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Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27
Young eIri S~,.r.I, Burpe,,.

Canton. ~. Dee. 25.-Miss Clara
Shields. daughter q u. :. Shields. for
mcr United states district attorney. and
a cousin % Ais. nay. wife % Assistant
Secretary nay. vas severely burned at
her home here yesterday. Her clothing
irnited from al open gas iireT.rce and
her father answering her shrleks for
help found her In flar1cs. The lower
portion ~ her body and legs were
severely burned and grave appTehen-
sl1ns were felt az Grst. II is now
thought. however. that nothing serious
y-ff razuff
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27
canr run,.h rhi. Nan VERY Well.

Aitan. Dee. es.-I,m Parks. of St
Louis. was mortally wouniedin hand
to-haud neht with George McClayton.
Two years sro Parks induced McClay-
toms wife To dessr, her husband and
live with him Saturday he visited Al
tor With The woman and they went 20
McChytons house 60 get SINE things
which the woman said she had let
there. \ row followed. PARKS drew n
knife ard McClayton emptied a six
shooter AZ him. Two shots took effect
ami win prove fatal. McClaytcn gave
himself up. bat was released without
tor1
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27
New rr-stssn,st IN. ra,o. r..sa..

New York, Dec. g1.-It is officially
announced tha' ll1racs g Buri.
,.trd woe rrrsidsal-1k-iAs CAieasa
a Northwestern railroad. has been
selected for the presidency oi the
Union Pacific.
The board % directors will include
Marvin nughit', preslien, % the
Chicago n N1r.hwestern; R,swell
Miller. presidont "a the Chicago.
Milwaukee &SL Paul; Z. II Htrri-
man. George J. Gould. Oliver Aues
and George q. Canuon.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27
WATCH THEM HEAD HER OFF.
Alleged Fiiibusfcr Has Two United state,
Vessels To Get Away From.

Mobile. Ala. Dec. 27.-If the pilot boat
Somcrs Y. Smith. Of Pensacola, gets out
of this port with a filibustering expedi-
ton she viii have to run over the cutter
Seward In the river and the cTusier
Montgomery of the bar. The Smith
was here in August last. was docI,ed
and black loaded and had a speed-wheel
put in; also took Off the figure from her
smOkcpipe and went TO sea at ni-ht
bound. rumor afterward said. to Cuba
with eighty men on board and a lot
81 arms ard ammunition. No trace of
this expedition was afterwards found.
however. and William Bazzell. commo-
dore Of the Pensacola Pilots associa-
tion. presumably the owner OF the tug.
denied emphat!cally that the Smith was
in the filibustering business.
Two weeks ago the tug appeared ir
Pensacola and came Immediately under
suspicion. the papers there saying the
cruiser Montgomery was on watch over
her. The papers also said the Smith needed
decking Tor repairs. but that the Mobile
decks were 10 busy to take her. Never
thcicss. she arrived here Thursday and
Immediately went on the Mobile veys
az thc foot II Augusta street. to be re-
painted. The Manager Of the ways SAYS
the paint on her does not need renew
ing. and IS as good as when put on
four months ago. she is said u have
been followed as far as this port By the
cruiser Montgomery.
TeleEraphic orders were sent here Sat
uTdsy Iisht and the collector was noti-
fed to Dc on the lookout for fiibusters.
United States Marshal Simmons went
on bard the tug yesterday and had the
, boat searched. but nothing was found
I on beard. Bazzell. who is here with TIE
/ Smith. says there is 10 intention of FL
! clustering and that she is merely here
for repairs. The cutter Seward dropped
/ down the river yesterday afternoon and
/ came O. anchor opposite the exit Of the
marine ways. and lies there with steam
mp and keeping an eye on the Smith.
I Persons up from the lower bay report
that the cruiser MontgGmery has been
| OF the bur FOR tweniy-foCr hours
Tne Aar-sr min az roe,,-;a n ,h.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27
n.v>s~v Ia wl-eansia.

Dixon. NJ. Dec. S5.-R. J. Weaker,
avn of y. J Wenker. % ws,er;own,
Wis. shot and killed Fred Tols,ed
near steward, Lee county. Some
time ago Wenker worked on ToI-
s.ed's farm. afterward coming here.
Iii claims Tolsted connected him un-
PLEASANTLY with Tolsted's housekeep-
er and he wont there % make Toi.
sted retracI A fight followed In
which ro,sted was killed. wenker
surrendered himself.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27
rt,,lr Girr. Hcah wr. Cnt on.

tI;tlc FaHs. y. J.. Dec. IA sleigh
containing seven people returning from
Christmas entertainment was struck
Jrai crossing in -. townsville. ten miles
east % ts.s city. Ninc-yoar-old Nellie
Pace was instantly killed. her head he
iug severed from her body. Five weTc
seriously ivigred. a Mrs. smith ald
her daughter were v-edced on the pilot
% The enEire ard were carried 100 feet.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27
Murder Not n Profitable Trade.

London, Dec. 2I.-Paris police statis-
tics just published enectually prove
that murder does not pay from q finaR-
cial point OF view. They enumerate
twenty-Cle murders by which TIE as
sassins averaged sic and all the Grim
inals were guillotined. The statistics
also cite cases of over 100 more or less
famous murders yielding in many cases
but few cents. The biggest haul was
$50. although in many cases large SUMS
Mere oNnrinnkpd
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27

Dcs MoinoG Iowa. Dec. s7.-tas,
night robbers broke into The house oi
Mrs. NJ. 5. kmhall. an agei lady. %
Mitchellville. ant injured her so badly
that she has uot recovered conscious
ness She viii probably die. The
doors and walls are covered with
blood. showing that q terrible s;rug-
gle took plsce u Is not kaoWn
whether the robbers socased auy
booty.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27

Rockfcri. In-. Dee zT--Frei Tasted
a prominent young farmer Twins near
Crcston. was murdered ~ EiWar-
Brown. a tcrmer hired man. who tarev
the body into a tog pen. then walked
o. Rncschcils and gave himscifur. Ue aid
be Killed hist In scif-defeusc. Hc was
removed o. the Orcgon ian Tor sssctv.
as the nciThborhood vas greatly ex-
cited.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27

Columbus. Ind, Dec. Z1.-Dr. BcEzell.
CT Clifford, this county. has an old
beech maui used by Abraham Lincoln
for splitting rails during his hoyhood
days. The CcctCr's father borrowed the
maui Of Linccln's father during Abra-
ham"s boyhCod days when they were
neiChh0rs in Illinois, and neverroturned
ii. II IS now a valued relic.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27
Icr Mhnre FaIniIv o., 90 Arn,.

Berlin. Dec. 27.-The emperor has
presented the empress with a beautiful
bracelet consisting Of miniatures of
himself and their seven children set in
diamonds. in the center IS the protrait
Of Princess LuisChcn and below 1t is
the emperors portrait in Z heart
shaped sett.E-.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27
Wet = 7crior Iron aud steel Go.

West Superior. Wis. Dec. 27.-Prep-
arations have teen tc.un Tor the trans
Ter ~ the property ~ the West Su-
rcrior Iron ard Steel company. OF th.s
city. q the Central Trust company. Of
New York. wso hold AGAINST IL a mort
gage % si.5ao,oo. irciuIng interest on
the principal ans taxes since 1870.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27

Fond du Lac. Wis. Dec. 27.-Eenry
Thomas. son OF Aaron Thomas. living
inthe town Of Lamartine, milesso
west cf this city was burned to death
Saturday in the IRE that destroyed the
building ia which he lived. When his
body vas recovered the head and
limbs had been burned off.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27
FOLLOWED MIss HEResRT's LEAD.
Young socie'y wom,n of Washington Kill.
tierSeii with "a Pistol

tier~eii with "a Pistol.
Washington. Dec. -. - The recent
tragic death a Miss Leila Herbert. the
daughter - the CX-secretary of the
navy. Il given ~ the r,nson for the sui
eide which occurred yesterday of Miss
Annie Virginia Ners. an accomplished
yoang ssci-'y woman and daughter Of
Lewis $. Wells. n vcli-kHown attorney.
The young woman shot herself through
the heart With her brothers revolver al
the rvsldeuce ~ her father here.
Miss Wells had met Misc Herbert a
number . timss. and was very much
attached tp her. She herself had beer
confned 10 the house Tor f,Ur months
~ Illness. and this. combined with the
sho~k caused Is the death q herfrleud.
hrouvht On meiarchoiia. which resulted
In suicide. The deed was apparently
entlreiy unrrcnsditated.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27

Memphis. DC. s5.-A telephone
messaVs from G,enaors. Miss. says
Joe Hopkins. the marterer % two
mea, ~as captured by mob this
morning aad hanged BY the heels.
and burned to death Ia thst rcsturu.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27

Denver. Dec. 25.-Pa-son Thomas Uz-
-tn distributed 3ccO Jack rabbits arong
the poor people who applied for them
Christmas. These rabbits were shot in
the annual hunt at lamar.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27

Rockville, Ind. Dec. @7.-Isaac Dur
rett was shot and -aorta'iy wounded a
dance here. The ba, entered the
bowels. lis assailant is unknown.
Durrett pitched for the Washington,
Ind, base BAN club the past season.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27
Condition of Mn. Enoti,.

New York, Dec. 27.-Mrs. Balling-
ton-Booth was said at the Presbyterian
hospital late last night 10 be resting
quietly and TO be somewhat better.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27
rt- Nti ,Aa.i.rr-- rr..

New Yotk, Dec. ~ --"Kd" Me-
10Y today issued rhallenge 70 Bob
titzslmmons igr tnish iisnt Tor the
middle weight ShauP.oHsAlp 60 the
world.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27

Charleston. " Va. Dec. s5.-TAo
wholesale grocery house % Lef..
Hubbard n Ia buried this morning
The Ices ts ti2O,0C0.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27

Arnold's Bromo Celery cures head.
sches; 10. IS aud 50 cents. Reiss'
irIg stose.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27

The statement OF those who h.ve
teen cured By Hoods Sarsspsril'a q
rroves the great merit Of this medi-
zine. Get only Hoods.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27

The Harter mill at Fostoria. O.. the
iargest winter wheat mill in the coun-
try. was destroyed by ere. Loss. Si5O.-
CO..
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27

Washington. Dec. T.-senssars
Callom srd Mason. oi Illinois, called
on the president this morniag 10
urge the appointment ~ State Sen.-
tor %. l.. Lit,ler, % Illiaois, 81 sue
oeasor to Morrison on the interstate
eommercs commission. The senator.
believe the president has not ys, def /.
nitely decided on Judge PaSsou. Of
fennsylvaHis, for the place.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27

Washington. Dec. 77.-Caavre.s.
~sn Prince, % nlirai.. extended 81
invisstion 10 the presiden; to attend
The snsusl enoampment oi the Usioa
Veterans Union a, Rock fslazd. Ill.
newt August. 7, Is expected the
president viii make the trip wes,
about ,hs, tia,s, vi.l,ing the OmahA
exposition among other points. The
president assured Me-. rsiEce that he
would attend u efli iial engagements
would permit.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27

Washington, Dec. 9T.-Secretary
Gsge lei,tor New York This morning.
tomorrow he will isspec, the nc "
revenue catter. MeCuilooh. At Balti-
more ard then return to Washing
ton.
Rock Island Argus., 1897-12-27
PRESIDENT TO COME.
Nations Executive invited to
Rock Island by Congress,
man Prince.
II ATTEND ., v. o. e.raEsrso.

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mere. c.-nnsss,s---, ,ss-e.ns.esas S.-.
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Increase in Weight.

In Williamstown reside two young
men OF q scientific turn Of mind. They
have been discussing whether man
weighs more after eating than before,
and have decided that eating adds moth
Ing to the weight, while drinking makes
itself known in avoirdupois. Monday
they weighed themselves just before
going to dinner. Mr. Porter weighed
l91 pounds, and Mr.. Wheeler 165. They
also weighed what they ate for dinner,
and the experiment showed that the
smaller man was the better feeder, for,
according to the scales, he got away
with three and a half pounds Of eat
ables, while his companion's capacity
was only two pounds. The men weigh
ed themselves again directly after din
ner, and both declare that their weight
was not increased at all.-Boston Even
ing Transcript.
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fully used and consumed as beverage
by citizens and residents of the State
of South Carolina And that the prod
ucts of the vineyards are lawful sub
jects of inter State and foreign trade
and commerce. The bill then charges
that the said dispensary law. in so far
as it authorizes the acts of the defend
ants, or in any way attempts to abridge
the right of importation Of the products
of complainants' vineyards, into this
State and there to seal in original
packages, or in any wise hinders and
prevents its intercourse, commerce and
trade with citizens and residents OF
South Carolina in the products of its
vineyards in such original packages, is
in conflict with the constitution OF the
United States and is null and void. The
bill then alleges for the acts sustaining
the jurisdiction of the United States
Supreme Court, and prays for tenn
porary, to be followed by 6 permanent
injunction.
He then reviews at great length the
laws of the case and concludes his de-
cision as follows: lit is manifest,
therefore, that the same conclusion
must be reached with regard to the dis
pensary of 1897, which was reached by
the Supreme Court of the United States,
as to the act of 1895, that it is not with
in the scope and operation of the Will
son act. This being the case, the law
laid down in Leisy VS.. Hardin, controls
this case and the attempt to forbid the
importation and sale Of splrltuous
liquors in original packages must fail:
1.-THE decision of the Supreme Court
of the United States must control all
Circuit Courts. By this decision it is
clear that so long as the State herself
engages in the business of importing
and selling alcoholic liquors, for the
purpose of profit. So long as she rec
ognizes that the use of alcoholic liquors
as beverage, is lawful and can be en-
couraged. So long as she seeks
monopoly in supplying these liquors
for that use, and in this way looks to
an increase of revenue, she cannot,
under her constitutional obligations
to the other States of the Union, for
bid, control, hinder and burden COM
merce in such articles between their
citizens
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A singular omission in the matter OF
legal formalities Is the failure OF the
Federal laws to provide for notifying
q President-elect of his election. The
electoral votes are counted, and the re-
suit Of the enumeration is recorded IN
the Journals of both Houses Of Con-
gress; but it Is left for the President
elect to find out the result in whatever
way he can and to present himself for
Inauguration on the next succeeding
fourth day of March. AS matter OF
fact the person elected to the highest
office in the republic gets his rotitca-
ton from the newspapers.
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s. A. L. Special Supplement.

TIE Manufacturer Record, under
the direction of the Seaboard Air Line.
has issued what is called the Especial
Seaboard Air Line Supplement" This
''supplemert" contains statements OF
the Industrial, Agricultural, Manufac-
turing and Home Attractions and ad-
vantages of the territory reached by
the Seaboard Air Line. The informa-
ton is alike of interest to the Farmer,
Merchant and Manufacturer. The
Pamphlet is handsomely bound and will
make an attractive and valuable addi-
ton to any library and reading room.
Copies can be obtained by addressing,
T. J. Anderson, General Passenger
Agent, Portsmouth, Va.
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DECISION 70 Be TESTED.
io:. EIIerbe, Of South Carolina,
Outlines His Procedure.
CONSTABLES TO BE RETAINED.
VIII Watch Original Packages--Pint
Bottles Cannot Be Sold as Such.
Much to Be Done.

Last Thursday, Gov. Ellerbe, OF
South Carolina, defined the course he
will pursue in enforcing the dispensary
Law. He said he had decided to keep
the constables on duty, as by his con-
struction of the Original package
ruling there was much for them to do.
eve are not going" he said, 'to
seize anything shipped into the State
for personal use or anything sold by
people of other States in original pack
ages. Understand by original pack
age that man, cannot, Tor
instance get q dozen pint
packages in one case and sell those
pints separately, but must sell the
whole unbroken case. The constabies
will have to watch those receiving boxes
of bottled liquor or liquor put up IN
other shape, and if anything less than
the whole will be contiscated.
Gas understand it, the citizens OF
this State will not be permitted to sell
in original packages or in any other
way. I think, however, citizens OF this
State can properly act of agents for
non-residents..
stOf course, the friends ofthe dispen-
sary will not be satisfied with anything
short of an appeal to the court OF last
resort.
There will speedily be a test of the
correctness of the construction placed
on the Simonton decision by Governor
Ellerbe. i,
Dozens of men are preparing to sell
liquor in packages as we'll as half plnts'
importing them in cases and 6arreis'
and also to sell beer by the bother. Ac-
cording to the position taken by the
Governor, they can only deal in whole
sale quantities. This would be no ad-
vantage to purchasers, as they can
themselves order such packages tor
personal use," have them shipped di-
rect and save profits of the middleman.
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The State Of Washington is proceed
ing systematically in the work of re-
claiming its arid lands. the operations,
being under the direction of an AriC
Land Commissioner. \ recent report
by this officer says that by the process
Of irrigation over 100000 acres i'll the
State may be made fertile. The work
in hand is the reclamation Of some
$4,000 acres. which have been with
drawn from the public domain at
cost, mostly for personal service, of
about $1,000. Abundant water for this
large tract can be had from the
Natchez River. REINFORCED by series
Of reservoirs. the water to be supplied
by a canal $50 miles in length.
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WILL 1T PASS?

Free Silver and Election of Senators
by the People.
Senator Pettigrew has introduced q
bill to provide for the submission to a
popular vote, at the congressional cleo
ton of 1898. the following questions:
"Shall Congress at once enact law
providing for the immediate free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold at
the raiio of 16 to ?" -,
ssShall the constitution of the United
States be so amended SO as TO provide
for the election of United States Sena-
tors and of the President and Vice Pres,
ident by the direct vote Of the people?"
It is made the duty of the Secretary
of each State to forward the result to
the President, who is requested to
transmit the statement to Congress.
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Court Of INQUIRY to be Called.

The faculty Of the South Carolina
College have Investigated the facts con-
nected with the disturbance on the col
lege ball field, in Columbia, and as q
result has reported the conduct of Ad-
jutant- General Watts to the Governor,
as commander in chief, for his action.
Governor Ellerbe, upon receipt of the
full report, acting under the State law,
has declared that he would order court
of inquiry to investigate the affairs:
Judge Advocate General Mayfeld will
be the chairman of the court.
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Foundation For a Romance.

About the time John Bull was getting
his final lesson from Uncle Sam, in 1S12,
4 letter was written by repentant
PENNSYLVANIA father to the discarded
son, who never received it The ro-
-freighted document has just
been discovered at Lenni. Delaware
County, Miss. Catherine Mahon,
daughter of an old resident Of that
town, was looking over some old FAM
ily papers and came across package
Of Letters that had belonged to her
grandmother. Among the collection
was sealed envelope. yellow with age,
which bore the superscription: For my
son, Hiram, should he ever return.
This was signed ''Thaddeus Mahon."
Miss Mahon showed the letter to her
father, who remembered having heard
his father speak Of brother who had
left home suddenly and had never re-
turned. 1t was decided to break the
big red seal with which the envelope
was fastened, and within 1t was found
the following pathetic letter. address
ed to "My son Hiram," and dated July
l3, 1912:
'Since you have left see my mis-
take. pray that you may come back
in time to forgive me. Thank God your
mother is not living to know that1 cast
her son off. Willingly would give my
consent to your marriage with Nell, for
I now see that she is good woman.
Forgive your father, who has broken
his heart through his headstrong
ways. God bless YOU"
This was signed ''Thaddeus Mahon,'
but there was nothing to throw any
light on the old-time romance that end
ed so unhappily. No one in Lenni knows
who "Nell" was or what became OF her,
and it can only be conjectured that
her lover went to the war under an as
sumed name and was killed in one OF
the naval engagements from which this
country won glory and money from En-
lend.
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DlSPENSARY RESOLUTIONS.

What Legislation Is Necessary to Re-
store the Control OF Alcoholic
Liquors to South Carolina.
Last Tuesday Mr.. Tillman, of South
Carolina, secured the adoption of the
following resolutions in the United
States Senate:
Whereas, the Supreme Court OF the
United States declared in the case OF
Leisy VS.. Hardin, that no State had the
right to prohibit the sale OF liquors
within its own borders in original pack
ages, Tpon the ground that 1t was an
Interference with Interstate commerce.
and,
Whereas, In order to give relief to
the people of Iowa, Congress passed
what is known as the Wilson law VII
son law is then quoted), and
:'Whereas, Under the authority
therein granted, the State OF South
Carolina. in December, 1892, passed the
dispensary law, under which provision
is made for the sale of liquors by State
officers under strict restrictions ana
rules; aud, =,
.sWhereas. Under this system the
experience has shown that the cause OF
TEMPERANCE has been advanced and the
good order and quiet of the State have
been promoted, there being now less
than 100 dispensaries in place OF up
wards of 800 barrooms in 1892, and
"Whereas, a circuit Judge OF the
United States court, by Judicial legls-.
lation in q recent decision, has repealed
the act of Congress above recited, as
far as South Carolina is concerned, thus
reducing the State to re-openlng the
bar rooms or allowing the free and un-
limited sale OF liquor in original pack
ages; therefore be it
Resolved, that the Judiciary COM
mittee of the Senate be instructed to
consider what legislation is necessary,
if any, to restore.the control OF alcohol,
ic LIQUORS within its own borders in its
own way in common with other States
of this Union.
Mr.. Tiliman spoke briefly in support
of the resolution, saying the public I'M
preston that the dispensary law was
money-making device was erroneous,
and that it had accomplished much
good in regulating the liquor trathc.
Mr.. Faulkner, of West Virginia, felt
that the Senate should not be commit
ted to the lengthy preamble reciting the
effect Of the law, etc.
Mr.. Tillman modified the preamble
so as to avoid the term judicial lesis-
lation" in characterizing the recnt de.
cision, and substituting 1.-The judicial
Interpretation.
Mr.. Hoar, of Massachusetts,, chair
man of the Judiciary committee, pro-
posed substitute omitting all the pre-
amble, and simply directing the judi
ciary committee to consider and report,
by bill or otherwise, what legislation,
if any, is necessary to carry out the
statute of 1890 relating to commerce
between the States.
Mr.. Tillman accepted the substitute
and it was agreed to-
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Tillman's New Bill

Senator Tillman, from the committee
on interstate commerce, has introduc-
ed a bill giving States the same control
of liquor imported into State which
they exercise over liquors of domestic
manufacture. The bill is intended to
in part meet the objections to the State
dispensary law, pointed out in the
recent decision of Judge Simonton.