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"out in Memphis" said S. W. Hawkins. .
prominent attorney of that city. at the Ebbi;t.
1.-The city is pretty well agitated over a conflict
between the Law and Order League and Crimi-
nal Judge Du Bose. The league contends that
he does not enforce the law as 90 gambling and
illegal liquor selling. and the judge Is Of con-
trary mind. The league sFys the city Is losing
$50, 900 year the license question. and
before the matter is settled things will become
very torrid -
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LLOCUTION. ORATORY DRAMATIC ACTION
Il and voice culture EDWARD C. TOWNSEND
and Miss ADA l. TOWNSEND. Teachers. 1917 18th
st. NV. ja17-tr
INVEST END STUDIO OF EXPRESSION
w Flocution-Primary and advanced Acting
Pantomime and studies from standard plays
PHYSICAL
culture Relaxation and tension exercises.
d1-:sm' Mrs WALTON. 1903 st.
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and Mrs Greene, who have been at the Ponce
de Leon, st. Augustine, will leave there for
Cuba today.
Miss katherine b. Orr of Newburg New York.
is staying with her sister. Mrs. Henry c. Hans
brough. at the Hotel Cochran.
The Thursday evening lat homes" Of DIR.
Anita Newcomb MCGEE are continued until
the end Of February, as she does not leave for
Florida until the oath.
Miss Nettie NJ. Gibbons, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. G. 7. Gibbons and Mr.. Van Buren,
Norwood, formerly Of Maryland. but now liv-
ing in this city, were quietly married last night
at O'Clock at the parsonage Of Rev. DIR. Meador.
903 18th street. The bride attired in a
pretty dark brown dress with trimmings and
hat to match. After the ceremony the happy
couple. attended by a few of the near relatives,
repaired to the homo of the brides mother,
where supper was served. Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
wood will make their home at 453 p street and
will be at home to their friends there.
pretty wedding took place Monday even
| ing at the Church Of the Holy Name. the con-
tracing parties being Mr.. Francis ]. Nolte and
Miss Kate c. Wallen. Rev. Father Delaney
performed the ceremony. The bride wore
handsome dress of gray broadcloth. The
ushers were Messrs. Thomas NJ. Adams,
Amos Stewart, Harry Dorsey and Edward
Cromlein. Miss Nellie Adams and MIR.
Edward Seger attended the couple. The
| couple were the recipients of many hand
some presents. Mr.. and Mrs. Nolte left last
night for a short trip north, and on their
return will reside at their home 1909 N street
southeast, after Thursday, February %.
A surprise party was given to Miss Flora l.
Combs, 1911 9th street northwest, on Tuesday
evening last by her young friends The even
| ing was spent in games and music, after which
refreshments were served. Among those pres
ent were Masters Willie Armstrong, Charles and
Albert Williams, Verice Maloney. Guy and Ray
Saffold and Clark Morrison, BERTHE Street, Ada
Armstrong. Bessie and Louise Roam, Sarah
Morrison. Ernest Bailey, Ethel Saffold and May
Maud, George and Flora Combs.
Mrs. J. w. Robertson Of Chicago is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter d. Wyville.
Mira John Stokes Adams Of Philadelphia, Pa.
is visiting Mira C. C. Cole, 1705 N street north
west.
Mr. and Mrs. +. W. Graham are now located
in their new home, No. 1880 Corcoran stree
northwest.
Mr. Francis Brown Of Massachusetts, Is tn,
guest of his sister-in-law and niece, Mrs. F. A
Brown and Mrs Charles G. Dulin, at their resi-
dence on X street. Mir. Brown will remain fol
several weeks.
Mrs. Seawel and the Misses 6eaweli will no
receive ON Friday, the 18th, but will receive OF
Friday, the Gath.
Mrs. Butterworth will be at homo tomorrow
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SUBURBAN PROPERTY.

L>OR RENT-GuY AVE. HYATTsvILLE, MD.
Il large comTnodious l0room house concrete cell
lar furnace water bath. porches large grounds and
stable. Rent. s25 per mo. l.. o. w1ssMAN, ny
attsville. Nd. fel00 OF
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FOR SALE-HOUSES.

I,OR SAI.E-sS. 5OO-SEw HAMPSHIRE AVE
rnd farinE two streets. 20 feet front. fac
Ing east very desirable and bargain; only lot for
sale In the square. &. ULRICH KENNEDY,
feIH q eos 14th
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
THE EPIDEMIC NOT OVER.

A Lot of Mercantile Concerns Find the
Pressure Too Heavy.
The North Denver bank has closed its
bank had been unable to realize upon its
securities and was short of funds. The
depositors have been assured that they
will be paid 100 cents on the dollar.
The Tucker Shirt and Furnishing COM
pany, doing business ON Sixteenth street,
has assigned. The assets are placed at
S35, 90 and the liabilities Mt about $1,000.
The Flanders dry goods house, one OF
the largest in the city, has made an as
signment. No schedule of assets and liza
bilities has been made.
The Fallack-Sayre-New Lumber
company has assigned No schedule
gwen. f. II. Slyre, the assignee. said the
assignment was the direct result of the
closing of the State National bank ard
was necessary simply to gain time during
the present excitement. The Blake Lum-
Der company assigned to Emmett b Annis
No schedule filed.
The Palace drug store, cSrner Sixteenth
anu Curtis streets, made FL assignment.
j. ii. Naylor, 8 furniture dealer also as
signed. An assignment was also made
by the Peoples Coal company to John Q
O'Neill. No schedule.
Other assignments with no schedules
were: GoldEaumer & Weiss, saloon and
restaurant keepers; August Wehrle,
Jeweler; the Harrison Hannahs millinery
store; DeAlange < Co. dealers in gentll-
mems furnishing goods; SIlas Il. Jacobs,
gehtIemen's furnishing goods.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
outrage, nv the Unemployed.

HELENA, Mont, July 2O-Reports of
outrages by unemployed miners ut Phil
ipsburg and Butte sill continue to be re-
ceived. Joseph S5lay, Al employee of the
Electric Light con pany, while on his way
home in broad da light was stopped by
three men. beaten until he was insensible
and S2-15 taken from him. At Butte Mrs
John OrrinG ton was called on by three
rutiians about 3 o'clock. They forced
their way into the house, threw her to the
floor and one Of the men held her and
kept stahGing her n the face with knife
whenever she cried. The other men loot
ed the house, obtaining SGlj
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
VIII Coax Boreas from His Lair.
AN lLL-FATEO EXCURSION.
Six Sunday School Children and Woman
Seriously Lniured.

Seriously Injured.
BUFFALO, July 20-The wreck of a Sun
day School excursion train reported in
these dispatches was serious as well as
remarkable one-remarkable not only for
the fact that the train was piled into a
turn table pit. but that the disaster was
not a great deal more serious, for the child
rem were all mixed up with the splintered
cars and two locomotives and only seven
seriously injured, the Others hurt-fifteen
or twenty in number suffering such hurts
as sprained ankles and other slight in
juries.
All honor is due to Bob Hanson, flag
man of the excursion train. With a broken
arm and bruised side he remembered that
another train was behind, and went back
and tagged it. He then tainted. Jack
Norris, fireman, has fractured skull. and
the children badly hurt are: Harry Sauer,
both legs broken; Arthur Sauel, leg broken
and serious bruises and cuts; Fannie Whit
mer cut about feet and legs and bruised:
Willie Whitmer, her 10-year-old brother
legs badly crushed and severe cuts about
head; George Ferguson, cut on face and
seriously bruised internally; Nellie Stessel.
leg cut and head crushed; Mrs Robert
Hood, Leg badly injured and cut about
face
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
HE DIDN'T WANT GOLD.
a Wall street Man Who SHE'D mt the yell
low Metal,

New YORK. July CA. J. We'll sold on
the floor OF the exchange $4,000 United
States bonds to Harvey Risk & Sons, pay
able in cur cncy, but refused at first { o
deliver them because gold was rendered.
Regarding the transaction Harvey Fisk
& Sons said: After the close of the GOV
eminent bond call \. J. We'll offered $50
600 government As at 1909. or i per cent.
below the bid price, payable in currency.
! came to the conclusion that this offer
was for the effect on the market and l
purchased the bonds and rendered in nav
ment - and SO gold pieces.
well, We'll refused to accept the gold
coin, and said it was not currency. | in
formed We'll that it was the best currency
in circulation in the United States and
that if he refused to deliver the bonds be-
fore 2:15 p. m. To-Day | would buy him in
under the rule. y short while ago We'll
called at my Office in cab, delivered the
bonds and departed with the gold"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS.

A cable car jumped the track at Cincin-
natl and severely wounded four of the pas
sengers. The gripman, John Dietrich, was
fatally hurt
AT Grand Rapids Leon S. Smith, 81 years
old, was sentenced to state prison for eight
years for forgery.
Mrs. Conrad Veilham, of Tonawanda, n.
Y, has fallen heir TO "a ,O00, 600 Her uncle
died in India, leaving $50, 100000 to be di-
vided among five heirs.
The report that the Vanderbilts had
purchased an Italian prince-a Borghese-
for the daughter of Cornelius is emphati-
cally denied by +. W. Vanderbilt, who
says it is absurd; That his niece is too young
to marry.
And now il is reported that at the time
the L. ;. 5. Mohican was alleged to have
been disabled by the Alexandria in Behr-
ing sea that s'aunch warship was at Port
Townsend
w. Queer, of Sturgis, Mich, took his
three little girls on railroad velocipede
two miles east of town after berries and
was run into by a freight train, killing
one o the children.
7 Austin Davis, stockman doing busi-
ness in the Kansas City and Chicago
yards, was granted divorce from his wife.
who has made her home in Boston for
years. Judge Moore, of Kansas City, said
that as Mrs. Davis preferred to live away
from her husband in idleness she had de
serted him.
Obituary: At Milton, Mass, Charles
Breck, aged %, the oldest Mason in the
east. At Panama, Nathan Crowell, we'll
known American engineer. At Montgom-
cry, Ala, General James T. Haltsclaw.
aged 60. At Browstown Ind. William
Benton, aged o. At Giens Falls n Y.
cx-Congressman Frederick A. johnson.
aged Is
The epidemic of typhoid fever at Iron
wood, y ich., has numbered some fifty
deaths out of some 400 cases, and is now
abating somewhat.
Charley Miller, a mail carrier at Mat
toon, Ills, shot and wounded the girl who
who had rejected him and then drowned
himself.
Russell Sage has been sued for 800. 100
damages for betrayal under promise of
marriage. The plaintiff is Della Keegan.
who worked in the Sage household in 1868.
when, it is alleged, the offense occurred.
Sage claims that it is q case Of blackmaiI.
From information received at Atlanta
there seems to have been a big deal in
Wisconsin in bogus Georgia land titles.
f. T. Day, the missing Milwaukee bank
er, has been located in Flint. Mich. sani-
tarium, but cannot be taken back to Mi
waukee until his condition improves.
Miss Helen Lipman, of Milwaukee. 20
years of age, was drowned in "A swimming
school, being seized with cramps
The extreme and protracted hot weather
in France promises one of the finest vim
tages on record.
Mrs. |. 5. Grant, who is still at West
Point, will be joined later by her son, and
they will come to the Worlds fair in Sep
TENDER. In October they will he joined in
Chicago by Mrs. Nellie Grant Sar,or-o. her
daul.. ..i,. a. ,DnIns over TO see the
idr. AIRS. u,ant has written book which
is soon to be published.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
BANK OFFICERS WERE HOPEFUL.
All the Closed Concerns Confident OF Pay
ing Their Debts.

All the Closed Concerns Confident OF Pay-
ing Their Debts.
Among the officers of the banks which
were open for business the expression was
unanimous that the furry was mt an end
and that the people would now see the
folly Of their actions in forcing n suspen-
sion of the banking institutions By all
Withdrawing their deposits mt once and
taking from circulation all the money that
would ordinarily flow through the regu-
lar channels and help in sustaining the
business public and the banks Tie ,us-
pended banks all had much moe than
enough money to be considered perfectly
safe guaranty in ordinary circumstances.
and with business at its normal condition
would have laughed at the idea of n run.
Cashier Charles VI. Clinton, Of the Ger
man National, stated that during the past
three months over 81 100000 in deposits
had been withdrawn and the continual
drain together with the run Tuesday mad
placed the bank in such a condition that
n temporary suspension was an absolute
necessity, and that Frank Adams, bank
examiner for the district, had taken
charge. Every dollar in deposits would
be paid in time. Bank Examiner Adams
said he believed al the banks would re-
sumo in short time, and every officer of
these banks is confident of reOpening.
They all claim-and the claim seems cor
rect-abundant good assets.
A tour of the banks just before their
closing hour showed that all excitement
had died away, and there was not the LEASE
semblance of run" The officers Of all
the banks stated hat they We're taking in
more money than they were paying out
The morning train from Omaha brought
in $4,000 in cash for the Denver National.
Another bank received two iron safes full
of money from the east by express.
Fred H. Hanchett, the Capitol bank, and
Stephens, HancEett & Co., Of Curtis street.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
IN COLORADO AND KANSAS.
State and National Banks Forced 20 su.
pend Business.

GREELEY, Coo, July 20.-The Union
bank closed its doors, and a half hour later
the Greeley National pulled down is
blinds. The Union statement is to the eff
feet that owing TO the suspension of Ger
tain Denver national banks which had on
deposit several Thousand dollars of it,
money, and the fact of a steady with
drawal OF depos ts-about $50, 600 the past
ninety days-they were compelled to su--
pend business. They say their liabilities
are about $4,000, with assets and paid-uo
capital at $4,000. As soon as the fac OF
the suspension of these banks became
known n steady run was made On the
FIRST National, but it continued to honor
all checks and drafts, and .eyen after the
closing hour casled two checks presented.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
White Man This Time.

RICHMOND, July pa Times special
from Coeburn, Wise county, Va, says that
a. NJ. Rogers, ii drummer representing
Messrs. Henderson & Co, boot and shoe
merchants, of Chicago, was beaten unmer-
cifully by mob of twenty-five citizens a
few days ago for an alleged assault upon
the ll-year-old daughter of Depot Agent
Utter at that place. Several of the mob
have been arrested and jailed The father
of the girl applied the lash. while the 9th
ers looked on
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20

CINCINNATI, July 20-Advance copies
of Professor Charles y. Briggs new book
entitled, The Defense of Professor Eriggs
Before the General Assembly" have lust
been received in Cincinnati and are ere
ating a sensation. Said Rev F. c. Mont
ford, of The Herald and Presbytcr This
new book by Briggs is n deliberate insult
to the general assembly and the Presbgte
rian church The book condemns itself -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
Comfort for Kansas CITY Banks.

KANSAS CITY, July 20.-Kansas City de
pcsitors have dropped the role of bank
wrechers and assumed that of benefac-
tors. Petitions are IN circulation asking
officers of suspended banks to reopen their
doors and pledging support. Expressions
OF confidence and wish that they reopen
have been rendered the National Bank of
Kansas and the Missouri National, the
Kansas City Sale Deposit and Savings
bank and the Bank of Grand Avenue.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20

WAsHINGToE, july .f-Tbe bimetallic
league is in possessiou 3, q letter written
by Wharton Barker. Philadelphia bank
er, under date of Jul. = 10 President
Cleveland, in which ne gives his reasons
for believing that the present is the tune
to adopt a b;metalIjc STANDARD in mis-
country if the United States would attain
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
Excitement ut Aspen.

ASPEN, Colo, July 20.-The VIII. eler
Banking company, the pioneer bank of the
city, has closed it, doors \ statement of
its affairs Cannot be learned at present. A
notice on the door reads This bank has
closed and is in the hands of Benjamin
Ferris" \ run was started on the First
National and the greatest excitement pre-
vailed. One thousand people were in line
drawing their DEPOSITS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
Two state EanI,. Shut E-r,.

TOPEKA, Has, July 0-Information
has been received at the Office of the state
bank commissions OF the failure of the
State Bank of PirEcr, Lincoln county.
and of the Wcod-on State bank Of Yates
Center, WOodson county. Both are small
concerns
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
COLD WAVE ON TAP
"Old Probs" May Go Out Of
Business Now.
WEATHER SUPPLIED TO A DEGREE.

A South Dakota Company Which Has a
Contract With the Blilzard-Boreas to
Come From His Lair and Watt Cool
Zephyrs Over the Fields Parched by
Torrid Winds-County Rights for Sale.
ABERDEEN, 5. D., July 20.-The Inter
national Cold Wave company with capt.
tai of S6,oO0,000 and surplus one-third
that sum has been organized by local
capitalists and enthusiasts who expect to
make untold wealth in the next few years
to come The company has q scovered a
secret the potency of w$ich if APP
piled at the right time and under favor
able conditions will vitiate and destroy the
hot winds which arise in Kansas and at
times have been known to sweep this
country. burning and killing the growing
crops
VIII Coax Boreas from His Lair.
This secret will be placed on sale and re-
vealed to residents of townships, counties,
and other political divisions who put up
the money. When the wind is blowing hot
and strong from the south the company
will undertake to bring a counter wind
from the ice fields of the frozen north
Just what process has been evolved or to
whom the marvellous discovery is to be at
tribUted are not matters for publicity.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
Thu North and South Railway.

81, PAUL, July pa government sur
veying party wiz leave jamestown, n D.,
soon on preliminary survey of a railroad
route to the Gulf of Mexico United
States Engineer George Hawkins will have
chagge of the party, which will consist of
five PERSONS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
The DniIY Lyncl,ing Itrn.

MEMPHIS July 20,-fwo or three mobs
are hunting negro who attempted to out
rage white woman near here. When he
is found he will be lynched One of the
mobs ordered negro TO. halt, and he, nat
urally apprehensive, started to run. He
was fired on and mortality wounded
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20

LoyELANn. Colo, July 20-The follow
ing notice is posted upon the door of the
Bank of Iove!and Owing to the closin..
OF our Denv&r correspondents we have de
ciCed - close our i0ors temporarily. Our
asse,ts are largely in excess of our liab.ii.
ties. Every deIositor will be paid in
full -
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
Dropped and Suspended pensioner 6.

WASHINGTON, Jury % Inquiry at the
pension Office elicits the information that
the total number OF pensioners dropped
from the rolls since March /. 1893 was 2i5.
and that the total number of pensioners
suspended from the rolls since March l..
pending further inves tication of their
paSps N-ns = t41
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
Bank Closed in Hutchinson.

HUTCHINSON, Kas., July 20-The Hutch
inson National bank did not open its doors,
but posted notice Of suspension. Tie
assets are $2Jl,O and liabilities sl3l. Geo.
The bank is in good condition and under
ordinary pressure would not have experi.
enced any difficulty.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
a Columbian Hall Dollar Comes Back

WASHINGTON, July % Since their issue
last year not one Of the Columbian half
dollars hid found its way back to the
treasury department until Monday, when
one was received in n package of money
sent for redemption by an Atlanta bank.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
IlIinois Central Dividend.

NEW YORK, July 2o-The directors of
the Illinois Central have declared divi-
dend of 215 per cent. from the net earn
ings for the six months ended June &c.
1898, payable Sept. l.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20
Fund for the Victoria sufferers.

LONDON, July 20.-The lord mayors fund
for the relief of the families W no lost
members III the Wei ora disaster has been
closed 90 contributors, a total OF $4,000
haV Eg been reached
Never leave the light burning during the
evening when the room is unoccupied. This
is not only waste but the air becomes
vitiated and is considered unhealthful.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20

nave assigned. me BANK was owned by
Stephens. Hanchett & Co., and had about
300 depositors who we small claims
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-07-20

pOARDERS AND BOOMERS WANTED A,
ID 1903 Second avenue. Call MORNINGS.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-05
THE NEWS T0OAY.

TIE News today is twelve
page, sixty.column paper, land not one
line of matter descriptive of the
parade is paid matter. NJ promise
was made of any special edition.
and no advertising solicited on that
basis. Some days ago lie NEWS
stated it would print, in its issue Of
today, pen picture OF the pageant
as an advertisement OF The Guy,
and. so far a. its circulation went,
TIE News, at It's own expense and
on it's motion, would spread fhe
news. Business men Of w AGO have,
so far, ordered extra copies TO an
extent great enough to insure the
the immediate circulation of four
thousand copies. 1t is confidently
predicted the advertisement given
Waco in these four thousand copies
of TIE News cost the people OF
Waco less than they have freq TENT
ly paid for Advertising not one'tentn
40 sflicaciou.. As it stands, it will
cost The News about fifty dollars,
though we still have about one
thousand copies which, if ordered
mailed out, will make this office
whole, and the knowledge of hav-
ing done its share towards adver-
Using this special enterprise will be
its compensation for this extra
eff 0rt.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-05

The country seems to os comif 6
slowly to tie conclusion that Cleve.
land is trying to enforce in IIa *aii
the exploded Republican doctrine
of Niger sovereignty. How Blount,
a Georgian, could ledd himself to
such a scheme, knowing tina. states
manship does not count pluralities
always, is past comprehension.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-05

But as it has failed to do so, and
has at the same time admitted the
Justice of the Afro American de-
mand, which is in triplica.e as ii
were, we may look out for 1t to
advocate the other two demands III
due season. These demands were'
if the appropriation Of FIVE hundred
million dollars is refused by con
gress to transport said Afro
American race to It's native nngles,
that congress shall distribate
among SAID Afro-Americans here
the trifing sum of two billion
dollars; this refused, said Afro
Americans demand that King
Lobsngula come at once to their
rescue at the head Of thirty million
pure Africans.