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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

Fond Mother Tin passenger car. with
her children)-It just scared me when
l read-Johnny, stop pulling flowers off
the lady's bonnet.-when l read in the
papers-Richard, yen just keep your
head in!-the paper the other day that
-George, if you put your sticky bands
on that lady dress again, I'll thrash
you!-the other day that woman went
crazy-Richard, don't You daro slap
that little girl!-when read that a
woman went crazy just from the dis
comforts of the-Johnny, stop punching
that gentleman.-of the journey il a
railroad train. Iwonder if she lad chill
dren with her?
Lady Observation-Disclosures some other
woman had?-New York Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

PEOPLE DRIVEN INTO THE COLD.
Leave Their Homes and Face Terrible Suf
fering, Perhaps Death.


fering, Perhaps Death.
Eau Claire, Wis, Dec. 1.-The ice
formed gorge at the mouth of the
Chippewa which caused the water to
back up rapidly Saturday night and
Sunday morning. On the low lands be-
low Durand the rise was so rapid that
many families had to flee in their night
robes to places of safety and leave
their all behinS them. The suffering
among the women and children was in
tense and many are reported as having
frozen feet and limbs. AS a rule those
who could fed to the railroad track.
There they built a fire and tried to
protect themselves from the frosty
winds till relief arrived
An engine and coach sent out from
Durand Sunday morning gathered up
about forty or fifty of these unfortu-
nate people, but so fast was the water
rising that the train had to go back to
Durand. 1t is thought that some of
the people were not reached by the res
cuing party, and possibly may have
persisted. The bottoms are. all under
water and stock and produce are a
complete loss. Dead domestic animals
could be seen all about the neighbor-
hood frozen stiff in the water. In most
of the homes were stored the winter
supplies and these were all lost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
HEARS OF TWO BROKEN BANKS.
One of Them the Missouri National, Lo.
Gated at Kansas City.

Gated at Kansas City.
Washington, Dec. /. Coffin, acting
comptroller of the currency, yesterday re-
seived n telegram announcing the failure
Of the Missouri National bank. of Kansas
City, Mo. The bank has q capital of $780,
0OO, and at the date of its last report had
surplus and profits amounting to s23, 600;
deposits, 81 1871, 900; due to other banks,
1924, 600. Bank Examiner Forman has
been placed in charge. The hank was
classed as one of the strongest in the
southwest, and was forced to close by
heavy Withdrawals by its principal de-
positors, the closing being directly pre-
cipitated by the withdrawal of $50, 900 in
one lump by Helm, the wealthy local
brewer, whose action was quickly followed
by others.
The failure of the First National bank
OF Tyler, Tex, was also reported. This
bank had n capital of $500, 900; surplus and
profits, So, 900; due to other banks, $1,000;
deposits, $23l 600; borrowed money, 1924
OO0. Bank Examiner Mcdonald has been
placed in charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Good Reason.

"You will pardon the question, !
know, if you think it obtrrsive," said
the enterprising newspaper reporter as
he talked through the prison bars to the
captive train robber. ''but why do you
gentlemen always go through train
before breakfast:''
well, l don't mind telling you" re-
piled the bandit, seeing that 1 an,
likely to be out of the business for a
year or two. We do that to get ahead
of the dining car pirates. "-Pittsburg
Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Had Accident In Montana.

Helena, Mont, Dec. IA loaded
freight train o; 80 cars on the North
ern Pacific ran away on a heavy
grade today. Twenty-six cars were
scattered along a distance OF eight
miles. Ed Jarbeau, head brakeman,
was killed, and the rest OF the crew
more or less seriously injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Two Girls Killed ON N Cro.s;n~

1onia, Mich. Dec. 1.-The two Misses
Tafts and Miss Jessie Groel, 16-year-
old girls, all of Orange township, met
with fatal accident at the big cut
west of Lyons last evening. The three
were driving home from school at
Lyons. when they We're struck by
Detroit. Lansing and Northern train.
Both the Taft sisters We're instantly
killed. Miss Groel was dangerously in
jured. the horse was killed and the
vehicle wrecked
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

San Francisco, Dec. MARTIN Julian
stated to the Associated Press last
evening that he had just telegraphed
an acceptance of Dan Stuart's offer for
q finish fight between Corbett and Fitz-
simmons for $4,000 purse. He has
sent . similar telegram to Corbett.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
A Sharp Little Girl.

A poorly clad little village girl went
into staticner's shop the other day.
She wished to buy some writing paper
and finally was shown some at 10 cents
o quire.
"How much will half quire be-"
she inquired in plaintive little voice.
Ten cents" replied tho assistant.
eff you please. I'll take the Other
half San Francisco Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Dan Stuart Desperately III.

st. Louis, Dec. IA special from
Dallas. Texas. says that Dan Stuart.
who has bean very sick with inter-
locking OF the bowels. is reported
as resting easier now. He was at
tackled suddenly and for a time
hisAe-was despaired Of. No one
but Stuart's doctors and attendan
have been permitted to see him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

The flags to be hoisted at one time in
signaling at sea never exceed four. II il
an interesting arithmetical fact that
with il various colored flags, and never
more than 4 ut time, no fewer than
SS.642 signals can be given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Death of william stcinway.

New York Dec. 1.-The death Of VIII.
lam Steinway, the well-known piano
manufacturer, took place in this city yes
teriay He had been Ill for some time
with typhoid fever. He was born in Ger
many in 1896 and was an expert musician.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Tracey and Ryan Fight a Draw.

San Francisco. Dec. Tom Tracey,
the clever Australian welter-weight.
and Jimmy Ryan. of Cincinnati. fought
ten rounds to draw last night under
the direction of the Golden West
Athletic club before $500 people, Tracey
weighed 142 and Ryan balanced the
scale at 40. 1t was one of the clever
est fights ever seen here. both men
doing good work in fair. open fighting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
DEvLTRY By TWO YOUNG THUGS.
Shoot a Farmer and Attack His Wife
New Way to Collect Debts

SnOot Farmer and Attack His Wife
New Way to Collect Debts.
Omaha, Dec. IA special to The Bee
from Silver Creek. Neb., says: Sunday
night two brothers. aged Is and II
years. named Shoenfeldt, living two
miles north Of here. shot Owen Hutch
ings. a farmer. while milking in his
barn. They then assaulted Mrs. Hutch
inss in the house with a revolver. She
got away from them and hid in the
attic.
The young outlaws ransacked the
house. finding about 500. The boys have
both been captured and claim that
Hutchings owed them some money,
giving this as a motive for committing
the crime. Hutchings was shot in the
back of the neck with a charge from a
shotgun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
His Child viii BE the Death Of Him.

New York, Dec. George Neu. while
under the influence of liquor, kicked
and beat his mother. injuring her so
severely that she died within an hour.
Neu's 10-year-old child witnessed the
murder. and will probable be the
means OF sending his father to the cleo
trio chair
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Church war Over /. senator.

Salt Lake City, Dec. 1.-The battle over
the senatorship is being ficrcely wascd by
both factions of the Mormon church
Should Moses Thatcher be elected the
church will have suffereda severe political
defeat. II atcher WAS formerly Nor.
mon priess AMI a member Of the council
Of twelve apostles, but was expelled last
year for accepting the Democratic nomi.
nation for senator without consulting the
church. b. A. Roberts. n prominent
Mormon, may run against Thatcher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

Mopiaho Is the name of n tribe of
Mohammedans which forms n fourth
part Of the population of the Malabar
coast OF south India They are supposed
10 be descendants of Moors and Arabians
who established themselves on the coast
ana ln'ermarried with native women,
some years ago there We're about GOO.
600 Of them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Chicago Suicide Identified

Chicago, Dec. 1.-The identity of the
man who SO calmly jotted down his
physical sensations in a notebook
while slowly dying from the effects Of
luadsnum, administered, at the
Kimball hotel. was established yester-
day morning. His name was Edgar
Lyle and his home in Pittsburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
I,urr.1 40 De,th on a Steamer.

South Haven, Mich, Dec. 1.-Robcrt
Van otrando. Of this town, and Joseph
Land, of Covert, were burned to death on
the steamer City of Kalamazoo yesterday.
Three other men had narrow escapes. The
steamer is almost u total loss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

New York, Dec. kid Lavigne OF
Saginaw, Mich, and Charles McKeevcr,
of PHILADELPHIA, We're yesterday matched
TO fight twenty rounds for purse of
g, 800 on Dec. 90 before the Marlborough
Athletic club Of this city. The men ere to
weigh in ut 40 mounds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

DR.. j. C. Bishop. of Agnew, Mich,
says: II have used Fo'ey's Honey
and Tar in three very severe cases OF
pneumonia the past month, with
good results" Sold by NJ. 2. Balm
sen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Wheat Is High in Greece.

Washington. Dec. Limited States
Consul Horton at Athens in a report
to the state department says that in
consequence of the bad wheat harvest
in Russia. which supplies nearly two
thirds of the wheat used in Greece.
prices of wheat are very high there
and are still rising.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Wages Of Shoemaker Reduced.

Lynn. Mass, Dec. 1.-Several reduc-
tons in wages at some OF the factories
in this vicinity were announced at the
headquarters Of local labor unions last
night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Feared Insanity and Killed Himself.

Minneapolis, Dec. IA special to
The Journal from Fisher. Mimi, says
that n. Sanaker, cashier Of the Bank
OF Fisher. shot himself dead yesterday.
His father died insane and he feared
following In his footsteps
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

Why not profit by the experience
OF others who have found PERM.
nent cure for ca'arrh in Hoods S.r.
saparilla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
An Aged Trick.

The schoolmaster gave a wild howl
and fell with a bang from his wheel.
what is it," cried his favcrite pu-
pill, as she circled around him.
Its tack" moaned the master.
Gin your tire!''
''No. in my saddle. "-mdisrapolis
journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

Washington, Dec. L. Chairman By
mum, OF tn, gold Democratic national
committcc, has notified the memb rs of
the executive committee to meet in In
dianapolis Dec 10 to take steps for organ
izing on permanent basis in every state
IN tho IIpiCn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

Iowa P0stoffice Borned.
Mason City, Iowa. Dec. This
morning the postoflice with all the
mail burned. The loss is $23, 900; in
surauce $40, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

To Cure . Cold In One Day
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the
money il it fails 20 cure rs cents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
FLOOD INCREASING IN FURY.
Railways Washed Out and Millions Of Fee
of Timber Probably Lost.

of Timber Probably Lost.
Pepin. Wis, Dec. 1.-The flood in the
Chippewa bottoms is increasing in
fury. The Chicago, Milwaukee and
Chippewa Valley road is badly washed
out and is covered with trees, logs and
ice gorges for miles. There will be
no traffic for a week or ten days. The
bridge over Smiths slough, one mile
below Trevino junction. on the Chi
cago. Burlington and Northern road,
is unsafe.
There are jams of ice and logs in
the Chippewa at Burlington, at Chip
pewa Valley bridge, at Reads land
ing and at the head of West Newton
slough above Alma. The water is at a
standstill, but more trouble is feared
unless the jams break. Three are g.
600, 900 feet of logs and forty cribs Of
lumber in the jams. All the hay in
the meadows is lost and considerable
stock is gone. Five families were
rescued from upper stories and roofs in
the flooded districts yesterday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
I.ifo Lost in the Blizzard.

St. Paul. Dec. l. - News from the
great blizzard has been very meagre
yesterday. So far as learned only five
lives have been lost. OF course moth
ing has yet been heard from the re-
mote districts beyond the reach of the
telegraph, and it may be another week
before it can be positively stated that
there has not been serious loss of life
The latest reported death is that of
Elmor Holte. aged IA. who was frozen to
death in the blizzard near Ada, MINI.
On Thanksgiving Day he and his father
started with q team for the Poplar
woods. fifteen miles distant, to get a
load of wood. On returning they lost
their bearings in the binding snow and
started afoot to look for shelter. They
became separated, the elder Hottie sue
ceeding in finding a farm house after
wandering about all night. The boy
was found frozen stiff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

Stevens Point. Wis, Dec. The
water in the Wisconsin river at this
point is the highest in the history of
this city. At present the streets for
several blocks are flooded and Sunday
night the people in the flooded districts
carried all their goods to upper stories.
A dyke was built a number of years
ago for the protection OF a large part of
the resident portion of the city. but
this is now in had condition. and IL the
threatened flood comes hundreds of
families will be compelled to seek shell
ter on higher ground
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17

The house is considering a bill re-
lating to second class mail matter by
which tits hoped to save the govern
ment $40, 000,0 600 annually. If it passes,
second class rates will be denied to
publishers Of serial novels, to publish
ers sending out sample copies, and to
newsdealers returning unsold copies.
Within the last ten years the abuses
Of this classification has cost the gov
eminent S240, 900, 900. Bona fide public
cations have suffered by reason of the
admission Of the Heterogeneous masses
and they are standing without excep-
ton on the side Of the bill. The
adoption Of this measure will undoubt-
eddy prove the first step toward. lower
letter rates.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17

If one-half of the disclosures prom
ised are made when the grand jury
considers the evidence collected for it
by the Good Citizens League, Mime
apolis may be said to be one of the
most thoroughly worked" cities Of
the world. For some time it has been
remarked that it was very odd that al
dermen, with only the paltry sum of
$500 per annum to live on, could wear
diamonds, own fast horses, and occupy
brown stone residences. If the rumors
prove true the only thing to be won
dered at will be that there remains a
man in the city who owns his own resi-
dence or business outside the leeches
who have handled the .city's business.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17

AT convention Of lumbermen con-
tanning representatives from q States
resolutions were passed favoring a
protective tariff on lumber. Most of
the southern delegates have heretofore
been free traders but the experience
they have acquired under the Wilson
German bill has led them to change
their views. President Mckinley will
find it an easy matter to secure the
adoption Of his policy if the conversion
still continues.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17

Those Chippewa pine estimators
Major Baldwin hauled over the Goals
last week strike back viciously: They
declare that it is remarkable how,
much work he has discovered since he
asked congress to abolish the Chip
5pewa commission four years ago.
There is nothing remarkable in that,
gentlemen; that was before he was APP
pointed to the commission.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17

SENATOR NELSON has oduced q
bill providing for the cession of Chip
5pewa Indian lands and the removal of
the tribe to White Earth The money
received from the sale Of the coded
lands is to be placed in the State treas
ury and draw five per cent. interest.
The Indians will not suffer by the
change and Mile Laos and other coun-
ties interested will be greatly bene-
flied.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17

This issue completes the twentieth
volume Of the UNION. We do not
claim that the UNION is the best paper
published in Minnesota, but we do say
that i will compare favorably with
the country newspapers of the State,
and that it has contributed its share
towards advertising and developing
the material interests Of Princeton,
Mile Lacs county and the Rum River
valley: Il is the height Of the publish
er's ambition to make the UNION The
best country weekly in the State.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17
The Minneapolis Penny Press ha

The Minneapolis Penny Press has
been in the hands of the Philistines
for some months past, and the Lord
only knows in whose hands tits at the
present time. A newspaper that can
not pay its employees fair wages has no
excuse for living. Before the politi-
cal guerriNas assumed control of the
Penny Press it had the substantial sup
port of the friends OLA borin the Twin
Cities. The following extracts, from
an article in the Minneapolis Times
tells why the Penny Press has forfeited
the confidence and support Of the
laboring classes:
The Penny Press is quite an authority on
finance. It is o profound instructor Of the pub
lic indeed on financial questions. It teaches
the nation daily in finance. It certainly has
discovered an interesting financial policy, and
that is-to pay no bills. The Penny Press
ought to paint its bulletin board in front Of
its office, in place of the usual Post no bills
which appears on blank walls these other
words so applicable to its case, PAY no Bils!''
The public in that case would know it's peculiar
way. The public would thoroughly under
stand, then, its financial policy.
How long will the Penny Press live? How
many lives has it? 1t will live as long as men
will work for nothing, except the privilege to
starYe. It Twill have as many lives as it has
sets OF creditors and hands who are content to
furnish it labor and material without pay. It
will live as long as it is permitted it to blk
both Workmen and creditors ad libitum, and
crawl out of it's liabilities with impunity. 1t
will have as many lives as it has receivers and
receiverships. 1t is said that the public loves
| to be humbugged IS III NE f
The greatest crime in connection with this
| institution is the heart1ess way in which the
| workmen have been thrown out without pay
Think Of forty-ive experienced printers and
newspaper workers. worth on an average in
any civilized newspaper office $40 per week
getting, during period Of eight months, ar
average Of about S. per week, and for, long
periods getting practically nothing. This il
the way the Penny Press proves itself labor's
] friend
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17
6 SCISS( )RIN GS &

WHATS WRANG WI 1IE SEN AToR?
The Princeton UNION notes that
THE Royalton Bonner makes a few
pointed remarks about the attitude Of
the Little Falls & Transcript durin the
campaign We trust that the owners
of the Royalton Banner and the Prince
ton UNION are Of the same opinion
concerning the transcript, and We
would be pleased to have them con-
ltinue of the same mind. It Isl an afflic-
.tion the transcript would not escape.
Little Falls Transcript.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17

IF Spain thought it could quell the
Cuban rebellion by assassinating Pa
triot Maceo it was badly mistaken
Had he fallen in an open conflict the
effect might have been disastrous to
Cuban cause, but his death occurring
as it did serves only to freshen the
ardor and strengthen the arm of the
army of the oppressed. Spain's
chances for subjugating the province
are much more remote now than they
were fortnight ago.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17

SENATOR ALLEN, the Nebraska Pop
ulist, wants the senate to investigate
the uses to which money was put to
promote the interests of candidates in
the recent presidential election. Some
of the contributions of the silver mine
owners must have reached the cam
paign fund without passing through
Aliens pet channels.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17
TWAS NOT "A SOP.

TWAS NOT "A SOP. -
It is pretty certain now that when
the new administration accedes to
power, another attempt will be made
to secure the cooperation of the great
nations of Europe in some plan to in
crease the monetary uses of silver
The injection of a paragraph in the
platform of the Republican party
adopted at ST.. Louis in regard to an
international monetary conference,
was not regarded as mere sop to the
bimetallic sentiment of the party and
of the country by those by whom it
was done, but pledge that the party
when restored to power would make
another energetic effort to secure the
cooperation of the European nations
in the enlargement of the use of silver
as money. While congress more than
a year ago made provision for such
conference, Mr.. Cleveland and his adj
ministration have ignored the subject
on the plea that an invitation should
come from those other nations, and
that our government should not under
take the initiative again, as it has
hitherto always done. There IS not
the slightest prospect, thea, of any
x . s-A d
step being taken until the administra-
ton Of Mr.. Mckinley has come into
being. - ST. Paul. Disp dtch
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17
FOR FAY'S PERUSAL.

B No one now doubts that the brighter
day is dawning, and it is. the common
remark that never before has business
shown SO great change for the better
within a single week. To the change
of conditions andssof spirit described
last week, there has already answered
a large increase in the working force
and in the volume of trade. Dmas Re
vie,U.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17

ANOTHER complication caused by
the passage of the ';elective franchise
amendment has come to light in Owa-
tonna. Several indictments have been
declared invalid because some of the
grand jurors possessed only their first
citizens papers. It will be interesting
to know just where these complications
will end.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17

LEFT. )

# the Republican party left Lind,
Towne and Day, as they claim, It cleft
them poor indeed With a majority
of 5000 over Bryan, it looks as if the
Republicans left them in a body and
very unanimously left the gentlemen
out in the cold. The three gentlemen
will now fall in for a forced march to
Salt Creek. Forward, guide right,
march! Left, left Blue Earth
(Sty Post.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-17

The St. Cloud Journal Press and Times
are having another Of their delightful
controversies over tn corrupt prac-
tices" act. The wings of Peace never
disturb the dust in either sanctum.