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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-03

WANTED-SCHOLARS TO LEARN THE
W French KELLOGG system at 1911 Second ave-
nue.. The comp etc system embraces the model,
complete instructions in cutting. fitting, French
basfing and honng for only SO Usual price for
system complete. SIS. Mira N. &. Lawson.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-03

WANTED-MEN WHO WILL WORK FO
W BIB a month ealary or large ccmmissio
selling staple goods by sanp'e to dealers. Ex
perience unnecessary. Write ue. Houeehol
Specially company, "a W. Fourth street. Cincir
natl. Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-03

WANTED - HOUsEKEEPERS TO KNOW
w that Crystal marble enameled preserving
Kettle also Acme cake bea'er and r. d Star silver
polish, is sold by agents permane ntly located at
oie twenty fourth street. An s-Quart kettle to-
Guiding etrainer, patent cover, price 81 80.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-03-03

WANTED TO EXCHANGE BOARD TO
girl going TO school or elerking for her ser
nee. az companion to o lady in the evening.
Good place for the right person Address ssCom-
panion," care Of The ARGUS.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
SOME OF THE QUEER INDUSTRIES
odd Ways of Making Living Dis
closed by the Census.

Occupations open to the thrifty lndiv-
lduals of both sexes have greatly increas-
ed during the last two decades. or even
since the taking of the last decennial
census, in 1890, says ,ne Philadelphia
Item.
The extraordinary progress of science
during the time specified and the appli-
cation of Its principles to the practical
problems of human life have not only
had the effect of greatly increasing the
capacity for production In the trades al
ready firmly established. but have opened
hundreds of queer side alleys which lead
direct to the avenues of trade.
There are. of course dozens OF these
new and remarkable occupations with
which science does not deal even In the
remotest sense. In this class we find the
rat catcher. the skunk farmer. the man
who makes his living by picking up lost
things in depots. theaters. hotels. etc.
and returning them to their owners with
the expectation Of being rewarded; tho
clock winder, the man who collects
orange and lemon peels, and the Lake
Michigan syndicate, which is now engag
| ed In raising black cats for their fur
| They are not raising these cats on wa
| ter, as might be inferred from the title
but have leased an island in the grea
lake, which is now plentifuly stocked.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
OUR EUROPEAN LETTER
GERMANY AGoG OVER BIsMARCK's $
INDISCRETION.
Official Inquiry shows That Count
Herbert, and Not the Iron Cham
celIor, Was the Author.

Berlin, Oct. 31-Throughout the week
all Germany has been agog awaiting
further indiscretions of the paper, Prince
Bismarcks organ, the Hamburger Mach
richten. The correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press learns upon excellent author
ity that additional revelations will short
ly appear about the past and present re-
lations between Germany and the allied
powers. as well as Russia and Great
Britain, unless the government directly
interferes to prevent.
The betrayal of the Russo German
treaty has created intense excitement in
political circles, especially among the
members of the reichstag and bundesrath,
and unless official explicit explanations Of
the inside facts are given, the govern
ment will be questioned in the reichstag
shortly by the centre backed by the So
cialists and the liberals, on the plea that
unless the government explains the mat
ter the faith of her allies in her SINGER
ity will be seriously shaken.
Emperor William is known to be ex-
tremely indignant at the article in the
Hamburger Nachrichten, and an inter-
view with a German statesman, publish
ed in the Vienna Neu Erie Presse, dated
at Hamburg, shows that the government
has seriously meditated taking criminal
proceedings against the author of the
article under the so-called Annim para
graph of the criminal code. But it Is
stated that an inquiry showed Count
Herbert Bismarck was the responsible
party, and not his father, who replied
to the official inquiry that he personally
had no hand in the matter.
Austria and Germany Understand.
| An understanding has now been reach
| ed between Germany and Austria to
cease the payment of sugar export boun-
| ties if the simultaneous adhesion OF
France can be secured, as appears likely
In the meanwhile the foundation of two
| German sugar syndicates is announced
| One is purely international, and comes IN
| force in 1897, and the other comprises the
raw sugar manufacturers only, with the
| object to control the world S market. Tho
| first syndicate aims to monopolize the re-
tail trade and raise prices.
| The French Transatlantic Steamship
| Company has notified the German com
panies that it is willing to join in a pol
| to raise passenger rates to America, ano
| a big increase in rates will be shortly
enforced
| A general movement has been organized
for the suppression of duelling in Ger
many. Monster petitions are being circu
lated by the central committee at Gotha
| and the principal synods of Prussia>hav'
passed resolutions to the same effect
The petitions cite the case of Lieutenant
| Brueswitz, who killed civilian witt
his sword because the man had uninten.
| tionally knocked against a chair upoT
which the officer was sitting, and they
ask revision OF the privileges of officers
! respecting their relations to civilians
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
EIGHT WERE KILLED IN A MINE.
PennsyIvania Coal Operators Are
EntOmbed.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. ga terrible ex-
plosion of gas occurred in the No. mine
about 1:30 this morning. Six men are
known to be dead and three injured. 1t
is not yet known now many men were
in the mine at the time of the explosion.
but IL are reported missing, and it is be-
lieved that all of these have perished.
surface are:
WILLIAM r. JONES. fire boss.
JOHN JOSEPH, assistant mine foreman.
Others known to be dead. but who can not
be reached because of the mine damp are:
THOMAS OWNES, miner.
WILLIAM LACEY, miner
JAMES HEKPON. laborer
JOSEPH WORTH, fire boss.
David Williams, overcome by black damp;
Joe Davis, overcome by black damp.
The cause of the explosion Will prob
ably never be known. The mine was idle
for the day. Usually there are from 100
to 500 men employed in the mine. Had
they all been at work when the explo-
sion occurred the loss of life would have
been large. The only men in the mine
this afternoon were the company hands
and bosses, who were at work in the rock
tunnel, changing the air course.
The place was gaseous and the men
worked with safety lamps, 1t is believed
that the gas was ignited by blast.
David Williams, the driver boss, was at
the head of the slope. 500 feet away, when
the explosion occurred, and was hurled
some distance and inquired. He was the
only one in the vicinity who escaped
alive.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
WAS TaEeD BY A BIG MOOSE
Maine Boy VIII he More Cautious
About StoninE Cows.

Jack" Clark Is a stout boy OF IA years,
living at Sherman Me. He goes out after
the COWS every night and drives thom
home to the tie-up. always in the great
est safety, but the other night he had an
adventure which has led to the substltu-
ton of his older brother in the gathering
OF the kline O. nights. says the Boston
Globe
On a recent Saturday night Jack went
down after the cattle. The animals were
in the pasture, and 1t was dark almost
before he got to them. He started them
home with some speed. but one Jagged in
the shadows under the trees.
Jack threw a stone at the supposed COW
and got a very large surprise in return
for 1t. He heard the stone strike the an
lmal with a hollow thump on Its ribs, and
expected to see the COW come out from
under the trees ON a swinging run. In
stead a big moose bounded out in the
opening and made for the youngster.
Jack sized up the animal at first sight.
Boys and girls, when they get big enough
to walk the streets of Sherman in boots
and stockings. know wild animals when
they see them. So Jack knew the moose
He made for the nearest tree and soooted
up It with small delay
The moose was close at the boys heels
when he climbed into the lower branches
and snorted around the foot of the trunl
| IN way that made the boy shlver anC
| grab the limbs closer After about al
hour the big brute went off In rod-loni
| Jumps. Jack came down. ran for hom,
| and told the story.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
A MONKEY THAT PLAYS A VIOLIN


John c. Warren, young musician OF
Philadelphia, purchased an organgrindera
monkey some time ago because he was
charmed with its dancing and thought 1t
would add pleasure to the evenings at.
home, when he played the Violin, MA,
which instrument he is q fine perfcrmeE
Noting the perfect time kept, and also
that his monkey was apparently able to-
initiate every act 1t saw, he concluded to
try to teach It to play a violin, says the
Philadelphia Inquirer. For some time
slow headway was made, but finally
Joclxo seemed to catch the idea and would
ply the bow over the strings. with, how
ever, little regard to time or tune. For
an hour each day his master tried to
teach Jocko the elements of music, and
after the mans patience was almost ex-
hausted his efforts were crowned with
success, and the monkey began to play
one tune fairly well.
That tune once mastered seemed to
awaken all of the latent musical talent
Of the animal. and he became passionate
ly attached to the violin. becoming more
proficient each time he played the instru-
ment. Now he executes several waltzes,
taking the violin on his arm In correct
position and keeping time with his feet
and head as he plays, not only furnishing
the music, but waltzine at the same time.
While his master does not expect him to
become a model to play. he is neverthe-
less proud Of his monkey. and claims that
he is better player than the average
man who considers himself fairly proh-
cient. Mr.. Warren has almost closed a
deal by which he is to dispose Of the mon
key violinist to the proprietor Of Bos-
ton museum. The price to be paid is to
be over $500.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
CATCHING A DEER BY THE TAIL
1t Can BE Done, but 1t Iu Not without
It's Disadvantage.

me process of grabbing deer by the
tall Is full of difficulty, but 1t is not 10
De compared, In that respect, with hang
ing on after getting grab on the tai.
The deer Is wary The deer is fleet and
i1S tan Is short. but. In spi.c Of all diff
Guilty man who is not 100 feet from me
as write caught young deer by the
tail few days ago. and remained a sort
OF tail attachment over windfall and
slough and stump for q considerable dis.
lance, says writer In the Milwaukee
Sentinel.
The man was out In the forest on his
big farm looking FOR wildcats with an
especial eagerness on account of the
bounty of SO cat offered by the author
tiles. AS he was wading up the creek
with pair of old shoes protecting his
feet from tho rocky bottom he espied q
fawn at lick. While he .-as looking at
the little spotted beauty 1t lay down be-
side log and the hunter resolved to get
the little animal alive. He knew that
IL he could get hold OF one or both OF
the fawn's hind legs he would succeed.
Lucky, the cows OF the farm appeared
at that moment, on the way to the
creek, for drink, and the fawn, evil
IDENTIFY a frequenter of the pasture.
seemed to be unconcernes after quick
glance at the COWS. Selling the oppor-
tunlty, the hunter, while the COWS were
coming and cracking branches ana
sticks. stole up to the log. moment
later the fawn passed directly In front
Of him, and the hunter made quick
thrust of his arms to catch the deer by
the hind legs. He partly succeeded, but
In the struggle that followed, with the
| staring COWS md vaarli,ee a cnaofatora
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
AND THE COURT CAME BACK.
His Honor Sympnthized with Man
Whose Mnr HecOrd Wss AssniIed.

whose war HecOru Wsss Asshleu.
Judge Randolph, of the Kansas district
court, was one of the frontier judicial
officers who believed in upholding the dig
nifty of the bench, and as well was tena-
cious of his own personal honor, says the
Chicago Record.
A divorce suit, in which a gray-haired
veteran of the late war was plaintiff,
came up before him while he was on the
circuit out in prairie county. The rude
court room was filled with spectators,
and the old man seemed unwilling to so
on the stand in his own defense.
Il am not going to grant divorces with
out good reasons" announced the court,
and the plaintiff went to the chair that
served as a witness box.
Now" said the attorney. tell us Just
what your wife did to make you leave
her."
The witness looked appealingly at the
Judge.
Answer the question" was the order
"Well, she called me Names"
THAT is not ground enough for a di-
vorce," said the court. sternly.
"And she neglected me-"
rs that all?"
"And she said that l was a coward and
a sneak because l went TO the war and
| came back alive. She said that all the
brave and worthy men died in battle, and
only the traitors and towards came home,
and -"
THAT will do. sir; the decree prayed for
in your petition is granted" broke IN the
| judge. Il want you to understand, sir,
that this court went 10 that war and
spent four years there : and the court
came back, too"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
SHE WAS AN EXPENSIVE COW
Ex-senator Sawyer Sold One Belong
ing TO His Wife at Heavy Cost.

Ex-senator Philetus Sawyer of Wis
consin. told the following story the other
day. when we were living on my farm
at Rosendale IT became necessary to sell
a COW. The buyer wanted a certain COW
or none at all. 1t happened to be the
cow I had given to my wife. l went into
the house and told my wife She, the
good soul, said: Sell her, but ] want the
money / sold the cow, gave my wife a
couple of dollars and said: Call on me
when you want more
when she wanted to buy dress. bon
net or wedding present she would ask
| for some OF that COW money. / had paid
back several thousand dollars of the COW
money and was wondering when the de-
mand would cease. A house was built
1t had to be furnished. We figured ur
what the furnishing would cost. II
amounted to several thousand dollars. ]
said: Wife, I'll pay you the balance OF
| that COW money. and you can pay fol
furnishing the house with It," 1t was O
bargain. and the COW deal was over
The 500 COW cost the old senator not fai
from $4,000. but he never complained al
the price.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
TORE DOWN MARK HANNA's FLAGS.
Ipdinna Judge Said They Were Not
National EmbIems.

Indianapolis. oct 3l.-A special to the
News from Anderson says that Mark
Banna's flags were torn down and tram
pied in the dust Of the rooms OF the Madi-
son circuit and district court today. They
were removed by the judges and their
deputies. Judge Diven said that the So
called flags on paper, with Mckinley and
Hobarrs likenesses across the stripes.
were not national emblems, and said that
they should never stay in his courtroom.
Judge Elllson's deputy. Daniel Boland
pulled down the alleged flag in the cir
cult court. Both parties are closing the
campaign here today and bitter feeling
exists.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
THERE TO Sc IlG MINERS STRIKE.
Organizer w. IL. Montgomery Ix Now
In LeadvilIe.

I.eadville. Col, Oct 29-W. II. Mont
gomery, general organizer of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor Is here for the
purpose of settling the miners strike, II
possible. He has interviewed all parti IS
here, and while his mission is as yet
only fairly begun, he has strong hopes
OF its success. He says that he finds the
mine managers. business men, smelter
managers and citizens generally anxious
to have an early and Satisfactory settle
ment, and from what he has heard from
the miners he knows that the majority
of them feel the same way. Mr.. Mont
gomery states that the loss already rc-
crued from the strike, covering wages
loss of trade, ETC., and exclusive OF the
reduced mineral output, will aggregate
81 600. .OO0
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
PosToFFlcE SAFE BLOWN OPEN
Robbera Scared Away by the Re-
port.

Wilkesbarre, Penn, Nov. IA daring
attempt was made early this morning to
rob the postofiice at Plymouth. "A door of
a big safe was blown off with such force
that it shook the surrounding buildings.
People in the vicinity thought an earth
quake had occurred and they hastily
dressed and came out on the street
Smoke was seen issuing from the post
Office and the fire department was called
out. 1t was found that sparks from the
powder had set fire to the mail bags. TIE
flames were soon extinguished. Postmas-
ter Clary, upon his arrival, found all the
valuables in the safe untouched The rob
bers evidently got scared at the loud re-
port and noise.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
WAS EAGER TO COME TO TERMS
Details of That Alliance of Bis
marcIS's

London, Nov. 1.-The Berlin correspon-
dent of the Daily News reports he has
learned that the German treaty with
Russia was in howise as harmless as is
alleged, but was disloyal 10 Austria.
prince Bismarck was eager to come
to terms with Russia" says the CORE
spondent, "at Sxierniewicz where the
czar and Emperor William met, and la
ter in interviews with NJ. De Giers he
gave too warm an expression of his de-
sire. The Russian diplomat noticed this,
and raised his price, the result being the
agreement which it seems contained
clauses which even now are unknown,
but which prove bad faith to Austria.
In government circles it is suspected that
Bismarcks ultimate object is to dissolve
the dreibund as the price of a Russo
German alliance"
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
FROM FORT SHERMAN
SIXTEENTH INFANTRY DELIGHTED
WITH THEIR QUARTERS.
Grizzly Mike In Doing Well in the
Climate of Coeur d'Alene-
Met After Years.

Fort Sherman, Idaho, Oct. 31.-The Six
teentn infantry is now comfortably set
tied in their new quarters at Fort Sher
man, the incest, healthiest and most pict-
uresque military reservation in the entire
west. Companies d. f and IL and the
band are located on the east side of the
parade. and Companies c and G on the
nest side. The troops seemed to fall in
love with the place the moment they ar
rived. The expressions OF praise heard on
every side were a series of exclamations
at the beauty of the scenery. They had
not expected to find quite so nice a place.
1t must be said of the Fourth infantry
that they departed leaving the post neat
and tidy in appearance.
A large percentage OF the command are
rejoicing at their freedom from catarrh
and other complaints since coming here
from the high and thirsty bench on which
Fort Douglas is situated. There is prob
ably not half a dozen men in the post
who II given their choice, would return
to Utah to live. Clinatologists are nu-
merous among soldiers as they reach sc
many different stations in the course OF
an enlistment or two. and the older heals
know when they reach an Incompatible
climate. Since coming here the Sixteenth
infantry readily understands why so man,
members of the Fourth transferred to 1t.
The town and the post are getting along
splendidly. There are several boarded au
graded walks leading into the town, ant
as there is no car fare to pay, as at Sal
Lake, there Is no reason why the clvi
and military Inhabitants should not he OF
The best of terms. Indeed the troops los
no time In falling into the good graces o
Occur d'Alene. 1t is pleasant to note tn,
coroial relations existing here, since 1t 4
remembered that a majority of the peopl
of Salt Lake do not go out of their wa.
to make the acquaintance of any on
wearing q bfIe uniform
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
RoBsED ON HIS WAY TO CHURCH
nofsc Citizen Held Up in Thicl<Iy
Populated section.

Boise, Idaho, Nov. DIR Maberly
was held up tonight on his way TO
church. robbed of his gold watch and 81
dollars. one man thrust revolver in
his face and another caught him by the
arms. They also took his Masonic pin
and tore his vest IN their haste. The af-
fair occurred in a .thiclSly populated part
of town. The police gave chase, fired
guns and captured two men whom they
think guilty.
The approaching election has brought
in some tough characters. and this Is
not the first hcld-up.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
pANIcs OF DAILY OCCURRENCE
suItan's Supporters DwindIing In
Numbers.

London. Nov. Ia dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Constantinople says:
1t is rumored that Armenians have de-
cided to poison the water supply, and the
authorities are taking rigid precautions.
Panics are of daily occurrence. rhe
masses regard the increase in the price
of bread as a sign of the approach of
war. The bitterest strife exists among
the ministers at Yildiz Kiosk. There
are rumors of the arrests of ministers
and officials. The sultan's only support
ers now here are Hassan Pasha and Ri
IA. Pasha.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
WoMEN's AUXILIARY IN SESSION
Episcopal Ladies' Celebrate ut Gin
cinnati.

Cincinnati. Oct. 29.-The 25th anniver-
sary Of the womens auxiliary of the
Episcopal church In America was cele-
brated this morning at st. Pauls ca
thedral. The attendance of delegates and
of members of the denominations was
large.
Bishop Boyd Vincent, of the diocese OF
southern Ohio, was the celebrant at holy
communion, and the sermon was preach
ed by Rev. DR.. W. s. Longford general
secretary Of the board of managers. This
afternoon the general missionary confer
ence was held at Christ's church chapel
the participants including Bishop Vim
cent, Bishop Gailor of Tennessee. Rev
e. II. Edison of Alaska and DIR. Saran
f. Walrath of western Africa.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
COMMITTED SUICIDE AT HELENA.
Frank Beck Used Shotgun for the
Act.

Helena, Mont, Oct. 3l.-Frank Beck,
part owner of a laundry in this city, TO-
night shot himself In the forehead with
a double barrelled shotgun and instantly
died. He had been drinking heavily OF
late, and his wife had taken refuge in a
neighbors house, fearing he would kill
her. He called at the house, but she re-
fused to see him or come out. He then
went in the backyard and committed self
murder He was about S5 years old, end
leaves wife, two children, and three
brothers.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-11-05
NOT A TRACE OF THEM WAS LEFT.
Miro GIycerine ExpIodes with Ter
ribic Effect.

Cincinnati. oct. S1.-A special from Ge-
neva. Ind, says that 700 quarts of nitro
elycerine in the Empire magazine near
that city exploded today at 3:45 a. m. The
concussion was felt for miles around.
Hundreds of windows were blown in
walls cracked and chimneys torn down.
II is reported that wagon was unload
ing at the magazine. but no trace OF the
wagon or horses or man can be founa
Indeed. the wreck is absolute. A larger
quantity of nitro-glycerine, stored In thf
Hercules magazine, not more than q
Yards away. did not explode, though
portion of the wall was blown in.