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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04
p~wocrss,c H.ndou.rs-r. looted.

Muncic. Ind. Nov. i.-The greatest
sensation of the campaign has been
caused by a robbery ut Democratic
headquarters In this city. Tho Della
ware county Democratic central CON-
mittce received large amount Of
money from headquarters TO he
used and as far ss can be learned
consisted of $3.50. The money was "a
have been given out Monday night
ard Tuesday morning. but about the
time for the distribution u was discov-
cred that IL had been stolen. Members
OF the committee refused to he inter-
viewed concerning the robbery. As Ear
as known there IL no ciew.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04
Plioo. Pil0s. Pfiosi

DR.. Williams Indian Pile Ointment
will cure blind. bleeding, liberated
and itching piles. Il absorbs the
tumors. sllsys the itching ct once
acts as q poultice. gives instant re
relief. DIR. williams Indian Pile
Ointment is prepared only for pilel
and itching Of the private parts. and
nothing else. livery box ia guarap
teed. sold by druggists. scnt by
mail for so cents and 81 per boz.
WILLIAMS M'V'a Co. Prop~.. CIeve
land. Ohio. For sale by all drug
Cists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04
EUROPE IS UNITED
And the Sultan Of Turkey Is To Be
Regulated.
TALK TO TEE FRENCH DEPUTIES

Made by Hauotsux, Who Looks After the
Foreign Relations os In Repubisque
Fraucai.e-Prospi.e Of Something Like
Orderly Government for the subjects of
the Porte-The Powers TO See That the
Promise IL Kept.
Paris. Nov. I'm the chamber Of
deputies yesterday the minister of for
eign affairs, II. Hanotaux. made an
important statement regarding Ar
rnenia in the course of which he said:
THE powers have done their duty and
accord has been established between
the powers. who recognized that isolat-
ed action must be avertcd and that
common action would not affect the
integrity Of Turkey. During the cars
visit a precise exchange of views &C.
CURED on the points before parlia-
ment. United Europe will be able to
show the sultan that he must give his
subjects security and peace" Hano-
taux also said that United Europe
will make the sultan understand that
not only the Armenians but the Cath
olics and the Mussulmans are suffering
from the same evils and need the same
ameliorations, and will show him that
the source of those evils is bad inter-
national administration.
Had Time Ahead for the Sultan.
TT will indicate the means to estab-
fish order everywhere. without which
the country cannot continue to exist.
II will demand the execution of his
promises and the enforcement and ex-
tension Of the reforms already granted (:
will put an end to violent repressions,
will open the prisons and will also
bring home to him that the powers
hold him responsible for the safety of
Europeans"
NJ Jaures the radical Socialist dep
uty for Carmaux. attacked the govern
ment for Sinking its duty and de-
nounced the policy OF England and
Russia. He then submitted a motion
blaming the government, which was
rejected by a vote of i51 nays to "a
yeas. Then the order Of the day was
adopted. Afterwards the chamber of
deputies voted q million francs for the
relief of the sufferers by the floods.
Madagascar Up In The senate.
In the senate during n discussion of
the MADAGASCAR question the minister
of the colonies. NJ. Lebol. said that the
government hoped that the island be-
fore long would he organized as a
province and with some kind of auto
romy. He added that instructions had
been given to General Galieni pre-
scribing vigorous action for the sup
preston of the Hova hegemony: but he
had been recommended to avoid whole
sale dragooning. while at the same time
he was authorized to act and to threat
as he thought lit persons who are oper
to suspicicn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04
CHAPTER LII
CHAPTER I'LL
HE GETS I CHANCE TO EARN his BOARD
NOEISG POTATOES.

HE GETS L CHANCE TO EARN HIS BOARD
HoEISG POTATOES.
Alec was awakened next morning by
4 loud knock On his door and the an
nouncement in the voice of Martha that
If he wanted some breakfast he would
have to come down right away.
He hurriedly dressed and went down
stairs, where he followed the example
Of little John Gas he discovered the
Young man was cailed) and washed in
the horse trough. He wondered il the
man with the sandy beard (he didn't
dare to call him John even in his own
thoughts) would invite him to 60 to
work at good wages.
IN about ten minutes Martha announc-
ed that all was ready, and John invited
the young man to "move up," which
he did. They did not have much to say
to him, but they paid him a certain 81
lent respect which fiattered his vanity a
little, and they watched his plate most
closely to see that be had enough to eat
and seemed greatly troubled that he
didp't eat more-at least Martha was.
Instead of oatmeal or eggs there were
fried bacon, potatoes with their skins
On, rye rolls and green apple sauce. Lit
tie John. speaking for the first time to
Alec. explained that they had ono par
ticularly early variety Of apple tree
somewhere in the hollow back of the
house which bore these apples. Alec was
also offered another piece Of the rhubarb
pie he had for supper the night before
aud Viii ci, DO liEoI x,orp
After breakfast the men went directly
to the barn without word to him about
work or on any other subject except a
remark that it was fine morning. Alec
stood around the dining room awkward.
ly for time as Martha cleared Off the
table, hoping that something would be
said, for he had distinctly spoken OF
work the night before and felt that they
could not have misunderstood his de.
sires. But Martha only said:
ii find this right smart morn
ing for your walk. If / was in your
place. I'd get started early and then res,
in the shade somewhere along about
noon. It's awfully firing to walk in the
hot sun, think. -
but l didn't know but Mr.. - 81
--er might want somebody to work fol-
him Il little" stammered Alec at this
speech, which seemed to him much like
an invitation to be going along.
well, you see," explained Martha
little John is about as good as a mar
now, and gran'pa is right smart in
spite of his white hair. So John man
ages to get along without hiring very
much help regular. II you had come
along i'll a fortnight, now. when he hac
the upper field all cut and a shower wa
coming up and he wanted to get tn,
hay in, presume he might give you
half day. But he amt going to Gu
any hay till after the Fourth. Folks u
here don't begin to hay much before tn
Fourth"
Alec decided in his own mind as h
patiently listened to this speech that h
would better pay for his lodging an
start on his way. So he offered Marth
his So bill, secretly hoping she woul
take ont Of it only 81 cents. That wa
all size had spoken Of tho night before
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04
ho BE CONTINUED


New York. Nov. 4.-The contest for
the Tri-state cup. open to shooters in
New York. New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania, was held on the grounds of the
Erdeavor Gun club at Marion. y. j.
yesterday The conditions were so tar
gets. unknown traps and angles. John
l.. Winston, of New York. won with 30
points. As he was the donor of the
cup he put it up for competition again
letween Captain John l.. Brewer. OF
New York. and Charles Smith. of
Plainfield, n. j., who tied with IS
points. Smith won the shoot-off.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04
Has Vision. of Great Wealth.

Maspeth, l.. l., Nov. 3.-If the story
told by Antonio Segula, drug clerk
employed here, be true. he will soon
be the posessor of an estate in Florida
worth 5000 900. Segula says that his
father was a direct descendant OF
Father Antonio Segula, who settled in
Florida about 1900. and became the pos
SCISSOR of large estate which was in
herited by his father. and Segula says
he is now the only heir to il. The es-
tate consists of about 5000 acres Of
valuable land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04
cANUcKs WERE A "leerls" AHEAD.
Quicker Than the Lehigh Valley d Get.
ting OpeSous on Coal IAuda.

Toronto. Ont. Nov. -Four months
ago there was a discovery OF coal In a
fertile district OF Algoma. western on
tar.o. II did not take long for the re-
port to spread. and In a very short
space Of time the Lehi<h Valley people
had dispatched experts Go the scene Of
the discovery with instructions TO tee;
the coal Thoroughly. and II IL was in
their opinion of the quality represented
to at once buy up the surrounding
country and secure an option on the
district But when the Lehigh VAL
ley people had made up their minds
TO buy IL t.sy found Canadian capital
lists had got in before them and got q
claim on the property. The Lehirh
Valley combine has not given up hope
of securing the coal mines.
q proposition IL now before the syn.
dictate In which the combine Offers q
pay more than 81 coo oco ~ the presen,
Folders Of the options will sell out e.
the m the whole district which the syn.
dicate has now secured. The advisa.
biiity OF accepting the offer e. being
considered. The syndicate would pre-.
fer TO start 4 Canadian company with
81. 600 eco capital stock.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04
LAND OF THE FREE IN ALABAMA.
-Four N-groc. A.ss..inas~d by wbisecnl
Gutthroas..

Birmingham. Ala. Nov. awhile
JEFF jackson. John Adams. William
Taylor and Robert Allison. negro la
borers. were working ut a sugar mill
near Wild Fork. Monroe county. they
Were fired upon from tho darkness by
unknown persons. All but Taylor were
instantly killed and he will die. II IL
supposed to have been done by n gang
of whitcoaps who have been engaged
I'm running all negroes out of tina; sec
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04
john jackson Seems q Terror.

Middletown. y. Y. Nov. "A crowd
of young men were cheering for Bryan
in this city when John jackson. col
ored. who was drunk. pulled a pistol
and shot at them three times. They
chased him into a house. He fred
from the house and shot Thomas Wood
in the forehead, seriously injuring him.
Court Police Gould cha led Jackson.
who shot at the officer also. The latter
returned the fire. but neither was
struck. Jackson was arrested.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04

Lexington. KY. Nov. About twen-
ty fist fights occurred near the polls.
Pistols were drawns in half Of them.
About 3 o'clock p. T. Farnsworth.
managing editor of the Evening Argo-
naut (silver). attempted to assault Col.
w. c. p. Breckenridge. The colonel is
reported to have drawn his pistol when
bystanders interfered. The affair has
caused great excitement and more
trouble Is feared.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04
Madagascar Up In :hc senate.
RAILWAY DEBT OF NICARAGUA.
Arrangement with the Bondholders :
Treason l. q Crime.

Maragua. Nicaragua, Nov. 4.-The
constitution amending assembly ap-
proved the contract between Nicaragua
and the English bondholders of Mica
ragua's railroad bonds of 1856. By its
terms Nicaragua agrees to impose an
export tax OF cent (goldD a pound on
coffee exported. to he paid as collect
ed to an agent OF the bondholders. who
is to reside in Nicaragua at the cx-
pense of the country. to pay the an
nual 4 per cent interest and / per cent
sinking or redemption fund agreed on.
The debt. principal and unpaid inter-
est, is about $1,000 goo gold.
The bondhclders got n clause per-
hitting The sale of the Railroad and
National Steamboat line for $1,000. 600
gold. apparently with the intention of
buying and extending the road from
Corinto and the Gulf Of Fonseca, on
the Pacific. to Blucneids or Monkey
Point, on the Caribbean sea, with cable
to Cape Gracias, and thence to ia
maica. thus placing the British in con-
troll of an easy grade. excellent inter-
oceanic route across Nicaragua and
one of the best natural harbors for
ocean steamships in Central America
The assembly approved all acts of
President Zelaya to date. and author
lied the execution OF the death penalty
on persons charged with attempting to
overthrow the present government
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04

Chicago. Nov. S.-Tuesday being cleo
ton day all the exchanges throughout
the country were closed and 70 quota.
tons " ere S;ven out
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04

sYNoPsIs CT PRE- EDING CHAPTERS.
Chapters l and lI-Alec Howe,
son OF prosperous New York mer-
chant, leaves home in the garb OF q
tramp &c earn his living because OF q
disagreesb!e stepmother. He sleeps
at farm house, but fails to get
work.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04
EacaiInile Of Ina

London. Nov. THE Times an.
ronuoes that IL will issue on Nov. . .
facsimile production Of The Times Of
Nov ?. 11se. conta.s-inS Washington
farewell address
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04
Lucas Hun. Find. His D.urb,.,

st. Louis. Nov ii. Lucas Hunt, the
California millionaire. who left his wife
and daughter in st. Louis forty years
ago. has located his daughter. She
was found living in poverty in Toledo.
Her name is now Mrs. Lucy Dorman.
She is a widow with one daughter. and
for years she has managed to exc out
a meager existence by taking in sew
ing. Mrs. Hunt died thirty years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04
LIS .sPreaumption- VS. co.slx.

st. Louis. Nov. Al. Lucas Hunt, the
deprive Ii Hung Chang of all his Of
fees the emperor has substituted for
this punishment the loss Of a years
salary. This is because the Chinese
statesman presumed to enter the pre-
cincts of the ruined summer palace
while visiting the dowaser empress of
China
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04
Great Infere.. in London.

London, Nov. 4.-Interest in the pres
idential election in the United States is
the greatest ever known in this coun-
try in a similar event. The newspapers
are publishing columns of matter on
the subject and the question is dis
cussed in all public places. Some idea
Of the extraordinary interest taken
may be seen in the fact that the Lon
don newspapers prepared to bulletin
the results of the balloting on receipts
of the cable news from the United
States
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04
hat

Tired Feeling is exceedingly common and
dangerously significant. 1t is warning
which must be needed, or, Us with TIE
express which fails to regard the danger
signal, disaster must follow. 1t is & sure
indication of thin, weak, impure blood.
1t is certain admonition that the blood is
not properly feeding the nerves. tissues
and organs Of the body. Weak, nervous,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-11-04
) ! ired

men and women are found everywhere.
Men strive too hard 20 " keep their bust
ness up" women work too much on their
nerves." all have too little sleep, there
is excessive drain on strength and nervous
energy, and oil complain Of that tired
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-24

with giant moose which without ex-
aggeration may be called king of the
forest. He is the largest one that has
been brought into Charleston for a.
number of years. The head of the
monster is adorned with pair Of beau
uful antlers, each of which have five
prongs. Old hunters say that he is an
old ranger. This makes the third
moose Mr.. Smith has shot in the past
four years. He will return to the hunt
ing grounds in a few days to trap for
bear and hunt deer.
well known hunter, Amos p. Alb
bolt, of Dexter. states that he believes
the reason for the scarcity of partridge
the present fall to be due to the rainy
weather that prevailed in the spring.
flooding the lowlands and either driy-
ing the old birds from their nests or
drowning the young ones when they
Matched. He bases his idea on the fact
that there have been few birds found
the present fall in the lowlands where
they generally seem to congregate, and
when one is found it is upon the high
lands, almost invariably. Mr. Abbott
has made a practice for many years OF
devoting considerable time each fall to
hunting cartridges and woodcock and
has probably shot more of these birds
than any other man in central Maine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-24
A Mistake Which Led to an Under.tandin!
Maine Fish and Game Notes.

Walter Ross of West Minot shot, this
season. over so woodcock
j. C. Bishop of Monsoon. has shot be-
fore his hound thus far ten foxes.
Dell Mathews of Madison, has caught
Is foxes and several mink and coons,
this fall.
Twenty deer and one bear Were
shipped from Cara basset station dun :
ing October.
The gray squirrel has been more COM
mon this fall than for several years be-
fore. and. as consequence. larger
number have been killed.
Joseph Barnett of Locke's Mills, set
trap for something that had been
killing his chickens and caught a blue
hawk. that measured three feet ten
inches from tip to tip of wings.
A GouldsborO correspondent writes:
Not in the history of our town have so
many herring been caught in the bay
as this fall Thousands of bushels have
been caught already. Every worn-out
piece of land is receiving coat of
herring. ,3i-re ~.
Sebattus Tomah of Oldtown. the
well known guide. claims to have made
the best days record in polling a canoe
of any guide in Maine. The record is
As miles and was made recently be-
tween 80 A. NJ. and $50 p NJ. from
Chamberlain lake to North East Garry.
AL Jordan of Bethel. who has been
hunting up in Wild river country, has
returned with 40 foxes. several coon
and mink and one bear. He also killed
his complement of deer ttwo) and saw
three more within range which he
might have killed only that it was
against the law.
Oscar l.. Smith. Jr.. of Charleston. an
experienced hunter and guide has re-
turned from the northern Maine woods
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-24
STATE NEWS.
Knox.
WASHINGTON.

There was Spring Pullet supper
at Grange hall. last Friday night. for
the benefit of the church. Many were
present and a large number of fine
pullets were devoured.-Six candidates
will be instructed in the last two de-
grees of the Grange at Evening Star
Grange, next Saturday night. to be
followed by a Harvest feast.-We are
pleased to report Mrs. f. Light much
better than last week and in fair
way for recovery.-F. w. Cunningham
has accepted a position with the G. A.
Smith Photo Co. of Waterville. to take
charge of one of that company's Studi-
oes located at Old Town, Me, and
started for that place, Tuesday.-Mr
+. S. Hannah of Liberty, was the guest
of Mrs Daniel Hannah last week.
Mrs W. II. Smalley of Union, was the
guest of her friend, Mrs. W. F. Dart
last week.-M. ". Lenfest went to
Rockland. on business. one day last
week.-The appropriation on the new
road has been worked out. and it is
surprising To see what good job was
done for the small amount expended.
The first snowstorm struck us. Satur-
day and struck us hard. too.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-24
News Of the Schools.

Miss NJ. l.. Wilson of Auburn has
been elected teacher in the high school
OF that city.
OF the twenty-six teachers en-
ployed in the common schools of Pres
que Isle nine have taken a full normal
course and five have taken two or more
terms work a a normal school,
Mr.. F. F. Bartlett of Rumford Falls.
has presented the high school at
Princeton with beautiful oak clock.
through the solicitation Of the princi-
pal, Mrs. Cora Knight Clifford of East
Rumford.
Considerable work has been done in
Belfast. in regard to raising money for
the night school for backward chill
dren paper circulated in the shoe
factory resulted in the sum of s65 being
contributed.
The number of scholars enrolled this
term in the Deering high school is III.
which is nearly 10 per cent larger than
ever before and the school building is
so crowded that dozen or more can
not be furnished with desks.
The teachers in the Camden public
weeks TO discuss school matters. At
the last meeting the subject was Ma
ture-work" and a committee was
chosen to outline a course of such
work for the lower schools.
The Gorham normal school reopened
Monday with about 125 pupils in at
tendance. Mr.. Albion Libby of Scar
boro.a graduate of the school. has been
elected the principal of the upper gram
mar grade in place of Mr. Charles
Sampson. who has accepted position
at Quincy. Mass.
Supt Brick of the Belfast schools, in
tends to stimulate the work of educa-
ton in Waldo county by some direct
movement among the superintendent
in Waldo county. His purpose is that
each town superintendent shall hold
regular monthly teachers meetings for
the purpose of a general discussion
among themselves.
The Wayne High school recently
held Visitors day" AS the visitor
entered he was met by an usher and
handed a prettily written programme
and conducted to seat. The room
was trimmed with flags. potted plants
and pictures. Good recitations, well
written papers and finely delivered dec
lamations were listened to by a large
audience of parents and friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-11-24
NEWS NUGGETS.


DIR. j. d. Morrison of Ogdensburg.
N. Y, decided. Monday. to accept the
Protestant Episcopal bishopric of
Duluth.
Complete official returns from Hi
rois give Mckinley sos. l24 Bryan.
aga, 1903: Palmer. 6299: lowering, $685.
Mckinley's majority. 124,9OS.
At the mining town of Nesquehoning
Carbon county, Pa. Sunday, Mrs Casper
Laboy was killed and her husband IA
talfy wounded by three unknown Hun
garians, who were afterward arrested by
a number of citizens. Had it not been
for. the interference Of the coal and iron
police all three would have been lynched.
The President has appointed Charles
{. Mott of New York, the new JUDGE
OF the court of claims, to be chief
justice OF the court of claims. and
Charles B. Howry of Mississippi. now
assistant attorney general, to be Judge
OF the court Of claims,
schooner Resalia, which arrived
Friday at Boston. from Rockport Me-,
Win ner cargo of lime on fire. and was
aieu up and anchored on the flats.
was taken to- Mystic wharf. Monday
~ ulscnarse her cargo Of lime. the fire
having been snothered.
Advices from Fort De France CON.
,at q the island Of Martinique are r.
.ns erect that very heavy rains havf
fallen throughout the Island CO.,
''"'"e streams to overflow their banks
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Of the week. and that she could stay q
month if she wanted to. Mr.. Lyon ana
over the parlor. Lyon had recommended
the Weymouth House as "A nice, quiet.
respectable place. kept by nice folks.
Several witnesses were introduced 10
rebut the testimony OF non-support ny
the husband. and the plaintiff was re-
called and stated the circumstances under
which he had once struck his wife.
The arguments and charge were CON
cluded at 400. and the jury retired. after
being out about an hour they returned 2
verdict that the defendant was guilty OF
cruel and abusive treatment ana or
adultery and that a divorce ought 10 ne
granted.