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IB 11 t j; FIFTV-SIXTIT YEAH. NO. 13. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1. io0. TEX PAGES. PJtlCE TWO CENTS. ATTORNEY RAL FIND PEN PICTURES OF PROMINENT AGE BOMB ICE LEAGUE FAMILIAR FACES AS SEEN IN ROCK ISLAND'S EVERYDAY LIFE. THAT JR. MANIA GEr PEOPLE RRO (FR'S MFSS Hr m m w r m warn a m war m u a mp w 'hc FOR IWDEPENDi GHT 1; if Y. it I fi v, Declares in Stump Speech Trust Issue is Para mount. ROOSEVELT'S REQUEST Promises to Prosecute Coal and Oil Combine Regard less of Consequences. Boston, Nov. 1. In political speeches at republican rallies at Beverly and Salem last night. Attorney Ceiu-rai Moody said he is investigating "great ami powerful coal and oil combina tions." and that if he found evidence t illegal combination he would pro ceed without regard for personal or political consequences. Itrynu'H Slnuil I liell. Moody said: "A few weeks ago Bry an said the trusts were the paramount issue. I am not quite sure he is right. He expressly congratulated Roosevelt on the step he had taken on the en dorsement of the anti-trust laws. "We are in the midst of great indus trial activities ami prosperity. Great evils are arising out of this condition and the president is determined to remedy it. if a remedy can he found. Organization citsmsp.v. "Great industries are no longer con ducted by the individual, but by or ganized capital. Organized capital in modern industries is a necessity. Or- capital are here to stay, but we have a right to ask both to obey the laws of the land. "When the combination of wealth obtains great, power, as it will, it de stroys individual initiative, disturbs normal growth, commerce, and some times government. I myself have seen written on a sheet of paper the price of killing off competition. r - -Heetn thr Com!. "I have seen the cost of driving nut of business the hold independent and a division among all the confederates. It is not wise that the people let any combination like this exist." The attorney gtueral continued: "Havemeyer. the sugar man. says the tariff is the mother of trusts. It is not the tariff that is the mother of trusts; it is the railroad rebate that is the mother of trusts and of its collateral relatives.' -W ItcMMM-vell'i Krqumt. Moody said be was there at the ex pressed earnest request of Roosevelt. He added: "The president has made it manifest that it is his earnest desire that the republican nominees should be elected to the next house of represen tatives, and should be in harmony with him." After pointing out results that would follow the election of a democratic house, the attorney general said: "Can any sane man doubt under the circum stances that the whole power of the house of representatives be exerted to thwart the president in measures which lie promised and to render the rest of l.ds term of oflice entirely insignifi cant." OFFICERS OVERTAKE ROBBERS IN BRUSH Deadly Battle Near Prosser, Wash., in Which Three Men Were Killed. Prosser, Wash.. Nov. 1. There was a desperate battle near Kennewiek yes terday between officers and burglars who robbod a store in the city Tues day night. The officers were led by Sheriff McNeil, who came on the rob bers unawares in the bush. They were five or six in number, and at once com menced firing. Marshal Mike Glover of Ktnnewick was instantly killed, and Joe Halsey. his deputy, fatally wound ed. Sheriff McNeil, after being shot twice, emptied his gun at the robbers, killing one and finally capturing an other. YIELD 3-HOUR DAY FIGHT Switchmen Will Seek Merely to Se cure an Advance in Wages. St. Paul. Minn.. Nov. 1. Committees DEFRAUDED TO EX- TENT OF $13,000,000 Chicago, Nov. 1. Charles Whitney Norton, said by the police and postal authorities to have defrauded people throughout, the county out of bonds and mortgages amounting to $3,000,noo. Is under arrest here. of the Switchmens' union on railroads centering at St. Paul, who have been in conference with railroad managers for an .X-hour day and a in cents an hour mise in wages, have dropped the S-hour proposition and there will be no suike. Orders were received from the grand lodge at Chicago to drop the 8-hour plan and reopen- negotiations on flu 10-hour basis. fOIANS SPLIT UP Utes Now Divide in Two Bands Campud Many Milas Apart. SMALL CLASHES REPORTED Troops Have Encountered But There Has Been Bloodshed. Redskins No Sheridan, Wyo., Nov. 1 The Utes evidently have split into two bands. Telephone reports say one band is on Boar creek. 20 miles southeast of Bir- ney. Mont., and ttie otner is camped along Hanging Woman creek in Pow der valley. Two officers and 10 troop ers arrived from Birney today. They report the main command from Keogh is at Ashland and has seen no Cliey- nnes. I'nvr SklrmiKli. Sheiidan. Wyo., Nov. 1. A skirmish occurred yesterday between a band of I'tes and a troop of the loth cavalry n Bitter creek, according to word brought by special courier. The troops had captured ."o Ute ponies. As the troops were driving away the ponies. 100 'tes- fllll' armed, surroun. led the ! cavalrymen and ponies, stampeding the ponies vith revolver shots and war- whoops. The Indians recovered all tneir ponies out live mat were killed by the troops in an effort to stop the stampede. The Indians did not fire at the sol diers. The soldiers desisted from at tacking the Utes as the reds greatly outnumbered the troopers. The troop ers say that as far as they can ascer tain from rumor and observation, the Indians will fight with little provoca tion. Ilrlvr ( niHn Hack. Another detachment of the 10th cav alry that left Sheridan Monday night ran across a band of 100 Crow Indians under Chief Sweet Mouth. The troop ers drove the Crows back to the Crow agency. The Crows denied any inten- tion of joining the Utes. Still another squad of the 10th cav alry fell in with a band of Cheyennes. who. on the representation that they were hunting, were allowed to go. Settlers charge the, Indian guides cm ployed by the federal troops are acting treacherously and leading the troops on false trails to keep the soldiers from overtaking the Utes. Some troopers of the loth cavalry marched all Tues day night to capture a small band of Utes reported to be encamped on Bitter creek, but found no Indians at the des ignated place. FIVE SCALDED TO DEATH IN SOUTH Escaping Steam Brings Terrible Death to Workers in Sugar House. New Orleans, Nov. 1. Five persons were rcalded to death by escaping steam from a broken boiler drum in a sugar house near Vacherie, La., yester day. The scene of the tragedy is re mote from telegraph communication. A hole two feet square burst in the boiler drum, which stood 12 feet away from the sugar house. The escaping steam plowed a trench three feet deep in the ground until it struck the sugar house foundation. This obstruction deflected the column of steam and hot water up wards, so that -it entered the sugar house, filling it with steam. WRECKED CONCERN IS REORGANIZED Real Estate Trust Company of Phila delphia Receives $600,000 Depo sits in an Hour. Philadelphia. Nov. 1. Under the presidency of George H. Earle. Jr., th? Real Estate Trust company, which fail ed Aug. 28. was reopened for business today. The company failed because of financial irregularities on the part of Frank K. Hippla, its president, who, before the failure, committed suicide. The concern was opened under a reor ganization plan perfected by Earle. More than $G00,000 was deposited in the first hour of business. ROCK ,LN0. -Sj9lfiS jiMg?', KlflT COMPANY vWSV Uueen lurr XyV7 JOSEPH M. ROSENFIELD. The irenernl manager of the Kck Isbtud Skirt company, Mr. Koson lield is a representative of the ymii.ur ami progressive business men of Rock Island. A native of the eity, a member of one of the oldest fami lies. Koseu&eJ(LvjJoxik?U'leV oCywrni evented in tligyfc Is-- -land Kejralia company, itnl fromjTfils imlusi ry he orffanize'-l tlte Ko;K Is land Skirt company, the Kuecess'of vhich is lue to his excellent IhisIijs judgment as manager and superintendent. M r. Rosenlleld is a tle'vojee of legitimate sports, a stockholder in the Hock Island Baseball association and an all around good fellow as well as a social favorite. He is a mem- ber of the Hock Island club, TRIED ANARCHISTSINOT FOR FARMER Judge Gary Who Made National Reputation, Dead at Chicago. HELD COURT ON TUESDAY Was Oldest Momber of Bench in Cook County and Had Served Longest Period. Chicago, Nov. 1. Judge Joseph M Gary, of the superior court, died sud denly at his home in this city yester day. The specific cause of death was degeneration of the heart muscles. Judge Gary held court as usual Tues day, but was not in his usual health yesterday morning, and sent word he would not hold court. He grew steadily weaker through the day and expired about 2:30 o'clock. On flench Forty-three Ymh. Judge. Gary had been a member of the Cook county bench for 43 years, and was the oldest judge in point of service as well as in years. He occu pied a judicial position for a greater length of time than any man who ever sat upon the bench in this portion of the state. Judge Gary made a national reputa tion at the time of the anarchist trials in 1S8G over whicn he presided. . As presiding officer at the trials he was repeatedly threatened with death by anarchist sympathizers and showed wonderful physical as well as high moral courage during a very trying ex perience that continued for many months after the anarchists had been executed. ' , 1 Hud Wide Experience.. Judge Gary was horn in Potsdam, N. Y., in 1821; admitted to the bar In 1844, and practiced at Springfield, Mo Las Vegas, N. M., and San Francisco: com ing finally to Chicago in 1S5G. He was made judge in 1SG3 and had been on the bench continuously since that time. Stock on 7 Per Cent Passes. Philadelphia, Nov. l.The board of directors of the Pennsylvania railroad today declared a semi-annual dividend of Sib per cent, an Increase of one-half of 1 per cent, which places the stock on a 7 per cent basis. ft tm&S Manufacture of Denatured A!co hoi Fraught With Too Much Red Tpp?, SO SAYS PROFESSOR WILEY Chief of Bureau of Chemistry Issues Bulletin Giving Facts on the Subject. Washington, Nov. 1. The depart ment of agriculture, through Dr. H. W. Wiley, cluef of the bureau of chemis try, has undertaken to educate farm ers regarding the manufacture of de natured alcohol. Two bulletins were issued today devoted to a flescription of the sources from which industrial or denatured alcohol may be obtained, the method of manufacture, and some of the uses to which it may be put, as well as statist ics showing the possibil ities in the development of the indus t ry. Aol Wllfll llMllllMMtlfllt. From Wiley's discussion of the sub ject, and the conclusion reached, the manufacture of alcohol on a small scale is not Wkely to prove profitable be cause of the regulations under which the farmer would be required to con duct his still if engaged in manufac ture. It is evident he .-may be content with producing raw materials and can not look forward to becoming a prac tical distiller. , INDICT 15 MORE COAL MEN Omaha Grand' Jurors Return Bills for Afleged Violation of Laws. Omaha, Neb., Nov. l.The' Douglas county grand jury hasr returned indict ments . against 15 members of the South Omaha Coal exchange for alleged- violations of the "state anti-trust laws. The charges are similar.to those on which 30 members of the Omaha Coal exchange were indicted a few dayc ago. College Prank Serious. Lexington, Ky., Nov. 1. Five 'col legians who. indulged too vigorously in Hallowe'en pranks last night were sent to the workhouse today to await their trial tomorrow. t . - t. HITS THIS STATE Elevator Combine in Violation of Law Alleged to Exist in Chicago, STATE'S ATTORNEY IS TOLD Submits Copy of Agreement Showing a Percentage of the Earnings Are Pooled. Chicago, Nov. 1. Evidence tending to show that leading grain elevator companies of Chicago are in illegal combination for the purpose of con trolling the grain warehouse business in contravention of state laws has been submitted to State s Attorney Healy by John Hill. Jr., with a request that it be laid before the next grand jury as evidence of "consipracy against trade." Agreement In Kvltleuee. The principal evidence submitted is a copy of an agreement between ele vator companies, which, it is claimed, shows them, to have been guilty of acts in restraint of trade, in that a certain percentage of the earnings of warehouses was pooled. The agree ment is the same one introduced at the recent hearings before the inter state commerce commission. A "black list," it is claimed, was kept affecting t he owners of elevators not in the com bination. . MAYOR DUNNE SUES CHICAGO TRIBUNE Asks $100,000 Damages for Editorial Alleged to Be of Libelous Nature. Chicago, Nov. 1. Mayor Dunne yes terday took a decisive step in his con troversy with the Chicago Tribune and filed a praecipe In the circuit court giv ing notice of a damage suit in the sum of $100,000. The defendants named by the mayor's lawyer. Joseph B. David, are the Chicago Tribune and Robert W. Patterson, the 'Tribune's editor-in-chief. Attorney David explained that the action was based on an editorial in tin Tribune, "Who Discredits Chicago?' published Oct. In. a paragraph of which read: "When Mayor Dunne packs th board of education with freaks, cranio monomaniacs and hoodlerx and turn over to them the can; of one of the greatest school systems in tl: country he is doing much to bring Chicago into disrepute." PROBE FOR CAOSE Coroner's Jury Opens Inquiry Into Sunday's Horror at Atlantic City. PENNSYLVANIA ROAD AIDS Removal of Last Car from the Water Fails to Disclose Any New 'saipog Atlantic City. N. J.. Nov. 1. In an I ''lpation of startling disclo.-uivs an i!;'r crowd gathered at. the coroner's inquest today which is to IS x the re Ktousihility for the electric railroad wreck of Sunday. The. Pennsylvania railroad is represenied by Judge ,Iu 'tph I'. Caskill, ex-Judge Joseph Thompson and (Jcorge M. Ho"rgeois. The state; of New Jersey's interests are being lxled alter by District Attorney Abbott. Williute Aid. Attorney bourgeois, for the inilroad, offered the extensive resources of the Pennsylvania company to assist in as certaining the true cause of the acci dent. "We don't know," he said, "and want to know. Wc; have; nothing to hide." He asked the jury to slate in its ver dict whether the electric line and bridge, in their judgment, i.s of the most improved kind. l.iiMt Cur Out. Atlantic City. N. J.. Nov. 1. The third and last car of the Thoroughfare bridge wreck was lifted from the wa ter late yesterday. When placed on the mud bank the far was in such con dition that it -actually fell -aiiirrrt t own weight. Chief of Police Maxwc-ll and a squad of officers mad' diligent search for any bodies that may have been wedged in the car, but found none. Local officials say the total death list is Cl On the other hand, many who were early on the groun.l and some of those rescued from the train are inclined to the belief that sev eral bodies were swept down by the tide and never recovered. It is con tended by some the total loss of life was about seventy. SALT0N SEA NEAR THING OF THE PAST Last Gap of Break in Dyke Closed by Southern Pacific Reclaiming Thousands of Acres. Fan Francisco. Nov. 1. The Salt on sea will be doomed tomorrow. Offic ials of the Southern l'acific announce the last steps have been taken and the Colorado river will Ik turned into its old course and no more water will Mow into the great, inland sea. Tin- break in the banks of the Colorad.t liver has been filled in with piles and stone anl the last gap will be closed totiay. LARGE SUMS FOR MISSIONS Methodist Bishops from All Over World Will Appropriate $1,5C0,CC0. Buffalo, N. Y., Nov. 1. Hishops of the Methodist Kpiseopal church from all parts of the civilized world ni.t here today with ministers and laymen constituting the1 general missionary committee of the church. One of the most important actions will be tho ap propriation of f I.riOO.uoo for missionary work. The feature of the opening session was the report of tho treasurer of the society. Dr. Horn an Uaton of New York, which showed the cash receipts of the missionary society for the year just ended amounted to $1 j;fl3.S.i;, an increase over the previous year of $113.(M4. The disbursements of the year had left a balance in the treasury of $19,4-14 and in addition; there had been received during the year for spe cially designated objects ?:74,Ost. Fairbanks in. North of State. Indianapolis, Nov. 1. The second day of the speaking tour in Indiana bv Vice President Fairbanks was spent in northern Indiana, the night meeting being scheduled for South Hend. In the manufacturing cities visited Fairbanks discussed the tariff and reg ulation of trusts. In all his speeches he urged that the hands of Roosevelt be up held by the election to congress of men who are in sympathy wit h his policies. He also urged the import ance of supporting Governor'Hanley in his xeform policy by the election of a republican legislature. Backs McCarrcn in Op posing Hearst's Candidacy. LEARNED IT IS GENUINE Sole Topic of Discussion Closing Days of New York's Campaign. In N w York, Nov. 1. The principal topic id' conversation in political clr eies today was the cablegram of eon l'i at ulai ion fiom liichard Croker, form- ir lejiii'-r ot laininany nail given our hy State S nator McCarren. democrat ie h ail'-r of lirooklyn yesterday. Doubt to the genuineness of the dispatch was expressed by Charles F. Mnrphy, present, leader of Tammany hall who aid ihe cablegram was contrary to the atlitu.le of Croker all his life. Croker had always taunht parly regularity, de clared .Murphy. SiiM l( Im ;-iiulnr. Ill reply to an injuiry from the Ix)n- il.)ii office of the Associated Press, Kie hard Croke r. from his home at Dun- 1 1 u iii . Ireland, stated the McCarren lis- j.atc.i is g'-nuine. Itml for llearHl. Croker's message, which acted as a bomb among the Hearst lieutenants. was cabled from his retreat in Ireland to McCarren. congratulating the latter on the stand he has taken against Hearst. The cablegram, which It is ndei stood was received by McCarren several days ago, was made public by il.e Kings county democratic commit tee after permission to do so had been ice :ived from Croker in a second cable. The original cablegram was as fol lows : "Dundrum. County Dublin. Ireland. McCarren, Jefferson Iluilding. Brook- Ijn: Congratulate you on manly stand "RICHARD CROKER. VfMMnne From WnalilDKlon. S.Mae-use. N. Y.. Nov. l.The next to the closing day of the upstate cam paign of Charles Iv. Hughes, repnbll can candidate for governor, began to day with the departure from the city f the candidate on an early train for Karlsville, where he delivered the first speech of the day. From Earlsvllle Hughes went to Norwich, thence to Hamilton and Herkemer. returning to 1'tica in time for the evening meeting which is expected to bo one of the iro.-t interesting f the campaign. Sec retary of State Roof will be one of the speakers at I'tica and it has been giv en out "He brings a message from Washington." On i- 4 tinillilntr I -. New York, Nov. 1. Thomas Delaney, Independence League candidate for congress in the Second district of I'.iooMyn died today of appendicitis. FINDS A BRITISH SHIP AFIRE AT SEA Ci ew of Nemea with Exception of Two Men .Taken Off Safely. CJtieenstown, Nov. 1. The nrltih steamer Vedamore pasced Klnsale lie ad today and signalled she Raw the British steamer Nemea abandoned and on fire 2tt miles off the Irish coast. A crew of the N'emea with the exception of two nun then lost was taken ou boa I'd lh Vedamore. FAMOUS RUSSIAN RED OUT OF SIBERIA Gerschunin Escapes in a Water Cask Enemies Tremble for Future Safety. St. Petersburg. Nov. 1. GfTBchunln, one of the most famous terrorist and head of their lighting organisation dur ing the Sipiaguine and Plehve regimes, has escaped from Siberia concealed lu a water cask. His disappearance Is a serious menace to the - personages whose lives the terrorists are now peeking as he is a skilled organizer and one of the most remarkable men the revolution has produced. INSPECTOR LAV III ACQUITTED, RESIGNS Chicago, Nov. 1. Police Inspector Lavin, who yesterday was acquitted of charges brought against him by Chief of Police Collins today tendered his resignation. j: - " 1 I i- i, ii