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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-02
CHANGE OF ELDERS
Rev. N. A. Head Receives No.
tice Of Transfer.
HE Is ORDERED TO eALEsBuRe

HIS Successor Here Not Vet Known. hut
May be- Former Rock Island Pastor
The Change and Rev. Heads Term of
Service Here.
Rev. NJ. A. Head, presiding elder
Of the Rock Island NJ. +. district
conference. received a dispatch this
morning from Bishop F. II. Fowler.
at Minneapolis. relieving him of his
charge here. and ordering him to
take charge of the Galesburp dis
trict, the date of the change being
fixed ut March Is. though this part
was left at the option of Mr.. Head. if
another date would better suit his
convenience.
When Mr.. Head was seen by an
ARGUS representative regarding the
change he said that he had no ex
Planation to make regarding il.
This telegram" he said. handing
the reporter the piece of yellow paper
containing the message, the sub
stance of which is given above, lis
the first intimation / have received.
! have just got it. and it came to me
like thunderbolt.'
do You know who your successor
here will be-"
IL have not the rcmotest idea. but
probably will know by tomorrow.
Further than this, | have nothing to
say now"
Possible Successor.
Rev. q. j. Luckey. formerly pas
tor of the First NJ. +. church, this
city, has been for mum Der of wears
presiding elder of the Galesburs dis
trict. and it is just possible that he
may succeed MIR. Head here.
Mr.. Head is on his sixth year rs
presiding elder of the Rock Island
district. having succeeded Rev. p. A.
Cooi. and this year he would have
completed the time allotted to ore
elder in a single district. His adj
ministration of the affairs of the
church has been wise, and the church
has prospered and advanced during
the period of his labors. He ha.
greatly endeared himself to his peopl,
here. and many will he the regret.
that will he felt at his departur,
from the city.
The course pursued in making tho
change is 4 somewhat unusual on,
rs far as this district is concerned al
least, and the object of it is not vel
understood.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-02
WALKER wHITEsIDE.
A Talented Actor I'm Whom Rock Island is
Interested.

Interested.
Walker Whiteside, the Young ira
gedian for whom the people of Rock
Island have such warm side, ap-
pears at the Bu'rtis, at Davenport, to-
night in ..Richelieu. The following
sketch of the talented young actor.
taken from the Chicago Tribune. will
be read with interest by his many
admirers in this city:
1t is probably not generally known
to the public OF this city that Walker
Whiteside, the young American ira
gedian. who finished a successful L.
weeks engagement at the Schiller
theatre last night. spent most of his
younger years in Chicago. He was
born in Logansport, Ind. and came
to Chicago with his parents when 9
years old. His father, L. c. White
side. who was elected to the bench
when % years of age, was a Judge of
the criminal court of Cook county
for nine years. When but a mere
child young Whitesidc gave evidence
of unusual histrionic talent. His
first theatrical venture was made
when he was IL years old in min
strel show, which he, at the head OF
seven companions, gave in a hall in
the suburbs of Chicago. Young
Whiteside had a manipulating press
with which he printed hundreds of
posters headed: I'VE are Seven
Fun for a Million"
Speaking recently of his juvenile
experience, Mr.. Whiteside said: II
had a private tutor at the time and
ran away from school for week to
help get up the show. He wrote to
my father, bat my sister who was in
sympathy with my project, inter.
cepted the letter, and the minstrel
show came to a successful issue.
was booked to sing The Old Oaker
Bucket'-and tried to do so. The au.
| dience laughed at me. but / thought
! sang all right. After had finished
singing, however, one of the boy.
laughingly said: Your song was nc
good, and pitched battle imme
diately followed behind the scene:
while the next number of the pro
gram was in progress
Met SIR. Henderson.
| In 1856 Mr.. Whiteside moved t,
Denver, Colo. where his father be
came engaged in mining speculation
and met with reverse in fortune
While editing a society journal il
in that city in 1890 he met William
F. Henderson. his present manager
by whom he was induced to retur,
to the stage. on which he had. in for
mer years, gained some prominenc,
as 1.-THE boy actor Difficulties. a
times almost unsurmountable, wer
met with and overcome. In tn
struggle for success Mr.. Henderson,
was determined in his loyalty t
Whiteside, and in this respect Their
are few other instances in the theai
rical history OF this country il
which n tragedian achieved any pre-
noEnced success under his first man
ager. Both men are p wears of age
Mr.. Henderson was born in St. Louis
Mo. and raised in Rock Island. III.
where he received his early educa
ton in the public schools. Afte
completing six years course o
studies at the Northwestern univel
siiy at Evanston, he moved to Der
yer, Colo, where he became engage
in the theatrical business.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-02
CONVICTED OF ARSON.
Mrs. Burgore Guilty of Burning Linwood
Hotel.


The jury in the case of the Bur
cores, charged with setting fire with
intent to burn the Linwood hotel, at
4:iO yesterday afternoon brought in
a verdict acquitting Mr.. Burgore,
and finding Mrs. Burgore guilty.
The woman has given bail of 81 900.
The jury was instructed the first
thing yesterday morning. and it was
expected they would come in in a
short time. AS the hours passed the
crowd in the court room waited pa
tiehtly. The defendants assumed
the seats they had occupied during
the trial, and nervousiy watched the
door leading to the jury room. Mrs.
Burgore finally shifted to the front
bench in the body of the court. She
was rather more i'll at ease than her
husband. After considerable time
had elapsed, and the jury did not APP
pear, the couple realized that their
chances of acquit:al were very slim.
and the only hope left them was in
disagreement.
Appearance ot the Defendants.
Finally the doors Fopened and the
Jury fled in. The defendants looked
sharply at the face of each man as he
entered. rs though to read his dccis-
ion. When the verdict was an
nounced, Mr.. Burgore, singular to
say, appeared much more affected
than his wife. She flushed. but made
scarcely any other sign of emo
ton. He paled and shrank back in
his chair. while his hand twitched.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-02
Licensed TO We'd.

Feb. 2s.-Edward Reynolds, Annie
Gimbel. Davenport.
March 1.-Gust johnson, Hannah
Carlson, Rural township.
Lee j. Shepler, Agner Walters,
Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-02
This is the only premium book OF
the kind published. it contains
the cream of the song
lists OF to-day.
How to get a copy

A series of coupons will appear in THE ARGUS,
the first of which will be published Saturday. Six of
these accompanied by 20 cents in coin presented at
THE ARGUS COUNTING ROOM will secure
this magnificent work complete.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-02
THE THIRTY CLUB.
Last OF the Winter Series Last Evening
Progressive Cinch.

Last OF the Winter Series Last Evening
Progressive Cinch.
The Thirty club held the last of its
series in the X. +. hall last evening
Dancing. of course. was the. order OF
the evening. and the 40 couples who
participated spent one of the most
enjoyable evenings OF the season.
Schillinger's unsurpassableo orchestra
furnished music. When the evenin.
was about spent President Woltmann
addressed the club. and informed
the members that Il meeting of the
club would be held Wednesday eve
ming for the purpose of clccting Off
GERS and arranging for the coming
series this summer. He said that
the series would consist of six dances,
three of which would he held in the
hall and three ut the Tower Inn.
The membership of the club now
numbers 40.
Progressive Cinch
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Llovd enter
tanned about sixteen OF their friends
last evening at their home, on Twen-
tieth street. Progressive cinch was
the order of the evening, and while
Miss Meta Strate and Harry Allendorf
were winning the first prize, Miss
Minnie Kelley and Robert Reed COM
pctcd for. and won the BOBBY prize.
Luncheon was served by the host and
hostess, and much regret was ex-
pressed when the time for leaving
came.
Surprise Party.
Miss Alta Hoppe, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. +. G. Hoppe, was very
pleasantly surprised by number Of
her friends last evening. The eve
vening was spent in dancing and
various games and music. About 10
o'clock light refreshments were serv-
ed. Those present were:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-02
$500

This collection is handsomely bound with exquis-
tely engraved lithowater color title page the bind
ing is flexible, and the book will open flat on the
piano organ rest. Among the copyrights are
Faithful Yet and MY Lassie Has Raven Hair" by
Justice: Over the Moonls Sea" and Pretty Wild
Swinging On The Toll Gate" by Gebel, and a
number of others; which cannot be bought in any
music store for less than 40 EACH in addition
to which, are such songs "Lconore." BY Trotere
Last Night by Kjcrulf Out On The Deep" by
Lohr. besides all the popular favorites.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-02
Seven Per Cent
Loans.

The following is partial list of
completed gilt-cdgcd first mortgage
loans on hand. which we now offer
for sale subject to previous selections
for their face and accrued interest.
These loans have been carefully Sc
lcctcd by us, and are iirst-class in
every respect. They are ali 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. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-02

II the worth Of anything is proven
by results, then surely DIR. Bulls
Cough Syrup is prominently the
best cough syrup now extant.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-02
A MUSICAL WONDER.
Gathered Jewels
OF Song

All the Latest Best Vocal Gems printed from fusze hand
some shcet-music plates with accompaniment for
piano organ; each piece is unabridged
The price Of the Supurb Collection,
in regular sheet music is
least
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-02
Final Clearance Sale Of
Winter Clothing and
Furnishing Goods.

Mems and boys overcoats, suits and pants neck
wear, shirts, socks gloves. caps-everything
mnst go. Nothing to be carried over. Big re-
auctions on everything. Our new spring stock
now in process of manufacture, and new goods
coming in right along. We are already
showing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-03-02

What winter goods we have left are to be sold.
some at half price, some one-third off, some
fourth off. We haven't the room to carry over
stuff.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1894-05-08
WHIP AND spur.

A fast horse with an odd name is Monkey
Rolla, 2:155E.
Little Albert, a:1O, has started in 50 races
and only been behind the money once.
Concord. n. H, will be the center of trot-
ting races in the Granite State this year.
The roads of New Jersey are without a
doubt the best to be found in the country.
This year for the first time will the Palo
Alto farm lie represented on the track by n
PAGER.
Charles Thompson, owner of Riverside
stock farm, Window, Mimi, is deaf
mute.
The statement thai McHenry will put
Monbars, trOttiug record 2:11s<, to pacing is
confirmed.
San Francisco will have a horse show
next October similar to the national horse
show of New York.
1t is reported that C. ]. Hamlin wants to
start Nightingale, 2:l01S, in a two mile race
against Grcenlander, 2:12.
a jury has decided that the Illinois Cen
trail railroad must pay s., COO for killing the
stallion Memento Wilkes, 2:22411z<.
With S9o,5oo on the card for its six days
racing, the Terre Haute Qnd.) fair of 1894
should rank among the most memorable
meetings ever placed on record.
Charles Cochran, the old time care taker
of Goldsmith Maid, is still in active service
at Palo Alto. He has been well known in
the horse world for over 40 years.
The Rev. L. C. Stackhouse of Fayette
county, Ky, has one brood mare which
cost him Sl25 10 years ago and from which
he has realized 81 COO for her produce since
that time.-Turf, Field and Farm.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1894-05-08
nTHE RyAls.n

a Berlin paper says ttRt Kcssnth was q
| jew whose name originally was levin
Kohut.
Mr.. W. K. Vanderbilt has leased fine
English estate and will spend much of his
| time abroad.
Ed Wolcott, on the Republican side. and
! Joe Blackburn, on the Democratic, get the
! style for TIE other senators.
Ex-Postmaster General John wana-
maker haY purchased 81 200, 900 worth of
real estate In Philadelphia, paying nearly
all cash.
Hezekiah Morris, an eccentric bachelorin
Greentree. Wis, has seven beds in his house.
He occupies different one every night and
has done SO for 20 years.
Senator Gallery when listening to a de
bate has a way of resting his face in his
hand so that his nose rests in the fork
formed between the thumb and fingers.
Admiral Ramsay, who has been promoted
to the place made vacant by Admiral Ben
ham's retirement, has been in the navy for
almost A years and has held command rank
since 1866.
Commodore Edwin D. Morgan has be-
come the father Of his third child, and
under the will of the late Governor E. D.
Morgan will receive $3.50. 600. or $3.50, coo for
each child.
All the United States senators from the
states south of the Potomac served in the
Confederate armies except Irby of South
Carolinn and Blanchard of Louisiana, who
were too young for military service.
The handwriting of the late David Dud-
ley Field is said to have been so iIleRibIe
that few compositors could translate IL.
The Tribune says that compared with It
Horace Greeley's screeds were copper plate.
Jason Brown, son of John Brown of Os-
awatomie, is now living at the age of II
on spur of the Sierra Madre mountains,
not far from Pasadena, Cal. He makes
his living by exhibiting little museum of
| animals
Anthony ]. Drexel, Jr, of Philadelphia
has rented big French steam yacht, lux
uriously appointed, and after some prelimt-
nary cruising in home waters intends to
TAKE select party of friends to China and
back, If not around the world.
Inspector Peter Conlin of the New York
police force was a lieutenant in the late
war. He was subsequently deputy collect
or of internal revenue of the Second dis
trict of Louisiana during Grants admins
tration. He became policeman in 1859.
DR.. Lyman Beecher, some time after he
had retired from his long and laborious
ministry, was asked by n friend how he was
getting along, and the aged doctor replied,
We'll, sir, ever since 1 quit trying to save
the world L have been getting along first
| rate"
Elijah Morse is the photographed expert
of congress. He writes an acquaintance he
doesn't mind having the newspapers talk
about him, but he does object to being
''chnractured," aud he informed one of his
colleagues the other day that journalistic
friend of his wrote over "sombrique."
Senator Mills of Texas has never been
able to train himself to the wearing of
| cuffs. He tried them once when about to
make great speech in the house, but as
| soon as he. began to wade into his speech he
tore them off with an exclamation of dis
gust and threw them down in the aisle.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1894-05-08
rak WEDDING IA eosuRe.

An attempt to properly pronounce the
various names md titles of the royal pair
that were married in Coburg greatly mars
the pleasure of reading the accounts of the
wedding Philadelphia Call.
The marriage of a Russian prince and a
German princess, with the queen of Eng
land presiding over the ceremony, might
have meant something Important in the
old days, but It amounts to nothing in this
democratic age.-Memphis AppeaI-Ava-
lnnche.
Queen Victoria planned all of the ar
rangements for the royal marriage at Co
burg. Her majesty is bearing the infirm-
tiles of nearly 90 years, but when it comes
to running wedding or engineeringa mar
riage engagement she is Just us able as she
was 40 years ago.-kansas City Star.
Queen Victoria made brilliant display
of diamonds at the wedding of the GRIND
Duke of Hesse and Princess Victoria 1t is
understood that during the progress of
events the Prince OF Wales did the same,
tastefully combining them with hearts,
spades and clubs Washington Star.
This royal wedding is fair sample of all
events of its kind. Wherever there is a
massing of royalty there is u massing of
police. Royal visits are occasions for fear
and trembling on the part of the police. and
royal percentages are hedged about no longer
with DIVINITY and loyalty, but with armed
Guards.-St. Louis POst-Dispateh.
Another pair of royal cousins have been
married. But the traits of European royal
families are not so altogether admirable
that they should be emphasized and per-
petuated by intermarrfage. The royal
stock of Europe would be improved if the
European princes We're permitted to marry
the women they love, independently of
their birth or position.-Boston Globe.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1894-05-08
PEN, PENCIL AND BRUSH,

Eugene Field has great penchant fol-
hunting curios.
Sara Jeanette Duncan is the latest au.
thor to be announced
Mr.. Aubrey Beardsley, the artist whose
fantastic drawings are just now fad" OF
English bookmukers, is not much over &C
years old.
Adolph Menzel, the German painter, is
IS years old and works several hours daily
in his studio. He is one of the lions of go.
cial Berlin.
Walter Besant is chronic, dyed in the
wool optimist, and he is said to be more
proud of the fact than he is over all his
literary successes
Catharine Conway, the associate editor
of the Boston Pilot, is an accomplished
newspaper worker and is besides an essay
list and writer of verse
Sir Joshua Reynolds was often annoyed
by being requested to paint the portraits OF
ugly women of quality. He said: IF l
paint them as they are, they will hate me.
If don't paint them as they are, shall
hate myself"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1894-05-08
FAMILIAR PHRASES APPLIED.

by by" as the clerk said to the Gus
"Take chair" as the dentist said to his
patient.
Pardon me-" as the criminal said to the
governor.
, .'Ho, there" as the farmer snid to his
field hand.
YOU'RE a corker," as the brewer said to
the bother.
Drop in some time" as the slot machine
said to the nickel.
After you" as the policeman said to the
escaping sneak thief.
Come around next week." as Thursday
said to the day before.
Get on to it," as the bicycle teacher said
to his nervous scholar.
Call again. as the poker player said to
the other poker player.
step this way, please" as the dancing
master said to his class.
You make me tired" as the hired girl
said to the Monday washing.
Its all up with you," as the sidewalk
sweeper said to the roof cleaner.
That's the end of it," as the boarder said
to the landlady when she gave him the tail
OF the chicken.-New York Advertiser
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1894-05-08
Gordon. the Eloquent.

Under the above caption the
Charleston CIV. Ya.) Gazette of
April II, says:
General Gordon's lecture. "The
Last Days of the Confederacv," at
the Opera House last night. drew
the largest crowd that the Burlew
ever held, to listen to lecture :
there was scarcely vacant seat i'm
the orchestra and the balcony was
well filled. Tie audience was com
posed of the most prominent people
in the city WHO, for two hours, sat
spell-bound by the eloquent Gcorg-
ian.
General Gordon is a speaker of
magnetic eloquence, and from the
opening sentence to the peroration,
held the audience unclaimed with his
picturesque Oratory. In thrilling
periods, garnished with all the SPLEEN
doris of imagery and word painting.
Tue orator portrayed the scenes of
life in the Southern army during the
declining days of the Confederocv
tragic and trivial incidents. with an
element of the pathetic that made
the audience break forth, by turns,
In applause and tears and smiles.
His splendid tributes &c the nri-
yate soldier, blue and gray. and to
American womanhood, his ap,stro-
Pile to the American flag. hi, eulooics
upon Grant and Lee and Jackson.
ere delivered in style of warm,
Southern cloQueuce that no written
words can hope to describe,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1894-05-08
Various Items.

Shepherd College, at Shepherds
town, will holdits commencement on
Friday, June 10.
Renewed efforts are being made
to collect funds for n suitable monu-
ment to Francis Scott Key in Fred
eriel city.
Rt. Rev. P. j. Donahue was in
stalled Bishop of the Catholic Dio-
ccse of West Virginia, at Wheeling
on the 26th ult., with imposing cere-
monies.
Lawrence spiller, coIored, was
convicted at Stauntou, Va. Wednes-
day, of the murder of Miss Lottie
Rowe, aud sentenced to he hung
June s.
1t is estimanted that there are TO-
600, 900 hearing and Woodworking
orange trees in Florida. California
is credited with ha> eng G,000, 900
and Arizona about 1000, 900.
The Ohio House of Representa-
tives has passed, by constitutional
majority of two, the Clark Senate
bill granting to women the right to
vote in school elections. 1t is now
law.
The Republicans will have nice
time explaining how the Democrats
elected congressman in the 3rd
Ohio District Tuesday by a plurality
of over 1000 that gave Mckinley a
plurality of 562 last fall. The peo-
pie are learning the cause of the
hard tines Grafton Leader.
John Small of Martinsburg, aged
twenty-one years, met with horrible
accident Friday afternoon which will
probably result in his death. He
was shoveling saw dust from the pit
of William Criswell's sawmill, and
raising his hand too high was caught
by the saw and his head was man
gIed so badly that his brain oozed
from the wound.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1894-05-08
German Baptist Annual Meet.
ing.

The Annual Meeting of the Ger.
man Baptist Brethren will he held at
MeyersdaIe, Pa, on the Pittsburg
Division of the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, commencing May Path,
1894.
For this occasion the B. & o. R.
r. Co. will sell excursion tickets to
Meyersdale and return from all sta
tions on its system of lines at rate of
one first class fare for the round trip.
From points east of and including
Pittsburg and Wheeling the tickets
will be sold from May 22nd to 28th
inclusive, and will be valid for re-
turn passage within thirty days from
date of sale.
From points west of Pittsburg and
Wheeling the tickets will be sold from
May 2lst TO 26th inclusive, and will
be valid for return passage within
thirty days from date of sale.
For time of trains, etc, address
nearest agent of the b. & o. r. r.
Co. or o. p. McCarty, Gen'l Pas.
Agent B. & o. r. r. S. w. R'y, ST.
Louis, Mo. l.. S. Allen, Asst Gen'I
Pass. Agent, d. & o. r. r., Chicago,
Ills. 4; j.. ID. Smith, Div. Pass. Agt.,
B. &. o. r. r., Pittsburg, Pa, or b.
f. Bond, Div. Pass. Agent. B. & o.
r. r., Baltimore, Md. Chas. o.
Scull, Gen'l Pass. Agent, B. & o. r.
r., Baltimore, Md.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1894-05-08
PREcEPTs FROM THE KORAN.

God hates disorder and uncleanliness.
Hewho first gives a salutation is free from
pride.
When person falls into a rage, let him
be silent.
God hates n man who has a proud look in
the presence of his companions
When you seek a favor, apply yourself to
the person who has the most complacent
look.
When a person standing up becomes an
CRY, let him set down, and if he is still an
CRY let him laugh.
When man is i'll for three days, he is re-
heved of all his sins and becomes again as
pure AS when his mother gave him birth
When fly falls into your cup, you must
submerge it altogether and then take it
out, because in one of its wings there is
disease and in the other the cure for it.
When n man sneezes, his companions
must congratulate him, but if he sneezes
THRICE there is no need to do so, since he is
then supposed to have a cold in the head.