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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10
NEW SONG. "sHiP AHoY."


Former Rsek I.s.sd LsSy cenpssss .
Campaign Rsfrsip.
Mrs. E. N. Brown, 1903 Firth ave.
nue.. has received in q letter from
Mrs. j. C. Rasmussen, formerly Of
this city. now OF San Jose, Cal, .
campaign song composed BY her.
Mrs. Rasmussen, like her husband,
is with the Began hosts this year.
although while in Rock Island they
we're of republican faith. The lady's
song is entitled ..Sh,p Alloy" and 10
to he sung to the air of BABY
Nine" 1t runs like this:
SHIP AHoY.
There's a ship launched at Chicago. Illinois
Her name il is Free Silver ship ahoy:
She is bound for w Washington
Bright Furnished is her gun
And Msnned sixteen to one
Shio ahoy, ship ahoy.
And manned sixteen to one. snip ahoy.
Her captain name r. Bryan bully hoy
He = sturdy son of good old Illinois.
Her first mate halls from Maine
Sewau Is his name.
And they II guide that ship to fame
ship ahoy. ship ahov.
Ana they IL guide that ship to fame. ship ahoy
When election day is over ship ahoy.
Ana w bid goodbye % evils on what roy:
With the peple's battle won
And the gold bugs on the run
Wont IL make old Wall street hum
ship ahoy, ship ahoy.
Won't !; make old Wall street hum. ship ahoy
Here 5 health to Captain Bryan bully hoy
And his gallant ship Free Silver shin aboy.
With old glory ,ying free
Gold and silver At parity
Then prosperity wen see
Ship ahoy. ship ahoy
Then prosperity wen see ship shoy
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10
HIS WIN.
WM. MCKINLEY, JR.

There is an enormous number af appar.
tntly sensible people in the world who
have a strong superstitious antipathy to
making a will
They seem to imagine that to do so
means an immediate visitation of death.
know a woman who ventured a hint
on this subject to her husband the other
day.
He Jared up in an instant
What d'you mean by thats" he asked
IN tone of nervous Indignation. ID. you
see anything the matter with me:''
No. DO. dear, but
That's what the doctor was talking
to you about in the hall, he went on
excitedly. II heard you and him NUT.
tering together. Now what did he say?
l can stand it So I'm going to die, am
L."
He didn't say a word about you,
dear. except
Yes. Well. well-except what?''
Except that you ate too much and
didn't take exercise enough
Stuff and nonsense! It's my heart
that's what il is. and I've known it all
along. There's always that pain there
after eating
That's indigestion. dear"
"lndi-cat 's-foot, But I'm not going
to make any will. can tell you That
would settle II. And we'll have a new
doctor. You won't get a chance to
dance over my grave yet awhile. l can
tell you
And out Of the house he bounced.
leaving his really loving wife almost
In tears. Polly Pry in New York Re.
corfer
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

Send your address to H. E. Buck
lin 4 Co., Chicago. and get . free
sample box of DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. A trial will convince you of
their merits. These pills are easy in
action and are particularly effective
in the cure of constipation and sick
headache. For malaria and liver
troubles they have been proved in
valuable. They are guaranteed to be
perfectly free from every deleterious
and to be purely vegetable.
They do not weaken by their action,
but BY giving tone to stomach and
bowels greatly invigorate the sys-
tenn. Regular size Is cents per box.
Sold by Harts 4 Ullemeyer. drug
cists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

Committee on Ways
and Means. House of
Representatives. w ash
ingtOn. ID. c.. Sept. q
1890. Hon. f. S. Per
kins. Weymouth. Ohio
- Dear Sir: l have
been 80 busy for the
past three weeks that
it has been impossible
for me to give any at
tentiOn to matters in
the district. which fact !
/ believe. my friends.
will appreciate. Ihavej
only been waiting for a,
moments time that Il
might answer two or
three letters hereto
fore received from
gent emen IN Medina
county. in relation to
my position on silver
and Otherquestlons.
Il have always been
in favor of the free and
Unlimited coinage of
the silver product of
the ni:ed States. and
have 30 voted on at
least two occasions
during the time I have
been IN public life.
Il was not willing to
extend this coinage to
the silver of the
world and open our
mints to them without
charge as proposed by
the gentlemen on the
floor of the house.
My purpose was to-
secure immediate leg
islatiOn that would
credit and dignity Our|
silver coin. / believed
the law which we en-
acted this session will
accomplish that result.
II utilizesevery dollars
worth of the silverpro-I
duct of the United
States and even more.
The value OF that leg
islatiOn has already
been apparent in the
Enhanced value given
to silver. You may re-
member. as Indicating
my position upon this
subject, that / voted
10 pass the SILVER Dill IN
the FOrty-fifth or
F'Orty-s'xth congress
over the veto of Presi-
dent Hayes.
On the subject Of
trusts | have already
expressed my views by
my vote on the Sher-
man bill. which has be-
come a law. l shall be
very glad to write you
at any tire upon any
subject that / voted
on you may wish to he
Informed upon.
With me political
and economical Ques-
tiOnS are a conviction.
and while l NAV not al
ways be right, I am al
ways willing to let
those whose suffrage l
seek know exactly
what they are.
WM Nick NUrv In -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

MARK HANNA has admitted at last
that he has Numbered and lost his
fight. He has given the reigns
over to the willy Matt. Quay. but too
late to retrieve lost ground. Quay
is a general. politically speaking.
but his ammunition was all lost
when the st. Louis convention spiked
the guns with the single standard
and deprived the golden charioted
army Of the peoples ally, silver.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

1r some CT the corporations who
are so liberal about buying campaign
uniforms for their employees would
permit them to vote so that they can
buy independently the actual cloth
ing for their children, their course
would be more consistent with the
cause of humanity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

Ladies' black diagonal jsck-;.
coat back. new sleeves. full
se!se. collar. aas p..se. a.. IS
Ladies' jacket 10 navy blue and
black. heavy diagonal chin.
cbilla cloth. should DC $3.50.
war price. .................sies
Ladies' black beaver. double
cape. made "a inches long
and i2o inch sweep. French
seal. fur trimmed collar and
down front. too rows tailor
braid applicsied on top cape
and collar. . 81 garment. var
price. ...... ........... o.. SO
Ladies' plush cape. 20 inches
long by l00-inch sweep. coll
lar and down the front edged
with 2-inch black tibbit fur.
foil silk lined. Q leader for o..
war price. ~. s.
Black coney fur cape. SO inches
long by i2o-inch sweep. foil
satin lined. worth 60. war
price....... ..ss.s..s....s ts.se
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

f. J. Marcy of The Science Record
has been studying the flight Of insects,
with the object i'll view of ascer.ainins
the wing strokes per second in tire diff
ferent species. Those upon which the
record is complete are rs follows: Wing
strokes per second in the house fly, $50 !;
drOne bee, $40; working bee, 100; wasp,
no; hawk moth. -; dragon fly. %, and
cabbage butterfly, ..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

Canton, Ohio. Sept.
9.-The only de,eRa-
ton to see Maj. Nc
kinney arrived 10 a
special of nine coaches
at 8 O'Clock this morn
ing, with rain pouring
down in tOrren s. The
party was taken to the
Tabernac Gle. where
shortly after 9 O'Clock
Mr.. Mckinley went to
receive the greetings
delivered by W. +.
Gray. chairman of the
Center county PENN
republican central com
mittee. The party or
gained at Bellefonte
and represented the
first Pennsylvania
county to instruct for
Mckinley. Mr.. Mckin-
ley said:
Mr.. Gray and Nv
Fellow Citizens: A
visit from Pennsylva-
mans Is alwaysRppre-
ciated by me. My an
cestor came from it.
and 1 have for you q
feeling of kinship. MY
greatest concern MY
chief object in this. as
in every campaign. Is
to drive from our
shores distress and
want and misery. and
lift up those who are
bowed down, and bring
to those who are in
want work and pros-
perity. The other Ques-
ton involved in this
campaign Is the reac-
tiOnary policy of free
silver, which I need
hardly mention to u
Pennsylvania audi
ence. to people of hon
est Quaker descent.
who love honesty ana
practice It.
"One of the injurious
effects from the mere
advocacy of free silver
and which Is too little
noted is that 1t makes
it harder to induce
many who would other
wise invest to enter
into legitimate public
and private enterprises.
THIS is particularly OBJ
servable in cities which
are eutleayOriug to sell
their bonds to make
public improvements.
The very threat of free
silver is stopping the
sale of city bonds in
every part of the coun-
try. This loss falls with
peculiar force upon
labOrerS everywhere.
The trouble is that
'diStruSt is everywhere
present. Confidence
has been displaced by
fear and apprehension.
The whole business
world is awaiting the
settlement of the ques-
ton OF public and pri-
waite honesty. When
that is rightly settled
'On the side of con-
science and good NOR
ais. confidence will
come again and with it
money will circulate
and business activity
will appear.
Let it be once eS-
tablished that Our mon
Ietary standard is not to
be changed. that we
are not to be put on a
silver basis. not to
adopt the Mexican sys-
tenn of finance. but are
to continue the present
basis with gold. silver
and paper. all equal.
credit. which is more
than half OF the cap
|ital OF this or any coun-
try. will be reinstated:
We will once more. in
my judgement. enter
upon a better era of
prOSnerity
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

tDlcky DCyie II believe. ne salu,
THAT talking was always more or less
IF an effort for Disraeli. and, indeed.
he once told me an much. 'Circum-
stances. he said, have forced me TO
talk a great deal, but nature intended
me to be q silent man. '-Contempo.
rary Review.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

The Union is still worrying over
that boiler compound it has got on
It's hands. If the morning paper will
turn that compound over to Gen
Ginger Graft he will get rid OF it if
he has to unload it on the county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

OvER-ZEALOUs republicans who
have been anxious to bet on Nebras-
ka, will not risk any Of their money
on Ohio. 1t would be poor way to
HEDGE
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

BETWEEN attempting to correct
statements attributed by it to Con-
gresham Prince and explaining how
the colored people are going to vote
for Hertz, the Union has another
semi-occasional big undertaking on
its hands.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

ONE of the striking characteristics
Of the campaign is the keen SENSIBLE
tiles Of corporations about being
charged with coercion of their en-
ployes. but the most unique Of the
managers are those who threaten to
discharge their men if they catch
them voting contrary to their convic-
tioDs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

i believe tho struggle now going on in
this country and other countries for . sim
gle gold standard, would, 81 succesaful,
produce widespread disaster in the end
throughout the world. The destruction Of
silver n money and establishing gold ~
the sole unit Of value must have y ruinous
effect on all forms of property except those
Investments which yield . fixed return in
mOney.-James G. Blaine. (Congressionsl
Record. pages $50 to 8e., 1881
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

Nor every man who wears q white
suit under the torchlight's glare will
vote to wear yellow clothes the re-
mainder of his DAYS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10
Never say DIE,

Many desperate cases of kidney
diseases pronounced incurable have
been cured by Foley's Kidney Cure.
Many physicians use 1t. Sold BY II.
+. Bahnson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

II .OST-A LINK THfBEr BErwEFN
II Ninth street and Ninth avenue snd
Twenty nth street and Eighth avenue Finder
ward.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

Y
C Henpe nsteil. osshisr OF the ehove--s-re4
bank. DO solemn wear that the above sfs.. a,,f
is true to the best Of nv kno~,edes and belief
c. HELLfENSyIII
Cashier.
Subscribed ard sworn 20 before me TIL. ION A +,
Of Oesobsr. 1895. SEJRGE 2. kOTH
SEAL Notary Public.
Corfec.-Attee,:
20. RosgyTIsLp,
y. T. = BRsoE. SDircc.ors
kEfSH YnxHs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

Here are few facts as to where
Mckinley stood in 1890. and where
he stands in 1896 on the silver ques-
ton:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

The $40 goldpiecc was authorized by
act of congress April 2, 1889, and its
coinage was begun in 1874.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

Men spend their lives in anticipations
in determining to be vastly happy at
some period or other when they have
time. Blu: the present time has one ad :.
vantage over every other 1t is our own.
Cotton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

The aggregate result of the state
elections so far held are all on the
side of Bryan. and may be summed
up as follows:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10
Puts Him In q Rare.

Puts Him In . Rage.
Mrs. Prosy-Reading is quite a pas.
sion with my husband.
Mrs. DrcsseT-So it is with mine
when he reads my milliner's bills
Pick Me Up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

We always have sonething bright
and interesting 10 this department.
and for this week viii give you .
chance st our mammoth lamp stock.
New goods have been received tili
our stock Of lamps exceeds any line
ever shown 10 this city. For this
week we viii give You . decorated
parlor lamp. fount and shade 20 the
came design. banquet lamp. gold
finish. complete with eiobe. for ez.is.
worth 81. We will slso place On sale
our entire line Of imported crepe
paper shades. worth from els 90
el.75 ssch. but all 20 OF CSC each.
These shades sre o. the finest finish.
flowers oil handmade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10
CLAIRvOYANTs.

MRS. a. SEYMOUR. CLAIRvoyA~r
street. Davenport
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10

Young Z
p|Geonbs
i7ss SECOND AVE.
~~@S->ooooo>SSSsesese
War! War! War!
Our gcnero'iiy las, week On
giving away Q b-antifui
Carpet Sweeper Free With
every q psrehsse OF orer
hss awakened . howl aneng
some of our competitor.
Who wonder and posder hos
~s can cell 80 cheap add at
the zane time give thema
beautiful present. Tsey are
skirmishine around 60 try
and end something TO on.e,
IL and try TO regain Toe.
trade. while ~e are goiar Co
Go better than ever this
week By giving you with
- purchs'e er over q bcsus-
iful Cane Bottom Rocking
Chair worth ei7s. Cfuil siz
Beautiful Decorated Stand
Lamp worth ti IS. OF O
Beautiful Picture worth
ei.s0. aud other items. Yoa
can depend on Q, that we
will al~sys 60 one better.
We are In this Eight 60 ~in.
regardless 90 costs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-10
No. 2155.
REPORT
OF THE CONDITIONS OF rms
PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK
No PISS.

In the stsic Of Illinois. at the cio-e Of bu-iB...
October =. 1ss.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-25
LEADERS IN COUNSEL.
Conference In Hanna's Onice-sher-
man and the Cabinet.

Cleveland Nov 24.-Gen. Samuel Thou-
as. the New York railway magnate, ana
cx-Goy Merriam. of Minnesota. arrived
here today, and were met at the station by
Mark Hanna. Subsequently the three gem
tlcmen held conference In the private Of
fee of Mr.. Hanna. Tomorrow Messrs-
Thomas and Merriam will go 10 Canton
to visit the president-eleet.
IL has been definitely decided that Gen.
Horace Porter. OF New York. VIII act as
marshal at the inauguration ceremonies.
Concerning the positions which Senator
Sherman and Mr.. Hanna viii MI under the
forthcoming national administration, a
gentleman VINO is as much in the conf
dence of Mckinley and Hanna as any one
said today 20 a reporter OF the Associated
Press:
ut is desired that Senator Sherman re-
sign aud accept the secregaryship OF state
and that Mr. Hanna go ir his place in the
senate. There are obstacles TO this plan.
Senator Sherman. Is an old man, and may
not wish 90 relinquish a place In which he
Is entirely contendsd. 10 accept the great
responsibilities and hard work of the
secretarysfip OF state; again. Gov. Push
nell would have 10 appoint his successor.
and every one knows that IL Is his ambi-
ton 70 be elected by the next Ohio legis-
lature year fr om HOW TO sit in the SEN
ate. Yet. II he does not want 10 appoint
Hanna, what car he do He can't ap-
point himself. Foraker is already there.
man. rf Presidert-esect Mckinley says to
Sherman that the prosperity OF the coun-
Try requires that MS hand be at the helm
in the state department. ! don't think
he can refuse Then. IL Mckinley. the Re
publican president. the Ohio president
and Sherman. the Ohio senator and vet
erAn statesman say 20 Bushnell. the Re-
publican governor that the services OF
Hanna in the senate are necessary 10 car
~ out the Republican party's promise OF a
rrospercus administration. how can he re-
fuses Z
This much IL sure. Senator Sherman
win not resign Until he il assured that the
plan Will be carried out
New York Nov. st-The uer.alds Wash
ington special says: Senator Proctor is
authority for the positive statement that
Mark Hanna viii nor be q member of Nc
Etrsey's cabinet The senator Is not onl-
n close political. hut Is also warm per-
sonaI friend of Mark Hanna II was while
talking over the political situation today
that Senator Proctor gave this interesting z
Information concerning the political pros
pecis OF Hanna. According 10 Senator
Proctor. the president ELECT and rnanv of
his followers would be delighted If Mr.
Hanna would consent 10 take a place in
the cabinet. Mr.. Hanna. however has no
aspirations in that direction. and there
lasion over cabinet portfolios.
While denying the Hanna report, Sen
afor Proctor Also took occasion 10 wipe his
own name from the "a esnet slate. lie has
enjoyed all the glory that goes with cab
inss position. sgd he would not relinaulsh
his scat In the senate fer the cabinet.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-25
BOY HOMICIDE TO GO FREE.
Joe Sousa, II Years Old, who killed
His Strpfather. VIII Not
lie Tried.

Red BIuff. Cal. Nov. s4.--Tlle grand jury
which adjourned this morning states i'm its
report that the district attorney had SUBJ
mittesi the testimony taken AT the preiim-
mary examination in the case OF the Peo-
pie vs.. Joe Sostsa. tina il~year-oid boy,
charged with the murder OF his stepfather.
4. e. Names. and had asked the advice OF
rae grand jurs as 10 what further action
ne siloisld take In the case. The grand
Jury. after a falI examination of the eir-
cumstances cnnf.ec:ed witch the case. and
also after considering the tender age OF
the defendant. did not believe that the
jury would convict. II IS therefore rec-
commended that the district attorney taka
steps toward dismisssng he case. District
Attorney Andrews states that he viii
probably comply with the reconfmenda-
ton of the grand jury in The near future.
Nunes WAS killed hy young Sousa Mt
Battle Creek. this county. October 2S.
while tn the act of beating his wife, Sou-
sa's mother, with a stick of wood The
boy claims that he killed Nuncs 10 save
his mothers life.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-25
Insane Mother Cuts the Threats
Of Her Little Girls.
THEN sLssHes HER OWN NECK.
hascr the Wcapon-The Oldest
Child. Only Five Years Ola. Ssnks
Down and Dfes. With Severed
JuEussr-rwo Others wounded
Almost 10 Dcath-The Neither May
Rrcever-Deed of Mrs. n. Swcmycr.
Wife Of Kancher ta Lewis
County.

chshaiis. Nov. si-Special. l.--ln the mail
this afternoon came the details Of an at
pt al chsid murder and sesf-destrtae-
ton never before nAfeiiesed In the Pacific
Northwest. The principal in the deed wsas
Mrs. X, Swenyer. and the victims wera
her three little daughters, The oldest only
years cf age. Mrs. Swenyer successiyely
cut the fhroaIs Of her children. Ansi then
prekse.i tn. razor with which Fssc dssss
VAS dona 70 her own neck. The oldest
child sank down ana died. its tuxuiar
having heea severed. The others. Win
she insane mother. are stiii alive. The
tragedy occurred near Ashford. at point
in Lewis county.
The letter giving the account OF the
mothers deed was written by j. Il. her-
natsan.. ana was directed TO Coroner
Siiscklin. Ii is as follows:
You will be notified by this letter that
a tragedy occurred ON Friday. Novemner
". at o'clock y. m. Mrs. T. sweHser
cut the throats OF her three chsidrsn, ana
then cut her own threat The caiidfsns
ages are RESPECTIVELY. and ! se@is. anu
? months. They are all girls. The one
years old Is dead. and the oldeSt, is no,
through. with good care. also the mother,
Mrs Swenyer.
The mother and the oldest girl each
have a hole in the windpipe. but the baby
has not.
The husband was away from the house
forty or fifty minutes and when he re-
turned from the harm where he was AT
work he says hts family were lying side
by side the floor. with their tHroats
cut. one dead and the others dying.
razor. that being the instrument with
which she did the awful deed, lay by the
mothers side. Her only cry Is. Why
did | do this deed and still she regrets
that she did not kin herself. she In
tended.
There Is no doctor In this part of the
country, and the only treatment that the
family will get will he what the settlers
can do for them. which will be very poor
at best. as their means OF treatment OF
such cases are very limited.
They will bury the dead children near
the house. The tragedy happened Just
four miles from Ashford postoffice, which
is In Pierce county"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-25
NO PROTECTION FOR NATIVES.
In the New Hebrides They Are Sold
Like sheep.

Sydney. n. S. W.. Nov A--Reports
have been received from the New He
brides, lying west OF FIJI. that the natives
are being sold like sheep for from &c to
f1o per head. and that many are sub
jected TO great eruelties.
The New Hebrides are under Joint
Anglo French control The New Hebrides
Company. which has large interests in
the islands last year sent deputation TO
Sir T. McIlwraith. the colonial treasurer
OF Queensland. complaining OF this joint
control. and suggesting that Sir ". Nc
Gregor, administrator OF British New
Guinea. should also have Jurisdiction over
the New Hebrides. Sir r. McIiwraith said
Ia reply that the only solution lay In the
annexation OF the islands by Great Brit
ain or in the establishment OF protect
orate over them. There is a British high
commissioner OF the West Pacific who has
Jurisdiction 10 settle disputes between
British subjects living I'm these islands and
others.
The Anglo-French control was fixed hy
n convention between Great Britain and
France on October q. 1857. at which II
was agreed that protection of persons and
properfy Ia the New HerIdes should be
secured by means OF mixed commission
composed Of naval officers belonging TO
the English and French naval stations In
the Pacific.