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marine, carrying the stars and stripes
into every foreign port.
From the days of the first chubby
little Dian, built in 1923, to the great
steel Diriga, launched in 1894, this
house has led the country in designs
for merchant vessels. Beginning under
VIM. ID. Sewall in 1923, the house has
been in continuous service and to-day
owns the largest merchantmen fleet
under our flag. William d. SewalI was
succeeded by his sons, under the name
Of +. &, A. Sewall, which firm has since
become Arthur Sewall &, Co, with Ar
thur Sewall. Maine member of the Ma
tional Democratic committee and Dem
ocratic nominee for Nice-President of
the United States, at its head and his
nephew. Samuel S. SewaIl and his son
William d. Sewall associated with him
The SewalIs are of an old and illus
trious family on both sides of the wa
ter The first American Sewall came
here in 1854 and Dumms Sewall, the
grandfather of the first ship-bullder,
came to Bath from York, which was
also in the district of Maine, in 1862,
when he purchased the tract of land
on which to this day stands the Sewall
yard and the houses of the Sewall fam
lily. In the seventy-One years that the
Sewalls have been building ships, they
have owned ninety-fve ships. Arthur
Sewall, the present head of the firm is
about fifty years of age. He grew up
among the scenes of the ship-yard and
sea shore, acquiring a familiarity with
business life which has served him
well, not only in that particular branch
but in many other lines of merchantile
life.
There is hardly a corporation in
Sagadahoe county in which he is not
a director He is prominent in rail
road circles as well as i'm politics, hay
ing been president of the Maine Cen
trail and bank president and one of the
principal men of this city. A striking
fact in connection with Mr.. Sewall's
nomination is that his son Harold is
Republican, having changed from the
Democratic party as a result of what
he considered the party's failure in adj
ministration. Young Sewall was one
of the leaders of the Reed delegation
at ST. Louis and is one of the leaders
of the Young Republican" movement
in Maine.
fiHle ttf-i ItFltitiltidl IiOtiilliNN - -
man very nearly twice as old
as the head OF the ticket.
He is much older than he
looks. He is a splendid example of
physical manhood. carries himself with
a soldierly bearing, and is what might
be termed a fine looking man. His
hair and moustache are slightly tinged
with gray, but the wrinkles of age have
scarcely made their appearance on his
face. He was born in Bath, Maine, No
vember p, 1885 His grandfather
fought i'm the war Of the Revolution.
Mr.. Sewall was married in 1859, ITO
Miss Emma ID. Croker, of Bath. He
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-12
A SABBATH SUGGESTION TO SENA-
TOR BUTLER

Moved by love of our kind this sweet,
sweltering Sabbath morning, when
humming birds are standing on their
heads in the cups of tiger-lilies, and
June-bugs are lodging the small boys
who would pull their hind-legs, when
Senator Marion Butler sits on his front
piazza, in Honeycutt's township, IL
the midst of calmness that would not
cause culver in the veriest strand of
mimosa bloom, we come tip-toe to his
side to whisper in his listeners this
pointer:
Senator, get into the Band-wagon!
1t is almost full, but there may be
room on the tail-board, if you hurry.
Senators PETER and Stewart are de-
termined to make the trip, even if they
have to hang on by their whiskers.
The rest of the Populists and silver
men are making speed that has caused
sweat-bIisters to come out on the bald
head of Newlands.
If you do not get into the wagon, it
will move without you; the extra
weight will be a lightweight at least
and will not embarrass the Democratic
team--if you hurry-but you must
hurry, or else you will be left on your
piazza in Honeycutt's, where, here
after, you may be found leading a
sedentary life weekdays as well as
Sabbaths.
Come get up, and get in-the ride
will be good for you and may save
YOU from walking hereafter.
Don't you hear those voices calling
calling?
Don't get childish now and give them
that silly girls answer: just tell then
thai you saw me! But get up-ano
get in-and don't forget-hurry!
Come! the clock in the steeple strikes
one-and you must hurry!
Don't you hear PETER speaking thus
as will be found in another column, t.
the special correspondent of the Wash
ington Post: THAT is a splendid nomi
nation. As Populist and advocat
for free coinage of silver, I am please'
with the outcome of the Chicago con
yention, and am certain express tn
sentiments of my party when L sa.
that the silver forces OF the West vii
endorse the action"
They are calling 10 the wagon t
slow up: hear LATE Pence. Shout
LATE: "We will not endorse hiI
(Bryan); we viii nominate him. Mex
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OLD PEOPLE.

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the true remedy in Electric Bitters.
This medicine does not stimulate, and
contains no whiskey nor other intox-
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Ii acts mildly on the stomach and bow
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the performance of the functions.
Electric Bitters is am excellent appe-
tier, and aids digestion. Old people
find it just exactly what they need.
Price soc. and 81 per bottle, at John Y.
MacRae's drugstore.
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SEWALL is SECOND
ON THE TICKET.
Continued from first page.)

that North Carolina was not Pldyig to
the East in this fight, and again voted
for Clark.
When Ohio was called, delegate Sloan
mounted chair and said: Ohio casts
her 46 votes for Mclean nOWithstand-
ing those telegrams.' y Buckeye dele
gate arose to protest. but was hauled
back into his chair by jJhe angry men
about him.
When the roll call was concluded
there was a hurried consultation. Sew
all had 42O votes, within % Of enough
to nominate. The Illinois delegation
wayered. Suddenly Harvey Donovan
mounted a chair and shouted, illinois
which will cast it's votes for the n0mi-
nees of this convention, now desires
TO aid in the making of the ticket.
sac casts her IS votes for Arthur
Sewall, of Maine.
THAT dominates, hurrah for Sc
WALL shouted thousands Of voices.
kentucky, Ohio, Maryland and other
States all quickly fell into line. 4
Michigan delegate moved to make the
nomination unanimous.
Delegates grasped the State colors
and marched about in Indian file. They
at last lined up i'm front of the stage,
while several routine announcements
were made, and then as the band
struck up the stirring strains of
Dixie the procession reformed and
for several minutes paraded about the
delegates enclosure, with the purple
stats of Nebraska and Maine in the
van. The crowds shouted, and there
was a general show of enthusiasm. At
last all the State colors were brought
to the centre of dhe pit, where the Ne
braSloa delegation was located.
They clustered there, looking like
corks on sea of men, until the chair
man began no rap for order.
The result of the fifth ballot was as
follows
Sewall SOS; Mclean, 32; Harrity, II;
Williams, 8: Clark, %; Pattison, 1;
Daniel, So. Absent and not voting, PSI.
BY repeated appeals the chairman
persuaded the delegates to go back to
their seats, for the transaction of the
routine business remaining.
Resolutions were adopted empower
ing the National committee to fix time
and place for holding the next Ma
bional convention, and tQ choose for It's
chairman andmemberS of theeNecutiye
committee persons not members of the
National committee, and resolutions
thanking the city and the people of
Chicago for their hospitality, and de-
claring Chicago 1.-THE greatest conven-
ton city i'm the world" the last pro-
posed by Senator Blanchard of Lou
isiana.
c. X. Ladd, of Illinois, made an UNI
successful attempt TO secure consd-
GRAFTON for motion for the abrogation
of the two-thirds rule, and at ten min
utes after 3 o'clock, Chairman White
declared the convention adjourned.
Workmen. are already among the
rafters, with characteristic Chicagoan
haste. tearing down the decorations.
and the bands played america" while
the crowds filed out.
SENATOR JONES CHAIRMAN.
Chicago, July 11.-Senator Jas. X.
Jones has been elected chairman of the
Democratic National committee. He
is not a member of the committee, the
member from his State, Arkansas, be-
ing T. c. McRae.
1t seems probable tonight that the
campaign headquarters will be trans
ferred from New York to Chicago in
order to bring them nearer to the heart
of the coming fray.
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SUNDAY.
CONVENTION DATES.

Populist National Convention, St.
Louis, July %.
Silver National Convention, St.
Louis, July %.
Democratic Congressional Conven-
ton 9th District-Rockingh August
18th.
Democratic Congressional conven-
ton Eighth District-Raleigh, June
45th, and Wilkesboro, July Goth.
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He was by long odds the best and
strongest of the free silver candidates
in the feld-Challesto News and
Courier.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-12

He is undoubtedly a man of ability,
and his remarkable oratorical powers
produced great impression when he
was a member of the last Democratic
House of Representatives As to sill
yer. his record is at least sincere and
consitent-No Norfolk Landmark.
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SENATOR JONES CHAIRMAN.
SKETCH OF THE NOMINEE gz
Mr.. SewalI is Nearly Twice as Old as
MIR. Bryan.

Bath, Maine, July 11.-Steadily for
over seventy years has the Sewall pri-
vate signal, a white IS" on a blue
ground, futtered from the main spar
of some of the staunchest, finest, swift
est vessels in the American merchant
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Insist

Upon having just what you call for when
you go to buy Hoods Sarsaparilla. There
is no substitute for Hoods. 1t is an in
suit to your intelligence to try to sell you
something else. Remember that all
efforts to induce you to buy an article
you do not want, are based simply
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Against Mr.. Bryan, personally, moth
ing can be said The Chicago conyen-
tion could have selected no man who
was better fitted to be the leader of the
silver forces. Young, ardent and en-
thusiastic, he is precisely the sort of
man to head scuh a movement. His
record in Congress as tariff reformer
and as an eloquent and earnest advo-
carte of whatever he espoused, will
very considerably strengthen the
cause he represents in a campaign like
the present.-I3altimore Sun.
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the desire to secure more profit. The
dealer or clerk who does this cares moth
ing for your welfare. He simply wants
your money. Do not permit yourself to
be deceived. Insist upon having
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-04
F|END'S VICTIM
Coroner,js Jury Stamps Bas-
tians Crime.
POOR LAUDERBACH'S FATE.
Suffered Ignominious End at
a Devils Hand.
Sensational Verdict After
Hearing the Evidence.
MORE DISCOVERIES MADE.
These Give Rise to More
Shocking Suspicious.
A Place of CHASTITY Mys-
teries.
Sensational Verdict After
Hearing the Evidence.
MORE DISCOVERIES MADE.
These Give Rise to More
Shocking Suspicious.
A Place of CHASTITY Mys
terleS.

John Lauderbach came to his
death by 3 blow from a blunt instru-
ment in the hands of Henry Bastian
with malace aforethought and with
intent to commit murder"
This unequivocal declaration on
the part of the jury sworn to inquire
into the case of the death of John
Lauderbach, whose remains were I'M
earthed on Henry Bastian's farm last
Wednesday, serves to illustrate what
another jury might likewise have
done had Henry Bastian have pro-
longed his life long enough to have
been brought before the bar of JUS
tice. The verdict was returned last
evening after all the afternoon had
been consumed in the inquisition,
which owing to the immense crowds
present had been adjourned to the
court house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-04
Sensational Story.

Constable Eckhart this morning
levied on such furniture as he could
find in the Office of City Collector
Frederick Hitler to satisfy a claim of
sSl. held against that gentleman by
Cline & Wright. This transaction
gave currency to story in effect
that Mr.. Killers whereabouts could
not be accounted for. And then
there were some sensational accuse
tions made against him with refer
ence to his trust as city collector.
These statements are happily proved
to be without foundation. Mr.. Hill
lier went to Cleveland. Ohio, Tues
day with the permission of Mayor
knox. He has in view a good posi-
tion there and if all is satisfactory
will resign as city collector and ac-
cept. His accounts are said to be all
correct. His bondsmen are. joseph
RoseDtield and George Hitler. The
city collectors bond is $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-04

fed that che knew Lauderbach well
and could readily identify his re-
mains.
Drs. H. j. Huyett and George A.
Virgins testified to having examined
the remains of Lauderbach. They
said the fracture in the skull was
evidently inflicted by blunt instru-
ment and that there were no other
wounds on any other part of the
body.
William Schmid said he knew Lau-
derbach and believed the body found
was his.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-04
Reeves StiIl In 1T,

j. H. Reeves. the populist candi-
date for alderman in the Fifth ward,
states that the report being circu-
lated by Aid. Schneider in the Fifth
ward that he has Withdrawn is alb
solutely without foundation and that
despite the fact that several of
Schneider's friends have been to him
again today and urged and even
threatened him with the hope of get
ting him to withdraw, he is still in
1t and that he will remain 80 until
the polls close Tuesday night.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-04
LONG IN SERVICE.
Thirty.two Years With the Mil.
waukee Railway.
ENGINEER F. L BLISS RECORD

Obtains Has Initial RailfoadinE Posltion
Connected Today-General Information
Of the Roads.
There are few men connected with
the operating departments of our
great railroad systems who 60
along nearly a half century without
encountering some experience which
terminates their Identification with
that company. But such per-
son ia Franklin l.. Bliss, the elderly
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-04

dLtdCQcS OIL Ln0
road. and is highly valued by his
company as trustworthy and true
master of the engine.
Down in Vermont in the county of
Orange and town of Chelsey. SIS years
ago was born the gentleman who
guides the Milwaukee's passenger
train out and into Rock Island once a
day. In the course of time he drift
ed into the woody west and located at
Freeport. There 80 years ago he had
his first experience at railroading.
He obtained position as fireman
with the company with which he is
identified to this day. which was
known in those DAYS as the Western
Union line. Mr.. Bliss fired a switch
engine for a time, when he was ele.
waited to engineer. In November,
1864. he made his maiden trip on the
road as a master of the iron horse.
He ran on what was then known as
the Mississippi and Racine division
between Freeport and Racine.
1t is about twenty-five years now
since MIR. Bliss was transferred to a
run between Rock Island and Savanna.
Not only did MIR. Bliss spend his en-
tire railrcading career up to the
present time with the one company,
but on the one division, which is
now known as the Racine & South
western division. Mr.. Bliss has one
of the Dicest runs at the disposal of
the company. He departs from Rock
Island at 7:30 in the morning and
arrives at Savanna before noon. There
he remains until evening and arrives
IN Rock Island at $3.50 p. m. Mr..
Bliss is one of Rock Islands best
citizens and resides at 6l3 Twenty
third street.
hallway Notes.
Edward Udhe has been promoted
from machinist to extra fireman on
the Rock Island.
Charles Davis fast mail engine sos
is out Of the c.. Il. l. & Z. shops at
Davenport. where it received re-
pairs.
Hank Huntington has returned to
his old position punching tickets on
Rock Island trains IL and 16, after q
2-months' vacation.
Edward Mooney. who fred Char'e,
Davis fast mail engine between here
and Des Moines, has been elevated to
engineer in the Rock Island yards at
Davenport.
Joseph Fezler is now parading the
Rock Island yard in a new switch en-
CINE. 1t was one of the company's
former moguls and was converted
into switch engine.
Frank Duncan and Daniel Maroney
have been promoted to extra road
engineers on the Rock Island. They
formerly mastered the two switch
engines at Davenport.
Simon (Zee) Mcmahon has been
promoted TO engineer on the Rock
Island and will hereafter be found
after shutdown in the yards at Daven-
port. where he masters a switch en-
CINE. Frank Mousley looses a faith
full fireman and Jolly companion by
the change. Zee's successor is
Thomas Mahoney.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-04
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-04
STORIES TOLD AT THE INQUEST

How and Whore the Body Of John Lauder
bach was Found.
1t consumed nearly the entire af-
ternoon to unravel the several stories
of people having Information of the
finding aud naturalization of the re-
mains of the unfortunate Lauder
bach.
Deputy Sheriff S. S. Hull was the
first witness. IL had been ordered
by the sheriff to examine the prem
ises known as the Bastian farm"
said Mr.. Hull, "with regard to MUIR
ders committed there. This Bas-
tian place is the same farm on
which Fred Kuschmann was MUIR
dered last month. 1 went out Mon
day in company with Messrs. John
ston, Lane and Norton. In the morn
ing two men were put to work on a
pile OF rubbish. In a few moments
the body was uuearthed. The flesh
was all gone. The right side of the
skull was badly fractured, and clot
of blood was still hanging near the
left temple. The hair was aa-
burn and about an inch-and-a-half
long. A sandy mustache was also
visible and there was about a weeks
growth of whiskers on the chin. "
When asked for an opinion as to who
the destroyer of Lauderbach was
Deputy sheriff Hull said he had
every reason to believe Henry Bas-
tian the guilty man. "He committed
suicide" continued MIR. Hull. "be-
cause it was getting too warm for
him. think Bastian was RESPONSE
bic for the death of the person whose
skeleton was found. 1 have no evil
dence that will convict anyone else
with the disappearance of Lauder
bach about Feb. II, 1895. Bastian's
wife was absent on the day of the
murder. The farm is very obscure
and secluded. 1t would be impossi-
BILE for one to approach the house un-
observed"
Robert kuschmann said that he
brought Peter Grampp to the Bastian
farm the day the body was found and
that the latter identified it as that of
Lauderbaeh. Mr.. Kuschmann also
remembered when visiting Bastian's
place last summer he was attracted
by deadening odor in the vicinity
of where the body was found. Ask
ing Bastian about it the latter said
it was the hog pen.
| Matthew L. johnson, Henry Bas-
tian's father in-law. testified that he
knew nothing of Lauderbach's disap-
pearance. MIR. johnson said his
daughter. Mrs. Bsstian, had just
given birth to q child and was un
able to attend the inquest, but that
she knew nothing that would throw
any light on the mystery.
Garlic B~stian's Testimony.
IL did not know John Lauder
BACH" began Miss Bastiau. IL knew
there was man working there. but
did not know his name. / was in
Kansas about the middle OF February,
1895" When questioned about her
association with Mr.. Bastian on the
night before his suicide. she said {:
IL went to Mr.. Johnson's with him
the night before he committed sui
eide. He said everything vas
against him and but for his family he
would kill himself. He made no
reference as to Lauderbach. l know
OF no statement left by my brother
except the one produced at the in
quest over his remains. That he
wrote that note l am satisfied"
PeIer Tramp said he knew John
Lauderoaeh from childhood. and rec
ognized the body BY the beard and
hair and the missing tooth and the
clothing. Mrs. Grampp also testi-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-04
MORE srARrLING DISCOVERIES MADE
Two watches and Other Disclosures ON
the Farm.

the Farm.
Before the sheriff's forces sus-
pended their searching operations for
the day yesterday and following the
discoveries given in last evenings
ARGUS. two watches were found in
the mire in the hog pen. one OF silver
and one of gold. and both hunting
case time pieces. Both showed the
effects of long exposure, and the
case of one seemed to have been
gnawed through either by the effect
of the conditions of the ground on
the watch or otherwise. The dis
covery of these watches has led to
one of the most horrible suspicious
yet developed. and one that is too
revolving to much more than sug-
gest and which is that the remains of
some of the victims of Bastian's
hideous crimes may have been
dashed to the hogs. This theory is
supported by the discovery Of
piece of cloth buried two-and-one-
half feet down in the corner of the
pen. which although hardly recog-
nizable NAV have been the remnant
of a coat. Two buttons, one evil
IDENTIFY from an overall pair of pants
and one from coat were dug up in
the same place.
The gold watch is of German make,
hunting case, and the silver is of FL
gin movement, the numbe being s.
234, $50. The crystals of both watches
seem to have been melted by the sui.
pluric acid that had formed from the
offal in which they were buried, and
altogether this discovery may de-
velop one of the most startling yet
in the mysteries of this terrible place.
The gold watch has been identified
as having belonged to Lauderbach.
and there is strong evidence of the
silver one having been the property
of kriensen.
A rusty razor was also found near
the pig pen last evening.
Was 1t . Human Hip.
Among other startling disclosures
last night was hip bone near the
chicken coop, but it has not yet been
proved a part of human body. Ii
it is so determined, it will tend to
arouse the impression that the bones
of the victims of this fiend are scat
tered broadcast over the farm, and
it will also have the effect te
sus tain the awful thought above
alluded to.
Another Piece of Skull.
This morning not far from where
Lauderbach's remains we're found,
was dug up a small piece of skull,
together with wash basin denied
and sticking to it was human hair
and clotted blood. Two more men
were put on this morning. and teams
and plows will be set to work Mon
day traversing the farm and ad join
ing property leased bv Bastian.
A good picture C: Henry f. Bastian
was to have had a place in this even
ing's ARGUS, but through a mishap it
was rendered unfit for use. 1t will
be replaced by Monday evening.
Tho Kuschmann Verdict.
The verdict of the coroner's iury
on the remains of Lauderbach
strengthens the belief advanced yes
terday that the inquest over Kusch-
mann's remains should be reopened
and proper verdict given in accord
ance with facts later developed and
the jury that passed upon Bastian's
own death. attributing his self-de-
struction to money matters, may
now be disposed to place another
reason for his act.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-04-04

gentleman who
has mastered
an engine for
the Milwaukee
road between
Rock Island
and Savanna
for these many
years. MIR. Bliss
is among the
best aud most
widely known