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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-02
ABBREVIATED TElEGRAM9

The Chicago Packing and Provision
company has purchased u plant at Fort
Worth, Tex, which has a capacity off, 800
hogs "a day and was erected in 1891 ut u
cost of $4,000. The company will imme-
diatcly enter upon the business of packing
hogs and killing cattle and sheep.
Gotham society is in flutter because in
vitations to the Marlborough Vanderbilt
wedding are advertised for sale They are
countcrfcits.
Two thugs made n daring attempt TO
rob the passengers on n Western avenue
electric car at Chicago. The conductor
and mOtorman, together with the passen-
gers. succeeded in driving of the robbers,
who escaped.
Obituary: In Tioga county, Penn,
Charles Benson, 1876. At Mentor, o.,
AUNT Betsy" Robinson, 81. At Old
Town Township. Ills, Scamon Rodman.
81. At Fairbury. Ills, Thomas \. Jones,
a.. At Carlyle, Ills, Mrs. Grace White,
of Denver, e.
Bill Nye has Cancelled his lecture en-
gagemcnts and will rest until February.
The Bardwell Evangelical church at
TunkhannOck, Pa, was wrecked with
dynamite while n gospel meeting was in
progress. No one was injured. The mo.
tive Is ascribcd to the bitter warfare grow
ing out OF the transfer Of the church prop
crty from the followers Of Bishop Dubs
to the Bowman-Eshcr people.
United States Ambassador Thomas 7,
Bayard, who is now sojourning i'm Scot
land, has accepted an invitation to de-
liver the annual address to the Edin.
burgh Philosophical society. The invita-
ton to deliver this address is looked upon
| as the highest literary honor in Great
Britain.
The latest Cuban news via Florida Is
| that the rebels under Macco have routed
the Spanish troops, killing 800 of them.
Joseph Stafford, an expert on clay and
brick, reports at Springfield. Ills, that he
| has discovered u large deposit of shale near
the river in Tazcwrll county, opposite
! Peoria. He has analysed and burned ii
and pronounccs it equal to that of Spring
field or Galcsburg
After discharging five cashiers with the
suspicion of theft against them Chica &c
restaurant keeper found that they were
all innocent, and he now has the self-con.
fcsscd thiefin the lookup. -
The county superintendent of schools in
Outagamic county, Wis, has annullcd the
| certificates OF Roman Catholic sisters en-
ploycd as teachers in public schools. The
| only reason alleged. is that they wore the
| attire of u Roman Catholic order
The supreme court of Illinois has de.
cided, practically, as to the Australian
ballot that il it is marked 50 rs to clearly
| express the voters intention it must be
| counted.
| a. J. Scwcll, assistant cashier of tn.
| First National bank, of McGrcgor, Tex.
which was robbed the other night of so,
600, has been arrested for the robbery, ant
seems certain of conviction.
| Nobody in Franco likes the new minis
ftry and its carly downfall is predicted.
Fire Mt Dauphin, Pa, caused by sparl
from u locomotive, destroyed 4,,O), 900 fee
| of lumber worth 1000
The city of Rome was severely shaker
by an earthquake yesterday. There wa
| great alarm and many walls were cracked
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-02

WHAT will be the biggest bridge in
Central America is now building AT
Oakland, Cal. After it is completed
1t will be taken apart and shipped to
its destination. 1t will span the Rio
lie Lempa. near the city Of San Sal
vador. in the republic Of that name,
and will be $50 feet long, in two
spans Of $50 feet each. After being
landed at the nearest port the Sec
tions Of the bridge will be hauled to
their place by OK teams.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-02

Foley's Honey and Tar does not
claim to perform miracles. 1t does
not claim to cure all cases of con-
sumption or asthma. But it does
claim to give comfort and relief in
advanced stages of these diseases and
to usually cure early stages. 1t is
certainly worth trying by those af-
flicted or threatened with these dread
diseases. 80 cents. For sale at NJ
at n. F. Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-02

SPRINGFIELD, o., Nov. Miss Lucy
Phelps committed suicide by taking prus-
sic acid. She was the daughter of Colonel
John :. Phelps and the granddaughter of
Governor John :. Phelps. Continued
i'll health is given as the cause. The fact
that she had been engaged to a leading So
ciety man and merchant and that it had
been broken of is believed by many to
have something to do with it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-02

Two prize rams IN Pike county,
Pa, fought duel to the death one
day last week. Their method Of
combat was to back of from each
other distance of thirty to fifty feet
and then run full tilt together, head
to head. Finally one ram dropped
dead with completely mashed head.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-02
Two Politicians E,ope.

WAvERLY, Ncb., Nov. 2.-Dr. George
McCandlcss and f. Il. Vining. promi-
ncnt Nebraska politicians, have clopcd
with Misses Slice Miller and Margaret
Ward. The girls are Is years old and
connected with the first families of this
community. Both men have families.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-02

A LITTLE fellow in knicker bockers
killed an eagle measuring seven feet
from tip to tip OF its wings. near
Greenwood. KY, few days ago. The
eagle had killed turkey hen in the
barnyard when the boy saw it. He
got gun and killed the bird at the
first shot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-02
SAID the governor OF Arkansas t.
the governor Of Texas .aber nit
and the prize sluggers talked on.

IT is reported that Barnum & Bal
ley's circus and Sells Brothers cir
Gus are arranging to combine and
will travel mex: season as Bailey &
Sells Brothers. circus. Both shows
are now in the south. and will go on
this season under their present man
agement.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-11-02

SAN FRANCISCO has done itself
proud in not permitting the bloody
iiend. Durrant. to escape conviction
for his most terrible crimes. Now il
Philadelphia will send the other
arch murderer Of the century,
Holmes, to the scaffold at the first
pop We may feel that the country is
in measure safe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-19

for money settle with them that quick, by
simply putting them out of the store and
then think nothing more of It,"
When asked If he had not connected this
occurrence with the fire he said he had not.
for he had not given the matter thought
after 1t occurred, and did not know that the
man had made any threats. When told Of
what had been heard in Danville. he said
that would make IL appear as IL there might
be something in the theory that the store
had been fired for revenge, although he did
not then think such was the case. for. he
said. to have set the store afire in the man
ner in which il was done II would have
been necessary for the fncendiary TO have
been inside, and he knew of nothing to in
dicate that any one had broken into the
place. He was inclined to believe that cleo
trio wires hac caused the fire. He said
there had been trouble with the wires be-
fore.
AS Mr.. Eastman says. IL would have been
necessary for the fncenciary. to have en-
tered the store to fire II. Henry Wetzel.
the man who first saw the FIRE. said last
night that. so far as he could Ter-embcr.
he saw no indication of the store having
been forcibly entered. He was in the rear
OF it, where, such an entry would most
likely be made, for a man could hardly es-
cape from the front without being detected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-19
JUDGE M'coxNEL1s ADDRESS.
A Review Of Some Phases Of the Was
and n Tribute tn the Hoosfers.

A Review Of Some Phases Of the War
and a Tribute tn the Hoosfers.
Hon ID. B. Mcconnell. OF Logansport.
was the first speaker AZ the Indiana exer-
cises. He said in part
I'VE are assembled upon one or the great
battlefelds OF the world. for the purpose Of
dedicating IL; transformed into one OF the
greatest military parks In the world. 10
constitute IL q great historical object les
son. teaching the coming generations the
high and imperative duties which devolve
upon them. II they would preserve the IN
stitutions of government handed down by
the fathers of the Republic Every Amer
lean, native or by adoption, is familiar
with the story OF the birth OF the Nation.
of the sacrifices. patient sufferings and long
endurance OF the revolutionary fathers.
Some OF us remember having seen some OF
the surviving veterans OF the Revolution
octogenarians all OF them, nifty years ago.
body and mind In decay. paraded on the
platforms on muster days and at political
rallies. and their great deeds recited IN
their hearing, their Judgment solicited upon
great national questions, and they, gem
orally made much of. Orators Used them
upon every possible occasion II may he.
selfishly. but the result was kealthfuf In
tefesf was awakened in them and IN what
they did in the minds OF the youth OF the
land. and forthwith they would know moro
in detail what they did, where they did IL.
mind once heaithfully awakened upon any
subject. with the truth within reach. does
not again sluulber. The result cannot b.
overestimsted. The youth IN our country
because better informed upon the snbiecf
than the youth of any other country. sn5
as a croWninR result. we have the rra1-
nincent fieh Ing IN the battles Of the uoro
OF 10l3 and 1886 both on land non- W. mo<o
much of ne reSp e ~ - ~ oo( o
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-19
A STRANGERS ACTIONS.
Demanded Money of Mr.. Eastman a
Short Time Ago.


Mr.. Eastman does not take much stock
in the theory that the fire was Of in
cendiary origin. A short time ago a man
entered the store and asked for Mr.. East
man. He demanded money from him and
declared that he was Mr.. Eastman's
brother. Mr.. Eastman had him put out
of the store and saw no more of him.
lying under water tank He told a
strange story to the people OF that place.
When several indianapolis people. who
were attending the Hinshaw trial, went to
the depot to take the train for this city
Jesse Hamrick had a short talk with the
man. Mr.. Hamrick said afterward that the
man had told him he had been put out of
the store. 1t. is not clear In the minds OF
those who heard the story from Mr. Ham,
rick whether the man made threats in his
talk against MIR. Eastman or not The
to be somewhere about fifty years of age.
maybe five TO eight years older or Younger
He was in such condition and so broken
that 1t would be difficult thing to Judge
his age.
This incident was Immediately connected
with the fire by those who knew of H. and
Mr.. Eastman was seen last night and asked
what he thought OF the possibility OF the
fire having been caused by this man He
told the story of the man calling upon hir,
at his store. claiming to be his brother. and
OF his being put out OF the place He said
were OF no uncommon occurrence. al
though not frequent Swapping his fingers.
"Whsn such msn make demands upon M
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-09-19
DISASTROUS FIRE IN CENTER OF
THE RETAIL DISTRICT.
only bare walls Now Mark the Loca-
tion of Eastman, sckleicher a Lees
and Indiana National bank.
MONEY VAULTS INTACT
THE WESTERN UNION OPERATING
ROOMS Also BURNED OUT.

Merchants I'm adjoining Buildings
Lose Considerably, and Many Omces
Damaged by water and smoke.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-05-07

A well-known conjurer recounts
that the most successful feat he ever
performed was not only the simplest
but absolutely involuntary. He was
bound for America on professional
tour, but made the voyage as a pri-
vate person. He was playing d rub
Der in the smoking-room, and after
having won a game was shutting
the cards for fresh deal, when he
uufort unately drew them out to
their full length, as he was wont TO
do on the stage. His opponent, in
stead of cutting them, rose from his
seat. "No, sir" he said, significant
ly, "here is your money, but no more
whist"
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-05-07
A coster's Version Of " The Merchant
of Venice"

During the run OF "The Merchant
Of Venice" at the Lyceum, q coster,
who had witnessed the production,
was explaining the plot to less for.
tunate contrere.
Dyer sect" said he, "it's like this
ere. There's a cove what's fell in
love, but q don't like to 60 courtin'
without bein' logged up bit; so o
goes to a pal and asks 'em to lend
i'm trife. His pal says e amt no
ready but is willin' to go bail for
i'm.
$50 they go to an old joker in the
City, an e lends 'em some oof.
Then they says, earn away You're
all right. II yer don't pay me at all
I shan't summons yer; only, il yer
dom, I'll have a pound of yer
chestp e says, like as II he's iokin'.
Then they laughs, cause they've got
some s.lff a comm over what's
bound to turn up in time for the
market, as they thinks.
"But it don't turn up, an the old
fakir comes down on 'em, an won't
settle it without the pound Of flesh.
swell, this girl what was agoin' to
marry the bloke, wen she ears as
'e's in trouble, makes it up with the
solicitor for the defence, takes his
place, gets FER air cut, an appears
in the trial at the Law Courts, cause
she's got something up her sleeve.
"Then the jury gives a verdict Of
guilty, an the judge says the prose-
cutor is a outsider.
"Up jumps the gal, an says, Amt
yer goin' to give i'm chance''
Gan the old fraud says, NO, l ate
'im'
"Then she says: Very we'll, go on
with yer performance. But, says
she, this yer case don't say nothin'
about the danger OF the entertain
ment. Now, If you draw one drop
O. blood we shall come on yer for
damages, an sell yer upH
swell, Bill, wen she Gays that,
you never see Irwin look SO took
down in all your life."-7H- Bits.
The representative., 1895-12-25

clycopedia you offer, especially in cloth
binding. Please answer. H. A. K.
Fred M. Dow, Alma City, Mimi, says:
think our only hope is in the Populist
press, to educate the people to their wants
and abuses.
Mr.. George w Irwin, of Evan, Brown
county, sends us a club Of 81 bonafide SUBJ
scribers, obtained in few, hours, and al
though he does not want his letter pub
lished, it is too good to keep private. He
says: [ take pleasure in forwarding tc
You the accompanying list of 81 three
month subscribers for your paper and our
Representative" These are all bona fide
subscribers, except three, whom l feel like
doing little missionary work in behalf
of. Commenced at II a. nl Saturday and
at p. m. / had completed my labor with
the above result.
/ believe it to be the duty of every Re-
former Chats a subscliber) to put forth a
small effort amongst their acQuaintanceS,
and in their immediate vicinity to get
people reading our literature. It's like
failing off log getting subscribers for
your paper. Once in a while one will run
across an old hardshell that won't, 'be
cause they won't" no explanation for re-
fusal That reminds me somewhat OF
when l was a boy-and with some of my
companions, we would find a turtle. which
we would undoubtedly torment consider
able, to the extent that it would finally
crawl into it's shell, and stay there until
we would have to actually infiict severe
punishment by putting coal of fire on its
back, to draw it out: Cruel, you will
say but necessary if you want fun.
4 Bryan Flahoven, Melrose, Stearns coun-
ty. Mimi, says:
/ do assure you I would rather miss my
supper than ''The Representatives
Frederick D. Culvers, of Duluth. Minn.,
writes:
have had access to your paper for a
I \, So,
and able exponent OF the peoples cause
eXtant. You certainly deserve success in
the conduct thereof. and the hearty and.
united support OF the masses whose rights
are SO ably championed therein.
w. j. Mayhem. st. Cloud, Mimi, writes
US:
We like your ideas on uniting all reform
parties in one grand party. We don't see
why it cannot be done. Why cannot ali
unite on one plank platform. the Initia-
tive and Referendum? 1t might be well
to have the prominent questions men
toned in the platform under some such
heading as the Following:
Resolved, That the following questions
be submitted to the voters for their sane
ton or veto "a free and unlimited coin
age of silver, {2) the establishment of ma
tional savings banks, f3) government own
ership of transportation. ca the restric-
ton of the sale of liquors, ETC., etc.
Mind! We are not dissatisfied with the
Omaha platform of the Peoples Party. 1t
is good enough for US, but it is too good
for the majority of the voters to swallow
at one gulp. Something has got to be done
in the near future orwell we will wait
and see what time brings forward
e. A. Sweet, Fisher, Polk county, Minn.,
says:
Enclosed please find draft for one dolla,
to pay my subscription to ''The Represen-
tative." I hope it and the noble editor
may long live to defend and fight for the
The representative., 1895-12-25
LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE.

T. L. Gilbert, Logan, Redwood county.
Minn., says:
We of Redwood county heartily endorse
your plan to secure the support of all re-
form parties to the same men, for presi-
dent and vice president.
G. T. Christianson, Renville, MINI, says:
Enclosed you will please find 81, being
payment for "The Representative for
the years 1895 and 1896. I read your paper
every week, carefully, and your cartoon
In issue of Dec. 18th, is, to my mind, very
interesting, and and comes close to show
ing up the present situation of things, not
only on the money question, but on any of
the questions effecting the people.
A. H. Patchen, Anoka, Mimi, says:
l am going to try to get some subscribers
for the best of all papers, THE Represents
ative:' think 1t is growing rapidly and
am rejoiced; it seems to me that every
issue is better than the one preceding it /:
the latest number. Dec. 11th is hum
mer. II you have any spare copies of
that number please send same to me and
I will distribute them and get what sub
scrbers can
T. O'Grady, Forest. Mimi. says:
The Representative is the most orig
inal and readable paper out of Ave or six
l get. Long may it flourish
James Ryan, Kellogg, MINI. writes:
In looking at the label on my paper. this
week, l see that 1 am in arrears for the
last two numbers Of the greatest reform
paper on earth; and l would not be with
out 1t for five times the amount of the SUBJ
script1on. Please find inclosed postohice
order for 81, to apply on my subscription
for another year. l am getting up club.
and by the first Of the new year will send
you at least six yearly subscribers. The
people are waking up; your hot shots
strike home. Give it to them
II. A. Kerns, Portland, Ore. writes:
1t is more than gratifying to note the
continued and hearty support accorded
The Representative by subscribers and
advertising patronage. Populists must
support their friends and not their enc
mics. If they expect success. 1t is through,
the press that a large majority of the
voters must be educated to understand
the demands of the Peoples Party and
the better and more able the Populist
press the greater power for good they will
yield. Little "snipe shot" papers are sim
ply objects of derision of the plutocratic
press. but the bolder, more aggressive
and able they become the more fearful
are their. enemies Populists, if you wish
your paper to have such influence give
them your hearty support
P.lS.-I would like to know the size and
number of pages in a volume of the en-
The representative., 1895-12-25

cause of the people. Yours for reform.
D. A. Oakland. of Milton. N. D.. sends
$160 for THE Representative and the
Cosmopolitan Magazines: and $500 for 20
new subscribers in North Dakota; and the
balance of $500 for Waylands Appeal to
Reason" and for six copies of the Little
Statesman" He is evidently going to
work. He says:
] am glad to note that 1.-THE Represent
ative' is so well distributed all over the
country; that is what counts. Brother
Donnelly, feel that you will yet take the
forts of the Plutocracy and defeat the enc
mics of mankind. Success.
Michael Maloney. Olivia, Mimi. writes:
l am well pleased with the grand work
you are doing in behalf of the people who
work and produce wealth against those
who live by plundering and robbing hon
est industry.
The representative., 1895-12-25
THINKS THE PEOPLE SHOULD BE
EDUCATED.
THE HARDEST BATTLE is TO COME
AFTER THE REFORMERS GAIN


AR rIER 11E hEFORMERS GAlN
POWER.
Editor Representative: ...
DR.. Johnson describes the situation thor
oughly in issue of Dec. 18th. But let us
consider for a moment. If the Populists
succeed in carrying the next election and
earnestly endeavOr to enact laws for the
relief of the laboring classes, with this
large class of voters either through igno-
rance or blind party prejudice believing
as many of them now do, that much of
these hard times is caused by the Popu-
lists "hoWling calamity" with preachers,
old party papers and unscrupulOus politi-
clans to work upon their blind prejudices,
and the power of the monied classes to
produce still harder times, l feel they
would be ready to >smite the hand that
reaches out to save them. Even with re-
medal laws enacted 1t will take time to
undo present unjust systems, so as to pro-
duce nOticably good effect. In the mean
time l fear the Ignorant masses would be
SO wrought upon by the influence Of press,
pulpit and politicians, that bloodshed
would follow. If man is too ignorant to
vote for his own interests he is too igno-
rant to know what laws will give him re-
lief. / believe Reform will advance
through education faster than by success
at the polls with such large class too ig-
norant to know what ails them. or what
will bring relief. AS a refOrmer l would
rather look for success through twenty
years Of education than in Immediate sue
cess at the polls.
| can find any number of men who are
Intelligent. as that term is generally ap-
piled, who believe that the success of the
Republican party will bring relief because
they fully believe the Democrats brought
about these hard times; yet they cannot
for the life of them show where the Dem
ocrats have varied from the line of policy
established by Republicans. The only way
to open the eyes of such wise ca voters is
TO let them have their fill of Republican
policy. If we mix up POpulism with this
great Republican tidal wave to any extent
then any and all distress will be charged
TO the Populists.
Education is the only safeguard TO a free
government; ignorance is the menace. Do
not get the impression that l will not strive
for the success of the Peoples Party now
and. all the time. l am in this fight to the
finish; but getting control of the govern
ment, either state or national, is but the
beginning.
l hope the fight in 1896 will be on the
financial issue, but not on a single free
silver issue. l have no fears but the earn
est men, at the next national convention,
will adopt a platform that all earnest, hon>
est men can work for 1 would not give
penny for a platform dishonest men are
satisfied with. II. V. POORE.