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Rock Island Argus., 1896-03-09
CRIME MOST FOUL
Disclosed by a Barrel in a Chi.
cago Alley.
TWO CHASTITY coRPsEs- THEREIN

One Of . Man Of Over Three Score and
the Other OF an Infant, the Formers
Body Having Been Terribly Mutilated-
Mysterious Woman Gives . Faint Clue
Over . Telephone. but Declines to Reveal
Her Own Identity.
CHICAGO. March y. 9.-Carefully concealed
In q barrel and covered with q mass Of
rags and cotton, the dead bodies of . gray
haired man and q newborn babe were
found in a alley in Hyde park yesterday.
In consequence the police are working on
what they consider q double murder.
Only one clew Is In their possession, and
on the discovery Of the identity of q wo-
man, as yet unknown to tho police, de-
pends the possible solution of tho mys-
tery.
Early yesterday afternoon the Office
in Rolston's Hyde Park morgre was rung
up on the telephone and q woman, who
declined to give either her name or ad-
dress, asked If the body Of q man had been
found in Hyde park.
She Describes the Missing AIaa.
The office attendant replied in the mega.
tive, and then questioned the woman. but
his best efforts failed to get any informa-
tion OF decided character, although she
told tho clerk she was looking for q man
who was missing. She was finally pre-.
vailed upon to give his description, which
the morgue attendant by saying in con-
clusion that he would certainly learn
more about the case later on. Four hours
later the barrel with its ghastly contents
was discovered in the rear of the house at
1929 Indiana avenue The body Of the
man Tailed in almost every respect with
the description furnished by the myster-
ious woman over the telephone wire, and
the police unhesitatingly connected her
with the case. In the barrel also was the
body OF boy not over ten days old.
How the Horror Was Found.
I. A. Morse, residing in Prairie avenue,
In the alley at the rear of his home dis.
covered . barrel which aroused his curios-
ity. Breaking open the end Of the recep-
tacle he was Mortified upon seeing tho
hacked body Of an old man inside. 1t was
entirely nude and frightfully mutilated.
Covering the corpse was q thick layer of
cotton. The police were at once notified
and the basrol removed to the morgue.
The head and trunk gave every evidence Of
foul play. the skull showing several deep
wounds. When the body Of the man was
taken from the barrel the babe was found.
There were two marks on the side of its
head apparently made by blunt instru-
ment. The body Of the older male was
that Of o man between IS and 20 years Of
age. The police laugh at tho theory that
1t was tho work OF medical students, and
are positive in their statements that tho
man and child were murdered
Rock Island Argus., 1896-03-09

FORT DODGE, Ia, March 9-At Lehigh,
eighteen miles south Of here, Andrew
Shay tied his horse to q post and went
into saloon to get . drink. The horse
became fractions standing in the cold and
broke loose, running away. The Valley
hotel kitchen has q slantinG roof and the
horse leaped upon it. The roof was par
TALLY decayed and the struggling animal
fell through into the room below, striking
and badly injuring the landlords daugh-
ter, Miss Grace Ner;cle.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-03-09
Remains of Archb;shou Ken.ick.

ST. LOUIS, March 9-The remains Of
Archbishop Kenrick were yesterday re-
moved from the archiepiscopal residence
on Lindell boulevard to the old cath dral
on Walnut street. where they will lie in
state until Wednesday, when the funeral
will be held.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-03-09
A Way They Have In Colorado.

DELTA, March a-The sheepmen in the
western part Of Dsits county have been
notified by party Of masked cowmen
that their sheep must be moved at once OF
they will be killed. The sheepmen have
occupied thei. present range for ten years,
and their right to it has been generally
conceded. Bloodshed Is expected II the
cattle men attempt to carry out their
threat
Rock Island Argus., 1896-03-09
THREE DOZEN PASSENGERS HURT.


Railway Coiii.ioa At 50. Louis In which
fiv. Persons isy Lose Their Lives.
ST. Louis, March "a disastrous col.
lislon occurred about o'clock last even.
ing on the nowly completed Kirkwood
electric railroad, which connects tho
suburban town Of kirkwood. ten miles
out, with this city. IL Is u single track
road. the cars passing ono another on
switches. While ono car, heavily laden,
wns waiting Tor another TO pass tho
switch became turned in some manner,
throwing both together. Both cars were
badly smashed ani thirty six passengers
received injuries moro or less serious.
Five Of these are thought to have been
fatally hurt.
The names Of tho fatally Injured are:
J. o. Aiken and Sam Smith, motormcn:
j. L. Jones, claim agent Of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas railroad, and Richard
Lonaean. insurance agent. Twenty.nine
othors wesc seriously injured and be-
tween twenty and thirty others were less
seriously nurt
When the cars met the impac, was ter
fiblc. The front ends of the cars wcre
completely demolished, every scat torn
from Its fastenings and all the windows
smashed. a number Of passengers were
thrown through the windows and those on
the front platforms were crushed together
and hurled violently to the ground along.
side the track. The wcst-bound car was
driven backward 100 yards down tho
grade, but strange TO say neither car left
the tack. Had they done 50 there would
have been number Of deaths. rs the en-.
bankment is thirty feet high at this point
and tho cars mot on n culycrt spanniru q
Rock Island Argus., 1896-03-09

New YORK, March9-The World prints
the following: 1T was reported on good
authority tnat Lewis q. Tewksbury, a we'll.
known Wall street broker, has purchased
OF Monroe Salisbury, Alix, the queen Of
'trotters. The price is said to be between
Sl2 500 nd SIS, ,OlO'
Rock Island Argus., 1896-03-09

PANAMA. March IA cable message
from tho provisional government Of sns
revolutionists in Nicaragua has been 20
ceived here stating that the rebels have
possession Of the port Of Corinto.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-03-09
Dunlop Gets . supersedea..

CHICAGO, March "a telegram has
been received in Chicago from w. s. For
rest at Washington, to the effect that
Justice Brown, of the United State su-
preme court, has granted superscdeas
in the case of Joseph K Dunlop,
Rock Island Argus., 1896-03-09

Make It . point to see that your
blood 10 purified. enriched and vital.
lied at this season with Hoods Sar-
saparills.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-03-09

PARIS, March 9.-The Historical society
at Passy yesterday placed tablet on the
house which Benjamin Franklin occupied
there in l776. Two members of the society
spoke on the subject of Franklin's stay in
France
Rock Island Argus., 1896-03-09
Death Of . Pioneer wisco.sia Nan.

MILWAUKEE. March Y-George Hi.es. .
pioneer OF Wisconsin, died here yesterday,
aged 20. OF paralysis. He built and was
Formerly sole owner Of the Pittsville and
northern railway, now part Of the St.
i;Ani system. He leaves an estate Of
&SCJo UOD.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-03-09
Seems Solid for McKinley.

MILWAUKEE, March 9.-Nineteen coun-
ties Of this state have held Republican
conventions, all being for Mckinley, al.
though three did not instruct
Rock Island Argus., 1896-03-09
BURNED N AN OVERFLOW OF TAR.
Five Men Caught By . rerrrss Of the stun
lsefoss They Could Get Away.

Five Men Caught By . Torrens Of the stun
l,efoss They Could Get Away.
NEW YoRK, March 0.-fivc workmcn
employed by the Standard Oil company
ut Bayonnc, ". j., were severely burned
yesterday by the overflow Of boiling tar
from one Of the big sAnks at the COM
panys yards Tho injurci are: Michael
Doyle and Timothy Callahan. seriously
burned about the feet, legs and arms:
James Donobuc; John St. John; Erns;
Olsen, feet and ankles burned. Tho men
vere at work ut stills from which the tar
oil was being pumped into tank. The
tar boiled over the sides Of the tank in Q
torrent and flooded the 0oor. Il was
found impossible to clos the pipes and
the men made dash to escape. The boil.
ing nuid poured over them, however. b.
fore they could get away. No one wss r.
tally injured, but all received very serious
Rock Island Argus., 1896-03-09

The Venus ny trap produces juice that
e nsae1y el Insects 10 . deadly poison.
Rock Island Argus., 1896-03-09

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-02-07
Wellington and Boss Rule.
Communicated.

communicated.
The late election and change in bosses
plainly denotes that the producers Of
wealth will not be benefited. The saying
that birds of feather flock together is
experienced in the fusion of Republicans
and Cleveland Democrats. The last con-
gressional election in Wellington's dis
trict is proof that no candidate could get
the nomination for congress unless he
subscribed to C1eve1andism. The people
in Wellington's district had settled on
Senator Pearrie for the nomination, but
corporation power in the shape of nation
al bank Clevelandisnl ruled otherwise,
consequently Wellington got the nonli-
nation, was elected to congress, then to
the United States Senate, and this is the
program to be carried out in the interest
of corporation rule.
Wellington when in the Senate will be
forced to make his promises good, giving
the banks the issuing and control of the
money, by retiring the Treasury notes,
silver certificates and all forms of nom
Understanding money, and vote to re-
place this money with national bank
notes bearing interest, as he has promised
The Baltimore SIN of Dec. 24th, 1895,
published the following interview with
Mr.. Wellington, in which he said: Our
silver certificates are redeenlable in silver,
and therefore are the worst and most dan
gerous part of our currency. Now the
first step to be taken (Clevelandism sure)
is to retire the silver certificates. should
fund these certificates in bonds las he
promised the bankers) upon which bank
notes could be issued to prevent any con-
traction of the currency When the GER
ti6cates were out of the way, then retire
the Treasury notes in the same manner"
C1evelaudism with a vengeance. Re-
tire ali money bearing no interest and re-
place it with national bank notes bearing
interest, based on bonds, principal and
interest payable i'll gold. Double interest
for the banks, double taxation on the
people. Worse than Gor1nanism this
Wellington combination. And so it will
be until the people rise in their might and
vote the old parties down. The people
have had many object lessons i'll the presto
changes with two old parties in the last
decade, and every change made has been
unfavorable to the producing classes.
Old partyism is fraud; the people have
at last found it SO,
u NovEc
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-02-07
ChautauQua rIeeting.

Holmes c. L. S. c. met at the home o.
Mrs. N. c. Brown ON last Wednesday
evening and notwithstanding the i'll.
clement weather nearly all the members
were present, showing that the interest is
increasing in the studies. The program
as announced was rendered. The table
talk, Poets of America" was opened by
Rev. w. G. Rooms who had an interest
ing biographical paper on the subject,
which led to lively discussion on the
American poets, past, present and-buds.
The Circle will meet with Mrs. Nellie
Wagner on Feb. 10TH, and the following
program has been prepared for the oc-
casion: Quotations from Emerson; music;
character sketch of Emerson, J. E. Brum-
field; reading from Hawthorne, Prof T.
D. Bowers; paper on "The Laniers, !"
w. R. Burlington; table talk, What Lin
coin did for the Nation; quiz.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-02-07
Birthday Surprise.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Akin were
given a pleasant surprise ON last
Saturday evening, in honor of Mrs.
Atkins birthday. The affair was
one of much enjoyment to all pres
ent. Those present were : Mr.. and
Mrs. J. w. Sebold, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. P. Coulson, Mr.. and Mrs. Law
son Tosh, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Fryer, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Way,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter McVey, Mr..
and Mrs. John Keene, Mr.. and Mrs.
Elm X. Krauss, Mr.. and Mrs.
George III. Thompson, Mr.. William
Richardson, Mrs. Ellen NJ. Tosh
Mrs. Robert f. Pierce, Mrs. Harvey
Gray, Mrs. Lit Krauss, Misses
Indie, Abbie. and Annie Keene,
Lizzie A. Coulson, Emily Hanna,
Ada Tosh, Emma Smith, Ella
Smith, Clara Richardson, May Par
son, Mary Sebold, Eta Tosh, Mary
Fryer, Bessie Way and sister,
Messrs. Eli Coulson, Eddie Rich
ardson, Charley Keene, Harry
Truman and Master Roy McVey.
GUEST.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-02-07
Swindl;ng the lnnocents.

Monday constable came from
Hockessin to Newark with an at
tachment for a French horse valued
at $1,000, which had been kept at
the Washington Hotel stables fol
several months. Thirty farmers in
the neighborhood had signed a
paper agreeing to pay 500 each to
purchase the horse for breeding
purposes, and after making the
agreement they refused to pay for
the horse, fearing that there had
been some trickery. Tt is alleged
that each of the men who had
signed the paper had signed a
thirty day note, and that each was
bound by the agreement for the
full amount, $4,000. 1t was also
learned that one of the signers was
a minor. When the constable went
to the stable for the horse, the pro-
prietor, d. @. Sterling, had the
door locked and refused to admit
the constable, whereupon the latter
broke open the door and took the
horse out. While Mr.. Sterling was
looking for squire the constable
took the horse to Hockessin, and it
is probable that counsel will be en-
gagged by Mr.. Sterling to recover
the horse, which he had been keep,
ing for some time.-News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-02-07

The little daughter of Mr.. Fred Weber,
Holland, Mass, had a very bad cold and
cough which he had not been able to
cure with anything. ! gave him rs
cent bottle of chamberlain's Cough
Remedy, says w. P. Holden, merchant
and postmaster at West Brimfeld, and
the next time saw him he said it worked
like charm. This remedy is intended
especially for acute throat and lung
diseases such as colds, Group and whoop-
ing cough, and it is famous for its cures.
There is no danger in giving it to children
for it contains nothing injurious, For
sale by E. T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-02-07
Death of Sarah Jane Clayton.

Died at her residence in this Dor
ough on Tuesday, 4th inst, Sarah
Jane Clayton, in the 73rd year
of her age, having been in de-
clining health for several months
past, Miss Clayton was one of a
large family of children, a daughter
of the late Thomas d. Clayton, who
came to this place from North Car
DINA when a young man and en-
gagged in the saddle and harness
business and holding for several
years the position of Justice of the
Peace. The deceased was for sew
eral years a resident of Philadel-
phia where she was engaged in
nursing and was known to many OF
of the wealthy residents of that
city, owing to the skill she is said
to have possessed in that calling,
which she was compelled to relin-
guish a few Years ago on account OF
failing health and retired to hel
property in this borough,
Miss Clayton was well known in
this community for her eccentric
tiles, one of which was to have hel
tomb stone erected in Rosebank
cemetery over a year ago. She also
expressed a wish that there be not
word spoken at her funeral. The
funeral will take place to-day al
one O'Clock,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-02-07
Tenth Anniversary.

Crystal Lodge, No. 244, I. O. G
T., celebrated their tenth anniver-
sary on last Wednesday evening.
The address of welcome was deliv-
cred by Master Norman Kirk, a
member of Morling Juvenile Tenn
pie, and was ably responded to.
Mile Griffith, of Minnehaha
Lodge, favored us with an excellent
address for the good of the order.
Gertrude Griest, young Juvenile
Templar, favored the lodge with an
excellent recitation. REGULATIONS
were given in very acceptable
manner by L. Blanche Hindman,
Reba S. Nichols, Harry Foreman
and Carrie Foreman. The Snap
Box was read by Miller Grason.
Our editress, Maggie Shade, read a
well prepared paper. A short his
tory of the Lodge was read by E.
Nichols and shows that Crystal
Lodge has been meeting regularly
for the last ten years, has initiated
two hundred and one members,
and stands to-day with a member
ship of twenty-five good, true mem
bers, and in all shows ten years of
successful work in the temperance
field. The program was inter
spersed with singing by the
Juveniles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-02-07
TO THE GOLDEN GATE.
Personally Conducted Tours via
Pennsylvania Railroad.

Undoubtedly California offers
more genuine attractions to the
pleasure travelling public than any
other part of the American con-
tinent. The fame of its climate is
world wide, and it is sought even
by Europeans, who find it more
charming than their own southern
slopes. To Americans it's worth is
too well known to necessitate de-
scription of the many advantages
to be enjoyed.
Personally conducted tours via
Pennsylvania Railroad will leave
New York and Philadelphia Feb.
II and March IL, 1896. In addi-
ton to the many other points of
interest visited on the first tour a
stop will be made at New Orleans
for the Mardi Gras festivities, and
four weeks will be allowed in Cali
fornia. On the second tour four
and one half weeks will be allowed
in California. An addition to the
magnificent train heretofore used
tor these tours is q through Pull
man compartment car.
The car, which will be the very
best that the Pullman Company can
supply, will contain nine inclosed
compartments-two drawing rooms
and seven state rooms-and will be
attached to the special train at
Jersey City and run through to
San Diego, CAL, on the first tour,
and San Francisco on the second.
This will be the first car of its
kind to be run on a transcontinen-
tai train, and that it will be
throughly appreciated by particip-
ants in the tours is evidenced by
the fact already several of the COM
partments have been reserved.
Applications for space or timer
aries giving all information should
be made to Tourist Agent, 1876
Broadway, New York, Of Room All,
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-02-07
A VERY DANIEL INDEED.
II You Haven't the Money, You Can't Pay,
Decided the Policeman.

A policeman accomplished delicate
piece of diplomacy the other afternoon
at Cathedral parkway and Columbus
avenue. Excavations are in progress
there for new building, and gang of
Italian labolers are doing the work I'M
der the eye of boss of their own
nationality. AS the writer approached
the spot a young italian laborer was
angrily exchanging words with the
foreman. He carried his coat on one
arm and over the opposite shoulder was
slung his shovel, which he removed and
shook in the intensity of his gesticula-
ton. Suddenly he saw policeman near
by, and he made dash for the bluecoat
and asked for his assistance.
The officer came along with the Ital-
ian, and the two joined the foreman.
The policeman, who was an Irishman
some 40 years old, wore a magisterial
air, looked patronizingly and kindly
upon the two Italians, who spoke good
English, and then he listened gravely
to their tale of woe. The boss had dis
charged the young fellow on the spot.
alleging that he did not do his work
satisfactorily. The young man wanted
his wages up to date. The policeman
thought that this was only fair and SO
told the foreman.
"But I haven't the contractors
money" exclaimed the foreman. "Let
him go to the office. His time is there,
and he'll get his money"
The policeman looked as wise as an
owl, and then turning to the young
Italian he thus delivered judgment:
"The best thing you can do is to go to
the office and get your money. If he
(pointing to the foreman) can discharge
you on the spot, you ought to get your
money on the spot. But, you see, the
foreman hain't got it. -
The policeman gave his thumb jerk
toward the street, the young Italian took
the hint and with sorrowful but re-
signed air started on his mission to the
Office.
81 think my view of the justice of
the situation was right" said the off
Ger moment later, "but how could the
fellow get his money from man who
didn't have it? Anyhow, saved rum
pus." So he did.-New York Tribune
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-02-07
Platform r1eeting.

At Mt Pleasant M. E. Church neaI
Colora, Sunday, Feb. 9th at 1890 a. III. a
platform meeting will be held, short ad
dresses by those who are in possession Of
facts of history of the old church. At 2:Sc
O'Clock it is expected the K. of P. lodge
of Colora will turn out in body tc
service and Rev. George Alcorn of Phila
Conference will preach to them, also al
7:3o p. M. Rev. Alcorn will preach. Revs
M. Barnhill of New London, Pa, and c
B. Johnson of Avondale will assist the
pastor the following week in the meeting
w. ERNEST GREENFIELD, Pastor
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-02-07
Against Bonds,

The Elkton people evince an I'M
mistakable aversion to bonding
themselves for town "improve-
ment," for which the Democrat is
sorely grieved. Cleveland is the
great bender and it would be in
CONSTANT, you know, not to be in
sympathy with the great apostle OF
1897 democracy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-02-07
Orphans Court.

The Orphans Court was in special
session Tuesday.
The bonds of William J. Gregson and
David Gregson, executors of David Greg
son, were examined and approved, APP,
praisement was examined and ordered
passed to sell the personal estate.
Bond of H. H. Brady, executor of John
Wendell, was examined and approved.
Appraisement examined and order passed
to sell the personal estate.
Adjourned to meet in regular session
Tuesday next, February nth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-02-07
A Health Palmist.

Mrs. St. Hill is woman who has
made of palmistry something more than
a means of amusing an idle crowd or
frightening a credulous one. She has
studied it with reference to its medical
side aud has proved the connection be-
tween brain and hand. The London hos
pitfalls, asylums for idiots and the blind
yes, even Hanwell-all have opened
their doors to her. From wax impress
sions made of the hands of the inmates
she has learned that each disease brings
its own sign on the hand. London Let.
ter,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-02-07
FLORIDA.
Personally Conducted Tours via
Pennsylvania Railroad.

Pennsylvania Railroad.
1t would be hard to find any
condition of human ailment that a
Winter visit to Florida would fail
to improve, while those who enjoy
good health cannot realize, without
experience, what true enjoyment
there is in life passed under the
golden skies of the Gland OF
Flowers
In order to give the public an
opportunity to visit Florida at a
very reasonable cost, the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company has ar
ranged for a series of tours to Jack
sonville. Since the system of per-
sonally conducted tours inaugurated
by that company has been in effect,
none but words of commentator
have been received. It's uneXcelled
train service, experienced Tourist
Agents and Chaperons, and above
all, its moderate charges, leave
nothing to be desired.
The tours to Jacksonville, allow
ing two weeks stay in Florida, will
leave New York and Philadelphia
on January %, February 4, II, Is,
and %, and March 3, 1896. The
rate, including transportation,
meals en- route, and Pullman berth
on special train, is $4,000 from
New York, and $4S.O0 from Phila,
delphia; proportionate rates from
other points.
For further information apply to
Ticket Agents, or address Tourist
Agent, 1876 Broadway, New York,
or Room All, Broad Street Station,
Philadelphia, to whom application
for space should also be made.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-02-07
Threw Away His Canes.

Mr.. D. Wiley, ex-postmaster, Black
Creek, N. Y, was so badly afflicted with
rheumatism that he was only able to
hobble around with cans, and even then
it caused him great pain. After using
Chamberlain's Pain Balm he was so much
improved that he threw away his canes.
He says this liniment did him more good
than all other medicines and treatment
put together. For sale at so cents per
bottle by E. T. Reynolds.