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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
Another Fall,

As he got on the curbstone, he slipped
and sustained another one of those all-the-
way-to-China falls. The Ebbitt House was
the next place visited, and the office was
full of electrical experts. They were
shocked. Willie piled the clerk with Ques-
tons about Uncle Abner, and asked all
about the rates Of the hotel and dropped
almost senseless when he heard them.
Got any sarsapharella? said Willie to
Tommy at the Riggs. The bartender was
inclined to be rather cool to the country
man. Willie told him what he thought of
him and hight was only prevented by the
Intervention of friends. Got any good
cigars for cents? Two of them for fiye?'
and Willie lit a cigar and kept II in the
name till he had half smoked it. before he
recognized that II was LIT. Willie sauntered
into lunch room on the avenue and order
ed milk and pumpkin pie; took of his coat
hat and unbuttoned his vest He wanted
to bet the waiter another piece OF pie that
he could turn a somersault. A man took
the bet, and to the establishment of all the
stin-limbed rustic went out to the sidewalk
and turned back faction handspring
and performed other accrobatic feats
The man paid his debt Then
Willie and The Star reporter went
to the HotelH Lawrence, where Dock
stader and his Ministries are stopping Lots
OF FUN was ecountered here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
Sending n Messa ge.

The next point of attack was the Western
Union telegraph Office. do you send tele-
graphs here?' Yes" well. 1 want to
write Uncle Abner a telegraph that 1 got
here all right" 'Where?" "Jaybird. Vaou-
ermont." No office at that point" well.
you just send ii. Alb. will get it," After
varying attempts with the pencil, which he
anointed with his lips after every letter,
he wrote this dispatch:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27

inspector Byrnes for fifteen minutes WITH
out his suspecting that was other than a
green countryman. I have been arrested 90
times In the last two wears for o.
structing the sidewalks and not being ahie
70 take care of myself. In most instances
1 am discharged as soon as I tell the ma gts-
trate who L am. One of my funniest ex-
peffences was In Brooklyn. 1 was sprfngtnr
my usual yarn about wanting TO find raw
uncle. John Taylor. who lived at No. "a, and
1 had any number Of people looking through
directories and inquiring about the town
ana finally i was steered into police head
quarters and even had the whole detective
STAFF working to find my uncle Finally
they took me into Chief OF Police Campbell
and the chief became so thoroughly CON-
WINGED Of my tale that he asked me where I
came from / told him a little town up In
vermont, and he wanted TO know II IL would
be all right with me II he would send me
back up home. 1 agreed, and the chief called
IN Detective Ryan and told him TO take me
over to the depot and be sure and put me In
charge of a responsible Official who would
see that didn't get lost on the way. De-
tective Ryan accordingly started on with
me- and We were just going aboard the
Terry car on Fulton street, when 1 said to
MIN; Well Mr.. Ryan, l guess I'll have to
say goodbye now and go back to the show
lou never saw more astonished man in
your HE. He watched me In dumb amaze
ment until L was out OF sight, and then he
went back to headquarters and reported
chlet campbell was mad because he hadn't
Drought me back with him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27
Escaped the Rayase. Of Fire.


The destructive fire which did so much
damage TO the business places located un-
der Masonic Temple Hall, early on SUM-
day morning, had made sufficient headyay
to burn through the floor of the hall above.
and but for the energetic work of the IRE
department the valuable contents of the
hall, in which the joint fair of Hope coun-
GIL No. l, Daughters of Liberty, ana Put
nam Council. No. .. u. A. NJ, is being held.
would have largely augmented the loss
occasloned by the fire. As 1t was. the hall
was filled with sitting smoke. which in
Iured some of the property of the two or
CARNATIONS. and made the heavy lace cur
tains look IL they were in mourning
over the occurrence. But nothing daunted
the gallant knights went to work bright
ana early yesterday morning, and by the
time that the fair was to be opened for
the evening only a faint trace Of the smell
OF smoked hams" two patches In the
stained floor, and the blackened curtains
gave an inkling Of what had happened.
The fair closes tonight with an inter-
esting program and many additional at
fractions. The bicycling exhibition given
by Mr. Harry Park will also form a feat
ure of the occasion. Dancing will be kept
up until the closing hour of midnight Great
credit Is due to the following members
OF the executive committee, who exerted
themselves TO the utmost 70 make the fair
a success: II. +. Steele chairman: F. T.
Niedomanski, vice chairman; L. ID. Mat
thews. general secretary; Robert Hickey
financial secretary; Miss L. Slyer, CORE
spending secretary: Miss L. Greenwich
assistant; Mrs. Z. w. Siyer treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-27

Civil engineers say the wings OF the but
terfiy display the greatest possible light
ness combined with the greatest possible
strength.
Atherstone possesses the largest jug In
the world. IL was made fifty years ago.
holds $50 quarts, and Is SO large that a man
can stand inside of it.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28
The Sewing Society supper.

The Sewing society of the First NJ.
f. church gave supper last evening
which was well patronized. The
program, which followed the supper,
was begun at 8 O'Clock, and was
opened with a piano solo by Mrs. j..
+. Robinson. 1t was followed by a
reading by Miss Carrie Colburn'
Mrs. Liston rendered vocal solo,
and Mrs. John Freeman gave a read
ing Aquartet composed of Messrs.
Babcock, Dodge, johnson and Col
Inns, rendered selection, and the
program closed with a selection by
an orchestra composed of Keith Col
Inns. Gable Mosenfelder, Carl Fiebig
and Willie Montgomery; The pro-
gram on the whole was exceedingly
well rendered and received.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28
Marie Wainwright.

Ii would he difficult to imagine n
more worthy and attractive enter
tainmcnt than will be offered at the
Burtis opera house, Davenport. Fri
day evening, when Miss Marie Vain
wright and her splendid company
headed by such well known players
as Barton Hill. Louise Muldener and
Nathanial Hartwig, will appear in
Clyde Fitch's brilliant comcdy-drama a
of life in New York among the fash
ionable 400" entitled The Social
Swim" The St. Paul Globe said
The play is exceedingly clever in
many respects. and grows in strength
and interest to the end. and furnishes
in the character of Helen an Oppor-
tunity for Miss Wainwright to dis
play at once the exceeding delicacy
and intensity of her powers. I'm
doubtedlv the strongest scene in the
play is that in the morning room.
when Sturtevant takes the draurht
from the morphia flask. 1t is adapt
ed almost in its entirety from Sardou.
and is most intense and powerful.
and in it Miss Wainwright achieved
her success of the evening. portray
ing to perfection the shock and hor-
ror true woman would feel under
such circumstances. her thoughts at
once turning to her husband. this
being the one thing lacking to COM
plete his burden of troubles and sor-
row.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28
The Woodlnen.

Maj. c. W. Hawes. head clerk of
the NJ. W. A., was in the city this
morning on his return to his office at
Fulton, after attending a meeting of
the ritual committees held at Green
vile Monday and Tuesday. You
may assure the ueighbors. said the
major, "that the general opinion Of
the 275 members present on the occa-
sion of the first exemplification of the
new work by team of camp 452.
Greenville, ILL.,, is that il is the
same, in fact. equals the ritualistic
work of any other order. The Wood
men will not be required to take a
back seat after the introduction of
the same. The committees mold their
final meeting April "a. at Fulton.
and as soon after their adjournment
as possible the head clerk will have
the new work in readiness for distri-
button to camps. The increase in
mem bers, by the way, SO far in 1894
amounts to $4,000
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28
Pills Chestnut.

Miller, the eN-chief of police who
poses as the controlling spirit of re-
publican affairs in the two lower
wards, never has his feelings hurt
that he fails to abuse cN-Policeman
Hetter. That individual has 10 he
the scapegoat for all the ills that
Millcr's flesh is heir to, and they are
many. The same old chestnut that
he ran to the Union office with last
night the moment he found that the
public was becoming aware of his
interest in "Honey" Johnson's cleo
ton. is the one he wore thrcadbarc
when he was turning every stone to
insure McConochie's reelection. 1t
is to the effect that he caught Officer
Hettcr asleep while he was on his
force as policeman. Still, however,
Miller had not the moral courage or
the sense of discipline or duty to re-
move Hetter for the oifense at the
time or even to censure or to
speak to him about it. He let him
go right on as if nothing had hap
pened. ana then when of his own vol
ition and because of McConochie's
treachery to his brother, Aid. Hetter.
the policeman. resigned, Miller
Matched up this accusation about
catching him asleep on his beat, and
he has been springing it on all occa-
sions, whether opportune, or other
wise, ever since. The ex-chief is
fond of chcstnuts. which. too. may
be one explanation of his frequent
midnight calls at the Union office.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28

During the controversy over the
seventeenth street pavement when
progress was arrayed on one hand.
against the hand of obstruction on
the other. the most surprising incl
dent was that the Union was not
found on the side of those opposing
public Improvement. That has ever
been its attitude, and not to depart
too far from its customary course, it
has shown its true spirit at
last by coming out in op-
position to Aid. Dauber. be-
cause despite the influence exerted
by some of the property-holders of
the Fourth ward to sway him from his
path. he stood manfully bv what he
believed to be his duty. Now Noft-
SKIER is attempting to break into the
council on the issue of opposition to
public improvements, and the Union
Is trying to help him. What Il spec
taclc.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28
The Salvation Army.

The Salvation Army had an extern
slve torchlight procession last eve
ming; There were II young ladies in
line besides the men. The process
sion was marked by the appearance
of the five wise and five foolish vir-
glns' the wise appearing in white.
The services at the barracks were
conducted by Staff Captain Addie
and Ensign Fellers. of Springfield.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28
The Modern NAV

Commends itself to the well informed
to do pleasantly and effectually what
was formerly done in the crudest
manner, and disagreeably as well.
To cleanse the system and break up
colds, headaches and fevers without
unpleasant after effects, use the de-
lightful liquid laxative remedy, Syr-
up of Figs.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28
Seven Per Cent
Loans.

The following is partial list Of
completed gilt-edged first mortgage
loans on hard. which we now offer
for sale subject to previous selections
for their face and accrued interest
These loans have been carefully Sc
lected by us, and are tirst-class in
every respect. They are all seven
per cent net to the investor. We
have other loans to offer if these are
not in amounts to suit the investor.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28
Wait for the Date of their Opening.
Every Yard New, Fresh and Perfect.

Also remember on the second floor will
be displayed the largest stock of Crockery
and Glassware and Art Goods ever eX-
hibited in Rock Island and vicinity.
The Third Department will be our
House Furnishing, such as Tinware,
Graniteware, and thousands of articles
kept only in first class department store.
Our aim will always be to keep the wants
of people, at prices that only by buying in
large quantities can crowd them down to
quick selling article. Come and see us.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28

Housckecpers.

Housckeepers.
Attention..
Those who are ready get the big
bargains.
Job OF new frcsh nottingham
Lace curtains at 79c, worth 81. .25.
and at $l-1s. $I.35. tl.75. el.s7.
$l.ss and 81. We show she best
thought and cleyerest endeasor
"f the whole Curtain Kingdom.
Values half more.
Something New.
Irish Point Curtains. silk Edge
SaNony Curtains. BRUSSELS Het
Curtains. Special prices for
this week. They are sure to
charm yonr eyes and elope with
your fancy.
With every pair of Curtains we
will sell Curtain Poles nj I cent
each, any color. all this week.
You must also remember that We
are selling the Soc kind Of Roller
Curtain Shades at 25c. This in
cludes the plain, the fringed and
the dado.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28
Young
G. McC0n1bs

VIII show over 1000 distinct STYLES of
Dress Hoods at their opening, which will
be at no distant day. We will show to the
public all of the latest novelties. Re
member our stock is entirely new. No
shelf-worn goods, but strictly fresh and
bright as new dollar. 1t will pay you to
wait, as our prices will justify few days
patience. We are sure you will not be
disappointed in our efforts, as we have
undertaken to select stock both pleasing
to the eye as we'll as to the pocket-book
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28

a woman heart is wrapped up in her Cloak This
uInc c manufacturers money in the same fix
he story always has the ending. The Cloaks
are ours. All new and fresh not one of them over
80 days old and the saving will enable you To get lots
o, othcr things. JusT a little better, JUST a little
cheaper JUST little newer, JUsT these little some
things, make this the best place Ia do your buying
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28

The enormous sale of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup has brought to the sur
face numerous limitations. Keep a
sharp lookout when you buy.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28

Magical little granults-those tiny sugar coated
Pellets of DR. Pierc c,s-sca,cely Ia rger than mus
tard secds, yet powerful to cure-active. yet mil
in operation. The best Liver Pill ever invented.
Cure sick headache, dizziness, constipation One
dose. Whole vial % cents.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28
Monday. Tuesday
and Wednesday.

ohN w NsCAuCSudys
THREE DAYS-Brown. ST. q yds
wide) good Shceting, at 11sc.
81 (2i yds wide) sheeting. 1Ilc.
10-4 (24 yds) sheeting, 16lc.
Bleached. 81 q yds wide) good
sheeting. 1ilc.
"a q, yds) hleachcd sheeting. lGc.
1o-i t2l yds) bleached sheeting. Isc
Two bales 40-piece Salisbury X.
fine. brown. full yard-wide muslin
4ic.
Ready Made Sheets
and Pillow Cases.
Pillow eases all ready for use from
DC Ia 2Uc. Iem-siitched Pillow
cases at 25c.
Sheets ready made. large size. 40c.
45c. Acc. soc, and up to the very
best.
Is dozen large Turkish Bath tow
els, regular price 2ic. a. a re-
minder. l5c.
Best l5c Sateens. black grounds,
with colored figures, at I0lc.
Why pay more?
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28
Hard Coal

Hard coal at cost at L. H. Ellis.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28

In view of this statement of facts
and the misunderstanding as to the
Rock Island buildings proper place,
ii would seem to suggest that meet
ing of the Citizens Improvement as
sociation be called in the near future
and some action taken such as will
lead to the building being placed
back where it belongs-at the head
of the list.
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28
Respectfully,
YOUNG 4 McCOMBS,
1725 Second Avenue.
Important
TO Cash Purchasers.

In order TO reduce stock and
increase my cash sales, for the
nest 80 days ] will give n cash
discount of 6 per cent on every
dollars worth of goods sold for
spot cash. Nothing reserved
purchasers can make their
own selection at
Rock Island Argus., 1894-03-28

cEAs. J. LONGS
Grocery.
Corner Nineteenth street and
second avenue.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-09
iHE CRISIS At HAND.
End of the Japan-China Trouble
Looked For In the Course of
a Few Days.
JAPS MUST STRIKE SOON.
News of Decisive Battle Between
the Warning Nations Daily
Expected.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-The crisis OF
the China-Japan war is looked for with.
in the next 10 days or two weeks by
these most interested and best informed
on the contest. The legations of the
two countries are expecting daily to
hear that the decisive battle has been
fought. This is based on the fact that
the japanese have BEEN gradually clos.
ing in around Pekin, and the invading
army is compelled by force of circum.
stances to strike their blow at once or
not at all. The intense cold which
comes ON abeVk the middle OF October
makes this operative. The Japanese
climate is very mild even in winter,
and the Japanese troops are wholly un-
prepared for the rigorous climate about
Pekin, which Is due within two weeks
The Chinese look upon this as one of
their defenses, and the Japanese fully
appreciate that il compels them to con-
centrate their campaign for this year
into the next few weeks, and il posi-
BILE. days. For that reason they are ex-
pected to make heroic efforts to decide
the contest at once. They are without
heavy clothing, camp equipments. etc.,
for campaign in the bitter cold.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-09
BIOGRAPHICAL.

Oliver Wendell Holmes was born at
Cambridge, Mass, Aug. 30, 1909. He
graduated at Harvard college in 1899 and
began the study of law, which he soon
abandoned for that of medicine. After
taking his degree of NJ ID. he spent some
time in the hospitals in Paris and other
Eurpean countries. He returned to Bos-
ton in 1886 and began practicing. In 1888
we was elected professor of anatomy and
philosophy in Dartmouth college and in
1S4S was elected to similar professorship
in the medical school of Harvard univer-
sity, from which he retired in 1852. But
it is chiefly as writer that DR.. Holmes is
known, as early as 1881, his contributions
appearing in various periodicals, and his
reputation as a poet was established by
the delivery of a metrical essay entitled
Poetry" which was followed by others
in rapid succession. In 1857 he began in
The Atlantic Monthly series of articles
under, the title of '"The Autocrat of the
Breakfast Table" which were followed in
1860 by the 'Poet at the Breakfast Table"
and in 1885 by ''The Newport Folio" As
a writer of song, lyrics and poems for fes-
tive occasions, he has long occupied the
first place. The latter years of his life
have been spent in quiet retirement at
Beverly Farms, broken occasionally by a
lecture to the Harvard students
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-09
Guatemala WIN Not Protest.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9.-Minister Ar
riaga of Guatemala has been officially
advised by the state department. here
that the new tariff law terminates the
reciprocity treaty between the United
States and Guatemala and has trans
mitted the notification to his govern
ment. He has not as yet received any
directions as to the course Guatemala
will pursue. He says, however, that
no protest or other step, similar to those
taken by Spain, Germany and Brazil, is
contemplated.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-09
WORK OF WRECKERS.
500 Westbound Limited Goes Through
q High Trestle Near Rhine
lander, Wis.
THE STRINGERS SAWED.
Nothing but Unaccountable Good Luck
Prevented tie Worst Wreck
. of the Year.
THE sTRINGERs SAWED

MILWAUKEE, Oct. "a special to
The Wisconsin from Rhinelander, Wis,
says: Nothing but unaccountable good
luck prevented the worst passenger
wreck OF the year ON the 500 line.
The Boston Minneapolis Limited west
bound, which leaves here at 1 40. went
through trestle between Heafford
junction and Bradley. The stringers
and piles had been sawed after the east
bound Limited passed the place an hour
and forty minutes before. The rails
were left with no support, and the en-.
gine crashed through. They were GO
ing 35 miles an hour and instead
OF dropping into the opening
the engine struck the solid
track beyond, and turned clean over,
down the embankment. The engineer,
James Dutch Of Minneapolis, was
thrown 20 feet ahead. He sustained q
broken leg, bad cuts ON the head and
badly bruised body. He win recover.
Charles Cotterill, the fireman, was
pinned under the heavy engine, which
was terribly smashed. Up to noon
they were still working to release his
body. He was Instantly killed. The
baggage car and sleeper left the track,
but none of the occupants were badly
hurt. The trestle is some 20 feet high.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-09
JUMPED THE TRACK.
Passenger Train ON the Southern Railway
Wrecked Near Bristol, Tenn.

Passenger Train ON the Southern Railway
Wrecked Near Bristol, Tenn.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. "a
special from Bristol, Tenn, says: At q
few minutes past o'clock train, No.
3 from New York on the Southern rail-
way, jumped the track about three
miles south Of Bristol. The engine fell
across the track and the express and
mail car jumped over it, and falling on
their sides, were soon prey to the
flames. which consumed all of the train,
eight coacheswith the exception Of
the last Pullman, which was cut loose
and backed from the train. Eight per-
sons were injured. A train with ply
sicians from Bristol arrived within an
hour after the wreck and Immediately
set to work to relieve the injured.
Everybody was badly shaken up and
it Is miracle that many deaths did
not result. Captain Bell, conductor.
escaped with slight bruises. The acci-
dent happened In cut between two
high embankments and was the result
Of bolt having been placed ON the rail
BY unknown persons. Great heroism
was displayed by the passengers and
crew who were unharmed In rescuing
the injured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-09
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES.
some time

disease had left him in very weak
ened condition, it was not until noon
Sunday that the first decided mark of
deaths coming was seen. In brief
quarter of an hour the great poet was
no more. To outward appearances
there is nothing about the residence on
Beacon street to indicate that the do
mestic serenity within has been ruth
lessly and suddenly broken. The
funeral services will be held at Kings
chapel next Wednesday at noon. 1t is
expected that the Rev. Stohford w.
Brook will be the officiating clergyman.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-09

CINCINNATI, Oct. 9.-The Times
Stars Lexington special says the friends
of Breckinridge are bringing him out
for senator. Secretary Carlisle, Senator
Blackburn, Governor Brown, General
Buckner and Henry Watterson are
among the other names mentioned. The
friends Of Owens are insisting on Sena-
tor Blackburn. taking the stump imme-
diately in the Ashland district for
Owens.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-10-09

killed in the Illinois Steel works and
many injured by the explosion of a
steam pipe. The dead are: William
Miller, 30 years old; A. B. Sparrow,
unmarried; John Holstrom.
The recovery of the injured is doubt
full. They are: Thomas Dorsey, Oscar
Wagner, Joseph Todhunter, Peter
Moxey. All were employees at the South
Chicago mill and the injured were taken
to the company hospital there.
The room in which the accident oc-
CURED filed with steam from the
broken pipes and almost every one of
the so men at work there was more or
less injured.