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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14
The Fool and the Gun.

BURLINGTON, Ia, March l4.-While
hunting Joe Schnider folded his hands
across the muzzle of his gun, saying to Il
companion named Gadon that if the gun
went off he would have to do no more
work ''Shall l kick the trigger" said
Gadon, who claims not to have known the
gun was loaded go ahead said
Schnider. Playfully Gadon put his foot
on the trigger The gun went Off, carry
ing away both Schnider's hands. Gadon
is under bond for mutilation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14
A MODEl JUDGE, TRULY.
Paaticep> Criminis in "a Brutal :...d Cow
ar.iIN Murhcr.

arily Murder.
CHATTANOOGA, March p4-The grand
jury al Scottsborc, Ala, !has reported Il
bill recommending the Impeachment OF
Judge NJ. b. Talley, of the Ninth Alabama
circuit, accusing him OF adm and abet.
ting the Shelton boys in numbering
Banker X. c. Ross on Feh /. When the
Skeletons started in pursuitnf Ross Judge
Tailey wired ahead to the operator at
Stevenson, for which point Ross was des-
tined, to not let him get s,yay. and when
the Skeletons had killed Ross they wired
that 'Ross Is dead; none of Us hurt =
Ross friends had wired him from SCOTS
boro that his life was in danger, and TaIlcy
endeavored to intercept the message
Failing in this he sent his dispatch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14
Hanged Their Playmate.

MINNEBPoLIs, March 1.-two young
boys in South Minneapolis narrowly es-
capped hanging a playmate named John
son, years old. They were playing in a
barn, and for fun proceeded to hang up
johnson. The boys did not know how to
get him down again. They aroused .he
neighbors who came to the rescue III time
to save ,JOhnsou's life
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14
Waite and the Denver Offices.

DENVER. March i.-Judge Graham has
denied tine motion to modify the injunction
granted last week restraining Governor
Waite. Mayor Van Horne and Barnes and
Mullins the new fire and police commission
,rs from forcibly dispossessing Orr and
Martin. This leaves the present incum-
bents in office until the title to the Offices
IL seffled by civil action.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14
Da Gama's Terms Refused.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The following
telegram has just been received by the
state department from Minister Thomp-
son at Rio: 1.-The loyal forts commenced
firing at noon today. The terms of Da
CANA have been refused by the govern
ment, who will open fire upon him from
the city batteries this afternoon ut 3
O'Clock The city is nearly abandoned and
les,.rtad ,,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14
A.su.sinution by an Unknown.

PINE BLUFF, Ark, March IA cow
ardly attempt at assassination was made
here by a rlan as yet unknown. As the
Lake Side street car was running through
a suburb u pistol was discharged full at
j. 4. Hervey, who was one OF number OF
passengers. The ball struck him in the
back of the head, causing a probably fatal
wound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14

New YORK, March IN doubts as to
the fate Of the steam .yaciA Natalie and
her crew have been set at r.st 10y the ar
rival here Of her commander Captain An
tonic Salinas. Captain Salinas laughed
heartily at the story of himself and his
crew having been shot by oiicarS of PresI-
dent Hippolyte. He says 6he whole story
Is false.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14

MONTREAL, March 14.-Ulr;c LaFon-
taine, u prominent Montreal X. of L., de-
nies unqualitiedly the story that the Ca
madam h. of L. are dissatisfied with Mas
ter Work man Sovereign and want to Sc
cede.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14

Spitzbergen, from
which point his
e Xped i ition will
make u summer
dash for the north
pole. Mr.. Wellman
was accompanied
b Y I hree other
Americans - Pro-
fessor Owen Il.
French. late of the
UnitedStates coast
ana geodetic sur.
,-.t- anl an .xn.ri,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14

ana OlVes Him coupe OF Vicious Punches
That Draw the "Claret'-Sad Ending for
the Cranky Homicide Prevented by a
Guard-Prendergast Sets Up as a Literary
Critic with More Vigor Than Discretion
Fatal Rope Ready.
CHICAGO, March fitzpatrick Eugene
Prendergast Is blossoning out as a fighter.
He did battle with one of his cellmates
and won first blood. Prendergast is kent
in cell % with George Craig, charged with
murder, and Pat Rafferty,, the cranky Der
son who offered to blow up Siegel 4 Coon
er's big store last summer Rafferty, af-
tects to be something of a poet, though his
cellmate, Prendergast, has never ap-
proved OF his genius. The dynamite man.
however, had composed somewhat un-
clean parody on After the Ball" and
while Buff Higgins, the murderer, who is
under sentence To hang with Prendergast
March y, was exercising in the corridor.
Rafferty, called him to the celldour and
began to read his cffusiou. Higgins is,
somewhat of poet himself and eniovcd
the parody very much. But prendergast
did not. When Rafferty, was about half
through his verses Prendergast snatched
the paper from his HANDS and yelled:
"Iou can not read obscene literature in
this cellr'
PrenderGast Full OF Fight.
Rafferty, is much bigger man than the
little assassin and he went after him But
Prendergast was full of fight. He put up
his fists and drove "A right handler into the
big man : mouth; then lie hit ont again
aud caught Rafferty, in the nose The
blood flew at "A Sseats rate. Rafferty,
grabbed the little man \ f. dog after a
kitten, picked him up, All slammed him
down iii heap III one cuiner of the cell.
Then he WAS preparing g. chastise Prem
dergast, but Guard Wallace ran into the
cell and pulled him away Il could "A
punched his jaw off if I'd wanted to. said
Rafferty, he wiped the blood oil his
nose, but didn't want to hit the skate.
He's only got "A few days to live. and |
don't want him to go into the next world
with worse looking mug than hes got
| already Shortly after which Preuder-
gast pinned IA red rose in his coat and went
proudly out to take his daily exercise.
New Rope for the Hanging.
There il to he nomore rope breaking at
county Jail hangings, and murderers hay-
ing appointments OF that Sort with sheriff
| Gilbert and .Iailer Morris may rest salts.
| fled that second edition executions willno
! mark their departure through the callows
| trap. ,Iailer Morris received "A new rope
into his keeping. 1t is ot tthe Italian hemp
brand ana Is strong etuSh to hang a
| Clydesdale. The thic<S :, i ninc->ix.
teenths of an inch, while d. rope which as.
sisted in the farewell of }ieorce II. Paint
er was twu-SiXteeuths s1lallcr The dit.
ference is considerable, tin. new rope hav.
| inc h, # rNrfA. III.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14
p,o, Town That Cant Have a Lyuchiur.

AUDUBON. Ia, March l4.-William Nc
Iauphliu. the murderer Of Frank Leib, was
nearly lynched In quarrel at Fairview
school house near Audubon Mclaughlin
stabbed Frank Leib and the wounded man
died. When it became known that the
VICTIM was dead feeling ran high and cnl-
minated in mob. which was bafiled by
the sheriff running off with the prisoner
I'm another town.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14

| LONDON, March 1.-THE Sportsman says
!; has all but been settled that the jack
son Corbett match will be decided at the
National Sporting CLUB
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14

No other medicine has equaled
Hoods Sarsaparilla in the relief it
gives in severe cases Of dyspepsia,
sick headache, etc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14
In ARCTIC ZEPHYRS
walter Wellman and Compan.
ions Propose to Revel.
A DASH FOR THE NORTHERN POLE

-" "e Made by the Way of the Islands OF
sPtzberGen The World To BE Kept
''sed OF the Progress of the Expedi-
aluminium To BE Factor I'm Its
Soecess-Plans of the ventursome Ex-
plorers.
NhW YORK, March 14.-Mr. Walter Well
man the well-known journalist, sailed on
the steamer Britannia TODAY en- route for
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14
viii send Back the News.

One novel feature of Mr.. Wellman's
scheme of exploration is that it is strictly
n newspaper expedition, and if Mr.. Well
mans plans are carried out the world will
be apprised of his progress toward the
mole. a thing that has never before been
done in the case of any previous polar ex-
pedition. Members of his party will he
sent back from time to time to the edge of
the ice pack with letters describing the
progress of the expedition and the discov-
cries made 10y the explorers. At the edge
of the ice pack the dispatches will he tax
en- ON board Mr. Wellman's steamer, which
will return to Norway, whence the world
will receive the news. With Wellman,
pearv. Nansen and possibly Jackson in
quest of the pole this year it seems highly
probable that 1894 will mark the solution
of the frozen north's fascinating mystery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14
Weight of Entire Equipment.

At the start the drift of the ice pack will
not be against him, and when he returns
later in the season it will assist him in his
homeward journey. Mr.. Wellman carries
with him his aluminium boats and sledges
the first ever built in America-and tests
have demonstrated that they are by far the
iightest and at the same time the very
strongest boats and sledges of their size
that the world has ever seen. The entire
equipment Of the party of fourteen will be
about $500 pounds, and as forty hardy
draft dogs will assist in carrying it the
average weight per man and dog will be
about 100 pounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14
expects Much of His Light Outfit.

He will then return to the edge of the
pack IN fifty days more, his steamer will
I PICK him up and he will then return home.
Mr.. Weilman has carefully studied the
great problem before him and expects to
profit by the knowledge gained 10y previous
explorers who have traversed the pack and
to avoid their mistakes. His early start is
for tine purpose of getting far north before
the pack begins its drift toward the south.
| Away back in ls2, Sir Edward Parry
pushed on northward over the pack at the
rate of from sixteen to twenty miles per
day, but his heavy cquipage compelled
him to break his loads into parts and pass
| from five to seven times over the same
road. Other explorers, handicapped with
| old time sledges and boats. have been com
| PEELED to progress in the same slow man
ner but Mr.. Wellman believes that with
his light aluminium outfit retracing his
steps will he unnecessary and that every
mile Travelled will take him "A mile farther
| toward TIE pole
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14

The Assassin of Mayor Harrison
Has a Fight.
JUMPS ON A MUCH BIGGER MAN

And Gives Him Couple of Vicious Punches
That Draw the ''Claret"-Sad Ending for
the Cranky Homicide Prevented by n
Guard-Prendergast Sets Up as a Literary
Critic with More Vigor Than Discretion
Fatal Rope Ready.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-14

''-h''-'-'' NtN anu an cAiJerl-
ehced and capable scientist: DR. Thomas
IL. Mohun, successful Washington physi-
cian, and Charles c. Dodge. the artist and
photographer of the expedition. The enter
prise Is under the leadership of Mr.. Well
man, and the three men named are his
heutenants. Ten hardy young Norwegians,
ambitious and experienced in Arctic en-
pioration, will join the party in Norway,
ana the expedition will sail from Tromsoe.
Norway. Tor the islands OF Spitzbergen
about May.
Where the Real Work Will Begin.
At Danes island which is very near the
eiShtieth parallel-that point of latitude
:" lar north that many explorers have
never reached and few have ever passed it
headquarters will he established. and
then the party will steam to the edge
oi the great ice pack, about "a degree far
ther north. After "a landing is effected
the steamer will return to Danes island,
| and about the 10th or 18th of MAY the dash
| Tor the pole will begin. That marvellous
new metal. aluminium, has been utilized
| IN the construction of sledgcs, boats and
| other apparatus, and thus equipped with
Ear lighter paraphernalia than any pre-
| vlous explorer, Mr.. Wcllman expects to
| be able to push on north at the rate of
| from twelve to twenty miles per day. As
| ne Will have only about 900 miles to travel
| before the pole Is reached he expects to
either reach that goal or point very near
| ii iE fifty DAYS
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1894-01-26
To Tax Church Property.

A movement ison foot in several Of the large
cities LOOKING toward to the taxation OF church
property. In st. Louisa bill has has been IN
troduced in Legislature. At recent minister's
meeting in New York the same thing was adj
vocated. 1t is significant fact that the clergy
men themselves, to large extent, are behind
this movement. Word comes that in st. Louis
one denomination has millions of dollars
worth Of property which it is holding at no ex-
pense for the purpose of realizing higher prices.
There seems to be no reason why this property
should not be taxed. One denomination owns
property situated on leading avenue wnicn
are worth immense sums. This same move
ment was advocated years ego, bnt the opposi-
tion was strong enomgh to defeat 1T Many
Of the religious papers are now confident, how,
ever, that it will be successful.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1894-01-26
SLIGHTLY MIXED.

"a Good Story Sent by Richmond Contribu
tor to the state.l
A colored preacher in the South was deeply
impressed with tho tragic history Of Jessbsl,
and wished to draw thence moral for the
spiritual benefit Of his bearers.
Like all exhorten Of his face, his enthusiasm
would render him 80 dramatic and % earnest
in his efforts to impress his congregation that
he would wrest any portion of Scripture from
its proper place and insert it to suit his pur-
pose, regardless of connection.
His sermon on Jezebel was notable Illus
tration of this You see, !" he said, Jezsbsl
had gone up stairs and run to hide herseE
After . while dc army como marchin' thu
and Jezsbel she come to the seben story win
der and looked out to sec the soldiers, but dey
saw her and allowed, Fling her Quit and
dey flung her ont den dey said, Fling her
out second time ? and dey flung her out
second time"
filing her out seben times |" dey sid, and
dey flung her out seben times, don dey said,
Fling her out sebenty times ssven!" and
dey flung her out sebenty times seben and
dashed her to pieces den de dogs come and
eat her up and dc said, Calder up do fag-
ments dat nothing be lost, and dey gathered
up de fragments and dey got twelve baskets
full Of de fragments Of Jezsbel, and now want
to ask you, my brederen, and / want you 70
answer me if You kin, in de dreadful day Of
resnrraction whose wife will abe be Of them
alln
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1894-01-26
Guarding Against Epidemics.

Guarding Against Epidemics.
The Grand Lodge Of the Improved
Order B'nai Birth met in Baltimore
last Sunduy. The sum Of $780, 900 was
set aside from the sinking fund Of
$50, 900, to be used in paying benefits
in case of an epidemic.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1894-01-26

It is SO with the Mussulmen. For ex-
ample at Damascus, the Jews formerly
wore turbans. They have preserved in
several religions of the Islam, and il
theirs differs in colors from the other
faithful. it is the wish of the latter.
Everyone recognizes the long Levite,
talar OF the Polish Jew; for rs it is the
classical costume of the Jew. We are
inclined to represent him thus to oursel-
YES always in the past; it is wrong.
In ancient Poland the rich Jew dress
ed in the Polish costume, the spodeck
on his head, fur cap of marter skin,
which one can see yet to-day on the
Sabbath day in Galicia; around the
waist the chaftan or Polish jonpan, split
on the sleeves and tied with belt
around the waist, as the Jews from that
country love to tie around thsir loina
With this, the pantaloons in the boots
and sword at the side, for, in tolerant
Poland, the Jew had formerly the same
right rs the mobiles to carry q sword, so
we'll so, that one would take the picture
of q peaceful Jewish merchant for that
Of proud Palatiue or warlike vouvodes.
The Jews with their repugnance for
change preserved this rich costume
when all the Polish nobility had left it
of, and thus it was mistaken for q Jew.
ish costume. The Russian government
had prohibited it. The Israelites of
Poland and Little Russia had to ex-
change the fur cap for the skull cap or
the silk one that is worn by the ordinary
people of villages and in many local.
ties the cap became in it's turn the Jew.
ish couture Els where the sons of Is
rael have adopted the high hat the
"cylinder," as the Germans call it. It
has become in many countries the ma.
tionsl headgear. Thus 4 have seen in
Siberia dirty German Jews promenade
their stove pipes on the solitary borders
of the Galilean sea. The Polish joupan
was replaced by q long frock, resembling
more or less the caftan of the Russian
merchant. The emperor, Nicholas,
thought it was too long, SO the imperial
authority made war on the talari, 80
much loved by the Jews; it made rules
and regulations to dete rhine its dimen.
sions. Those that rebelled were arrest
ed in the street and the police agents
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1894-01-26

which they had habit to let hang down
to their cheeks. It is written in Levitt
Gus { IA. 81: "You shall not cut the
corners of your beard"
The emperor, Nicholas, declared war
to those cork-screws, allowin it only
to the rabbits. This caused it to become
dearer to the ordinary Jew, recognizing
therein some religious Characteristic,
Gas Peter.the Great, did q century
earlier with the cheeks of the rasto ticks,
so did similar struggle rage against
the plebian Jew on account of his head
and cheeks.)
Just as formerly the old believers un
der the reforming Gear, the Jews that
were caught by the police were shaved
and shorn by compulsion.-About fif-
teen years, I asked one day Jew of
Cracon, who escorted me to the mines
of Wielickza, which of the two govern
ments do you co-rehgionists like best,
Austria or Russia' Z" A stranger travel
ing in Poland cannot get along without
Jew, be it only as not to be bothered
by the others; my guide who was
very prudent man, was very slow to
answer my questions, and then only at
ter pressing the question :" Most" said
he, with smile, ''love Austria. sand
why so" said II because Austria
allows them to wear their hair in curls "
Be it freak or not the answer was not
bad. The right to wear babil has its
price, for it is not alone in regard to the
hair dress that the Jews enjoy more
liberty under the Austrian eagle than
under the Russian eagle.
In the jewries of the Orient the Co.'S
tune of the women, just like the cos.
tune of the men, varies in accordance
with the country. Perhaps the most
graceful is the one of the Jewesses Of
Smyrna, with their plugged pantaloons
and their vests cnt slopingly upon their
chest. The richest and most grotesq1e
is that of the fat Jewesses of Tunisia--
tight trousers trimmed with gold and
silver. The Jewesses have as q rule
given up the old diadem of their grand
mothers. I feel for those Jewesses of
the East, for their husbands have still
the bad taste to shave their foreheads
Once married woman must never try
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1894-01-26

can distinguish them from the Christ
ians is by their elegance Jewish
ReuiesD.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-11-28
To Blow Up Troops.

COLUMBUS, o., Nov pa striking
and important piece of evidence was
presented to the Col. Colt court of in
quiry today. 1t was a basket contain
ing forty sticks of dynamite that was
found concealed near the court house
the morning after the rioting at Wash
ington Court House. The find was
kept a secret until today. It confirms
the report that the. rioters after the
shooting, planned to blow up the court
house, troops and all. Col. Colt was
warned of this by telephone messages,
and placing troops in the balconies of
the building, he ordered them to halt
all persons attemptingto approach the
court house that night and to fire upon
any who refusedto stop. Several shots
were fired at persistent skulkers and
then all the rioters disappeared. 1t
now seems probable that this precau-
ton prevented the angry mob from
destroying the troops.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-11-28
How the Democrats Lost 1t.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1a-Frederick
G. Waite, formerly cllstosns official,
has figured out for the National Sta
tistical association that oyer :, 900, 900
voters remained away from the polls
this fall and changed be political
complexion of the coshtry. Mr..
Waite's analysis of the election re-
turns of New York ni 1882, town by
town, shows that ReptS can farmers
then allowed he-election % go by de-
fault. This year the Republicans
have not east large a per cent of
the>fuE vote M a single State as in
1888. Hence, thes only reasonable
conclusion, says Mr. Waite, is that,
Ike the diseontented Republicans in
1892, thesdiscoat5 5.,ted Dessss...,.ocstts tt1is
year Joined the Stay at home voters.
This stay at home vote has increased
in New York from $4,000 in 1888, to
1876, 600. in 1892. and to 425,0 900 this
year. In Pennsylvania it was 70, 600
in 1888, 230, 900 in 1892, and 400, 900
this year. 1t has increased in Ohio
from 40, 900 in 1888 to 115.00 in 1892
and 100000 this year. In Michigan
there We're 100000 stay at homes this
year, 10000 in 1883 and los, 900 in
1892. South Carolina, when she had
$4,000 less volers than at present, cast
1873, 621 votes for Hayes and Tilden,
while this year her total vote is not
much over $4,000, or about one fourth
of her full vote. Wisconsin has not
polled for the Democratic candidates
so small a vote for 25 years, nor has
the Democratic party in Pennsylvania
received so few votes in half q centu
ry. Census and registration statistics
show this year the stay at home voters
numbered about 5, 100000. Add 1, 5OO,-
900 Populists, 100000 Republicans
and the scattering vote, and there are
over 10000, 900 to place against the
4.200,O 900 who voted the Democratic
ticket. Representative kirk, of Ohio
the Democrat who represents McKin-
ley's old district, said that the Demo
Gratis Of Ohio laugh at their defeat, be-
cause they know that they caused it it
by not voting, and that they will all
be in line again in 1896.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-11-28

The Spartanburg Herald says the
Bankers take silver and greenbacks
to the government, demand gold, and
the government comes to the banker
and gives a five per cent. bond in or
der to get the gold back to keep the
gold reserve up to a certain point.
The banker having given his gold for
the bonds, the government has the gold
again and the banker the bonds. Then
the banker takes more silver and
greenbacks and demands more gold
The government pays it until the gold
gets lower again, and then the govern
ment issues more bonds and gets more
gold, which in turn is paid out, and
so on. 1t is a fine system of finance
we have. to be sure!'
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-11-28
THE CHILDREN ALL PRosPERING.

ShiLDhSsS ALL ASO'oA A@ASA-NN''
jobs in the legislature and William 5 al
most there.
And Richard-he's tie sheriff, and Rutus
he's the mayor;
Josiah takes the taXes-aad says they 70
coming high; ,,,
And Tom-he' 5 out for Congress, and he IL
get there by and by!
Mary married lawyer, and Jenn is the
wife
CT revenue detective, in the moonlight
of her life;
And Maggie's being courted by the teach
er over there,
And MolIy's got general that's almost a
brigadie;!
And so the girls and boys are placed as
well as we'll can be;
It's sorto of satisfaction to the old man
and to nae,
To sit here in the old home when the twi-
light shadows fall,
And see the children prosrerin, and
know we raised 'em all!