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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-17

NOR SAI.E-A 5-ROOM COTTAGE IN GOOD
Il condition ut 2i07 Seventh avenue. VIII
be sold at a verylow figure il taken within 90
days Apply on premises or address *. Y. z"
ARGUS Office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-17
CLAIRvOYANrs

MI ADAM STEIN. THE GREAT CLAIR
w voyant, resides at 1907 Forty-secopd
street. and is now ready to receive callers
Take the Elm street car
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-17

THs ANGUS delivered every even.
ing ct your door ct loe . week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-17

NOR RENT-THE FLATS IN KOESTFR
building corner Fifth avenue and Thirty
first street opposite c., Il. l. s z. depot. For
particulars call at shoe store Of Peterson or
q. A. Rooster & Co., 107 Main street. Daven-
port
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-17

ENOR RENT = NICE FLAT OF THREE
4 rooms in Industrial Home. Steam heat
ana gas stove. Apply to T. H. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-17

WANTED-MEN WHO WILL WORK FOR
w SO month salary or large commission
selling staple goods by sample to dealers Ex-
perience unnecessary. Write US. Household
Specially company, a. W. Fourth street, Gin
cinnati, Ohio
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-17

"ANTED-TOBUYF FOR CASH, SECOND.
w hand goods of every description Money
to loan on chattels and all articles of value.
Goods stored and sold on commission. Leave
your order at 1922, Second avenue. w.
Jones
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-17

Il house with all modern improvements, hot
water heating, 7l2 Seventeenth street. In
quire OF Meyer Eosenficld 1918 SeventhIavenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-17

Heart Cure has done for
me. For ten years I had
pain in my heart. Short
ness of breath. palpita-
ton. pain in my leftside.
oppressed feeling in my
chest. weak and hungry
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-17

ENOR RENT - ONEHALF OF lOO-FOOT
y store Best location in the city. Address
&C. Is. A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
TO MOVE A LARGE TOWN.
An Experiment. to Be Tried In Russia.
Has been Done Here.

An Experiments to Be Tried In Russia.
Has Been Done Here.
European engineers are much interested
In the proposed removal of an entire town
in northern Russia to point 43 miles dis
tant, the houses to be transported over the
frozen surface of the river on sledges. The
city of Kola, on the peninsula of the same
name, is now situated at the confluence of
two rivers, the Luttojoki and the Notosero,
forming the kola river, about 90 miles
from the Arctic ocean.
While the rivers and the bay below are
navigable for even large vessels Kola is
situated SO far inland that it is shut of
from the sea by ice much longer than other
Seaports situated even farther north, like
Vardoe, in Norwegian Lapland. The gov
ernor of the province of Archangelsk,
Baron Engelhardt, to whose jurisdiction
the district of Kola belongs, has proposed
to transfer the city to better port nearer
the mouth of KoIa river
Imperial and ministerial consent having
been given, active preparations are now
being made to transport Kola to the new
location. which affords great advantages
to navigation, and since it is surrounded
by hills, which it will take but little ex-
pense to strongly fortify, it will certainly
become point of great strategic impor-
tance.
The project is not, however, a new one
The thing has been done on an extensive
scale right here in the United States.
When the Mormons left Nauyoo, Ills,
after the killing of Joseph Smith, they
left behind them nearly 700 we'll built
frame houses, clustered around their I'M
finished temple, the ruins of which, stand
ing boldly out on promontory, are one of
the most picturesque features of upper
Mississippi river scenery. German grape
growers came in and settled up the place
They wanted the hillsides for their vines
The houses were sold to spectators,
who moved them all in the course of three
winters over the frozen basin of the river
to a point IL miles above, on the Iowa
shore, and founded what is now one of the
most prosperous of western towns, Fort
Madison. The houses were set on rude
World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
TOPEkA'S TON M'NEAL.

Chanute Paper Says Soma Entertain g
Things About Entertaining Man.
The Chanute Daily World contains the
following bright little sketch of one of
Topeka's witty writers:
s'Tom McNeal of the Topeka Mail and
Breeze, who holds the honorable and ar
duous position of jestmaker to the pres
ent state administration, is in town. He
brought his wood5aw with him; however.
and accumulated such a pile of sawdust
while here that no one outside the gilded
pale of machine" headquarters knew
the object of his visit. 1t is safe to as
sumo, however, that he is not so reckless
in the use of his Santa Fe pass as to come
down here for nothing.
"Every body in Kansas laughs when
Tom McNeal puts his pen to paper, for
they know he is going to prescribe an
emetic for the "blues." Mr.. McNeal is
very companionaDle sort of fellow. He
has handshake that would call for the
beer in any state but Kansas, and a
habit of throwing one leg over the arm
of his chair that is positively irresistl-
BILE. McNeal is older than he WAS ten
years ago, and he was probably 30 then.
.The presumption that he once had n
hair plant on his head obtains generally
among his friends, but the presumption
is all there is TO it-there is no hair in
evidence now.
HE carries the unenviable distinction
of starting Jerry Simpson on his public
career around with him, he having ap-
pointed Simpson city marshal of Medi-
cine Lodge when he was mayor of that
town -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
BUNCOES WICHITA.

LILLIAN Lewis Manager Makes "a Pretense
That His Play is Worth $3.50.
Lillian Lewis manager has taken upon
himself the task of buncoiug the play
going public of Wichita and the Eagle
is helping him along with all its power.
The paper yesterday printed story that
there had been disagreement over the
prices between Lawrence Marston, the
advance agent, and the local manager.
The article gives interviews" with
both M arston and the local manager.
Marston maintains that the price must
be $3.50, saying that that is the price
everywhere else. Local Manager Mart
ling says it must be 81, as he is bound
his patrons shall see this "grand pro-
duction" at regular prices. The matter
is finally settled by special telegram"
from the gracioua Lillian saying that she
will leave the whole matter to Manager
Martling and that she will play for 81 if
he wishes it, Just this once"
This is sharp work on the part of the
Wichita manager and the Eagle. The
fact is that these fake quarrels and tele-
grams are in the advance notices for Mrs
Marston's cleopatra" the play which is
going to be foisted upon Wichita.
Another form of their slick game
Is a telegram, reading: "To Mr..
Lawrence J, Marston-I have re-
night at - have been put at the $3.50
scale. l wish you to reduce them to 81
for this one performance, that my friends
in - may see me in this grand spec
tacle at the same price which they have
formerly paid to hear me in other less
pretentious plays
GILLIAN LEWIS"
Verify, they are working the people of
Wichita for jays. Lillian Lewis ought
to play for so cents. The fact is that she
appears in second and third rate theaters
everywhere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
TO BE NO LEGISLATURE.
Tomorrow at Noon the Constitution
Says 1t Should Meet.
BUT GOVERNOR MORRIDr SAYS sEG

Grave Doubts Expressed Whether
the State Governments is Proceeding
Rightly i'm This Matter.
Tomorrow at IL o'clock noon is the
time for the legislature of the state of
Kansas to convene in special session for
the purpose of reapportioning the state
in representative districts according to
the opinion of the best lawyers in the
state but Attorney General Dawes
opined otherwise and the legislature
won't be here.
The open letter from Representative
w. d. Street to Speaker LobdeI has not
aroused any general enthusiasm in IA
vor of an extra session.
few of the Populist members of the
house have written to Chairman Breid-
enthal to know if they should appear on
Tuesday and be ready to answer roll
call.
Chairman Breidenthal said today:
The Populist party has not taken po-
sition on this question as a party, but it
is my opinion, that there ia
no excuse for not having a
special session of the legislature. Gov
ernor Morrill, has acted the coward in re-
fusing to call the special session which
is required by the constitution. / am
not lawyer and it would be folly for me
even to attempt to suggest difficulties
which may arise from not having an ex-
ira session" He said he had not answer
ed the letters of inquiry received on this
subject.
Lieutenant-Gov Troutman is in
receipt of letter from Senator Baldwin
(PopulisD of Ottawa county, asking if
there is to be a special session and as
surfing him that he would come if SO no..
titled.
Some of the members of the legisla-
ture who have been interested in the ex-
ira session problem have signified their
intention of being present providing
they are assured of any concerted action
among the members.
There has been nothing of this kind
and today there is not member of the
legislature in the city except those who
live here and there is no longer any
proba bility of a special session.
Governor Morrill, did not want a special
session and that settled it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
A SATURDAY NIGHT CLUB.

Harry Safford's JanitOr Arrested for Civ.
ing Banquets With "Trimmings."
Sam McLemore, a colored man who
lives on Buchanan street near Eleventh,
was arrested by the police Saturday
night. charged with selling intoxicating
liquors.
McLemore is Harry Safford's janitor
There has been some complaint of the
place before. McLemore did not run an
open 'joint," but had organized a sort of
Saturday Night Club for the adj
vancement and elevation of members of
race. On his festal board he would have
'possum and "chiddlings," preparation
said to contain chicken and several other
things.
He charged a good price per plate and
in true hotel banquet style served liq-
uors. His wine list contained only gin
and whisky of which the police secured
plentiful samples.
His case will come up this afternoon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
ONE MORE TOPEKA ACTRESS
Miss Blanche johnson Leading Woman in
New York Play.

Miss Blanche johnson Leading Woman in
New York Play.
When the Bachelors Baby" company,
headed by Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Drew,
went to pieces on the Pacific coast some
weeks ago it left Topeka girl without a
position. This was Miss Blanche John
sou, who left her home in Potwin last
August to take the ingenue part in the
piece.
After all. however, the failure was
good thing for Miss johnson. a company
is now rehearsing the piece in New
York for new production, and Miss
johnson has been advanced to the place
of leading woman, playing the + art of
Geraldine The cast includes many of
the old company. The production will
start on the road in a couple of weeks
and will tour New England.
Miss johnson is the twenty-year-
daughter of w. 5. Johnson, who has re-
Gently moved to Fort Scott from Topeka.
She has been praised for her work in
many places and likes her profession
very much.
The very young woman who played
"Geraldine," Miss Johnson's new part in
the Drew company, was Miss Patrice
ONeili who was here last spring as the
leading woman with Mckee Rankin
when he played his popular rrice en-
gagement at the Grand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
INSANITY IS TABOOED.
Prominent Wisconsin Lawyer Who VIII
Not Enter That Defense.

Prominent Wisconsin Lawyer Who VIII
Not Enter That Defense.
From the Milwaukee Journal: The
following story is told of John Bren-
nan of Stevens Point as a criminal
lawyer: The story goes that farmer
who had killed his wife in the north
ern part OF the state sent for Mr.. Bren-
nan to defend him, offering to deed him
his farm if he would take the case.
Brennan wanted his pay in advance,
and so the farmer made over the prop
erty to him. The murder was most
brutal and cold-blooded one, and Bren-
nan knew there was but one plea that
might save his client from a life SEN
tence, and that was insanity. The
trial was one of the fiercest ever fought
in Wisconsin court. The attorney for
the defense occupied a whole day in his
closing address to the Jury, and the
effort was a mastery one. The jury
found the man insane, and he was
sent to Oshkosh. Once there, he i'm
proved rapidly, and in few weeks
was discharged. His first act was to
sue Brennan for the recovery of his
property, on the ground that he was
insane at the time of deciding it In
the face of his own argument that the
man was insane Brennan could do
nothing and the farmer won his case.
Brennan has blacklisted insanity as a
defense for murder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
Ed EVERYTHING

In making complete revision of our line of
Family Bibles, we find our stock-room a
limited quantity of surplus sheets prepared
for the old line which do not quite fit into the
new. We propose 10 give OEIr patrons
the benefit OF the 81 1IsatfOn by maB king
Ep two complete ISibles, mt SPECIAL
REDUCED PRICES, which Will sur
prise and please them. They will be su-
perbly bound, and will be equal in every par
ticulnr to many books for which people are
paying Agents 80 and Sis.
The es5ZAGNA" Bible (see cut) will con-
tain Old and New TesJaments, King James
and Revised Versions in Parallel Columns /;
81 full-page engravingS: 25 colored plates; the
Tabernacle, illustrated by colored plates; Bot
any and Zoology of the Bible, illustrated in
colors; Illustrated Bible Dictionary; ConcOrd-
ance; PARALLELS illustrated; History of BioIe
Events, illustrated; Ten Commandments and
Lords Prayer, Illuminated; 1900 Questions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
NEW MACHINE GUN.
Has a Record of 42O Shots Minute and
Weighs Only So Pounds.

Has Record of 42o Shots 3 Minute and
Weighs Only So Pounds.
A new machine gun has been adopted
for use on naval ships which the small
arms board reports to be the most destruc-
tive weapon firing bullet of it's caliber yet
found. The gun has record of 420 shots
a minute and requires no work, except
the pressure of an electric button, to main
tain the terrific fire, the automatic system
having been applied to it.
The gun is self feeder and grinds out
shots with rapidity that would make it
a most dangerous piece for landing parties.
AS compared to the gattling, which has
been the naval machine gun for years, it
is just about as superior as the modern
rifled gun is to the old smoothbore.
The gatling has weight of $50 pounds,
while the new gun weighs only 80 pounds
and can be taken by man on his shoulder
and easily carried from point to point
New York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
e. E. RICE'S FLAGS.

Tie BurIesque Manager Starts to Canada
with a Trunk Full of cold GIOries."
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Many persons that
go to see Theatrical Manager Edward E.
Rice's burlesque shows, where there are
SO many pretty faces and shapely figures,
fail to notice that the American flag
plays a prominent part in the prodnc-
tions.
The flags are there just the same, plen-
ty of them, and they are all American
flags. Mr.. Rice's patriotism is one of his
strongest characteristics.
One of Mr.. Rice's productions is called
"1492" as nearly everybody knows. And
it is thoroughly American. Queen Isabel
la of Spain in "1492,'' 1895, wears Co.'S
tunes of Fifth avenue style and Column
bus, wrapped in the stars and stripes. lands
in Madison Square on an up-to-d date voy =
age of discovery.
He sent his show to Canada last week
1t took all its flags with it Everything
went well until Monday night, when a
weeks engagement was begun insr the
Academy of Music, Montreal. There Mr..
Rice expected the show to do a profitable
business
His amazement therefore knew no
tounds-tha night when he received in
his Broadway Office at about midnight
the following telegram:
"Great uproar caused tonight by the
OOlum ola Marcn. big audience Missed
and jeered the American flag and the
Goddess of Liberty. and refused to allow
the performance to be continued until
the American emblems were removed
from the stage. What shall do?
GEORGE WADLEY,
Manager, '1492' Co"
The following message was flashed
back:
"Give them the American flag or no
show. E E. RICE"
Early the next morning Mr.. Rice
rushed down to the office of Lawyer
Charles Hess, in the Manhattan Life In
surance building, He was determined
to make an International issue of it. He
instructed Mr. Hess to draw up an ap-
peal to the state department, and MIR.
Hess did it.
Mr.. Rice next went out and bought
several gross of American flags, together
with the finest silk Old Glory he could
find. These he packed in his trunk, and
at p. m. he boarded New York Cen
trail train for Montreal.
Before starting Mr.. Rice told Mr.. Hess
that he intended to decorate the theater
with American flags tonight, and, more
over, that he should drive from the rail-
way station to his hotel in a cab fes-
TONED with the American colors. N
Bice's friends say he will carry out his
threat if he has to cancel the entire Ca
madam tour of the "1492" company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
BUT The PLAY WENT ON.
Two Supers in Fanny Davenport's Com
pany RudeIy n etched Away.

Two Supers in Fanny Davenport's Com
pany RudeIy n etched Away.
CHICAGO, Jae. 13.-Fanny Davenport
and her company were stricken with woe
recently when the undiscriminating hand
of the law reached into the Colum bia
theater stage door and clutched two
promising young thespians from the corps
de supes, dragging them away to the
Armory police station.
Fanny's super staff was two shy, but
the show went on, while Benjamin Smith
and Charles Hawley, the two aspirants
for histrionic fame, laid down their shot
guns and tin armor and took up the
cross.
Arthur Whitney of No. 135 West Van
Buren, street appeared in Justice Under
woods court yesterday morning, and
ground his teeth at the two prisoners,
after which he told the court his Sunday
trousers had been stolen, and as the two
factors" boarded at the same house with
him they were no doubt the guilty par
ties,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
OFFICER DOUGHERTY.
A BrOther-fn-LaW OF the HanEIa
Rrotners Succeeds Mashbmrn.

A BrOther-fn-Law of the HankIa
Brothers Succeeds Washburn.
Lemuel Dougherty, was appointed at
the meeting of the police board as a
special policeman to take the place of
Homer Washbarn, recently dismissed
Dougherty is appointed for only ten days
on trial. and if he is satisfactory, it is the
intention of the board to retain him as a
regular man,
Dougherty was the choice of President
Frank Foster of the board and of Chas.
Z. Holiday. 1t is said that he has had
no experience on police force, but that
he was at one time an undersherif in
Indiana. He has been living at Empo-
ria lately and moved to Topeka about six
months ago. He is a brother-in-Iaw of
one of the Hankla brothers of the Ma
tioual hotel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13

D. W. Fuller, of Canajoharie, N. Y,
says that he always keeps DR.. KirR )
New Discovery in the house, and ms
family has always found the very best
results follow its use; that he would not
be without it, if procurable. G, A. Dyke
man, druggist. Catskill, n. Y, says that
DR.. Kings New Discovery is undoubt-
eddy the best Cough remedy; that he
has used it in his family for eight years,
and it has never failed to do all that
is claimed for it. Why not try remedy
so long tried and tested. Trial bottles
free at ]. K. Jones' drug store. Regular
size soc. and 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
From Sunday Capital. Jan. l2-l
THERE is A TIME IN
THE HISTORY

OF every mercantile establishment when ready
cash can command better premium than any
bank or saving institution in the world can
offer. At such time the actual cost of mer-
chandise is entirely eliminated from any calcu-
latfous. This vital condition confronts US at
this moment WE MUST HAVE CASH
AND QUICK-We not today going to say
why we make this confession-for Coming
Great Events Cast Their Shadows Before;". yet
we do say authenticity that an intimation of
our intentions is due the reading public before
making initiative announcement. There
wiz in few days appear in the daily papers an
advertisement that will create sensation, and
will appeal to you with most determined and
Irresistible arguments. 1t will be boon to ALL
rich and poor alike-benefcial to ourselves, in
that it must and will bring the desired result
You may live in the exp ectation of seeing the
most extravagant thoughts that this confession
creates in your mind fully realized See Mon
day evenings Journal
THE PALACE CLOTHING co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
JOSEPH COOK MAY RECOVER
IF He VIII Stop Worrying Over His
Ailments.

BOSTON, Jan. 13.-An authorized state
ment regarding Joseph Cooks condition
is pu blished by the Congregationalist,
the organ of the grsgational church.
On August 81, Mr.. Cook Iectured at
Melbourne. The next day (which was
Sunday during his preparations for
the service, he was seized with
vertigo and almost total loss of sight
By the end of September. he was suf-
ficiently restored to justify the physicians
allowing him to embark from Sydney for
Japan where he was to meet his wife.
When he reached Japan on November
81, he was weak in body aud
depressed in spirit. During the trip
across the Pacific he slept under the in
f1uence of opiates. He was victim of
melaucholia and worried almost inces-
sanity over his condition.
At San Francisco the physicians felt it
safe for him to travel east. He was tax
en- 10 Clifton Springs and there is reason
to anticipate favorable termination of
his maiadies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
Died ON Lonely TaIe-

PORT townsend. Wn., Jan. 13.-Sev-
eral mem bers of the crew of the British
ship Janet Coweu, which was wrecked
of the coast of Vancouver island on jan
uary !, attributed the loss of the shin to
the incompetency of Captain THOMPSON
The captain Is said to have been intoxi-
Gated when the ship struck and went to
the bottom. Seven of the crew, includ-
ing the captain, lost their lives. Cantair
Thompson and two other men died of
hunger and exposure after landing on
Vancouver island,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-13
DEATH IN A WHIRLPOOL.
Strange Phenomenon Occurs in a Next
Lake Lasting Several Minutes.

- strange FnenOmenOn occurs In MeK1-
can Lake Lasting Several Minutes.
SAN DIEGO, Cal. Jan. 13-Prof. E. h.
Coffey, of this city. has received a letter
from Lake Chapala, state of Jalisco,
Mexico, which says that a few days ago
residents of one of the small
settlements near the western end
of Lake Chapala were terrified
to see gigantic whirlpool far out in the
water The water rose in great serpen-
tine movements, aud from all directions
rushed towards a common center, where
a vast cavity seemed to exist. At the
same time heavy rumbling was heard.
apparently in the bowels of the
earth. The whirlpool was caused by the
sudden sinking of a large portion of the
lakes bottom. The disturbance contin-
ued for 20 minutes and before it subsidized
it is said that several pleasure boats were
drawn into the whirlpool and disappeared
with their occupants. 1t is estimated a
score of lives were lost