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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-08
DONE BY TIE DREAD CYCLONE.
Five Killed aud = Number Injured in Kan.
sss-Nsrrow Escape OF Miners.

A"e niicu nnu Number InJured In Kan.
sas-Nsrrow Escape OF Miners.
BANTER SPRINGS, kas., July S.-Baxter
Springs was laid in ruins, five people were
Killed and twenty others badly wounded
D. twisting cyclone that struck the
town ut . p. III. A complete list Of dead,
Is as follows: Saliie Webster, aged 40;
Florence Webster, aged 50; Ralph Web
ster. aged 3: Thomas Shields baby, II.
Hibbs. The injured are: Mrs. Neal, both
collar bones broken and internal injuries;
James Neal. scalp wound and internal
injuries; Roy Webster, right arm broken,
right hip and left elbow dislocated: Mrs.
Martha Smith. hip jislocatcd and in.
ternal injuries; Ella Smith, internal in.
juries; George a. Dicker, head injured:
three members of y. Sharpe's family. bad.
~ injured; Mrs. Thomas Shields. living
nine miles south, fatally injured; A. g.
Hanback,, head injured.
There seem to have been two currents
OF wind which struck the town. one from
the north and the other from the west and
they met near the NJ. +. church ioined
forces and turned east. doing serious
damage to property before meeting. hut
after coming together the destruction
was complete. The northern current did
comparatively little damage before meet.
lag, but that from the west blew - freight
cars from tho track, reduced to kindlinp
wood the NJ. +. and Christian churches.
and did a varied assortment Of damage to
other buildings The members Of the
Webster family, recently from Nebraska
the mother aged ~. daughter aged So.
AND the grandson. aged 8. were killed by
nghtning. Another son had his leg
broken and bis shoulder dislocated, and
viii probably die NJ b Hihbs. AGED
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-08
CHICAGO ALSO sToIM-swEPr.
Furious Wind and Rain Closes II Hot Day
Loss of Life RumOred.

CHICAGO, July S-One of the most
this vicinity for years passed over the city
early last evening. The day had been in
tensely hot, and there We're many people
out on tho lake in sail boats and as the
storm came suddenly it was feared that
several lives were lost. The different life
saving crews were busy oil evening
Shade trees We're broken off close to the
ground, awnings, signs, etc, torn away,
and much minor damaged one in the city
proper.
The parks had been crowded and there
was rush for the street cars, which
were summer cars and afforded little
protection from the elements. Con-
sequently the people got home in a very
bedraggled condition. Many Easements
were flooded down town, Rothschild s.
Co., faring worst all their plate glass
windows on State street being blown in
and the goods badly damaged. Several
persons were hurt by flying glass and
other things blown away by the wind.
Tho losses will aggregate large sum.
The only lives lost supposedly were
those Of Charles Klein, John Ross and
Charles l.. Shook, who were on. in the
Aono Ah % Ao"ppAo hEC IiSSlIlS, anu
August Brodlow, towcrman on the Pam
Handle tracks at Ada street, who was
fatally hurt by the tower being blown
over. Lightning struck several houses in
the outskirts and two small residences
were blown over, but nobody hurt. Dam.
age to telegraph and telephone wires was
universal.
Dispatches are full Of storm havoc. At
Pine Bluff. Ark, many buildings were
and news is anxiously awaited
from the surrounding country. Dis
patches from many points in the central
and northern portions of Illinois and
southern Wisconsin tell of furious
storms. At Savanna, Ills, the storm al.
most reached the proportions of a cyclone
AT Peoria several buildings were un-
rooted, one tnrec-story frame block COM
pleteiy destroyed and much other dam
age done. Wires are all down at Mil
waukce.
From all points the story is of damage
to buildings, trees. and crops, but no loss
ot life is reported. In many sections of
Kansas and Missouri rains amounting to
cloudbursts have fallen. In Georgia at
Wiiiards Station every house was
wrecked and Two negroes killed; many
farm houses were also wrecked. The list
OF deaths will reach ten and Of wounded
twenty.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-08

CHICAGO, July s.-The latest project in
moving buildings in Chicago is to put the
1manu,l Baptist church on rollers and
trundle it fifty fee. to the southwark and
six or eight feet eastward manuel
church is one of the largest stone edifices
In the city, and has spire I5O feet high
incidentally the structure will be raised
six feet and basement made ic under.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-08
Los, OF nan a M.ilion by Fire.

SCOTIA, CAL, July S-The lre tha:
burned the Pacific Lumber company IS
mill, store and warehouses, and lumber
yards adjoining the mill is under con-
troi. There were no casualties. The e..
timatsd loss is $500, 900
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-08
Another Girl.

BUZZAEns' BAY. Mass, July S-Born
TO Mr. ami Mrs Grover Cleveland n girl,
at ABB p. n yesterday Mother and child
are doing well. Mr. Cleveland is hard to
see, but ;losc who have seen him say he
looks satisfied, although it is an open
secret th.t boy would not have been IN
Welc me
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-08
Fatal Collision on the Rail.

NILES, o., July S.-An electric car,
loaded with people returning from River
side park, was struck by a freight train
on the Erie railway here. Frank Wilson,
merchant. was killed instantly and
Mrs. G. w. Holder, OF Warren, was
dangerously and perhaps fatally injured.
Several other persons were seriously
though not fatally hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-08

Nearly everyone needs good tonic
at this sfa on. Hoods Sarsapari'la
is The one true tonic and blood puri-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-08
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 & Stengers
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.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-07-08

The ARGUS, l0c q week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-19

No stronger evidence Of the farce
failure and fraud OF the late legisla-
ture could be produced than the
governors action in reconvening the
body SO soon after its adjournment.
The tax levy he holds. in the first
place as inadequate; the revenue
system of the state needs revision
reform in the justice courtsfs de-
manded, and the abolition of the
board of equalization and legislation
for arbitration OF labor disputes
urged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-19
LEGAL INSANITY.

Should "Uncontrollable Impulse" Ia,
Criminal Conviction?
The New York Law Journal recently
contained an editorial article favorine
q modification of the test of insanity in
criminal cases. Tho ability to distin
guish between right and wrong in ref
erence to the act committed and t.
know that it was wrong is standard
Of mental capacity required in New
York to render a person responsible fol
crimes committed by him.
The Law Journal argues in favor o1
grading punishment according to the
mental condition of Offenders who may
be partially insane. Many alienists,
including Nr. Allan McLane Hamilton,
do not recognize partial insanity, -
saying that q person is either sane OF
insane. The state in which tho mind
acts correctly as to its Judgment, bu,
the will is controlled by some IMPULSE
which the mind Cannot master, is moi
because it has been found that the ex
cuse of irresistible impulse led to too
great q number of acquittals in cases
where defendants We're really guilty Of
serious offenses.
In civil cases it is easier to deal with
persons whose minds are go affected
that they cannot come to correct con
illusions as to certain subjects. The is
sues at stake are frequently less impor
tant, and it is possible to learn whethe,
particular act was done under the in
fluence of the delusion or mental weak
ness which affects the person concerned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-19
That Internal Leeislsture.

Here is another gentle reference
from republican source to the late
now quite notorious republican ILL
nois legislature:
1.-The Illinois legislature that
passed out of existence at 1885 on
the morning OF June Is, 1895, will
live in history as the most infamous
body OF the kind.that ever assembled
in the state. 1t was organized BY
corporations and Doodle influences.
1t passed no laws that we're inimical
to the great corporations Of the state.
1t broke all previous records in reck.
lessness of appropriations, and
would have placed even more infa.
nous acts ON the statutes than will
be found there il it had not been fol-
the courageous conduct of the gov.
ernor, in vetoing some of the most
obnoxious bills that were placed be-
fore him for executive approval. II
did nothing in the way Of revising
the antiquated and cumbersome
revenue law, and it started
out with the deliberate in.
tentlon Of crippling the dem
ocratic state administration by
failing to make sufficient appropria.
tious to carry on the state institu.
tions. In this purpose it failed, how.
ever, for the reason that there were
so many Interests clamoring fol
money that a combine for raiding
the state treasury was formed that
swept away all obstacles and re.
suited in profligate instead Of parsi.
monious expenditures. Few import
ant measures were passed on theil
merits.
ut was Doodle and combine from
start to finish, and the record made
must stand as one OF imperishablt
dishonor. The St. Louis bridge com
bine was thoroughly investigated by
the senate committee, and charge.
OF extortion and illegal operation!
sustained. The report was adopted
by the senate with but two dissent
ing votes, Crawford and Aspinwall
and the attorney general was author
lied to bring suit against the com
bine. This was but q drop Of conso'
lation in the ocean OF sin in cvidenc,
during the season."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-19

surgeon to Napoleon I'LL. happening
to be with the emperor at the camp
at Chalons. conceived the noble idea
of trying to save the sculptures. At
the emperor's table. Baron Larrey
adroitly turned the conversation to
David, and informed the sovereign.
to his surprise, that the proudest
effigy of Napoleon was to be seen on
this pediment. Bonapart. in fact, is
represented as seiziDg for himself
the crowns distributed by the Faith
erland, while the other personagsa
receive them. On hearing this, Ma
poleon III. was silent, but the next
day the order was given to respect
the pediment. We believe this is the
first time that this cast has been re-
produced.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-19
IiNCOLN'S APPARITION.
rs Saw . Ghostiy Image OF Himself In .
Looking Glass.

rs Saw . Ghost1y Image Of Himself In .
Looking Glass.
Mr.. Noah Brooks, in his personal rem.
iniscepces of Lincoln il The Century,
tells the following strange story:
On the day mentioned Lincoln mar.
rated an incident the particulars Of
which I wrote out and printed directly
after. These are his own words, as
nearly as they could then be recalled:
ut was just after my election in
1860, when the news had been coming
in thick and fas. all day and there had
been great 'hurra.i boys. SO that I
was we'll tired out and went home to
rest. throwing myself down on lounge
in my chamber. Opposite where lay
was bureau with a swinging glass
upon it, land here he got up and placed
furniture to illustrate tie POSITION.
"and looking il that glass l saw myself
reflected nearly ut full length, but my
face, l noticed, had two separate and
distinct images. ;hs tip Of the nose Of
one being about three inches from the
tip of the other, was little bothered,
perhaps startled. and got up and looked
in the glass, bu. the illusion vanished
On lying down again, saw it second
time, palmer if possible than before,
and then noticed that one Of the faces
was little paier-say five shades
than the other. got up, and the thing
melted away, and went off, and il the
excitement Of the hour forgot ali about
it-nearly. but not quite, fer the thing
would once in awhile come up and give
me a little pang as if something uncou
Portable had happened.
'When went home that night, !
told my wife about it, and few days
afterward male the experiment again.
when" with a laugh "sure enough the
thing came again, but never succeed
ed in bringing the ghost back after
that. though l once tried very indus
triously to show it to my wife. who
was somewhat worried about 1t. SIZE
thought it was sign that was to be
elected to second term Of Office. and
that the paleness of one of the faces was
an omen that should not see life
through tho last term
This is very remarkable story-a
concurrence, we may s0y-to winch
some significance was given by the cruel
death Of the president soon after the be-
ginning of his second term. l told Mrs.
Lincoln tho story and asked her if she
remembered its details. She expressed
surprise that Mr.. Lincoln was willing
to say anything about 1t, as he had MP
to that time refrained from mentioning
the incident 10 any body, and MS she was
firm in hor belief that the optical illu.
sion (Which it certainly was) was q
warning never again referred to the
subject to either the president or his
wife.
Subsequently Lincoln's version Of the
story was confirmed by Private Score
tary John Hay, who. however, was OF
the opinion that the illusion had been
seen on the day of Lincoln's first nomi.
nation, and not. as have said, on the
daY of his first election
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-19

G. A. Stillson, a merchant oil
TT mpico, ILL.,, writes, August 10
1891: Clinic Kidney Cure is meeting
with wonderful success. 1t has cured
some cases here that physicians pro
nounced incurable. myself am able
to testify to its merits. My face to-
day is living picture of health, and
Clinic Kidney Cure has made il such
1 had suffered % years with the dis
ease. and today feel 10 year.
younger than did one year ago.
can obtain some wonderful certifi.
Gates Of its medical qualities. N. +
Bahnsen's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-19
The Other Kind.

Not long ago we'll dressed woman
entered the savings bank in western
town and told tho clerk that she wished
to deposit some money to the credit of
George Sampson.
Recognizing her as the wife Of man
Of that name, who already had an &C.
count open. the clerk rightly guessed
that the money in question was to start
an account for one of her children.
rs he minor?" he inquired.
"Well, guess not!.' responded the
depositor Indignantly. ''That's some
thing we've never had n our family
yet! And if George shows any leanin
toward it when he gets old enough-he
amt but 10 now-I reckon his pa can
tell him yarns about mines explodin
and shafts fallin on top of folks that II
settle him quicker'n wink!'-.Ycuth' 4
Companion.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-19
~::spucemeNrsr TO RETAILERS.

Goods and Valuable Articles 6iven HeR
the Pfice a the Goods.
"Somethiug will have to be done to
discourage 'inducements' to retailers,
declared q wholesale grocer. "A good
pure food law could do some good.
These inducements move the cupidity
Of the retailer, and the consumer suffers
by having imposed upon him inferior
or adulterated goods.
"What do you mean BY induce
ments:''
The grocer handed to the inquirer o
handsomely illustrated card ON which
were the words:
Free with 500 pieces Of Jolloppy's
CHATS not the name) chewing gum. the
handsome full gilt clock here pictured
at q cost to the retailer Of $S-that is,
you get IS worth of gum at retail and
q % clock all for S."
IF the manufacturer stopped at
chewing gum, the generalization to
the trade would be slight. but this get
something for nothing idea is stimulat-
ed all along the line. It is bad enough
in various lines of tobacco, but in the
line of ground spices and coffee it is
absolutely pernicious. It's lucky con-
sumner that gets any genuine ground
spices now, or any goods that may be
che4pened by mixing. Mustard lie mixed
with sawdust and made hot in the
mouth by the addition of cayenne pep
per. So it is with other things.
Here's q catalogue of q manufactur-
er who unblushingly labels his book
absolutely pure spices There are about
$50 different articles named in it as
prizes to grocers who buy these spices
in greater or less quantity. Among the
inducements are musical boxes, fire.
arms, furniture of all kinds. stoves,
sewing machines, store fixtures, show
cases, clocks, cyclopedias, bicycles. baby
carriages, lawn mowers, mackintoshes,
crockery, rugs, silvarware, watches and
clocks, gold headed canes, umbrellas,
and so on up to delivery wagons and
two seated carriages. Here's the in
ducement in the last named:
"'With $50 pounds ground spices, alb.
solutely pure, any assortment of all
spice, mustard, ginger. pepper, CHINA.
mon, cloves, ETC., at 25 cents q pound,
we give one of these carriages free. In
other words, $50 pounds of spices and
the carriage all for $187. So
1.-THE drug trade is afflicted with this
same sort of thing and perhaps to al
great an extent as the grocery trade.
There ought to be some way Of heading
it off. indianapolis News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-19
Literary.

The publishers Of McClure's Mag
azine announce, to begin with the
July number, a reduction Of price TO
10 cents a copy aud 81 a year. They
explain that they are able to make q
magazine OF the highest quality at
this price. and that they propose to
give the public the benefit Of this
ability.
The editor OF the Review OF Re-
views, in his running commeAt on
The Progress OF the World" in the
June number, reviews the Cuban sit
uation and England's Nicaraguan re-
lations at some length; he also sum-
marizes the probable results Of peace
in the far east. Other international
matters which receive attention in
the editorial pages OF the Review are
the relief of Chitral, German and
Austrian politics, France AMI the
Nile, the new Speaker Of the British
House Of Commons, Elections in
Greece and Denmark, the Pope's En-.
cyclical to England, and the school
question in Manitoba. On the side
Of home politics. considerable space
is devoted to the silver controversy,
the annulment OF the income tax and
the prospects Of civil service reform
There is good story told about q
remarkable head OF Bonaparte, which
appears in McClure's Complete Life
Of Napoleon. This head is a copy Of
the first plaster cast made for fig.
ure Of Napoleon. which appears in
the pediment of the Pantheon in
Paris. 1t seems that In the reign OF
Napoleon III. the archbishop Of Paris
persuaded the government to destroy
the pediment of the great temple
because voltaire appears in it.
The order had been given to execute
this piece Of vandalism when Baror
Larrey, SON OF the chief surgeon te
Napoleon l., and himself ex-military
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-19
SEALING IN LABRADOR.
Fields Many Miles Square Fairly Teemine
With Seals,

Fields Many Miles Square Fairly Teemine
with Seals.
Late in February the Newfoundland
scaling steamers break through the ice
In st. Johns harbor and make their
way to some northern ortposts, lying
there until March 10, the earliest date
On which the law allows them to Ego
to the ice" They stand cut to sea until
they meet the immense fields Of ice
from the Arctic ocean. These fields are
often many square miles in extent and
fairly TEEN with seals A great seal
hunter told me that the sea seemed
suddenly converted into an ocean Of
seals and ice The steamer breaks into
the jam and floats with it or skirts
along fhe edge. the crew, 200 or 800 in
number. taking to the fldhting ice and
living there for days and nights.
The young seals fatten so rapidly that
sealers say you can actually see them
grow while you are looking at them.
The poor creatures are easily killed, a
blow with the butt end of gaff finish
ing them. The hunter then ''sculps, +"
or skins them, inserting sharp knife
under the fat. and with marvellous dex-
terity taking of the "pelt"-skin and
fat together-in about minute and a
half. A party of men will pan" their
pelts-pile them up to the number Of
about 1000 and thrust q gait with the
ships flag into the pan. When there
are pans enough. the steamer breaks in
to the ice and hauls them aboard with
donkey winch. or the men drag them
to the vessels side
The Newfoundland seal hunters al.
ways speak of seals as "swiles," and
for our word carry they say spell" A
schoolmaster who had been listening to
q seal hunters story said sneeringly:
"Swi!es! How do you spell swiles:"
Eve don't spell EN-" replied the
hunter; I'VE most generally hauls
'em!'-Gustav Kobbe in St. Nicholas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-19
Use It In Time,

Catarrh starts in the nasal pas.
sages. affecting eyes. ears and throat,
and is in fact, the great enemy Of
the mucous membrane. Neglected
colds in the head almost invariably
precede catarrh, causing an excessive
flow Of mucous, and if the mucous
discharge becomes interrupted the
disagreeable results of catarrh will
follow, such as bad breath, severe
pain across forehead and about the
eyes, a roaring and buzzing sound in
the ears and oftentimes q very often
sive discharge. Ely's Cream Balm i:
the acknowledged cure for these
troubles.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-19

FORAKER promises that il his man.
Bushnell. is elected governor Of
Ohio, he will stay at home and at
tend to the business OF the Office.
This is speaking good word for
Bushnell and taking a whirl out of
Mckinley at the same time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-19
Rheumstism Cured In . DAY .

"Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cures in one to
three days. Its action upon the sys-
tenn is remarkable and mysterious.
It removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits-75 cents.
Sold by Otto Grotjan, druggist, Rock
Island, and G. Schlegel & Son., 22O
W. Second street, Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-06-19
Two Lives saved.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction
City, ILL.,. was told by her doctors
she had consumption and that there
was no hope for her, but two bottles
of DR.. Kings New Discovery COM
pletely cured her and she says it
saved her life. Thomas Eggers, 1879
Florida street. San Francisco, suf-
fured from a dreadful cold. approach
ing consumption, tried without re-
suit everything else, then bought
one bottle of DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry and in two weeks was cured.
He is naturally thankful. 1t is such
results, OF which these are samples,
that prove the wonderful efficacy of
this medicine in coughs and colds.
Free trial bottles at Hartz Il Ulle-
meyers drug store. Regular size,
so cents and 81.
OLD PEOPLE.
Old people who require medicine
to regulate the bowels and kidneys
will lind the true remedy in Electric
Bitters. This medicine does not
stimulate, and contains no whisky
nor other intoxicaut, but acts as a
tonic and alternative. 1t acts mildly
on the stomach and bowels. adding
strength and giving tone to the or
& ans. thereby aiding nature in the
performance of the functions. Elec-
trio Bitters is an excellent appetizer
and aids digestion. Old people find
it just exactly what they need. Price
SO cents per bottle at Hartz & Ulle.
meyers drug store.
BUCKLIN1 ARxICA sALvE.
The best ealve in the world fol-
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores. letter, chapped
hands. chilblains, corns and all skin
eruptions. and positively cures
piles or NO pay required. 1t is guar.
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, OF
money refunded. Price IS cents pei
box. For sale BY Hartz & Ullemeyer.