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The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-29
lightning strikes Missonrrs Capitol

IErrErSoN CITY, Mo-, May 25.-Dur-
ing a rain last night, lightning struck
the lantern on the dome OF the capitol
building, c%tinTuish!ng the three
electric lights and crossed the wires,
causing m electric display which
made the inside OF the dome appear
TO be n solid mass of flame, Fire de-
partments were called ont and ex.
ci,cmeut prevailed for a time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-29
Ready for tho ue'c-,tcs.

ST, LoUIs, Mo, May ya.-The big
convention hall is practically com.
plete. Only the finishing touches re-
main to lie added, 1t is believed to be
the most complete convention building
even erected. 1t will have an actual
seating capacity OF 1850 people.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-29
Three M.r>hals Shot In a Month.

Rockville, Ind, May e. Barney
Roberts last night shot and killed
John Newkirk, town marshal of Jud.
son, u small village seven miles north
Of here, This makes the third officer
assassinated in this county in o
month
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-29
Amsr!cnn, 10 M.ke Ncnezacian whl.ny

CARACAS, Venezuela, May 90, The
Dig whisky concession granted to an
American syndicate has been con.
nrmrd by the Venezuelan Congress,
The syndicate viii be allowed To i'm.
port machinery and raw materials
free OF customs duties.
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-29
Tornado In K,ow, Kan.

WIcnrs Kan, May Ca tornado
visited k!owa county last night, doing
some damage to property. AtGreens.
burg, several box ears were lifted from
the track and smashed into splintcrs.
No fatalities are reported
The Red Cloud chief., 1896-05-29
Relief FOR Kansas Storm Sufferers.

l~iiAwArHA, Kan, May 23.-The
Brown county commissioners appro'
priatcd Sl2,o0) yesterday for the suf'
fcgcrs by the tornado Of Sunday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28
Esa;i Mans Claim,

Among the rich mines of I4eadvillc Is
one called Dead Mans Claim" 1t seems
n certain popular miner had died, and his
friends, having decided to give him a good
send oil, hired a man for SEQ to act as SEX
ton. IL was in the midst Of winter. There
was ten feet of snow on the ground. and
the grave had to go six feet below that
The grave digger sailed forth into the
SHOW, dcpositing the corpse for safe keep.
ing In drift, and fer three days nothing
was heard from him. \ delegation sent to
find the fellow discovered him digging
away with all his might. but found also
the intended grave converted into the en-.
trance OF . shaft. Striking the earth, it
seems, hc had found ray rock worth eco n
ton. The delegation at once staked out
claims adjoining his, and the deceased was
forgotten. Later in the season, the snow
having melted, his body was found and
given an ordinary burial in another part
of the camp.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28
CHECKING TIE WITNESS.

Testimony cs a Car-sr, cii Irn 10 .
Shrc~d Young Attorney.
Tho Young lawyer was determined
that il vigilance could accomplish any.
thing the case should be decided in IA
vor Of his client. and so when the care
full old man went upon the stand for the
defense the attorney ss,sned forward.
prepared To fight every inch OF the way.
Mr.. johnson, the plaintiff" said
the careful old man. "said that il I
would buy the house he would get Mr..
Gimpson TO relinquish his lease. He
said he thought Mr.. Gimpson would
agree to go. l guess
Never mind what you guess. We
don't want any hearsay or guessing.
Your honor to the court. object to
this witness testimony. He is guessing
ut what he says. We want facts
Excuse me-" said the old man. 81
was about 20 say guess at nothing and
insisted ON the understanding being c.
tablished in my presence. so the tive
men got together, with me ON hand. 10
listen to what they said. I undcr.
stand
OBJECTED to us incompetent. Your
honor, We don't want 60 know what
this man understands was dcrc. We
want what ne knows was done. We
Want
"OBe moment" said the careful old
man. Il was about to say that under.
stand ordinary conversation with some
difficulty, and SO that there might lie
no error l insisted that they yell out
their propositions in loud tones, which
they did until you could hear them la
the middle Of the town. / am inform
ed
Your homer" cried the young after
ney, lis our time TO be taken up listen
ing TO hoa-ssy evidence? He does not
know. lie was informed that such and
such was so and 80. What we mus.
have IL what he knows about the trade
and whether or not he''-
II am informed ON real estate values.
having been n real estate agent all my
life" the old man said, land knew
what the worth Of that lease was to the
holder Of it, Knowing the facts, would
fix his damages ut S7s.32. I believe''-
OBJECTED to as u conclusion and rs
incompetent. What any man believes is
not necessarily good proof. don't want
to know what you believe, but what
you know. We must insist ON your tell
ing what you know and not what You
surmise or what you conjecture or what
you think or what you imagine. A
| courtroom il not place for exploiting
what n man believes, but what he is
sure Of. think the court will support
me in saying that we don't want TO
know what this man believes" And
the young lawyer looked confidently at
the justice.
Il was going to say" said the wit.
ness. THAT believe that is all. Chi.
| cago Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28
A WOMAN HEALER.
Mira. Clark Said to Perform Wonders BY
Laying on cf Hands.

Laying on cf Hands.
The latest addition to the ranks Of the
alleged miracle workers. the Schraders
Schlatters and Bradleys, Is a woman.
Mrs James B. Clark Of West Chazey,
Clinton county. y. Y, who has recently
given evidence of grca: healing powers.
which she does by the laying on Of hands
Since the discovery so persons. mostly
among her friends and neighbors, have
been treated and have found relief. The
strangest part of Mrs Clark 5 phenomenal
success in healing is that cures are effected
simply by the laying on OF hands. and
whether the patient Is n believer or an I'M
believer the curative effect appears to be
the same. Among those who have bern
treated are the Few. l. l.. Lawrence, pas
tor of the NJ. r. church. for rheumatism.
Mrs Garry Merrihcw, for rheumatism.
and L. ID. Hay, for neuralgia.
The most remarkable cure perhaps thus
far effected was that OF Barney Wilson,
whose address is Champlain. Mr.. Wilson
has been for some time afflicted with
palsy. his nerves being in such u condition
that he had lost control of his hands, not
being able TO dress or undress himself. for
MANY months. One treatment from Mira
Clark in the evening resulted in almost
instantaneous relief. and he was able TO
dress himself and get down stairs next
morning without assistance OF any kind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28

there was still another Langtry divorce
furry, with the storm center again in
California, and that, too, was failure
And now from London comes cable dis
patch saying that Mrs. Langtry is at it
again, having begun the proceedings this
time in London.
Out Of all this talk and advertising there
are two facts that are not disputed One
Is that Mrs. Langtry seriously wants a di-
vorce and the other is that her husband
will not let her have 1t If he can by any
possibility prevent ner. For, dim and al
most mythical as he is in the public mind,
there is a MIR. Langtry, and a very deter
mined Mr. Langtry at that.
When, some % years ago, Edward Lang
try, gentleman OF good family and com
Portable income, married the very beauti-
full Emile lie Breton. daughter of "a Church
Of England Clergyman in the island of
Jersey, there is no doubt that he was very
fond Of her.
A photograph OF the young newly mar
ried couple, beginning now TO be yellow
and scared by time, is extant in New York.
In the background of this picture are i'm
printed the ghostly figures of men who are
misty memories to the Lily now. but who
in their time played an important part in
her life. There is the sbadowy likeness of
the Prince of Wales. In the upper corner
is tie face of Sir Robert Chetwird. and
below him is Squire Abingdon Baird.
Nearest of all to the Lily are the dim fea.
lures of Frederick Gebha-i
This photograph was taken only a short
time before the party of gay young men of
fashion came over to Jersey Oh a rambling
tour and there saw the Jersey Liz How
they went back. raved about her beauty:
how one Of them induced his mother to in
vite her over to the great city, Of which
she had heard so much. how she went ard
met the Prince of Wales, became the talk
Of the town, had her head turned. and all
the rest that foilows-all this has been told
many. many times
The fortunes that have been s1randered
at the Lily IS shrine, the marriages she has
prevented, tie kickings and bcatiDgs she
has got from one at least of her admirers.
her string of race horses, her yacht, her
White Lodge and its gorgeous fittings,
her winnings on the race track, her estab-
lishmcnts in London, in New York, in
California, in Paris, the hundreds of thou
sands her jewels have cost, the stealing of
her jewels, her palatial private car-ali
this has been told again and again, and
done ever add warmed over until the last
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28
A vsiusbse Prescription.

Editor Morrison. Of the worthing-
ton, Ind, Sun, writes: you have a
valuable prescription in Electric
Bitters, and / can cheerfully recon-
mend it for constipation and sick
headache, and rs general system
tonic it has no equal" Mrs. Annie
Stehle, 2625 Cottage Grove avenue,
Chicago, was all run down, could
not eat nor digest food. had a back
ache which never left her and felt
tired and weary, but six bottles OF
Electric Bitters restored her health
and renewed her strength. Price SO
cents and 81. Get q bottle ut uartz
& Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28
Brain Work.

The Washington Star surprised two
high school girls talking about their
graduation essays.
Have You written yours yetT' asked
Maud.
Yes" answered Ethel.
Wasn't it lot Of workg''
Just dreadful! First, had to hunt
up words that were big enough, and
then l had to keep looking i'm the die
tionary to see what they meant, and
honestly began to think never should
get il finished
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure blind, bleeding. liberated
and itching piles. Il absorbs the
tumors; aliays the itching at once.
acts as q poultice. gives instant re-
relief. DIR. Williams Indian Pile
Ointment is prepared only for piles
and itching Of the private parts. and
nothing else. Every box is guaran-
tsed. sold by druggists. sent BY
mail for so cents and 81 per box.
WILLIAMS M'T'o Co. Props. Cleve-
land. Ohio. For sale by al drug
gists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28
IT'LL SEEKS DIVORCE.
The Jersey Lily's Vain Struggles
For Freedom.
Mr.. LANGTET EVER OBSTINATE.

The otiersomc Husband Blocks the Path
to l.ibc-ty-Carecr of the Beauty Whose
Head Was Turned by the Prince Of
Wales Admiration.
Mrs. Langtry's divorces, rumors of 6i-
vorces and divorces that failed alone would
have lHado the fortune, so far as such al
vertising can make the fortune, of any or
binary actress. Not that Mrs. Langtry ia
In any sense an extraordinary actress She
Is not even an extraordinarily bad one, but
She certainly had from the outset Of her
dramatic career an extraordinary aDprecia-
ton of the value Of sensational advertising
for a mere flower SO recently transplanted
from the Arcaiian innocence Of her Jersey
fields.
The tidings of another effort in the d.
vorce line were about due in the regular
cycle OF Laugtry's widely proclaimed
doings, and, like the old true penny that
they are, they havo arrived on time 1t
was only d year after Mrs. Langtry made
her dramatic debu.-in 1882, in fact-that
she made the first divorce demonstration.
The scene of that effort was in California,
where Mrs. Langtry bought an estate,
next to the one owned by Frederick G.
Gerhard, and lived on it, as she supposed,
long enough to gain "a residence. But there
was some hitch as to the legality of the
residence, and the divorce was fiasco.
After that there were reports that she
had got a divorce; that she had not; that
her husband had got divorce; that he had
not. All these were duly chronicled free
Of charge in the newspapers, and Langtry
would have been well advertised had she
refrained from other exploits, which she
did not. A little more than q year ago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28
Suicide Ran In the Family.

An extraordinary instance of hereditary
tendency TO suicide was told by Professor
Brouardel in Paris lately. A farmer near
Etampes hanged himself withou. apparent
cause, leaving family Of seven sons and
four daughters. Ten of the IL subsequent
ly followed the fathers example. but not
until they had married and beyo;ten chill
dren, all of whom Likewise hanged them.
selves. The only survivor is a son. who is
now 6s years Of age and has passed safely
beyond the family hanging age
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28

When Baby vas Sex we gave he. c>sso-A
When she vas . Child, sbe cried for csaonA
When she became Mn. NJ chung 70 csstorA
When shs had Chndrss, - s..eshsa Cseors1
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28
dacas of its advertising valnc~as squeezed

u1cat OF rs auVtrt1s.nc s.al.scS--s hlucezed
Out.
OF the long line OF her Gdniacrs--the
prince. frederick Gehhard. Sir Robert
Peel. Squire Abingdon Dairi-they all
have passed and gono their way, and are
only ghos.ly memories of the Lily 5 turbu-
lent path. But the spoils they left behind
them are still with her also. for with all
the splendid cxtravagance of her life there
ever has been prudent vein Of thrift in
Langtry's character.
The riches, the ghostly incmories-thcy
still are with the Lily. And tho husband
he, too, is always there. Grim, unre-
lenting, grasping only moro tightly when
ever she has tried 10 strike OF the legal
chain which holds her TO him, Mr.. Edward
Langtry 10 still the husband of the Jersey
Lily
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28

Foley's Honey and Tar does not
claim to perform miracles. II does
not claim to cure all cases OF con-
sumption or asthma. But IL does
claim to give comfort and relief Ia
advanced stages Of these diseases and
to usually cure early stages. Il is
certainly worth trying by those af-
fi;cted or threatened with these
dread diseases. Sold by II. p. Balm.
ann
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28
PecuIiaritier Of HxdroDho,,i.

peculiar case OF rabies has occurred in
Cheshire, England. A black retriever bit
eight cows, and after being killed proved
to be mad. The COWS showed no signs of
madness, but two of them gave birth to
calves which undoubtedly died of rabies
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28
Putting Ont Fire With Cider

A fire at a farmhouse near Administer.
England, was put out recently by pump
ing on it cider from hogsheads. rs there
was no water 10 lie had. In California re-
Gently red wine was used to extinguish q
fire when water happened to be scarca
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28

Suburban tentering station in hrr.
ry,-Was that my train?
Ticket Seller-It was only the hell
announcing the departure of your train.
If you hadn't stopped to ask the ques-
ton, have no doubt you might have
caught it. Too bad. isn't it:-Bostcn
Transcript
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-28
Queer Form Of Suicide

Among the Kindeh people, who live on
Lake Nyassa. in Africa, the favorite form
of suicide IL TO enter the water and remain
there until . crocodile swallows opa
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
ARKANSAS PASS MOTTO
HERE EVERYBODY SHALL
MAKE MONEY"


There is no more beautiful narpor
scene in America than Arkansas Pass
and Corpus Christi Bay. Hundreds of
visitors arrive there daily. The Green
Turtle and Tarpon Fishing and the
Canvas Back Duck Hunting, with the
tropical climate make 1t the sports
mans winter paradise. Thousands OF
acres of rich cheap land contiguous are
attracting northern agriculturalists,
and the people of Arkansas Pass are ex-
uberant with long looked for prosper
ity. The engineers in charge of the
harbor unqualifiedly predict thirty-five
feet of water, with the completion of the
rapidly progressing harbor work.
On the occasion of the Home Seek
ers excursion Feb. 18th, the first Green
Turtle Barbecue in the history Of the
world will be given to the eXcursionists.
Turtles from 400 to 600 pounds weight
are caught there. A number Of valu-
able lots will be given to excursionists.
The program includes three days of
huntsmen's sports and Notification. All
railroads are making a low rate to
this excursion and Arkansas Pass in
vites everybody to celebrate with her.
If you want to see the richest. cheap
est, most beautiful lands, of if you wish
to enjoy few days of royal sport fish
ing and hunting take the excursion ON
18th of February. You will see where
will be built one Of the great cities of
America
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
VENGEANCE is THREATENED.
Negroes Demand the Arrest of All Who
Participated in q Lynching

Negroes Demand the Arrest of All who
Participated In Lynching
Huntington, w. Va, Jan. 31.-There
is much uneasiness In the towns OF
Elkhorn and Welch as a result of the
lynching of Alex Jones, the negro des,
perado. Fully 500 colored miners gath
cred in hall at Elkhorn and are loud
in their threats. They have notified the
county authorities to issue warrants at
once for the men who constituted the
mob, and claim that If they do not
trouble will result. Several negroes
have arrived here from Bramwell and
Pocahontas, Va, who will participate
in the trouble, If necessary. The au-
thorities have sworn in a large number
of guards, and all are armed. Most OF
the colored people are armed. They
ask for immediate action, and assert
that every man who participated in the
lynching will be murdered at their
hands if they arc not at once arrested
and placed in Jail.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
Ridiculcs Corbett's Stories.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 31.-Coroner
Castor has received letter from Il.
Coming Of Galva, ILL.,, the father or
Mrs. Pitzel. He characterizes state
ments made by Robert L.Corbett of Chi
cago as mess of stuff" Coming
says he supposes that this Coroett is
the one who published book in the in
terest of Holmes, and suggests that II
he knows so much about the nove-
ments of Holmes and the Pitzel chill
dren and Hatch that he tell who hauled
the household goods and Howard Pitzel
from Indianapolis to 1rvington IN the
express wagon and what became 81
Hatch.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
HEAVY Forgery and Embezzlemont

Boston, Mass, Jan. 31.-Harry M.
Fcwle, confidential clerk for the Shep-
ard & Morse Lumber Company, is un.
der arrest charged with forgery and en-
bezzlement representing $47613, ac-
cording to present incomplete disclos-
ures. His thefts of cash equal $1,000,
which the firm will lose, but the rest,
obtained by forgery, will fall upon the
banks. He was without other bad hab-
it's. A complete confession has been OBJ
tanned. Fowle'a salary was $1,000
wear
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
Germany Warns Crcspo.

London, Jan. 91.-A dispatch from
Berlin says a semi-official statement
has been published there, warning
President Crespo of Venezuela that he
cannot count upon the help OF the Unit
ed States to enable him to shirk his OBJ
legations, supposing Germany takes
measures to enforce the payment of the
railway claim. The Monroe doctrine
may, perhaps, be applied to territorial
disputes, the statement says, but 1t can
not be invoked to protect defaultine
creditors against the claims of the Eu-
ropean states.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
ALIBI FOR HOLMES.
Evidence Showing He Was Not the MUIR
dcrer of Howard Pitzel.

derer of Howard Pitzel.
Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 30.-Attorney
Bullock has received letter from
Judge Harvey of st. Louis, saying that
H. H. Holmes was in that city October
and 8, and this supplies the missing
link. showing Holmes whereabouts
from the 1st to the 18th of October,
during which time Howard Pitzel is
supposed to have been murdered in the
tenement at Irvington, near this city.
Mr.. Bullock has also found a witness
who saw a stranger in the Irvington
tenement at the time when Holmes was
known to be in Chicago, and the claim
is made that this person was the mys-
ferrous Hatch, and that Hatch killed
the boy. While this evidence does not
reach the case for which Holmes stands
convicted at Philadelphia, it is claimed
to have an important bearing. mas
much as it indicates him not guilty of
one of the crimes with which he Is
charged
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
Gladstone Writes or Armenia.

London, Jan. 30.-Mr. Gladstone has
written another letter on the Armenian
question, in which, after referring to
the "murderous wickedness of the sui
tan, his absolute victory over the pow
ers and their unparalleled disgrace and
defeat" he says: Il cannot wholly
abandon the hope that out of this dark
ness light will arise, but the matter
rests with the Almighty, to whom sure
ly all should address feryent prayers in
behalf of His suffering creatures"
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
BIG SLICE OFF ALASKA.
Three Million Acres of Land Declared
UnjustIy Occupied by Cs.

Un1ustly occupied Dy Us.
Montreal, Que, Jan. 31.-A special to
the Star from London says: Lord Sal.
isbury and the Rt-Hon. Mr.. Cham
berlain have been considering the 70.
suit of the inquiries into the records
here made on behalf Of British Column
bia, which show that the United States
has no right under the Anglo-Russian
treaty of 1926 to 100000 acres of land
opposite Prince of Wales island on the
Pacific coast, which is Of high strategic
and commercial value, and which the
United States has usurped since buy,
ing Alaska. :
The records of the dispatches OF
Bagot to Lord Canning show that the
Clarence straits, and not Portland in
let, form the correct boundary. 1t is
suggested that the Canadian members
Of the Alaskan boundary commission
have been misled into assuming the
correctness of the United States as
sumption.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
Guests Fall Into a Cellar.

Sandusky, Ohio, Jan. 31.-One hum
dred and fifty guests had assembled
at the home of Albert H. Baker, near
this city, last night to attend the we'd
ding of Bakers daughter. Just as the
ceremony was about to begin the floor
suddenly gave way, precipitating about
seventy-five people into the cellar, a
distance of ten feet Mrs. H. N. Norton
was fatally injured and William Arnold
and William Starr were badly hurt,
while many others received serious in.
iuries.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
w. X. nderbIlt to Wed.

New York, Jxl. 31.-Though no pub
lie announcement of the engagement Of
Mr.. William X. Vanderbilt and Miss
Amy Bend has been Kade, the alliance
is now momentarily expected. This has
become an accepted fact with the in
innate friends of the couple. The en-
by an official representative Of Mr.. Van
derbilt's family.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-02-04
No Hope for Mrs. Maybriclk.

London, Jan. 30.-The statement
comes from high authority that shortly
after the reassembling Of parliament
next month the home secretary, Sir
Matthew White Ridley. replying to a
question to be put to him by arrange
ment, will state that, after a full and
careful consideration of the evidence
adduced on both sides at the trial, he
is unable to find any grounds upon
which Mrs. Florence Maybrek can be
recommended to the clemency of the