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LAND ARGrU THE WEATHER. wrllr fair (aalgkr mm Tmrnrmdmrt wiiBir taalsBt. Twpniit at 7 a. szt at Sxa a. aw. a. J. M. SHERIER. OtaMrrr. GETS ALL THE NEWS GETS IT CORRECTLY ROCK ISLAND, ILL., WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 16, 1904. PRICE TWO CENTS. VOL. LIV. NO. 26. ROCK RASTOROPHY . IS MR UP Russian Destroyer Runs Blockade With Dis patches. THEN SENT TO BOTTOM Officers Declare Port Arthur is Prepared to Easily Hold Out a Year. Chefoo. Nov. 6. The Russians have blown up the torpedo boat destroyer Rastoropny. The Rastropny was blown up by her commander in the harbor of Chefoo af ter having eluded the blockade of Port Arthur and succeeded in filing dis patches from Cen. Stoessel to St. Pe tersburg. It is presumed she was de stroyed in order to prevent the Japan ese from cutting her out as they did the Ryeshitelni. l)lPT( IIP.O WERE IMFORTAttT. A dispatch from St- Petersburg says the dispatches filed by the vessel's commander at Chefoo have reached there, but their character has not been divulged. It is surmised from the fact that a serviceable vessel was removed from Port Arthur and exposed to a large risk of destruction or capture, that dispatches she bore are of great importance. LAST MAX LIT KlUE. The Russians, with the exception of one man, left the destroyer during the afternoon. This last man lit fuses and blew the vessel up. There were three dull explosions. Almost simultaneous ly the Rastoropny sunk and settled on the bottom. It is impossible at present to secure an explanation of the action of the Russians, but it is believed they were determined not to allow a repetition of the Ryeshitelni incident. Chefoo. Nov. 16. The Associated press learned authoritatively tonight that the Rastoropony carried sealed orders providing that, unless there rame a highly favorable opportunity to escape, the vessel would be blown up. Sufficient powder for this purposo was secreted before the destroyer left Port Arthur. Vraarl Waa Waatrd. The Japanese consul says the Rus sians wasted their vessel, as the Rye shitelni incident would not have been repeated. Two Japanese torpedo boat destroyers were seen at the mouth of the harbor tonight their presence un doubtedly hastened the action of the Russians in blowing up the Rastoro pny. The Japanese consul says nine of the Russian crew came ashore with their rifles, against which action he has protested to the authorities. Katie WraM Oiaaraa. Chefoo, Nov. 1C. The captain of the Ruin torpedo boat destroyer Ka toropny which put into the harbor ear ly today has notified the Chinese au thurifies he wlil disarm. It is believed this decision was arrived at after com municating with St. Petersburg. UKrwrl Aka laatnMflaaaf It Is rumored that Rastoropny brought a dispatch from Gen. Stoessel asking St. Petersburg for instructions as to whether he should continue to hold out. awaiting relief, or make im mediate arrangements with the Jap anese for surrender upon the mot ad vantaxeous terms possible. The rumor cannot be confirmed. Saw immmmrwe ftalaa. The commander of the Rastoropny In an interview said: "I left Port Arthur at midnight in a blinding snow norm. The boat navigated through all the dangers of floating mines without a tuibap. On reaching the open sea we saw a Japanese cruiser and some torpedo boats in the distance, but we steamed rapidly through the storm with lights extinguished and passed them unnoticed. We reached Chefoo without a mishap of any kind." i Mllrirf at Part Art bar. The commander was optimistic with reference to Port Arthur. He declared all forts remained in Russian bands and the garrison was confident and In high spirits. Merely Carries Dlaaatrkea. , Commander Pelem added the de stroyer's object was simply to carry dispatchers. The other Russian ships remained at Port Arthur. The Rastoropny, being one of the fastest Russian vessels, soon but dis tanced her pursuers and entered Che foo with music box playing a spright ly air and the savory odor of break fast steak apparently testifying to the act that Port Arthur still enjoys ORDER PACIFIC FLEET TO KEEP PEACE AT PANAMA United States Will Watch and Prevent Them From Doing Damage. Washington. Nov. 16. In fear of Im minent riot and revolution In the re public of Panama, this government has ordered the whole Pacific squadron to halt at Panama, and has cabled per emptory orders to Capt. Merriam. com manding the "Dixie" at Colon, to uti lize all of his forces, "including ma rine." to aid the present government In crushing the outbreak. Capt. Mer riam Is also directed to communicate the orders to the four hundred ma rines on the isthmus. Arrived Yratrrdajr. The Pacific squadron arrived at Pan ama yesterday and the orders were sent to its commanding officer. Admir al Goodrich, to stay there till further orders. Most of the dispatches were sent in cipher. These orders were the result of a request from the state department, DATE OF CLOSING FAIR IS POSTPONED Plans Made to Keep Exposition Open During Good Weather at Reduced Rates. St. Louis. Nov. 1C. The world's fair will not close Nov. 30. the date fixed by congress, and the officials hope it will be allowed to run as lung as the weather will permit. This became evi dent, when it was announced that the time of the air ship contests had been extended to Dec. 5. and when Secre tary Stevens said it was hoped the government would not object to open gates as long as possible. The ad mission for the added period probably will be 23 cents. TURNS ON FAMILY WITH GUN IN COURT Chicago Man Arraigned for Peace Dis turbance Ends Case With Tragedy. i p ai m Chicago, Nov. 16. While being ar raigned in court today on a charge of family disturbance Charles Shyck. a saloonkeeper, fired a revohf r several times at his wife and child and then committed suicide. The child wan slightly wounded. Mrs. Shyck fainted but was unhurt. fresh meat. The destroyer sped in like an arrow at 6:20 a. m.. and an chored a few hundred yards abaft the United States cruiser New Orleans. t'hlaeae OOIeer Abaard. The Chinese cruiser Hal Yung raised steam within 30 minutes ana came cluse to the Rastoropny. Capt. Ching boarded her and held a brief confer ence with Commander Pelem. Ensign Wainwright. Rear Admiral Polger's aid. boarded the Rastoropny immediately but he and Capt. Ching were not Invited to enter the Rastoro pny's cabin although the blizzard war. cutting their faces. C aa Star Tweaty-Kaar Iloara. Ching notified Pelem that 24 hours was the limit of time he could remain around at Chefoo after which the Ras toropny would be compelled to disarm. While delivering this ultimatum the Russian sailors, who seemed to be healthy and care free, continued greas ine the toroedo tubes, which were loaded. IlUaafcaea Take A -Bare. Following the conference with Ching the Rastoropny was moved farther in. to the old anchorage of the torpedo boat destroyed Ryeshitelni. where the Russian consul boarded the Rastoro- Dnv and brought her dispatches ashore, The Russian officers are all reticent. but they say the condition of Port Ar thur is as good as it was two months ago. They also deny the report that the Russian cruiser Bayan has been sunk, though they admit a shell dam aged her engines, which are being re paired. Mary Had Beea RrhrarMtL Russian cruisers come out of Port Arthur daily, the battleships remaining in the harbor. The overdrawn optlm ism of the officers, it was asserted ashore, made it obvious their story was rehearsed before It was given to the public. When correspondents were allowed jn board the Rastoropny a quarter of ( beef was carefully placed where it was impossible to miss seeing It. This. It was claimed, was meant to convey the (Continued on Page Eight.) Ambitious Revolutionists the news also having been communi cated to the white house. Secretary Morton sent the cables personally. This was done late yesterday after noon, and afterwards a statement was given out at the state department that there had been an incipient revolution against President Amador by persons who wanted to get hold of the balance of the $10,000,000 paid by this govern ment to Panama, but that the revolu tion had been squelched summarily. Aapert Chaaiced. The important orders cabled yester day afternoon indicate that the state department later received important dispatches which changed the aspect of the situation. The Pacific squadron Is composed of the New York, Boston. Marblehead and Bennington. Secretary of War Taft has been scheduled to go to Panama on the Columbia, accompanied by the Dol phin. FIRE BROADSIDE AT 0. W. STEWART Prohibition Party Leaders' Fight Aired in Issue of the "New Voice." W. E. JOHNSON IS WRITER Uses Strong Assertions in an Article on "Wreck of Great Campaign." Chicago. Nov. 1C. "Strangs things have been happening to the treasury of the prohibition party. The cam paign funds have been dissipated In schemes of personal vengeance and private gain. The extent of the loss has not been fully ascertained. It al most certainly will reach 15,0o0, per haps more." The New Voice, the prohibition per iodical, appeared today with six pages devoted to the factional quarrel among the party's leaders and made a savage attack on Oliver W. Stewart, chairman of the national committee, and on James A. Tate, national secretary; Rev. W. P. F. Ferguson and W. F. Mul vihill. all well known to prohibitionists the country over. Oa Wreek of Campaign. The quotation above forms the open ing sentences of an article entitled "The Wreck of the Great Campaign," written by William E. Johnson, asso ciated with John G. Woolley in the publication of the periodical. Another special article Is captioned "Story of a Suppressed Editorial." and was writ ten by A. A. Stevens, of Tyrone. Pa., who is chairman of an auditing com mittee that is soon to begin work on an Investigation of the national chair man's accounts. WILL HELP COLORADO MINERS Question Brought Up at Meeting of A. F. of L. at San Francisco. San Francisco. Cal., Nov. 16. The most important business of the early session of the American Federation of Labor yesterday was the report of the executive council. It was a lengthy document, reporting in detail the var ious actions taken by the committee. The report stated that it had been de termined to assist the Colorado miners to bring their cases before the highest court in the land for final adjudication. The report urges all union men to work persistently for the passage by congress of an anti-injunction bill, and measures to regulate convict labor and enforce Chinese exclusion. SEC0C1D GOES Russian Fleet at Libau Departs to Overtake Voelker sam. Libau. Russia. Nov. 1C. The second division of the Russian second Pacific squadron sailed today. It Is expected It will overtake Rear Admiral Voelker sam's division bv wav of the Suez ran lal. Smallpox Scare at Capital. Washington. Nov, 16. Following the discovery of a case of smallpox among the clerks in the department of com merce and labor all the employes of that department have been vaccinated. CABINET WILL PROBABLY BE REORGANIZED Paris. Nov. 1C. The stability of the entire cabinet is considered to be se riously threaened by the resignation yesterday of War Minister Andre. The private view of some of the best in formed persons within ministerial cir cles is a new cabinet will be formed in the court of the next three weeks. It is considered certain Foreign Min ister Delcasse will remain in the re organized cabinet. AND NOW PAT CROWE IS HEARD FROM ONCE MORE Scott County Criminal Said to Have Reformed and Gone to Chicago. Sioux City. Nov. 1C. D. W. Connole, president of the Anthou, Iowa, state bank was in St. Ixiuis last week vis iting Clarke Brenuan. traveling sales man for Armour and company. While there. Pat Crowe, the alleged kidnaper of the son of E. A. Cudahy, of Omaha, came to Brennan's house. Brennan and Crowe were boys togeth er on neighboring farms in Scott coun ty, Iowa. 20 years ago. Crowe asked for the loan of suffi cient money to take him to Chicago; and got it. He said that he had re formed and expected soon to make a settlement with the Cudahys and t have the single indictment against him at Omaha quashed after which he would return to Omaha. He is now in Chicago, according to Connole, who told the story on his arrival home. LIBERTY BELL GOES HOME Special Farewell Exercises Participat ed in by Fairbanks and Cannon. St. Ixiuis. Nov. 16. Special farewell exercises in honor of Liberty bell, which for several months past has been on exhibition at the world's fair were held today. At the conclusion the honored relic started on its -trip back to Philadelphia. Vice President Elect Fairbanks and Hon. Joseph Cannon made short ad dresses. Fairbanks left at noon for Indianapolis. MEXICO HAS AN EARTHQUAKE Volcano Slumbers and S fight Shocks May Grow Severe. Mexico City. Nov. 1C. Earthquake shocks are reported from several points In the state of Jalisco. At the town of Autlan the .walls of several buildings were cracked. At Manzanil- J lo the shock lasted ten seconds, hut no damage was done. I ne volcano of Colima is inactive, and severe quakes are feared, as such disturb ances are more frequent and severe during the volcano's Inactivity. OQUAWKA KEEPS THE COURT HOUSE Wins Out in Henderson County Elec tion by a Margin of 120 Votes. Oquawka. 111., Nov. 1C. Oquawka won the county seat iontest at an elec tion yesterday against the town of t rnnirhiirsf hv 120 totes. ' DEATH ENDS DRINKING RACE Pittsburg Men Engage in Contest and One Succumbs. Pittsburg, Nov. 16. A whisky duel has ended in the death of George Piatt He and Andrew Bowman worked In a livery siame at tzu rum avenue. They had quarreled frequently, and Bowman remarked to Piatt he could drink him to death. Piatt took up the challenge. He had drunk ten glasses of whisky when he complained of feel ing ill. His friends carried him to a couch, where he died. Austria-Hungary Willing. Washington. Nov. 16. Ambassador Storer cabled the state department from Vienna that the Austro-Hungar- Ian government is willing to partici pate In the second Hague peace con ference called by Roosevelt. Steamer May Be Lost Port Huron. Mich.. Nov. 16. Fears are felt for the safety of the steamer Neebling. which was due Saturday. The Neebling was bound from Port William with grain and passed the Soo Fridav The steamer carries a crew of about 12. World's Fair Loan Paid. St. Louis, Nov. 10. The last install ment on the federal loan of $4,600,000 made to the world's fair several months ago, was paid into the United States subtreasurv vesterday by the exposition officials. Vehicle and Implrcnent Men Meet. Chattanooga, Tenn., Nov. 16. The 11th annual convention of the asso- 1 elation of ImDlement and ehiele ) Manufacturers began here today. RUSSIAN OFFICERS HERE DRUNK AMD INCOMPETENT Letter From Lieutenant on North Sea Fleet Gains Publicity and Explains Why Historic Blunder Was Made. Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. 16. Horri ble in detail and appalling in its dis closure of incompetency, stupidity and drunkenness in the Russian navy is the account of the recent sinking of the English fishing boats by the Baltic fleet, received indirectly from an inside source by A. R. T. Dent, of the Minne apolis chamber of commerce. Letter TranIutrI. When the Russian fleet reached Cherbourg, a young lieutenant wrote a letter to his father, a wealthy St. Pe tersburg merchant, describing the af fair. This was shown to the Russian correspondent of the Manchester (Eng land) Guardian, who sent a literal translation to his paper. The Guard ian printed it, but first eliminated such details as might be most offensive to Russia. A friend of Mr. Dent saw the original translation and sent the gist of it to him in a letter received yester day. From the letter there can be lit tle doubt that the men of the Baltic fleet were drunk and scarcely knew NOTHING DOING IN PHILIPPINES Gen. Wade Reports Troops Are Occupied Only With Garri son Routine. ARRIVES HOME ON THOMAS Military Government Abolished All Except the Moro Dis trict. in San Francisco. Nov. 16. The army transport Thomas just arrived from Manila had on board Maj. Gen. James F. Wade, former military commander of the Philippines, who lately exchang ed commands with Gen. Corbin. Merely on tiarriaon Duty. Wade says the troops now in the Philippines are merely on garrison duty and that the military government has been ubolishel except iu the Moro district where there is a commission on military and civil government. LEAVES ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH FOR PROTESTANT The Marquise Des Monstiers Merin- velle, Formerly Mary Caldwell, Changes Faith. New York. Nov. 16. In a letter from the Rome correspondent to the Associ ated Press it is announced that the Marquise DesMonstiers Merinvelle has renounced the Roman Catholic creed. The Marquise was formerly Miss Mary Gwendolin Caldwell, who founded the divinity college at the Roman Catholic university at Washington some yearn ago. In an interview the marquise paid: "Yes, it is true, I have left the Ro man Catholic church, bine.e 1 have been living in Europe my eyes have been opened to what the church really is, and to its anything but sanctity. For years I have been trying to rid my self of the subtle yet overwhelming influence of the church, which pretends not only to the privilege of being th; only true church, but of being alone able to get to heaven the sorrowful, sinful world. At last my honest Prot estant blood has asserted itself and I now forever repudiate and cast off the 'yoke of Rome.'" Ready for Unveiling. Washington. Nov. 16. Lieut. Gen. Von Lowenfeld and Maj. Von Schmet tow personal representatives of Emper or William at the unveiling of the stat ute of Frederick the Great next Satur day arrived in Washington last night. OPENS OFFICE Judae Parker Goes to New 9 York to Practice Law Alone. New York. Nov. 16. Ex-Judge Alton B. Parker opened a law office in the building at 32 Liberty street, this city, today. At the same time he announc ed he had become a resident of this city, that Mrs. Parker would join him turkeys for the eastern markets, are here today, and that they would at reported to have formed a trust and once secure a home in the city. He unanimously decided that the Thanks said he had not entered into partner- giving fowl is worth more money this ship with anyone and would practice year than heretofore. The present law alone. what they were about. The letter reads as follows: "We knew we were out of our course and were afraid we would run aground somewhere. Of the crews officers and men many, I regret to say. were in toxicated. An alarm was given that the admiral's flagship had grounded, and in the confusion that followed this report, three vessels of the rear squad ron collided. While all was confusion we came across what looked like a flotilla of torpedo boats, and we opened fire. ..Wax KuMNlan Ammunition. Later in the night there was an ex change of shots between our vessel and another, and it was only when we recognized from a small shell that came aboard but did not explode, that the ammunition was Russian, that we discovered that we had been firing up on one another. We had several men wounded. At Cherbourg they told us we had sunk English fishing boats and killed many. It is a horrible business, a most unfortunate affair." INAUGURATED AS UNIVERSITY HEAD Dr. Charles Dabney Takes Office at Cincinnati in Presence of Many Educators. Cincinnati, Nov. 16. The inaugura tion of Charles Dabney as president of the University of Cincinnati was largely attended, leading educators from all parts of the country being present. Dr. Dabney in his inaugural address discussed "Democracy and the school", holding that the four institutions which make for civilization are, home, school, stato and church. "Through discipline," he said, "of these relations man is educated. Education in its broad sense is the process whereby men and nations realize their destiny and reach the highest goal of power and service. RUSSIA RESENTS SELBORNE'S TALK Infianr.es Popular Mind Already Wrought Up Over North Sea Affair. St. Petersburg, Nov. 16. Resent ment produced by the speeches of British ministers on the North sea in cident, especially the assumption that Russia has agreed to punish officers of the Russian squadron in advance of any findings of the commission has been further inflamed by the speech of Lord Selborne. first lord of the ad miralty Nov. 14. at Bristol, on the danger of a Russian invasion of India. CODY BANDITS OUT AGAIN Desperadoes Who Killed Banker Raid Wyoming Gambling House. Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 16. Th two bandits who held up the National bank of Cody two weeks ago and who killed Cashier Middaugh yesterday held up the inmates of a saloon and gambling house at Thermopolis and secured a large sum of money, with watches and jewelry. The outlaws wore masks, but were recognized. They were mounted and escaped to the "Bad Lands", along the Big Horn river. A lynching is expected if they are caught. The rewards have been increased and additional posses will join in the search. GEN. LEW WALLACE NEAR END Indiana Soldier and Author Fails in Last Few Weeks. Crawfordsville, Ind., Nov. 16. In snite of the denials that havo been made of reports that Gen. Lew Wal lace is in a serious condition, the fact remains that the distinguished In diana soldier, diplomat and author is fast approaching the end. He has broken greatly within the past year and the last few weeks have tried his weakened condition severely. FARMERS FORM TURKEY TRUST New Yorkers Propose to Boost Price of Thanksgiving Fowl to 30 Cents. Albany, Nov. 16. Warren county farmers, who raise great numbers of price is 23 cents, and a rise to 30 cents son is III Roosevelt's Ax Falls on Federal Judges in Alaska. INVESTIGATED THEM Frank H. Richards, United States Marshal for Nome, Also Ousted. Washington. Nov. 16. President Roosevelt has removed from office Frank H. Richards, United States mar shal for Nome district, Alaska, and has requested the resignation of Judges Alfred S. Moore, of the Nome district, and Melville C. Brown, of Juneau dis trict. Ilavr lleen Iavrtls;ateiL This action is the result of an in vestigation of the Alaska judiciary made recently by the assistant attor ney general day. POSTAL CLERK INSOLENT: IS LOOKING FOR A JOB John B. Brownlow Became Saucy When Asked to Make a Detailed Statement. Washington. Nov. 16. John Brown low who was dismissed from the pos tal service yesterday by order of the president, denied he refused to fur nish the department with a detailed statement of his receipts and disburse ments while acting as disbursing offi cer of the department at the St. Louis exposition. Washington. D. C. Nov. 16. John B. Brownlow, of Tennessee, a clerk In the postoffice department who acted us disbursing officer of the department et the St. Ixmis exposition, was dismissed from the service yesterday by order of the president. While Postmaster General Payne was still alive ho wrote Brownlow di recting that he send to the depart ment a statement of his receipts und disbursements. In response, Brown low forwarded the aggregate sums of his receipts and disbursements. Tho postmaster general then ordered hint to submit to the department an item ized statement. This Brownlow de clined to do accompanying his refusal with statements to the postmaster gen eral which were considered offensive. Postmaster General Payne presented the matter to the president who order ed that Brownlow be dismissed from the service. CATASTROPHE IS PREVENTED Prompt Work of Firemen Saves 300 Employes of New York Factories. New York, Nov. 16. Three hun dred men and girls employed in sev eral manufacturing concerns in a live- story building on the Bowery were thrown into a panic by a fire today but by prompt work on the part o'f firemen and volunteer rescuers all were taken out in safety. The building was partially destroyed. PRESIDENT OF LEHIGH DEAD Dr. Brown Expires at Bethlehem, Pa. James Coc-ney, of Missouri. Bethlehem. Pa., Nov, 16. Dr. Thomas M. Brown, president of Le high university, died today at his hotim here. Marshall, Mo., Nov. 16. James Coo ney, excongressinan from the Seventh Missouri district died at his home hero today of pneumonia. BOOTH-TUCKER IN FAREWELL For Eight and a Half Year He Has Led the Salvation Army. New York, Nov. 16. Commander Booth-Tucker, who for eight and a half years has led the Salvation Army In the United States, bade farewell tr New York at a public meeting held In Grand Central Palace last night. To day be sailed on the Oceanic for Lon don. Miss Eva Booth, who succeeds Commander Booth-Tucker, in charge of the American work. Is expected to ar rive In New York at the end of the month. COL. BRECKINRIDGE SUDDENLY STRICKEN Lexington, Ky, Nov.. 16. Col. W. C. P. Breckinridge, former congressman from this district, was stricken today with apoplexy. His condition Is con sidered serious. This Is the second at tack during the past few weeks. DfiNr I UUhU WIIUNU V