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Newspaper
Rock Island Argus
Location
Rock Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1900
Page
1
Shenandoah Oct 8 President Mitchell issued a call for a convention of mine workers from three districts of the anthracite field to meet in Scranton Friday next. Hazelton reports no large demonstrations this morning though crowds of strikers gather. about a dozen collieries remain in operation in a crippled condition with no disturbances observed.
Leaders of the Miners Union plan a convention to decide action on operators offer of a 10 per cent wage increase. President Mitchell announced the call at Shenandoah mass meeting and indicated a Scranton convention is likely, with representation issues to be settled by the miners. The talk centers on how the 10 per cent rise affects miners versus laborers and how long the increase might last.
The Latimer Calvin Pardee & Co mines suspend work as strikers press for a full 10 percent raise, prompting fears of violence. Sheriff Harvey warns marchers to stay within law while deploying deputies and police to guard Lehigh Valley Coal Company collieries. President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers pledges to curb marching, citing headquarters denial of order but intent to keep peace.
W J Bryan began a week of speeches at his native Salem Ohio with a hour long talk at the court house where his father served 1860 to 1872. Large crowds from nearby towns greeted him while he revisited boyhood scenes and relatives. He then spoke at Mt Vernon and Benton and later toured Indiana towns before a Louisville audience.
Washington dispatches note Li Hung Chang starting for Peking as viceroys send word imperial court moves from Ta Yuen Fu toward Singen. Reports cite Boxers and Li Hung Chang veterans near Tien Tsin, with German forces clashing nearby and rebels near Sai-Wan repelled. Emperors decree punishment for Boxer leaders, while Japan temper and allied force movements unfold in China.
Roosevelt campaign tour covers Illinois stops in Joliet Peoria and other towns. Gov Tanner and Sen Cullom accompany him as crowds cheer at Streator Minonk Eureka and Elgin Colosseum. Chicago headquarters join De Kalb celebration as the candidate travels east stating total trip mileage reaches 12 651 miles.
Heidelberg reports a railroad collision near Karlsther last evening that killed five and injured 75 due to signaling error. One official has been arrested. Also notes a letter from Rock Island region residents reporting big game taken, including a 900-pound stag.
From Springfield Illinois Oct 8 the fifth annual report of the state board of arbitration covers the year to March 1 1900 It notes the board has never needed law to compel attendance or evidence and argues for broader independent inquiry in cases affecting public interest The Belleville and East St Louis Railway dispute shows friction over third arbitrator selection and reinstatement while other items report exiled husband and wife civil action trials and a Mississippi River flood erasing Kaskaskia Then various local briefs note a flower parade social prizes and a suspected doped whisky death in Galena with a Portland couple planning marriage and a Mattoon street fair queen election result
Marie Defenbach aged 23 died August 25 in a boarding house. Police suspect an insurance swindle or murder. Dr August M Unger and detective Frank H Smiley are arrested. A third suspect with a warrant remains at large. F Wayland Brown of Mooney Boland detectives arrested upon return from Virginia. All three arraigned before Judge Gibbons and jailed on $15,000 bail each.
Wooster Ohio October 8 Adlai E Stevenson contracted a cold and cannot leave this morning to keep his Orrville engagement. He hopes to reach Millersburg this afternoon. Canton October 8 President McKinley and Mrs McKinley departed at noon for Washington.
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