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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-22
Notion for = New rr,.i Arxuea.

PEORIA, Ills. June :s.-The attorneys
of Representative simon Shaffer, rrScnaly
indicted for agrceing to acccpt'a bribo,
was opposed by the attorneys Of the state.
The defendant WINS In csurS and was IN in
tercstesi listener. At thc end Of tho srgu.
Tnens~ Judge worthineton announced
that he would take the matter under I'D.
vfnomeuf
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-22
Bssjs.ia n. nrss,ow Dead.

Nsw YORK, June 22.-BeDj jamin
II. Bristow. secretary Of the treasury
during Grants second term. died at
his home in this city Of peritonitis
today. He was taken i'll Saturday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-22
,as-hss.s nroad Gsar- Frsais.sss.ssss

GRAND RAPIDS, June 2s--w. c. Shcp-
m I'd. srcrcsary of the Prohibition statc
cen trsa committo,, announces that mass
staA, convention Of the .'brnd gauge
Prohibitiouisss will he held st Lansing,
July 5. TO take action joining the ucw ns-
sional party and declare for frye dive.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-22
Nos on . IRE, silver rintform.

NEW BRAuSrELs, Tex, June 22.-The
Dcusocratic convention Of the Twelfth
congressional district adopted free silver
platform by u two-thir,ts vote. Judge
Winchssscr Kclso, ef Eanlc Pass, q gold
advocate. refused tn accept the no,alnation
On FREQ silver platform unless the ma
tional convention adopted silver plat.
fssrv,,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-22
"ALTGELD AND FREE SILVER.
The Slogan Of Those Gathered to Attend
the Illinois Convention.

The Slogan Of Those Gathered to Attend
the Illinois Convention.
PEORIA. Jupe The governor refnsed
70 h, sa.n ,os,eran;ro Tba scana arorr,
a.. =, ;; .t L.,.-~
'ers' was q.i.e h'eiy,a d ii"'ii'or vi ueie-
EiteS' candidases ana PROMINENT pohti-
cians h"Ning put IL, an apto"rance'
majority oi the henhpers M Oh 'ne s.ate cohi-
lii.tee nave arriveu- Inc eAeu.iNe coM
ini''ee meets 'his iiorhihe auu 'he i"i
COMMITTEES TINS evening 70 make arrange
lhen's lor the convention at noon oiiior-
TOW, TOW. Ne'riy al 'he pre''"i'''"rHs nave
'1Tu Tul "rlans
o n'ien :N1, en- 'h" - p1sSN p
!es'eiua! !uie'E' ou. ias' niens 'here
weie nuilpe, VI n,'ie co.IcIeuces' anu
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a. s" sliNer
far I.s, h;oh,,. Oh .ns~ ,n.1'', VIII. .h". .hn o. ~
na,,o..,,1 es p IN ''.as IN s'-..e ..e
,.,ont ~ no,;.. .Um.en',on .a. W." ,;a,. p's ,'s
80, =. -, -. ~ .;o1 ..N. u 49,
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a., haa .hn s.So.t :. " W. III .,,a:n on. I,.a'
Nc sa,s that asi 80 ~ oso .aa,a'. p...
:.s.:s .."s 81 y. 'no i,0, ~. 20,
., et1 inS.r ruo'tu ior iree sliver, ahus'ha. they
w. VI "uop' 10y iree silNer pI.lo' % AS ye.
onn. onulo las las. oel no one % .'ilh.u ., ior gov
co,,ad hD D"S a,.o, ~onm e.. he ;I, IL ~ s oon
- go. C s .', -, ,o VI. ~ .'s ".,u 'N.
.:, oo'.lnoi ,teiu IrrisoA ,asS
"s noin 'Prihsheiu' ne Iouhu
.aree hu,noer oi iree SILVER Democrats
""a.';ns hinl
e.anN.r ..c, ma, oonIerence was heiI IN ths
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-22
Silver and Gold at Chicago.

NEW YORK, June 222.-As result of thres
days investigation ex-Secretary Whitney
has prepared a table showing the number
of gold and silver delegates in the Chi
cago convention. He went over the fig.
ures with j. Sterling Morton, secretary OF
agriculture, and Michael Doran, the mem.
Der of the Democratic national committee
from Minnesota. The table was given
out by Doran. The table prepared by
Whitney shows a total of 5i2 delegates for
silver and 33y for gold
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-22

Great sales prove the merit Of
Hoods Saxssparilla. and great merit
enables Il to accomplish wonderful
cures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-22

NEW YoRx, June 22.-Two deaths
from heat occarred here up to p.
m. today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-22

MADRID, June 22-The Liberals have
introduced into the senate u motion CEN
suring the United States and its attitude
toward Cuba.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-22

LONDON, june "a Constantinoplc
dispatch to The Chronicle says that a
fresh massacre Of Armenians is reported
to have occurred near Van. Sixty persons
were killed
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-13

sprang aside just as great horse, with
Il woman and .wo little girls on his
back, came plunging down the bridle-
path and past her. Then there was an
other Sun-shot, and man, with wide
cape dying back like black wings, came
rushing down the path. Letitia gave a
little cry and he heard her.
who are YOU" he cried, breathless-
ly. Then. without waiting for an an
swer, he caught her up and bore her
along with him. Don't speak," he
painted in her ear. The Indians are
upon us, but were almost home!"
Then all at once u log house appeared
beside the path and some one was hold
ing the door ajar. and white face was
peering out. The door was flung open
wide as they came up. the man rushed
in, set Letitia down, shut the door with
a crash. and shot some heavy bolts at
the top and bottom.
Letitia was so dazed that she scarcely
knew what happened for the next few
minutes. She saw there was a pale
faced woman and three girls. one about
her own age, two little younger. She
saw. to her agreat ama2ement, the
horse tied in the corner She saw that
the door was of mighty thickness, and,
moreover, hasped with iron and studd-
ed with great iron nails. so that some
rafting blows that rained upon II pre-
sently had no effect She saw three
guns set in loopholes In the wall. and
the man, woman and the girl of her
own age firing them. with great reports
which made the house quake. while the
younger girls raced from one to the
other with powder and bullets. STILL
she was not sure she was right, It was
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-13

her room newly furnished and thought
the furniture in the whole house very
shabby. She disliked 20 rise so early
in the morning. She did not like to
take a walk every day, and besides
everything else to make her discon-
tented, there was the little green door.
which she must never open and pass
through.
This house where Letitia lived was,
Of course. very old one 1t had
top roof. saggy and mossy. gray
shingles in IT, walls. lilac bushes half
hiding the graf windows, and "A we'll
sweep in the ,ard. 1t was quite a
large house. and there We're sheds and u
great bfsn attached to it.but they We're
all on the south side. q the back Of
the house the fields stretched away for
acres, and there We're no outbUildings.
The little green door was at the very
back Of the house, toward the fields, in
room opening out of the Kitchen. IT
was called the cheese-room. because
Letitia's grandmother, who made
cheeses. used to keen them there. She
fancied she could smell cheese, though
none had been kept there for years,
and II was used now only for lumber
room. She always shifted hard for
cheese. and then she eyed the little
green door with wonder and longing.
II was small green door. scarcely
higher than her head. A grown person
could not have passed through without
STOPPING almost double. 1T was very
narrow, too. and no one who was not
slender could have squeezed through
II. In this door there was little black
keyhole. with no Key in it. but 1t was
always locked. Letitia knew that her
Aunt Peggy kept the key in some very
safe place. but she would never show
II to her, nor unlock the door
1T Is not best'for you, my dear" she
always replied, when Letitia teased
lier; and when Letitia begged only to
Know why she could not go out of the
door. she made the same reply: 1T is
not best for you, my dear"
Sometimes, when Aunt Peggy was
not by, Letitia would tease the old
maid-servant about the little green
door, but she always seemed both cross
and stupid. and gave her no satisfac-
ton. She even seemed to think there
was no little green door there: but that
was nonsense, because Letitia knew
there was, Her curiosity grew greater
and greater; she took every chance she
could get to steal into the cheese room
and shake the door softly, but it was
always locked She even tried to look
through the keyhole, but she could see
nothing. One thing puzzled her more
than anything, and that was that the
little green door was on the inside OF
the house only. and not on the outside.
When Letitia went out into the field
behind the house. there was nothing
but the blank wall to be seen. There
was no sign Of door in it. But the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-13

WINTER WHEAT CROP. - The
winter wheat area according to the De-
cember crop report, is 23.6iI.OO0 acres.
a winter wheat Yield estimated at about
295, ,00O, 900 bushels.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-13
PART l.

Letitia lived in the same house where
her grandmother and her great-grand-
mother had lived and died. Her own
parents died when she was very younS.
And she had come to live there with her
SSreat-aunt Peggy. Gieat-aunt PeS
Isy was her grandfather's sister, ana
was very old woman. However, she
was very active and bright and good
company for I.etitia. That was ior-
tunate, because there We're no little
girls of Letitia's age nearer than mile.
The one maid-servant whom Aunt reg
sy, kept was older than she, ana had
chronic rheumatism in the right 1oot
and the left shoulder blade, which al
Sected her temper.
Letitia's Great.aunt Peggy used to
play grace hoops with her, and DOM
inoes and checkers, ana even ooiis.
Sometimes Il was hard for Letitia 10
realize that she was not another niue
girl. Her aunt Peggy was very klhd
TO her and fond of her. and took care
Of her as well as her own mother couid
have done. Letitia had all the care ana
comforts and pleasant society that she
really needed. but she was not very
contented little girl. She was natural
ly rather idle and her Aunt Peggy, who
was a wise old woman and believed
thoroughly i'm the proVerb about satan
and idle hands. would keep her always
busy at something.
II she was not playing, she had to
sew or study or dust, or read stent III
II story book. Letitia had very nice
story.books, but she was not particu-
larly fond OF reading, She liked best OF
anything to sit quite idle, and plan what
she would do some other time, and
think what she would like to have II
she could have her wish-and that her
Aunt Peggy would not allow.
Letitia was not satisfied with her
dolls and little treasures. She wanted
new ones She wanted fine clothes like
one little gill, and plenty Of candy like
another. When Letitia went TO school
in pleasant weather, she always came
home more dissatisfied. She wanted
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-13
impoverished
X Blood

whether due to the inheritance Of
some scrofulous disorder, or caused
by a depleted condition of the
system, is the cause Of much
agony. A terrible complexion, foul
eruptions, and loathesome ul-
GERS are but outward symptoms
the sufferer should remember that
all of the great organs of the
body are likewise diseased, and
the day cannot be long distant
when death must surely ensue.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-13

SPECIE MOVEMENTS-La week :;
Silver exports 81. l.110. IS0. imports S45.2l4;
gold imports $l3,i29. Since Jan. l. sill
yer exports Sli.2l5, ,663. imports S693. .6S5
gold exports Sl3. .3S9. 7O2. imports Sl7,S61.-
2S6
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-13

COKE.-Ovens in blast in the Con-
nelsville region are l1.4SS against 6,499
idle, and the output. ll5,234 tons, was
5000 tons smaller than in the previous
Week. Prices are firmly held.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-13

BREWERY STATlSTlCS-Of 1.1,l
breweries in the United States 2S9 are
in New York, 251 in Pennsylvania. la
in Wisconsin. l22 in California, and 100
in Illinois. There are seven states
which have no brewerles: Arkansas.
Florida, Maine. Mississippi, North
Carolina, Vermont and Wyoming.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-13
ARTISTIC MILLINERY.

WOmans
it, We make this beauty
Millinery
stores glance Oar Hats and Bnnets
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-13
BOVinine

when taken for this trouble, is a
means of salvation. 1t creates
new flesh tissue and pure red
blood corpuscles, and by giving
strength to the great vital CEN
tres of the body, it enables them
to perform their functions nat
urally. and thus dispel the existing
poisons by the natural channels.
1t is not a medicine, but a pow.
erful food preparation and invigo-
rant, and is endorsed by over
$4,000 physicians.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-13

all so strange She stood back In a
corner. out of the way, and waited.
trembling. and at last the fierce yells
outside died away, and the firing
stopped
ITO Be Continued)
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-13
new STRAW SHAPES
MILLINERY ORNAMENTS

Al lC Steel and Jet Cabouchone
~ " Jet Pins and Rhines one
o,,d 10c Buckles Worth 20 and %
oss$A AOS cents.
A. 1Qc Cnt Steel Buckles, Jet
~ ACS BUCKLES and Cabouchous
ord 1Sc Jeweled Pins, etc, Worth
dlIN <O$ double.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-25
ANOTHER NEW BLOCK.
Sixth Street VIII Receive q Hand.
some Addition.

Sixth Street VIII Receive q Hand
some Addition.
Ground will be broken next week for
another handsome addition to Sixth
street.
e. E. Smith, who has already become
quite factor in st. Paul properties,
will build ON the corner across Cedar
street from the Savings Bank Of st.
Paul, something which will be quite
unique in st. Paul. and yet in keeping
with the general tendency Of the
street.
In the neighborhood Of $4,000 will
be expended in the construction Of
building of steel, brick and glass, the
latter being quite an important fea-
ture. The building will be forty feet
on Sixth street by seventy on Cedar,
and the fronts Of the ground floor will
be entirely Of glass Carl Neumann,
who has for several years been pro-
prietor of cafe on Wabasha street
near the postoff1ce, has leased the en-
tire building before It's construction,
and will establish what ST. Paul has
not known in long time, a cafe on the
German plan. The ground floor will
be for men only, the upper floor for
the other sex.
The design is to institute in St. Paul
what exists in st. Louis, Cincinnati.
Milwaukee and other cities, but not as
yet in the Twin Cities, dining room
along the lines Of the European plan.
There will be no wine rooms, the re-
spective floors being undivided, save
that there will be a railing between
the bar on the ground floor and the
tables for diners.
The building will cost at least s25 900.
The fronts, as previously stated, will
be almost entirely Of glass, the ceilings
Of steel, IN various patterns, and the
inside finish will be in black walnut, SO
that the furnishing will cost $40, 900. in
addition to the original cost Of the
building. 1t is expected it will be An
ished by May l, 1897.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-25
MIR. SCOTT is PLEASED
With the Attractions Which He Saw
While East.

Manager L. N. Scott returned from
New York night before last, wearing
pleasant smile and carefully guard
ing a few contracts with important
companies for appearance at the Met
rOpolitan. To a G o man Mr.. Scott
said yesterday: Il saw all of the new
productions at the New York theaters,
and I must say that at no time have
there been so many magnificent stage
performances given simultaneously as
at present. The Sign of the Cross at
the Knickerbocker; the new comic
opera Brian Boru' at the Broadway;
De Koven and Smiths latest work, The
Mandarin at the Herald Square; Will
liam Gillette's great war play Secret
Service at the Garrick; the new farce
comedy My Friend from India at the
Bijou; Jack and the Bean Stalk at
the Casino; all these are beautiful, al
though some of them are not doing as
much business as they deserve. Since
election, business in New York seems
to have fallen off considerably, al
though the result of the election Is not
given as the reason therefor On my
way from New York | stopped off at
Chicago for the purpose Of seeing two
productions which are soon to be given
in st. Paul and Minneapolis, and 1 was
highly pleased with both of them, The
first, which begins a four nights Ell
5oSCIlICHL at Lie metropolitan next
Sunday, Is the operate comedy Dor
cas- which is as delicate, exquisite and
fairly artistic a performance as have
ever seen. AS q matter of fact, the
company is made up entirely of singers
and comedians Of the best caliber The
night I saw this performance at Nc
Vicker's theater, the house was COM
pletely filled and I have not heard so
much genuine, hearty and spontaneous
laughter and applause In a very long
time. The music is simply charming,
and It's rendering is as nearly perfect
as the most critical could desire. This
is not surprising in view Of the fact
that such artists are employed in the
cast as Miss Eva Davenport, a contral-
to; Miss Marie Willard, soprano; Miss
Drew Donaldson, the mezzo; Charles
Q. Bassett, the tenor; Mr. William
Broderick, a basso; Mr. Fred Freer
the baritone; and several others whose
names escape me at this moment, but
who are equally capable, This organi-
cation as a whole cannot be too highly
praised, and l am delighted at the
prospect of presenting it to my patrons.
The other production which I saw
in Chicago is A. M. Palmer's new play
called 'Heartsease,' which was being
done at the New Great Northern thea
ter. It is a fine piece, and it is superb
ly played by such well-known people
as Henry Miller, Blanche Walsh,
Madeline BoutOn, and the others of Mr..
Palmer's stock company. My trip was
entirely satisfactory from all points of
view, and the securing Of the two at
fractions which I have named I am
sure will fully repay the trouble and
expense of the long journey"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-25

early date. There is no question but
that some such measure is needed and
that the next congress will be called
upon to meet the question"
Bowling and Strain got together and
agreed that the clerks who served in
the last house of representatives should
have the same Office during the COM
ing session. All that was needed to
make this scheme go through was the
consent Of Frank Dean, of Owatonna,
who was one of the assistant clerks
But Mr.. Dean does not propose that
the scheme shall have his sanction He
was a candidate for the chief clerkship
and proposes to remain In the field as
such. until elected or defeated His
attitude is uncompromising and the
result is the further complication of
the speakership fight. Bowling has
gene home to spend Thanksgiving and
Strain is supposed to have made the
same move. Dean remains in town
and is making hay In the absence OF
the others. 1t is not certain that he
is making any Roadway, as most Of
the old members of the house who are
in the city were In favor of the plan
proposed by Bowling and Strain, be-
cause it simplified the contest for
speakership, and Dean Is being blamed
for his refusal to consent to accept
the office he had two years ago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-25
DORIAN ON THE JETTIES.
Thinks Well of the Proposed New
Orleans Convention.

Mayor 'Doran, in common with the
mayors Of nearly every other town in
the Mississippi valley, has received
communication from the board Of trade
of New Orleans. in which the aid of all
those interested in Mississippi river
commerce is solicited to the end that
the mouth of the Father of Waters may
receive some needed repairs. The cir
cular sets forth that navigation of the
Mississippi is threatened by the neg
lected condition of it's mouth, or
mouths. A great crevasse has ap-
peared on one of the principal arms of
the river with the result that the
depth of water in the channel has so
diminished that it is scarcely navi-
gable for ocean vessels. Municipal and
commercial bodies are urged to use
whatever influence is possible with
congress to secure an appropriation to
avert the danger that threatens the
commerce of the river, and it is sug-
geSted that delegates be sent to a con-
gress to be held at Washington, Dec.
IL next, the object Of which is
to secure needed legislation.
Il shall send the communication to the
Commercial club, the directors of which
hold g. meeting next Tuesday" said
Mayor Doran. This is a matter in
which, take it, ST. Paul is materially
interested. We are remote from the
seat of the trouble, but the commerce
of a river must necessarily depend to
a great extent on it's outlet Moreover,
/ believe that river navigation is going
to cut a greater figure with the in
terror Of this country than it has lately.
The history of the European countries
tells US that, as the country settles up
and the element of time Is more or less
taken out Of the transportation ques-
ton, natural waterways take the place
Of other methods of communication,
and ST. Paul cannot afford to remain
inactive when anything threatens the
utility of the great stream at the head
of which 1t stands
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-25
WHERE DOES TIM sTANDe
Mr.. Reardon Votes Both Ways OF
the Loon.

Mr. neardon votes Both Ways ON
the Loop.
The position of Assemblynnan limo
my Reardon on the Broadway loop
question is as undecided as ever. At
the special meeting Of the assembly
last evening he voted both ways on
the proposition, and 1t looked as though
ne did 1t with the idea Of keeping his
fel1oW members guessing. 1t had evil
IDENTIFY been determined in advance that
the question would not be disposed OF
finally last night, and there were very
rev business men present at the meet
Ing, which was very brief. Before the
assembly was called to order there was
an executive meeting Of the mem bers
of the council, including part Of both
bodies. The session did not last long,
and the gentlemen who took part in it
declared 1t had nothing to do with the
loop. The only outsiders admitted
were MesSrs. Freeman and Prender-
CAST, of the fire board. It Is known
that the former Is interested in the
loop question, but 1t has not hitherto
transpired that Mr.. Prendergast had
any interest. But they. one and all.
declared that the executive session had
nothing to do with the loop.
When President AroSin called the as
sembly to order, all the members were
present, with the exception Of Mr..
AL NC LIE new InenlDer, MI. DlX, was
hidden from sight behind an enormous
bouquet Of chrysanthemums and Amer
lean Beauty roses which had been sent
In by an anonymous admirer.
Assemblyman DAILY got the floor, after
the call Of the roll, and moved that the
loop ordinance be called from the COM
nittee on streets. The motion prevailed,
all Of the members voting aye with the
exception Of Messrs. Reardon and Craig,
both Of whom explained that they had
an amendment to offer.
Mr.. Daily then moved that the rules
be suspended and the ordinance put on
its final passage. Mr.. Craig again
explained his vote in the negative He
said that the people along the Grand
avenue line did not want the present
loop changed, therefore he would vote
no. Mr.. Reardon responded to the call
of his name with a pronounced mo"
and the motion was all but lost and
the ordinance killed when Mr.. Daily got
the floor and changed his vote to no.
before the result was announced. The
motion was lost, but Mr.. DAILY was in
a position to move for a reconsideration
of the vote, which he did, and this time
Mr.. Reardon voted with him. 1t was
reconsidered and again Mr. DAILY moved
that the ordinance be recommitted to
the committee on streets 1t was re-
committed, and the assembly adjourned.