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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11

lss good opportunity to enquire
about farming lands in South Da-
kota, only one days ride from Chi
caRo. bountiful crops of wheat,
corn, barley and fax reward the
filler OF the soil. A. stock and
dairy country South Dakota leads all
the world. First class farm lands
with nearby markets can now be
bought for from go. Sl2, SIS, and
upwards, per acre. and this 10 the
time to invest. For further particu-
lars write to George H. Reafford.
general passenger agent. Chicago,
milwaukee, 4 st. Paul railway, Old
Colony Building. Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11
DR.. Ferry 10 Out.

DR.. Ferry. one of the proprietors
OF the Emerson Sarsapsrilla agency,
which recently launched on the east
side OF Market square. and subse-
quently vanished. who following the
fate Of his partner, DR.. Hickey, was
fined for retailing drugs without q
state permit, was released from the
county Jail today after serving q f.
days sentence in default of the liq nj
datioa Of the assessment imposed BY
the court. The good doctor called
on TIE ARGUS besmipg with satisfac-
ton over his Jail experience. He
took issue with his partner 40 to life
In the Rock Island county Jail. He
said it was just like living at homo
onl under restraint, and felt that he
could not have Jared better under
any circumstances. The doctor is
accustomed to commanding . coed
salary. but WAS not doing better than
Is allowed him daily in the cooler
At the time of his arrest, and he
concluded that it Was cheaper to
serve ont his fine.
Ferrywell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11

The Doolazotl0a h TIE Khyoa Cn0o
Against The Argus.
The first fault in the case Of DR..
Claudius B. Kinyon against TIE
ARGUS for alleged damages Was pro-
nounoed BY Judge Bigelow in the
circuit court this morning when he
sustained the demurrer raised by
The ARGUS counsel to the bill. The
arguments on the special demurrer
were made in the circuit court yes
terday. Hon. William Jackson repre-
senting The ARGUS, while both the
attorneys for the plaintiff, Hon. VIII.
Gest and John T. Kenworthy spoke in
support Of their declaration, and for
DR.. Kinyon. The special point of
the demurrer was that the declaration
did not state the names of any per.
sons who were influenced BY the nj.
legged libelous article to discharge
DIR. Kinyon. or who were prevented
from employing him BY the publica.
lions complained of. The matter
WAS taken under advisement BY
Judge Bigelow over night and
this morning he gave his ruling sus.
tanning the demurrer. The attorneys
for DR.. Kinyon then plead to amend
their declaration. and leave being
granted they struck out the entire
section which relates to persons be-
ing Influenced against the doctor BY
The ARGUS article complained of. In
other words. the bill having hereto.
fore referred to persons being
prejudiced. the court ruled that the
names Of such persons must be in.
serted. but instead of supplying
them the attorneys for DR.. Kinyor
have taken the reference out en-.
tirely.
The defendant was given until
July Is to make answer to the
general charges in the declaration.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11
Verdict Of tho Jury.

An inquest over tho death of Mrs.
Mary A. Wilks, who was killed in
a runaway, was held yesterday after
noon at Coroner Eckhsrt's office in
the court house. The jury. w. H.
Cline. Lawrence Kramer, William
knost, E. E. Butler, Charles Schroe.
der and Gust Appelquist, returned q
verdict that ''Mrs Mary A. Wilks
came to her death by being thrown
from carriage in q runaway. and
we exonerate the driver, Louis Buck
ingham." The testimony of several
witnesses was heard. the details be-
ing the same ~ related in last even
ing's ARGUS. The funeral will be
held at 2 O'Clock tomorrow afternoon,
with services by Rev. &. F. Sweet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11

The Will Davis, Denkmann, Bel.
cher aud Prescott went north.
The Rutledge brought down 81
strings of logs and the F. Weyer-
hauser "a.
The stage Of water at the Rock Isl.
and bridge is stationary at sos; the
temperature n.
The steamer Irene D, of the rapids
service, is reported sold to Capt
Short, Of Dubuque, for $1,000.
The steamer Weyerhauser, which
arrived today with . raft in tow fol
Weyerhauser & Denkmann. had 8
wreck Tuesday morning about three
miles above LeClaire. She struck 8
bar. supposed to be the same one on
which the mixed raft of the Cyclone
was demolished two or three week,
ago. The bow boat that was the
head of the procession was showed
away up on the bar, in'o very shall.
low water. Fortunately it was no,
crushed by the force of the push.
The raft swung around then and wal
badly twisted and tangled up. but
the main steamer was free and unin.
jured, and able to work. Not many
logs got away. and by yesterday
morning the tow was in condition
again to come on to its destination.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11

Mrs. Alice B. Marshall's music On.
pills gave . piano recital at her home,
1112 Second avenue. last evening,
those participating in the delig htfuliy
executed program being Misses Zoe
N. Swayne. Grace Hall. Hattie Fer.
guson. Mary Long. Gail Postewaite,
Alma Kann. Eda Cammerer, Ma.
BILE Strayer. Winnie Crouch, Edith
Case, Myrtle Barber, Mabelle Brin.
die, Muse Strsyer. Emma Battles,
leila Barrett. Linda Kinyon; Messrs.
Clarence Spaulding, J. 3. Stewart
and Joseph Frew and Mrs. Marshall.
The selections included executions
for two pianos and eight hands. sad
all proved artistic and enjoyable in
. high degree.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11
Miss Beuser IN Town.

Miss Edna Benser, Of Pittsburg
Pa. stepdaughter of Mrs. Henrietts
Benser. who is heir to two-thirdl
OF the large estate Of thu
late Charles Benser, 10 in the
city with her Pennsylvania guardian
and attorney. &. B. Ivory. Mrs.
from Capt. T. ]. Robinson, resident
guardian Of Miss Benser, tl65, OOO
the amount which she is legally en-.
titled to from her step fathers estate
This morning Attorney Ivory and
Sweeney & Walker, who have beer
retained by the defendants, went BE-
fore Judge Adams in the county
court and secured an order directing
Capt. Robinson to turn over to Mic1
Benser $500 for her present needs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11
sTRoOBAND BOUND OVER
Hold to the Grand Jury For Abandonins
His Family.

His Family.
Lowi Strooband was held to the
grand jury in $500 bonds BY Magis-
traits Stafford today for abandoning
his family. Strooband has been
running q second hand store oppo.
site the postoffice building on Second
avenue. He has . wife and five
children ranging in age between 1
and 10 years. The four Oldest are
being cared for elsewhere, two of
them being in Peoria and two in
Chicago. Mrs. Strooband, who has
been i'll for some time. lives with
her baby on Second avenue and
Twenty-first street. Strooband's
trial had been continued several
times on account of his wife being
unable to attend. She was taken to
the station. where the hearing was
held. in the patrol, being too weak
to walk. She told Magistrate Stat
ford that her husband left her last
April, since which time she had been
supported by the city and neighbors.
Strooband was defended by Attorney
Quillan, while Assistant States At
torney Scott prosecuted. There
were racy as we'll Is sorrowful
phases of the case, Mrs. Strooband
alleging that her husband had an
other girl. whom he used to take
buggy riding. He in turn accused
her OF being too friendly with an
other man.
Ed Pattin and Dan Fennell were
fined IS and costs each, and Charles
Starr s. and costs for being drunk
and disorderly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11

Gustav Stengel, ST., will tomor-
row morning open his sample room
at 1916 Second avenue. The build
ing. which has been remodeled and
reitted throughout. has been named
BY Mr.. Stengel the Bismarck, and it
10 the intention Of the proprietor TO
conduct first class, quiet sample
room. Mr.. Stengel Wilt give his per-
sonai attention to the business and
VIII celebrate its Inauguration BY
serving . nice lunch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11
LAYING OUT LEVEE,
The Work the Muscaiine WON.
en- Are Doing.
ARE PUTTING n CHARACTERIZATION,

Ana BenovaAG ~ Eyesecs 0ash - Rsek
Isaaaa Has Besa Lsboriae Fse Year, q.
IA Isssif OF - ssssasg . 0osa Exa~-
Pc.
The women Of Muscatine, who
have undertaken the task Of improv.
ing the river front there and whose
recent excursion to this city for the
raising Of funds for such . purpose
was commented upon at the time.
are setting IN example to other cities
along the river. Last year some
thing over $500 WAS raised BY vari-
ous devices best known to organise
lions Of earnest women, and most
judiciously expended. More than .
block of the river front. 500 feet
wide. has been already filed and
rip-rapped. sodded and planted in
trees, and adorned with flower beds.
This work will 60 on, and . Daven-
port paper takes occasion to say:
"There 10 no more glazing need OF
this work in Muscatine than in Dav-
port. but there is not town on the
Mississippi river in Iowa that could
not bs rendered much more slightly
and become . much more pleasant
~ well Is . more convenient one OF
landing and conduct Of river traffic
II the river front was properly i'm.
proved. This could of course not be
confined entirely to grass plats. but
good levees where the river front 10
reserved for traffic. add not only to
beauty and cleanliness but also tend
to increase revenue. While the
women Of Muscatine have an eye
wholly to beauty and sanitary con-
ditions. they are building better
than they know In adding at least
indirectly to the value of property,
and to the facilities for traffic, for II
the Muecatine women do not them.
selves Improve the landings for
coal barges and other boats, their
work is bound to be contagious, and
sooner or later to include the entire
river front in the march of improV We
ment."
The problem o; river front i'm.
provement is one with which the
people Of Rock Island have been IL.
boring for years. and they now seem
to have . prospect of its receiving
the proper attention through the
medium Of . wideawake municipal
government. despite the quiet energy
That is being expended against il.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11

Men and women-how grateful,
they write about Hoods Sarsaparills.
Once helpless and discouraged, hav.
ing lost all faith in medicines. nor
in good health and liable 20 do nv
own work." because Hoods Sarsapc.
Parills has power to enrich and pur.
lily the blood and make the veal
strong-this il the experience Of !
host Of people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11

Metropolitan lodge 474, Knights
OF Pythias. elected the following Off
GERS last evening:
G. C.-M. H. Sexton.
V. CT. Darnell.
P.-W. A. Ware.
n. Ell. Glockhoff.
X. OF B. & ST. w. Thompson.
Nj. F.-J. E. Wagner.
NJ. Wv. E. Twins.
N. A.-W. b. Lamont.
l. Cleo VeMere.
0. Cdr. j. 4. Hollowbush.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11
WHITE CLOUD IS Welded


Carrie Heidt and Her Indian Are Rinally
Man and wife.
Miss Carrie Heidi and her Indian
lover. White Cloud, were married
Wednesday at Clinton. The uncle
OF the girl, Joseph Port, is reported
to have allowed the marriage.
The wedding Is the elimination OF
the love affair which the Davenport
police tried to break up q month OF
80 ago BY placing the girl under ar.
rest, and later placing her in charge
OF q relative In Pleasant Valley
The redskin hunted her out and they
have been seen together on different
occasions in the vicinity of Port By
ron.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11
Beaver Dam. O.. AnO ~ N,

os DsWs Va aug. ~, 1870.
NY daughter, after being treated
~ four doctors. and being given IN
for lost. . neighbor recommsnded
foieys Kidney Cure. Today she h
able to walk several miles withou1
fatigue. feel We would have lost
her II it Was not for your medicine.
Respectfully. Nina ]. n. BAILEY,
Sold By T. F. Bahnssn and T. r
Thomas. dTuggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11
THERE'S MANY WAYS

Adopted by dealers to unload their groceries on
the public at high prices Shields has yet been
charged with asking exhorbitant profits. Ga the
other hand. according to some competitors, he sells
goods too eheaply. Its no cJpe to be fair. Shields
wants profits. of course, but he 10 wling to share
them jointly with his patrons Just try his cash pan
which includes the best the lowest possible prices
and you will trade there right along. Look below
for pointers
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11

Afvsf tlDoa List Ne. -.
LIST OF Letters uncaned for as the pootofnct
et Rock Island June TO- 1891.
Boardman. Paul Metxgar. Mr..
Campbell, Ms 8. A. Mofett, Miss B.
Han. ME- Frank ObeThouse. Henry
hume, william Rubey. Clarence
jackson. Arthur RELY. Nick
johnson. Edith YaGie A(iie
Logfard, Mr.
HI9CELLANEOUa
Hines, Annie Ourley, Ma G.
J. W. P04z1, Postmaster.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-11

Hoods Pills are the best family
csthartic and liver medicine. 0entlc'
reliable. sure.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-09-10
EIGHT BURN TO DEATH.
Disastrous Result of n Natural Gas
Explosion Near Indianapolis.

Disastrous Result of n Natural Gas
Explosion Near indianapolis.
The village of Broad Ripple, eight miles
north of Indianapolis, was almost wiped
off the map by a double natural gas
explosion and fire Saturday. Ten thou
sand persons from Indianapolis visited
the ruins Sunday. Fire Immediately took
possession of the debris of the explosion,
and it was with great difficulty that the
remaining business houses were saved
from destruction.
The first explosion was in the cellar
of ]. Il. Watts drug store. 1t wrecked
the building, killed two persons and in
jured three before aid could be extended
to the injured. The l. O.. Q. T. building,
across the street, occupied by Il grocery
store, was wrecked by an explosion in its
basement. A crowd of men that had just
rushed up to remove the stock 20 save it
from the threatening flames across the
street was moved down and three We're
killed and twentythree injured
The town was in a panic. The business
portion was i'll flames and no one knew
how soon another explosion would take
place in another quarter. The fire depart
ment from Indianapolis hurried out to
find the terrified people standing ut safe
distance and letting the town burn up.
In a. little while the flames were extin-
guished, but not until after the bodies of
some of the victims had been charred
beyond recognition and much of the town
destroyed. Many of the injured narrowly
escaped death by fire.
The force of the explosion shocked the
country for miles around. No one knows
the cause, but it is supposed that a con-
duit had been leaking into the cellars
Of the two buildings.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-09-10
FEARS For M,klNLEY.
Letter of Warning Received by the
Manor of Colum hus.

Mayor of Columbus.
One incident of the Presidents visit to
Columbus and the Ohio State fair was
manufactured into sensation. This was
the report of plot to assassinate the
Chief Executive in the capital of his ma
tive State. A few days ago Mayor Black
received through the mails an anonymous
letter, reading as follows:
"Be on your guard. There is plot
against Mckinley to make way with him
because he appointed Powderly. This
plot is not in favor Of anarchy. They are
for organized labor and against mon
opoly."
1t was believed that the letter was
written either by some crank or by q
practical joker, but Mayor Black deemed
it wise to take every precaution looking
to the Presidents safety.
The result was that during his stay the
President was very closely guarded by
the police authorities of the city. All the
detectives belonging to the local force
with the visiting sleuths from other cities
were detailed to act as a special body
guard, and upon the arrival of the Presi-
dents train the officers in plain clothes
surrounded the President and escorted
him to his carriage, on either side Of
which when the parade moved marched
four detectives and the chief Of police
himself. No one was allowed to approach
the vehicle during the parade and upon
the arrival Of the party at the hotel the
police formed Gordon clear to the eleva-
tor through which the President passed.
During the reception and during all the
subsequent exercises of the day the Pres
ident found detectives constantly at his
elbows. He observed the extraordinary
vigilance Of the police and finally asked
an explanation, which was given him by
Mayor Black, who also showed him the
letter. The President merely, observed
that he did not believe anyone wanted to
do him harm. However, he warmly
thanked the Mayor and Director Williams
for the precautions they had taken to con-
serve his Safety
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-09-10
TWO TONS OF GOLD.
Vast Quantity of Yellow Metal Com.
ing from the Yukon

ing from the Yukon.
John 3. Brady, Governor Of Alaska,
has sent Secretary Bliss a personal letter,
in which he gives some interesting facts
about the rush for the Klondike region.
Gov. Brady has been identified with Alas
kan interests most of his lifetime, and is
known to be very conservative in his opin-
ions. Writing from Juneau, he says:
Steamships are passing daily for Dyea
and Skaguay loaded to the utmost with
passengers and supplies. The news just
out of Klondike by reliable men is calcu-
lated to raise the excitement to higher
pitch. The shipment of dust by the mouth
of the Yukon will be all of two and one
half tons.
''Rich finds have been made well up on
the sides of the mountains, and the old
saying that gold is whore you find it and
silver runs i'll veins seenAs to be empha-
sized in that district a conservative es-
innate is that there are 5000 men at
Skaguay and along the trail on the White
Pass.
.'But a few only have gone over this
pass with their supplies, and only a small
per cent. of the number can get across.
Some parties are dividing, and will try to
send one over with supplies, while the 9TH
ers go into camp until spring.
'"Ihe men who are coming here are fine
fellows and I greatly admire them as l
see them talk and walk. A country can
well be proud of such men. They are re-
marhably orderly"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-09-10

THAT did not prevent you from falling
in love with some one else,' she said, with
gentle reproach.
"No, it did not. 1t has been terrible
mistake, all of it, Hilda. But there must
be no more mystery; 1 must tell Lady
Darel at once"
She looked the very image Of despair.
DO you really mean it-must Lady
Darel know?"
eyes, YOU must take your place in the
world once more. The wisest thing will
be for you to go at once to my mother s
house and ask her to go with you to
Havendale. prefer that. you should go
to Havendale; it is quite as much your
home as mine.'
"And you?'' she said softly, looking at
him with tender, wistful eyes.
Il must go where can cure myself,
he said, "where can bear my most bitter
smart alone; afterward shall come to
you; until then, Hilda, good-by."
He bent down and kissed her forehead,
gently, gravely, not with the love he had
shown the duchess.
"Tme does much," he said; sit may
bring us together again; Hilda, we will
trust to it."
Before sunset that evening there was
no one left at Holmdale but the duchess,
| and she kept her room. Words are too
weak to express Lady Darel's surprise
when she saw her sons wife. Her well
come was kindly one.
No one expressed any surprise that the
young Countess of Dunhaven had return.
ed. 1t was understood that she had re.
mained abroad for her health; but now
that she was well and strong, she had re.
turned.
She went to Havendale with Lady
Darel, and in short time was quite at
home there. She had great love fol
this grand old place, where her mothers
brief married life had been spent. and
where she died. 1t was the first house
that had ever been home to her.
She was Mortified one day to read of the
death of the beautiful Lady Danchild Of
Hide Manor House, who was drowned
while bathing. She laid the paper dowr
and prayed:
"Why shall I hide from Thy judgments
| o God, or deceive Thee?"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-09-10
Paragraphs with Point.

Europe is long ON war and short on
crops.
Prince Henri failed to throw the soup
into Turin.
Wheat is rising so rapidly that flour
needs no yeast powder.
England would own the world if she
We're allowed to make its maps.
Senor Sagasta is counting his Cuban
chickens without any regard to the con-
tingencies that may impede their incuba-
ton.
Either Weyler is growing more fiendish
or the stories told about him are more vim
dictive, and either hypothesis seems un-
tenable.
Truth to tell, we all know people who
ought to go to Alaska, but don't.
If Andree returns alive, after this long
absence, his book will have an enormous
sale.
Some $500 cigarette makers are out of
employment in New York. 1t is believed
a couple OF hundred thousand cigarette
smokers are also out of employment.
Chicago declines to be scared by the pre-
Giction that 1000 years hence she will be
sunk beneath the waters of Lake Michi-
gan. She expects to have Lake Michigan
confined in the subcellar by that time.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-09-10
LEAPS TO DEATH.
W. Russell Ward Killed En- Route to
ChicRoO

w. Russell Ward Killed En- Route to
Chicago.
w. Russell Ward, the Englishman who
came first into the glare of publicity by
eloping from Los Angeles on the last day
of June with the wife of Millionaire John
Fl. Bradbury, drew attention to himself
Thursday morning for the last time by
casting himself through the window Of q
Pullman sleeper on the Northwestern
overland flyer. He met instant death. His
suicide was undoubtedly due to insanity.
After locking the stateroom door at 3
o'clock to exclude the watchful porter, to
whom he had betrayed symptoms of men
tai arrangement, Ward pulled himself
through the window of the toilet-room
connecting with his compartment, and iL
his mad desire to escape from the assail
ants he believed to be bounding him dash.
ed to his death. His body, clad only in
scant night attire, was found at daylight
lying beside the tracks at Wheatands,
Iowa.
Discharged from Jail on Thursday, Aug.
26, he left San Francisco Monday night
with the avowed intention of going at
once to England to plead forgiveness of
the wife he had wronged and deserted.
The evidences brought out by his actions
during the days Of his trip across the
country are all to the effect that in the
solitude of Imprisonment his mind gave
way under the strain of mingled passion
and remorse. A telegram he sent during
the last day of his life proves the exist.
ence in his demented mind of these twq
conflicting sentiments.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-09-10
Collision Sinks n Yacht.

At midnight Saturday night the steamer
City Of Alpena of the Detroit and Cleve-
land line collided with and sunk the sail
yacht Hattie V. in Thunder Bay. The
boat was manned by John Weber, her
owner, and John G. Comfort, cashier of
the -Alpena (N1ich.l National Bank. Both
men were thrown into the water, but man
aged to find pieces of wreckage to cling
to, and were afterward picked mp by
boat from the City of Alpena. which had
been lowered to their rescue immediate
ly. The yacht sunk at once in fifty feet
of water and will be a total loss. She
was valued at 81 900.