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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-30
ILLINOIS LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
Senate Declines to Adjourn Over Memorial
Day--Pensions for Teachers.

Senate Declines to Adjourn Over Memorial
~ Day--Pensi0ns for Teachers.
SPRINGFIELD, May 3o-The senate re-
fused to adjourn over Memorial Day after
long discussion. A committee of six.
teen senators and representatives was ap-
pointed on q joint resolution to attend
the funeral of Secretary Gresham. Nom.
nations to various state institution posi-.
tions were received from the governor.
The vote by which the bill to regulate
street franchises for gas companies, etc,
was defeated was reconsidered, but moth.
ing fur ther was done with it, Some few
bills were advanced. The house passed
bills: Requiring railways to maintain
stations in all places of 200 inhabitants;
prohibiting the use Of clock. tape or slot
machines; appropriating $225, COO to i'm
prove the state fair grounds; to pension
school teachers.
Thc,yovernor' nominations for trustees
of the northern normal school were:
A. A. Goodrich. of Chicago; Isaac
II. Etwood, Dekalb; w. e. Garrard,
Springfield; Charles Fl. Deere, Moline;
Thomas J. Sparks, Bushnell. Eastern
normal-A. J. Burr, Mclean county; NJ.
p. Rice, Fulton; f. NJ. Youngblood, Jack
son; NJ. J. Walsh, st. Clair; Calvin l..
Pleasant, Ei Paso. State reformatory
board-Martin b. Madden, Chicago. The
senate confirmed those for the northern
normal school.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-30

regiment, 1. n. q. bugle blare and taps
1t was noon when these ceremonies
ended. The great parade begins at p.
III. An interesting feature of the pro-
ceedings in the morning was the ringing
OF the Columbian Liberty bell-the bell
that occupied such prominent position
ut tho Worlds fair. The bell was placed
on the lake front and at a. IN. 1t rang
its Joyous notes Of peace as the guests left
the Palmer House on their way to Oak
woods cemetery. The sound of the bell
was the signal for battery ID, under COM
mand Of Captain Russell, to fire tho
salute in honor of the day and occasion.
The city is crowded with old soldiers,
both those who wore the blue and those
who wore the gray. Business is nearly
entirely suspended and the holiday is
nearly universal. General Longstreet' 5
welcome was pathetic. He was met at
the station by gallant soldiers who had
fought with him during the dark days OF
the civil war, and they greeted him with
great warmth and ardor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-30

But One Boat with Nineteen Persons on
Board Gets Safely Awny and L. Picked
Up Later-Names of Those Known To He
Alive-Company Omcers Continue Hope
full, but with Little Reason, - the Disas-
ter Il Said tn Have Been Caused BY an
Exploding Boiler.
San FRANCISCO, May 30-Only meagre
and unsatisfactory advices have been re-
ceived here regarding the laundering of
the Pacific mail steamer at Mezanilla,
Mex, Tuesday night. The officials Of tho
Pacific Mail persist in the statement that
they have received no information CT the
wreck Of the steamer and they have tried
to discredi. entirely the statements of the
disaster. Several dispatches have been
received by the Merchants Exchange and
by private shipping firms, all confirming
the tale Of the ocean tragedy and vary
ing only in the minuteness Of the inform.
steamer San Juan. telegraphed that he
picked up a boat containing nineteen
persons, fourteen Of whom were passen.
gers and five members of the crew of the
Colima The rescued boat load was taken
to MaZanilla and then the steamer San
Juan started out again in search Of other
boats from the Colima, the presumption
being that the balance of the passengers
and crew were afloat in the other boats of
the Inflated vessel.
The Nineteen That were Saved.
The occupants of the boat picked up
were as follows: Cabin passengers-Do-
mingo Aibano, Gushing. Thornton, Sara
bia, and Rutz. Steerage passengers-John
Crew, H. W. Boyd, Antonio Rome, b.
Ross, S. Oreill, q. Rowan, Jose A. Salia,
and l.. l.. Zincre. Crew-O. Hansen,
third officer; a carpenter; A. X. Rich
arlson. storekecper; Raymond Aviles,
and j. Norel. The names Sarabia and
Rutz do not appear in the steamers list
OF passengers sailing from this port, the
presumption being that they Joined the
steamer at MaZatlan. There were two
Cushings on board, brothers, and a lady
and gentleman each named Thornton.
No initials of survivors were given in the
brief telegraph message.
Statement of the Third Officer.
The latest intelligence regarding the
disaster received here was in cipher mes
sage to a local shipping firm containing
the statement Of Third Officer Hansen,
who was in charge of the boat picked up.
Hansen stated that about 11:15 Tuesday
night, as the Colima was about fifty miles
from Manzanilla and between that port
aud funtd st. Almo, an accident occurred
to her machinery. Hansen had not
time to investigate the trouble, but be-
lieved n boiler had burst. The ColiIna
was put about but began to sink rapidly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-30
AMERICANS IN GRtAT LUCK.
they Back the Winner of the Derby and
Have Money to Burn.


Have Money to Burn.
LONDON, May 30.-Thc Americans were
unusually fortunate in the betting on
the Derby. Richard Croker won on the
first race by backing Courtier, the Prince
of Wales entry. Croker backed Courtier
simply because he had heard that the
Prince of Wales backed one Of the Gro
ker horses at Newmarket. Croker. how.
rvrr, lost hts winning on Courtier by
backing The Owl for tho Derby. Joseph
II. Manley presented letter of introduce
tion from the late secretary Of state, Wal
ter q. Gresham, to Lord Rosebcrry on
Monday last. The premier received him
most cordially.
Chiefly owing to this Manley selected
Sir Visto to win the Derby, and won
enough to pay a large portion of the ex-
peiIses Of his European tour. Probably
the most fortunate of the Americans was
Oxnard, the sugar millionaire Of Ne.
braska. He said: II had the same belief
in Lord Roseberry's luck that 1 had in
President Cleveland's luck; hence !
backed Sir Visto." Representative Nc.
Call, of Massachusetts, backed Curzon fo:
a place. He selected Curzon owing to the
marriage of the Rt. Hon. George n. Cur
zon and Miss Mary Letter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-30
PASSENGERS WE'RE ALL ASLEEP.
Probability That None Escaped Excep
Those Already Named.

Probability That None Escaped Except
Those Already Named.
If these boats only got clear away the
calmness Of the sea and the low
sandy beach only twenty miles dis
tant would enable them to make
a safe landing in a few hours. The pas
sengers were all asleep, however, and
Hansen fears that few escaped. One hum
dred and sixty passengers and crew are
still unaccounted for. The following pas
scngers from San Francisco landed safely
at Mazatlan before the Colima proceeded
towards Manzanilla: +. w. McCutcheop,
W. c. McCutcheon, j. w. c. Maxwell,
II. NJ. A. Miller, l.. +. Bell. L. 5. Amer
lean, g. V. Gray. and r. +. Crisby. All
day long the offices of the Pacific Mail
and the telegraph companies and newspa-
pers have been filled with anxious friends
Of passengers and crew, making fearful
inquiries about their friends.
Many OF the scenes were pitiful in the
extreme, and the most gloomy fore bod
ings prevailed despite the assurances of
the officials that the ColiIna's machinery
was in excellent condition, having been
inspected just previous to her leaving; that
the commander and officers were skilled
seamen, and that the chances were in IA
vor of tine safety Of their friends Among
the passengers unaccounted for are Pro-
fessor Harold Whiting, Mrs. Whiting.
Miss Rose Whiting and two children, OF
Berkley. Professor Whiting occupied a
chair in the State university. Anothe.
is J. +. Chilbcrg, of Seattle, who was on
his way south to interest South Amer
ican planters in n new steamship line be-
4
| Sound.
! At late hour last night no further
particulars of the disaster had been re-
ceived than those given above. There Is
hardly possibility that any Others on
board the ship escaped death.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-30
PHOTOGRAPHED THAT sARPIENT.
Reptile That Is at Home in Traverse bay
Has Its Picture Taken.

Reptile That Is at Home in Traverse hay
Has Its Picture Taken.
HARBoR SPRINGS, Mich. May 3O.-For
over year 1t has been asserted that sea
serpent frequented Grand Traverse bay
and northern Lake Michigan. The ser.
pent was seen by passengers on the ferry
Adrienne. AS soon as the boat touched
at the wharf here n crowd of excited pas.
sengers rushed upt4wn and hustled n
photographer aboard ethe boat and it put
out in the bay Right opposite the point
n dGrk-looking object was seen in the
water and Williams aimed his camera
at IL.
The thing began to move, and as it did
so Williams snapped the camera The re-
suit of this is very fair photograph OF
something that looks like the large branch
of n tree. The head of the object was
buried in the water. Williams tried to
get n second picture, but was unsuccess'
full Captain Chrysler corroborates the
story, as he stood next to Williams when
the view was taken. The serpent has
been seen twice since by more than u score
of fishermen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-30
UNION OF THE BLUE AND GRAY.
Memorable Event at Chicago ON the Sol
dlsrs Memorial Anniversary.

Memo able Event at Chicago On the Sol.
dIsrs Memorial Anniversary.
CHICAGO, May 3o-The most memora-
bio event in the history mt Chicago Of
Memorial Day is the one that began last
evening with banquet at Kinsley's and
will close the cvcuing with n reception
mt the First regiment armory, and me
mortal exercises at the Illinois club.
Forty Confederate generals and their
wives and daughters arc here from the
south, and include Generals John B.
Gordon, Wade Hampton. Fitzhugh Lee,
Eppa Hunton, Butler, Hcth and wife,
Conrad and wife, French, Lomax and
wife, Wright and wife, and II. kyd
Douglas; Mrs. Akers, Captain Little
page and wife, Colonel Irwin, Major
Hunton, Miss Armstrong, Miss Eliza
Washington. Miss Cox, the Misses Mitch
oil and General Longstreet and his
daughters.
Carloads Of flowers from the south have
arrived to decorate the Confederate
soldiers monument and the graves
OF southern dead at Oakwoods, and
the quality Of solemnity that should al.
ways be prominent feature Of the day
will be intensified by the arrival at p.
III.
tary Gresham, accompanied by the presi-
dent and all the cabinet. Secretary Gresh-
ANS body will be placed in the vault at
Oskwoods where il will remain until Its
final disposition is decided upon. Eester-
dny there was card reception at the
Palmer House to the guests from the north
and south who had arrived by scores.
During the afternoon the public schools
held memorial exercises and the pupils
were addressed by local speakers, the
speaking being interspersed with patriotic
songs. Last evening there was brilliant
banquet to the guests at kinsieys, al
which responses were made to many pat
riotic toasts by northern and southern
veterans. The decoration OF the graves
was the feature Of this mornings part o'
the programme. Soldiers graves Of
Rose Hill, the Lincoln monument in Lin
coin part, Colonel Mulligan's grave,
Oakwoods and all the cemeteries had
their quota of floral tributes. At ~ q
M the exercises Of dedicating the Confed
crate monument took place.
Here the programme was as follows;
Selection by military band. Prayer BY
Colonel Joseph Desha Pickett, chaplain
of the Kentucky Orphans brigade
Introd ductory remarks by General John
c. Underwood. Address by Rev. H. w
Bolton, ID. ID. Anthem by Imperial Arior
Octette. Memorial poem by Major Henry
T. Stanton, of Kentucky. Address by Rt
Rev. Samuel Fallows. LII ID. Consecra
tion of the guns. Placing OF the flora
decorations. Requiem by the Imperia
Arion Octette. Military honors. Firing
three volleys over the dead BY the Firs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-30
Steamer Burned on the Lake.

AsHTABULA, O., May 3o.-The steamer
Runnells caught fire thirty miles off this
port and was towed in by the New o.
leans and Milwaukee. Roth boats
pumped water into the burning steamer
but she had to be scuttled in the harbor.
She is q complete wreck.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-30

ATLANTA, May 30,-South Carolina ex.
cursionists to Tallulah Falls, Ga, en-
gagged IN a riot, and the town marshars
throat was cut, the sheriff had his throat
gashed and u deputy was seriously in
jured. At Corneiia n posse ran the rioters
into a swamp and cauptured four Of
fharn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-30
Specimen of the Irony Of Fate.

PARKERsBUEG, w. Va, May 3o.-David
Weaver. Of Cairo, Ritchie county, on
whose land big .io-barrcl per day oil
we'll was struck Monday, died last night
of heart disease resulting from excite
ment over his stroke Of good fortune. He
had been a poor man all his life, and the
prospect Of sudden wealth was too much
for him
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-30
The Lost ON tho Dom Pedro.

LONDON. May 3o.-A Central News dis
patch from Madrid says that seventy-four
men and fifteen women were lost by the
wrecking of the steamer Dom Pedro. The
drowned were mostly Italian, Belgian
and Swiss emigrants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-30
q Per Cent Loans.
Government Bonds,

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 inves-
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, 1895-05-30
While Barton johnson and Samuel VII

son were walking along the Midland rail.
road, one mile east of Lebanon, Ind, a
switch engine ran them down and decap-
itated them both, besides crushing their
bodies almost beyond recognition. Both
men were under the influence of liquor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-30
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 & Stengels
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.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-30

To purify vitalize and enrich the
blood, an give nerve. bodily and di-
gestiye strength. take Hoods Sarsa-
parilla
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-30

Call for Rock Island
Brewing Co. Beer.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-05-30
OCEAN THEIR TOMB.
Eight Score Lives Go Down in
the IIl.Fated Colima.

But One Boat with Nineteen Persons on
Board Gets Safely Away and L. Picked
Up Later-Names of Those Known To he
Alive-ComPany Omcers Continue Hope
full, but with Little Reason. - the Disas-
ter L. Said tn Have Been Caused by an
Exploding Boiler.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-24
\ TIDAL WAVE OF REFORM Of the improved Pattern Has Reached the Capital City
 ZN~ AND HAS IFS ITS IMPRESS Those %ho FQ.S9.y Took Sunday Smile
 z 70 So No More THE Hizss i7z$ss / AND POLICE DEPARTMENT Jcin Hands in an Effort to Purge the City Entirely ot All Contaminating
 Influences A Call to
 the Ministers.
AND HAS LES ITS IMPRESS
HE MiS.> / AND POLICE DEPARTMENT
 /S
Age-IIerald Bureau,
Montgomery. June B

IhOHtSoHleTy, June Zo
 A tide of reform is sweeping over Montgomery of the improved pattern, and the ministers and Christian citizens, in conjunction with Chief Gerald and the police department, are accomplishing considerable good It is now impossible to secure a drink of liquor in the city on the Sabbath. and it is very proba ble that in short time the houses of ill- fame will be removed from the main thor oughfares. At any rate, the ministers and Chief Gerald are talking of plans aiming at that end.
 Rev. w. D. Gay, pastor of the Adams Street Baptist church and one of the leaders in the reform movement, has is- sued the following call:
 TO the Baptists of Montgomery:
 T am authorized to call a meeting of all the pastors, supefintendents and teachers of Sunday schools, presidents or missionary and young peoples sOcie- ueS, church workers, and all friends in- terested in such a movement, to assem- ble in the First Baptist church next Monday night, June "A, at o'clock, to discuss the feasibility of Montgomery Baptlst union for more effective work and deeper spiritual power The pastors and superintendents will please announce this and urge their congregations to come. Respectfully, VIM b GAYo
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-24
CHAT TTAN00GA IS READY
fer the Immense Throng Which Will Soon Be
 Gathered There.

Chattanooga, Tenn, June 23.-Prepara- tions for the second international con ference of the Epworth league. to be held here this week. are completed. The immense assembly tent, 950x195 feet has been erected, and the seats on the plat form placed in it. This big canvas was originally the property of the r. T. Bar mum circus, and under it the internation- al convention of Young Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor conducted it's ses- sion last year at Cleveland. The tent has seating capacity of 10000 people in the auditorium, while 1000 singers. composing the choir, occupy the gallery seats raised above the dais for the visi- tors of honor Over 100 representatives of the press will occupy seats on the platform. Distinguished ministers from all over the United States and Canada are to be present
 The feature of the four days session will be sunrise prayer meeting. to be held every morning on Lookout mountain above the clouds.
 Homes have been secured for 15000 people. The advance guards are already beginning to arrive.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-24

No. A Oak street, and Charles W. Wilson of No. ITS Oakland street, who leAped in after him and, after a desperate strug- gle, dragged the old man ashore in an exhausted condition. The young men first noticed Wood acting susriciously, and when he made the. leap, followed without hesitation. Wood tried hard to drag himself beneath the surface and re- sisted the efforts of his rescuers to drag him ashore. He remarked after his re- covery that he wanted to die and would be more successful the next time He was locked up and in the cell acted as if he was demented. He had entirely re- covered when arraigned before Justice Laimbeer. He told the justice he was 62 years old and had no intention of com hitting suicide. and claimed that he had accidentally fallen into the water. Fl promised to be careful in the future and was diSrharged
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-24
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Republicans Are Satisfied With the Results at CIeyeand-Postal and Pension
 NoteS-Personal.

Washington, June 23.-(Special)-Re- publican politicians here seem to be well satisfied with the results at Cleveland. In fact they regard it virtual defeat for silver It is remarked here now that there will be no western republican bolt this year, if at all.
 The republican party is counting on the usual impulsiveness of the south, when aroused on any great question, to bolt next year, and thereby give their par ty another long lease of life. They think the negro question has lost it's force to keep a solid south, but that the money question will do the work for them
 A F. Crawford has been appointed postmaster at Lincoln, Talladega county, Ala.
 A. E. White at Bolivar and J. F. Rob- ertson at Williamsburg have been ap- pointed postmasters at the above men, toned places in Mississippi,
 A new office has been made at 1verson, Macon county, Ala, with John l. Horns by postmaster
 change in the schedule on the star route from Morganville to Carrie, Ala, also change in the schedule of the star route between Fulton and Rara Avis in Mississippi is noted
 Alfred Ellis of Valley Head, DeKalb county, has received an increase in pen sion. and the minors of Morris Taylor at Wetumpka have also received an in- cease.
 Thomas F Smith of Townley, Walker county, has received a supplemental pen sion.
 George ". Simmons a Mexican war survivor. of New Lexington, -Tuska- loosa county, has received an Increase.
 Mrs. Annie l.. Campbell of Birmingham has been appointed under the civil service matren of the Yankton Indian school, South Dakota.
 J. A. Lewis and C. w. Blake of Mis- sissippi are registered at Willards.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-24
Boy and a Trolley Car.

Brooklyn, N. Y, June 23.-Robert Wol- bert, a motorman on Union avenue car, was held in $500 bail by Justice Goetting in the Lee avenue court today for causing the death last night of 6-year- old Joseph Santello, whose parents live at No. 233 Union avenue. The boy clam bered on the back platform of an ice cart near his home and when the wagon start ed off the boy jumped from the wagon just as Wolbert's ear came along. The ice cart and the car were going in the same direction. and in jumping off the boy fell against the side of the car ana struck it in such a manner that he was turned around and the wheels passed over his legs below the knee The legs were badly crushed, and an ambulance was summoned. Policeman Stark of the Bedford avenue station arrested " an- bert and the conductor, Theodore Hall. The boy was taken to St. Catherlne hospital where the doctors said they might be able to save him. He died six hours after his admission. Before the motorman and conductor were arrested the accident to the boy caused the greatest excitement among the Italian populace. The women screamed and some of the Italians became de- manstrative and attempted to harm Wolbert. Policeman Stark pfotectea him and took him and the conductor 10 the station house. where they were charged with criminal negligence. When they were arraigned in cour today none of the childs relatives was on hand to make a complaint. The policeman sa1d he was five blocks away and dldn [ see inc accident. All his information was derived from the motorman. As the con ductor was apparently blameless in the matter he was parpled for examination next Monday. The attorney for the rali, road company said that WolpPft hdu been ten years in the companys em- play, and was regarded as careful em- nieve He was subsequently, released on
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-24
Shielded Fearing Lynchers.

Chicago, June 23.-Three hundred far mefs of Dupage county organized the-a- selves into an armed posse to captur l gang of thieves, who have been stealing everything movable on their farms, be- tween Elgin and Hindsdale, for the last few months. One of the band was run down yesterday morning after a mid night chase and taken to the T4insdale jail by thirteen of the farmers. The vil- 1aSers were aroused by the threatening talk of the captors and the crowd con tnued to surround the lookup after the prisoner was in his cell. The demonstra- ton frightened him into believing he was 10 be lynched. He took a piece of glass from broken window and cut the artery in his left wrist. When the marshal opened the door he was dead. The far mer5 recognized the suicide as the Ieadell of the gang, although he protested he was an innocent peddler He has not been identified yet. The chase is being kept up for others.