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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-24
TOLD ABOUT TOWN.
A Letter From the FatherIand
Causes a Separation.
HE HAD ANOTHER WIFE.

And No. g Discovers 1t and Departs
With Her Infant Child. Dividing the
fiOasehold Effects = Other Interesting
accidents.
Confusion prevailed in q little
home whose surroundings evidenced
happiness previously the other after
noon. Tears rolled down the wife's
cheeks a. she departed conveying an
infant in her arms. She had just
finished an upbraiding of her stall
wart protector and babe him cross
the sailed waters to the abode OF his
first and betrayed wife. The couple
had arrived at an agreement con-
corning the division Of their possess
sions-each to have an equal share
and they parted, probably forever.
Thus terminates spicy romance OF
love and unfnithfulness. A few
years ago there was undoubtedly
solemn parting OF u young married
couple on the shores of the father
land. He came to Rock Island an
honest looking young fellow. to all
appearances not burdened with the
responsibilities of matrimony. He
eventually secured employment as
carpenter aud pursued his vocation
industriously. His ac9uaintances
were kept in total ignorance of his
family relations-littlc they. espec-
tally the young lady whose confidence
he won. knew that his ccnnubial bans
were attached to a fair one on the
other side of the deep. The friend
ship Of a young lady was cultivated
and this gay deceiver capturc.l Il
prominent place in her little heart.
They enjoyed one another's COM
partnership for reasonable
length of time. and his proposition
to clinch forever the hand of his
second sweetheart was accepted.
The marriage was celebrated and
they went to housekeeping. Life to
all appearances was enjoyed with all
due happiness by the twain.
Time passed and an addition to
the family arrived. Probably he
was not as communicative and
prompt with his foreign charge IS
expected by her. for wife No. l be-
gan making diligent inquiry. This
became known among some of wife
No. 2's acquaintances and flew
around the gossips. 1t was not long
before No. 2 was furnished with the
facts, and when the husband arrived
home one day there was scenc--as
related above.
Well Earned Satisfaction.
Some people will discommode
themselves and even suffer in a sense
in order to avenge their feelings over
trivial matters. For instance, consid-
er the foclhardiness of man in VOW
ing never to ride in street Car
because he was connelled to wade
through snow drifts one frosty
morning when it was impossible to
readily resume traffic. Yet such
parsonage exists. and he walks to
and fro between his residence in the
extreme portion of this city to his
employ ment in the business district
every day, whether pleasant or in
clement. He. Of course, views it as
a source of satisfaction to himself
and loss to the railway company.
But his vengeance is often well
earned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-08-24

The earliest mention of oats in China
Is in A. D. 616.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
KENTUCKY WILL CONTEST.
General Shelby Wants His Mothers
Requests Set Aside.

LEXINGTON, KY, Feb. 1S.-In the Cir
cult Court to-day the suit of Gen Joseph
o. Shelby. United States marshal of Mis-
souri,, was begun. He is suing Mrs. Anna
G. Clay and others to set aside the will of
his mother Mrs. Anna Nj. Gratz Mrs.
Gratz was a Miss Boswell, daughter of
DIR. Boswell a wealthy Kentucky gentle
man. She married Evans Shelby "a grand
son of Kentucky's first Governor. After
the death of Shelby, who was very wealthy,
she married Benjamin Gratz, a leading citi-
zen of Lexington. She was his second wife
and he had two children by her-Marian
and Anna. Marian married Commodore
Crosby, L. S. N, who is now stationed at
Washington, while Anna married
Thomas III. Clay, grandson of
Henry Clay. and editor of the
Youths Companion, Boston. Mrs. Crosby
is dead, but she leaves four children, three
girls and boy. Mrs. Clay was with Mr..
Gratz during her declining Years while
Mrs Crosby was away. In her will Mrs.
Gratz left $4,000 each to the .Crosby chill
the bulk of her fortune to Mrs. Clay.
Shelby alleges that the property she willed
away was that belonging to his father,
Evan Shelby; while Mrs. Gratz stated in
her will that she had bought farm from
General Shelby and had advanced him
money. which, on the whole, was much
as he was entitled to- General Shelby also
sets up the claim that Mrs Clay used undue
influence over his mother. The value of the
property is several hundred thousand dol
lars.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
Other Deaths In Indiana.

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind, Feb. 1S.-Iast
Thursday morning Edward Milton Linvile,
an eestimable young man and son OF Or.
David c.. Linvilie, of the oldest prac-
titioners in northern Indiana, died after an
illness of several, months. His funeral oc-
Cured yesterday afternoon and was largely
attended. The deceased was a student in
the Fort Wayne College or Medicine and
was esteemed by all connected with that
institution that the faculty and students
chartered a train and attended the funeral
in a body. The deceased was twenty.four
years old
This morning, at 2 o'clock, Myron Law
renee, aged twenty,four years, postal
clerk on the Pennsylvania railway, died at
the home of his parents in this city after
an illness of a week with pneumonia
WABASH, Ind, Feb. 1S-Mrs James
Heavenridge, wife of an old and well-known
minister of the United Brethren Church,
died, at her home in South Lagro township,
this county. to-day, of complication of
diseases. She was leading spirit in church
work, and was seventy-five years of age
ELWOOD.. Ind. Feb 1s.-Samuel Etchi-
son. a member of the Seventeenth Indiana
Regiment, and prominent, G. A. r. man,
died in this city to-day. after a short illness,
aged sfxty-three years. He will be buried
with civic and military honors tomorrow
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
THE ONLY TUG.
Graphic Description that Applies to
Glass of knOw-It-All Papers.
Brooklyn Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
We learn from our esteemed and widely
circulated contemporary, the New York
Universe, that it had the only tug down
the bay when the delayed steamer Gas
cogne came in. Its reporter and artist
were the only ones who were. welcomed
on board, and in their joy at being near
New York once more the officers, crew
and passengers gathered around the
newspaper men and heaped flowers upon
them-we are at loss to know where the
flowers came from-and held their hands
aloft in admiration at the daring and en-
terprise of journal that would send q
tug down the bay to help a steamer come
in at time when so much was going on
ashore. The Universe men got the story
of the whole trip and came into port
proudly towing the crippled steamer the
name of their journal flying from "a blue
and white pennant that they had affixed
to the foremost and a large flag that flew
from the mizzen. In the name of the
Universe they welcomed the ship and her
contents, animate and otherwise TO New
York and presented to the officers the
freedom of the city-which the officers
promptly accepted.
Nobody was allowed to speak to the
passengers and crew until the Universe
had distracted all the information that
they could impart and the Universe men
FASTENED to their office and spread before
only story of the rescue of the Gascogne
by the Universe tug. that appeared in the
press OF the country next day. 1t
dimly limited that If the editor-in-chief
and principal owners of the paper would
permit, the brave artist and reporter
steamship company was prepared to give
them. AS simple matter of justice and
salvage they were entitled to il.
Every right thinking person in the coun-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
MATTHEWS WILL NOT ACCEPT.
COnfers with Mr.. ketcham Concern
Ing the Mexican Mission.

Thomas Taggart. Democratic State chair
man, is said to be in Washington for the
purpose of urging the President to appoint
John G.. Shanklin as minister to Mexico
to succeed Isaac F. Gray 1t is said that
caucus of Democratic leaders was held
at the Grand Hotel, at which Mr.. Shanklin
was present by special telegraphic invita-
ton. The Governor was represented by
u. e. Allen and Leon o. Bailey. jerome
Herf and others were participants. The
hope is to heal the differences that split
There was a story told last night by
friend of Governor Matthews which would
indicate that the executive is polishing up
his lightning rod somewhat lest it might be
struck by Mexican lightning He called on
Attorney general Ketcham, who is an old
personal friend, and asked him a bit Of adj
vice. If Cleveland should offer him the
Mexican mission should he accept 1t? Mr.
Ketcham thought it inadvisable speaking
an old friend interested in the personal
welfare Of the Governor. Thereupon, the
Governor, without acknowledging that Mr.
Cleveland was to name him for the mission,
decided to take the advice of the Attorney
general. So, according to the story, the
Governor will not accept the position if
rendered him by the President. 1t is also
stated that one of the most prominent
Democrats in the State was to have gone
to Washington last night to urge upon the
President the name of Claude Matthews,
but was deferred from so doing after he had
ascertained the Governors conclusion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19

try will rejoice that these things are as
they appear to be. Too many of the inter
ture and some other affairs are in the hands
Of men grossly incompetent to manage
them. The Universe has trained its stan TO
take just the positions that are shortly to be
vacated in their behalf. They have been tell
ing the government how to run its finances
and every Sunday or so they announce that
President Cleveland or Secretary Carlisle
or this and the other functionary mas peen
forced to see the wisdom of the policy LAID
down in the editorials of the Universe and
has Internationally adopted it.
For years the leading merchants of the
country, the leading managers. the leading
publishers, the leading scientists, the lead
leading reformers, the leading railroad men.
the leading educators have been almost s'5
them what to do in the emergencies of
their callings and activities, and the uni
generosity and self-sacrifice almost heroic.
1t is no more than is to be expected that
the merchants pr 3hs ai
plans for their prosperity and the advan,
tage of the human race and they should
cheerfully resign the active control or tneir
several interests to the Universes stair.
Had they done so earlier we should never
It is impossible to estimate sufficiently the
influence of free and enlightened press.
Man OF ihe city of New
it is sure to WELD power over the Wnoie
city that is greater than that Of its teach en-
other newspapers combined;
It's subactivities are endless, so that 1t
compels every reader to be Interested in
it, The Universe it was that sent a re-
porter to Ii Hung Chang with clothing
when the Emperor had ordered nm 70
take off the yellow jacket and the peacock
feather and the agate button and the green
shoes 1t was the Universe that instituted
q lottery by which means buyers of the
paper stood one millionth of chance TO
get 70 cents on the first of the month, and
called attention to the scheme by getting
one of it's reporters to sue II for breach of
the lottery laws. 1t was the Universe that
rescued Peary from the ice or the north
when the explorers time was up and he
was ready to come back 1t was the Uni
verse that got it's young women reporters
to throw themselves off the dock to see
whether anyone would fish them out and
their cheeks held out to see if they could
throw it off the track. 1T was the Universe
that had an authentic picture of the death
of the Car five minutes before the occur
renee had been given to the press. 1T is
the Universes Washington correspondent
that confers with Senators and the Presi-
dent and tells them what bills to favor. 1t
was The Universe that single handed drove
Tammany Hall out of power and brought
The enterprise of the Universe in having
the only tug to meet the Gascogne and In
telling at length the sufferings of It's re-
porter and artist on the voyage down the
bay is only a type of it's courage and en-
terprise in all other matters. People who
take other newspapers arise every DAY with
an uneasy feeling that the Universe has
killed ever other publication over night
and is the only journal published in Ameri-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
CITY NEWS NOTES.

A very important meeting of George H.
Thomas Post will be held this evening
The entertainment of the Peake sisters
was successfully repeated last evening at
Roberts Park Church.
p. p. Sisson, father of w. J. Sisson, of
this city, died at Dallas, Tex, Friday
He will be buried at Galesburg, Ill.
A Sentinel reporter was held up and
robbed Sunday night while returning from
church He lost As cents, knife and piece
of chewing tobacco.
The Marion county lodges of Knights OF
Pythias are arranging for a fair to be
held in Tomlinson Hall, beginning April %
and continuing four days.
Washington's birthday will be celebrated
by George H. Thomas Post, G. A. r.. by
public meeting in their hall on Della
ware street, on Friday evening.
Resolutions in memory of iris s. Coe
have been adopted by the board of deacons
Of the First Presbyterian Church. Mr.. Coe
was senior member of the board.
Private Secretary King was able to be at
his work yesterday, but showed traces Of
the severity of the attack OF grip which
kept him at home for several days
A benefit fair for the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers will be given at the
latter's hall on Massachusetts, avenue, Feb
% and %, by the women of the Grand In
ternational Auxiliary. The fair will close
with 81 ball the 23rd.
DR.. Metcalf yesterday received word from
DR.. Merz, of Hammond, that there were
no cases of smallpox at Wolf Lake, and
that Superintendent Van Smith, of the
Baltimore Ohio road, must have been
dreaming when he wrote there was.
st. Patrick's day are being made by the
Ancient Order of Hibernians. There will be
a parade on Sunday, the 18th, and the cell
ebration will close on the evening of the
18th with the presentation OF THE Colleen
Bawn at the Grand Opera House, under
the management ofAJohn NJ. Sullivan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
Farm Residences Burned.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
BRAZIL, Ind, Feb. 1S.-Jackson Noll' s
fine farm residence, in the eastern part of
the county, and all its contents were burned
last night while the family was attending
church. Besides the household effects many
valuable relics were destroyed The loss
may reach 5000, partly covered by insur-
ance.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind. Feb 1S.-A farm
residence southeast of town, owned by Mr..
Noonan editor of the Arena, this city. was
burned last night while himself and sister
were at o the bedside Of sirk nsshnor The
ford for 900 The fires We're turned down
came on, superheatlng the stoves
SALEM, Ind, Feb. 19-William ]. Etz-
ler's fine residence and outbuildings burned
at o'clock this morning. Loss, 5000; in
surance $500. All the furniture on the
second hoor was burned. The cause was
an overheated stove.
VALPARAISO Ind, Feb. is. - James
Bells farm residence near Tassanong, with
contents, burned this morning. Loss, about
81, 800.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
MORTUARY.

Richard billiard, Widely Known
Among Members of the G. A. II.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
JEFFERSONVILI.E, Ind, Feb. 1S.-Rich-
ard Hilliard died yesterday of pneumonia
in the South-side Hospital, aged fifty-five.
For ten years he was employed as guard at
the Prison South. He was member of the
One-hundred-an d-forty fourth Indiana Vol
unteers serving drum major during the
entire war. He was regarded as one of the
most expert fife and drum players in the
tended over five hundred Grand Army
funerals i'm this and other places, always
playing without charge. He organized a
drum corps of mere boys previous to the
Grand Army encampment at Washington
and took them to the encampment out
CHASING all the older corps and RECEIVING
tomorrow afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
CHEAP TELEPHONES
Harrison Company VIII Charge Only
$40 Year Mt Fort Wayne.
Snecial a he

N'P@CidI 90 TUG IIuidHdEUIIS JUuFndl.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 1S.-The Fort
Wayne Harrison Telephone Company was
organized here to-day, and the entire third
floor over the White National Bank has
been secured for its exchange. The work of
construction will begin as soon as the wealth
er softens to admit of the setting of poles.
The material is already on the ground. The
company starts with seven hundred subscrib-
ers, at $50 per year for business houses and
SIS per year for residences. 1t is expected
the Bell people will make a vigorous fight
after they commence operations The Har-
rison people making extensive inreoads
against the Bell company, as they now have
successful exchanges at Lafayette. Decatur
and Charlottesville, and will soon begin con-
struction work at Terre Haute, Richmond,
Logansport. Columbus and Indianapolis
The officers of the Fort Wayne company are
George p. Haywood, Lafayette. president;
+. G. Leszynsf.y, Chicago, vice president;
William p. Breen, Fort Wayne. secretary
and traa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
THE NICHOLSON BILL.

Endorsed by Mass Meeting of Cftf-
zens at Fort Wayne.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Feb. 1S.-This even
ing the City Hall was crowded to the doors
with citizens who met 10 express their in
dorsement of the Nicholson bill. Prof. n.
r. Leonard, editor of the Gazette, was
chosen chairman, and after number of
addresses had been delivered by prominent
citizens, committee on resolutions, con-
sisting of w. ID. Page, editor off the Daily
News; Col d. n. Foster and Rev. p. j.
adopted indorsing the bill and requesting
'our Senators and Representatives to use
their best efforts to secure its passage, and
that a copy of this action be sent to the
members from Allen county"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19

The "Oliver Twist matinee tomorrow
will be at the usual popular prices.
Olga Nethersole, supported by Maurice
Barrymore, Barton Hill, f. NJ. Holland
and others, is coming to the Grand next
week.
Tomorrow evening, at English's Opera
house, the annual benefit performance of the
Order of Elks will be given. This season an
unusually strong programme has been ar
ranged. embracing many minstrel and spe-
cialty features.
The advance sale for Francis Wilson
first engagement here opened yesterday,
with lively demand for seats. The opening
performance is Thursday night, and there
VIII be a matinee Saturday at reduced
prices. Francis Wilson's comic opera pro-
ductions are always noteworthy, and espe-
clally so Is said to be his latest effort in
that line, 1.-The Devils Deputy" in which
he is to appear here. This work is &C
counted comic opera of the pure type, for
which reason alone 1t would seem worthy
of attention. The book is from French
source, having been adapted by j. Cheever
Goodwin, and the music is said to be
among Jacobowski's best.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19

TWO big audiences greeted the return of
Gus Hills company to the Empire yes
terday for weeks engagement Mr.. Hills
shows have always been favorites here Per-
haps the leading features of the new acts
introduced are the musical act of Roger
Montague and Alice West, who have actu-
ally succeeded In introducing some novelties
into an act IT that kind. and the French
dancing OF the Vougeres. the effect of which
depends Largely on the imagination OF the
spectator. Ssus Hill does his customary
clever club-sxinging act. Estelle yelling
ton, danseuse and eccentric dancer; Nelson
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
Threats of saloon Keepers.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

VALPARAISO, Ind, Feb. 1s.-Last Sat-
urday Mayor Suman, Valparaiso's reform
Mayor, issued an order to all the saloon
keepers of this city to remove all screens
from in front of the doors and windows. so
to give clear view of the room from
the street. The order was complied with,
and to-day the saloon keepers counseled
with an attorney, and now propose to take
fronts, as it is understood that in that way
they can evade the screen ordinance. Five
saloon keepers to-day said that If the
Nicholson bill becomes law they will stop
retailing and open wholesale house.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
Smallpox at La Porte.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAPORTE, Ind, Feb 1s--A case Of small
pox was developed in this city to-day, the
patient being the four-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs Fred Smith, of Whiting, Ind, who
was brought here last week by relative.
1t was not known that the child had been
exposed to the disease. but shortly after
its departure from home its mother was
taken dangerously i'll with smallpox. 1t is
thought Mrs. Smith contracted the disease
ployed to attend her during a recent sick
ness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
Nicholson Bill Endorsed.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LIBERTY, Ind, Feb ia temperance
mass meeting was held at the courthouse
yesterday afternoon to take action in ref
erence to the Nicholson bill now pending
before the Legislature. c. e. Hughes acted
as president and A. f. Johnson as secre-
tary. Speeches were made by the ministers
of the various churches and by lawyers
Evans and Connaways in support of the bill.
Resolutions were adopted asking the passage
of the bill and requesting Senators ana
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
Partners Quarrel.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. Feb. 1S.--For some
time the members of the wholesale packing
house of Leikauff Bros. & Bash have dis
agreed, and yesterday the affair eliminated
by Bash removing a large quantity of
meats, which occasioned a quarrel. Frank
Leikauff. the principal member, was put
under arrest by inStigauon of Bash and
hauled to the police station in the patrol
wagon, but was released in a short time
ard began suit for damages against Bash
for Imprisonment. To-day attorney A. A.
Purrnan was appointed receiver of the
plant and took charge at once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
Will Enlighten the Heathen.
necial to the India nannlis journal

COLUMBUS, Ind, Feb. 1S.-Attorney T.
E. Davidson, of this city, who is a graduate
of DePauw University. and who has been
in the practice of his profession here for
some eight years. has concluded to devote
his life work in behalf of the heather, and
will in day or so be assigned to a posi-
ton, quite likely in a school of instruction
in India. The announcement was made pub
lie this afternoon, and was a surprise to
MIR. Davdson's friends
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
Gas Company WISHES to- Rorro.x.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EI4WOOD, Ind, Feb. 1S.-The Elwood
Natural Gas and Oil Company has de-
cided to put in new mains at once and
to enlarge and extend their plant in this
city, and to this end have advertised for
bids on one hundred $500 per cent bonds
to secure the funds necessary to COM
plete the work. This gas company is the
oldest in the city and is partly owned
by Richmond parties, J. NJ. Lantz, of that
city, being president
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
Cut His wife.

Last night Emmons Barber, colored, liv-
ing at No. 3lS Indiana avenue. got angry at
something his wife had done. and cut her
with large knife. Another woman who
happened to be present was also slightly in
sault with intent to Kill.