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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
DEBS SPEAKS AT TERRE HAU1
Hundreds of People Unable to Gain Ad-
mit:ance to the Hall.


TEEEE HAUTE, Ind, July 3l.-Packed
like sardines We're the people who listened
to President Debs of the A. r. L. in the
opera house. The theatre never held such
n crowd, and hundreds We're turned
away. Many ladies were present. Debs
was enthusiastically received
He said: This was crisis brought
about first by the inhuman cruelty and
oppression of Pullman toward his en-
ployes; second, by the railways deciding
to stand by Pullman in his oppression:
third, by an understanding between the
railway managers that it was necessary
to crush the American Railway Union.
Debs then said that ne had always been
in favor Of arbitration and opposed to
strikes until the gauntlet was throw n
down and an effort made to crush organ
lied labor, and there was time when
not to strike meant degradation and dis
honor, aud this was that time. He made
quite a lengthy address and was vocifer-
ously applauded
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
OF f"Pieree's Pellc.s,' we wish to rchearse

The wonderful virtues. in pro- c and in verse,
Dyspeptics - bleareyed. sour-visaged and
cranky
May Re CURED by pill. the device Of a Yankee
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets c. st only 25 cents
and are guaranteed cure for dysy epsia, consti
patton biliousness and all arrangements Of the
live, stomach and bowels.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31

ToPEKA. July 3l.-A. n. Hurd. the gem
crnl solicitor of the Santa Fe for Kansas
has received the following dispatch from
General solicitor George X. Peck, VINO Is
nt COncy Island: There is absolutely no
truth in the rumor with respect to the
CANCELLATION of contracts with employees,
members of labor organizations. 1t is II
malicious falsehood, started by some one
to damage the company"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31

SACRAMENTO, July 91.-Company c of
Marysville aud Company + of O..roville.
Eighth regiment National guard, left for
their homes. l. is thought that by night
all the militia now here will have been sent
home. The regulars will remain here for
a while, as there are some points along
the line of railroad where guards must be
maintained in order to hold in check a
few men of the mole reckless and vindict.
i've class who seem disposed to be trouble
some.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
DESERTE6 BY HIS WIFE
Minister Makes q Sensational Announce
ment at Close of Service.

YoRKvILLE, Ills, July 3l.-At the close
of the Congregational church service the
pastor, Rev. j. G. Haigh, created a sensa-
ton in announcing to his people the de-
sertion of his wife from his household.
He said that she had gone and that her
whereabouts was unknown to him. Mrs.
Haigh and their two children, girls of IA
and II years respectively. had, he said,
Thursday morning las: taken the excur-
sion train for Cowdrey's park and were
to return late in the evening. When they
failed to return to the pastors household
be began an investigation and found that
his wife had taken all the clothing and
personal effects of herself and children.
Mr.. Haigh has preached at this church
eight years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
Chippewa Falls Encirclcd by Fire,

CHIPPEWA FALLS Wis, July 3l.-This
city Is filled with dense smoke from forest
fires which are destroying timber in all
directions. Citizens are much concerned
aud the fire department has been called
out and will keep close watch on the out
skirts. No danger is apprehended from
the forest fires but there is n great deal of
unherbrush on all sides which, if started
hy sparks from locomotives, the depart
ment would be unable 70 cope with. A
great many people have arrived here from
Phillips with nothing but the clothes they
had on. They tell fearful stories OF tine
disaster which overlook that town.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31

Michigan Republicans

GENNp RArIDs. Mich, July 81
II, republican state convention was
called to order at 10 O'Clock this
morning. Temporary Chairman
Co.-rove in his speech paid his COM
p.,mcnt, to the Wilson tariff bill.
u. smith. of Adrian, was made tenn
p1rary secretary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31

IRoNwocD. Mich, July Sl--Overawed
by troops and broken by hunger. the Min
ers' union voted the strike off The troops
will leave for their homes. The strike mas
lasted six weeks and has proved costly to
all concerned, especially to the county,
which must pay for the maintenance of the
troops from bankrupt treasury.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
The Arbitration Commission
to Sit at Chicago.
Time of Investigation Not
Vet Determined.
laps Demoralize More Chi
nese Vessels.
Sensational! Attempt at Sui
eide at Joliet.
The General Run of Tcle.
graph News.

WASHINGTON. July 3l.-The labor
commission to investigate strikes.
bad I-hours' session today. 1t was
decided that the investigation begin
at Chicago, on date not yet known.
Tine Pullman situation.
CHICAGO, July 31.-As n result of
the conference between the mavor
and Nice-President Wickes. of the
Pullman company. it was today de-
c.dcd TO call in eight of the II COM
ran.cs OF state militia of the First
regiment in the district Mt Pullman.
Nickes does not expect trouble, and
Oh" shops will probably be opened
this week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
Prohibition Leader Dead

TorEKA. Kan. July 81. John
Murray. the reputed author of the
rrohibitory act bearing his name.
dIot sunday of yellow fever at
Nuya, Mexico. He was ut the head
OBJ. a colony Of Kansas men engaged
iu raising coffee.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
japanese swamp More Cinnamon.

SHANGHAI. July S1.-Another na-
VI, battle between Chinese and
Japanese fleets was fought ycster-
day. The Chinese man-of-war. Chen
lurn, was sunk and two cruisers
captured by the Japanese.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
HEAVY Isecefpts of Live Stock.

CHICAGO, July 3l.-There were unprec-
edented receipts OF live stock at the stock
yards. During the day GO, 900 hogs, 81, 600
cattle and 1:,0o0 sheep were received. This
is believed to be due to shipments OF grass
fed animals from the corn belt which
would have been kept and fattened but
for the failure of the corn crop owing to
the drouth
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
Minister DENLY Ordered Back,

EVANSVILLE, Ind, July 3l.-Minister
Charles DENLY, who is in this country on
leave of absence, has been ordered back to
his post Mt Pekin, China, on account of
the warlike situation between China and
Japan over Corea. Minister DENLY is in
Detroit, where his wife, who is now here,
will join him. They will then SO by the
quickest route to Pekin.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
Costly Experiment, with Dynam,,s

CHICAGO. July 3l.-An explosion
oi dynamite at noon today ut the
stone quarries of Dolcse & Shepard,
8 Hawthorne. blew up the boiler in
the engine house near by killing
three workmen. Experiments in
crushing stone were being made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
Two Erothcrr Hanged.

CANTON. Miss. July S1.-Two
brothers named Scott (negros) were
hanged here at $50 this morning for
The murder of Norman Hopson in
U-t-hcr lnsf.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31

SAN FEANCIsCo. July sl.-The fruit re-
ceipts here are unusually large. AT the
wharves alone over 2i,C0O boxes of fruit
of different varieties were landed. The
rlu. of the market was so great that
peaches were disposed of at 10 cents per
basket Pears sold correspondirgly low.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
Precautions Against Cholera

MhESEfLLEs. July Slowing to
'ac cholera epidemic here the gov
erumcnt has ordered that stringent
F-crautions bc taken at all Spanish
port. and oa the frontier,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
Would Not Leave the Union.

CHICAGO JUNCTION, July 3l.-About 100
men who were employed at the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad shops ut this
place are idle. They refused TO comply
with an order of the company to with
draw from the American Railway union
aud We're discharged. The places of
forty five of the men have been filed by
n-union men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
sensational suicide nt ,yo,,c,

J"LIET. July 5l.-Samuel Inman.
aged -, son of prominent mer-
clart here. made an unsuccessful at
tempt at suicide this morning by
cutting his throat. He will recover.
The cause is loss of money by gamb-
Ling.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31

PApUcAH. KY, July al.-A very per-
ceptible earthquake shock has been felt in
this vicinity. Windows ratified, walls
tottered, and clocks We're stopped. This
is only one of many that have been felt IN
this neighborhood recently.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
Rebels Routed.

MADRID. July 31.-Thc govern
mout is informed that July 30 Span
i.h troops at Mandinaie fought bat
t.n with the rebel Malavs at that
P.aru and routed them with loss Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31

The earlier symptoms of dyspep-
-.a. heartburn and occasional head
q hes should not toe neglected. Take
Hoods Sarsaparilla to be cured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
l:urncd to Death in "a Forest Fire.

CINCINNATI, July 3l.-A special TO The
Commercial Gazette from Oregonia, o.,
say: William Arnett, an aged farmer.
was surrounded by forest fire he was
l.htiug and was burned to DEATH
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. July Silt
WI. decided upon this morning that
Mayor Pingrce, of Detroit, will run
uu the "bolt" ticket for governor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
E,m,u,e Did About the Right Thing

FosToRrA. O., July 2l.-Andy Erminie
shot and killed John Deal. of Bioomdaie
Deal was "a hoodlum and had insulted
girl Erminie was escortins home. When
Erminie resented the insult Deal attacked
him and was shQt dead.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
Work for $500 Men.

CHICAGO, July 3 Twenty-Five hundred
men went to work at the Illinois Steel
compary's plant. The works had been
closed since the beginning of the strike.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
Have You Money
To Invest?
If SO, read this:
Per Cent Loans.

The following is a partial
list of completed gilt-edged
first mortgage loans on hand.
which we offer for sale, sub
ject to previous selections,
for their face and accrued
interest. These loans have
been carefully selected by
us. and are first-class in
every respect. They are all
Z PER CENT net to the invcs-
tor. We have many other
loans to offer. if these are
not in amounts to suit the
investor:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
A scoscHeR AT MINNEAPOLIS
we Licks Up About Half a Million Dol.
lars in Prupcrty.


NNEiPoi.is. July 3l-The third dis
ns'rous fire in the history of Minneapolis
oroRe out about $3.50 o'clock Yesterday
afternoon in the lumber Yards of the Sbev.
I'm carpenter Co., on the bank of tho Mis-
sissippi river ut the foot of Eight avcnue
north. II spread with remarkable randi.
W. ana before 1t was controlled had des.
,roy"d property valued at nearly $500 OO0
besides twenty million feet of lumber. rhe
S"s manufacturing plant of the Omaha
n"iroad company, the round house. tool
mouse, sand house and turntables of that
roau, nearly forty freight cars-some of
tnem ioaded with northumberland the
ONCE building Of the Sheylin Carpenter
Co. were barned.
me saw mill. the planning mill, driving
kl!ns and storehouse for mouldinps and
prepared wood, although in the very heart
oil the lire district. were saved by the ef-
iorts Of the frmen, aided by the
iortultous change in the direction of the
wind. Help was summoned from st. Paul
10 stay the conhagration, and seven en-
Eircs with full crews were sent over from
that city. The insurance will I've about
$3.50 900.
The fire caused the greatest excitement
No''N N.'N va tiouSduiS Oh the peO-
PIE 10 the scene from n radius of a score of
miles. IL was not long after the blaze was
iifst noticed when the heat became SO in
tense that the crowd was forced back. and
IL was we'll they We're, because in less than
an hour two tanks containing gas. used by
tue Omaha railroad company in lighting
their cars under the Peinch system. ex-
pioded with terrific force. hurting frag-
ments of steel u long distance. One piece
weighing fully so pounds was carried
Several blocks and dropped in the railroad
yards. n stationary boiler also exploded,
but caused no loss of life.
Employees of the railroad company at
the risk of their lives and with faces and
hands blistered by the fearful heat, rushed
into the iiercest of the flame and saved ten
dead locomotives and nearly 100 cars,
many OF them emerging from the sea Of
haine charred and damaged By the mael-
strom OF Nre through which they were
brought. Incoming and outgoing trains
We're delayed several hours, the fire being
adjacent to and within a short distance
of the Union station and its network of
tracks
Revised figures place the loss of the
Shevlin Carpenter Company at s2I0, 900
with insurance sl01OOo. The loss to the
Omaha Railroad company, including
cars, will he nearly S2O,0Gj, covered by
blanket insurance. Losses by cars burned
belonging to other companies will swell
the total TO upwards OF half million.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
Shot by Il Militiaman

Shots fired early in the morning by
militinmen of Company ii, Second regi-
ment, seriously wounded Charles Carlson.
He and Henry Mcdonald We're in u saloon
at 45io Gross avenue. when IA fight started
and the situation became dangerous
They fled to the roof of the saloon and
Carlson says ne fired his revolver to call
the police. Across the street was tsta-
toned n detachment of Company II and
the soldiers thought Carlson was shooting
at them. The fire was returned and out
of a volley one bullet struck Carlson, in
fiictinS n painful wound in the groin.
Mcdonald, who stood by his side was I'M
injured. Police officers were called to the
saloon and sent Carlson to hospital.
Mcdonald and other inmates of the saloon
were arrested and will he held pending an
Investigation of the fight
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-31
PULLMAN is QUIET.
The Great Car Works There
Continue Idle.
AN INTERVIEW WITH THEMANAGER

1t Results In n Crop OF Smiling Neg sativef''
"A Good Deal of Secresy Observable,
However, and Indications That Some
thing Is Brewing-NIisapprehen ension Gets
Citizen Shot-President Debs speaksat
Terre Haute.
CHICAGO, July 31.-As idle as "pain ted
ship upon painted ocean''-that's the
way the Pullman city appeared. The
great chimneys were clear of smoke; the
iron gates were closely shut and none
appeared about the grounds except few
solitary watchmen. The works, the men
and the soldiers were still idle. The car
building plant failed to give labor to the
mechanics, the mechanics failed to fur.
nish riots for the soldiers and the COM
manders failed to let the soldiers 90
home. So everybody settled down to the
old job of waiting lest there might be in
dustry lurking in some obscure corner
Inc genial manager was sought out in his
headquarters under the clock tower and
asked the usual questions. They We're all
met with the customary smiling mega
tive. The works had not started; no ex-
ira men had been put on: no orders had
been received from the city and Mr.. Mid
dleton knew absolutely nothing new as to
the situation or the prospects.
Something Is Brewing.
But in spite of this there is very mild,
unobstrusive impression in the air that
something is brewing. This is, perhaps,
attributable to the unusual precautions
observed by officials to keep their counsels
secret a boy has been stationed outside
the door of the managers Office and every
body Is halted. If the telephone is in op-
Grafton all visitors are corralled at the
head of the stairs and kept at
distance from the closely shut glass
doors. Even office employees are sent
around by another door, lest some stray
word should escape beyond the portal.
People 10 say, also, that the soldiers would
have been ordered home unless some in
timation had been given that something
would be done. Colonel Turner has the
same story to tell. No orders received to
move and still waiting for u final answer
from Mr.. Wickes.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-10-05
FINEST PARKS IN THE WoRLD.
Austrs,iz Oau Boast OF Finer Public Gnr-
dons Than Amy Othor Country.

Australia Oau Boast OF Finer Public Gnr.
dons Than Amy Othor Country.
In no country In the world do people
pay so much attention to their city and
country parks as do the Australians,
says writer in the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. AS none of the large cities is
over visited by frost or snow all have
great advantages over the cities of our
northern states or of northern Europe.
Adelaide, the capital Of South Aus
tralia, has a park with botanical gar
dens which for beauty of situation, ar
rsngement Of grounds and variety of
trees and plants Is unequaled by any
city In the world. unless II might be
by those of Melbourne, Sydney and
brisbane in the same country. These
Australian parks are not simply orna-
mental, they are useful; the people
use them, and, as they are free to all,
their one Objectionable feature is the
fact that they are made the resort of
'sunrdowners," or tramps, and Of
other disreputable characters. One Of
the largest of these oity parks, and IL
promises in time TO be the most beauti-
full, is Centennial park, of Sydney, New
South Wales. This park was purchased
and surveyed four years ago, to com
memorate the one hundredth anniver-
sary Of the founding of Sydney, which,
at the beginning, was a penal colony
OF England. The municipality has
gone to great expense to adorn the
park with scores OF replicas of famous
Statues or the statues of famous mon
from all parts OF the world.
1t is very pleasant TO an American,
driving through this park, to seS, near
the entrance, huge marble statue of
Abraham Lincoln, which Is fac simile
of the one in Union square, New York
city. One of Washington Is also to be
seen. A little further on there is q
heroic figure of Garfield, looking to-
ward that of England's grand old man,
Gladstone, across the way. There are
also busts of Longfellow, Bryant and
Sheridan, as well as life-size copies of
many of the Rogers groups, such as
"The Wounded Scout" "The Advance
Picket Guard" and "The Last Car
fridge" But it is not only America
that is honored in this way. In driv-
ing through the Centennial park one
secs Napoleon and Bismarck, the duke
of Wellington, Gen. Havelock and King
John Of Abyssinia. The Australians
have not only the parks in their large
cities, but every town and village has
its pleasure grounds, and the race track
Is to be found in every settlement. All
the colonies also have large areas like
Our own Yellowstone and Yosemite set
apart as national parks. The wisdom
of this course will become evident as
the population increases and land be-
comes more valuable.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-10-05
THREE OF A KIND.
some Pointed Instances of tho Irlshman's
Aptitude In Making ~BulIs."

In the coffee-room at hotel in Dub
lin, an Irish gentleman said to friend
who was breakfasting with him: "Tm
sure that's my old college friend,
West, at the, table over there" "Then
why don't you go over and speak to
him?" said his friend. "I'm afraid to-"
replied the other, "for he's so very shy
that he would feel quite awkward if it
wasn't he."
A barrister defending prisoner in
Limerick said: Gentlemen of the
jury, think of his poor mother-his
only mother"
Aboutseventy years ago, the grand
jury Of the county Of Tipperary passed
the following resolutions: First, that
q new courthouse should be laid; Sec
ond, that the materials of the old
courthouse be used In building the new
courthouse; third, that the old court
house shall not be taken down until
the new courthouse Is finished"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-10-05
ONE OR THE OTHER.
The Natural Conclusion Of the Victim OF
an Umbrella Thief.

The Natural Conclusion Of the Victim OF
an Umbrella Thief.
The following amusing story has
been going the rounds of the London
papers. Readers in this country will
not appreciate the point to the joke
unless they take into account the
peculiar sentiment now prevailing in
regard 70 the house of lords:
A member of fashionable club in
London lost his umbrella at the club
rooms. Being resolved TO draw atten-
ton to the matter In an effective man
uer, he caused this notice to be put up
in the hall:
THE nobleman who took away an
umbrella not his own on such date is
requested to return it."
The committee took offense at this
statement, and summoned the member
who had made it before them.
why, SIR" they said, should you
have supposed that a nobleman had
taken your umbrella?"
Well" replied the member, 'the
first article In the club rules saws that:
This club is to be composed of noble
men and gentlemen and since the
person who stole my umbrella could
not have been a gentleman, he must
have been o nObleman."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-10-05
GilDERS IN AMERICA.
Circumstances In the Reign OF ueorre ~.
Tint sent Master Workman uere.

Circumstances In the Reign of ueorge ~.
That Sent Master Workman Here.
1t is tradition among the gilders Of
this town, says the New York Sun,
that they owe their peculiar skill to
the redecoration Of Windsor castle at
the command of George Nv. Every
available glider of London was busted
for long time in gliding the palace,
and when the work was done many of
them found that their places in the
trade had been taken by apprentices.
Unable to find work at home, MANY
came to America, aud some established
themselves In New York These men
taught their art to Americans, and the
gilders OF this country are now among
the best in the world. The trade Ian
guished for time in the face of cheap
processes and cheap materials, but the
taste for irst.rate gliding, whether it
be picture frames, or furniture, or
walls, has never really gone out
The trade has been split up into sub
trades, and Just now the stencil fresco
painters are quarreling with the gilders
over the question as to which class of
artisans shall do the gliding of interior
decorations. The gilders, who regard
their trade as an art, look upon that
OF the stencil frescoers as merely me-
chapical,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-10-05
CLEOPATRA'S PEARL.
Some Doubts About Its Being Dissolved
in Wine.

Some Doubts About It's Being Dissolved
in Wine.
Readers will easily call to mind the
story which is told of Cleopatra to H.
lustrate her luxurious habits of living,
that she dissolved in her wine a pre-
cious pearl. No one seems yet to have
questioned what must have been the
effect upon the drink, says Youths
Companion, but Mr.. Lewes questions
quite pointedly the possibility of such
solution.
We are very sheep in our gregarious-
ness OF error, When one bold or stupid
mutton takes leap, all leap after him.
1t is rare to find men doubling facts,
still rsrer to find them doubling
whether the facts be correctly coor-
dinated. Our books are crowded with
unexamined statements, which We
never think of examining.
Do we not all believe that the mag.
nifcent Cleopatra, regardless of ex-
pense, dissolved in her wine cup a
pearl of great price, as If it had been a
lump of sugar? Is not the "fact" ia
miliar to every one? Yet, if you test
it you will find the fact to be that
pearls are not soluble in wine. The
most powerful vinegar attacks them
but very SLOWLY, and never entirely dis
solves them, for the organic matter re-
mains behind, in the shape of spongy
mass larger than the original pearl.