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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26
President Has . Good Time.

WASHINGTON, June e6.-After an alb.
sence of three and a half days the prcsi-
dents fishing party has arrived in the city
in excellent health. Members Of the party
say they had delightful outing, and that
both the president and Secretary Carlisle
were much inyigorated by the trip. They
sailed down the Potomac and in Chesa.
peake bay as far as the mouth Of the
James river. The fishing was all done in
the Chesapeake and very fair sport was
had, the party making q good catch OF
salt water fish.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26

FANNY HINcKLEY MILLS AT THE AGE OF 90
der her head and with from e12, 900 to
SIS, 900 worth of unincumbered real estate
at her command. She contendcd to the
last that she had no living relative.
Since that time man has appeared
from California claiming to be a brother;
a woman from Huntington, W. Va, claim
ing to be a sister; two children from Sc
dalia, Mo-, the children of Mrs. A. Stew
art, who say they are grandchildren; one
woman from Indiana and another fnom
Mississippi, claiming to be cousins
The story of this life as it has nov come
to light rivals the keenest of fiction. Fanny
Sweet had a national reputation. She lived
for years in Cincinnati, for years in San
Francisco, for time in Sacramento,
where she shot man named Putnam; for
a time in Aspinwall, Central America; in
Texas, in Mexico, in Havana, for num-
Der Of years in New York city and finally
in New Orleans
Four days after this strange death the
coroner received a message from an attor-
ney at Sacramento which read as follows:
&C. G. Brown, a resident of this city, is q
brother of Fanny Hinckley Mills, who died
In New Orleans. Kindly inform me of the
disposition made of her estate
Coroner A. G. Maybe replied that Fanny
Hincklcy Mills had made a will a few
months before her death. but had revoked
it by notary act a short time afterwari,
and in view, Of this f,ct he,. estot1, no., 49,,
left to the state of Louisiana.
Ten days later Charles c. Brown Of Soc
ramcnto arrived in New Orleans and laid
claim to the estate of Fanny Sweet on the
ground that he was her only living broth
er. The case will soon come to trial.
The revoked will left tv the woman Ia n
strange document. nv ito terms she loft
sums ranging from $500 to 81 900 to many
lawyers doctors and friends. To one wom-
an she left the sum Of 81 900 on condition
that the lcgatee take charge of the funeral
ARRANGEMENTS and see that her tomb il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26
me TORPEDO ERICSSON.


~ AIUfWoppa lE1vse Duns Doae Heoay
for Service ne Lat.
The torpedo boat Ericsson. built
ut Dubuque, and which passed down
the river Just two years ago, has lust
been added to the fleet of war ships
at the navy yard. and Was viewed
this week BY the board Of inspection
and survey previous. to receiving hsr
torpedo outfit and armament. When
fully equipped she will be q vessel
to be dreaded by armed ships many
times her size.
Compared with the great fighting
ships which lie close at hand, the
Ericsson seems like pigmy. Never
theless. through the opening in her
bow can be projected ct single dis.
charge enough dynamite to destroy
the heaviest battle ship that ever
fioated. The board Of inspection will
recommend the final improvements
before she is placed in commission.
The Ericsson is not so constructed
that she can offer effective resist
ance TO shot and shell. Her sole
business is to protect torpedoes. She
mus. dodge the enemy's fire as best
she can, and her speed is such that
she can easily elude any pursuing
vessel, unless she should be disabled.
It has been deemed best, however. to
give her q small armament. She
will be furnished with four rapid FIR
ing guns. Two will be placed for
ward abreast of the coming tower,
and two will be placed astern. With
these rapid firing guns it will be pos
sible for her to effectually resist at
tacks ty any small craft.
In the bow of the boat there is 4
hole about twenty inches in dame
ter. 1t looks innocent enough. This
is the opening one of the pneumatic
tubes throug which the 15-inch
Whitehead automamile torpedoes
are projected. These torpedoes, af
ter being sent out by the air pres
sure. force themselves through the
water to the objective point BY small
automatic propellers. They can be
projected . distance of 500 or 600
yards. The Ericsson attained the
wonderful speer of rs and one-hali
knots on her trial trip. She is only
$50 feet long and has twin ecrews
with separate engines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26
SPIRIT LAKE EXCURSION
Opportunity to Visit . Famous Summer
Resort for Mere Song.

Opportunity to Visit . Famous Summer
Resort for . Mere Song.
Announcement is made of q grand
excursion which will be run to Spirit
lake, Iowa's famous summer resort,
Saturday. June 81, by Eph. Ra-
dasch, who is widely known as an ex-
cursion manager. The fact that an
excursion is.to be personally con-
Quoted" by Mr.. Radasch, whose
ability as promoter and manager of
excursions has brought him an ex-
cellent reputation, is sufficient guar.
antee that every cofivenience will be
at hand and that the trip will be a
pleasant one to all.
Spirit Lake. the objective point OF
this excursion, is the most beautiful
spot in Iowa: As attractions for Wis
itors there are large bodies of fresh
water with vast stretches of beach
and wooded shores. Lake Okoboji
with its wild scenery. the monument
erected to the survivors of the Spirit
Lake massacre, the pretty town OF
Spirit Lake, rides on team and elec-
trio launches and in sail and row
boats, . fine bathing pavilion and
beach, th6 state fish hatchery. unex-
celled fishing, and the Hotel Orleans.
q magnificent and immense caravan
sary, costing $3.50 with accom-.
modations for hundreds of guests.
In order to accommodate the large
number who will doubtless take ad.
vantage of this opportunity. four al
special trains will be run, leaving
Burlington. Davenport. Iowa City
and Cedar Rapids. OF these trains q
special will leave, Davenport At, 8 p.
m. Saturday evening. June "a, and
will reach Spirit Lake in time for
breakfast on the morning Of June %.
The excursion trains will leave Spirit
Lake on the return trip on the even.
ing Of June %. but those so desiring
can remain until the evening of june
20. as their tickets will be good until
that time. The fare for the round
trip from all stations is only $3.50,
Assurance is given that seats will be
provided for all who make the trip.
Sleepers will be provided for those
who make application to local ticket
agents BY June &c.
For further information address
Eph. Radasch, Keokuk. Iowa, or cal
on B., c. r. 4 N. agents.
j. MORTON.
G. P. & T. A.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26
Your Boz Won, Liz. . sao.tn.

So Mr.. Gilman Brown, of 81 Mil
street. South Gardner, Mass, was
told by the doctors. His son had
lung trouble. following typhoid ma
laria. and he spent 1915 with doc
tors. who finally gave him up. say
ing: ..Your boy won't live Q
month" He tried DR.. Kings New
Discovery and . few bottles restored
him to health and enabled him to 90
to work perfectly well man. He
says he owes his present good health
to the use of DR.. Kings New Dis
|covery, and knows it to be the best
in the world for lung trouble. Trial
bottles free Mt Hartz 4 Ullemeyer'l
drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26

NJ. Hinckley at Aspinwall and next to
William r. Mills, n prominent lawyer of
New Orleans, now deceased.
Her numerous victims paid literally for
her smiles, and the money which came so
easily was lavishiy expended. The scram-
BILE that was made for the remnants Of her
fortune is shown by the bills filed against
the estate after her death.
The uneertaker's bill amounted to 50,
COS; six doctors attended her and claim
professional service to the amount of So
1903; Attorney Lucien Adams puts in a
claim for professional services to the
amount Of &l2. 900: four other local attnr-
neys put In bills for services said to have
been rendered during her lifetime amount
ing to 3. $40; various notaries public claim
fees to the tune u Se.175, the real estate
appraisers want q, Gao for what thcy did;
the commission OF the public administrator
is placed Mt 81 1859: the attorney for absent
heirs wants 81 600 more: the attorneys for
the administrator say their services wera
worth =. 600. an old woman who nurse<l
Fanny Sweet through q good portion Of
hog lifetime says in public petition that
| II was worth 81 GID; another nurse wants
$500. and still another doctor asks 81. SEQ
for professional services
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26

WASHINGTON, June e6.-The navy de
partment has issued advertisements call
ing for proposals for constr ucting three
battlcships Of about 1900 tons difplaee
mcnt. The bids are required to be sub
United BY Monday, Sept. a. The features
of the new ships have been made public
already.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26
STARVED AMID PLENTY.
The Strange Career and
Remarkable Death of
Fanny Hinckley Mills.

Fanny Hinckley Mills, called Fanny
Minerva Seymour by some and better
known a. Fanny Sweet, starved to death
In misery and privation at her home in
New Orleans last January with e45, 900 Of
United States government bonds in the
Louisiana National hank, with check for
ESQ on the United States subtreasury un-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26
WON By THE HEIRS
The Remarkable Law Suit Over
Judge Hollis Estate.


Co0ss ~ nan - tAs nseisssr's 0mes q
WsshingtsA Win 10 So - ~ whsss
n Csae Frsa-Jury Dsesass TAas II Il
Nss GsauaRe-A Csss q U.assArsSae lna-
Digrasisa-TAs President Daek froa
HIS Hlshihg Expsditioa.
WAsHISsToN. June e6.-Afte Q txial
lAeting almost six weeks the famous Holt
WIN case came to IN end last night Tho
Jury, after being ont three hours, rendered
. verdict giving 1t a. their opinion that
the deceased had not written and executed
the alleged will bearing date Of Feb. z,
1873. Tho result Of the verdict is to give
tho estate to the heirs-atlaw. This al
legged will noated into tho ofice Of the
register Of Wills Aug. 60. in . legal-sixed
envelope addressed crudely in what many
believed to be . disguised imitation Of
print, and without seal or sign by which
1t could be traced to the sender 1t was
transmitted through the medium Of the
mails. Torn, discolored, burnt in places,
and pasted ON another sheet Of paper,
coming at . time when it was believed the
judge had died interstate, and setting at
naught the claims of the heirsat-law, its
mysterious advent caused a sensation.
BensAciaries Under tho Alleged win.
1t named Luke Devlin, war depart
lnent clerk, and formerly known to have
been more orless acquainted with the al
legged testator, as executor. The estate
this paper bequeathed to Miss Josephine
Holt; Throckmorton, a godchild Of Judge
Holt, and Miss Lizzie Hynes, of Kentucky,
N hvv MAJ ssua pI~svS s.vx<I Oh
alike. Up to the time Of tho appearance
Of the contested paper the estate had not
been settled, but certain sums had been
distributed among the heirs-at-law, who
include Colonel William G. Sterrett;
Washington d. Holt, Of Kentucky, and
John w. Holt, of Mississippi. The estate
is valued ut about e1SO,OOO. 1t is expected
that q motion for a new trial will be
made
Amdavit Signed by Mrs. Grant.
A point which may have an important
bearing in case n new trial is asked has
been developed. As the name q General
Grant appeared as one Of tho Illnesses t6
the alleged will, the fact than Mrs. U. s.
Grant has had no connection whatever
! with the case has been commented upon
frequently. 1t was ascertaifed yesterday
that the lawyers for the caveatees have in
their possessing an affidavit by Mrs.
Grant stating that on an evening in Feb
ruary, 1873, she was present at dinner al
Judge Hollis house, together with hel
husband, President Grant, and General
and Mrs. Sherman, whose names also are
signed as witnesses to the will.
indications of Signing . VIII.
The affidavit further states that durin,
the evening Judge Holt, President Gran
and General Sherman retired togethel
from the room In which the party wal
assembled, and that few minutes late
General Sherman returned and asked hi
wife to step into the next room, as he
presence there was desired for q minute
The statement does not assert, however
that Mrs. Grant had knowledge that q viii
was witnessed at that time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26

"Mystic Cure for rheumatism
and neuralgia cures in l 20 8 days.
Its action upon the system 10 re-
variable and mysterious. Il re-
movss ut once the cause. aud the
disesss immedistely disappears. 1hs
Fret dose greatly relieves. IS ceats.
Sold By Otto Grotjan, drnggist. Roch
Island. and Guet Schlegei . Son. 99o
West Second street. Davenport.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26
wiv.a ont n. yeeeessss,.

ExNErsBUHG, La, June 24.-A terrific
hail storm struck the east corner of Palo
Alta county and in about flse minutes
wiped out the Vegetation on . stsip a
cuunsEy sbous thro0 miles wt1e I'D -
mikes long in this county. The Storm wa
txsveling from northwese 70 southeast IN
thickly settled country. The losses ars
heavy, but quite genesAlly insured
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26

Reserve Nearly Down % lts Limit
WASHINGTON, June 9S.-The gold with
drawals yesterday amounted to e149, 400
leaving the true amount Of the gold 10
serve $lO1, $40, $50
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26
FRicHTFUL HAVOC m JAPAN.

Twenty-seven Th0usoaa DrUOnea end
ayoos I.jsrsA by shs Earthquake.
YOKOHAMA, June SIT Is now stated
that 1900 persons were drowned and
S.0O0 were injured during the recent tidaI
wave and earthquakes in the northerr
provinces Of japan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-26
UNCLE SAM PAYS THE FREIGHT.

Five Japanese soIled Doves WIN He Do.
ported 1t Government Expense.
WARRINGTON, June a6.-Judge Reeves,
solicitor Of the treasury, has decided that
five Japanese women recently brought to
the United States from Yokohama for
purposes of prostitution could be deporteti
at the expense of the United States. The
women were detained ut Port Townsend,
Wash, D their arrival there. The gen.
eral immigration laws prohibit the entry
of such women, but make no provision
for their deportation. The case was re-
ferred to Washington by the collector at
Port Townsend.
Assistant Secretary Hamlin was of the
opinion that the women could be deported
under the contract labor law, but when
the matter was referred to Solicitor Reeves
he refused to dignity prostitutes by class
ing them a. laborers, and decided that
they could be classified as paupers, and a
paupers they will be sent back at the ex-
pcnse of the United States.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24
TO KEEP FLIES FROM CATTLE.

To keep fiic1 from cattls The Scien.
tiflc American of Aug. % fays: Take
coal car, two parts and soal oil and
grease, one part each, and mix with a
small amount u carbolic acid. Apply
with cloth, by moistening the hair
and horns of the animal with tio
liquid in the application include feet
and legs, and it will driy every ny
away, ard one applieatno viii last en-
days or more in dry wcother. ..y
kind of old lard or grease can be used.
Coal tar Is the base of this remedy.
and when too thick to spread well, use
more coal OIL" Carbolie acid crystols
must be dissolved in water The ar
tiele does not the proportions careful W
enough but one can try and save lis
cattle and horses from discomfort.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24

THE BOARDING HOUSE BATH Tubs

This is the season of che boardi ag
house bath tub, says the Chicago Rec
ord In the morning it smiles to greet
the first gentle conner, who fills IL WI;
water, turning on both faucets, and
who sticks her foot into the water as
aforesaid, and shrieks amazingly and
promises, in historical language, that
she will quit the place unless they con-
meet the lake with the furnace mora
frequently. And anon comes the late
sleeper, and he pounds at the door ard
rattles at the knob, and goes awcy
murmuring discomfort at the thi a.
floor old maid, who takes her summer
"acation in the porcelain depths of tne
tub, to the great distress and malice
of all others.
And, later, the time is noon, and it
is ironing day, and the tub is exuber-
ant, because it understands full vel
that all the Doarders are down town
In hot Offices or stufty department
stores, and that, although there IS
much warm water wherewith to st al
the chill of the Alaskan liquid ordinar-
lily provided in boarding house boilers
in summer nobody will be home I'm il
the shank Of evening, when again the
ice house will be connected with the
bath tub.
And the evening comes and grow S
apace, and the bald, fat man from the
parlor floor wallows and shueks and
turns himself into sort of anatomical
ice cream and goes away lamenting.
And as the light draws on there is
gurgling, and frequency of that
noise which is like that made by some
persons inserting soup INTO their sys-
tens, and wet reproduce. ons of he
footsteps of the man Friday are upon
the painted floor.
And afar off into the night the ine-
briate boarder comes in after the man.
ner Of mis- kind and charges upon the
tub, and there is much splashing, and
the married man three floors ABOVE
hears and reviles, and so all persons
between and betwixt-and then there
is more of 1t for an hour Or so.
And at 3 o'clock in the morning the
boarding house bath tub falls into a
sort of tranquil, rubbish desuetlle
and a peace settles down over all the
boarding house-but there still is not
nor will there ever be, am hot water,
for of such sort is the manner Of the
boarding house bath ub-Brooklyn
Citizen.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24
A Handsome illustrated Book Free.

That the trade Of our locality is eagerly
sought by the large merchants of the great
elites is demonstrated by the advertisement
OF John NJ. Smyth Company. Chicago, the
largest furniture house in the world which
appears elsewhere In this paper. They sn-
nounce the Issue Of their new catalogue OF
400 pages on September |, and ask that our
readers send for copy The book Is beau
tifully illustrated aud quotes Wholesale
prices to the user on household furniture
and kindred wares The John NJ. Smyth
Company has a record Of thirty years and
has furnished half n million homes through.
out the United States. 'If you buy il at
Smyth's II is all right" is the motto Of The
house, and persons looking for genuine bar
gains should send at once for n free copy Of
this beautiful catalogue to the John NJ.
smytll Co, $50 to 16s West Madison street,
Chicago.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24
HOW HE DESCRIBED IT.

II takes a business man to describe
a costume to his wife. A busy son OF
commerce. after seeing a very taking
dress on a very taking young lady re-
Gently, Informed lie partner of his
joys: 1T was fire. The dress was
made of some kind Of cloth, with some
sort of trimming. 1t was sorter lilac,
or shrimp pink in color, and had for a
waist some kind of basque that was in
describable. She wore one Of those hats
you sometimes see on women. and al
together gave an effect that | wish you
could have seen. New York Recorder.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24
A REMARKABLE CASE.

Mrs. Mary Noreu, Wife of . Well.
known Farmer Near Valparaiso,
Brought Back TO Health aud strength
by a Popular Remedy Her State
ment of the Cure.
From the Star, Valparaiso. Ind
The attention Of the Star having been
called to several cases of radical cures eff
fected by DIR. Williams Pink Pills FOR
Pale People, il was determined 10 inyes-
tigate some of the more notable OF these
cases, with view to disseminating exact
Information on the subject and beneiiting
others who We're suffering. Prominent
,mong those who had experienced bene-
its from the use Of this remedy was men-
toned Mrs Mary Noren, wife Of Johh
Noren. Il prosperous farmer. living north
east of Valparaiso, Ind, and to her re-
porter was accordingly dispatched.
Mrs. \oren was found husily engaged
In household duties, but she found time 10
detail her experience. and was willing and
even anxious that the benefits she had felt
should be told for the benefit Of those who
had suffered as she did.
Il had been il, since girlhood with n
complication Of complaints" said Mrs.
Noren never SO much as 10 be confined
ong in bed, but suffered intense misery.
Nv chief trouble was with my stomach.
| felt a constant gnawing pam that was
II times almost distractlng. and which
iad been diagnosed by dliieralt physl-
ians rs dyspepsia and sympathetic de-
'angement dependent on the condition Of
the generative organs had PANS " the
hack, sometimes so great as 10 make me
dnable TO work. aud frequent bilious ut
acks. | also suffered greatly from con.
tipation, from which | never could lind
permanent relief. Then these symptoms
were aggravated by rheumatic pains be-
,wcen the shoulder blades. which were
most eXcruciating in damporcold weather.
After my marriage, about five wears ago.
so sick that could not dc ny houSeh4'i
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-09-24

pleasure. While this process of tanning
was going on Whitley had taken the
pups measure for set of harness, and
both he and his native spent the nights
for several weeks in making it,
The climax was reached riday, Sept.
20, 1895, when, for the first time prob
ably in the history of the world, four
year-old 25-foot whale was successfully
put in harness. When Whitley and
Efteha, after putting on his harness,
started for the shore Blush, Y, as usuoi,
started after the bidarka, and in doing
so made the discovery that everything
was not as it should be, and then he
reared and plunged around at livsly
rae, lashing the quiet waters or the
bay into foam in his efforts to free
himself of the offending harness. But
the harness was we'll and strongly
made and there was no shake-off to i.
Bu!shoy kept up his antics for two
whole days, Next morning he refused
to come to the call of eithsr Whitley or
or the Aleut. Hunger, however, soon
brought him TO his senses and on the
morning of the third day, as the native
was out in the bay in his bidarka,
Bulshoy came meekly alongside and
seemed TO beg for his breakfast, which
was given him. From that day Bull
shoy made no trouble.
On Oct Whitley and the native took
the long boat belonging to the station,
and, attaching tow line To the har-
ness band Immediately anead of the
fore fiippels. began to cruise around
the bay and in surprisingly short
time, according TO Colonel Black. Bal
shoy would pull the boat in any de-
sired direction.
During the rest OF the year the pup
was daily exercised. On May q Of
this year Whitley and his Aleut took
the net away from the mouth of the
cove, and, according tt, the programme
laid ont, struck out into deep water tor
the Island of Onga. sixteen miles away.
The voyage was made without mishap.
They afterwards made voyage from
Popuff to Karluk Island. portland
Oregonan.