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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15
EX-GOVERNOR FeLcH is DEAD.


Michigan Loses . Citizen Who Was . Cea-
temporary Of Webster and Clay.
ANN ARBOR, June Is. = Ex-Governor
Alpheus Felch died at 2:15 o'clock Satur-
day afternoon. He had been in an un-
conscious state since Wednesday, and his
extreme age and feebleness prevented a
rally. Alpheus Felch was 81 ears Of age
and a native Of Maine. His public career
was one of the most notable Of any resi-
dent of Michigan. After entering law
practice he came to Ann Arbor and had
lived here ever since.
: He served with great credit as member
of the legislature, auditor general, justice
of the state supreme court, United States
senator, governor. and was again chosen
United States senator while serving q
governor He was in the senate during
the times Of Webster, Clay and Calhoun,
and served as chairman Of the land COM
mittee at a period when territorial ex.
pansions were questions Of the day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15

WAsHIHGToN, June e15.-President Cleve-
land has issued another civil service order,
which is Of great Importance and will
affect some employees in nearly every post
Office and custom house In the country
This order brings under the civil service
rules all government employees carried on
the pay rolls as laborers who really per-
form clerical duties. The order also classes
these places as clerical, not laborers, and
prevents any more appointments Of ia
borers' to be assigned to clerks duties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15
THE BASE BALL SITUATION.

Baltimore Leads, with Cleveland Second
and . Close One, Too.
CHICAGO, June 15.-The weeks playing
at base ball in the National league has
resulted in a change Of place by Cleveland
and Baltimore, the latter going to the
head with lead, however, of but three
points. Philadelphia is third. Chicago,
which was eighth, has dropped one and is
now ninth:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1o.-Six people
destitute and discouraged pcople-are all
that remain Of the colony Of Vermont
and Massachusetts people, comprising sew
cral hundred families, who emigrated
eight years ago to Topolobampo, on tho
Mexican coast. The six white people who
remain are there simply because they can
not get out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15
Krugcr sem W.orrie. Abont Rhodes.

PRETORIA, June 15.-Deputations with
the mayors Of all the towns of South
Africa waited upon President Kruger to
thank him for his -clemency to the con-
victcd refOrmers. President Kruger
pointed to the Bible with the remark that
there was his guide. He then referred to
Cecil Rodes who, he said, was.acting as If
he were egging on n dog fight. He, who
had caused the trouble, was still un-
punished.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15
That Flood Report Was . Fake.

ClEvElAND, June 15.-The reported
bursting Of the banks Of Congress lake,
ncas Canton, O., and the destruction of
,.S,,a,;tN y. S"s su nn ";,prs p.u,1 Soa. on in-
ton. There have been no destructive
storms or heavy rains in Ohio within the
past ten DAYS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15

MIDDLEBORO. KY, juno 15.-John 6.
Turner shot and killed his cousin, Green
Turner, at the Half Way House. Green's
brother, Sam Turner, was killed ut the
same place ten days ago. All the parties
are connected with the famous Turner
family and the Parlin- Turner feud. Fiji
teen of the family have died by violence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15
Another Css.s o. new Yssk.

NEW YORK, June 15.-This after.
noon Clarence Clark, we'll dressed.
obtained access to President wicko6,
Of the bank Of New Amsterdam and
demanded $4,000. Failing to get IL
he shot him twice and then shot
him self. Both are uncons nscious.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15
Killed q He Opcped enc Door.

CLRvKLAxD, o., june 15.-At late hour
at night Ignatz Karkowski knocked at the
door Of the hsuse at which Michael Leiss
boarded In Sowienski street. Leiss opened
the door, and as he did 90 Karkowski shot
him through the chest with a revolver.
Leiss died in an hour. Karkowski escaped.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15
Double Murder I, rex..

CALDWELL, June Is. AT Turis, ten
miles from here, Jesse Massey and J. T.
Chance, both white, were fo6lly murdered
about o'clock at night by unknown par.
ties Massey received twenty-five buck.
shot and Chance twelve. There ia no
clew to the murdercrs, and Indignation
runs hieh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15
Twelv, Violin, sold for saO. 600.

HARTFORD. Conn, June l5.-The famous
collection Of violins owned by the late
II. ID. Hawley, Of this city, has been sold
to Ralph Granger, of San Diego, Cal. The
price paid Is said to be in the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000. The collection consists Of
twelve instruments, and includes the ia
nous King Joseph violin, said to be the
finest In existence.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15

Saturdays scores: At Baltimore-Chi-
cagO II, Baltimore 4; at Brooklyn
Cleveland 8, Brooklyn 6; ut Philadelphia
Louisville 8, Philadelphia 1; at Boston
Cincinnati ., Boston 1; at New York
Pittsburg 10. New York 8; at Washington
Rain.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15

The rook - the only bird that repairs
his nest In the fall. The same birds use
the same nests y,>sr after year. and just
before migrating saey touch mp their
nests and pat them in>osder for the win
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15

BuryALe, June IA. w. Luce, who Ia
en- route from Chicago TO New York In an
effort to break the bicycle record between
those two cities. when he reached Budalo
had broken the Chicago TO Bunsio ~
cord by threc hours and i've minuteA
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15
D,vcd and Never Came Up.

LAKE GENEVA, Wis, June lo.-Eugeno
Reynolds. about 10 years Of age, was
drowned In Powers lake whilc swimming
He jumped fnom a boat and dld not como
mp. Tho body was found in eleven feet of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15
They win consI..e sks sssike.

NILwAuME. June S5..In spite. Of the
fass that the strcs cars are each day carry-
ing .Vnrr and more people the striking
stryct ,Nr ppen have voted TO continue the
strike for threc months, II necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-15
REPORT OF DEFEAT FOR GOMEZ.

Said to Have Lost 500 Men in Forty-Two
Hours Fighting, Spaniarls None.
HAVANA. June 15.-General Gomez's
force of 5000 was defeated recently on the
plains of Saratoga, near Najara, province
Of Puerto Principe, after fight of forty
two hours, by Jimenez Castellanos' troops
Gomez lost fully 500 men, the troops los
ing none. General Goday,s command,
which reinforced the troops, lost four
soldiers killed and two officers wounded
At the suggestion Of the surgeon general
the council Of generals decided to limit
military operations for the present to the
defensive. 1t is said, however, that little
yellow fever exists among the troops
Jose Antiono Yznaga, an American news
paper man, has been expelled and Ricardo
de la Torriente has been forbidden to De-
turn to Cuba. Thomas Dawley, an artist,
has been released.
The evening times., 1896-08-21
UNDERTAKERA
DIED

McDONNELL-At 8 p, IN, Thursday. Au-
gust ~, est, james, Leiol husband OF
Ellen Mcdonnell, IN The venty-secouu
year OF his age. Native ot county Merry,
Ireland.
Funeral from his late residence, 1919
Eleventh stIeet southeast. Monday at S:3u
u. H. Requiem nigh mass at ST. Peters
Church. au21-2ten
KURTZ-On Wednesday, August 10.
1886, at p H., at Ills home, .OI East
Capitol street, John Ii. Kurtz
Funeral Will take place at Aaronsburg.
Pa, Saturday, August 22, 1896
RILEY-At Providence Hospital, this
morning at 5 O'Clock Miss Margaret Riley.
in the sixty-third year or her age.
InterInent at st. Mary's Cemetery, Alex
andria, Va, Saturday morning, August -.
1886.
BAUMGARTEN August 20, 80 p. u.
Israeli beloved son uf Herman Ba umg garteE,
aged fifteen years.
MassH chnsetts avenue northwest. p. nj
August 81.
Cincinnati. New York nd Baltimore papers
: please copy.)
LOEHL-After a short illness, Ferdi-
mana Loehl, on August 10, 1896, at $50
a. m.
Funeral from 6s Myrtle street northeast,
Friday, at O'Clock p. m. It
C0WNE On August 16. 1896. Nellie
NJ. daughter OF Charles b. ana Annie L.
Cowne, aged three years eight months. aud
sixteen uays.
Services at $50, at % / street south
west. Intermert at Frederick, Nd.
tFredericksbars- papers please copy.l
The evening times., 1896-08-21

half hour, and were singing such popular
airs OF the day as Just Tell Them That
You Saw Me-" when their mirth was sud
denly stopped. A noise as of something
moving through the hedges which run
along the creek few yards back from the
bank had reached their ears.
The two girls with invisible bathing suits
ducxed. The other three looked up af-
frighted, and saw a man tumbling on the
ground. Then they screamed. The man was
Samuel G. Budlong, employed as farm
hand by the father OF Sadie Hickman. .
He had a little spare time in the after
noon, and had betaken himself to the near
by woods to gain inspiration from the songs,
fof the birds and to study nature. He found
an unexpected opportunity to ST udy nature!
Attracted by the voices of the girls, Bud,
and seated himself on a stump to enjoy the
living pictures, when, to his dismay, the
hedge in front of him broke and sent him
sprawling to the ground. 1t was this sound
which the girls heard The girls, appre-
ciating their embarrassing position, en-
treated Bndlong to leave, but Budlons was
not 20 accom- odating.
The girls, after debating a moment as
to whether they should scream for help,
took the matter In their own hands. The
three In bathing suits ran out of the water
and gave chase to Budlong He ran, and
cursed by the same illiuck which caused
the hedge to break, stumbled and fell. The
girls pounced on him and dragged him to
the water Therethey duckedh him and kept
his head under water while their friends
ran out and dressed themselves behind the
bushes.
Several times the girls ducked the pepper
until finally he called for mercy and prom
ised to run away. This he did aud went
direct TO bis room In Mr.. Hickmaus house,
where be started to put on dry garments.
The girls arrived before be concluded,
and Sadie. 10 tear, told her father OF
their experience. The father burst into
BudIong's room aud angrily ordered him
out OF the house Budlong went, having
hardly completed his change. OF apparel,
because the farmer backed up bis words
with well-directed kicks.
The evening times., 1896-08-21
Kings ! Palace, :;
8l2-8I4 Seventh Street.
us Market Space.
no MRS. MARLEYGAvEA A WATCH

Story OF the Big Collection ut Old
Orchard Spoiled.
Sew York. Aug. 2f-The attention of
Rev. A b. Simpson, OF the Christian Aih-
ance, hes been caile to the published story
from Portland, Me-, that n Mrs. Marley,
nj Auburndaic, Mass, was aboutAto begin
suit Ia recover gold watch which she had
contrioute1tot the Sf01 900 collection taken
up last Sunday at Old orchard.,.It was
stated that a demand had been made upon
DR.. Simpson, and his assistant, Miss shep-
ard, for the return Of the watch -,on the
ground that it had been contributed in a
moment OF emotional exeitement, and while
The evening times., 1896-08-21
Ex-EMPnEss EUG ENIE'swnL.
Princess Beatrice's Daughter Said tc
Be the Beneficiary.

Princess Beatrice's Daughter Said to
Be the Beneficiary.
London, Aug. 21.-A dispatch to the Daily
Mail from Parissa tina atitisstated thatthe
win Of ex- Empress Eugene, dra wn recently,
favors her namesake, Eugene, the da lighter
OF the late Prince Henry OF Battenberg and
Princess Beatrice.
Ex-Ernpress Eugene of France and Priv
cess Beatrice of England, widow OF Prince
Henry OF Battenberg. have been friends
for many years, and this drawing of
the will. since the death OF her son, the
Prince Imperial, while fighting in Zulu
land In s79 in the service of the English,
win create little surprise, either IN England
The daughter OF Princess Beatrice, Eu-
genie, VIII thus be placed In the unique DO.
sition of being tire beneficiary OF the wills
OF two queens. Queen Victoria having re-
Gently bcqueathed, It Is said, the bulk Of
her private savings. amounting to R1 $780,
600, to PriBcess Beatrice, her favorite
daugitef. together with Osborne and Bal.
moral. both residences being the private
property OF the royal mother.
The evening times., 1896-08-21
tom, lee PEEPER, DUCKED
Three New Jersey Bathing sri
Visited Punishment Upon Him.
Had to Yell for Mercy. and Then His
Employer Kicked Him OFF
the Farm. -

New Brunswick, N. j., Aug. IA party
OF Jolly girls, who were bathing in the sCs-
tunes which nature gave them, caught a
wicked young man, who pcepcd through the,
bushes at them, near Old Bridge. yestcrda y.
They chased MIN, caugh thin aDdduckedhim
Till he cried for mercy
The girls were Martha Robbins, Sadie
Hickman and Agnes Thayer. living in tie
vicinity OF Old Bridge. about ten mites fr'In
this city, and Madge and Jennie HacSet
living in New York city. who are guests OF
Miss Robbins All are about twenty years
OF age THE five went swimming in Il geek
which runs near to their house. Three OF
the girls wore bathing suits, but the other
two were clothed as nature clothed them.
They had been in the water for about o ne
The evening times., 1896-08-21
SICKNESS FOLLOWS HEAT.
Many People Made III by the Sudden
ChanSse In Temperature.

Many People Made III by the Sudden
Change In Temperature.
The cool wave that has spread over the
country sluce last Sunday has, brought
general relief, but 1t has resulted at the
same time In many cases of illness. Most
OF these have been merely annoying, but
some have been dangerous, and few
fatal
This is particularly true In higher lati.
tudes. where the changes have been more
marked. In Chicago the sudden turn from
hot to chilly weather has caused an cpl
denhc OF acute intestinal and stomach
troubles. especially. among children. Ac-
cording to medical reports, not less than
5000 men, women, and children are suf
fering from these inflammatory affIic-
tiOns OF the mucous coatings, and the
health department has officially called at
tentiOn to the epidemic.
Fifty deaths from this cause were report
ed fhr the ten days ending at midnight last
night, number greater than CT these who
were overcome by the heat,
In this city the direct effect of the cool
weather has been beneficial so far as the
returns show. Clerk Moore, who has charge
OF the mortuary returns. said the nuniber of
deaths reported for last week was about
ITO, while not more than 40 would be the
report for this week, III the prospects were
verified. He thought. however, that the
effect OF malarial conditions would be Eaore
Observable in ten days or two weeks
Health Officer Woodward, when ques-
toned ,iaughngiy remarked: This wealth
er wont develop the plasInodium malarial
unless he is already around.''
He admitted, however that the nialarial
germ was very likely to he aroHnd this time
OF the year in this section. 1t is expected
that warm wave will set in by Sunday.
The evening times., 1896-08-21
HEIRS TO MANY MILLIONS.
Philadelphia Woman May Share u
Danish Fortune

New York, Aug. 21.-AmoDg the heirs to
the estate OF Capt. Johannes Witthe, who
died in 1898, and left in the Netherlands q
fortune now estimated at $4,000 900, Is
Mrs. Peter Larson, of No. 3T7 First street,
Brooklyn. Mrs. Larson is a native of Den
mark. She has received a letter from her
native country informing her that she had
a chance of collecting her share in the near
future. There are only a few persons who
have any claim to the property.
Johannes Witthe was nativeof Germany.
He was born in 1922, and he follow ed tile
seas for living He went into the slave
trade, and SO prospered that when he died
he left fortune then estimated at 15, eco, :
900 guilders. He left the money in trust to
found school for orphan children in the
Netherlands, with the stipulation that at
the end of 100 years the estate was TO go
to his des scendants, should they prove their
claim.
The captain had only one child, John
Henry Witthe, who became a sergeantinthe
Danish cavalry. John Henry left four
childreD-John, Carl, Christopher and Her-
tha. The sons all had children, SO had the
daughter. after she LcCame Mrs Erasmus
Sorenscn Munk. Mrs Larson is q daugl-
ter OF a cousin of Munk.
The other heirs known to te in this cnun-
street., Mrs. Meta Jensen, OF Philadelphia,
and Christian Munk, who is believed to be in
California.
The evening times., 1896-08-21
M @fs9NTf -
CARDINAL SAID MASS,
Feast OF Mother De Chantal Observed
by Church Dignitari,s

Feast of Mother De Chants Obser we'd
by Church Dignitarics.
Today was the feast OF Mother De Chan
tai. who. in 1910, became the fouudress OF
the order OF the Sisters of the Visitation.
under st. Francis de Sales, prince and
bishop or Geneva. -.-....sas..''e p~,' %
In honor OF the event low mass was cele-
brated at O'Clock at the Academy of the
Visitation, on CONNECTICUT avenue, the ce:e-
brant teing Cardinal satolli, assisted by
Father Boniface. general of the Franciscans,
nf New York, and Father Foley, of st.
Paul's.
The altar and sanctuary were beauti-
fully decorated in gold and scarlet, and the
music OF the mass was chaGted by choi
of four sweet-voiced nuns.
Immediately after mass the cardinal aud
his distinguished assistants were served
with breakfast. after which they entered he
monastery OF the convent, which is inc!osed
from the academy By iattlced walls, ant
were received in body by the nuns
The feast is one of spiritual rejoicing N
the convent, because. in memory CT 1t.
tOundress. the Blessed Sacrament will ts
| exposed in the flower frag grant chapel
throughout the hoursof the day.
The evening times., 1896-08-21
THE FULL COLLAR.
she was undef Hypnotic -thnuehSe.. ou

rHsS
she was unGef hypnotic >fhfllfehSs.. but
that they had refusedto return it.
There is no foundation whatever for
that story said DR.. Simpson. "a story
was circulated in New England last week
andI denied 1t then. These reports are doubt
? less sta rted by persons who desire to in
jure US. l have not the slightest idea who
they can be, but the persistence OF the
stories showsthat sombody is behind them.
1 do not know of any Mrs. Marley, and
neither She iior any one representing her has
asked to have; a watch or any other Con-
contribution returned. Neither has any
other OF the contributors at the meeting.
Miss Shepard, who has charge of the
watches and jewelry put into the collec-
ton, was as much surprised at the st Org
as was. Less than dozen witches were
received at Old Orchard, and Miss Shepard
examined these carefully to see IL any Of
them could be identified as coming from
anybody named Marley, but with out re-
suit. l have just finished going 'thr ough
the last mail, and up to date no word OF
any suit has reached me.
II may say that ff Ms: Marley had asked
that the watch be returned the request
would have been complied with cheerfully
and at once All gifts to our association are
voluntary. and they are made deliberately.
Nne-tenths OF the. watches and je welry We
receive are sent.us,' and are not taken
UP in collections at all. Last year
woman who had pledged US the deed to
$4,000 worth of property. wrote to lne
afterward saying that circumstances had
changed, and she could hot welrgive 1t up.
She was at once released frorn the pledge
DR.. Simpson laughed ut hypnotism and
said shas the public was some what startled
at the idea of 500, 900 collection;
but he added that tie time was coming
when 81 900, 900 coifectieDswillb beiny vogue.
The evening times., 1896-08-21
SAW THE sun oBSCU RED.
Miss Mary Proctor'S Report of Her
Observations.


New York Aug 2I--The following com
munica ton has Just been received by tie
United Associated Presses from Miss Mary
Proctor, editor OF Popular Astronomy"
a department of the Observer OF Portland,
Conn, and daughter of the late Prot
L. A. Proctor, the celebrated English as
tronomer.
Miss Proctor saiied from New York on
June 81 on hoard the American line steam
ship Ohio for the purpose OF obtaining
view OF the recent total eclipse of the
sun, the steamer being bouud on yacht
ing cruise to Russia, Norway and the
land of the midnight sun.
IS s. Ohio, Trondhiem Norway,
August 10, 1896.
The passengers on board the steamship
Ohio OF the American Line, had i splendid
view OF the total eclipse of the sun, which
occurred on the morning of August 8. The
sky was cloudiess and the atmosphere clear,
so that we had a perfect view of the suns
corona and prominences- The planets Ju-
piter, Mercury and Venus were plainly to
be seen during the tntality, and also many
we'll known consultations.
"The temperature Tell two degrees. from
SO to 81, during the totality, and per-
ceptibie chill was felt at the time The
eclipse was viewed from most favorable
poS!tIon, northwest OF the Island of stot.
on the west coast of Norway, latitude66-5
north, longitude 1880 east The data of
the eclipse are as follows
Days. II. NJ. 8.
August. ...S IA 90 SO First contact
August. ...S 15 SO 25 Total obscurato0
began.
August. ID % 90 Total obscuration
ended
August. IS 16 90 03 Last contact
.Duration of totality, minute 30 sec
no5, MARY PROCTOR"
The evening times., 1896-08-21
PILGRIMS TO THE RESORTS
Everybody Who Can Afford 1t Is
Aaving a Good Time.
Miss Woodward win Marry a Phil
adeIphian-GOssip Of the Guy
World OF Society.

A delightful euchrc party was given at
Atlantic City yesterday morning, oiic It
the managers of which was Mrs. p. l..
Andrews of this city. After the dis,ribu-
ton of prizes luncheon was rendered tls.
contestants by Mr. and Mrs Sylvester, who
are spending the season there.
The evening times., 1896-08-21
New Principal Appointed.

The local board of school trustees or
Hyattsville has appointed William Costello.
OF New York, rs principal OF the Hyatts-
Vile public school. to fill the vacancy caused
nv the resignation OF Mr.. Dent.
The evening times., 1896-08-21
Real Estate Affairs.

Is your house vacant? Do you want a
tenant? Is your house for sale? Do you
want purchaser? Do you want to borrow
money on your real estate? Or, have you
lots for sale. city ur country. Place them
with The Times Real Estate Bureau
and get quick returns. 0ffIee, Tenth and
Pennsyivania avenue northwest
The evening times., 1896-08-21

Mr and Mrs. F. G. Carmack. Mr.. Edward
Carmack and Miss Dugger. of Brookland
will leave Old Orchard Beach. Me-. to-
morrow. where they have been for the
past month, and ON their return home will
visit friends in New York and Philadel-
phia.
The evening times., 1896-08-21
r. of p. Encampment ut Cleveland. o

4. of p. Encampment Mt Cleveland. o.
The Columbia and Union division dele
cations will leave via B. & o. r. Il. at
s:40 p. M, August 23, occupying special
through coach, arriving at Cleveland at
1890 a. M, next morning. For tickets
call on ]. C. Yost, 715 Ninth street; W. O..
Lown, Seventh street and Maryland avenue
southeast; and Louis Hartig, 1901 Seventh
street northwest. Tickets will also be
sold for trains August 20 to "a, coed to
return 2Tth to 31st. Rate St4.61 for the
round trip. au2l-2t
The evening times., 1896-08-21

Miss Este!le Wood ward, of Philadel-
phia. and Mr.. Ed win Stuart DickersoD, now
OF the same city, but formerly OF South
ern Maryland, will be married tomorrow "
morning at 10 O'Clock at Trinity +. +.
Church, by Rev. Alexander N. Rich, min
lister in charge.
The ceremony will be simple one and
at its conclusion Mr.. Dickerson will take
his friends TO his mothers home in south
err Maryland for a brief honeymoon before
returning to their future residence in Mer-
chantsville, near Philadelphia
For tw weeks Miss Woodward has been
visiting her mother, Mrs. Madeline Huston
Woodward, and her sister, Mrs. Wei ght.
at the home of the latter, No. 1873 Eigh-
teenth street northwest. during which time
she has been the recipient of many con
gratulatory visits and gifts. from friends.
The evening times., 1896-08-21

Mrs Kendall and son, Mr.. Messm ore Ken
dali, have returned from stay at Atlantic
City to their hume In Rrookland. Mr.. Ken;
dali will leave shortly for Montana, whe re
he has a law practice.