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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-07
THE LAST SAD RITES.
Funeral Services Over the Remains Of
Ccorr-c ~. Ctils,S,

Funeral Services Over the Ecmgins OF
George ~. Chilsis.
PHtLADELPHIA. Feb THE remains of
George ". Chilas were laid at rest in the
Drexei inasoleum in Woodland cemetery
beside those of his closest friend and bust
ness companion, Anthony i. Drexel, who
died last June. Almost inseparable in life.
II was deemed fitting that they should res.
together in DEATH although il was no.
known that any request 10 that effect had
ever been made BY Mr.. Childs. II w.s at
first intended TO have the funerr.i private,
but yielding;o the request Of many friends
Mrs. Cbilds finally consented to a public
funeral and the services were held ut
O'Clock in 81. James Protestant Episcopal
church. which is directly opposite the resi-
dence o. the dead philanthropIst at Wall
nut and Twenty-sccoad streets, and of
which Mr.. Childs Lad been an honored
member anu vestryman ior Ei;.;.y years.
y brief service for the family and mne-
diate friends was held ut the house before
the public service mt the church. At its
conclusion those presen; We're given an OPP
rortunity TO take a last look al thu face OF
the one they loved and from which death
had not efaccd the generous, kindly look,
one of the characteristic marks of the
man, OF whom everybody said: ITO know
him was to love him. Then the casi;e:
was tcndcrly born out from the white mar
BILE mansion and across the street 20 the
church. where 1t was placed on a bier in
! front of the chaScel rail. The services in
the church as well as those at the residence
Were conducted hy Bishop Potter of New
| York assisted by Bishop Whitaker of Phil
adclphia. Rev. Joseph Bianchar. rector of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-07
Mysterious Disappearance,

GALLON, o., Feb. Miss Clara Boedy. n
handsome and popular young lady of this
place. lins disappeared. and connected with
her absence ARE q number of features out
OF the ordinary. Investigation shows that
she had barber cut her hair short. then
purchased and tlouned Il suit of male at
tire. after which she Disappeared in most
mysterious manner and no trace OF her can
Dc obtaiged. Miss Eoedy had n pleasant
home and mas always appeared perfectly
happy. The police are working ON the
case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-07
We're birthday Kisses.

MONTREAL. Feb. s.-Mr. SEWERS, who
Keeps a small cigar store here, entered his
shop recently and caught a man named
..foiueau with his arms around Mrs. Se-
viers and giving her several kisses Sc
vicrs sued Moineau for 500 for alienation
Of his wiic's affections. Moineau con-
tended that he was only kissing Mrs Sc
vicrs IN honor of her birthday, and Judge
ioranger dismisse,. the case, considering
that the grounds OF action were not su;li-
Cicutly serious
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-07
Went Against Governor rii,.nan.

WASHINGTON, Feb. The court of ap-
pcals of tine District has reversed the de
c;sion of Judge Bradley in the Palmetto
trade mark .iqucr case and Commissioner
of Patents Seymour this time has scored a
point on Governor TillTau. of South Caro-
Ina. After the commissioner had refused
tn register the trade mark sought by Gov
ernor Tilimau for the South Carolina
state brand OF liquor. Judge Bradley. on
application CT the state OF South Carolina,
i-s,:ud manGaInus requiring the commits
sicner Of patents to register the trade
marx From this decision the commits
sioncr appealed and the court of appeals
has reversed the action of Judge Bradley.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-07

staryie''c-s OF ancient aHd modern times
material to make up his theme of liter,,-
trre and his pageant. c!ittcring in color.
shows the effect Of many months of patient
and artistic work. There We're nineteen
foats in the procession and ninety cbarac-
tiers were necessary To assist in the telling
o: the story. The decorations were brill
liant in the extreme and the costumes most
gorgeous ana striking. and brought out in
ali their beauty by the rays of the sun.
Rex at night hell a reception at the car
nival palace, where n ball took place and
where he selected and crowned his queen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-07

ALLIANCE, o., Feb. Miss Mabel Yant,
while going from church with an escort
Was waylaid by n man who thrust a pisto:
tn her face and threatened to blow her
beaius out unless she promised to marry
him. The young lady bfukc away and
ran. followed by her escort until they met
Onicer Ogling, who subsequently cap
turesi the man under iirc. sie was James
Aassry. who has annoyed Miss Yant for 9.
ysaE He was sent 70 the lunatic asylum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-07

WASHINGTON, Feb. The president has
sent the follow::S nominations to the
senate: Postmnstcrs-William o. Mon
roe, Nutaw. Ala; Joseph l.. Moore. Gen
rsccc. Ills: William j. Daunt, Bay City,
Mich; Christopher &. Allison, Cassopoiis,
Mich: Richard Mertz. Gladstone, Mich;
Michael X. Redmond, Hancock. Mich.
Ernest J. DUDE, Houghton, Mich; Carl
Scliulles, Iron Mountain, Mich
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-07
Chairman wilson Visits wan Street.

NEW YORK. Fen. 1.-Chairman Wilson
of this ways and means committee was on
Wall street aud called upon several prom
inent bankers OF his acquaintance. To
one of them he said: Il think that the east
is making great mistake in opposing the
income tax. 1t should not I've forgotten
that the west ard south lost their fight on
the silver repeal bill and they should take
notice acccrdirrlv"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-07

article

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. THE article
printed in The Shclbyvillc Evening Demo-
crat, in which it was alleged that ex-
President Harrison is to marry Mrs Lee
land Stanford of California, is absolutely
false. General Harrison's family pro
nonncc the story Us without u shadow Of
foundation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-07
Our Mig snorsnn.zcl Army.

WAs.iNCToS, Feb. From the reports
Of state adivtant generals from every state
It is learned that there are a,a70 commits
stoned officers and l0a,Gi2 enlisted inen in
the National guard and about 9,000,CW
men in the unorganized militia
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-07
Has Had Eiueidation Enough.

IN addition 20 this nearly all the pro-
tectcd manufacturers were heard before
the committee on ways and means OF the
house. and the testimony there taken is in
print and il the possession % the senate
TIE whole sUbicc: Is very familiar To the
American mind and needs no further
slucidation than viii he incidcn, to a full.
free dc!'ate. The country needs action
&C. ion ="
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-02-07
Made nm Excellent Witness.

Fcy's c-oSs-cxamination was not con.
clrdci when the time for the noon adj
journment arrived. Foy made capital
witness, - far as appearance on the stand
went. He kept his temper and only
smiled when the states attorney used
specially insinuating or suggestive qucs-
tons lie was good humorrd through it
all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
THOMAS HEMMENwAY CAT.

officials and persons engaged in the sale
of sawmill and woodworking supplies
are eligible to membership, providing
they are fortunate enough to possess
three names Grover Cleveland will
thus be compelled to content himself
with two terms as president Of the Unit
ed States, for he can never become q
Shark or even Hoo-Hoo
To be a Hoo Hoo a man must forswear
allegiance to wife, children, home and
country until Jubjub shall have been
hOnored. As Jubjub outranks a man s
wife, Thomas Hemmenway Cat can new
er hope to be popular among the fair
sex. When a member is initiated, he
wears a long robe, on the front Of which
is a white full moon, with a black cat
in the center. The curl Of the tail in
this cat forms the figure 9. a popularity
borrowed from the distinguished Thorn
as Hemmenway Cat himself, Jubjub to
the Shark
Hoo-H is the genius Of happiness,
long life and health and once dwelt i'm
Egypt, the land of the sacred cat The OBJ
ject of the order is to make its mem bers
happy. Its forms are utterly unlike those
of any other order. There are no branch
lodges, but there is a yicegerent in "a
states. who may install new members.
If a mem Der is in distress, the Hoo Hoo
sees that he is cared for and supplied
with funds. There are nine supreme
officers, and the ruler Of the order at
present is William Eddy Brown Of St.
Louis, Shark of the universe. Each ex-
Shark or past Shark becomes a member
of the house Of ancients and has con-
troll of the archives Of the order At
each annual meeting Thomas Hemmen-
way Cat, Jubjub to the Shark, is the
hOnored guest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
He Submitted.

I'm going down to the gas Office to
have a row, - he remarked to a fellow
passenger on a Woodward avenue car
the other morning.
Eyes, overcharged you?'
Il should remarki My house was shut
up all last month, and yet here's a bill
one-fourth larger than for the month
before. Why don't they knock a man
down and rob him? I'll see 'em in Tex
as before ] pay a penny of it'll"
Six hours later the two men happened
to meet again, and the man who was
Overcharged was asked:
"Wen, did you raise a row down at
the gas Officer
'4Well, no; started out to. butt
"They bluffed you DOWN"
mo. not exactly a bluff -
You told 'em your house was closed
all the month";
eyes. -
But they insisted that the gas had
been burned?''
.'They did. -
''And your
"Oh I paid the bill I happened to
remember that when 1 got home l found
that four burners had been left lighted
and booming away for 80 days and
nights and SO I decided to submit to
the robbery i''-Detroit Free Press.
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

In Philadelphia six horses a nd two
mules were killed by coming in con
tact with deadly electric light wires
which were blown down by the
storm.
The miners of the Massillon, o. g.,
district are holding a convention with
state and national officers present to
take action on the ware question.
The mines are all closed down.
A company of New York and Chi
cago capitalists has been formed for
the purpose of securing a concession
from the Mexican government for the
building of jetties and securing deep
water at Soto La Marina on the gulf
coast, situated bout midway between
Tampico and the United States boaI4-
darT-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

Miss SPOTS, y he began. may ask
you question:"
You may, Mr.. Cleverton.
ION this question rests a great part
of my future. Will you
mo Mr.. Cleverton, - very coldly
81 viii not become your wife. +"
But
do not press me. Ny mind is as firm
as adamant. -
Why
'sThere. I feel sorry for you, but I
never encouraged you in the least. When
once 1 say no, that becomes irreyoca-
BILE. .
but, my dear Miss
''Siri I will allow no terms Of endear-
ment. I dismiss your suit without fur
Their ado My heart
'Confound your hearth" he gasped
out at last. Il haven t asked you for it
yet. What I was going to say is, Will
you ask your father If he can spare that
$50 I lent him last month? Because /
want to buy a ring for l am going to
get married next week. Syracuse
Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
TO INSTRUCT THE INDIANS
Secretary Smith Decides to Extend the
OutIng system Generally.

Secretary Smith Decides to Extend the
Outing system Generally.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2s.-The outing
system which has been tried at the
Carlisle, Pa, school. and has proved
of great benefit to the pupils Will
be extended to all government In
dian schools, both sectarian
and non-secta rian, where there are
pupils old enough to profit by it. It
IS believed the inauguration of the
system will be great factor in MAX
ing the Indians pporting. The
commissioners does not intend to con-
fine his efforts in this direction to the
schools, but will endeavOr to induce
adult Indians, both men and women.
to seek employment in the homes Of
farmers in the vicinity Of their reser-
vatiOns
With a view to promoting this plan
the secretary of the interior has APP
proved a rcular to agents and school
su perintendents asking the M to find
suita bic families who will receive In
dams in their homes and give prac-
teal training to them in every day
duties, and also to find worthy In
dams who will avail themselves of
such opportunities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

sfhe tran stopped at q station for ten
minutes just as it stopped they noticed
a fight in progress in the street.
rs that a free fght?' said the pas.
senger.
TT is think, . said the conductor
The passenger jumped ont, pitched
into the fight. did valiant execution for
a little while, and then was awfully
thrashed. belabored and pounded
When he crawled back into the train,
with the blood streaming from his face,
he said to the conductor, "Well. what
good times they do have out west, don c
they?'-Lewiston Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
COMsTOCK ACCUSED.
Acospted n $1,000 Br1bs to Dismiss .
Green Goods Prosecution

Acospted n $1,000 Br1be TO Dismiss .
Green Goods Prosecution
NEW YORK, Dec. 2s.=The feature Of
the Lexovv comm TT ee's investiga
Yesterday was the Introduction of evil
dence to show that anthony Comstoclz,
agent for the Society for the Proven
ton of Vice. had taken a bride Of
81 600 from a green goods man to
procure the dismissal Of an indict-
ment against him Inspector VIII
liams ordeal on the witness stand
was also continued and the existence
Of panel houses and a large mum Der
Of disOrderly houses in his district
while he was captain was shown. lie
said he found the houses there when
he came to the district and left them
unmolested because they were fash
ionable.
Louis s. Streep. a green goods ope-
rator, followed Williams on the wit
ness stand
ION May 20. 1850" said streep,
two indictments were found against
me for operating in green goods.
Anthony Co1nstock was the prose
cutor. Comstoc1 told me that if I
would give up the name of my accom-
plice / should get off with a light
punishment ] refused to do So Z l.
ward Breh tal called and gave my wife
S.. 600 in bills. The bail was at that
time SIS. 600. but was reduced shortly
after to SO, 900. In August 1890, I
called on Comstocl1 with my brother,
wins told me that the state indictment
would be dismissed on pavmeh5 of
81, OOO- Comstock said: Mind. the
81, 900 is not in the shape Of 3 bride.
1t is a subscription to the s0eEet y-'
Il asked whether If Z paid the
money I might not be brought mp at
all On COmstOck's promise I paid
him 81 600 of which Isgot $500 from
my brother and 500 from my printing
Off &c at rs Beekman street, which I
sold. On the follow ing Friday the in
dictment was dismissed
Mr. Golf produced the indictments,
which bore an Endorsement bearing
date Of SepteInb Der 20. 1890, that the
district attorney having moved that,
for reasons affecting the ADMINISTERS
missed.
Robert Streep. brother of Louis,
zorro borated the latter's testimony.
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PENSION THIEF SENT UP.
he Is Blind and Has Drawn $751;
Frand uIentIy as a tension.

he Is Blind and Has Drawn 81S,O 600
FraudulentIy as tension.
FORT SMITH, Ark, Dec. 2s.-In tn e
federal court Judge Parker sentenced
John NJ Taylor to FIVE years in the
house of correction at Detroit, Mich,
for perjury and presenting false
claims against the government. Tay-
Tor is white-headed, more than 60
years old and blind For twenty
years he has drawn pension Of So a
month for total blindness, caused bv
gunshOt wound in the army. He
never was wounded and blindness
was the result of sickness two years
after the war. He drew SlS 600 fraud
ulently as a pensioner He plead
guilty, and claimed that the fraud
was planned by pension attorneys
He had a wound on the breast caused
by a blister applied in the army, and
five examining boards passed it for a
gunshOt wound.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
IRELAND,s POET LAUREATE.

Timothy ID. Sullivan, Poet. Lawyer, News
paper Man, Lecturer and M. II.
Timothy d. Sullivan, poet laureate
of the Emerald Isle and author of & st
stirring Irish national air, "God Save
Ireland, " is now in America lecturing
on Scenes and Incidents Ia Irish Po-
litical Life. Mr.. Sullivan is a tail,
spare man, with white hair and beard.
and was born in Bantry 81 years ago..
Some ~ years ago three bold Irish rev
olutionists, who have since been known
as the Manchester martyrs, had a slight
unpleasantness with q police escort con-
veying some Fenian chiefs to Jail. Dur
ing the melee one Of the officers was
killed. and the three patriots were hang
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
BRECKINRIDGE LECTURES.

A Constable Secures $50 OF the BOX
once Receipts for Pollard Dispositions.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Dec. 2s.-COlonel
" G p Breckenridge delivered his
lecture last night at Pixies opera
house on ssEras of American Develop
ments and Their Great Men" The
night was stormy. The attendance
did not exceed 500. It was
an intelligent audience, many
OF whom were women. The
lecture lasted nearly two hours. and
it enchanted the audience in the most
profound attention throughout. The
lecturers sketch and measure Of
Henry Clay was a finished production
Of great literary merit
A consta bic secured $50 of the box
money before the lecture on an al
legged claim Of Attorney Gustav A.
Meyer for services in taking deposi-
ton IN this, city a year ago Of wit
Miss Pollard against him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

A ustrO- HI gary Likely Follow the
Example of Germany

EEo- = IN gary Likely 60 FOLLOW the
Example of Germany
WASHINGTON, Dec 2s.-The state
department is not yet at an end of
its troubles growing out of the repeal
of the reciprocity agreements made
under the terms of the Mckinley
act, and more retaliation is looked for.
Spain has already imposed upon us
the maximum discriminating tariff.
and Germany has prohibited our beef
and other great staples entry INTO the
empire. France is by no means dis
posed to accept the situation her
sugar trade is placed in By the sugar
duty, and now there are stron e
limitations that the new Austrian
minister, who has not yet even pre-
sented his credentials to the pre- 81
dent. is charged to begin an attack
upon this same sugar duty almost inn
mediately. and, if cor cessions cannot
be secured. it is expected that Austro-
Hungary probably will follow the ex-
ample Of Germany in retaliating upon
the United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
JuaIue TO rae SNACK.
That Is the High once Held BY Thomas
Hemnaenway Cat.

That Is the High once Held BY Thomas
Hemnaenway Cat
To the lay observer Thomas Hemmen-
way Cat looks about like another sleek,
well fed, black cat whose lines have
fallen in pleasant places. but this is a
grave error. Thomas Hemmenway Cat
is none other than Jubjub TO the Shark
and chief honored guest Of the CoDcat-
enated Order of Hoo Hoo. He has wit
messed the initiation of the Shark, BO-
jun, Bandersnatch. ScrivenOter, Cur
don, Arkanoper and hundreds of ordi-
nary Hoo Hoos. His nine lives serve az
the foundation stone of the mysterious
order that meets on the ninth day Of
the ninth month of every year at 9s09
o clock a. M, that has an Initiation fee
Of 50. 80 and annual dues Of 80 cents,
and that always had O membership of
8, 999.
This order first saw the light in Cur
don, Ark, in April. 1892. and was or
ganized by Beoling Arthur johnson.
Lumbermen, newspaper men, railway
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

Customer-Why do you persist in try
ing to force your hair restorer on me
every time I come in here?
Barber-It isn't that 1 particularly
want to sell you the hair restorer, sir.
I only do it because I know you'd like
to have your hair cut oftener than you
do.
Customer-Wrap up three bottles for
me, please. South Boston News
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ed in front Of Stafford Jail The incident,
which threw all Ireland into fever Of
excitement, inspired Sullivan to write
his famous song. God Save Ireland "
In youth Mr.. Sullivan belonged TO the
physical force wing of the Irish
party, but he has since become more
temperate. He no longer goes armed.
but be has served two months in Jail for
defying Balfour's ukase muzzling the
Irish press. Mr.. Sullivan was for time
the proprietor of The Nation, Weekly
News and Young Ireland, three weekly
papers published in Dublin When the
land agitation occurred in 1879, Suli-
van used his papers to champion the
cause Of the revolving tenants. In 1880
he was elected a member of parlianlont
and has since remained in the commons.
where he has fought for Irish home rule.
In $50 he was elected lord mayor az
Dublin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

WASHINGTON, Dec %. Walter A.
Duncan and j. f. Thompson. dele
gates from the Indian Territory
tribes, had an interview with Secre-
tary Smith yesterday and made d for
NAL request for an investiga of
the way IN which the report of the
Dawes Indian commission was pre-
pared, which they represented was
based on mere rumOrs and differences
instead of facts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
A FRIGID WAVE
The Temperature went Away
Down in Every State.
Fears of Death by Freezing
in Nebraska.
BITTER COLD IN IOWA.
The Missouri River is Frozen
Over at Yankton.

New York. Dec. 2s.-The worst
snow storm since the famous blizzard
OF So struck this CITY and contiguous
points yesterday. Eighteen inches Of
snow covers the Mohawk valley. The
New York Central and West Shore
roads have been blocked. No efforts
have been made to run freight trains
and they are stalled all along the
tracks Passenger trains have been
from three to eight hours late The
wind is blowing a gale and the snow
is being badly drifted-
News from Boston is that travel is
much impeded by the storm, street
car travel being much delayed. Rail-
road trains are all behind time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

WAsHINaroN, D. c., Dee. 2s.-John
W Foster, ex-secretary of state, has
been requested by the Chinese gov
eminent to 60 to Japan and meet the
plenipOte tiaries of the former gov
ernment to aid them in their negO-
tiations for peace He has accepted
the invitation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

First Citizen IA few years hence)-
How IS it that Stumper slides along 50
easily?
Second Citizen-He belongs to one
party, his wife to the other. and both
run for Office at every election. One or
the other is sure to win New York
Weakly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

WAsHINoToN. Dec. .. = Attorne y
General Olney, in an opinion. holds
that ''Oil cake" under the law is emit
tied to draw back when exported oil
cake is a by product obtained in the
manufacture of inseed oil from inn
ported faxseed. and the tariff act Of
1850 provided no draw back should be
allowed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

SAGINAW. Mich, Dec. 2s.-A capias
was issued yesterday on complaint Of
Mayor Mershon for the arrest of Rev.
William Knight, pastor of the First
Congre gational church. who has been
the most vigorous in bringing accusa-
tjons of dishonesty and incOmpetency
against the city officials. Damages of
SIS, 600 are asked for.
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The crowd surged about the locked
doors of the bazaar.
ssWhat is upF'' asked the blind beg
gar.
The deaf and dumb beggar whispered
breathlessly: 'sThere is a bargain sale
going on inside, and the bashaw's 500
wives are attending it. They do say
that the carnage in there is simply ap-
palling. indianapolis Journal