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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01
Pensions Paid Up.

Washington, July 1.--For more
than q month all pension certificates
issued by the government have been
held up in the pension bureau. The
suspension ended :odsy when al i'm
mense batch OF certificates wa.
mailed to the various agencies. This
terminates the operation OF the order
which taking effect May 81 last. was
designed to avoid the increasing ex-
isting deficiency in the pension ap.
preparations, but creditirg the pay
ments which would follow the issu-
ance Of these certificates, to the new
fiscal year instead Of TO tho fiscal
year ended yesterday. The deficiency
is eaid to be over $500, 900.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01
$TR|KE STARTED.
Workers Cannot Agree
I'D as to Scale.
NY 100000 GO OUT.
,ner Christian Endeavor
Train Wreck.
Miscellaneous Late News of
the Day.

nesebcrg. Pa. July las a re.
~ @ she failure Of the joint wage
coniesencc OF the amalgamated ssso-
csesaoa OF iron and steel workers and
sAe nanufacturers to agree upon q
o9ale o the Youngstown conference
yeeesrday. all the union mills closed
eown today. Between $4,000 and
SesoO0 men are idle. President Gar
i:nd today said no locked for q set
ssement after the annual repairs at
she Aflle.
y Weveland. Ohio, July 1.-The
cleveland Rolling Mill company and
britten Iron and Steel works shut
Gown today. failing to sign the ANAL
emated scale. About 5000 men
re a4ccted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01
TRAIN RUNS OVER THREE MEN.
Thought To e Suicide. at First, but No,
nelleved To BE Crooks.

1scieved To He CROOKS.
st. Louis July 1-what appears to
have been a deliberate attempt at triple
suicide was made near WeHsville, Mo.,
at midnight Tuesday. Three men. lying
side by side. with their heads upon the
rail were struck by the east-bound Wa
bash train. The first mans head was
cut off. the second ones head smashed
and the third received internal injuries.
The physicisrs say there is no hope for
the recovery Of the two injured men.
A Ac!cse exafnination Of the bodies reveal
ed the fact that the men must have
been perfectly sober, as there was on
odor Of liquor upon the breath of the
two dying men or the clothing Of she
dead man.
Who the men were is not known.
There is nothing on their persons by
which they could be identified. All were
dressed as laborers and carpenters tools
which were found beside the track are
supposed to have been the property of
one of them. On account of the peculiar
circumstances surrounding the case it
is supposed that the men, who had
doubtless been comrades, became de-
spcndent at repeated failures to secure
work, and resolved to die together.
The belief is gaining ground that the
men were dubbed and laid on the rail to
prevent crime from becoming known.
The dead man had "W. Z. s." on his
right arm. A note was found on his
person bearing no address. but signed
Edna White. Ethel. No." requesting
him to take her trunk from the station
He had revolver, brace. drill. powder
fuse. ehisel, and some other articles en-
his person. and the supposition is that
the men were safe blowers One of
the injured refuses to talk. The other
gave his name as William Moore, of
Topeka. Kan, and says he was thrown
off freight train about II O'clock Tues
day night
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01
Another Chr,..i.n rnde.vsr wr,ek

Akron, Col, July 1.-The first
section OF the Chicago Christian En-
eeavor train ran into freight six
miles west Of here At 8 this morning.
A Burlington fireman named Cole
was slightly hurt and Engineer Ma
guer seriously. One passenger.
Fred 4. Glasshurn, Of Tampico, ILL.,. i,
was cut over the eye.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01

Madison. Wis, July 1.-Superintendent
OF Public Property Scott will hereafter
weigh all the coal and other heavy sup
plies used at the state capitol, instead
of taking the figures furnished by the
dealer. Heretofore it has been the Gus
tom to send man frcm the Office. to
watch the weighing and see that the
dealers figures are correct, but now the
state has bought six-ton set of scales
which are being planted near the west
ern entrance Of the building, and the
supplies wiz herefter be weighed by the
state shipping clerk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01
Qaeen ..ev,sw, ~. rroep,.

Aldcrshot. England, Jnly 1.-The
great jubilee review Of the troops
took place today. The queen ar
rived at Farnborough at p. m. The
Duke Of Connaught, commanding the
military district, was In supreme
command Of the troops. who num-
bered $4,000. The Prince OF Wales
led the Tenth Hussars past the sa-
luting pciut.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01
National Republ,can Headouarter..

Cleveland. July 1.-The headquarters
OF the national Republican committee
are to be located in Cleveland. They
will be transferred from Washington to
the famous Perry-Payne building in
Cleveland, where Hanna conducted the
national Republican campaign. The
Washington headquarters will be kept
open. but viii be in charge of an attache
of the national committee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01
MURDERED BY HIS 'PARamouR.
Solution Of the Bleedy IGystery at Ne,
York Of the Mufflateti BODY.

solution OF the bloody Mystery at New
York of the Mutiiated Body.
New York, July 1.-The headless body
in the morgue has been Identified BIZ ten
men as that Of william Guidensuppe. 4
sdbt,er in a Turkish bath establishment
in this city. The head Is lacking to
complete the body. The first fragment
Of the body, from the neck to the waist,
was found in East river on Saturday.
The second fragment, the lower portion
OF the trunk, was found in the Ogden
woods north Of Harlem river On Sunday.
The legs were found in the river on the
Brooklyn navy yard yesterday after
noon Guldensuppe had recently been
living with Mrs. Augusta Mack, who
left her husband for Guldensuppe. Mrs.
Mack had quarreled with Guldensuppe
last Thursday, on account Of his cup
posed unfaAthfulness to her
She is held q prisoner at police head
quarters and will be charged with the
murder. A store-keeper at Astoria, L.
l., has identified her as the woman to
whom he sold Gil cloth similar to that
in which the fragments of the body were
wrapped. Detectives yesterday searched
the rooms OF Mrs. Mack and found hid
den there pieces CT this red and yellow
OF cloth. Mrs Mack, when arrested was
preparing to leave for Europe.
Herman Mack, husband of the woman,
was arrested. but was subsequently re-
leased, as he proved a complete alibi.
and the police had no evidence against
him. Mack said that his wife was ca
pable Of committing the murder, and he
suggested that another lover Of Mrs
Mack was implicated. Mrs. Mack is
Bayarian, 3S years old. q large, mus
cular woman with a determined face.
Her second lever, a man known as
Fred" cannot be found. He is supposed
to have been participant in the crime
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01
CLOSE of Che Illinois Luther Lcnrue.

Rockford. Ills. July Yesterday was
the closing day of the State Luhter
League convention and much business
was transacted in spite Of the intense
heat. The reports show the leagues
membership to he 2.232. a gain of 664
over last year. The annual election re-
suited: President. Frank C. Hoglari. Of
Rockford; secretary, c. J. Driever, of
Chicago
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01
National Grain Dealers.

Des Moines. Ia, July 1.-The National
Grain Dealers association elected the
following officers: President, w. T.
McCray. Kentland. Ind; first vice presi-
dent. j.. NJ. Sewall. Hastings, Neb.: Sec
retary, w. II. Chambers. Des Moines.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01
wan mean 100000 Idle Men.

Pittsburg, July 1.-If the coal miners
strike materiaiizes on Saturday the
number of workmen out Of employment
this week by reason of these labor agi-
tatioEs will reach the. high figure Of at
least 100000 men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01
The Train Wreck In Idaho,

Boise, Ida. July 1.-Six people who
were injured in the Glens Ferry acci-
dent Tuesday night were brought to the
hospital here yesterday. None is badly
hurt, there being no bones broken Many
others were bruised. among them JUS
tice Quarles, OF the supreme court.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01
Army Of Tramp, 10 Ksnsas.

Denver. Colo, July IAN army OF
5000 tramps. now in Kansas. is nov
ing westward. They infest the wheat
and corn fields at night. The tramps are
bound for the coast, where they say they
will try to secure work in the irrigated
valleys Of the west
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01
Irinois Appropriations,

Springfield. July 1.-The state
auditor has jus. completed n tabula-
tion Of the appropriations by the last
general assemby. They sggregate
Sl1. .615 $50,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01
Peace In Sight.

Hamburg; July IA semi-officia
ispatch from Berlin sl--s o--~,
)hegotiaticns between
Turkey are expected to be
within three weeks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01

dams. including Chief Wee Sug. are
dead at Melenes Point on Mile Lacs
lake, and several others are expec cted
to die. g the result of drinking pain
Killer, hair OH. and other prepara-
tions containing alcohol.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01

What Hoods Sarsaparills has done
for others It will also do for you.
Hoods Ssrssparills cures al blood
diseases.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01
Dol. oateh Dead.

Des Moines. Iowa. July Col. C.
d. Catch. the former state senator
died here this morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-07-01

just try 10 cent box Of Cascarets.
the 6nest iyee and bewsl regulator
oeo9 DAdo-
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-05-20
Don't Put Coin in Your Mouth.

1t is possible to catch a whole string
Of diseases through holding money in
the mouth. A scientist says that a
man who ca%relessly puts a penny in
his mouth subjects himself to greater
danger than if he were exposed to the
bitterest weather without clothing.
Scientists who have been testing coins
find that, as a rule, the germs that find
Judgment on their faces are powerless
to harm human beings unless they are
able to penetrate the skin and get into
the blood; but in cases of consumption
and u or two other of the more dead
ly maladies, the organisms may be CIV
en- a foothold by being inhaled into the
lungs. In cold weather there are fire.
quent cracks and small abrasions on
peoples lips, and there, Of all places,
the germs find the best opportunity to
reach the blood. Shopkeepers who are
in the habit of handling ooppers should
be careful to veal gloves if their hands
are cut or scratched.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-05-20
Total
Y. P. S. c. E. CONVENTION.
Program for the Annual Gathering
at San Francisco

Program for the Annual Gathering
at San Francisco.
The local committee having in charge
the preliminaries for the sixteenth inter
national Christian Endeavor convention,
which will be held in San Francisco July
Z to II, is leaving no stone unturned to
insure its success. Applications for hotel
accommodations are pouring in daily, and
arrangements will soon be perfected. The
program for the convention promises to
be one of the best ever provided. Its chief
features are as follows:
The convention will open Wednesday
night, July Z, with meetings in eight of the
largest churches in the city and one meet
ing each in Oakland and Alameda. Thurs
day morning simultaneous welcome meet
ings will be held in Mechanics and Wood
wards pavilions. In the afternoon twen-
ty or more churches will be used for de-
~nominational rallies. Friday morning
practical addresses and open parliaments
upon the fundamental principles of Chris
tan Endeavor will be provided. The af-
ternoon will be given UP to a school of
methods" in the various churches. "Chris-
tan Endeavor Fellowship" will be the
general subject for Friday evening. Sat
urday morning the State secretaries are
to be heard from in a symposium on the
topic How May We Make the Commit
tee Work in Local Societies More Effec-
tive?' There will be an open-air demon
~stration on Vanness avenue, after which
the delegates are to be given IN outing by
the local committee. Sunday there will
be three meetings of great Importance,
one for men only, another for women only
and one for ministers and church officers.
Monday will be devoted to the evangelistic
and missionary influences of Christian
Endeavor. The junior rally, one of the
most important features of the program,
will be held in the afternoon, and the
closing sessions of the convention will be
held in the evening.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-05-20

tpRE5s

It begins to look as though the coal
man could at last get out his ice wagon
St. Louis Star.
No cautious Chicagoan will trust his
money to the keeping of a banker who pos
sesses a smiling typewriter.-Eyening
Journal.
There is a growing demand for the old
fashioned, stingy banker, who is not dis
posed to be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ton Post.
Philadelphia isn't so slow. She's killing
as many pugilists at her prize fights as
any other big town.-Cincinnati CONNER
cial-Tribune.
Emperor Williams household employs
500 housemaids. No wonder that Will
helm is afflicted with fits Of insanity
st. Louis Star.
The business man who wants to make
$4,000 go farthest is still being searched
for by Pole Explorer Peary.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Highly important news from Europe
has just been received. Switzerland is
not making preparations for war.-Cin-
cinnati Tribune.
The way to keep politics out of the
schools is to see that politicians do not
| get into the school board.-St. Louis
Globe-D Democrat.
With thirty of her warships in the Med
i%terranean, the isolation" of England
will hardly cause her to commit suicide.
New York Press.
The powers have decided to allow the
war to continue for a short period. Doubt
less this is done for the ediication of Gen.
Miles.-New York Journal.
Iowa has compromised with it's con-
science by a%bolishing the cigarette and al
lowing Sunday baseball to remain in
vogue.-Minneapolis Tribune.
Nineteen persons at a picnic in Califor.
MIA were poisoned by drinking lemonade.
The nature Of the 'stick in it" will be in
vestigated.-Chicago Tribune.
The Arkansas Legislature has passed a
bill taxing airships. No further proof
that they really exist could be desired
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
When President Kruger says the Trans.
vaal is at peace with all the world, John
Bull, looking to the future, smiles gently
in his sleeye.-Baltimore American.
Before the airship incident is closed for.
ever it might be we'll to inquire whether
the Jersey mosquitoes ever fly west of the
MISUNDERSTANDING Times-Herald.
The trouble with a reform council is the
itch it has to reform everything in sight,
when letting well enough alone would be
better in some cases.-New Orleans Picay-
une.
Twenty-six years ago the palace of the
Tuilleries was destroyed. Four officials
are still drawing pay for taking care of it.
That almost equals the receivership of a
savings bank.-Ohieago Dispatch.
The Spaniards and the Cubans seem to
have established a modus vivendi on the
amiable and satisfactory basis that every
body concerned has license to shoot any
body else OIL sight.-Chicago Record.
The aldermen of Barre, VT, demand
30 cents an hour for their public service
This looks quite reasonable, but we would
like to know first how much they would
get for their private servieee.-Chicago
Times-Herald.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-05-20
Unhappy Greece.

If the powers don't step in pretty soon,
there won't be any Greeks left to pacify,
Chicago Tribune.
War is an expensive luxury, but Greece
certainly is getting a run for her money
Chicago Times-Herald.
The failure of the Greeks shows that il
ID best to get ready to fight before getting
mad.-New York Journal.
One trobule in suhduing the modern
Turk seems to be that he no longer has the
habit of dreaming in his tent.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Everybody but Greece says that Greece
is licked. But she still appears to be a
little skeptical about it.-Ciaeinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
Am American manufacturer has sent
klng Gearge OF Greece a bicycle. but it's
the Turk that's doing all the %scorchine.-
Chicago Dispatch.
The preservation of the Integrity" of
the Turkish Empire would seem to be
analogous to sailing down a bad ege.-St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
line Greek nation has realized that this
IS an era ct civilization in which a pedi-
gree cannot be relied upen to command
Observation-Disclosures Evening Star.
Japan is said to be nursing a desire IN
conquer the world. Greece was afflicted
that way a short time ago, but she has
taken treatment for it.-Chicago Record.
1t is no longer a tribute to Greek army
discipline to say that the troops retired
IN perfect order" Practice makes perfect
in any line of ~endeavar.-St. Louis Re
public.
If King George shall make a reasonable
fortune in the king business, he will prob
ably be very willing to resign the glory
to some other member of the family.-St.
Louis Star.
King George is reported to be in need of
3 change of scene, aud a large number of
Greeks with knives up their sleeves are
understood to be eager to give him one
Cleveland Leader.
If these Greek generals and princes Der
sist in SO vigorously writing to the pa
pers Ito deny the charges this great in
ternational difficulty may attain the prom
inence of that recent fight at Carson City,
Chicago News.
Greece may continue the war as lang as
she has sons to slaughter, knowing, as she
does, the powers will not allow her boun-
daries to be showed one way or the other
more than a few inches, no matter which
side wins battleS.-Chicago Record.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-05-20
DEFEAT OF HUMPHREY BILLS.
elimination of a Bitter Battle in the
illinois Legislature.

elimination of a Bitter Battle in the
Illinois LEGISLATURE.
The defeat of the Humphrey bills" in
the Illinois Legislature was the culmina-
ton of the bitterest and most sensational
legislative fight in the history of the State.
For months every paper in Chicago, and
almost all the leading papers of the State
have been waging war on these measures,
which aimed to vest the power of granting
street railway franchises in Chicago to a
State commission and to extend the fran
chises of the present companies fifty
years. It was openly charged that the
street railway companies of Chicago had
raised a corruption fund Of nearly ST.
100000 and were offering fabulous brides
to legislators. Mass meetings have been
held in Chicago almost every night for the
past month, ~denounc:ng the bills, at which
Mayor Harrison, Alderman Harlan and
prominent men in all parties have taken a
leading part.
Great excitement on the stock exchange
greeted the announcement of the defeat
of the measures. The initial quotation
for West Chicago was 102, and it sold as
low as "a, showing a decline of s points
from the opening to the lowest quotation.
The close was only Il point above the low
est quotation of the day.
The West Chicago street railway has a
capital stock of $13,1S9,0O0. When the
Humphrey bills passed the Senate the
stock sold as high as 1O7. When the bills
were defeated in the House it sold Is
points under this quotation.
The Chicago City Railway has a capital
stock of $12,OO0,OO0, divided into 10000
shares. From the last preceding quota
tons there was a decline Of more than 10
points in City Railway in the bid prices
to-day.
Putting together only the three prin-
cipal companies gives the following as the
loss in values:
West Chicago. 1859 0
City Railway, 100000
Total Sc, 1888, 800
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-05-20

Ayres was appointed to look into the mat
ter. 1t was decided that the first neces-
sary step was to learn as much as posGi-
BILE about the insects mode Of life and
thus discover the best means of wiping
them out.
1t was agreed that to do this a grass
hopper expert was a sine qua non and the
American minister. Mr.. Buchanan, was
consulted. He referred the matter to
Washington and the committee on agri-
culture unanimously decided that Prof.
Bruner was the q
Prof. Bruner is an old student of the
saltatory insect that ravages the territory
west of the Mississippi and he will SO 10
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-05-20
Election Postponed.

In a Franklin County (Me.) town
where there were thirteen voters, the
town meeting was postponed until the
last day Of March to enable a young
man to become qualified to cast a bal
lot. Some neighboring critics gues-
toned whether the change was due to
a spirit of accommodation OR to super
stition.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-05-20
Arrival and Departure OF Mails.

Mall east and west closes at 8 p. n.
Rosebud leaves at 100 a, m. dailS except Sun.
day. and arrives at 5:O0 p. m.
Simeon, Kennedy, and Oasis leaves
at 90 q. m. Mondays Wednesdays and FRI
days, and arrives at 100 p. m. Tuesdays Thurs
days and Saturdays.
Ft. Niobrara, leaves daily att 90 a. m. and
500 p. M; arrives at $50 q. m. and 1880 2. m.
Kewanee, and Sparks arrives M9naaye
Wednesdays and Fridays at 800 p. M, and
leaves Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays at
Il, a. m.
General delivery open from z :ee a. m. to 200
%. m. General delivery open on Sundays from
s to 10 a. m, Lock boxes opendaily form D a.
w. .HALEY. Postmaster.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-05-20
Said of the Senate.

The Kentucky contingent should take a
Glove before calling at the White House.
Washington Post.
The regard of the civilized world for the
United States will sink several degrees
by reason of the rejection of the arbitra-
ton treaty.-Atlanta Journal.
The people of this country would like DO,
think well of the United States Senate
1t is a pity that the honorable Senators
so often make it difficult for them to do
so.-Boston Journal.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-05-20
scHIsTocERcA PARANEsIs,

the fields Of Argentine ably equipped to
fight it. A year will be spent in looking
over the ground, and then the battle will
begin. Ample funds will be at the dis
posal of the commission under which
Prof. Bruner will work, and if money and
scientific skill are of any avail the grass
hopper will be banished from the pampas
Of Argentine.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-05-20

the purpose Of put.
ting an end to the
scourge of grasshop-
pers in that forward
country.
For the past nine
years Argentine has
been eaten up by
the insects and the
Argentine farmers
appealed to the Gov
eminent. A commits
sion of leading bust
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-05-20

Richard Dawson, earl of Dartrey, is
dead. He is succeeded in the title and the
estate by his eldest son, Lord Cremorne.
aged SO. The family is one of the great
ground landlords of the United Kingdom.
owning 10000 acres.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-05-20
h Strongest Hair.

Scientific men say that the hair from
the tail of the horse Is the strongest
single animal thread known.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-05-20

A recent announcement made that the
Nicaraguan Government had taken occa.
sion to deny the statement that it had
Cancelled the concession of the Niearaguan
Canal Company is not looked upon as es-
pecially important, as the concession ex-
pires by limitation during the present
month.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-05-20

In some of the public schools of Ger.
many the pupils are compelled to learn
to ride the bicycle.