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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01

enthusiastic throng as the train
pulled into the depot. Maj. Hawes.
William jackson and a number of
the clerks were escorted to carriages,
while the books were taken in charge
by the Adams Express company and
conveyed to the office.
Headed by Bleuer's band. the car
riages, followed by the Standard
band, and long line OF Woodmen
and citizens. marched down Second
avenue to Twelfth. south to Third.
east to Fifteenth to the site of the
proposed Woodmen building, north
to Second, east to Twentieth, south
to Third and west to Marke, square.
All along the line Of march the thor
ougfares were ablaZe with red lights,
while thousands OF Ro rsn candles
were sent up. to apprize thu sur
rounding country that there was a
"hot time in the old town" The
procession halted in Market square.
Messrs. Jackson, Hawes and others
we're escorted - the pavilion, where
ex-Mayor b. F. Knox presided. He
introduced MIR. Jackson. who re.
viewed the long legal battle which
had been fought to secure the head
Office, and the attendant unp'easan
tries. He commended higaly the
Off .ers OF the order. ant sooke OF the
relief it was to them IL get away
from Fulton. He was Interrupted
by the receip. OF telegram an.
nouncing the arrival of the militia
at Fulton and the rescue Of
Lieut.. Gov. Nnrthcot:. This was
the occasion for great cheering.
Mr.. Jackson eulogizsd the stability Of
Judge Ges.. whom he said was deter
mined that justice be done. He pro-
posed three cheers for Judge G.st
and three rousers were given. Judge
Ramsav was accorded like c,mpli-
ment. MIR. Jackson paying that lrist
q high compliment for his honorable
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01

Reece, myself and three OF the clerk
to the c., b. 4 Q. depot. Oa the
platform two Of the clerks were as
saulted, but the sheriff succeeded in
getting US all into ne depot, and
with the assistance of his revolver
and G. w. Cro-ier. agent of the c.,
b. & O., and N. p. Doran, succeeded
in keeping the crowd back, or they
certainly would have killed US or
done us great bodily harm. When
the train arrived, in spite of the help
OF the sheriff, and. Deputy Sheriff
Farley. the crowd again made o rush
and Gen. Reecs was struck on the
head and his grip knocked out OF his
hand. but he managed to get on the
t.ain with Mr.. Cook, one OF the
clerks.
myself and one OF the clerks
we're pushed back into the depot
when the train pulled out. We were
all then in the depot with a bowling
mob outside. Myself and the sheriff
deemed it advisable to telegraph to
the governor for troops, which we
did. In a few moments several o!
the prominent citizens Of Fulton
came 10 our assistance, including
Fred Bsstian, Messrs. Broadhead,
Riordan. Martindsle. Mayor Schwsb,
and others. Upon their representa-
tion that they could get me on the
10 o'clock train without trouble,
telegraphed the governor to counter.
mand his order for troops. which he
succeeded in doing. except as t. the
Dixon company. which arrived a,
Fulton just before the train left for
the north. and protected me in get
ting on the train.
This ends a long and bitter con.
test. and it is very fortunate that nc
serious harm was done. States At.
toruey Stsger arrived with Is special
deputies from Sterling about the
time the militia company arrived
aud he and the sheriff will assis,
Chief Clerk McNamara in getting the
rest Of the property properly shipped
10 Rock I-land.
'.Is is but Just for me to say tha,
Sheriff Foller did his fuIl duty as ar
officer, and that the best citiz ems and
business men Of Fulton did not
Icountenance the riotous cond uct o'
the hoodlu N element Of that city and
lC.inton and Lyons"
! Others Of the Woodmen head Of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01

rived in the city this morning Lieut..
Gov. Northcott said to an ARGUS rep.
resentative:
81 left Morrison a Q o'clock In q
buggy, reaching .Iton between 10
and IL. Shortly after 1 received
notice of the dissolution Of the las,
injunction. l immediately sent the
seal, charter and official papers,
together with all cash on hand, By
Frank Munger, who went in buggy
to Morrison. and arrived in Rock Isl.
and safely in the evening. This was
a legal and official removal Of the
head Office, but there was an i'm
mense quantity of property and rec
ords in the Office. and it was impos-
sible to get any harp from Fulton
people in moving the same. The
steamer Hennepin. by prior arrange
ments with other officers. landed at
the Fulton wharf at 1850 p. M.
took five men from the boat and pro.
ceeded with them to the head Office
to move the records. succeeded in
making two trips and placing 1s OF
the larger records aboard the steam.
er. In the meantime the fire alarm
had sounded aud An immense crowd
had gathered at the wharf. and
was struck with stones ard other
missiles. / deemed it prudent to no,
subject the men to further danger.
and ordered the boat to leave for
Rock Island. which it did. then
sent for Sheriff Fuller. and with his
assistance aud that of Mayor Schwab.
ws succeeded in getting all the rec.
ords and much of the property to
Rock Island through the American
Express company. Ia looking after
these records Gen. Keece and myself
were assaulted on our way to the
Northwestern depot. Two Of the
clerks were assaulted on their way
to supper aud severely beaten. After
supper the sheriff escorted Gen.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01
position in the Woodmen contro-


versy.
Maj. Hawes followed with few
short remarks. He said he thanked
Almighty God that he was once
again among his friends and those
of the great order which be repre-
sented-Rock Islaud-and away from
the lawless element by whom he had
been surrounded the psst several
years. He paid a high tribute to
Lieut.. Gov. Northcots aad Gen.
Rsece and Attorneys johnson and
Jackson for tn sir courageous and
persistent Efforts in behalf of the
order.
The closing speech was made by
Maj. j. NJ. Besrd.ley.
Would Have Done Amt Ing.
The vindictive and desperate tenn
permanent OF the Fulton people was
shown in their treatment OF Lieut..
Gov. Northcott and Gen. Reecs. AS
well as in a brutal attack made on
A. j. McPheIIiu, of the clerical force
OF the Office, and who is nep. ew OF
Director A. 4. Talbot, yesterday
nisOa hOoh' A1dN buey pcSu duic "
carry out what vas in their heads.
they would have killed Head Consul
Northcott. Head Clerk Ha~es, Gen.
Reece aud Gen. Attorney Johnson
last night, and they had even gone
so far Wednesday night as to talk o.
attempting to k.dnsp Judge Gess and
run him out OF the county. in orde,
to still further thwart the ends ol
law and Justice.
1t required pluck aud courage il
no little degree for Commodore
Sturgeon to run the HeDnepih
into Fulton har Dor a. midday as was
done yes;er lay. bu, the boys were
all ready for the duty ant would
have fought { out unit: ali the book:
were safely on the boat had they not
been ordered by thu heal consul t.
leave. James M1rau. Reed Ken
and Harry Vannest of the hea1offi g
forcs cana down on the Hsunep;r
last evening.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01

at Fulton had given Sheriff Fuller
their assurances that there would be
no trouble in moving the Office il
Judge Gest dissolved Injunction No.
6. realizing that Judge Ramsay's re.
fusal to consider their application
deprived them Of all hope for fur
ther blocking removal, and had
asked the sheriff not to appear in
Fulton. After the ruling of Judge
Gest, however. Sheriff Fuller. at the
request OF Attorneys j. &. johnson
and William Jackson, accompanied
them and Maj H. G. Counei y
through to CLINTON, where they
awaited developm on the Fulton
side by eeping in telephonic COM
municltiOn with the head office.
Knowing the feeling toward the at
torneys. Mr. Northcott advised this
course, as he was anxious to avoid
anything that might bring on fric-
ton. and he also took the precaution
to send Head Clerk Hawes over to
G inton, too. before he began to
move. The msjJr was opposed 10
going. but Mr.. Northco.t insisted
,has ne would do nothing until he
did. and then the major yielded
When Sheriff Fuller learned OF the
trouble over the attempted removal
OF the books hs hastened over to Full
toE. Il had hoped" he said. that
this could be done without violence,
but propose to enforce Judge Gest's
Injunction as firmly as l have the
previous iujunctions that have been
in force. l will give the Woodmen
all the aid in my power. and feel
confident that the Office can be movei
withcu. calling cn the militia. AT
least am anxious to exhaust the
civil authority first, and l DO not
think the situation can get beyond
my control" The sheriff comm nj
Gated these views to Head Consul
Northcott snd Gen. Reece in the
Woodmen office. and he advised them
tina. il they would send the boa,
rom RDck Island back down the
RIVER he would guarantee tn see that
the books were put on the frst train
out Of Fulton for Rock Island. Mr..
Nortbcott then oriercd the boat 10
leave, and determined to express The
records to Clinton on She North west
ern train passing Fulton st $40.
The American Express company &C
cePssd the task, sent It's wagons to
the head office, and Sheriff Fuller
kepi his word. The records and all
the oilice's principal property were
sent to the Northwestern depot, and
at $500 it was in Clinton with Assis.
tsnt Head Clerk James Mcnamara
transferred 20 the Adams Express
company aud turned over to the
Burlington for shipment to Rock Isl
aud on the 6:2l express. Assistan,
Head Clerk Mcnamara then returned
to Fulton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01
REJOICING ROCK ISLAND.
Arrival of the II saa once Occasions a
Mighty Demonstration.

Rock Island was in blaze of glory
last night. The information that
Head Clerk Hawes, his clerks and all
The records Of the Woodmen Office
would be here by 9 o'clock was the
occasion for great outpouring OF
people. who gave expression to the
enthusiasm they felt over The city
victory in the owing of horns,
beating OF tin pans and hurrahs
The approach OF the steamer, Henne-
pin, bearing number of the books
was made known to the anxious
crowjs by the repeated sounding o!
that little crafts whistle A large
number OF people we're at the land
ing when she came in and accords d
warm welcome TO the captain and
pilot, and these who had charge o!
the expedition.
Bleuer's and the Standard bande
We're playing lively tunes on Second
avenue. while the arrangement:
we're being made by NJ H. Sexton
and Z j Cary for the reception ol
Head Clerk Halves William Jackson
and the Woodman clerks. They ar
riV' d at the burlington depotat 9:l5
Cheer upoa c.eer went up tron the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01
WOODCRAFTS HOME IS NOW IN ROCK ISLAND
Arve of
and

The Woodmen Offices are in Rock
Island, firmly intrenched and perma-
nently established. All that is es.
sential to the successful operation Of
the head office reached the city on
the Burlington train at 9:05 last
night, the train having been delayed
some time in making the transfer Of
the effects at Clinton, and in running
cautiously through that portion Of
Whiteside county contiguous to Full
ton. After the excitement attendiDg e
the arrival Of the long coveted prize,
the bringing here Of that which had
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01
MOB GATHERS IN THE DARKNESS.
Fulton BE mes F,spziod when Night
Comes.

FdIton BE CT Ines F,ep ziod when Night
Comes.
In the gathering Of darkness cow
ards come from cover. So as night
came on, the hoodlums Of Fulton, re-
in!orced from the Lyons side. began
to assemble, and by the time the
Burlington train from the north
arrived at 6:10, the crowd was on
ha' ready to do anything. The
realization that the records were out
of their hands did not fully dawn
upon them at first, many believing
that they we're to go down on the
Burlington. So bowling mob such
as only Fulton can muster. was at
the depot, and when Head Consul
Northcott and Gen. Reece attempted
to board the train, the iniuriated
men set upon them with the vicious
ness Of wild animals. There we're
500 Of them packed in on both sides
OF the track and "kill them!' kill
,hem!' accompanied by the oa,hs
with which Rock Islanders who have
been In Fulton are familiar. and
which have become the everJ day
expires ession there, were heard on
every side. Gen. Reece was seized.
his clothing torn and his sstchel
taken from him aud an attempt
msde to push him under the train
one big. burly brute striking the
general on the head, but he sue
ceeded in getting on the train, as did
c. W. Cook one of the clerks. Head
Consul Northco,t and two Of the
clerks. Charles Qusyle, Of this city
and Jesse Cook, were driven back
into the depo. aud assaulted and
threatened by The NIB. Sheriff
Fulier made brave effort to p,otec'
Mr. Northcott and the elerss accom-
p.nyiug him. He drew his revolver
and charged the crowd To disperse
but he was powerless. He receive
curses aud threats and jeers.
Tie following dispatches were
then sent from the depot:
Fulton. Ill. Sept. 80 TO Gen. Reece on
| w. A. NUnTHCOTT' -
Fulton Ill. Sept, 81 Hon. John Il Tanner
Sprnrheld Ill: There Is owing mob and
my BE Is in danger. keece has left town
Send troops 81 once The sheriff and 1 are
:nneo IN the depot. W A NoATHCUrr.'
As soon As the message was re
ceived Gov. Tanner respo aded by
wire to Sheriff Fuller:
Rave ordered FIVE companies inc utin,
Morrison company, TO report as Fulton by tn,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01

now in full force and eject, no mo-
tion for dissolution thereof having
been filed or any other steps taken In
the case looking toward the disco
lution OF said injunction.
Notwithstanding the dissolution.
heretofore. by me. OF FIVE writs OF In.
junction. in this same matter and
case; and notwithstanding the issu-
ance and service OF the writ BY me
ordered. before stated, the master
has ordered the issuance OF the writ
now before me.
The action OF the master is with
ont authority OF Law. The master
has undertaken, by indirection, 20
override and nullify the order OF She
Judge Of the court OF which he IL sim.
ply an officer. II evidently appr srs
to have been done. knowingly. will.
fully. defiantly. snd TO accomplish \ an
ulterior and unlawful purpose. Upon
the face OF the record. the oct was,
and is. Illegal, an evident prostitu.
,ion Of power. and the writ was, and
is. void.
II the Modern woodmen OF Amer
ica desire TO remove their head
clerks Office. its appurtenances and
objects, from Fulton 20 Rock Island.
there 10 no legal restraint against
their 80 doing. n IL be feared that
force and violence would be used 10
prevent such removal. and that he
same might be likely TO result In
riot and bloodshed, the executi 20
power OF the state ran be called upon
to preserve the peace. and hereafter.
in the courts, { Q rights Of the par
ties litigant can finally be deter
mined.
The motion to dissolve is. o. q
matter OF form, and to set aside the
appearance Of restraint. allowed. and
the injunction dissolved.
To-day st FELTON,.
General Attorney johnson tele-
phoned THE ARGUS from Fulton this
afternoon that order had been re-
stored there. and that the troops had
left; that under the projection
Of the sheriff. Assistant Head Clerk
Mcnamara was loading the remain
der OF the more important material
on an express car, and that IL
would be down tonight. Three
freight cars are also being loaded
and they will be hero tomorrow
night. Some difficulty 10 being ex-
perienced in getting men and teams,
but Mr.. McNamara is making the
best OF the circumstances and get
ting along finely. He is equal to
the task. Mr.. johnson will reach
Rock Island on the Verne Swain this
evening.
The local camps have engaged
Bleuer's band and propose to meet
Mr.. johnson Is he comes in at $50
tonight. II is short notice, but the
Woodmen desire all camp members
and citizens generally to turn out
and give him q royal welcome-such
as he deserves.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Fulton this afternoon says 1.-THE city
is quiet. with few on the streets.
Company G. Of Dixon, IL here wait
ing for orders to 60 home"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01

Rooms In the lodussrioi Home BpiIaane
secured.

Rooms In the lndussrial Home BuiIdang
secured.
This morning Head Consul North.
colt and Heal Clerk Hawes engaged
temporary gu srters for the order In
the Rock Island Industrial home
building. The upper floor hall. as
well as three rooms on the second
floor will be used for the purposes,
and Ss 500 rs the remainder OF the
material arrives. which is expected
tonight from Fulton. the prepars-
tions Of putting the building in shape
will begin. 1t Is probable that the
board OF directors will meet at once
and invite bids for the new building
With view TO getting the founds-
tion in this fall. and completing the
structure early the coming season.
10 the meantime Rock Island stands
ready to offer all the aid that 10 de-
sired by the order in shaping its A.
fairs In its new environments. Il
has been a long homecoming. but
perhaps the victory, which has come
after so much has been en-
dured. will be appreciated all
tie more-it certainly is BY Rock
Island. From a legal standpoint no
lees than as the reward Of unceasing.
tireless endeavor and determination.
the outcome is q triumph for General
Attorney johnson and his associate
counsel. William Jackson. who have
stood faithfully and unfsulteringly
to their task. through darkness and
discouragement. until every obstacle
was overcome. I, Was their zeal and
energy that awakened the admiration
Of other members OF the bar, who
had no interest in the proceedings
other than public spirit. but gave
the kindly cooperation that WAS %
much appreciated in the final round
ing up Of the struggle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01

ice attaches arriving this morning
we're: Jess Cook, Walter Cook,
w. A. Meyer. +. K. Maloney, Char les
Qaayle and Fred Rauh.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01

We know the great cures BY Hoods
Sarsaparilla are genuine because the
people themselves write about them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01
LIEUr. GOV. NoKrHcOlT.s sr,RT.
He Il ii, Ab'nt Whit H,pp-ned st Fairo
Daring the kemovsl

Lieut.. Gov. Northcott head con-
sui of the Woodmen o,der. Gen.
Heece and Msj II c. Connslly 81
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01

Arnold's Bromo Celery cures head.
aches; 10. rs and so cents. Reiss'.
drug store.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-17
Black Silks,
Fashionable
Fall Dress Stuffs.

90 inch pure wool Cloth, smooth surfaced,
twilled back, in all the correct season.
able shades, cannot be duplicated at the
price. ..........ooc. yard
so inch Venetian Mixtures, of soft fin
ished wool, smooth faced, and comes
In many quiet combinations of mixed
yarns. yard
so inch worsted Suitings. in brown, navy,
green and maroon. with black blendings,
and green blended with red cannot be
replaced for less than $1.o0 yard, at
75c. yard
90 inch Paquin Serge, copied from a high
cost French model costume and success
fully reproduced at n nominal cost-seven
fetching colors. ................. yard
90 inch Winooski Suitings, Cheviot finish,
woven of glossy illuminated wool yarns
exquisitely b~lcnded-price does not ex-
press value. $1.24 yard
Lupin's Camel's Hair Suiting, AZ inches
wide, in the proper shades of Autumn.
The fabric is of soft, smooth wool with
flccks of black thrown across the sur
race. S1.SO yard
4S inch Imported Tailor Poplin-a most
aristocratic fabric for street gowns
eight handsomely blended mixtures
with just n suggestion of iridescence-
$3.50 yard
As inch French Poplin, superb quality, with
sclf-colorcd border, satin finished, six
fashionable autumn shades. $3.50 yard
Main aisle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-17
LAWN TENNIS RATINGS.
RESULTS AND PERCENTAGE S OF
THE SEASON JUST CLOSED.

Wrcnn, Harmed. Raves. Niabet. ana Hnhony
in n Class by Themselves - Ninc We'll
launched sccond-CiRrs Players - ReVer-
snis or Form Puzzle tho HnndIcnpperH.
The final match for the intercollegiate lawn
tennis championship ut New Haven nppro-
priatoly ended u season Of conflicting results
with another upset. Throughout the year
American players have shown moro than their
usual in'and-out form, and the work OF tho ham
dicappers and ranking committee was unus-
ually difficult. Ono thing more than any other
was emphasized by tho; seasons play. Tennis
form is nearly, IL not quite, as inconsistent MS
form in horse racing, while class is as certain to
tell as form is unreliable.
This years tournament play among the ten.
mis- exports of the country has served to sort out
the men into classes, but leaves the distinction
OF form between those included In the same class
even more G!ahe..'. thCa last ,ear. Tho Amer
lean campaign of the three British experts serves
to complicatc matters somewhat, for oid.cstab.
lishcd custom on both sides of the Atlantic re-
quircs that the visitors shall be ranked among
Americas leading players. Meors and Good
body were both ranked here when they came
ovcr before, while Dwight, Campbell, and Larn-
ed were all ranked in the English classitica-
tions when they played abroad.
The three Britishers, with Wrcnn and
ama mos, ~ thaIr r,or - a,,ann th.mso,ycs
Only once did any Of the visitors lose TO n lower
class mRn-whcn Whitman beat Mahony at
Newport and In only two other matches did any
OF tho cracks con c dangerously near defeat.
Gcorrc \yrenn r,n I,rncd IN five close sets Mt
-. 10, o..
~lohE"oou' ana "hithhah came "ith'h Il ie"
strokes of beating Nisbct at Newport in another
hard tlve-sct match. With the exception of
tnis ono orlliaht strcaK OF whitman AT Now
port and George Wrenn's two clever matches
,,,irst J,rn,i ,ho 1.-Two h.t ,,,,, tho ,,y, uprcr
" go" ~ INV
classes THIS year Is very aharliy "rawh.
AS to the ranking OF these first five men who
co,unosc tho ton closs ,hero con bc ,,tt,c ditYcr-
" w '" y.
cncc OF opinion. rem Is nnqucstlonablE hrs',
and Larncd's showing against the visitors,
which u, .vop mora brilliant than ,h,, NJ
"n'" ""' ''e" ""o "''" Wv" '""' Va
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-17
ryrEs OF THE crossuEAp o,ups

"The whole tendency of late years has been to
drift further and further away from those
models so dear to the heart of the era when old
Tom Morris was a youngstcr.
1T may he argued but most specifically
That as the game spread and necessitated more
club makers and greater competition in that
trade, 50 in their own interests they were bound
to keep making. slight alterations and setting
fresh fashions, Just as tailors and matters find
But this is not the case. for it will be found,
In nearly every in stance. that the smallest do
partures from the old patterns were always
the result OF study and experiment and superb
ority in some particular branch OF the game
been successfully claimed for every one Of
them; a very natural result Of increasing the
number OF thinkers and experimenters on any
subject.
For the last thirty years, at least. as already
stated, improvements have been constant. al
respect for the conduct and language Of the old
golfer when th9roughly r~ouscd-but what has
almost every case it t"i has fbea mechanic mecRsnical IN
ide1!icalryiz the concentration of weight Inn
Of the alterations introduced during this period,
but most Of them showed q decrease in length
wood, and an increase in the width Of Tho head
in the direction Of the blow.
For example: four inches length of striking
face, and three I tten inches from its centre to
and long. spoon. I; ks and irons had the same
and six inches less length in the shaft respec-
lively, while the sockets or barrels Of ali iron
clubs ranged about four inches in length. and
the width of head in wooden clubs never ex-
ceeded two inches.
Now, what have wei From 25 to 80 Der
cent. decrease in length Of all striking faces,
with about so per cent. increase in width OF
head in wooden clubs, and so per cent. decrease
in length of the sockets or barrels of iron clubs!
"Al this is advancement toward the ham
trated and increased behind the point of inn
pact, and the distance between the parallel
planes in which this point and the shaft respec.
lively move has been gradually lessened.