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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMS

The New York Times has been sold to
Adolph s. Ochs, proprietor of the Chatta-
nooga Times.
A fine Gala lily. dead black in color, Is
said to be in the possession of a woman at
Switzer, Nan. The lily Is described as be-
ing fourteen inches long and growing on
q stem fourteen inches long and Of nat
ural, healthful growth.
Edward Bradway and Fred Kenyon
were kicked almost to death by fractions
horse at the Dexter Park Horse exchange,
Chicago. while an auction sale was going
on. Bradway's skull was fractured and
physicians at the Chicago hospital say he
may die. Kenyon suffered the fracture of
two ribs and his face was cut.
Russia has decided to create smaller
monetary unit than the rouble. 1t will
be n quarter OF dollar, and called a russ.
Obituary: At Winnipeg. Manitobs.
ex Governor Sir John Schultz At Mil.
waukee, Thomas Wall. Of Oshkosh, 81.
At Sprin gfield. Ills, Rev. A. T. Orr. At
Barry. Ills. Than Haft. At Richview,
Ills, Logan Carson, 61s
The body of an unidentified man was
taken from the river near tho Harrison
street bridge, Chicago. He was six feet
in height, weighed 30 pounds and was
about 3o years old. =
The question of the admission of women
rs delegates to the general conference of
the Methodist Episcopal church has been
practically settled in their favor. Tho
vote to date is 1887 in favor of the amend.
ment and g, ,ls7 against it. This gives tho
required majority, with 375 votes to spare.
Lyman Trumbull Is expected to be out
Of bed within weok, unless some un-
looked for complication should follow the
surgical operation performed upon him.
Vienna Will soon devote an entire week
to the celebration of Mozar.'s memory,
and on April 81 the emperor will unveil
the new monument to the composer back
Of the opera house.
The emperor and empress OF Germany
and their suites have arrived atVienna:on..a
visit to Emperor Francis Joseph and fam
lily.
At Newport, KY, the attorneys for the
commonwealth have made an official an
nouncemcnt that they will prove that
Jackson and Walling were together on
the Covington suspension bridge soon
| after the murder OF Pearl Bryan, and
! they were seen throwing the head of the
murdered girl into the Ohio river.
Authorities OF tho Marine hopital al
Baltimore have advised tho Illinois state
board Of 1health of smallpox discovered
on board 4 vessel which landed at that
| point with several passengers destined fol
Springfield and other Illinois point.
The British homo secretary has agair
declined to Interfere in favor of Mrs. May
| brick.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15
COOL NERVE OF GEORGE TAYLOR.
Writes q Letter to Newspaper Saying He
Is as Free as n Bird.

rites u Lctter 10 u Eto
Is as Free as Bird.
KANSAS CITY, April 15.-The following
letter purporting to be from George Tay-
lor, the escaped Carrollton, Mo-, muir
derer, was received by The Star yesterday.
/, is dated Kansas City, April 13 1898:
TO THE SrAR:-As 1 am passing
through hero tonight and have few mo-
ments to spare will write the public a
few lines through your paper. l feel as
free ns a bird on the wing, and have abso.
lutely no fear Of being captured. Where
l am going or propose to stay is my busi-
ness. I am so completely disguised that
Pinkerton's best man could not recognize
Inc. Furihermore, have n thousand dol
lars plenty of weapons and a quantity Of
poison to protect me from the law.
MY only regret in this world is that
brother William is still in custody. But
/ am impressed with the belief that he
will not hang; he is not really guilty of
the Mceks murder. l take the response
bility myself. I see by tonght's star that
you have brother William in the jackson
county Jail. His removal from Carroll
county is the only wise action the officials
have taken since our incarceration. Yours
respectfully, GEORGE TAYLOR"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15

nett, VINO murdered Miss Trowbridse at
Elgin ard then suicidetl, on the street.
should never have been permitted at
large. For years she had shown a marked
habit OF falling in love with other girls,
and threatening TO knl them if they did
not respond TO her love. Early in last
June she tried to kill Miss Frances Sher-
man, firing four shots at her. She tried
later to kill her. and in July she wrote to
Miss Sherman from Elgin that she would
kill her as soon as she got out of the asy.
lum, but meantime she fell in love with
Miss Trowbridgc with the result stated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15
pknarr oN COAST DEFENSE.
some cf the Things Ths, Were said as to
the Necessity Therefor.


During the debate In the house on::thc
Qualifications bill Bartlett Of New York
called attention 20 the helpless and de.
fcnsclcss condition Of our SEA coast cities.
Today We were ffth-ratc naval power.
We were building a navy and In his opin.
Ion the construction ot coast defcn,es
should 60 hand i'm hanI with the strength.
cning of the navy. We arc today abso.
lutcly at the mercy Of any power whose
navy was superior to ours, said hc No
bill. in his opinion. was fraught with
gravcr interest than this The whole
country was united in favor of coast for.
tiiic,tions.
Livingston of Georgia, in favoring the
bill thought. perhaps. that the grca. In
crcasc over last year needed explanation
In view of the fact thrt wc are borrowin.
money 80 % heavy sacrifice to pay current
expenses II congratulate the countryt
hy continucd. that 10 is now conceded
that Mckinley will b. the next Republic
an nominee. and that the a. y. a. will
beat him II Is also acknowledged that
the JcfIersonian Democracy will contro
the Chicago convention and give relief &
the country. After March : next tn
plausc.l
Livingston proceeding said that no did
not anticipate war with England or Spain
but that II was good policy and good com
mon sense 10 prepare for q possible con
tingcncy. DO you know that Ensians
has sent forty rapid fire guns 10 Kingston,
Canada Tor the protection Of the lakcsf'
asked Walshc. 1T matters not IL she hai
sent a. yn guns rrplisd IIrincSton Nv,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15

committee, euIogfzed the bill as the best
Notifications bill presented to the house
in twenty years. He did not think there
was danger Of war, in this century at
least; but with vast territory to the north
and south which We were bound eventual
ly to possess it was right and proper that
We shoufu at all times be prepared for any
The WORK should go on. Tho
mere making Of these appropriations and
our acknowledged ability to make the
forgings Of the great guns to be set mp in
defense of eur great sea coast cities would
strengthen the executive in the present
diplomatic complications
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15
HIS RECORD FOR LYING Is SAFE.
A Few More Cases In Which Holmes Con-
fessIon Is False.

fession Is False.
PITTsBURG, April l5.-Insurance Inspec-
tor Gary, OF the Fidelity Mutual Life Of
Philadelphia, in which Holmes Victim,
Pitzel, was insured, Is In the city. He
says Holmes did not commit all tho mur-
dors he confessed to. Kate Durkes Ia in
Omaha, DIR. Russell in Michigan, Roma
Van Tassana in Arkansas. and Robert
iatlmer In Chicago. Gertrude Conner
did not die for six weeks after leaving
Chicago for Iowa The hunt for Minnie
Williams body wherc Holmes says 1t was
buried proves that there is no body there.
HAMILTON, Ont, April I5.-In the list
Of Holmes victims prepared by himself ap.
pears the name of Mrs. Havercamp, of
Hamilton. No person of that name is
living hero or was ever known to have
lived here. There is no such name nor
anything like it in the directory. The po'
lice say they never heard of such person
and don't believe she ever lived here.
TORONTO. April 15.-Holmes, in his con
fcssion, says that he asphy xiated the Pit
eel children in the house on st. Vincent
street in this city by turning on gas
through a flexible tube into the trunk.
An inspection Of the house shows THAI
there is no gas on the premises.
OMAHA. April Is The Miss Kate Dur
keo. OF Omaha, whom Holmes confesse:
was one Of his twenty victims, /:
very indignant. She says she was never
killed by Holmes or any ono. Miss Dur
kec Is living with a brother. who is tht
assistant auditor of the Burlington.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15
HALE AND HEARTY AT EIGnrY-sIx.
Senator MorriIrs Birthday Anniversary-
Fortihcations bill Passed.

WASHINGTON. April l5.-Yesterday was
Senator MOrrill's birthday. He Is SO and
hale and hearty. The senate chaplain
noted the fact in his prayer and the senate
ordered the prayer put in the record.
Morrill, was warmly congratulated by
many senators. The question of the reso-
lutions to Investigate bond issues came
up and 1t was agreed that they should be
considered at the conclusion Of two
speeches on the Dupont case. which was
debated yesterday without action. Squire
spoke for coast defenses.
In the house the Qualifications appropri.
ntion bill carrying sll, 3Si, 6l3 in appropri-
ations and authorized contracts, was passed
without amendment and the conference
report on the Legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill taken up, the
changes agreed to and the bill sent back
to conference. Tho change in the fee sys.
TEN has not yet been settled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15
The First Piano.

1t is said that the first use Of the piano
In public was III the year 1867 at the
Covont Garden theater. An old playbill
issued few days before the perform
ance contains the following item: "At
the end of act 1. Miss Bickler will sing
favourite song from Judith, accom-
panied by Mr. Dibdin en- a new instru-
nlent called the 'piano-forte. >"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15
SLEW HIS BABIES.
Three Little Ones Die by Their
Fathers Hand.
ONE WAS BUT FOUR MONTHS OLD

All Shot Throught the Heart by . Man
who. Though well-to-Do, Feared Fu-
ture Proverty-He Then Ends His Own
Life-Two Other Children Saved by Alb
sence-Lctter from the Escaped Meeks
Murderer-More Holmes Lies Noted.
CHICAGO, april Is. While brooding
over the idea that his family would suffer
from want John Lehman last evening
shot and killed his three children. After
committing the terrible deed Lehman at
tempted to end his own life BY hanging,
but falling in this he turned q revolver
upon himself and sent bullet through
his heart, killing himself instantly. The
dead arc: John Lehman, aged IS; Clara
Lehman, B; Bertha Lehman, 8; an infant.
months old, not yet named. For eight
years Lehman had been in the employ of
the West Chicago Street Railway COM
pany, and during the greater part of the
time had been u driver on the Confer
avenue line. Lehman had saved 81, 500.
This money is deposited in one Of the city
banks The family lived comfortably, and
wanted for nothing.
Met TroubIc More Than Half Way.
Notwithstanding that fact Lehman wor.
ricd great deal. He had fear that some
day his savings would be swept away
and his family would become dependent
on charity. His malady gradually grew
worse. and of late when at homo he talked
of nothing else. Mrs Lehman and Henry
Lehman, her young stepson. were away
from home when the tragedy occurred.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15
CarlI.Ie Speaks q. ChicaKo TonIght.

WASHINGTON, April l5.-Secretary Car
lislc left Washington yesterday for Chi
cago. where he speaks tonigh: on financial
issues at q mass meeting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15

MADRID. April 10 The elections are
expected TO result in the return of 3)9 sun.
porters ut the government. 10 dissidcne
conservatives. ~ Liberals. 10 C.rlists. 10
independents and Republicans. ipclrd.
ing CASTELAR,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15
NIichigan Miners and Eight Hours.

1sHPEMING. April l5.-Thc miners meet.
ing adjourned last evening until today
without having taken action on the eight
hour question. Radical differences Of
opinion ON the subject are apparent.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15
Vice President Coming Home.

WASHINGTON, April Is. Vice President
Stevenson left the city last night for
Leroy. Ills, to attend the funeral of D..
John Mckenzie. n kinsman, who died Mon
day night and is to be buried tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15

LEXINGTON. April l5-Jancs : Pen.
per. the wcil-known distil!er has as.
signed Assets. between 500 oOo and s-,10 i.
CO; liabilities, unknown
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15

Out of weakness comes strength
when the blood has been purified,
enriched and vitalized by Hoods
Sarsaparilla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15
THAT INDIAN BUTCHERY IN MEXICO.
Telegraph Operator First Tortured, Then
Killed and Decapisated.

Telegraph Operator First Tortured, Then
Killed and Decapi.ated.
CITY OF MEXICO, April 15.-The latest
news from Juquilla, state of Oaxaca,
shows that the Indians who fell upon the
town like whiriwind were the same
horde of brutal savages who sacked Iii
matlan and had left there, apprehensive
of the approach Of troops. Their action
in Juquiiia is diabolicai. as they cruelty
murdered the chief officials and cut of the
telegraph operators head, first subjecting
him TO excuciating torture After the
savage deeds the Indians assembled in the
plaza. where they had q drunken orgie
and left town as suddenly as they had
entered They fed in the direction of
Guerrero, in which state are large num-
be- .. feIerai troops awaiting them.
The Homicidai Miss Linnett.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15

Being Chicago Title
clothing
Chicago failed We bought this
3B dollar. THIS is MIGHTY
PURCHASE you ucan
than the K, havea
ways madeth CLOTHING CHICAGO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-15

CHICAGO. April Is 5-From facts and let
tcrs publisLed here it seems that Mss LIN
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
The kcrnn.-EiiIsy FIGHT.

The Hon Richard &. ksHens~ ny
kind lprmis4inn Vf The Hanna. Ais
won a few pvic7~ from ne hasr-
Ehanncey las F5l!.y. but >houla be
ware to ki,4apo h5- heels or sirlloC' too
heartily jus" at present. Theme " a
mighty long dark stretch Of we"ds
for him to go through. wnpd+ Sled
with monstgeUS ts,osy mcn and ha .nt-
ed by The Yin With the Iron MounahIrI
Hat. who Is said VI IN Mr.. iilleE sGm-
self. The sogcy men. all hi tine seq
vice of TIE Hat may Ednb{o the
trembling Mr. kercns some mosrteSe
night. shove hiGn under tvs i'ase Of
The Hat. and leave him to, ~>'LfeeAte.
Mr.. filley i@a tough old bird and
several hundred amateurs. with pop
gums have nunted him II- s-Eeral
years. buj h.. declines to s0sTse Down.
| And even The Hanna can't keep hin
long from his rerch.-New York sun
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
hA

Near my old home ~ Marshall
County KAN" said Mr. g. \. ~
Deanc. aE Little Rock. NIX. at the
Hotel Page. there 0rGnfgrd a
cyclone the other day I3at performed
a queer feat. 1t struck 5he house of Il
former neighbOr of miTpe and scattered
things IN various dir~stionS. y few
days LATER he rot Il letter That had
been carried by the wind and dropped
in IA small town in Nebraska. sixty-tivs
miles to the northeast and lot long
afterwards some c~oDSi4erate stranger
mailed him his cheek book that had
been found away down in Missouri,
100 miles to the southwest.
Now. the truth oi these statements
| will vouch for. as they are made by
one of the most reliable men | ever
knew. Why the two articles should
have been carried in opposite
directions [ am anable to explain-it's
too deep for the u~nscientific mind. and
/ commend it 10 some of Uncle Sans
tornado experts in Washington. >
Washington Post
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20

Mr.. d. p. Davis, Il prominentlivery-
man and merchant of Goshen. Va.
has this to say on the subject of rheu-
matism: Il take pleasure in recom-
mending Chamberlain's Pain Balm for
rheumatism. as | know from personal
experience that it will do all that is
claimed for it. \ year ago this spring
my brother was laid up in bed with in
flammatory rheumatism and suffered
intensely. The first application of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm eased the
pain and the Use of one bottle com
pletely cured him. For sale by |. Ben
Miller. I'm
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20

Edison. the Wizard, and Telsa, the
world-renoWned electricians. have
been totally eclipsed in the perfection
OF electric lighting inventions by Me-
Farlan Moore. ii gentleman aged only
twenty-eight. who has perfected a light
that is the same As day. When turned
on in Il room full of chairs and furni-
turc no shadow from anyof theartfcles
was perceptiblc. it, description was
so meager that no intelligent opinion
can yet he formed by laymen. only
that it has startled the electric world
in its pcrfectness and cheapncss.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20

Whatever else u=ty bc said either
for or against the leaders OF the Dem
ocrstic party NO o@s' can deny that
thcw are gifted with IN extraordinary
amo7sut of inventive genius As soon
as ore OF their thco:ic~ il put into
practis7 and found to- he a failure
they h+svs. another ready 10 b" tTled.
Four wears AFRO tariff spfOrm q the
only tk5ng that could nFing happiness
and prosperity to the horny handed
son of tell Two gears ago the ~r@fS+tt
of the sherman law was IN absolute
necessity 20 prevent tiar disa-tro0s
ruin of oar country and to-day they
claim th;ss trte. and anlimasd cUGaasyc
of silver - Is. panacea thaE will Tt!aeFc
the distress, thds is every where appar-
ent. The i4-t experiment. however
will duubyese npt receive ~ trial The
dismal fixtures Of the Democratic
party to briarm tn. prosperity to the
country which tft-g PROMISED Is N"h-
Yincinr prarG that the safe+s plaE' L.
to return 20 the time tried p,Iin-
ciples OF ths F~efsoblican paItM.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20

IN exchange tells the story OF Il
hov who was sent to market with Il
sack Of roasting ears. and after ling
cring around town al day came home
withou: selling them. When his moth
c. asked him why he did not sell the
corn. he said that no one asked Whist
he had in the sack. There are many
mcrcnats like that boy. They have
plenty of goods for sale. but they fail
to tell what they HAY" in their sack.
If O expect 20 sell goods in this day
and age Of the world .yoU must open
III vour stock in trade.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20
ABUSE OF THE STOMACH
y Restaurant Observer Makes Some
Passing Notes.

\ Restaurant Observer Makes Some
Passing Notes.
| was trying to dispose of Il straw
berry breakfast and my morning pa
per at the same time-about1l O'Clock.
1t was a public restaurant in Herald
Square. and the late breakfasters be-
gan to become adulterated with early
luuchers. The world never stands
still in Herald Square. The kitchen
here shifts cooks. IA new set of walters
go on at given hours, 4 change OF
faces in the cashiers window-that's
all. But men and women come and
30 at the little. clean, bare tables all
Gay. while new forms and faces are
reflected from the mirored walls all
night. There are men just finishing
their suppers before going to bed when
the early workers begin to pour in for
their breakfasts. There are break
fasts being ordered as thcmidday bus
mess lunch is being bolted by hurried
hundreds. In short, there are break
fasts. lunches. dinners and suppers be-
ing served during every hour of the
day and highland no questions are
asked and no neutrality-suspicious.
required as to the cOmer being too
early for the other.
Only in such Il resort can one get a
realistic glimpse of Il great city.
was thinking of this when Il young
man carrying IA dress suit came in
and took IA seat opposite to me, ~
dering a strawberry shortcake and Il
glass of iced tea. This served az an
appetizer. apparently. as he immedl-
ately followed it with a b~eefsteak.
fried potatoes and coffee. All of this
vanished before | had finished my
Strawberries. and the young mans
place was taken by a sIeek-lOOking
gentleman. who got Il single egg with
brown bread and IA glass of water.
upon the destruction of which he drew
from his rear coat-tail pocket Il small
parcel. took thcTefrom Il glass about
a. biz as Il thiln5le. and poured sOmt
sort of medicine into it, which he toss
ed off with an air of patient reSigna-
ton. y oma with ii face that wGulG
spill, wood sat just beyond. reading
Il newspaper through a pair OF gold
ylasScs between desultnry nibbles o.
dry toast and furtivc assaults on i
little mctal teapot at her right. The
sca, and the toast cost - zach, but she
got 81 worth ont Of them She looked
ds,gger@ 1T - young gourmIet across tht
way. who began breakfast with IN
~oraeict. called for q clean plate AND
wos 9Nav with - huge veal cutict anC
fried potatoes and two glas.esOf milk
clo~ing things with two big sections
of fyrit ca x. a. Ri evidence of gOOt
faitiE
Srsyh terrible abuses of the human
stom 18Th as tan be Witnessed IN thes'
/ place would brighten Il sayags. Dur
inm business ho0rs an amount 81 foot
is hol.rd withia Il few ~minutc--Or, Il
least. s.ut hal masricatei-thae ough
to hava claintd hal; or thrce-cfaartcrs
Of an i.par. Eke "a = rule
eat spaEingly. Wh9n in restaurant
a Ia CT -, M. &sor" economics" thai
men. T.hr pritt- j. "a leading consider
alton. Ehey look e the bill ct FAR
for the bargain aOunter. NeXtso tn
surprising numfer OF women VII" h''
in Restaurants i-the surprising cheap
ness witN which they live. They cal
ret all that is necessary. and get l
rood. fcf abor1 ga week. -Pittsbur!
Dispatch
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20

y Democrat from Scott county tells
Us that Marshall Arnold has not said
that he would be Il candidate for Con-
gress but his friends will insist on him
to allow his name to go before the
convention. Mr.. Arnold went down
under the Republican tidal a that
swept the country two years ago and
the friends are not satisfied to give
him up as the ~representativ Of this
District.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20

Thet urningdewn of Oldham Filley for
National Committeeman goes to show
that the Republican party of Missouri
has grown too large to be ruled by
one man. 1t shows too that the intel
ligent men of the party are coming TO
the front with a determination to
make Missouri a Republican State.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20

Leading Democrats in this District
keep right on saying that if Marshall
Arnold wants the nomination for
Congress he can have it. We don't
know. but are of the opinion that MI.
Arnold would like 10 have the nomi-
nation. but is 700 bashful to ask for
:.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20

Governor Morton and Speaker
Reed. in their refusal to stand f0s the
vice-presidency. should remeuaber
that one of he greatest heroes OF the
civil war did not disdain to sstrgi
such IA nomination. j. y. Logan.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20

Judge CAN'T, who declines to run
for the Democratic gubernatorial NOM
~ination in Missouri, is considered an
able jurist and Il level-headed man.
He. therefore, recognizes the truth and
force of the ancient adage that. "A
bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20

While Cuban patriots are bein"
butchcred daily and their fair island
devastated by Spanish m~urdeiers and
marauders. Cleveland j. of on an idle
fishing "trip. What Il 'pcrtas:ic Tor
men. rods and angels.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20

The candidate for Il county office
who has been circulating the report
that County Central Committee gave
him choice of two Offices is making IL
fool of himself. The County Central
Committe did nothing of the kind
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-20

The st. Louis Post-Dispatch says
b. b. CahOon will be the Republican
nominee for Governor and it might as
well have added that he would be
elected too.