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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
Three Dead the Total at Adelaide.

FLORENCE, Colo, Aug. 2.-The sup
posed death list Mt Adelaide is now re.
duced to three-Thom Watson, Mrs.
Carr and Leo Tracy-Sho were in the
hotel that was washed away. The trainmen
who were caught in the lood are now
said to have escaped
The bodies OF Mrs. Carr and Lee
Tracey, two of the victims, have been
found. The remains We're fearfully
mangled and imbcdded in the sand
twelve miles from the secene of the disas.
er. The body of Watson, the third VIC
tim, is still missing
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
WHEN THE ROW WILL BEGIN.
Gov. Holcomb Refuses to Meet and He'll
Appoint Commissioners.

1SSss AAoAeSuto " Nheet anu h0I
Appoint Commissioners.
Tho conflict Of authority, II it occurs at
oil, will take place after the formal legal
demand hts been made by the incoming
board for recognition at the hands Of the
police department. The governor refused
to meet Attorney General Churchill and
Commissioner Russell tor tho purpose OF
appointing the police commissioners, and
IN justification Of his course mado public
this statement.
''GESTLE,iEN:-Your Of present date
calling attention to section 10 of the nc,
Of 1895 relating to tho appointment OF
fire and police boards in cities OF metro.
politau class, and to the provisions of such
act, is before me. You request that said
board bc convened at the Office OF tn,
governor Aug. /, 1896, mt 4 o clock p. H.
OF said day to select three citizens to aci
as members Of the fire and police com
mission OK the city OF Omaha under the
provisions of said act.
"Pcrmit mo to say in reply that I have
considered the provisions OF the act you
have called to my attention that this ap
pointment shall DO made within thirty
days after the passage Of the law. You
euy IbiusC NOupllSoS Noufu bC
strued to mean thirty days from and aft
or it took effect The act does not take
effect until Aug. l, 1895, under the gen
orally accepted construction OF the con
stitutional pTovisi'os governing tho time
when acts shall taSi effect when pas sed
without the emergency clause. The act
In question and all other acts passed with.
out the emergency clause by the last
legislature have been treated as not tax.
Ing effect until the first Of August Of this
year.
Therefore under the provisions of the
act in question thirty days time remains
In which this appointment may be made.
In order that there may be no undue
haste or seeming desire to precipitatc
trouble, and in view OF the doubtful valid
ity OF this act, l do not deem it my duty
nor consistent with the maintenance Of
pence and good order 10 take such hasty
anu precipitatc action relative to the ap.
pointment OF new board. !, therefore,
Us chairman, decline to call tine meeting
Tor tomorrow as requested, or to partici.
pate at the time suggested in the appoint
ment OF board OF fire and police commits.
sioners under the provisions Of the act re.
ferred to-"
Churchill and Russell declared that IL
the governor refused to meet with them
today they would appoint the commission
nnd let them use force to secure the ci,v
property.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
AyOiiCure-alls-

Zoa-Phora is compounded solely
for diseases of women. In its sphere
it has no equal. For testimonials
and advice, address ii. &. Colman,
secretary of the Zoa-Phora Medicine
company. Kalamazoo. Mich. or ask
your druggist. Sold by T. II. Thom-
as and Marshall & Fisher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
Illinois Modern woodmeu Picnic.

SPRINGFIELD, Aug. "A Girard, Ma.
coupin county, special to the State Regis
ter says: The third annual picnic of the
central and Southern Illinois association
OF Modern Woodmen Of America was
held here, and was the largest ever held
by the asso citation. Camps from all over
central and southern Illinois were pres
ent, and over 25, coo visitors were in the
city
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
CIoudburst at Buffalo. Wyo.

DENVER. Aug "A News special from
Buffalo, Wyo., says: A cIoudburst caused
rise of twenty feet in as many minutes
in Clear creek. The city hall and engine
houses were swept away. also a two story
building, the knights Pythias' hall and
several dozen other buildings, including
the most important business houses OF
the city.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
Three Men Killed by Indiana,

SALT LAKE, Utah, Aug. "A specia,
to The Tribune from Market Lake, Ida.
says: A courier just in from Rexbure
says that two white men were killed by
Indians on Trail creek, this side Of Jack.
son Ia.o, noie uo,n Inc ma ma'' carrier between
thought to have been killed by Indians.
divide
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
Coxey To he Named for Governor.

COLUMBUS. O., Aug. mo nominations
were made at the Populist convention
yesterday, as the committee on resolL.
tions were unable to agree on platform
until late last night. General J. :. Coxey
will be nominated for governor today.
The committee on resolutions finally in.
dorsed the Coxey bond scheme.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
ARBITRATION BOARD NAMED.
GOV. Altgeld Appoints His Commissioner,
The Legislature Adjourns.

SPRINGFIELD. Aug! 2.-Gov. Alt.
geld today appointeF as the state
board of arbitration, William P. Rand,
of Chicago. for tie EMPLOYERS;
Charles J. Rifiler, of springfield, as
labor leader, and judge Thornton, of
Shelbvville.
The house bill to repeal the libel
law was defeated by the senate. The
house passed the tax levy bill and
ad journed sine die. as did the senate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
Old Liberty lso,l On It's Trave,s

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2.-Counsels com.
mittoe has arranged the itinerary for the
liberty bell on its trip to the Cotton
States Exposition in Atlanta The bell
will leave Philadelphia on the morning q
Of Sept IL and will pass through Wash.
ington, Richmond, Petersburg, Lynch.
burg, Roanoke, Bristol, Knoxville and
CHATTANOOGA, arriving at Atlanta at p.
IN. Sent l6
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
Strike of Plumbers at Denver.

DENVER Aug. =. A strike of the
journeymen plumbers OF Denver has
been ordered by President Fred Burg
There are about rs first-class plumbers
In the city, and it is believed that over
half of these will be affected by the strike.
The journey men demand a per day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
Tough Town Being Washed Away.

SIOUX CITY, II, Aug. a.-The Missouri
IS fast washing the town Of Covington,
across from here, into the river. The
town was at one time one of the toughest
in the west. and WAS known all over the
country. The land which is being washed
away is very valuable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
Madrid View of Cuban An.irs

MADRID, Aug. Count Monterra,
chief Of the Cuban reform party, in an in
terview upon the state of affairs in the
island OF Cuba, said that operations
against the insurgents would be com.
menced in earnest early in the autumn,
and that before winter set in the rebellion
HOuld be over
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
Grand stand C0ilspses

WAUsEoN, O., Aug. a.--Just before the
races were started at the grand circuit
meeting here a stand containing about
1000 people fell with crash and buried
the occupants beneath the debris. Beyond
one broken arm and numerous bruises no
serious INJURIES were sustained.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
Cuban News from Cuban Sources

TAMPA, Fla. Aug. Tho latest news
from Cuba is that Baire, Jiguani, and
have been captured by the
insurgents. Martinez Campos sent a ca
bic to Spain on Tuesday informing Cano-
vas that the island was untenable any
l1nrar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
Child Guilty OF Attempted Murder.

TIFFTN, o., Aug. AT Amsden, vii.
lage near here, Emma Dyer aged IA years,
was arrested on the charge Of trying to
poison the two children OF Henry Shiley.
She placed arsenic and Paris green on
apples and gave them to the children, but
the mother saw the act and prevented
the children from eating the apples.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
Will Re Good NewA If True

HENNESsEY, o. T. Aug. 3-Sherif Bur.
chett states that the man who was killed
at Sheridan last week and who was ider-
titled as Dick Willett was none other
than Bill DColiu,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
Mayor OF w.., superior Inpe.ch.d.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, Aug. 2.-By a
vote OF ~ to Mayor Starkweather was
last night impeached by the common
council on charge Of extortin money
from the firemen and policemen. The
mayor Will carry the case to the supreme
cOurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02

Nearly everyone needs good tonic
at this season. Hoods Sarsaparilla
is the one true tonic and blood puri-
tier.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-02
Sustain
Home Industry
On Tap everywhere.
Only Union labor employed.

The Rock Island Brewing Company. success
ors to George Wagner's Atlantic Brewery, |.
Huber's City Brewery and Raible & Stengel's
Rock Island Brewery. as we'll as Julius Junge's
Bottling Works, has one of the most complete
Brewing establishments including Bottling de-
partment in the country. The product is the
very best. Beer is bottled at the brewery and
delivered to any part Of the tri-cities. and may
he ordered direct from the head offices on Mo-
line avenue by Telephone.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-16

one Of the captains once. deserted at
Messina, and wasn't heard Of for over
year-lived among the peasants in
the interior. So, you see, he was an
adventurous young fellow, even in
those days; but the experience was
Just what was needed to make him
what he afterwards became. Take the
subtle intelligence of an italian, and
add to It an American mother and an
American education. topped off with
several years Of life right down among
the lower classes. and you've got the
best foundation for good detective
that can imagine"
"Well, he was a good one" interrupt
ed drummer No. 2. Somebody told
me once-but, pardon me. sir"
II was going to tell you Of perhaps
the most remarkable case that John
Phillis ever unraveled" said the SOM
bre man.
. Lets have It by all MEANS" came
Tending drummer Joined heartily. The
sombre man leaned back in his seat,
half closed his eyes and began:
A number Of years ago I as residing
with an elder brother at certain viii
lage situated on the Hudson river not
far from the northern end Of the Pali-
sades. Our family was composed Of my
brother Robert his daughter Mary.
myself and negro servant of the name
Of Pompey Augustus Anderson. My
brothers. wife had died shortly after
the birth Of my niece. who was, at the
time I speak Of, remarkably hand
some though delicate girl. She was
clever. too. and, at times, erratically
brilliant: but she was q creature Of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-16

2 cases Ladies' Hose, seam
less and fast black, worth
12Hc. to 15c., Only 72c
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was attending, and his family had sent
him up to our village with private
tutor to spend few weeks In study
and contemplation. never considered
him a positively bad fellow, but he was
certainly. a very lively one, and some
of his escapades. Of which we learned
later, had been startling and original,
ever for a colleglan.
1t as the most natural thing in the
world that he and Mary should imagine
themselves In love with each other
There was practically no masculine So
cieity for her In the village. and she was
the only young woman there Of refine
ment. beauty and education. There
fore, Jack Ralph, as we viii call him
though that was not him real name
spent great deal Of time at our house.
My brother. ~ people are apt to do.
paid no attention to the affair, pooh
poohed all my warnings. and buried
himself in his books. Then, too. he was
very much exercised ut the time over
his quarrels with new railroad which
was running Its lins through our place
and had made most unsightly cut
about. two hundred yards from the
house. He had fought the matter in
the courts and had been beaten. The
dispute now was a. to the company's
bridging this cut, which they had
agreed to do. but which they delayed so
persistently that there seemed to be
considerable malice in It. In fact, I
may say all the, work had been prose-
cuted in most dilatory way, and for
several months we had been subjected
tothe annoyance Of having gangs Of
1tiians tramping around our lawns and
making W feel that it was unsafe for
Mary to. 30 out unattended.
Amid such far from soothing contem-
plstions. my brother was dumbfounded
by a point-blank request from young
Ralph that he might become engaged to
Mary. Then there was scene. Rob-
ert was. J am bound to say. selnih
father. and doubt whether any suitor
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-16

: Our train had been snow-bound for
nearly two days. At first most OF us
were very naturally restless and i'm
patient; but, a. the hours drifted by,
We grew philosophically resigned. Two
of the trainmen. together with several
passengers. had volunteered to fight
their way to the nearest station and
bring relief; SO there was nothing TO do
but occupy our minds with cards, con-
versafion and smoke, and try to forget
that our stomachS had been put ON
short allowance.
With this aim several men gathered
at one end OF the smoker and took to
spinning yarns, first humorous, then Of
adventure, and finally drifting into
what are known as detective stories"
two drummers, one from New York
and one from Chicago; a Frenchman,
who had been doing the country; a
kussy old gentleman on his way east to
attend his daughters wedding which
he was pretty reasonably sure to miss,
and q gaunt, powerfully built man,
With sombre, nervous face and gray
hair, who suggested q cross between q
New York stock broker and q Ken.
tucley colonel.
The Frenchman one Of the best COM
panions, by the by. ever met, had
Just concluded. amid an avalanche Of
weirdly accentuated English and q cy-
clone Of gesticu1ation. a "true'' story
OF the most pronounced Gaborian type.
when our sombrss nondescript cleared
his throat. He had shown no interest
whatever IN the humorous tales Of the
xlrummers, and had paid little more at
fcnticn when the theme shifted to
travel and adventure. The detective
vein seemed. however, to rouse him
somewhat, though hitherto he had
evinced no disposition to bear his share
Of the telling. Therefore. when ne did
sneak, We IN turned to him with the
greater a1acrity.
n suppose some Of you will recall the
name Of John Phillips?' he said. look
1.-THE big detective who died a few
years agof surev' put In one Of the
sdrummerS.
."Yes,"a continued the first speaker;
"tHe greatest. perhaps the only really
srsat dstectivs this country has ever
produced.'
s'Ist Ne see- out was he an Ameri-
car 1 asked. 1T seems to me
heard once that be was an italian"
~No. His father was Q Neapolitan.
jDobastlsn PhilIips-the name - orig
ln61ly Phillippt," ent on the other.
sUbastian casae to New York when
(ua4S yoqn8. nInfried & Southern wo-
;zn0A, ana went Into he busness Of I'M
posting ffVGt nom sicily. His son was
ot'o M 9fk1, NAan 6ld enough. made
pGt2l Soyur ~ ~ fathers ships.
4. ~ =! I! M ~ Asd : crarrsl with
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-16

"Pellets" are superior in great many
ways to all mineral waters sedlitz powders,
salts, castor oil, fruit syrups, laxative teas.
and other purgative compounds. Made of
concentrated vegetable Ingredients, they
act In mild, natural way. Their second.
sfy effect Is to keep the liver active and the
bowels regular, not to further constipate,
% is the case with other pills. They don't
interfere In the least with the diet, habits
OF occupation, and produce NO pain grip.
Ing or shock TO the system.
DR.. Picrce's Pleasant Pellets cure bill.
iousness, sick and bilious headache, diz.
ziness, costivcness, or constipation, sour
stomach, loss of appetite, coated tongue,
indigestion, or dyspepsia, windy bcich.
ings, heart. burn" pain and distress after
eating, aud kindred arrangements Of the
liver, stomach and bowels. These "Pel-
lets" are easily dissolved In the stomach
and absorbed into the blood, stimulating a
aow Of bile from the liver, and arousing to
activity all the Slandular secretions. Thus
they act In naim,e's oscH seay. In proof
Of their superior excellence, II can be truth.
fully said, that they are always adopted
q household remedy after the 6rst trial.
Put up In glass vials, therefore always fresh
'nO One seae; iissIe pel,.. /. laxative, two are
saiidly cathartic. As q dinner pili," to
promote digestion, take one each day after
dinner. 70 relieve distress from over
eating, they are unequaied.
They are tiny, st,gar. coated grannles {;
any child will readily take them. Oxcs
ssed, aisgdyy ia /dtVt:. -
Accept no substitute that may be recon.
fiended to be "just a. good" II may be
gbefker for Ms dealer, because Of payiur
him . better profit. but he y not tie one
Wla0 ~0eHN6f heIn
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had happened there within the memory
Of lthe oldest inhabitant. and the theo-
r,sts Of the country store argued the
matter over among themselves and with
the reporters ahat came UP from the
city. TlNere wea1e 1.-TWO very decided
opinions that found adherents dn not
unequal force. A small majority held
that my brother had gone out for the
walk which M always took before
breakfast. had fallen into the cut and
been killed. Quite a large majority,
which included. however. most Of the
foreign and repertorial talent. looked
mysterious and nttmated that the dead
man had been In a great deal Of hot
water, and that It was more than likely
he had been knocked on the head and
then thrown down the embankment.
The coroner convened his jury of local
wieaacres and the usual Intelligent veT-
dict was propounded, to~<wH. THAT
Robert" (Smith, let us call him
''c,ame to his death from . fracture Of
the skull caused by sudden contact
with soma dull instrument or mater
ial."
During the twenty-four hours when
all this was transpiring I had been
thinloing hard; and could not get rid
Of the idea that there was something
wrong In the affair-someth!ng more
than mere accident. At the same time
I was disposed to admat to myself that
my not.Cn was based rather on intui-
tion than on any really good reasons.
To be sure had been Q witness OF the
hitter quarrel between my brother and
Jnc; Huirl.; but II seemed ifnpossicle
T.. susrecl the young collegian Of such
an act. Then, too, his attitude wis the
last to te adopted by a guilty man, who
was not eleo lunatic. He went around
tho village announcing more or less
cr,enly thar he guessed the old man bad
been killed by some one he had ,nsuk-
cd, ard that, from his own experience.
ne wasn't disposed to be very hard On
the party who did It. 10 all questions
as to what his own experience had been
he utterly refused to vouchsafe an am
swer. This was pretty nearly enough;
but when our servant, Pompey Angus
tus Anderson. who had been. since my
brothers death In 4 condition Of nerv-
Gus excitement bordering on t1yster!n,
went before the Justice Of the peace
and deposed that ne overheard the quar-
rci between (abs master and Ralph, afs1
gave its details With very reasonable
accuracy, the latter wss promptly ar
rested and confined In Junsice Bennetts
kcaisA pending k.s removal TO the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-16
Gilmoye's aromatic Vino

"A tonic for ladies. If you
are suffering from weakness;
and feel exhausted and ner.
vous; are getting thin and all
run down; Gilmore's Aro
matte Wine will bring roses
to. your cheeks and restore
you to flesh aud plumpness.
Mothers, use it for your
daughters. It is the best
regulator and cofrector for
ailments peculiar to woman.
hood. It promotes digestion,
enriches the blood and gives
lasting strength. Sold By
Matthews Bros, Scranton.
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strange moods. and there were days
when she would hardly speak to any
one Of the household. and would either
shut herself up In her room or wander
of through the fields and woods. even
managing to return late for meals SO
as to avoid sitting at table with US.
My brother worried good deal over
these eccentricities; but I used to con-
sole him with the idea that young girls
Of from Is to IS were apt to be dreamy
and morbid at times.
Well, we lived in that way for up
ward Of four years; and the only ex-
element that broke In on the monotony
of our lives was my niece's first love
affair. The young man. New Yorker,
had been rusticated that fall by one
Of the New England colleges which he
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-16

county Jail. Then I felt that 1T was
time to have some detective talent su-
perior to that of the village constable
set to work on the case. was we'll ac-
quainted with the superintendent Of
the New York police department.; in
fact. I had some Influence in getting
him his a ppointment. Therefore, a
telegram from me. asking that he send
his best man at once. was promptly
honored and. wt.rlin thirty-six hours
Of the findingof m yb rcther's body. John
Phillips walked into the library where
I was sitting.
ITO Be Continued
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-16

would have been received with much
puritanical in his notions, and, from
what he had heard Of Ralph's exploits.
that young man would have been the
last to overcome his selfishness There
were too many and too plausible
grounds for rational objection. If tell
you also that my brother had violent
temper, you can perhaps imagine what
occurred. There was much strong lam
guage on one side and finally some
fippant impudence on the other. Moth
ing but my appearance prevented a
personal encounter. finally got Ralph
safely out Of the house: but the situa-
tion was awkward enough. He was OBJ
liged to remain In the village until re-
called by his family or college, and
our prospects for peace and comfort
during the balance Of his stay seemed
poor enough.
Mary was, naturally, highly Indignant
and, drawing within herself, as was
'her habit, refused utterly to hold AMI
but .the most necessary intercourse
with US or to make any promise as tol
not seeing her lover. Then there were
more scenes-threats Of personal con-
fnement my brothers part, and moody
stubborn resistance on my niece's.
even began ITO wonder whether we
weren't all a bit "off'' by Inheritance
from a great-grandmother of Roberts
and mine. who was known to have been
mentally unsound.
Four days passed; and then a terri
BILE event happened. My brother was
found lying dead in the railway cut ait
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-16
!Sr1ALLER THAN USUAL

-lilliputian, In fact,
are Doctor Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets.
Dr.. K. v. Pierce,
Chief Consulting
Physician to the In.
valids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute,
Of Buffalo, N. Y,
was the first to in
troduce a Little Pill
TO the American
people. For all
laxative and ca
thartic purposes
thncn Qss0nr. .rnntaI
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-16

confused wound i'm his right temple and
a very extensive fracture of the skull.
The whole village was. of course, in
tensely excited. Nothing SO interesting