion. Captured c orrespondence of the Riz- aP province insurgents showed he had lteen in communication with them, but the letters were not of a seditious na ture. The Filipinos and United States- ans generally regret the death of Ma- binl, but there will be no demonstra tion at his burial, on account of the nature of his disease. ANXIETY OVER THE FATE OF NARCONIC Indications That the Vessel May Have Been Blown Up at Sea By Infernal Machine. New York. May 15. Among the ef fects of the man who sent the infernal machine to t 'e Cunard line dock last week was a piece of paper on which was written :n Frenc h: "The destruc tion of the Naronic was complete. Mr. Le P.run, who made the box, has this moment gone to Chicago." The Naronic left Liverpool on the morning of Feb. 11. ISIV'.. with 4,000 tons of freight, a crew of nfty-hve men, and fifteen passengers, who had gone to England on the previous trip in charge of a cargo of cattle. She was never seen after she left the Mer sey, and to 'this day no word of her has reached the owners of the line. WIFE MURDERER CHEATS THE GALLOWS Lexington, Ky.. May 15. William McCarthy, the wife murderer, who was to have been hung today, took morphine during the night and died this morning. Dale of a Traction Merger. Indianapolis, May 13. The merging of the Union Traction company, of Indiana, and the Indianapolis North ern Traction company will occur at the offices of the Union Traction com pany in Anderson, May 27. The plan of the interests In control of the com panies is to form a holding company and to guarantee a dividend on the stock of the companies. The guaran teed dividend will be graduated. This is the largest interurban deal thus far in the state. Precaution Against Fraud. Washington." May 15. It has been decided that cny bulletins hereafter sued announcing the establishment ' rural free delivery mall service will be given out only at the postotlice de- pa rtment here. The bulletins will be gi ven exactly the same treatment as li ;ts of fourth class postmasters, which means that copies will le printed and ailable at the department, but none will be sent O'it. Wm Not Offered a Cent. Port Huron. Mich.. May 15. Alder man Iturkholder. who. it was alleged. once said that he had lteen offered $1.- ooo for his vote, says there is no truth n the assertion, and that he was nev- cr offered money. He brands the story i a fabrication, designed to deprive m of his standing in the community. hi Death of Louis Bleyer. Milwaukee, May 15. Louis IMeyer. a well-known newspaper man, is deacl fter an illness of several months, aged 60 years. He was the first man to es tablish a marine department in a news' paper oa the lakes. . DECLINE: SAN INJUNCTION Federal Judge at Denver Will Not Act Hastily AGAINSTTHE STRIKERS Hearing Set on Applica tionMore Men Are Called Out. Denver, Col.. May 13. Today Fed eral Judge Uallett refused to grant the injunction prayed for by the transfer and van owners against the teamsters' organization to restrain the strikers fiom interfering with the company until a hearing which will come up Wednesday next. More Men Called Out. The joint executive committee of the organization, owing to the refusal of the citizens' alliance to agree to arbitration bet ween the employers and employes directly interested, called out 1.000 brewerv workers, retail clerks, garment workers and horse shoers during the morning, increas ing the number of strikers in the citv to more than 4.000. "So far no serious disturbance has occurred. FRAUD IS CHARGED AGAINST CONCERN American Literary and Musical As- sociation Alleged to Have Misused Mails. Chicago. 111., May 15. Complaints; igainst the management of the Amer ican Literary and Musical association resulted today in the arrest of F. A. McCillis. proprietor, and C. E. Phil lips, manager, on the charge of fraud ulent use of the mails. Complaints received by the postal iiithorities charge that a deposit of $15 is asked on promise of position at if'.tOO per year. The concern failed to Varrv out the agreement. HENRIK IBSEN, DRAMATIST, AGAIN SERIOUSLY ILL Copenhagen. May 15. Heurik Ibsen, the Norwegian dramatist, is again eriouslv ill. Asylum Abuse In Kanna. Osawatomit. Kan.. May 15. Tho legislative i in estimation committee has unearthed more abuses in the insane asylum here. leorge T. Fort, former ly employed at the asylum, testified jthat many times he found attendants beating the patients. It was brought out that Samuel Elliott, a patient from Independence. Kan., died from scalds received during a bath. The cause of his death was entered on the asylum records as "senility." Iowa United Workmen. Sioux City, la.. May 15. The Iowa grand lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen has selected Daven port as the next meeting place, voted down the biennial session proposition, and elected officers as follows: Master Workman .Will M. Narvis. Muscatine; recorder, II. F. Kehkopf, Pes Moines. Switchmen Preparing: to Meet. Indianapolis. May 15. The meeting of the linance and constitution com mittees and the grand board of di rectors, preliminary to the opening of the annual international convention of the Switchmen's Union of North Amer ica, has begun at the Occidental hotel. Frank T. Hawley, of Huffalo, grand master of the organization, says that about 3 or 4(H) delegates will attend the convention. Offer to Professor Cooler. Ann Arbor, Mich., May 15. Michi gan may lose another of its prominent professors. M. E. Cooley, of the en gineering department, has been offered, it is said, the presidency of the Colo rado State School of 'Mines. Dr. Kel ler, president of the board of trus tees, and Mr. Jaffy, a member of the !oard of that school, have offered Pro fessor Cioley every inducement to take the position. II Negotiated Treaties with Indians. Mineral Point. Wis.. May 15. Mont gomery Smith, a well-known lawyer, is dead, aged '0 years. During Presi dent Cleveland's administration Smith negotiated treaties with Ute and Chip pewa Indians. Wealthy Cattle Raiser Dead. Decatur, Ills., May 15. Elihu Boz- arth, the wealthiest cattle raiser la this section of the state, is dead at Stanford. He was 74 years old. Ilis estate is estimated to be worth $350,- 000. . . ... - - -