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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-11
SAVED BY A DREAM.

North Carolina Engineers Vision
Averts Disaster.
CHARLOTTE, n. c., March 1l-Engneer
Dillon of the Danville, Macksville g.
southwestern railroad, dreamed Sunday
night that large rock had fallen on his
road near Leatherwood creek and that his
engine, having come in contact with it.
was broken to pieces. The dream so i'm
pressed him that he declined to make his
usual trip over the road Monday morning
until he had telegraphed to ascertain if
there was anything the matter at Leather
wood creek. An answer was returned
that verified his vision. The message was
flashed back that huge rock had fallen
on the track within few feet of tue
identical place dreamed about, and that
aitnough hands had been working "A
night to remove it the track was still OBJ
Structed
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-11
Suicide ofar5-Year-OId Bow.

NoRTHPoRT. L. l., March 1L-Claude
Spencer, l5yeal old lad of Crab
Meadow, near this place, placed the muz-
zle of a gun under his chin Sunday night
and, fasteni Ig a string to the trigger
discharged the gun by pulling the string
with his foot. The shot tore away n por-
ton of his face and destroyed his left eye.
He will undoubtedly die. He had quar-
rel with his brother, and as means of
punishment his mother told him that she
would not give him any of the cake she
was baking
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-11
Wisconsin LEGISLATION.

MADISON, Wis, March 11.-Whea the
senate bill appropriating s5o,5oo 10 the
veterans home at Waupaca came up for
The third reading in the assembly yester-
day Neal Brown moved that it n ade a
special order for Wednesday morning,
Krez offered an amendment that it be made
a special order for Thursday. Charges
had been made by the newspapers, be said,
that some revelations were promised.
krez's motion to make the bill a special
order far Thursday was carried, the Re-
publicans voting solidly with enough
Democrats to carry it.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-11
A FRENCH SPOLIAIION CLAIM
one In Which the Money will Not Go ia
Purchaser.


One in Which the Money will M. Go to
Purchaser.
BALTIMORE, March 5.-John Carrere
spear, an old inmate of Bayview asylum.
Is one who will be benefited by the act
OF congress providing for a settlement of
the French spoliation claims He is now
d years OF age. and shows by his we'll
ored and easy manners that he has seen
better days. He has been in Bayyiew for
many years, iil-luck having followed him
soon after tue close of the war; Through
All Ihls Time he chung to the papers that
viii now bring him S23,00O He keeps
them in a little box which rests uear b;s
rocking chair, and never allows the valua-
BILE box out of his sight. Had the claim
oeen honored twenty years ago Mr.. Spear
uaieae nave spent his declining years in
COMFORT as it is he was compelled to live
On city's CHI irity.
Story of the Benefciary
Mr.. Spears claim to the spoliation
money is derived through his mother
Fannie Carrere, daughter of the original
John Carrere, who was shipping mer-
chant Spears father was a man in good
circumstances, and he educated his son at
private schools near his home. When he
attained his majority he became book
keeper in Baltimore house. When his
father died he went into business in
southern Maryland. AS with others in
mat section, the war left him stranded
without penny He tried to recuperate
out luck was against him, and he lived a
precarious existence Finally sickness
came, with ether misfortunes, and he was
compelled to seek shelter in the local
almshouse. The total amount of his claim
is So IA Sc
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-11
ANOTHER MICHIGAN SCHEME.

A Senator Charged With Bigamy and the
Possible Result.
LANSING, Mich, March 1.-THE senate
and house committees have agreed on the
university appropriation bill and favora-
bly, reported it yesterday 1t is reported
that Petoskey Indian squaw has arrived
here and alleges that Senator Friedlander,
who was one of the men seated when the
Democrats got possession of the senate,
married her early in the SOS, then deser--
ed her and married again. 1t is the pur-
pose of the Republicans, so it is stated, %
have Friedlander arrested and while he is
away to recover possession of the senate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-11
ssIe of The MinneapoIi. Tribnne.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, March 1.-THE
Tribune of this city was sold yesterday to
a company headed by w. j. Murphy. of
Grand Forks, N. d. The purchase price
is said to be 800, O00 Rnmor has it that
ex-senator Gilbert A. Pierce, of North
Dakota, will assume editorial control.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-11

He icho traits
for an inactive liver to do its work,
exposes himself TO all the diseases
that come from tainted blood.
Don't wait! Languor and loss of
appetite warn you that graver ills
are close behind. You can keep
them from coming; you can cure
them if they've come with DIR.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
It's the only blood and liver medi-
cine that's guaranteed, in every case,
to benefit or cure. Your money
back if it doesn't. Thus, you only
pay for the good you get. Can you
ask more? 1t cleanses the system
and cures pimples, blotches, erup-
tons and all skin and scalp dis
eases. Scrofulous affections, as
fever sores, hip joint disease,
swellings and tumors yield to
its superior Alternative properties.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-11
Hagen to Try Another Man.

NEW YORK, March 11.-Jimmy Larkins,
of Jersey City, the 122pound champion
boxer, and Jimmy Hagen, the Phila-
delphian who knocked Tommy Danforth
out Monday night, were matched last
evening to meet in a glove contest of
twenty ROUNDS for $1,000 side and
purse of 81, 600 in about four weeks.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-11
HANGED HERSELF AND BABE
The Terrible Deed of Mrs. Hanson, of
Pelican Rapids, Mimi

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, March IA spe-
cial to The Tribune from Fergus Falls,
Mimi, says: Mrs. o. c. Hanson, of Peli-
can Rapids, hanged herself and her year.
old baby yesterday. She fastened a stout
string on the edge of door just above
the hinge, on which she hanged the baby.
She then drove nail in the top the door
casing and attached stout string to it,
with which she hanged herself. When
found both bodies were hanging and life
extinct, the woman's feet touching the
floor. Mrs. Hanson had been married
about two years and was a second wifi,
Mr.. Hanson having three boys by the first
wife. No cause can be found for commit
ting the deed. MIR. Hanson is nearly
crazed with grief
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-11
Suicfde OF q Banker.

LONDON, March 1L-Lionel Charles
Drummond, of the banking firm of
Messrs. Drummond, Monday committed
suicide by hooting himself with re-
volver Troubles growing out of a law
suit with a former friend was the cause of
the act. The coroner's jury rendered
verdict of temporary insanity.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-11
Drowned in a Georgia Canal.

AUGUSTA, Ga, March u-Henry c..
Lamar and Miss Louise King Counelley
were drowned while boating in the canal
two miles above this city yesterday by the
capsizing of their boat. Lamar was a
graduate of Princeton, of the class of 'S5
and well-known athlete. Miss Connel,eV
was a grand daughter OF the late ex-
United States Senator King and niece Of
the warehouses of Anglesey.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-11
Death of a Kansas OmciaI.

TOPEKA, Kan, March 1L-Governor
Humphrey has received message from
Neosho stating that Col. N. S. Goss, the
state ornithologist, died there yesterday
from heart disease. Col. Goss was one of
the best-known men in the state. His col
lection of birds and insects of the state is
perhaps the largest and most complete of
any state in the union.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-11
Tho President Has No LUCY.

BALTIMORE, Md, March 1l.-President
Harrison had no luck in shooting ducks at
Bengies. Md, yesterday. He was out
from z a. m. till noon, but owing to unf =
vorable winds the ducks did not come
within gunshot distance.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-11
Fire at Peoria. Ills.

PEORIA, His, March 11.-Fire yesterday
completely destroyed the warehouse of
the Peoria Grape Sugar company. Loss
on building was $4,000; insurance, SIS, OCl
The warehouse of the Pabst Brewing
company was also destroyed.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-11
surocated by Coal Gas.

BOSTON, March 1.-THE family Of George
Potter, consisting of a wife and five chill
dren, were rendered unconscious by coal
gas in their residence on Dudley street
Monday mig. One son, aged about %, is
dead. The others are expected to re-
cover.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-11
Thrown from q Horse and Killed.

InrOwn from Horso and killed..
CHICAGO, March 1L-Percy Klingman,
mounted messenger employed by Ar
mour, was thrown from his horse in the
yard of Armour's glue works yesterday
and instantly killed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-16
GlimDseE Backward.

Through that long dark stretch Of a
thousand years lying between the Fifth
and Fifteenth centuries the greatest
luxuries were books. So costly were
they that it was next to impossible for
any but the richest to procure such ex-
pensive treasures, the more's the pity,
since but inches of information, so to
speak, remain to tell the story of their
worth and the tale of wonderful gar
niture, both binding and ornamentation
revealing the peculiarly rich and varied
handicraft then in vogue.
Much of the transcribing of the period
was done by residents of religious
houses; boards of hard wood, over which
leather was stretched, inclosed these
precious treasures, and further protec-
ton by metallic corner pieces and mass
i've clasps preserved the leaves from in
jury.
Literary treasures intended for royal
households and ecclesiastical dionitaries,
and copies for churches and monasteries
had side castings of ivory on which ap-
propriate subjects were carved in silver,
of quaint fretwork pattern, and other
wise distinctively honored by the ad-
dltion of gold plaques, studded with
gems and jewels. Both sets and single
volumes were carefully incased in boxes
no less expensive than were the brilliant
bindlngs--Harper' Bazaar.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-16
The Improvised Pianist.

a few weeks ago dancing party
was given at one of the largest clubs in
Vienna. The regular pianist did not
turn up. A message came to say that
he was i'll. What was to be done? A
porter ran out, hailed cab and said to
the driver:
'Drive me-faith. I don't know
where"
why, what is it you want?"
Il want piano player. Do you hap
pen to know of one in the neighbor-
hood?"
81 should think I did; in fact, close at
hand. You needn't trouble to get into
the cab"
where is he?"
Fright in front of you. l play the
piano myself fairly well, and shall be
glad to accommodate you"
Cabby got down from his box, took his
seat at the instrument and kept the
visitors dancing till break of day What
Is more, he declined to accept any pay
ment; he said he had come as an anna
teur and for the love of the thing. He
considered himself highly honored to
have been allowed to spend night with
"such grand company" Where but in
Vienna could you hope to find such a
sample of musical training, civihty and
Observation-Disclosures among the eabbies?-
lie Monde Artistic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-16
Wanting and GETTING.

It has been said that the reason so few
people get what they want in this world
is that they do not want it hard enough.
There is profound truth at the bottom of
this odd conceit Earnest striving and
perseverance are rare qualities. A little
struggle, and then falling off; few
faint efforts, and then despair-this is
the usual story of attempts to ''get any
thing" whether it be physical, mental
or spiritual good. Bat to long for a
thing so strongly that for the sake of its
attainment one can conquer obstacles,
live down opposition, ignore discourage
ment and work persistently and through
years of trial and obscurity toward the
fulfllment of a hope-is not this the rec
ord Of all grand achievements and the
history of all purposeful lives?
Many more wishes might be realized
if people were willing to pay this price
for them. Anything worth having in
this world is dear, including experience.
Genius itself has been defined as only
unlimited patience, or an endless capac-
ity for hard work.
1t was told of some celebrated general
that he never knew when he was defeat
ed. By and by he could not be defeated.
A little of the same spirit infused into
ordinary life work would make many a
dream possible that now seems to the
wlstful dreamer as extravagant as the
cIoudlest castle in Spain.-Harper' Ba-
gar
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-16
Send Him to a Museum.

Valley City has curiosity in horse
flesh that is simply astonishing. H. J.
Hamlin, one of our horse dealers, ship
ped in from Montana car of horses, or
broncoS, as they are better known. In
this lot was one that he could not sell,
owing to the fact that he had none to
mate him. He is sorrel, stands fully
10 hands, or 6 #. in, from floor to
withers; his legs are 8 #. 6 in. before
touching the body, and small bronco
can easily walk under him. A man 6
feet in height can't see over his back.
even when standing on tiptoe. In length
he is fully thirteen feet, or seventeen
feet from tip of nose to mp of tail. When
standing with his head as ordinarily
checked up six foot man by standing
on tiptoe can just touch the base of the
ear. 'Hamlin's Elephant is the cogno-
men he is known by.-St, Louis Globe
Democrat,
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-16
a Smart Ynunp FELLOW.

There are pretty smart people travel
ing nowadays" remarked a Hibernian
driver of Fourth avenue car few days
ago, land we carmen now and then meet
some of them. A young fellow with cuffs
on his shoes boarded my car at Twenty
third street He carried grip, and put
him down as a matter-of-fact business
man. He was in hurry, and says he:
Lay your whip on those horses; I'm
going to Hartford, and want to get to
the Grand Central station in five min
utes.' He spoke in such commanding
way that asked him who he was. I'm
the first vice president of this road, old
man. says he, 'and want you to obey
my order Without further ceremony
1 got my horses into lively trot, and
people on the avenue must have thought
that the car had an electric motor as
wen as the horses.
''1n the space of few minutes I was
at the station, and hoped my passenger
would put quarter in my hand for my
obedience. Well, sir, that young man
jumped from the platform, and after he
did so he turned around, made an often
sive gesture with his hand, and said,
old man, you can now drive to the
devil Twas greatly annoyed at the trick,
and would have punished him for his i'm
position but for his understanding me. I
think he was an actor who was late for
his train.-New York Times.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-16
MaoauIay as a Speaker.

Men listened to Macaulay with respect,
weighed his arguments, reflected on
what he had said, were often convinced,
sometimes converted, but nowhere did
crowds of eager listeners and ardent adj
mirers bend beneath the music Of his
voice OF the lightning glance of his eye.
An old friend of mine, recently dead,
who had often heard him and rernem-
bered him perfectly, assured me, how
ever, that, he was a great power fifty
years ago, and he believed that his
oratorical triumphs hardly received full
credit in those days.
Macaulay himself said that one of his
chief defects as public speaker was his
extraordinary rapidity of utterance,
which spoiled the effect of his words.
His speeches resembled carefully pre-
pared essays, delivered with incredible
rapidity and some want of impressive
ness, rather than the spontaneous out
burst of the orators full heart. Fluency
and great facility in finding the right
words are not an unmixed gain to the
speaker. Appropriate pauses and en-
phasis are even more important, other
wise a torrent of words lacks impress
iveness.
Then the management of the voice
counts for very much. A speech that
flows on like rope unwound from cyl
inder is not good one. Again, to be
successful a speech must be enlivened
with anecdotes or humor. People can
always read for solid instruction, but a
platform speaker must amuse and please
rather than teach. Mag
2Zjna
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-16
Trials OF an Author.

There came to man who has had q
success IN literature which we should
envy did we not all agree he deserves it,
a lady who was neither young nor fair,
but who had the assurance of youth in
combination with the obstinacy of adj
y&ncing years.
81 have decided" she said to him,
"that | must earn my living by writing
poems. / sent a poem to the Blank
Magazine, and they returned it with a
printed slip. Now, want you to write
to the editor, and tell him that he made
a mistake"
1t naturally seemed to the author that
he had to deal with humorist or mad
woman; but the Lady was certainly in
earnest and apparently sane. He en-
deavored to show her that it was not his
business to interfere with the decisions
of the editors of magazines, who might
be supposed to know their own business.
The lady insisted, however, and in the
end he was forced to decline point blank
to do what she asked. Thereupon she
turned upon him and declared that he
was one of those who endeavor to keep
others out IN order that they may have
the field to themselves, and who are
meanly jealous of other authors who are
sure to eclipse them if they are but
heard.
cit is all ring" she declared with
vehemence. 81 have been told so be-
fore, and now I am sure of it. can't
make you do justice to me, but can
show you up"
Her method of showing him up" has
been to send letters of bitter invective to
the papers, one of which fell into my
hands. OF course nobody would print
them, but she perseveres, and in addition
to this she sends to the luckless author,
whose crime is that he did not make the
editor of the Blank Magazine print the
rhymes Of an unknown woman, letter
once week. Of course he burns them
unopened and it is not easy to see what
satisfaction it can be to the woman to
keep on with this sort of thing, but the |
fact remains that she does. The story is
not of profound Importance, but it throws
a curious bit of side light upon the life
of the successful author Of today.-Arlo
Bates in Book Buyer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-16
National Educational Association.

The national meeting of this association
takes place at Toronto, Ont, on July l4th
TO 18th, on account of which an excursion
rate of one lowest first class fare for the
round trip, plus 81 two dollars, will be
the tickets can he extended to Sept. 30th,
1891. Parties who contemplate taking ad-
vantage of these rates will find it to their
interest to call at the Missouri Pacific
railway ticket office and receive infOrma-
lion relative to routes, etc. The Missouri
Pacific railway offers superior advantages
in various ways;.you can make the trip to
Toronto by this line in less time than any
other. Only one change of cars, which
is made in Union depot, and thus avoiding
the risk of tedious delays and transfers be-
tween depots. Z. L. BLECKLEY. p. & T. A.
d14 If 100 \. Main street.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-16
Hotter Bye and Bye.

This is not a sermon. 1t is only rail
road missionary tract.
If you take vacation this summer.
why not go to Colorado? Nestled around
Pixies peak there are plenty of places
where one can cool off for a very little
money. Manitou, Cascade. Green Noun
tain Falls and Woodland Park, in the ia
vorite Ute pass, will be lovelier this year
than ever
They are most directly reached via the
Santa Fe route. You change cars in
union depot at Colorado Springs, and take
broad guage trains on our Colorado Mid
land division for destination. No tedious
transfer across the city.
Cheap tourist tickets now on sale. good
until Oct. 81, returning. Inquire of local
agent Santa Fe route. Union ticket Office,
corner First and Main streets, or passenger
station, Douglas and Fifth ayes Is tt
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-16
Govern Yourselves Accordingly.

The Rock Island route having been Sc
lected by the Young Peoples Society of
Christian Ende&vor as the official route
over which they propose to travel, from the
Missouri river en- route 70 Minneapolis, TO
attend the tenth annual intern stional con
vention Young Peoples Society Of Chris
tiAn Endesvor You are respectfully re-
qUessed 70 see that your tickets read over
that line from the Missouri river 10 Min
nespolis and return The Rock Island
route VII place on sale rouua trip excur-
sion ticket at lowest frst-cla ass fare one
way. Tickets on sale JULY and s. g..
good for return passage until August 81.
g. For further information call at city
ticket Office Rock Island route. 100 East
Douglas ave, corner Main street Wichita,
Kan. W z WlsHsET
= Il
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-16
Are You Going to Washington Territory9

Parties emigrating to the northwes
viii find ii to their interest by calling a
the Rock Island ticket office for informa
ton regarding rates. routes and accommo
dations via this line Do not not be de-
ceived by agents of other lines as TO this
route. You are invited to call at the office
and be convinced as to the superiority OF
the Great Rock Island route over all
others. By patronizing this line you can
have the choice of four different routes
west of Denver. For speed, safety and
comfort the Rock Island leads the process
sion. w. II. WIsHART, Ticket Agent.
Office 100 East Douglas avenue. ceorne
Main street. d69-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-16
Tourist Rates via the Rock sIana Route.

The Rock Island have placed on sale
tourist tickets to Colorado points at special
low rates for the round trip. final limit for
return passage October 81, '91; also excur-
Stop rates to Salt Lake, Ogden, Helena
and California points, at great reduc-
ton. Please call at the Rock Island office
before purchasing tickets, and obtain
reliable information as to routes, rates and
time. City office, 100 East Douglas
avenue, corner of Main street; depot, cor
ner Mead and Douglas avenues.
w. H. WIsHART
City ticket and passenger agent, Wich-
tia, Kan. 14-tf
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-16

Look for later announcements from the
Santa Fe route and Frisco line, concerning
the Toronto, Ont, excursion July 14-l7;
St Paul, MINI, excursion July 9-12; Pre-
bio Mineral Palace excursion July l.;
summer tourist rates to the various re-
sorts, east and west; Winfield, Kan.
Chautauqua dates, etc. If any of our
friends are now contemplating a trip. they
may learn something to their advantage
by first calling at the Santa Fe and Frisco
offices before making purchase of tickets.
Union depot, corner Douglas and Fifth
avenues; Union ticket Office. corner Nam
and First streets. w. ID. Murdoch. dis
trict passenger agent. 23-5t
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-16

If you are going to any Pacific coast
points. now that the Union Pacific have
changed the time of departure of their
trains from Denver west, you can save
twelve hours in time by leaving Wichita
via the Rock Island train, which runs
daily, leaving Wichita sos a. m, arriving
at Denver7 O'clock next morning, making
direct connections with the Pacific coast
trains with tourist cars drought TO Port
land, Ore, and San Francisco. Office 100
East Douglas Avenue, corner of Main
street. W. H WisHART, Q. 7. and p. A.
ia If