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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Two Theories.

Fond Mother Tin passenger car, with
her children)-It just scared me when
1 read-Johnny, stop pulling flowers off
the lady's bonnet!-when 1 read in tho
papers-Richard, yea just keep your
head in!-the paper the other day that
-George, if You put your sticky bands
on that lady S dress again, I'll thrash
you!-the other day that a woman went
crazy-Richard, don't you daro slap
that little girl!-when read that a
woman went crazy Just from the dis.
comforts of the-Johnny, stop punching
that gentleman.--of the journey il a
railroad train. Iwonder if she lad chill
dren with her?
Lady (quietly)-Perhars some ot.,cr
woman had?-New York Weekly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
TROUBLE OVER A CEMETERY.
Friends Of the Not-Distinguished Dead OF
ject TO n Plan of the Harrisons.

Friends Of the Not-Distinguished Dead OBJ
ject TO n Plan of the Harrisons.
Cincinnati, Dec. There is about to
be a legal disturbance over q grave
yard contiguous to the tomb of ex-
President William H. Harrison. The
Harrison heirs claim that the cemetery
in question is their property and they
gave notice to the township trustees
that they will be held responsible If
they attempt any act of ownership.
1t Is said that the Harrison heirs pro-
pose to remove to the vicinity of Har-
rison's tomb the remains of John Cleves
Symmes and other historic occupants
OF the cemetery, and then sell the ceme-
terry for town lots, using the money
thus obtained to improve the resting
place of the distinguished dead. The
friends of other occupants Of the
ground are opposed to the abandon
ment of the cemetery and will push
their objections into court if necessary.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
HEARS OF TWO BROKEN BANKS.
One of Them the Missouri National, Lo.
Gated at Kansas City.

Gated at Kansas City.
Washington, Dec. /. Coffin, acting
comptroller of the currency, yesterday re-
seived n telegram announcing the failure
Of tho Missouri National bank, of Kansas
City, Mo. The bank has q capital of $780,
Co., and at the date Of its last report had
surplus and profits amounting to s23, 600;
deposits, 81, 13l, 900; due to other banks,
S934, 200. Bank Examiner Forman has
been placed in charge. The hank was
classed as one Of the strongest in the
southwest, and was forced to close by
heavy Withdrawals by its principal de-
positors, the closing being directly pre-
cipitated by the withdrawal of $4,000 in
one lump by Helm, the wealthy local
brewer, whose action was quickly followed
by others.
The failure of the First National bank
OF Tyler, Tex, was also reported. This
bank had n capital of 5000, 600; surplus and
profits, $62, 900; due to other banks, $500;
deposits, s23l, 900; borrowed money, S22i,-
OOO. Bank Examiner Mcdonald has been
placed in charge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Tracey and Ryan Fight n Draw.

San Francisco, Dec. 1.-Tom Tracey,
the clever Australian welter-weight,
and Jimmy Ryan, of Cincinnati. fought
ten rounds to draw last night under
the direction of the Golden West
Athletic club before 800 people. Tracey
weighed 142 and Ryan balanced the
scale at 40. 1t was one of the clever
est fights ever seen here, both men
doing good work in fair. open fighting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Two Girls Killed on n Crossing.

Ionia, Mich, Dec. 1.-The two Misses
Tafts and Miss Jessie Groel, 16-year-
old girls, all of Orange township. met
with fatal accident at the big cut
west of Lyons last evening. The three
were driving home from school at
Lyons, when they We're struck by q
Detroit, Lansing and Northern train.
Both the Taft sisters were instantly
killed. Miss Groel was dangerously in
jured, the horse was killed and the
vehicle wrecked
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
ICE GORGE HAVOC.
Chippewa River Waters Flooding
Miles Of Country.
PEOPLE FLY FROM THEIR HOMES.

Driven Out by the Waters into the Bitter
Cold Possibility That Deaths May Re
suit Gorge Thirty Feet High at Chip
pewa Falls, Wis, and the Town Partly
1nundated-Eau Claire In Danger When
the Gorge Bresks-Sssious Situation.
Chippewa Falls, Wis, Dec. IA great
Ice gorge. thirty feet high, has formed
across the Chippewa river below this
city. and last night farms and farm
buildings along six miles of the Chip
pewa valley were under water. The flood
was being added to hourly at the rate
OF six inches. At 9 o'clock last night
the Easements of all the buildings on
Spring street were flooded, and in some
instances the lower floors were under
water. People living in or occupying
business houses in the lower part Of
the city were hastily removing their
personal effects to higher ground.
Danger to Those Lower Down.
In 1894 a similar food occurred, caus-
ing loss of many thousands ofdollars.
threatened and many highway and
railway bridges will probably be swept
away. Below the immense gorge the
river is practically dry. and when the
jam breaks the body of water in the
reservoir must carry destruction to the
valley below. Eau Claire has every
reason to feel apprehensive. as its dan
ger begins when that of Chippewa Falls
has passed.
Irvine in Total Darkness.
Between the hours of and 10 a. m
yesterday the water rose six feet, when
there was temporary abatement. The
gorge is five miles long. At Irvine the
Wisconsin Central railway is under
water and the electric light plant part
ly flooded. so that the town is in dark
ness.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
A Sharp Little Girl.

A poorly clad little village girl went
into stationer's shop the other day
She wished to buy some writing paper
and finally WAS shown some at 15 cents
o quire.
"How much will half quire be-"
she inquired in plaintive little voice.
'Ten cents" replied the assistant.
eff you please, I'll take the other
half. San Francisco Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

New York, Dec. kid" Lavigne, OF
Saginaw. Mich, and Charles McKeever.
OF PHILADELPHIA, We're yesterday matched
10 flght twenty rounds for purse Of
e. 800 on Dec. GO before the Marlt orough
Athletic club of this city. The men ere to
weigh in at 140 pounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Irvine in Total Darkness.
Leave Their Homes and Face Terrible Sui
fering, Perhaps Death.

Acosc Aucit hohes anu acc IerrlDle SUI.
fering, Perhaps Death.
Eau Claire, Wis, Dec. 1.-The ice
formed gorge at the mouth of the
Chippewa which caused the water to
back up rapidly Saturday night and
Sunday morning. On the low lands be-
low Durand the rise was SO rapid that
many families had to flee in their night
robes to places of safety and leave
their all behinS them. The suffering
among the women and children was in
tense and many are reported as having
frozen feet and limbs. AS a rule those
who could fed to the railroad track
There they built a fire and tried to
protect themselves from the frosty
winds till relief arrived.
An engine and coach sent out from
Durand Sunday morning gathered up
about forty or fifty of these unfortu-
nate people, but SO fast was the water
rising that the train had to go back to
Durand. 1t is thought that some of
the people were not reached by the res
cuing party, and possibly may have
perished. The bottoms are. all under
water and stock and produce are a
complete loss. Dead domestic animals
could be seen all about the neighbor-
hood frozen stiff in the water In most
of the homes were stored the winter
supplies and these were all lost.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Chicago Suicide Identified.

Chicago, Dec. 1.-The identity of the
man who so calmly jotted down his
physical sensations in a note-b book
while slowly dying from the effects Of
luadanum, self-administered. at the
Kimball hotel. was established yester-
day morning. His name was Edgar
Lyle and his home in Pittsburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Dan Stuart Desperately III.

st. Louis, Dec. IA special from
Dallas. Texas. says that Dan Stuart.
who has bean very sick with inter-
locking Of the bowels. is reported
as resting easier now. He was at
tackled suddenly aud for a time
hisA4e-was despaired Of. No one
but Stuart's doctors and attendants
have been permitted to see him.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Death OF william stcinway.

New York. Dec. 1.-The death Of Will.
lam Steinway, the well-known piano
manufacturer, took place In this city yes
terCiay He had been Ill for some time
with typhoid fever. He was born in Ger
many in 1896 and was an expert musician.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

The flags to be hoisted at one time in
signaling at sea never exceed four. II ia
an interesting arithmetical fact thar.
with ls various colored flags, and never
more than 4 ut a time, no fewer than
IS, Gag signals can be given.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Fitz Accents stuart's Offer.

San Francisco. Dec. MARTIN Julian
stated to the Associated Press last
evening that he had just telegraphed
an acceptance of Dan Stuarts offer for
q finish fight between Corbett and Fitz-
simmons for $4,000 purse. He has
sent y similar telegram to Corbett
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
had Accident In Montana.

Helena, Mont, Dec. IA loaded
freight train O; 80 cars on the North
ern Pacific ran away ON a heavy
grade today. Twenty-six cars we're
scattered along distance OF eight
miles. Ed Jarbeau, head brakeman,
was killed, and the rest OF the crew
more or less seriously injured.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

South Haven, Mich, Dec. l.-Robcrt
Van Osrando. Of this town, and Joseph
Land, of Covert, were burned to death on
the steamer City of Kalamazoo yesterday.
Three ether men had narrow escapes. Tho
steamer is almost % total loss.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

Moplaho is the name of q tribe of
Mohammedans which forms fourth
part Of the population of the Malabar
coast OF south India. They are supposed
to be descendants of Moors and Arabians
who established themselves ON the coast
and intermarried with native women.
Some years ago there were about GOO /.
600 of them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Wheat Is High In Greece.

Washington. Dec. Limited States
Consul Horton at Athens in a report
to the state department says that in
consequence of the bad wheat harvest
in Russia, which supplies nearly two
thirds of the wheat used in Greece.
prices of wheat are very high there
md re still rising.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
DEvILTRY BY TWO YOUNG THUGS
Shoot a Farmer and Attack His Wife
New WAY to Collect Debts.

NcW w Hy 20 NOiIect DeDtSs
Omaha, Dec. IA special to The Bee
from Silver Creek, Neb., says: Sunday
night two brothers, aged Is and II
years, named Shoenfeldt, living two
miles north Of here, shot Owen Hutch
ings, a farmer. while milking in his
barn. They then assaulted Mrs. Hutch
ings in the house with a revolver She
got away from them and hid in the
attic.
The young outlaws ransacked the
house. finding about 500. The boys have
both been captured and claim that
Hutchings owed them some money,
giving this as a motive for committing
the crime. Hutchings was shot in the
back of the neck with a charge from a
shotgun
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
HI. Child viii Re the Death Of Him.

New York. Dec. George Neu. while
under the influence of liquor. kicked
and beat his mother. injuring her SO
severely that she died within an hour.
Neu's 1o-year-old child witnessed the
murder. and will probable be the
means Of sending his father to the cleo
trio cfair-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

DR.. j. c. Bishop. of Agnew, Mich,
says: 81 have used Fo.ey's Honey
and Tar in three very severe cases OF
pneumonia the past month. with
good results" Sold by NJ. T. Balm
sen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Iowa Poetoffice Barned.

Mason City, Iowa. Dec. 1.-This
morning the postofiice with all the
mail burned. The loss is $23. 900; in
surauce $40, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

Salt Lake City, Dec. 1.-The battle over
the senatorship is being ficrcely wagcd by
both factions of the Mormon church.
Should Moses Thatcher be elected tho
church will have suffered n severe political
dcfeat. Thatcher was formerly Nor.
mon priesS AMI member Of the council
Of twelve apostles but was expelled last
year for accepting the Democratic nomi-
nation for senator without consulting tho
church. b. A. Roberts, prominent
Mormon, may run against Thatcher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Feared Insanity and Killed Himsclf.

Minneapolis, Dec. IA special to
The Journal from Fisher. Mimi, says
that n. Sanaker. cashier Of the Bank
of Fisher. shot himself dead yesterday.
His father died insane and he feared
following In his footsteps.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01

Why not profit by the experience
OF others who have found perm \.
nent cure for ca'arrh in Hoods Sar.
saparilla.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
An Aged Trick.

The schoolmaster gave a wild howl
and fell with bang from his wheel.
"What is it:" cried his favcrite pu-
pill, as she circled around him.
Its q tack" moaned the master.
"In your tire?''
mo, in my saddle. "-Indisrapolis
Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Wages Of shoemakers Reduced.

Lynn, Mass, Dec 1.-Several reduc-
tions in wages at some OF the factories
in this vicinity were announced at the
headquarters Of local labor unions last
night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
To Cure . Cold I'm Ono Day

Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the
money if it fails 20 cure. IS cents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Gold Democrat, to Organize Permanently

Washington, Dec. /. Chairman By
mum, Of tn, gold Democratic national
committee, has notified the memb re- Of
the executive committee to meet in In
dianapolis Dec 10 TO take steps for organ
izing on permanent Easis in every state
IN the Unicn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
FLOOD INCREASING IN FURY.
Railways Washed Out and Millions of Fec
of Timber Probably Lost.

Railways WaShe0 Out and Millions OF Feet
of Timber Probably Lost.
Pepin. Wis, Dec. 1.-The flood in the
Chippewa bottoms is increasing in
fury. The Chicago. Milwaukee and
Chippewa Valley road is badly washed
out and is covered with trees. logs and
ice gorges for miles. There will be
no traffic for a week or ten days. The
bridge over Smiths slough, one mile
below Trevino junction. on the Chi
cago. Burlington and Northern road,
is unsafe.
There are jams of ice and logs in
the Chippewa at Burlington, at Chip
pewa Valley bridge. at Reads land
ing and at the head of West Newton
slough above Alma. The water is at a
standstill, but more trouble is feared
unless the jams break. Three are g.
coo. 900 feet of logs and forty cribs of
lumber in the jams. All the hay in
the meadows is lost and considerable
stock is gone. Five families were
rescued from upper stories and roofs in
the flooded districts yesterday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Water Very High at Stevens Point.

Stevens Point. Wis. Dec. The
water in the Wisconsin river at this
point is the highest in the history of
this city. At present the streets for
several blocks are flooded and Sunday
night the people in the flooded districts
carried all their goods to upper stories.
A dyke was built a number of years
ago for the protection OF a large part of
the resident portion of the city. but
this is now in bad condition. and IL the
threatened flood comes hundreds of
families will be compelled to seek shell
ter on higher ground
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-12-01
Life Lost in the Blizzard.

St. Paul. Dec. /. = News from the
great blizzard has been very meagre
yesterday. So far as learned only five
lives have been lost. OF course moth
ing has yet been heard from the re-
mote districts beyond the reach of the
telegraph, and it may be another week
before it can he positively stated that
there has not been serious loss Of life
The latest reported death is that of
Elmor Holte, aged IA. who was frozen to
death in the blizzard near Ada, Minn
On Thanksgiving Day he and his father
started with a team for the Poplar
woods, fifteen miles distant. to get a
load of wood. On returning they lost
their bearings in the binding snow and
started afoot to look for shelter. They
became separated, the elder Holte sue
ceeding in finding a farm house after
wandering about all night The boy
was found frozen stiff.
The morning times., 1896-06-14

tician whose political hopes were ever
crushed by the Buckeye State. When Nc
kinley was governor Of Ohio, he was on
some of Fosters paper. and when Foster
went to the wall he carried Mckinley with
him. Mckinley's friends came to bis res
cue, promine mt among them being h Ii.
Kohlsaat, owner of the Chicago Times
Herald, and chief adviser of Mark Hanna,
and the governors losses were made good-
Whatever may have been ehind the affair,
it worked TO the discretlit cf Foster, and his
star has since been on the wane.
Poor old william NJ Evurts of New York
who helped to nominate Lincoln and was
one of the warmeSt supporters OF William
H Seward, will be among the missing. He
is upward of eighty years OF age and is al
most entirely deaf. He has been Repub-
lcan since the organization OF the party
and pla yed a prominent part in the nomina-
ton OF Fremont in 1856. Long before the
campaign of 1850 was opened he began to
lay his plans to encompass the Nomination
of Seward. and worked untiringly in his
behalf. When the star of Lincoln began
to rise in the West, Eyarts beheld il first
in won;iernent. but finally in awe. When
the strange MIN of the prairies made his
famous speech before tie assembled elite
ofNew York in Ccope Union the Easta woke
to the fact that Stewards chances to reach
the presidency were seriously menaced.
but Evarts, in his blind confidence in the
strength OF Seward. did not realize the dan
ger until it was too late, and the memorable
Chicago convention named Lincoln as its
choice. Evart's heart was almost broken.
and in a measure he never recovered from
the shock He has been Z familiar figure
In nearly all the conventions that have
since been held. hut he will probably never
attend another.
Nobody seems to be able to fathom the
reasons underlying John c. News retire
ment from politics in Indiana. He Will n OF
be here as a delegate, although he will ac-
company the Indiana delegation. New was
owner aud editor of the Indianapolis Journal
and has been a familiar figure in Republican
conventions in times gone by. He was one
of the big four from HOoserdom at Mime
apolisin lS92aud was appointed minister to
England by Harrison Since then he has
dropped out Of the politics of his State and
the management of the Journal, and his
son Harry has in measure succeeded him.
The latter is one of the big four this time.
New, the elder, was the fine worker behind
Dudley in the 'blocks of five campaign,
and stood between Judge Wood and thelaw
when the Dudley case came up in the fed
eral court. He has never been known to
The morning times., 1896-06-14

would be f1ve feet high. Four million
silver dollars would make pyramid ten
feet square at the base aud fifteen feet
high. The cigars to be smoked by the
100000 who will go to st. Louis taliowing
five cigars a day, which is not too many,
for each man, there would be three and
a half millions of theml would make q
pile OF 10000 boxes of fifty cigars each,
and this pile would be about two and
half miles high.
Arranged in a tier of five boxes side by
side, the pile would be about 262 feet
high, or within 20 feet as high as the
cap on the liberty statue that stands on
the top of the Capitol's dome. Placed
end to end 100000 cigars would reach
24S miies-almost as far as from st. Louis
to Chicago. At an average of la cents
("three for a quarter'') these cigars would
cost $291 ,666. The cigar dealers of st.
Louis not to speak of men who sell
certain other creature comforts, ought
to be thankful their city has been chosen.
THE sERGEANT-AT-ARMs
OF course there is an immense amount
OF work involved in holding national
convention, and most of the hardest Of
it falls upon the sergeant alarms. The
office is one that is almost always largely
sought for, since, although it carries no
direct money compensation, the incum-
bent is supposed to be able TO make an
enormous personal acquaintance, sure to
be of great value in later political life.
Undoubtedly this supposition is correct
one, but 1t is not on record that any man
who has been sergeant-at-arms of one
national convention has ever craved the
place again. 1t is full OF tribulation, and
the trouble begins months before the
date of the big gathering.
To do the executive work of the office
simply is no easy Job, as the sergeant-at-
arms is the one to attend TO the printing
OF admission tickets. the providing of the
badges. the arranging Of the program and
a thousand and one things that need not
be mentioned in detail. But all these
things sink into insignificance compared
with the worry that Comes from the fact
that the tickets must be assigned as well
The morning times., 1896-06-14

those who 20 TO ST. Louis next week TO
average a less expenditure than three
dollars a day for keep and divers Eek
tras.' Some, indeed, will get long
with less, but many will spend good
deal more. At three dollars a day for
each man, the daily sum expended would
amount to S30O, coo, and if the con-
vention We're to last full week the
total for maintenance would be brought
up 10 hundred thousand more than two
millions of dollars, while the grand total
so far accounted for would be So, AGO.,
600. But even this, although it includes
much, does not take in such expenses as
will be incurred at the different State
headquarters, the cost of music at the
various candidates headquarters, and SO
on. Perhaps another hundred thouSa nd
dollars would cover il all, and then the
total would amount to three and a half
millions-a very pretty total, indeed.
This is not all, however, for neither the
expense of sending the news from st.
Louis 10 the thousands of daily papers in
the various States, which must be
very great sum. nor the cost of the thousa nds
of private telegrams that will be sent
"a smaller, but still a considerable
sum-has been counted in. 1t is not easy
10 estimate either Of these sums, but it
is not going too far. perhaps, to assume
that all the expenditures due to the con-
dollars. Four exceedingly forinida BILE
war ships afloat could be built for $4,-
100000.
FIFTEEN ACRES OF DOLLAR BILLS.
1t is hardly necessary to call the atten-
ton of any one to the fact that the most
exciting scenes of the St. Louis cOnven-
ton will occur when the currency ques-
tion comes up, but rather interesting
Illustration of the magnitude of the ex-
pense of national convention is sug-
gested thereby. If the $4,G0O,O0O were
to be paid out in dollar bills and these
bills were to be made into Il carpet it
would be 1000 feet long and $50 feet
wide, covering an area of about fifteen
acres, and the Capitol at Washington if
placed in the middle of the carpet would
appear like toy house set on a big rug.
Four million dollars in gold piled in q
pyramid four feet each way at the base