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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01

A horse belonging to Simon F.lko-
vetch was the cause of lively aud
exciting runaway up Second avenue
this morning. Mr.. Falkovetch had
stopped in front Of Sauermann's har-
ness shop on Market square to have
piece put in the bride and the horse
seeing the advantage he had started off
toward Second avenue at q rapid
gait. at which juncture it collided
with team belonging to Edwards &
Walsh, the maddened beast leapipg
into the front part OF the wagon and
gradually fell down on the heels Of
the horses. The driver stuck pluck
lily to the reins and the horse which
had started the trouble regaining his
feet the three animals started up
Second avenue at o ferocious rate.
At Eighteenth they we're turned
north and stopped. In front Of Bam-
berger's clothing store the wagon at
tacbed to Falkovetch's horse struck
DR.. Plummer's buggy and was left
there. At the end Of the run little
injury was found to be done to the
horses. Mr.. Falkovetch's vehicle
was damaged. as was DIR. Plummer's
buggy, but it was q close call to q
terrific runaway all around.
The Falkovetch horse has the repu-
tation of being a fractions and
vicious animal and quite fond of
such little escapades as it INDUCED
in this morning. 1t is dangerous
animal to be allowed on the streets,
except under proper control.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01
FALLS FROM THE FERRY.
william Rourke Has . Marrow Escape
From Drowning.

william Rourke Has . Marrow Escape
From DroWning.
In attempting to board the ferry
while it was pulling away from the
dock at the foot of Eighteenth street
Saturday night William Rourke, of
Davenport, overestimated his step
ping capacity and fell into the chilly
stream. He fioated down opposite
the Diamond 10 freight house when
he succeeded in making the shore.
But he was nearly exhausted before
he accomplished this.
Rourke is a sawyer in Lindsay &
Phelps saw mill in Davenport. He
contemplated going to st. Louis Sat-
urday night. but he reached this side
OF the river just in time to see the
train rolling by Twentieth street.
He was accompanied by Cornelius
Lane. also of Davenport. So they
called on q few friends before start
ing for home about IL o'clock. They
reached the ferry landing as the boat
was pulling out. Lane jumped and
landed safely on the craft. But
Rourke was not so successful. He
landed in the river. 1t is claimed
that Lane notified the ferry en-
ployes that man had fallen over.
board. but that they gave no heed
to his alarm. Lane returned on the
next boat and found his companion
on Eighteenth street. Rourke had
lost his hat in the river and was
pretty we'll tired out. He also had
his shoulder bruised, having fallen
against the boat in his descent to the
water.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01

The Bella Mack and Quickstep
each brought down eight strings of
logs.
Boats up were the 10 Long and A.
j. Whitney, while the Verne Swain
was In and out.
The stage Of water at the Rock
Island bridge this morning was 1l:7O
and falling; the temperature, "a.
The Josephine passed down yester-
terday on her way to bring back the
wrecked Pittsburgh, which suffered
heavily from the recent cyclone.
The Pittsburgh will be taken to Du-
buque. and Immediately repaired.
The river is falling at all points be-
tween St. Paul and st. Louis save at
Keokuk. where there is q rise of Is,
and at the Des Moines rapids. where
the rise is O.8. The forecast saws
the water will fall o. to O4 from St.
Paul to Rock Island by tomorrow
morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01
YOUNG MEET OLD.
Alumni Association Receives
the Grs duates. coes r..,...
HOLDS 1Ts ANNUAL ssEss1oI,

Rock Island High sckosi iOsSaaisaslen
Begias the Tvsaty second Tear Of Iss
ExisssEes Saturday Eve.iag and Elects
anew Bet Of Omesrs.
The Rock Island High School
Alumni association at its annual
meeting Saturday evening received
and bsnqueted the graduating class
OF go. the occasion likewise marking
tie beginning of the organization's
22d year. These officers were chosen
for the ensuing year:
President-Mrs.T L. B. Davis.
Vice President-Mrs. Nellie Ste
vens.
Corresponding Secretary - Miss
Olga Rochow.
Treasurer-Charles Durham.
About two hundred of the members
attended the meeting, which was
held at its. customary place in the
assembly room Of the High school.
which was handsomely arrayed from
. decorative standpoint in honor OF
the occasion. The association only
convened annually. and all that can
generally make it q point to be pres
emit. as there they have an opportu-
nifty to mingle with schoolmates OF
years agone and renew old incidents
and pleasant school day affairs which
have long since become reminiscent
tial. And this year they came in num-
bers until the assembly room was well
filled with jollier set of folk, both
young and old, than has assembled
there in many year. In the alb
sence Of the president, Miss Bride
Egan called the meeting to order
and w. A. Darling was chosen
chairman.
Welcome to the Graduates.
The class of 90 was received in o
neat little address of welcome by
Miss Martha Huesing. which was re-
sponded to by Miss Grace Hamilton.
Then there were vocal selections by
Miss Margaret Murphy and Miss
Pauline Woltmann, while Messrs. }.
X. Scott and f. b. McKown recited
the alumni History" Refresh
ments were afterward served.
The alumni association was organ
lied % years ago and now has on its
rolls the names of All graduates OF
the Rock Island High school. While
interest in the association has Jagged
on several different occasions and
once almost resulted in it's disrup'
ton, a revival among the members
has recently occurred which adds
an encouraging aspect to its future
prosperity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01
A valuable Prescription,

Editor Morrison, of the Worthing-
ton, Ind, Sun, writes: "You have b
valuable prescription in Electric
mend it for constipation and sick
headache, and as general system
tonic it has no equal" Mrs. Annie
Stehle. 1925 Cottage Grove avenue,
Chicago, was all run down, could
not eat nor digest food, had . back
ache which never left her and felt
tired and weary, but six bottles OF
Electric Bitters restored her health
and renewed her strength. Price 50
cents and 81. Get . bottle at Hartz
& Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01
AMENT MAKES ANSWER.
Billy the Circus Manager 0peeks Of His
DESERVING Actors.

Billy the Circus Manager 0peeks Of His
DESERVING Actors.
MOLINE. May S0-Editcr ARGUS:
Having just been informed that al
article appeared in one Of the Rock
Island dailies few days ago stating
that had discharged William Arden
aud wife. and leaving them penniless
and owing them money and rs the
article does me gross I'M Justice. I
wish to state the true facts in the
case. Ten days ago I advanced fares
to Buffalo, N. Y, to Mr.. Arden and
wife. and after their arrival advanced
more money for board. They repre-
sented themselves as being first
class performers. But Arden's
wife proved to be such .
rank amateur that the Rock Island
people guyed her off the stage. and as
[ did not propose to have my bust
ness suffer and good performance
"queered" l was obliged to take her
off. l told MIR. Arden that he could
remain for the season if he wished
and he seemed satisfied to do so, bat
after drawing $40 more two days
later both skipped for Cincinnati un-
known to me and beat their hotel bill in
Moline, which l also, squared leaving
me at q loss of $40. Idon't mind the
loss of the money half so much rs l
do their lying statements. l have
been performer and manager tor Is
years and defy any living man to
prove that l have ever beat him out
of an honest dollar or ever failed to
act the part of an honorable and up.
right man and gentleman.
Yours very respectfully.
CAPT w. ID. AMENT
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01
Sylvan steel Works shut Down.

The Sylvan Steel works on Sylvan
island have shut down, for what
length Of time it is impossible to de-
termine. During last week there
was complaint on the part OF the
roughers owing to system the COM
pany had in vogue of working both
the neater and rougher men under a
combined system of piece and time
work. and eventually this plan was
abolished and the piece work plan
adopted as to both classes. A prop
osition was made to the company to
adopt the scale of the Almalagated
Association of Steel Workers, and
while the company had this under
consideration the works were shut
down. The men all found them
selves locked out when they went to
work this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01

0eo9n IN 1876 Regarded ~ One Of the
Most ssvsre On Record.
The Chicago Times Herald of yes
tef4ay in reviewing great storms
Which have visited this country
speaks Of one to which attaches
much local interest. II says:
Perhaps the most phenomenal
and best substantiated evidence of
the strength of tornado WAS shown
at Rock Island, ILL.,, the first day of
January, 1876. A winter torn ado
swept past the city and on its course
struck locomotive which was stand
ing on an embankment and headed
south. The embankment was about
fifteen feet high and was flauked to
the east by marsh Of SO soft q char
acter IS to render it almost impas sa-
BILE to hunters. The locomotive was
lifted from the track and carried
through the air . distance of 100
yards and dropped in the marsh,
where it sank so quickly that but
few Of its parts could be removed.
The surroundings were such as to
preclude its reaching the position
now occupied BY the wreck in any
other way than that mentioned. In
an article published in a scientific
journal at the time it was estim ated
that the force necessary to perform
this miracle could have been gener-
ated only by a wind having a We
locity Of in excess Of 400 miles an
hour. Strange to relate, this tor
nado did little other damage"
The Tornado District.
The same paper has this communi-
cation in general regarding the belt
of great weather disturbances:
The tornado district proper lies
between meridians SO degrees and
lO1 degrees, and includes parts of
Kansas, Missouri, Iowa. Illinois and
the eastern edge of Indiana. In an
official paper on this subject Lieut..
Finley Of the weather ;. bureau Gays:
"A map prepared to show the entire
topography of that portion of the
United States included within the
meridians of 80 degrees and 1O1 de-
grees would plainly illustrate an i'm
portant truth in the tornado prob
lem. viz, that there is not another
section of our vast domain wherein
there exists opportunities SO unlim-
tied for the unobstructed mingling
and opposition of warm and cold cur
rents, and currents highly contrasted
in humidity. As an area of low ba-
rometer-not necessarily a storm
area-advances to the lower Missis-
sippi valley warm and cold
currents set in toward it from
the north and south respect
lively, which, if the low pressure
continues about stationary for some
time. ultimately emanate from the
warm and moist regions of the gulf
and the cold and comparatively dry
regions of the British possessions.
Here lies the key to the marked con-
trasts of temperature and moisture,
invariably foretelling an atmospheric
disturbance of unusual force, for
which this region is peculiarly fitted
by nature, and in apparent recogni.
tion OF which it has received the Gu
phonious title Of the battle ground
of tornadoes.' 1t cannot be disputed
that so far as the history of lorna
does is concerned the majority have
occurred over this region. and why
Because of it's peculiar topography"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01

At Spirit Lake. the great Iowa sum-
mer resort. will be opened for the
fishing season May Is. and for the
regular summer season June rs. The
hotel and surroundings have been
greatly improved and many new at
fractions have been added to this pop
ular resort. A beautiful half-tope cir
cnlar descriptive of Spirit Lake and
Hotel Orleans will be sent to any adj
dress by the undersigned.
G. s. ABEL. Mgr. Hotel Orleans,
Orleans z. o.. Dickinson county. Ia.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01

George ..Rastus" White was fined
81 and costs for drunkenness. He
paid.
Two hoboes registering ~ Thomas
Lawler and Wslter Nsvroixke were
given 80 Gays apiece for vsgrancy.
s. Fraukel. 2525 Third avenue,
tells the police that his pantaloons
containing about q were spirited
away from his residence during last
night, the intruder having secured
an entrance BY way of the rear door.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01
Tho Time for Bailtine

Up the system is at this season. The
cold weather has made unusual
drains upon the vital forces. The
blood has become impoverished and
impure, and all the functions of the
body suffer in consequence. Hoods
Sarsaparilla is the great builder, be-
cause it is the one true blood puri-
fer and nerve tonic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01

Mrs. Winslew's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and
is the best remedy for diarrhoea.
Twenty-Five cents Q bottle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01

Hoods Pills become the favorite
cathartic with all who use them.
All druggists. IS cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01

Customer want a remedy for c.
tarrh.
Drug Clerk-All right, sir. Here's
. blood tonic that is advertised 10
build up the constitution.
Customer-You man, do You think
I'm going to dose myself With blood
tonic for months, Just ON the chance
OF it doing me some good? Not much.
l want immediate relief; besides, ca
tarrh is local affection. and no tonic
as blood purifier ever made, can cure
it. Here's so cents. Let me have
Ely's Cream Balm. It's the only
thing I know of to cure an attack Of
catsrrh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01
Buehlsn's Ar.,c. saIvs

The best salve In the world for
outs. bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores. letter, chspped
hands. chilblains. corns and all skin
eruptions, and positively cures
piles or no pay required. 1t 10 guar
anteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money refunded. Price IS cents per
box. For sale BY HaEtx & Ullemey o..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01
WHY NOT BUY.

Pretty bed room sets elS each.
Very large sidsboards quarter
sawed oak and polish finished,
large Frencb-plate mirrors; great
bargains at SIS.
Nice sideboards ~ low % 80.
Birch com bination bookcase and
writing desk SIS; oak at $40.
Ladies' writing desk. very pref
ty, Is low as IS.
Nice large bookcases at t5.25.
Fine hall racks, quarter-sawed,
polish finished oak, large French
mirror at 81
Fine china closets at g each.
Bird's-eye maple center tables ct
$i.25 each.
Mating at 1oc yard and up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01

Subscribe fox TIE As0Us.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01
Furniture, Carpets = Drapsrias
AT WHOLESALE PRICESs
WE ARE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS. CONE
AND SEE THE GREAT BARGAINS WE HAVE.

Best all wool Carpets. SOC per
yard.
All. wool remnants. 400 per
yard.
Very heavy half wool Carpets.
SOC Per yard.
A few pieces Of Body Brussels
left at $50; Roxbury Tapestry Car
pets ut $50.
Good Tapestry Carpets. at 500
per pard.
Tapestry 'Portiers - low - 19.s5
pair.
Best Opaque shading By the yard
In all widths very cheap to close
out.
All wool ingram rugs. large line
OF French Wilton. 4oquet and
Smyrna rugs very low.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-06-01
W. S. HOLBROOk.

1903, los, 10Y East Second street,
The morning times., 1896-10-19
Chapter III.
THE FLIGHT AND"THE DOUGH-"

Mr. Mcllbenny slept on and Foulke re-
turned to his hut with the goods. He
stored them in his quarters" where they
We're tn he kept until Saturday morning.
Mr.. Mcnnenny rose at bis usual time
to deliver bread to his customers and Boder
got up and Went again to his friend Foulke
The latter speedily secured a team from
Reuben Vincent. Il liveryman in B,adens-
burg. and followed Boder down the road.
Mrs. McIlhenny and her son waited their
Coming at Lily Park, a Small reservation
not more than a third of mile from the
McIlbenny home anu not even So far from
Foulke's castle. The lad was placed on the
front seat beside Foulke and Dode rand Mrs
Mcllhenny took the rear seat. The party
then started for Landover, again driving
through Bladensburg, where Il number of
Boder's friends saw and recognized him.
Mrs. Mcllllenny was dressed w molly in black
and Boder Wore his hat we'll over his face
AtLandovcr the trio purchased tickets for
BalliInore, and after receiving instruc-
tions from Boder the faithful Foulke drove
away. For the first time the lad seemed
TO realize what was happening and burst
into tears. He was soon pacified, how
ever, by the hasty arrival of the train.
and the party were off on their way to
tue Monumental City.
But Foulke's work had not yet been COM
pleted. Tie goods, many of which Were
aprons aud ffocks, for which he could have
no possible use, were on his hands. They
had all been lateled to an address in Balti-
more. He hastily carted them to the
Landover station and left them for ship
ment by freight.
TIE silence OF an oyster was painfully
loud as compared with that of Foulke when
questioned as TO where his friends had
gone. He admitted that the tickets had
been bought to Baltimore and that the
goods were to be shipped there.
Il am out for the dough in this matter"
said lie To a Times reporter. "Boder gave
me dollar to take him and his things
over to the station. If MIR. Scir;epf wants
to give me So to tell where they are /
will tell him. Foulke has Eeen a good
friend to me and l want to protect him,
naturally, but still am cut for tie dough"
In fact, if Fculke had not been out for
"the dough-" and If McIlhenny had not
gone into the dough business, this tragedy
of the pretty Hyattsville suburb knead
never have been written.
The morning times., 1896-10-19
Chapter IL.
THE MONEY FROM ABROAD.


In addition To his prospective position in
Baltimore BOder is said To have nearly
$4,000 due him from his home in Germany.
Tie prospect ur his receiving this money
probably had much to do with Mrs. Nc
lihenny giving her consent To leave her
home.
Several years ago BOder is known 10
have received the sum or 81 900 from tais
German cXchequer, and he told his cx-cOuI-
patriot, Foulke, that lie recently received
word from New York that an additional
sum of $4,000 was 10 be paid To him be-
tween now and the holidays.
hIcu TIE L.IIy IdInU ~ set aside the Day
for Tie elopement the pair are said to
have fixed upon the l2tu inst. This plan
fell through because the baker was un-
able to accomplish settlement with his
employer and the date was moved on a
few days.
Meuuwnlle. the faithful Foulke had been
informed to keep i'll readiness. Mrs. Nc
llaeuny went about tine house dong her
work, and incidentally gathering together
the things she and Boder would need in
their new quarters. Boder baked until
IL o'clock Friday night. Then Mr.. Nc
lihenny went to pcd ana the Iaker waised
across the felds to the home or his friend
Foulke.
1n.s iiGme is worthy of glimpse. Foulke
calls II his bachelor quarters" II is
the first structure reached after crossing
the bridge on the Washington and Bia-
densburg pike when one travels towards
BiadensDurg. 1t is a two-story, white
washed atfair, with the lower floor used
as a blacksmith shop A flight of uncer-
tain steps, almost as steep as a ladder,
leads to the quarters"
The place would brlpg the emerald of
envy to the eyes OF every true knight of
the road. There is u cook stove, three
tedS with very, very dirty coverings, a
table, cupboard that has seen many, If
rot better, days, and a great arm chair
made of rustic branches and really in
vitIng. The quarters is ever kept sacred
from tie touch OF woman's foot, and only
the more intimate male friends OF the
disciple OF CoXey are ever allowed TO
cross tine portals and mount tie shakey
stairs.
Aiter consultation with Foulke he and
Boder returned to She McIlhcnny home in a
wagon. While Mr.. and Mrs. McIlhenny slept
the bakerremovel the goods from the house.
There was trunk that from its weight
must have been filled with siIverware.
large dry goods box contained numerous
minor articles of household furniture
The glassware had been packed in two
feather bells and all Were placed in barrel
Two pillows were strapped to the top OF
the barrel
The morning times., 1896-10-19
CARS EUROPEAN TOUR
Continued From First Page.

between Tuesday and Thursday he VIII
have conference with the ear.
The Moscow Gazette nas dSserteh that the
German government has reason TO dread the
results OF the ear 5 European tour Il tend
ing to break up the DreiDund and draw
Austria and Italy toward the Franco
Russian alliance. Responding to this as
sertion the Berlin National Zeitung says
that the cars tour rather tenns To knit
the Dreibund powers closer together.
a fire occurred in the residence OF Herr
Mayer Levy, Berlin councillor OF justice,
last night, with the result that four of Herr
Levy's children Were killed by suifocation.
AMERICANS IN BERLIN.
United States Ambassador Edwin F.. Uhl
and the entire staff OF the embassy. to-
gciher with the STAFF of the United States
consulate in Berlin, have been invited to
attend the celebration OF the centennial OF
the Bremen consulate on October 2S.
MIR. Herbert Il. ID. Pierce, secretary to
the United States legation at st. Peters
burg, passed through Eerlln last week.
Miss Adelaide Kellogg, OF New York.
gave very successful concert here on
Thursday.
Miss Leonore Jackson, q pupil of the
famous German viollniSt, Joseph Joachim,
VINO has gust been hTOueht ouu By 1neu-
dore Thomas. in Chicago, gave con-
cert in the Sing Academy on Saturday.
The Young lazy met with IA very en.hu-
siastic reception, and Herr Joachim de-
clarcS that She Will win European reputa-
ton.
Among the passengers on board the
steamer Normannia, en- route for New
York, are Mr.. HopkinSon Smith and family,
and Mr.. L. L. Eoaz, the ger of the
New York office Of the Hamburg -Ameri-
can Steamship Company
The morning times., 1896-10-19
MRS. M'|LHENNY IS BACK
Continued From First Page.

pdny retired 10 Lanuover again, and IL
Mas curing the second encampment that
buuer Inst came IN contact with the Nc
1lhenny family.
he Mas employed to do a few chores
''DU-j w: mouse auu To max The cow, ana
finally Mr.. Nc Iihenny decided to take
HIM into his service as IIan about the
huIse- lie proSeu u eoCa worker, was
sober, INDUSTRIOUS and frugal
1t was Boder that persuaded his employer
to enCer The bakery business. The uerrnan
represented that ne was Il good baker, and
SO he was. Mr.. Mclinenny erected a
udhe-oyen IN his iedr yaru s,nd al IL yaUts-
vile bought his bread. Only the near
neighDors suspected tndJ all was not Well
j here was an occasional gossip along the
street that Things at nome were not the
same when the lord OF the mansion was at
home as they Were when he was away.
Indeed 1t was said that BOder had been
seen to meet and kiss Mrs. McIihenny on
tile back porch of the little cottage.
1t is ceruaIn that Tine eiopcment mad been
planned for months. IL is doubtful If
anything but the bakers financial condi-
tion prevented it being brought about
sooner. When Boder left he Is supposed
to have had $500 or 500 i'll his posses
sion. But This was not all.