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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
IT WAS A SMELL HE KNEW.
Regular Spring of Hard Liquor Found II
Pennsylvania.

Regular Spring of Hard Liquor Found In
Pennsylvania.
SMITHToN, June 26-All Smithton is
excited and part Of it cxhilaratei; what is
more, the entire neighborhood is sharing
in both sensations. Whiic Silas Jones, q
farmer, was digging q trench in the side
Of hill he struck an abandoned we'll. and
in it smclt alcohol. This Is a smell Jones
is sure of when he strikes it, and being
inquisitive as we'll as thirsty he investi-
gated. Digging down he found liquor
trickling through some rocks, and q bar
rel placed underneath soon collected a
considerable quantity.
The neighbors who were called in pro-
nounced it whisky, and n superior quail
ty ut that, and while ideas differ as to
whether it is the buried proeuct of q
distillery which once stood on the spot
or a cache made by General Braddock
when retreating from the French and
Indians the opinion is unanimous that it
Is about the best quality OF red liquor
ever tested in the community.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
ASSEMBLING OF THE CONVENTION.
Leader OF the Hardin Forces Elected Tenn
pOrary Chairman.

pOrary Chairman.
Music Hall, where the convention
met, was packed long before the hour OF
meeting. Chairman Carroll, Of the state
committees, welded the gavel and after q
speech called on the convention to elect o
temporary chairman. There were but
two candidatcs--Stone and Beckner-the
latter being the Hardin candidate. There
was but ono ballot and b cckncr carried
that by vote of 44s11 to i3O11. The cleo
forward, thanked the. convention and
committees recess tsF ZEN to 3 p. IN.
The popularity O. situation after
tho naming Of the ttees was that
the convention had 4ound money"
chairman, who is ar kn Of q free sill
yer candidate for govs that it has
a "sound money" commfusSe on resolu-
tions, and that il signs do not fail 1t will
nominate on that platform the free silver
candidate.
On reassembling at p. m. the boxes
were filled with ladies in brilliant dress
md tho rush to the galleries was even
greater than during the day. The heat
made the hall almost uncomfortable. A
resolution denouncing the American Pro-
tcctive association was offered and q COM
motion caused by efforts to adopt It with
out reference. The resolution was
referred. The committee on per.
manent organization reported Congress-
man A. ). Berry for permanent chairman
and the report was adopted. Berry made
q vigorous speech on taking the chair.
Numerous dilatory motions were in
dulged in, this Clay mon wanting an ad-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
ABBREVIATED TELeGRAMA

Che National Independent Telepho0s
company has been organized at Pittsbufg
by representatives of telephone instrument
manufacturers having q combined capital
of over $51OODOO0 J. E. Keeley, Of Chi.
cago, is president.
Obituary: At New York, James Rem.
wick, the architect: at Springfield, Ills,
Rev. Eugene Evans; at Philadelphia
Frederick w. Totterall, Is; at Terre
Haute, Ind, Captain James Hook, 81; a.
Jacksonville, Ills, Enos Scott, 80; at
London, DR.. William G. Williamson, the
naturalist, 20.
John B. Spccker, doing business as
Specker Bros. s; Co, wholesale dry goods.
at Cincinnati. has failed The assets are
placed at $3.50, 600, with liabilities some
what less.
A. R. Holman, o prominent attorney
OF Spring Valley, Minn., has been miss
ing since June l. He has with him q
large amount Of money that has been in.
trusted TO him for the payment OF taxes
A colored man, supposed to be John
Bull, of Urich, Mo-, was found dead in a
room at 565 Grand avenue. Ramsay City.
Indications are that he was foully dealt
with.
Bob Fitzsimmons is ON trial at Syra.
cuse, N. Y, for the killing of his sparrins
partner last winter.
Judge Ingraham. at New York, has
sentenced Richard Leach to die by cleo
tricity during the week beginning Aug.
s. Leach killed his vito by cutting hel
throat.
Six Cinnamon, who reached New York
from Cuba, claiming to have been resi-
dents Of New Orleans, were ordered de-
ported by Secretary Carlisle on receiving
the Information.
John Osborne. Son g. Co, dealers in
wines at 10 Beaver street, New York, have
filed schedules with the clerk OF the court
Of common pleas. The liabilities arc 81 }.
$50, 6o3; actual assets, s9l6, ,O9i
1t is alleged by Kansas City justices Of
the peace that the probate judge there Is
are are thinking Of ''cutting rates" on
him.
On the Colima, Cumberland Gap and
Chicago railroad, one mile from Aiken,
S. c., freight train loaded with rock
was derailed and wrecked. Hugh
Weatherford, brakeman, Fireman Cherry
and @ negro named Albert Bronson, were
killed. Two others wero badly scalded.
n gEoAu On tuc VeSI T0AA-
way ran into an electric car at Sharps
burg, Pa, and fatally hurt Dan Nolan
the motorman. DR.. G. NJ. Kelly wa
badly and three other men severely in
jured.
A cloudburst on Sugar creek, eight
miles from KirksvilIc, NO., drowned Mrs
Stewart and her infant daughter.
Royal families of Europe were well
represented at the marriage of Princess
Helene Of Orleans to Prince Emanuele
Filiberto, duke OF Aosta and nephew of
King Humbert Of Italy. The wedding
ceremony was brilliant one and tool
place ut the church Of st. Raphael, Kings
ton-on Thames, England.
In the United States land court a
Santa Fe the Peralta claim for Il, 600, 0O(
acres in Arizona was pronounced frau(
and rejected. James A. Peralta Reavis
the claimant, was Immediately placet
under arrest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
TURNED Mr.. M'KlNNEY DOWN.
A Colombian Diplomat Who Seems to
"Hold the Fort"

A Colombian Diplomat Who Seems to
s.Hold the Fort"
COLON, June 26-Governor Velez, Of
Cartagena, and United States Minister
Mckinney have had tilt. Mckinney,
while on the way here from Bogota,
found two Americans. An engineer and a
conductor on the Castagena railway, in
carcerated at Cartasena for running over
and causing the death Of q native woman.
Mckinney asked for their release.
Upon his request being refused he
threatened to invoke the aid Of his gov
ernment, and pressed his demand as the
American minister to Colombia General
Velez said that Mckinney was at that
moment only q private gentleman, with
out locus standi, because on quitting Bo-
gotta his duties as minister fell upon the
locum tenens. The governor thereupon
ordered the prisoners into closer confine.
ment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
PANIC AT A PICNIC.
Five Thousand Women and
Children in a Storm.
GREAT CRUSH TO GET UNDER COVER

During Which . Number Are Internally
Hurt - Mothers with Babes in Their
Arms Have to Wade to Town-Tempest
Plays Havoc at . Number Of Wisconsin
Places-Man Killed BY yLiGhtning-wind
Works Death in Texas.
MILWAUKEE, June 26-There was q
panic at the Ninth ward school picnic,
which was attended by 5000 women and
children, in the town OF Wauwatosa
yesterday afternoon. The park has a
pavilion which accommodates only o
thousand people. When the hail and
thunder storm came on everybody rushed
for the pavilion and women and children
were packed in the place like sardines.
Several thousand sought shelter under
the trees. eight of which were blown
down. One of them fell on buggy oc-
cupied by a family, but no one was hurt.
Another tree was struck by lightning
and this caused women and children to
scream and some of them to faint.
Had to Wade to Town.
After the storm the picnickers tried to
reach the city. but found that the waters
from the highlands had flooded tho roads,
in which four feet Of water had collected.
Women carrying infants In their arms
waded up to their knees for blocks. A
report reached the police last night that
several children had been drowned, but
the report has not been verified. A num-
Der Of women and children in tho pa
vilion were internally injured in the crush.
Teamster Killed by Lightning.
An electrical storm OF unusual severity
passed over this county. Several houses
were struck by lightning and caught fire.
In the Menominee valley 600 feet of road
bed Of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul railroad was washed away and de.
layed traffic for several hours. The storm
lasted several hours. At Marinette Louis
Howe, a teaIaster, was struck by ghtning
ard killed. Two women and man in
the wagon with them were rendered un-
cons cious by a bolt. At Marshfleld wind
and hail stripped Off roofs and broke win
dows. while for milo in width all grow.
ing crops were leveled. At Eagle several
barns were demolished and hundreds of
trees blown down.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
Strange suicide At Toulon, Ills.

ToULoN, June 26-Miss Pieassie Gull
bertson, daughter Of Mrs. Emily Culbert-
son, committed suicide hero by jumping
into cistern at her home. Miss Culbert.
son was one of tho wealthiest young
woman in central Illinois, having been
left fortune by the death Of her grand
father. She was highly educated, hand.
some and exceedingly popular in social
circles. She had been ailing slightly for
q few days, but was not thought to be in
q serious condition,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
Deepvater Men I'm Session.

CHICAGO, Juno 26.-The executive
board Of the International Deepwater-
way association met here and will con.
tinue in session for two or three days.
This board consists of seventeen MEM
bers distributed from Boston to Winni-
peg on both sides Of the chain of great
lakes. Cleveland was selected as the
place to hold the next convention.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
Biggest Nucce. of silver Yet.

HACKEERRY, A. T., June 26-From
Peach Spring comes tho story of the find.
ing Of a silver nugget, or bowlder rather,
Of pure silver, such as there has been no
record of in the history Of mining in the
west. The bowldcr weighed about half
a ton and its value is anywhere from S.
coo to $4,000. 1t was found by William
Tucker and John Doyle, both prospec.ors.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
Republican FREQ Silver Conference.

TOPEKA, Kas., June 26.-At the Re.
publican free silver conference called for
last night by Captain p. II. Coney, Of To-
pcka, and A. L. Sponsler, Of Hutchison, n
session OF an hour was held. Informal
talks were made by n number OF free sill
vcr men and an executive committee was
appointed. A meeting of this committee.
whose duty IL Is to formulate an address
to Kansas Republicans. is called for
Jtf1y IL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
De.tn oi . Noted sa0rse,n man.

LEXINGTON, ny, June s6 Wood
Stringfeld, the veteran turfman. known
from ocean to ocean as a distinguished
Jockey, trainer and owner, and In late
years n turf writer. is dead as his home
here at the age OF g.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
Oklahoma Free Silver Meeting.

OKLAHOMA CITY, June .6-The Okla.
homa silver convention was opened here
with O large attendance from all over the
territory. Hon. w. J. Bryan. of Nebraska,
was the central figure OF oratory, and his
greeting was IN ovation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
Illinois Man Attempts suic.d. I'm Nicar.su.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, June 26-Ei-
ward Schrecker, Of Richvicw. Ills, at
tempted to commit suicide here by cut
ting himself about the neck. He is
looked upon as. being partly demented,
and it is probable that ho will recover
from his sclf-inllicted injuries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26

CHICAGO, June 26.-The Chicago COM
mittee of the Central Traffic association
has decided to meet the tariff sheet adopt
ed by the Lake Shore. Predictions arc
freely made that the grain tariff from
Chicago TO New York will soon be quoted
at 10 cents and provisions at 10 cents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
Ohio Democratic Convention.

COLUMBUS June IS Tho Ohio Demo.
cratic state convention Is to be held in
Springfield Aug. 20 and 81. So has de-
..ided TIE state central committee. The
place and date are compromise between
the desires of the Brice men and the
Thurman men-or Sound money" and
free silver. Bricc wanted Toledo and
August and Thurman wanted Springfield
and ,IulY
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26

HAVANA, June a6.-Three columns Of
troops, 2.ooo men. have encountered the
insurgents in strong position In the
Sierra Madre. The position was cap.
tured, many Of the robels slain and
wounded and the fleeing men are being
pursued.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26

Blows Down q Baptist Church and Kills
the Pastors Son.

the Pastors Son.
BAIRD, Juno aG.-At $3.50 o'clock last
night heavy storm from the north
struck this place, completely demolishing
portions of the town. The Baptist church
is total wreck. 1t fell upon the Baptist
parsonage, crushing 1t and instantly
killing Mitchell Mayes, the eldest son Of
the pastor. His mother, the only other
occupant Of the house at the time, escaped
uninjured. The Presbyterian church
was blown some fifteen feet and lodged
against the parsonage. None of the occu-
pants were injured.
The wreck Of awnings. ware.rooms and
the debris of fences and outhouses, etc,
fill the streets in such u manner as to al
most blockade them. Many dwellings
ore damaged and some torn to pieces At
Clyde, five miles west, passengers and
trainmen report five or six houses blown
down, but no one injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
Fatal Railway Accident in Georgia.

MACON, June 6.-A serious wreck oc.
CURED on the Central railroad near Mil
ledgeville. Three men were killed and
several badly injured. The dead are: Tom
Allen, section foreman; Bob Smith and
hands. Most Of the injured are seriously
Bob Jesse, train hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26

A good appetite and refreshing
sleep are essential to health of mind
and body. and these are given by
Hoods Sarsaparilla-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
visilant. at Work In sacrahont,. ..

SACRAMENTo, June 26-At II O'Clock
last night n vigilance committee OF armed
citizens assembled and drove from the
city n large number of tramps and dis
reputable characters who have lately been
terrorizing this section of the state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
Bolln Resigns His once.

OMAHA, June a6-Henry Bolln, the de-
faultihg city treasurer Of Omahn, has re-
signed. His shortage is 1000, which
his bondsmen will make good. His books
are straight, but the cash was not Oh
hand,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26

There is 10 success so sweet as the
success achieved by acting against the
advice of Our friends
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26

SWEET SPRINGS Mo, June a6 Senator
Vest. who is stopping ut his cottage near
here had this to say on the money ques.
tion in its relation to the country rs a
whole, and especially to Missouri: ''There
must be a settlement of the silver ques-
tion without equivocation. We must de-
termine to adopt the gold STANDARD per-
manently. retire the gretlbacks and per.
petuate the national banks with their pa
per based exclusively on gold, or we must
open our mints to silver" He believed in
the use Of both gold and silver, but If one
metal was to be made the standard he
favored silver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26

Phillip Phulips, Evangelist, Dad.
DELAWARE, O., June 25-Phillip Phil.
lips, the noted evangelist, died here short
lv before o'clock last evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26

signed BY Rhea and Ellis for tho free
coinage Of silver at 16 to l, and the other
simply reafdrming the platform Of 1872.
signed by Clardy and Coulter. There was
intense feeling because the fight between
the Hardin and Clay men on seating dele
gates in the committee on credentials de-
layed the resolutions and the proceedings
Of the convention. but nothing could be
done toward facilitating business. Sew.
eral dozen motions to adjourn were
voted down and the convention remained
waiting. although the committee on Gre
dentials announced that it could not 70.
port till after midnight.
About midnight the credentials com.
mittee reported, seating the Hardin dele
gates, the Clay men Offering q minority
report. The Clay men filibustered' to pre-
ven action on the report, their object be-
ing play for time to get their absentees
present, some Of whom had not arrived
in the city. Shortly before 2 o'clock this
morning the chairman declared the con-
vention adjourned for the day with the
credentials report still pending.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
The Democracy Is Their Hope.

MEMPHIS, June 26-The Democratic
leaders Of the free silver convention held
here who met after the convention to Or
ganize free silver propaganda have is.
sued an address to Democratic leaders all
over the country in which they say that
the Democracy is free silver's only hope,
and that tho success Of the Democracy in
1896 depends on its advocacy OF that pol
icy; that a thorough organization is neces-
sary in order to control the convention
next year for free silver. and that the re-
ceivers OF the address are invited to meet
its promulgators to organize for such
control. 1t is signed by Senators Harris,
Jones of Arkansas, and Turpie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-26
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 NO.
line avenue by Telephone.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-05-31
JACKSONVILLE,

w. A. Brown is building a storehouse
on the Goodnow lot.
DR.. F. B. johnson has been appointed
health officer for the town.
Edward Goddard moved to the Peter
Holbrook house instead of f. j. Corkins's
as reported last week
Our people felt decided shock of the
earthquake Tuesday forenoon. Much ex-
element was felt by many
We notice the marriage of Arthur w.
Stone. Mr.. and Mrs. Stone have come
to town and will occupy Daniel Collins's
house, where their goods are already.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Corse have returned
from their wedding trip and board at John
Coleman's, but will soon occupy the tene-
ment now occupied by Mr.. Corse's father.
On the fifth anniversary of the marriage
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne L. Fowler large
number of friends assembled at their home
and spent the afternoon and evening
pleasantly. They left a number of gifts
which were presented with appropriate re-
marks by NJ. A. Butterfeld, to which Mr.
Fowler feelingly responded.
Nottingham voted at the last town
meeting to appropriate $25 for the OBJ
servance of Memorial day, to be expend-
ed under the direction of H. O. Gillett
post. No commemorative exercises were
holden on Memorial day. We do not I'M
derstand why. Why was it necessary to
go so quietly to the various cemeteries and
strew flowers? Is patriotism too lofty a
theme to contemplate? Are the deeds of
the old soldiers forgotten? Is not our soil
adapted to the cultivation of heroes and
American liberty?
The various schools in town obeyed the
law requiring the last half day of school
before Memorial day to be devoted to ex-
ercises of instruction as to the purposes of
the day. In most of the schools there
were visitors The two schools in No. 2
joined in their exercises and at the conclu-
sion formed a procession, marched to
the cemetery and strewed flowers upon the
graves of the fallen soldiers. Nos. 5, s
and IL after their several exercises met
west to the centre of the town, marched to
the cemetery and decorated graves with
appropriate exercises.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-05-31
JAMAICA.

The rain Monday made vegetation smile
and the people rejoice.
Miss Matte Taft and George Taft's two
children are visiting at VIM. Barnes's.
Eugene Phelps and wife of Chester are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Phelps.
The shock of an earthquake Tuesday
walked up the ideas of our people here.
There will be Children's day exercises
in the Congregational church June at the
morning service.
James Farr, who has been living alone
at West Jamaica, is i'll and is with his sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Pierce.
Ozro Howard of the west part of the
town cut off the end of the thumb on his
left hand with circular saw.
& Mr. and Mrs. Wales Willard, who have
been at Baltimore, Nd, since last January,
have returned to their home here.
The state missionary, Rev. Thomas Gull
of Brattleboro, will preach in the Baptist
church morning and evening of June ?.
H. E. Mundell has bought the Lewis
Phelps blacksmith shop, on Mechanic
street, and is finishing it off for printing
office.
Miss Kyle, field secretary of the Woman's
Board of missions, spoke at the Congre-
gational church Monday evening and was
much enjoyed by those present.
Delegates chosen for the w. c. T. U.
convention at Newfane are Mrs. c. r.
Amsden, Mrs. j. A. Muzzy, Mrs. W. L.
Barnes, Mrs. j. G. Robinson and Mrs. c.
S. Brigham,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-05-31
PUTNBY.
A Lively Town Meeting.

The special town meeting of last Satur-
day was one long to be remembered for
the unusual indulgence in the hurting of
verbal javelins and the final triumph of
sound logical reasoning over weakly
founded antagonism. This was the third
meeting that had been called for the pur-
pose of considering the advisabilty of es-
tablishing a fire department, and, although
us OBJECT was vehemently opposed was
successful in a large measure.
Nothing has, as yet, been definitely de-
cided upon though the promoters of the
movement think they can see success
ahead, for the opposition has lost its hold,
as is invariably the case when an opposi-
tioD is carried to so bitter an extreme.
1t isnot only expected but desired that
the arguments on both sides be given a
tair hearing, but it does not take an intel
ligent public long to discern between a
sound argument and an impertinent perse-
cution. Moderator j. w. Stowell called
the meeting to order and called for a mo-
ton, but it was several minutes before
there was any response. DR.. E. 5. Mum
ger proposed purchasing chemical engine
as the most adequate protection for a slight
expense. James Crawford, always a thor
ough business man, thought it would be
for the best interest of the town to put in
hydrant system, and introduced a resolu-
ton which was accepted and is printed
below. The article in the warrant was
laid upon the table. 1t was almost unani-
mously voted to exempt from taxation for
a period of five years the mill to be erected
by VIM. A. Cole.
Mr.. Crawford's resolution is as f6nows:
"Resoiued, That it il the sense Of this meeting
that reservoir, hydrant and pipe system for the
protection of the village and town from fire is the
best obtanable system, and that a sum not to ex-
coed 5000 ought to be appropriated for the pur-
pose of procuring that protection 1t is further.
more the sense Of this meeting that series of
bonds of small denomination and payable a small
amount yearly ought to be issued by the town to
put the foregoing resolution into effect.
ReSOired, That a committee of three be ap-
pointed to investigate the subject and report at a
future town meeting to be called for that pur.
pose
DR.. E. S. Munger, Mark Ward and
George H. Phillips were the committee
appointed.