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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11
ILLINOIS IN NEED OF MONEY.

Gov. Tanner Asks Authority to Borrow
6250,OOO-Other Matters.
Springfield, Feb. 1.-THE first thing
the senate heard yesterday when it con-
vened was a message from Governor
Tanner asking authority to borrow
$250,00 to pay the current expenses. and
a bill was Immediately introduced in
compliance with the request. Littler
objected to the steering committee Sc
lecting a clerk for his committee and he
was authorized to select one for himself
The Cuban befligerency resolution was
adopted. A bill was introduced to pro-
tect farmers against fraudulent pedi-
grees of stations and jacks. The bill
provides that all persons standing these
stations for service must make an affi-
davit of pedigree under a penalty of a
fine of not less than $40 or more than
500. =.
The house adopted the resolution ask
ing the national congress to pass a bill
now pending before it for the increase
OF the railway mail clerks salaries.
Merriam introduced bill to repeal the
act which authorizes the keepers ofpub-
lie monies to loan out the same to the
highest bidder. the public to receive
three-fourths Of the interest and the Of
fetal to receive the remaining fourth.
The state treasurer, all the county
treasurers, the treasurers of cities and
school trustees will be prohibited from
lending out the money they hold in
trust for the people if the bill passes.
Fuller introduced q bill creating q
board of pardons
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11

were more elaborate. The second ouad- i
rifle. which had been organized by Mrs.
F. L. Baylies, was danced by Mrs. Og-
den Mills. Mrs. John Jacob Astor, Mrs.
Cornelius N. Vanderbilt. Jr., Mrs. Hen
~ Sloane. Miss Edith Morton, Miss Van
Rensselaer,, and Messrs. Alfonso de
Navarro. H. D. Dobbins and worthinR-
ton Whitehousa The cotiiIion. wnicn
was led by z1r. Elisha Dyer, Jr., was
the event which had been looked for
ward to by the younger guests, and
there were nearly 200 couples in 1t. Dyer
appeared as Francois 1. in a rich cos
tune consisting of a cloak of royal pur-
pie velvet lined with violet satin and
embroidered with gold.
While there were light refreshments
served throughout the evening 1t was
not until after 1 o'clock, at the conclu-
sion of Mrs. Bronson's Quadrille. that
the regular supper began. This was
served on small tables in the winter gar
den. but this place would never have
been recognized by those familiar with
it. The more than 100 tables had all
passed through the hands Of the florist
and were SO hidden by his art as to
have lost all resemblance to bits Of fur
niture.
American beauty roses and white
lilacs were banked so high that the
guests seemed to eat from the top of q
flower-bed. Beyond the tables and be-
tween the guests 50 as to almost hide
one from another were decorations OF
spring fiowers--tulips. lilacs and rare
blossoms, to make the place a bower
of beauty and fragrance. The costumes
of the 500 or more guests were exquisite
in the extreme and made a picture OF
rare beauty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11
End of . Benvs Career.

New York, Feb. 11.-Capt. Phil
Norton McGriflia, who commaded
the Chinese iron.clad, Chen Yuen in
the battle Of Yslu river in the fall OF
1894. during the Chino-Japanese
war, shot and killed himself this
morning In the post eradicate hospital
to which he was recently admitted
for treatment while insane. McGif-
fin was born in Washington, Pa,
in 1862, and WAS the son OF Capt.
Norton McGifiin who served in tho
Mexican war and the war of the re-
belliou. McGrifin gran duated from
the naval scademy at Annapolis
with high honor in 1882, and entered
the service Of China during the
Franco-C Chinese war. and at the out.
break Of hostilities with Japan was
put In command Of the Chinese
squadron. He was . man Of remark
BILE personal bravery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11
MRS. BRADLEY MARTIN.

inception, has come off and the country
is still safe.
Arrangements for receiving the guests
Ns they arrived were nearly perfect as
could be. The guests alighted from the
carriages at 13 West Thirty-third street,
which is the private residence of Man
ager Bolat, of the hotel, and went di-
rectly to the second floor Of the hotel,
where sixty apartments had been set
aside as dressing rooms.
The guests were received by Mrs.
Bradley Martin in the small ball room.
The scheme of decorations in this room
before the dias passed the counterfeit
presentments of all the prominent peo-
pie of that time to mingle in picturesque
confusion with characters of other days.
After being received by the hostess.
who stood upon a raised dais under a
canopy of rare tapestry. the guests
passed through fiower-lined corridor
directly into the large ball room.
Ouadrille dHonneur Begins.
In the early portion of the evening
dancing in the main ball room on the
first floor was general. but it was not
spects to Mrs. Bradley Martin and she
had been escorted to the ball room prop
er that the fancy dress ball was de-
clared formally opened. In the small
gallery. where We're members of the
Twenty-second regiment band, the mu-
sic suddenly stopped for just a moment,
to be broken by flourish of trumpets
as Mrs. Bradley Martin and her escort,
John Jacob Astor, entered the room. A
moment later they had taken their
places at the head of the room, there
was another flourish of the trumpets
which told that the quadrille d'honneur,
arranged by Mrs. William Astor, was
about to open.
Like Pages Out of History.
The forming for the first figure, ''the
salute" was like the turning of pages
of history. The characters gathered
from all sections of the room. There
was Mrs. Bradley Martin, wearing a
Marie Stuart costume copied from an
old plate Of that queens time; Mrs.
John Jacob Astor in a Louis XVI court
costume; Mr.. ]. Townsend Martin as q
cavalier of the court Of Louis XIII, and
Mrs. Henry Lohr in a Louis XIV court
costume. From another section of the
room came Mrs. Orme Wilson, looking
picturesque in a Louis XVI court dress
Of white and silver brocade. which fol-
| lowed the elaborate designs Of the
period, and Mrs. Whitney Warren, wear
ing costume of pale blue brocade and
silk after the style of the time of Louis
XIV. Lispenard Steward closely fol-
lowed his partner. Mrs. Whitney War
rem. dressed as a cavalier Of the court
of Louis XIII. The others Of the six.
! teen who took their places in this quad
| rille were: Mrs. Lee Taller. Mr.. Craft
Wadsworth. Miss Gerry, Mr.. Confer
Hitchcock, Miss Lena Morton, Mr.. B. b.
Van Allen, Miss Madeline Cutting, Mrs.
Stuyvesant Fish.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11
Gov. Tanner Makes More
Appointments.
WITH REMARKS on THE SIDE.
Suicide in New York of a
Noted Naval Officer.
The National Lawmakers
Other Late News.

Spring field, Ills, Feb. lin the
senate, the governor sent in . mes
sage appointing the canal commits
sioners to succeed those appointed
by Gov. Altgeld four years ago. The
message announces the appointment
Of H .. Hildon. Of Rockford. to sue
csed T. H. Cannon, "whom," he
said, 81 have this day removed from
Office because he does not possess the
kind Of ability needed for the dis
charge Of his duty" This announce
ment caused . stir among the sena-
tors. especially the democrats.
Other commissioners appointed are
c. f. soively. Of Canton. to succeed
JIM. Welsch, resigned, and F. NJ.
Ryan, OF Streator, to succeed Alt
gerdes. After some discussion the
senate went into executive session
and confirmed the appointments.
The committee on judicial ap-
portionment was announced with
Warden as chairman.
A bill authorizing the governor to
borrow o quarter Of million dollars
was advanced to the third reading in
the senate. Adjourned till Monday.
In the house. Speaker Curtis an
nounced the committees on congress
sionnl and senatorial apportionment.
Anderson 10 chairman Of the former,
and Busse Of the latter.
The bill to authorize tho governor
to borrot . quarter Of million was
amended requiring the loan to be
made not longer than for two years.
and further consideration was post
poned till Tuesday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11
DANCE OF TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO
Just - It Was Done When Frances King
and Queen Took Part.

As these partners waited for the OPEN
ing bars Of the music the scene was the
moist beautiful Of the night. Far be-
yond these characters Of action, about
them on either side, were the rich laces,
the glittering gems and all that went
to make up the historically represented
personages Of the ball. the whole back
grounded by the natural flowers, the
lights and the ferns. In this way "the
salute" was danced: Mrs. Fish and Mr..
Van Cortland took their positions be-
hind Mrs. Bradley Martin and Mr..
Astor. Miss Gerry and Mrs. Warren
walked up to a position in front Of Mrs.
Bradley Martin and Mr.. Astor. They
were followed by Mr.. Martin and Mr..
preached In a similar way, four at q
time, leaving an aisle in the center.
Mr.. Astor and Mrs. Martin prone
naded down the aisle. the other dancers
bowling. then following in twos, then ali
returning to their original positions. AZ
when 200 years ago. when the quadrille
d'honneur was danced at court where
the king and the queen took part in II
they were accorded due and proper hon.
or. % hast night NrA Bradley Martin
and Mr.. Astor were given that honor
~ king and queen OF the night. In
those old days. too. the crown princeiu
F1u4 1<tace gtood bes1Qe king ana aueeu
E8&:tlCfs - fHs, - O.
.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11
Cedar Rapids saisoos CIo.s.

Cedar Rapids. Iowa. Feb. 1l.-As
. result Of yesterdays decision by
the supreme court on the case ap-
Pealed from this district nulliiying
the mulct law in special charter
cities. almost all the saloons In this
city closed today voluntarily. No
defined plan is adopted to meet the
emergency. though instant appeal to
the legislature will be made. News
has Just been received that the house
has passed bill to amend the mulcs
Law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11
The Nssiousl L.vmsksrs.

Washington. Feb. 1.-The senate
committee on commerce reported q
favorable amendment to the sundry
civil bill appropriating el60.0OO for
the survey c. the deep water way be-
tween the great lakes and the At
lantic at tide water by army eugin.
eeeers, to be make - rapidly as pos
sible.
The house committee on appropri.
ations finished the sundry civil ap.
preparation bill. It carries $780,
664,74s, which is t1s. .64l 100 more
than for the current year. OF the
amount appropriated $l7.529.05S ID
for rivers and harbors. and el.072,-
7s5 for public buildings.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11
Drowned In the WRECK.

Glasgow, Feb. lit is now
stated that 26 members of the crew
OF the steamer, Cayanus, we're
drowned in the wreck of that vessel
near Ushante, France.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11
Girl Of Ten FoulIy Slain.

Fort Smith, Feb. ia brutal murder
was committed seven miles below
Mansfield. in Scott county. The victim
was 10-year-old daughter Of a farmer
named Phillips. A tramp assaulted
and afterwards shot her to death and
fled. If captured he will be lynched.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11
A. 70 aeoyii,a Trial.

Washington. Feb. 1.-The state
department has been notified that
Spain will accord Sylvester Scovil,
the New York World correspondent
arrested in Cuba. trial by . civil tri-
bunal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11

Paisesvills. Ky. Feb. 1l.-Nsws
has been received from Pike county
that Andrew Wilson, Preston Hall,
Harry Brown. who we're on . spree.
started to cross the big Sandy river
On the ice on'horseback. and when b alf
way across. the ice broke and all the
men and horses we're drowned. None
Of the bodies we're rscovsrsd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11
Farmer Courtney Duly IudIcted.

Ottumwa, Ia. Feb. 1.-THE grand
jury at Mt. Pleasant returned five in
dictments against Arthur Courtney and
Sam Earhart in cases of wholesale farm
robbery. Earhart confessed, fully i'm
plicating Courtney
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11

unanimously elected Hon. William
L. Wilson. postmaster general. presi-
dent Of the university. in place of
Gen. G. w. C. Lee. resigned. It is
we'll understood Wilson will accept.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11
j. O. A. Herring Dead

New York. Feb. I1.-John Quincy Ad.
ans Herring. of Baltimore. the Oldest
managing director Of the Adams Ex-
press company. died suddenly in the
Holland House Tuesday of heart fail
ure, aged 7e years.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11

Dubuque, Feb. 11.-Rev. T. NJ.
Lineham will be oonsecrated Bishop
Of Cheyenne by Archbishop Hennessy
at the Cathedral here the oath inst.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11

Cooeoao AoeOoRv,
A. mercury viii su'els dessoy The tense Of
smell and completely derargs The whole systsn
when catering It through the mucous surfscss.
such articles should n sver be usd excspt On
prescriptions from rspu'sble phypiciars, q the
damage they Win DO 10 ten fold to the good you
sa possibly derive nom them. Hal.'s CatarrA
Cure. nauufaesuIed BY ?. J. Cheney 4 Co..
Toledo, o contains no mercury, aad is takea in.
tsnaliy. seting direstly uroa the blood end
mucous surfaces a the system. In buying Halrs
Cstarsh cuss - sure you set the genuine. n d
taksn internally and h Dsde In ro,sde, Ohio, b.
2. J. Chsaey . 0or Tsstimonials free,
eold b. draegists. pxies sc psr noesle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11
REGALLY RADIANT
Was the Great Bradley Martin Ball
at New York.
A SCENE OF 200 YEARS Ae0NE

Reproduced in the Closing Lustrum Of the
Practical Nineteenth Century - The
Courts Of the French Kings Louis with
Their Majesties Represented Shown In
the ''Quadrille dc Honneur"-Costumes
Of Some OF the Participants.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE great Brad
ley Martin fancy dress ball. which II
said to have cost the Bradley Martins
nearly $250.000, and which has SO agi-
tated the pulpit and press from its very
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11

To Cure . Cold In One ny.
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the
money II it fails to cure. 26 cents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11
General SHELBY Sttii Alive.

Adrian. Mo-, Feb. 11.-General Shell
by Is still alive. He rallied during the
night and is resting easily, although it
seems only q question Of a short time
when the end must come. He is grad
ually growing weaker and continues
unconscious
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11
Probably Heard from the Senate.

washington, Feb. lit is rumored
IN diplomatic circles here that King Os-
car of Sweden has instructed the min
tster from Sweden to notify the state
department that he (King Oscar) will
not act as umpire in the Venezuelan
boundary dispute
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-02-11

Washington. Feb. 11.-Representatives
Of the National Association Of Woolen
Manufacturers and the Manufacturers'
club, yesterday had a conference with
the wool growers committee appointed
by the national association. The confer
ence was devoted to a general discus
sion of the proposed wool and wooden
schedules
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-09

San Francisco, Nov. Seen. Danic.
Fuentes. the prime mover in the re-
cent revolution In Guatemala and COM
mander of the insurgent forces, was
one of the passengers who arrived here
today from the south on the steamer
City of Sydney. When his plans
failed Fuentes and Morales fled TO
Mexico. but were ordered to leave their
first hating place, Tapachula, by
President Diaz, who feared interna-
tional complications II he allowed them
to remain upon Mexican soil. They
therefore went to the City of Mexico,
whence they made their way to the
coast.
While conoeding that Barrios, his
brother-ln-law, is master of the situa-
ton in Guatemala, Fuentes says that
the feeling of rebellion is still very
strong there and he expressed the
opinion that the Barrios adminlstra-
tion would not last much longer The
general attributes his defeat to the
fact that his force. which was sadly
in need OF proper equipment, only num-
bered about 5000. while the government
had at least $4,000 men in the field.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-09
PEOPLE INDIGNANT.
May Lynch an Alleged Murderer Whom
the Court LIberaies.

Bismarck, N. D., Nov. S.-Alex
Coudet, the first of five men arrested
for the murder Of six members of the
Spicer familynear Winona last winter,
who was tried and found guilty OF
murder and sentenced to be hanged,
has been granted new trial by the
supreme court Further than this, the
supreme court has so ridlculcd the case
presented by the prosecution that the
attorney general of the state agrees
that II will be impossible to secure a
conviction of any one of them under
arrest.
Thomas Spicer. his wife, her mother
and Mrs. William House and her twin
children were brutally murdered last
February at their home near Winona.
and their remains fiendishly mutilated.
Five Indians and half breeds We're
areated and two of them, Paul Holy
track and Phillip Ireland, made COM
plete confessions. duplicating Frank
Blackhawk, Alexander Coudet and
George Defender Coudet was tried
and found guilty. An appeal was taken
to the supreme court and the other
cases We're postponed. The principal
ground for appeal was that there was
not sufficient corroborating testimony
of the story of the accomplices Holy
track and Ireland.
Under the law no conviction of muir
der can be had on uncorroburated tes-
tltnOny OF aCGoTlIllCSS. i ne sthtt iilull-
tanned II had presented enough corroD-
Grating testimony to warrant convic-
ton. but in the opinion and decision
of the supreme court not n single fea-
ture of the corroborating testimony
comes within the requirement of the
statutes. Each point made by the state
was taken up In detail by the court
and its inadequacy pointed out
The three other accused men have
been held for trial, but under the pres
ent ruling 1t would not be surprising II
the cases were not prosecuted by the
state. The two confessed murderers,
Holytrack and Ireland, may conclude
to deny what they have heretofore
stated and demand trial, and In this
case 1t is difficult to say whether they
could be convicted.
There has been great Indignation IN
Emmons county since the frightful
tragedy, and many threats of lynchlng
have been made. If any Of the men
are released, as now seems probable,
these threats are likely to be carried
into effect,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-09
AGAINST THE CHINESE.
Miners In Illinois Agitated by the introduce
tlon of Mnngnllnn Labor.

Streator, ILL.,, Nov. S.-The announce
ment that Cinnamon would be placed
In the mines Of the Northern Illinois
field has caused an immense amount
of excitement here, and a call has been
issued for a full convention of the dis
trict to be held next Wednesday after
noon In that city. Every shaft Will
send delegates. and in the meantime
the various organizations will get to-
gether and take action. 1t is under
stood that Wednesdays meeting will
be of tremendous Importance to the
craft throughout the state, as 1t Is
claimed that IL Cinnamon are allowed
to go to work here and elsewhere n
will only be a matter of time when
mines employing that kind of labor
will be able TO undersell those employ
ing skilled hands and thus the price
will again be forced down.
The situation here is looked upon by
business men as most serious. The
Chinese question has put an entlpely
new phase upon 1t. 1t means to Strea-
tor alone the displacement of about
5000 men,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-09

meeting of conservatives To-day. at
which several senators and deputies
were present, and made n violent at
tack upon the governing committee OF
the conservative party. whom he
charged with being responsible for the
dissolution of the party. He euloglzed
Lieut. General Weyler as a military
commander. and his civil administra-
ton, and urged that "war is the only
true policy In Cuba"
Senior Robledo will meet General
Weyler ON his arrival on the Montser-
rat Meanwhile. he Is organizing q
series of public meetings to protest
against the recall OF Weyler, the first
of which will be held tomorrow, and
he proposed reorganization OF the
conservative party upon the basis OF
the program of the late Senior Canovas
del Castillo as to Cuba and the Phil
ippines.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-09
OHIO INToLERANCE.
Averse Even to Allowing Latter-day Saints
Places to Meet.

Cincinnati, Nov. s.-Two Mormon
Apostles, L. NJ. Lyman and NJ f. Cow
ley, have been here in conference with
ten Mormon Elders, all young men
from Utah. These young Elders will
be assigned tomorrow TO fields north OF
the Ohio river. Their names are: Da-
vid Davis, b. f. Furley. NJ. a. Muss, j.
b. Erikson, r. G.. Clark, j. II. Wilson,
NJ. f. Mayhem. w. i. Butte. A. X.
Hornsen and Thomas Cottle. Not over
twenty persons, including the Apostles
and Elders, attended the conference.
1t was with great difficulty that they
found n place for meeting. They were
refused n dozen or more public halls
for which they applied.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-09
PARDON FOR CUBAN REBELS.
Marshal Bianco Issues a Proclamation to
that Eject.

Havana, Nov. S.-Marshal Blanco
has issued the following edict, official
ly described as expressing the mag
unanimous sentiments of the queen re-
gent and the firm determination OF the
national government"
81 pardon In full all those who nave
been prosecuted for the crime or re-
bellion, Rebels prosecuted for common
crimes, independent of rebellion sneh
as spollation immortality and the IKE,
will be pardoned as rebels, but judged
for other offenses committed by them:
"Those suffering sentences imposed
prior to the date of this edict VIII nave
their sentence commuted TO certain
extent. and perhaps In some cases IN
fun. Persons pnrdoned should appear
before the civil and military authori-
ties at their respective places OF resi-
dencc. which they VIII designate uhu
which will be communicated to me
should they designate places OF resi-
dence outside the principal towns;
they win be advised Of the necessity OF
residing within the mllitar" zone Oh
cultivation. The military autho i,.l,
will be careful not TO invade the ,; JurIs-
diction of the civil authorizes mere
fore, those pnrdoncd cannot chanSe
their residence without obtaining tne
permission of both civll ana miituiS
authorities"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-11-09
OSE.SIDED REPORT.
Coiorido's Game Commissioner Tries to
Justify Slaughter of Indians.

Denver, Col, Nov. s.--Game Com
missioner Swan today submitted to the
governor his report on the encounter
between Game Warden Wilcox and his
posse and n camp Of Uintah Indians.
IN Routt county, October oath. While
Mr.. Swan deplores the taking of hu-
man life, he believes that It was me-
cessitated by the exigencles of the sit
uatlon. He states that, In his opinion.
Game Warden WllcuNs version of the
fight was correct. and that the killing
of the Indians was unavoidable and
necessary. However. he recommends
that. in justice to all concerned there
should be the fullest possible exnmina-
tion by committee appointed for that
purpose. He also says that the COM
mittee might provide ways or means
10 provide against a recurrence of such
troubles.