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Graz ID by n Snake.

Fray - 81 Losi' Rrt'1.,
An aged lady named Mrs Sumrnerfeli has
been crazed hy the aw'nl experience through
which she went a lew nights ago Mrs sum
merfeld is the mother OF a wheat farmer Iiv-
ins Ia Vermont. Ten. and has BEEN III for
sOn" time with u throat trouble which ha :
nearly DESTROYED her voice. Sho was attended
20 led on the occasion mentioned by one OF
her gr1ndiau=hters, who. AT tho ladys re-
quest left tho lamp residstthe bed burning.
The house hhs newly been buiit and is not
quite completed, with the rnfters OF the roof
sun uncovered by any ceiling. During the
night the old la!T's eyes were attracted by
some oh!""t MOVING a ong ono Of theS.. ratters
AMI Presently a large Luli snake thrust his
She n MI probability tried to summon some
one, tut owing To her affection was unable to
make herself heard. SO perhaps for hours she
Law with her terrified eyes fixed on the hileous
ness and fear Ler mind began to wander.
When found in the morning snG was uncou-
sclpus, aHl IL was with difficulty that she was
revival. Hcr urst motion was toward the
only part Of her GeligiGm. until all az once
the snake ran down the rAfter and then
dropped down on the ed. The old lady
screamed loudly and again tainted, and VIXEN
that her terror had completely uHhingcd Ter
intellect During the day she seemed quiet
enough, but At me approach ~ night became
50 frantic that h WAS necessary 70 re strain her
The hull snake Is not Venomous, but IL
formidable AM h!!aous enough to inspire re-
pugnAnce in the strongest mind. on search
ing the Tait-rs nj roof Of his house Mr.. SUM
meTleld. a ter his mothers fright. found and
d.sloi=ed no less than eighteen snakes OF sew
"ral varieties. This 10 the season OF their hi
bernatlOn and they seek the wArmeRt pot at
hand N whirh To lie until spring. Unless mo-
lestsd they are usually harmless at this time
being too sluggish TO move and can easily De
Killed: but near n fire hey thAw out and be-
come aggressive II shut in.
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The Howell Type to IS J-ed on TsoNe OF
the New navy ye.seI-.

PROVIDENCE. Feb g. - Gen. Ordway. the
American agent Of the Hotchkiss Ordnance
Company. who has tecn in THIS city for few
DAYS. says that the United States Government
had ordered Howell torpedo launching tries
for the cruisers EnieiGh Cincin anti. AND Pan
croft The tinted States Cuvcrnment ordered
thirty Howell torpcdoes from the Hotchki-s
COMPANY several years ago. the torredoes to
be delivered only after inspection an approval
by n Naval Board The COMPANY has been eX-
rerimentinR with and Developing the torpedo
ever since. but no delivery has got been made
to the Government. Several torpedOes were
matc on the strength oithe Government order
and these were satisfactorily PASSED bY the
Naval Board. They were sold. however to the
Brazilian Government.
With tho order for the launching tubes II IL
necessary that work Should be pusnei IN tine
original Government order and This Is now be-
Ing done. an order Tor twenty-five shells hay-
ing been riAcpd with Messrs. Thomas Phillips
4 60. ot this city. In addition to this order for
Howell shells. Mcssrs I,hiilips X Co. are also IN
receipt Of an order tor hfty Whitehead torpedo
shells. This last order Is from bltsS Il co. Of
!irooklyn. ths American manufacturers OF the
Whitehead torlelg,
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ne west rh-o-ss zee Cio,h,-E 80 TIE cs--
eidates vThns Tbey = ere Oct sfThe--
Tro-I ~ No MO- To-,

fron ~ We hssgf1a TO-
"Tfyou please sab said a we'll dressed Young
negro to the Lieutenant % police at head
quarters last night. while An was a-oeing
baptized dis unwniu somebgdy stole man
Wish IA had eit i in de nassn mt. san
What is your name. ana where and how did
Nah name sab is Henry ~ Pernwell. Jr..
and IL WAS Its hyar very mawntn. sth, at
dere. sab. They was tweniy.iivc cuiled per.
sons bartlzel. sab AMI was one 81 en-. u YOU ,,i
viii scuse me 10, sayin' ~ We ;2ak oIen our
down In dc bascr,en'. an icit en- drre Den
we went up to be -ouse.L in de ig basin. ant
while de preacher was cousin ne. some one
Of dem over at lie emit ot lie Inc furie-est from
de prea her slipped down in'o dat cellar and
done went frev our clCthes. sth.
Der took nah silver watch and chain. worth
$40 any day. aud NAH money
How much money &"
only 50 oents from me sah. but dat repre-
sents - pretty powerful sum desc hard tines
Den dey tooE n good gold watch from another
man. sab and - cents An dCy took 81 c"uts
from nah cousin sab n Young lady and -he
feels m ghtv had about o.. cause she done lad
, e. T"k 99nS ,o 10 de rain set G ,o ,n oa
der iella. sab. and / reckon 10 de- thief had
tine he would have gone irey all of de clothes.
Where ia that church"
'It am de Bnrtist church ut Nineteenth ard
streets northwest sab and n is a wonderful
strong church. Be-" was tine crowd derr q ;
mnwnin'. and lie services was rowe''u = rong."
Well We viii rni dr,rc i've on tho case,
An weesh Won would sab. Ann tell you
one thing. Ah shorely doan' think aat dat
thiels baptzin' dis mawnin' done him much
gooi. do you -
No. don't" acquiesced the Lieutenant, re-
pressing smile.
An d-re's ore thing mo- done got re-
ligion dis mawnin' hut II meets dat nigga
what stole lem things. II won't take nah
morn minute - get nah nEhttn clothes on.
No ind"el Gmr-um-m.'
AM. with .hake o. his mead Henry sor-
rOwfu,iy went GU OF tus door into the snow. to
he alone with his thoughts OF baptizing and
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trade between Russia and the United States
would be promoted by the establishment of =
regular steamship service between the port OF
Odessa on the Black Sea and the port OF New
York. There ought to he a great enlargement
OF tho commercial exchanges between this
country and Russia. and the ueopls OF the two
countries ought 10 be brought into moro init
mata personal relations with each other The
two nations have always been friendly and
they should be mutually seryiceable TO a far
greater extent than they are. We shall be
pleased TO know more about the new trans
atlantic steamship company Of which Wa have
heard from ST. Petersburg.
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The Assembly has adopted resolution
earnestly asking the New York representa-
tives in Congress TO support the CUMMINGS
bill! for tho improvement OF the postal service
in first and second class Post Offices There
is truth in that part Of the preamble to the
resolution which reminds Congress that II has
been demonstrated by Postmaster DAYTON
that the postal service would be benefited by
tho enactment Of the CUMMINGS bill. We can
tell Congressman that its enactment would
improve the service in every Post once In ali
the Congress districts OF the country and be
advantageous 10 every voter who receives
letters. newspapers public documents. or free
seeds from the Agricultural Department. by
mail The country IS a loser. and the business
OF the people is Injured By the pHltry restric-
tions put upon the New York Post ONCE
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snany I,aIr nurl.a 10 ..owarln..

irra ne LaHi n Coat los M,
The oldest inhahitant OF Rome is reported To
have said that he never knew such a sight as
the capital has presented this winter. The snow
has certainly been terrific thing in the streets
spiTiied and unable 10 compete against IT,
They have no notion OF using shOyeIS and a
tut lounge about in an Rbstracted aud be-
Eamb-d condition, hoping for \ little ensvo-
lent rain 10 fall aud do that whicn they are
unable or nnTillng 70 attempt. Ii mar 10
said that oil have suffered. from the residents
OF the palace down To the denizsns OF cellars
and novels. Ia the country the snow mas
been two or three feet deep in all directions.
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The official count in the Fourteenth and
Fifteenth Congress districts shows that the
Democratic plurality o! IL 800 for FITCH in
1892 Is reduced 10 a plurality OF AN for
STBAus in 1924 while Col FEILows's plurality
OF S,S2j in 1882 disappears. leaving Repub-
lcan plurality OF $40 for OCIGG. In the two
districts the actual falling OF 10 the Demo-
cratic vote amounts to 26O5s or almost one
hall. These figures are as interesting to Pro-
fessor WILLIAM LrIHTwEIGHT Wilson. and to
Direct Taxer II, MIrLIS OF Tennessee. and to
the Hon. GROVER CLEVELAND OF tho White
House as to anybody else.
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SHAkE-uP OF 1REAsURF AGENTS
Ambassador Bayard, II Arpen-~, Has n
son o. the :, Er nd Ro.i"


Secretary Carlisle now has a little time to
devote to politics. and yesterday he directed
Col MONTGOMERY chief OF the Treasury agents
at the port Of New York. to shake up his office
and assign Special agent A. c. jenkins to duty
OF Ogdensburg. Chinese Inspector Joseph o.
Miller is shunted oil 70 Hoston. and Chinese
Inspector ohm Finley &c Tacoma Special In
spectors s l. Purdy and II. T. Smith are
shipped TO FL Faso. and Special, Employee
James 4. Eayard Is transferred to Baltimore.
Mr.. Bayard is the son Of tho Amha ssador 10
England, formerly senator from Delaware and
Secretary Of State In Mr. Cleveand's former
Administration. His npyoin'mrGt as an EN-
Iloyee "n the fraud roll was not known until
yesterday. when the shake-up was ordcre!
from Washington Most o! these places are
sinecures puI" and simple
Collector kI!treth yesterday transferred
Chief Clerk James 4. tryau from the public
stores TO the drawback division in the custom
House, and assigned samuel Warren Mr..
Cookers brother-lp. Jaw TO Re chief clerk at
the public stores. Mr.. Warren has been chief
clerk OF thu drawback division for seya.ai
years; II was said that the transfer OF these
two chief clerks means among other things
the retirement on Feb. 10 Of Deputy Collector
Levi NJ Gano. who has had CHARGE OF the
drawback division.
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Followed by r,ra.c- ,o Women. Wrapper.

~ 10 f'' ~ p'iI hsrn y.
While on her way - the Sunha Straits. in
the Malay Archipelago, the British ship te-
leste Burrill enrpu,ter"i boat containing
sixty pirates. who made n vain attempt to
hoard her tn" shIu. whirh Is now lying Mt
Tasker street WHAT Drought n cargo OF Temp
and sugar from ju7pn island Tor lhiladel-
phiA merchants. amt cart Tr-frY. who com
hove in si.ht when n was about sixty miles
from the straits AMI was carefully working
his vessel between the many small islands
scattered thick between the coasts OF Java
and Snmatra
lie hal passed New Angior settlement on
the coast Of lavn. where vessels are reported.
and whore soldiers are Kept tv the lutch Cow
erninrHt, AMI his srsCiciJns were aroused toy
the guc-r actions % the stranG" men in the
small boat He con suited his charts only to
discover that LII" or nothing il known Of the
customs ~ the natives Win inhapit the numer-
Gus small Islands that We're visible IN every
side. anu determine - Keep 4 ShHrp watch on
the strangers who displayed evident anxiety
le vendors Of fruit lut only the chief was al
lowed on board and lie remained until the
l'urrill came in SiSht OF Java Then lie
dropped into his boat, which for at least sew
enty miles had followed at safe distance.
he sav1Ges all wore long garments. shaped
Ike womcns wrappers, and IL IL supposed that
they found part OF the wrrckage from some
vessel that hal been engaged liz carrying
female passengers TO China or Jaran. BEFORE
the coast Of Java was lost sight OF Cant. Trefry
namsl island where they seemed t. live in
roatlr: hHnhpo village Many vessels have
been wrec. ell in he vicinity OF where the Bur-
r!ll encountered the savaEes amt the islands
cuentlv attack vessels that "a Dutch war shin
- kert moving III and ntcut the Archipelago
Cor the protection OF shipping. Capt. Tretry
Is confident that his visitors we're pirates
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We must have forgotten that the hundreds
OF speeches which were made at the con-
gresses" held in Chicago during the Expo
sition are TO be got out in book form by the
Government OF the United States. We notice
report to this effect in the Times. 1t says
that Ben BUTTEgwoRTH OF Ohio who was
chosen to collect the speeches. has come here
to hold a conference on the subject with a
number OF the Columbian Commissioners. and
1t adds:
when the books are published, a larEs number OF
them will be placed At the dlsposA Of members OF Con
gTsss for distributor The pnbIeAton will be done
the EXPENSE OF tie Governmsnt These essays Ae.
are MOI being edited by the authors and when pub
bshed viii contain tue best thought OF the AbeE
writer's the nifty topics which we're con-
sidsTsd at Jackson Park
The topics OF the Chicago congresses were
numbered by the hundred. aud embraced all
things. thoughts. and phantasmagoria. posi-
tive and cranky. the expense OF expounding
which reached the aggregate Of s27ooO0 ae-
eordinG TO Mr. BUTTERwoRTH
II the publication is done a. the expense OF
the Government" We suppose that 1t will cost
as much as the congresses. No wonder that
the Government Is running into debt, or that
Secretary CARLIsLG has to borrow money. or
that Congress has gone crazy over taxation
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To THE EDrToR or THE SUS-SU: The state
m ent made in your Washington dispatches
yesterday relating to British Interference in
Brazil during the present rebellion. and attrib-
uted to me. is wholly unauthorized. have
not even spoken written. or otherwise COM
municated on the subject with your cor
respondent. directly or indirectly. | never
shirk any responsibility OF my acts. bat am
not willing 10 endorse words which are not
mine expect that you vii! do me tho Justice
OF publishing this denial
SALVADOR DE MESDoScA
WASHINGTON, d. c. Feb X
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Ola but Not IatAet.

To THE EproE or THE SuN-!SiTs The accuracy OF THE
srS great that venture 10 make suggestion
REGARD TO ths article called The Vanishing Conslitl-
ton. which appeared on Wednesday morning Il says
that the United states Constitution 10 older than
that 81 NaSGac huIeuT This 10 mistake for NasIA
ehusstts are SIN living under the Consultation Of
1850 ] quite agree With you, howsvsr that the Goa
dIIon Of the hAssAehuIsttE parchment IL nothing
10 that TO which ths pledge breaking Democrats have
reduced the Constitution OF the Cnitsd States Very
truly yOurL As ISTEEEsTED OSsEEVEE
BosToN Feb 4
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GEORGE III was the constitutional mon
arch Of the Am erican colonies at the time Of
the breaking out OF the Revolutionary war
but the Congress which dealt with him was
not the Fiity-third.
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A Past Issue and q Present Fact.

The past issue. Loyalty and fearlessly met
by a united Democracy: No Force bill No
negro domination!
The present fact. which united Democ-
racy may contemplate with pride and salts
faction: No Force bill. No negro DONNA
ton in the South!
Much has been lost, but much has been
gained and this is worth all IL costs!
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entitled to establish two or three In order
TO smite. collectively. all the Democracy.
Perhaps that's what will stimulate the
PJATT-RRID-M ILHoLLASD machinists 10 as
semble in great numbers at the Cooper
Union tonight. and to challenge JAKE PAR
TERsoS TO set M third Republican party
in town. IL he dares.
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When a Niliamsburgh papa went homs
from the city a few evenings ago. he found his
I'VE yrar-old daughter m state % great OK
element. She hustled about full ola YAlua-
bic secret and eager 70 re questioned: for a n
important domestic event had occurred In the
ouse next door during the day.
father.
who was born TO-DAY =
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-09

FioH As Taraa k1n'.
SONS Of the pApsn are dominating the Hon R n
YoW for Congress Ths Ns4s seconds the motion AZ a
SueessEful business man be has fsS sqzals citizen
Ne u hiEhly esteemed; a. ConEtsssmAn AOE May
IN the EighIL diEtEieg better quansd 10 al
spsess to represent tee people than honsII Dick Yow
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Or New Nav AIasIas a RECORD.

Prom Ne Loldoa Coat JsusnaL
Ths AmsncAn squAdrsa has pat IN its annual aD-
psAEAnss IN tue b!as wAlsFs that WAsh the Riviera
Tas Oaesrs IN SrsEE demand sAllA ssslssz %
sa-s. diansrA and plehieA
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My desire" declares the new Senator
McLArRIS Of Mississippi. lis to heal any
breaks in the Dem ocratic party. not to widen
them. especially In New York" Sound sense
and creditable sentiments. but absolutely dis
qualifying Senator McLAutIS from admission
to the cuckoo coterie in Washington
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A yIs,I- o. Dlssr, nl.a tea.


The grown girl Of family often doesn't
wash her face for several days. claiming II is
DOT good Tor the compie1lOn- IL the boy max a.
the same claim he 10 whipped
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To EBIToE or THE sUs-Slrs VIII you Kindly al
wise working woman. who desires 70 do Ter sna an
paTt toward the relief OF the dstTesf WHERE
shall Shs send her mtC' She wishes u 10 reach those
uho nssd IL. IN the moSg dirsSs way
A PIRFLEIEp REApEa
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Do,~ fTends nho ydror as ,cih rnasascvtptsI 1
publication ,oish 10 hare rejected articles rehr7,e,t
>v ptusi IN al ca .es send Stamps for that psGposs
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Not 50 sIIaRls.


Frsd-AJ dear Miss ClsmsntlnA you have ne
idea how eXQuisltsly beautiful you are!
CiementinA-I0u must take me for Z fool
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MANIFEST DESTINY.
TBE DEMOCRACY kLEAFs FOR rv-
LARGTN1 1HE AREA or FREEDOM

The Great sp-rer Of Ger. -. y. sieNt., %
New York Denrrred In the Hou-. %
REPRESENTATIVES. on Tn-sdaI, Feb g.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-19

TIE republican leaders appear to
have learned wisdom from expert
cnce and it is not likely that they
will try further experiments in ex-
trcme protection. George r. Davis.
candidate for United States senator
from this state, announces his posi-
tion rs follows: Il want to say fur
Their that ! would vigorously oppose
any kind of protection that tends to
build up syndicates. trusts and
monopolies. | am in favor of put
ting necessary commodities on the
free list as far as possible. This. |
think, is the tendency of tariff legis-
lation. Every tariff bill that has
been passed for years has extended
the free list. The Mckinley bill it.
self placed many articles on the free
list that had before been taxed, and
the Wilson bill added n great many
more. ] believe any new bill that
may be introduced or passed will
make still further exceptions"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-19
To Reduce the Flour Output,

CHICAGO Nov. l9.-Initial steps looking
to the curtailment of the -four output of
the country by six weeks suspension Of the
mills was taken at a meeting of millers
here. The meeting consisted of twelve
men chosen by vote, and in whose selec-
ton 500 millers, representing daily out
put of $50, geo barrels, Were invited to take
part The committee was unanimous in
agreeing that the price of -four was below
the profit-yielding point. An agreement
was made to shut down the mills for a
period OF six weeks within the three
months beginning Dec. 10. The agree
ment will be enforced when mills rep
resenting production of 15., 900 barrels a
day sign the same.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-19

o. Nov. 6 the republicans carried
Hamilton county, Ohio, by $4,000
MAJORITY. At special election held
on Tuesday, Nov. Is. they lost it by
$500 majority. The change in a
week was over $4,000 votes. The
New York World, in calling atten-
ton to this fact. SAYS: .This is
modern politics, and politicians of
the old school of partisan prejudice
will do we'll to realize its meaning.
The people have made up their minds
TO run the country, and they swing
their balance-of-power vote backward
and forward between the parties
with crushing force. The knowl-
edge of this is one of the things re-
publican politicians will have club
bed into them il they insist on be.
lieving that democratic defeat was
their victory rather than the declar-
alton Of independence of self-gov-
erning people"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-19
mApMAN At LARGE.



capes from the Asylum.
CHESTER Ills, Nov. l9.-Charles 1.
Richards, night Waterman at the Illinois
hospital for insane criminals, had des-
perate encounter with a maniac at an
early hour in the morning. While max
ing his rounds at O'Clock he was met in
the corridor on the first floor by Thomas
Williams, an insane convict, who as
saulted him with the iron leg of a bath
tub, infiicting five gashes upon his head
and telling him to the floor. Williams
then ran out OF the corridor door into the
main office and escaped through q win
dow.
Richards had recovered and followed
him and fired five shots as he made his ex-
it. Williams is a big, burly negro and
killed a man at Chicago during the
Worlds fair. for which crime he was sent
to Joliet prison for life. Later he became
insane and was transferred to the hos.
pital here. A reward is offered for his re-
capture and officers are securing the
country. Richards will recover
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-19

AT the presidential election Of 1910
the wing party under the lead of
General Harrison, grandfather OF ben
Harrison, rs their candidate for the
presidency, gave the democracy an
overwhelming defeat, and the mo-
nopolists of that day shouted out ex-
ultantly, that is the end of democra-
cy. But the democracy undismayed
by defeat, gathered up its scattered
forces, and made preparations for
the next presidential tight. and it
came, and the democracy elected its
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-19

TEE Union should post itself on the
events that are going on in the coun-
try. especially those Of sensational
nature. Yesterday it editorially an
nounced that Fitzsimmons lin a prize
fight at Syracuse Friday. with a man
named Riordan. administered a VIC
ious Knockout blow to his opponent,
from the effects Of which Riordan
died" etc. The facts are tina. the
event which in this instance termin.
ated tragically. was a mere exhibition
such as Fitz and his sparring part
ner had been giving nightly. There
was no prize fight about it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-19
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pure, old and mellow, therefore best adapted fof
invallds, convalescents and the aged. II restores
lost vitality creates strength and appetite builds
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90 cents. Put up on honor and guaranteed bv
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For sale ct Harper House Pharmacy. and By
Willian Clcndcnia. Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-19

candidate for president in 1874. and
also obtained a majority Of the rep
resentatives in congress. In 1852
the whig party died as . separate po-
litical organization, and fell into the
ranks Of the then newly organized
know nothing party; and after a time
both the whig and know nothing
party passed into oblivion, and the
democracy still lives though now
under temporary defeat as it was in
1910
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-11-19

II there were any further proof
necessary of the brute instinct and
impelling force OF Pugilist Fitzsim-
mons than the fact that he killed his
sparring partner. Riordan, in a mere
exhibition, the attempt of the slug
ger to lay the responsibility on the
dead man by asserting that he was
drunk is evidence enough in that di-
rection.